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PISA, Italy (AP) - Tour de France winner Alberto Contador admits his Astana team is weaker with Lance Armstrong's departure and the exodus of riders who followed the Texan to RadioShack.
Cantador spoke at a preseason training camp Friday.
According to the Gazzetta dello Sport's Web site, Contador said he realizes his team is not at the level of Armstrong's RadioShack team. But he called the atmosphere "great" and pointed to his team's desire to work hard.
Of Astana's nine-man team at this year's Tour, eight left for Armstrong's new RadioShack squad.
Contador's team includes Alexander Vinokourov, who is back from a two-year doping ban, and 2006 Tour de France winner Oscar Pereiro.
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