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• Kashechkin Confirms Vuelta race Start With Astana
  August 4th, 2011
  

  PARIS, Aug 4, 2011 (AFP) – Kazakhstan’s Andrey Kashechkin announced Thursday he would race the Tour of Spain this month with former team Astana, with whom he has signed a [...]

• Crash Likely To End Vino’s Career
  July 10th, 2011
  

  saint-flour, France, July 10, 2011 (AFP) – Alexandre Vinokourov’s career appears to have come to a premature end after the Kazakhstan cycling star crashed out of the Tour de France [...]

• Bundaberg Bullet Returns to Adelaide with Astana
  December 16th, 2010
  

  Former winner and the only rider to have competed in every edition of the Santos Tour Down Under, Allan Davis, is the latest big name to confirm his participation for [...]

• Team Astana and Specialized Bikes Continue Partnership
  October 13th, 2010
  

  Kazakh leaders are happy and proud to announce that the American brand of bicycles Specialized committed again with their team for the 2011 season. This proof of confidence confirms the [...]

• Double Victory For Astana In China
  October 12th, 2010
  

  Today, in China Kazakh Valentin Iglinskiy won the second stage of the Tour of Hainan and becomes overall leader. After a course of 167.5 km between Sanya and Wuzhishan the [...]

• Contador To Leave Astana
  July 28th, 2010
  

  Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will leave Astana at the end of this season after he rejected the team’s offer to extend his contract, the Spaniard’s spokesman announced on [...]

• Contador Expects Full Support From Astana This Tour
  July 2nd, 2010
  

  by Justin Davis ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, July 2, 2010 (AFP) – Reigning yellow jersey champion Alberto Contador concedes his nine-man Astana team might be missing some star names as he begins [...]

• Contador Time Trials To Dauphine Prologue Win
  June 6th, 2010
  

  Written by: Justin Davis EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 6, 2010 – Two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador gave a glimpse of his form a month before this year’s race by [...]

• Alexander Vinokourov Answers Questions Before The Giro
  May 6th, 2010
  

  What is your goal in the Giro in 2010? I’m here to ride on the Giro for the first time, I think it can bring me a good experience. The [...]

• Yellow Jersey Champion Gets A Taste Of The Cobbles
  April 27th, 2010
  

  AUBRY-DU-HAINAUT, France, April 27, 2010 (AFP) – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador Tuesday took to the treacherous cobbled roads of northern France that he admitted could dent his bid [...]

• Tour of Castile and Leon – Astana: Contador With His Faithful
  April 12th, 2010
  

  PARIS, April 12, 2010 (AFP) – Spaniard Alberto Contador will race on Wednesday at the Tour of Castille and Leon (April 14 to 18) with his usual lieutenants, including his [...]

• Team Astana Now Sponsored By Finish Line
  February 22nd, 2010
  

  Team Astana Names Finish Line Official Technical Sponsor of Lubricants & Degreasers Bay Shore, NY (February 22, 2010) – Finish Line Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer of premium bicycle lubricants [...]

• No Armstrong, No Problem For Contador
  January 20th, 2010
  

  MADRID, Jan 20, 2010 (AFP) Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, buoyed by his undisputed number one status following his rocky relationship with Lance Armstrong, hailed his new-look Astana team [...]

• Davis Looking For A Big Miracle Down Under And A Race Radio
  January 19th, 2010
  

  The Reigning 2009 Tour Down Under champion Allan Davis admitted he was looking for a “big miracle” on Tuesday after a disastrous first day left him more than eight minutes [...]

• Contador To Kick Off Season At Tour of the Algarve
  January 1st, 2010
  

  MADRID, Jan 1, 2010 (AFP) – Reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador confirmed on Friday he will kick off his 2010 season during the Tour of the Algarve cycling [...]

• Pereiro To Return To Tour Down Under
  December 14th, 2009
  

  2006 Tour de France winner Oscar Pereiro will compete with his new Astana team at the 2010 Santos Tour Down Under in January. Santos Tour Down Under Race Director, Mike [...]

