Police investigators target Astana after 'suspicious' material found

PARIS: The Astana team of Tour de France winner Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong is the target of a probe after suspicious medical material was seized during this year's race, a source close to the police investigation said.

A spokeswoman for the French prosecutors that opened the preliminary investigation after the race last July said on Tuesday several teams she declined to name were involved.

However, the source close to the investigation said police were particularly interested in Astana.