Team transfer rumor: Contador to Garmin, Wiggins to Sky in mega-million dollar buyout negotiation?

October 29, 1:28 PMCycling ExaminerJames Raia

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Alberto Contador
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Astana says its two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will stay with the team for another year. That's the word from an official with the Kazah Cycling Federation.

Contador says the deal isn't done yet, despite the one year remaining on his contract, which also seems to have a legitimate loophole.

But there's another prevailing rumor, and here it is:

How about Garmin-Slipstream releasing Bradley Wiggins from his contract, so he ride for Sky, the soon-to-debut Britain-based outfit?

And then about Sky working out a deal with Slipstream for Wiggins' services and well as helping buying out Contador's contract with Astana?

That would make for what would could be a strong four-team (or more) Tour de France contest:

Sky with Wiggins; Garmin-Slipstream with Contador, Saxo-Bank with Andy Schleck, RadioShack with Lance Armstrong and maybe Lotto if Cadel Evans can get back his Tour de France mojo and Denis Menchov at Rabobank?

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