• Team Astana And Contador Had Easy Ride On Dope Tests Claims Newspaper Le Monde
  October 5th, 2009
  

  The International Cycling Union (UCI) on Monday rejected accusations by the French Anti-doping Agency (AFLD) that they showed the Astana team preferential treatment over drug tests at the Tour de [...]

• Hand Fracture For Horner in Tour of Spain / Vinokourov Continues After Crash
  September 1st, 2009
  

  LIEGE SEPTEMBER 1st – Team Astana’s Chris Horner broke his left hand in the high-speed massive crash in the 4th stage of the Tour of Spain. Besides the undisplaced fracture [...]

• Levi Leipheimer and Team Astana Heading To Tour of Missouri
  August 28th, 2009
  

  Current World’s No. 1-ranked Team Astana Confirms Top American Levi Leipheimer and 2007 Tour de Georgia winner Janez Brajkovic for upcoming Tour of Missouri Half of Astana team comprised of [...]

• Team Astana in Tour of Spain with Alexandr Vinokourov
  August 24th, 2009
  

  Disgraced cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan has been named in Astana’s squad for the Tour of Spain, which begins this Saturday. Vinokourov, who recently returned from a two-year doping ban [...]

• Armstrong Mobbed At Tour of Ireland
  August 22nd, 2009
  

  DUBLIN, Aug 21, 2009 (AFP) – US cycling star Lance Armstrong stole the show as he was mobbed by hundreds of fans during the Tour of Ireland. The seven-time Tour [...]

• Klöden Out In Eneco / No Contador In Plouay
  August 20th, 2009
  

  Andreas Klöden had to abandon in the Eneco Tour due to a wrist injury. Klöden was involved in a crash with five riders just before the climb of the Old [...]

• Astana Announce Team for the Tour of Ireland
  August 15th, 2009
  

  The Astana team has announced the line up for this year’s Tour of Ireland, in association with Fáilte Ireland. Lance Armstrong will head up a seven man team of young [...]

• Alberto Contador To Ride For 2010 Astana Cycling Team
  August 15th, 2009
  

  In order to clarify some misunderstandings reported in the media, the Astana Cycling Team Management reconfirms that 2009 Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is expected to ride for Team [...]

• Astana Says Contador Going Nowhere in 2010
  August 15th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Aug 15, 2009 (AFP) – Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has been warned he may have to fight if he is to be granted his wish of leaving [...]

• Armstrong Hits Back Hard At Contador’s Comments
  July 28th, 2009
  

  Seven-time Tour de France champion, and 2009 3rd place finisher Lance Armstrong on Tuesday hit back following a stinging attack on him by this year’s Tour winner Alberto Contador. Contador [...]

• Defiant Contador Wins The Tour His Way
  July 27th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, July 27, 2009 (AFP) – Newly-crowned Tour de France champion Alberto Contador showed more than impressive climbing and time trialling skills on his way to victory [...]

• Bruyneel Says It’s Time To Quit Astana
  July 21st, 2009
  

  Astana team manager Johan Bruyneel announced he is set to quit the Kazakhstan-backed outfit. “It’s time to turn a page in my career,” Bruyneel told Flemish language channel VRT just [...]

• Astana Truck Searched By Police At Swiss border
  July 21st, 2009
  

  BOURG SAINT MAURICE, France, July 21, 2009 (AFP) – A truck belonging to the Astana team, whose leader Alberto Contador holds the Tour de France’s yellow jersey, was searched for [...]

• Armstrong Hits Back At Special Favors Allegations
  July 17th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James COLMAR, France, July 17, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong has hit back at allegations that his Astana team are being treated leniently by anti-doping controllers on the [...]

• Leipheimer Out Of Tour With Broken Wrist
  July 17th, 2009
  

  Lance Armstrong’s Astana team-mate Levi Leipheimer has withdrawn from the Tour de France with a broken wrist, his Astana team announced on Friday. The 35-year-old American, one of the main [...]

• Contador Down Plays The Armstrong Rivalry Talk
  July 13th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James LIMOGES, July 13, 2009 (AFP) – Alberto Contador on Monday played down the tension between him and Astana teammate Lance Armstrong as both prepare to launch respective [...]

