Astana Team out, Rabobank in for Tour de France race (AP) Astana, the team of defending champion Alberto Contador, was among those not invited to compete in the Tour de France. The Amaury Sport Organization announced Thursday the 20 teams invited to the premier race. Last month, ASO excluded Astana from its races this year because of doping violations in the last two years. Publish Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:55:15 PDT Read more...