On 6 May 2009, Astana admitted that it had failed to pay its riders amid the financial crisis in Kazakhstan, but a team spokesman said that this was only a delay, that the team was not in danger of folding, and that the team would compete in the 2009 Giro d'Italia as planned.
Pada 6 Mei 2009 Astana mengaku telah gagal membayar pembalapnya karena krisis finansial yang terjadi di Kazakhstan, namun seorang juru bicara tim berkata bahwa itu hanya penundaan, dan tim tidak dalam bahaya ditutup, dan tim akan tetap berkompetisi di Giro d'Italia 2009 sesuai rencana.