• Serene Sastre Says Follow Astana
  July 13th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis LIMOGES, France, July 13, 2009 (AFP) – Defending yellow jersey champion Carlos Sastre said Monday he would be choosing his moments carefully when the Tour de France [...]

• Astana Manager Wants Armstrong To Win Tour, Says Saiz
  July 13th, 2009
  

  Astana’s Belgian manager, Johan Bruyneel, wants Lance Armstrong to win the Tour de France this year, former Spanish cycling manager Manolo Saiz was quoted as saying Monday. “He wants Armstrong [...]

• Armstrong Admits To Tension In Astana Camp
  July 12th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis SAINT GAUDENS, France, July 12, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong has finally admitted that tension exists in his Astana team as both he and Spanish teammate Alberto [...]

• Armstrong Unfazed By Contador’s Attack
  July 11th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James ARCALIS, Andorra, July 10, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong brushed off any concerns after Astana team-mate Alberto Contador usurped him to move into second place in the [...]

• Contador Steals Back Precious Seconds From Armstrong
  July 10th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis ARCALIS, Andorra, July 10, 2009 (AFP) – Alberto Contador relaunched his bid for the 2009 yellow jersey on the first mountain stage of the Tour de France [...]

• Astana’s Strength Could Be A Handicap, Says Redant
  July 9th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis BARCELONA, Spain, July 9, 2009 (AFP) – A series of unpredictable alliances could conspire to disrupt the yellow jersey hopes of Lance Armstrong and his Astana team [...]

• Armstrong Predicts That Contador Will Soar In Andorra
  July 9th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James BARCELONA, Spain, July 9, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong is backing Astana team-mate Alberto Contador to come out fighting when the Tour de France moves up into [...]

• Press Release: Astana, Armstrong, and Contador Speak
  July 8th, 2009
  

  Astana Cycling Team won the 4th stage in the Tour the France, a team time trial in Montpellier over 39 km (24 miles). In the process of winning today, Lance [...]

• Armstrong’s Yellow Jersey Miss Helps Astana, Admits Bruyneel
  July 7th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James MONTPELLIER, France, July 7, 2009 (AFP) – Astana team boss Johan Bruyneel said they would prefer to keep Lance Armstrong temporarily out of the yellow jersey if [...]

• Armstrong Just Misses Yellow Jersey As Astana Dominates TTT
  July 7th, 2009
  

  Lance Armstrong dramatically missed out on the yellow jersey by the slimmest of margins here on Tuesday after his Astana team smashed their rivals apart in the Tour de France’s [...]

• Armstrong Back For Another Shot At TTT
  July 6th, 2009
  

  LA GRANDE MOTTE, France, July 6, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong will Tuesday get reacquainted with the Tour de France team time trial, an exercise which played a small but [...]

• Armstrong’s Astana Team Fined For Late Registration
  July 6th, 2009
  

  MARSEILLE, France, July 6, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong’s Astana team were fined on Monday after failing to sign on within the specified time at the start of the third [...]

• Armstrong Happy To Get Into Tour Groove
  July 5th, 2009
  

  by Ryland James BRIGNOLES, France, July 5, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong endured his first testing day of racing on his return to the Tour de France before avoiding a [...]

• We Didn’t Expect Any Less, Says Astana Boss Bruyneel
  July 4th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MONACO, July 4, 2009 (AFP) – Astana boss Johan Bruyneel made a dramatic re-entry to the world’s biggest bike race after seeing his team dominate the top [...]

• Contador’s Form Overshadows Armstrong As Tour Start Looms
  July 4th, 2009
  

  Lance Armstrong’s bid to win another Tour de France title is of high interest here, but Alberto Contador will start the 2009 edition as Astana’s number one rider with good [...]

• Jani Brajkovic Slovenian Champion Time Trial
  June 25th, 2009
  

  Team Astana’s Jani Brajkovic took the golden medal on the national championships time trial. Brajkovic (25) was the fastest rider on the circuit of Solkan. Gregor Gazvoda was second, Kristjan [...]

