Cycling-Astana retain world tour licence despite doping cases (Reuters)
PARIS, April 23 (Reuters) – Tour de France champion Vincenzo Nibali can ride in this year’s race after his Astana team retained their world tour licence on Thursday despite a string of doping cases. “The (team)’s registration for the 2015 season remains in force,” the International Cycling Union (UCI) said in a statement on Thursday.