• Astana Names Contador As Astana Team Leader
  June 25th, 2009
  

  Astana has chosen former yellow jersey champion Alberto Contador as team leader for the Tour de France, which begins in Monaco and will run from July 4-26. Contador, who won [...]

• Astana Names Their Six-Man Pre-Selection For Tour de France
  June 19th, 2009
  

  Astana on Friday named six of the nine riders who will battle for overall and stage glory in next month’s Tour de France, where Alberto Contador of Spain will start [...]

• Financial Problems For Astana Cycling Team Resolved
  June 18th, 2009
  

  The Khazakstan government has agreed to back cycling’s Astana outfit for the rest of the 2009 season, including the Tour de France, a team spokesman said on Thursday. The promise [...]

• Armstrong ‘Just Another Team-Mate’ – Says Contador
  June 6th, 2009
  

  NANCY, France, June 5, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Alberto Contador on Friday said that he considers Astana team-mate and Tour de France rival Lance Armstrong as “just another member of [...]

• Astana Makes Good On Financial Obligations, UCI Now Happy
  June 3rd, 2009
  

  Astana, the team of seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador, and Levi Leipheimer, have provided financial guarantees to the International Cycling Union (UCI) allowing them to retain [...]

• Astana Top Team At Giro d’Italia
  May 31st, 2009
  

  The Astana Cycling Team won the Team’s classification in the Tour of Italy. The team under the guidance of Johan Bruyneel, Alain Gallopin and Viatcheslav Ekimov had an advantage of [...]

• Giro Result “Promising” For Tour de France, Says Armstrong
  May 31st, 2009
  

  Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong said his 12th-placed finish in the Giro d’Italia, which ended on Sunday, was “promising” ahead of this year’s French test. The 37-year-old American, [...]

• Driving Up To The Peloton: 2009 Giro d’Italia
  May 29th, 2009
  

  have you ever wondered what it looks like to be in a team car and get the call to the peloton to deliver some bottles? Well her is our very [...]

• Small Fracture for Chris Horner of Astana
  May 29th, 2009
  

  An MRI scan in San Diego revealed a hairline crack in the lateral tibia plateau of his left leg. Chris Horner crashed in the 10th stage of the Tour of [...]

• Out Of Time, Money, And Good Ideas – The Astana Story
  May 27th, 2009
  

  …Or, “What I Learned This Summer At The Giro D’italia” Cutting to the chase, it’s been a lousy month for the squad whose paychecks are mailed from Kazahkstan.  First, they [...]

• Cynthia Lou Hanging With The Astana Mechanics
  May 23rd, 2009
  

  Our very own Cynthia Lou “The Scoop With Lou” had the opportunity to hang with the Astana mechanics as they ready the bikes for the Giro’s TT. She shows them [...]

• Giro d’Italia: The Team Behind The Team
  May 21st, 2009
  

  The Riders Are Off – Now What? Setting The Stage For the Rockstars: The Chef, The Mechanics, The Soigneurs Before the riders wake up, and often times after the riders [...]

• New Jersey, And No Sponsor On Armstrong’s Angry Team Kit
  May 15th, 2009
  

  American Lance Armstrong’s Astana team admitted Friday they have been forced into desperate measures in a bid to publicize a never-ending financial dispute with their key sponsors. Seven-time Tour de [...]

• Armstrong Continues To Write Off Giro Chances
  May 7th, 2009
  

  VENICE, Italy, May 7, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong insisted again on Thursday that there will be no miracle Tour of Italy victory, preferring to concentrate on helping his Astana [...]

• Lance Armstrong To Head A Strong Astana Team In Italy
  May 5th, 2009
  

  The Astana cycling team on Tuesday named an international line-up to support Americans Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer in the Tour of Italy, which starts in Venice on Saturday. Six [...]

• Leipheimer Grinds out Solo Victory Against Powerful Bissell Team
  April 18th, 2009
  

  By CORBY ANDERSON MONTEREY, Calif. – Levi Leipheimer picked up a close victory Friday at the 2009 Sea Otter Classic road race in a competition that he deemed to be [...]

• Contador Wins Tour of Basque Country
  April 11th, 2009
  

  MADRID, April 11, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Alberto Contador, riding for the Astana team, on Saturday won the Tour of the Basque Country after clinching the sixth and final stage, [...]

• Astana Still Optimistic Over Armstrong’s Giro Bid In 2009
  April 11th, 2009
  

  Lance Armstrong’s Astana team expressed optimism Wednesday over his prospects of recovering from his broken collarbone in time to line up for next month’s Tour of Italy. The seven-time Tour [...]

• Fractured Collar Bone For Sergey Renev
  March 28th, 2009
  

  Team Astana’s Sergey Renev suffers from a fracture of the right clavicle (collar bone) after a crash in the first stage of the Critérium International (France). At five kilometers from [...]

• Lance Armstrong Goes East Ahead Of Milan-San Remo
  March 16th, 2009
  

  PARIS, March 16, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong will return to the first one-day classic of the season, Milan-San Remo, this weekend backed by a largely eastern European contingent of [...]

• Spain’s Sanchez Trumps Contador For Paris-Nice Title
  March 15th, 2009
  

  by Jean Montois NICE, France, March 15, 2009 (AFP) – Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez trumped compatriot Alberto Contador to win the 67th Paris-Nice cycling race after the eighth and final [...]

• Tour of Missouri Announces Participation of Powerful Astana To Team Line Up
  March 14th, 2009
  

  JEFFERSON CITY, MO (March 11, 2009) Event organizers and Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder today announced the participation of Team Astana, widely considered the world’s top stage racing team currently, [...]

• Contador Back In Lead After Stage 6 Win At Paris-Nice (Results)
  March 13th, 2009
  

  MONTAGNE DE LURE, France, March 13, 2009 – Spain’s Alberto Contador, riding for the Astana team, won the sixth stage of Paris-Nice cycling race on Friday to take the leader’s [...]

• Brajkovic – Concussion in Tirreno-Adriatico
  March 13th, 2009
  

  Team Astana’s Jani Brajkovic crashed in the second stage of the Italian stage race Tirreno-Adriatico. The Slovenian rider landed on his head and suffers from a concussion. He was forced [...]

• An Injured Levi Leipheimer Pulls Out Of Paris-Nice As Reported by Astana
  February 28th, 2009
  

  America’s Levi Leipheimer, the recent winner of the Tour of California, has been ruled out of the Paris-Nice race from March 8-15 because of a lower back injury, his Astana [...]

• Johan Bruyneel Receives 2009 Flanders-America Award
  February 26th, 2009
  

  (New York, NY) – On Wednesday night, Johan Bruyneel, the eight-time winning Tour de France sports director received the 2009 Flanders-America Award from the Flanders House New York. The annual [...]

• Team Astana’s Levi Leipheimer Becomes Three-Time Amgen Tour of California Champion
  February 24th, 2009
  

  PRESS RELEASE: TEAM ASTANA Astana Cycling Team’s Levi Leipheimer captured his third consecutive Amgen Tour of California title. The victory comes on the same day that teammate Alberto Contador won [...]

• Contador Starts Season With A Win
  February 22nd, 2009
  

  LISBON, Feb 22, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Tour of Italy and Tour of Spain champion Alberto Contador began his quest to recapture the Tour de France this year on a [...]

• Leipheimer Triples – Takes his Third Tour of California
  February 22nd, 2009
  

  ESCONDIDO, California, Feb 22, 2009 (AFP) – American Levi Leipheimer won his third consecutive Tour of California cycling crown here Sunday after an eighth and final stage that was won [...]

• Alberto Contador States “Armstrong and I Will Be Equals”
  February 18th, 2009
  

  LISBON, Feb 18, 2009 (AFP) – Spain’s Alberto Contador said Wednesday that he would be “equal” to Astana team-mate Lance Armstrong during the next Tour de France and stressed that [...]

• Leipheimer Takes 2nd On Stage 2 But Captures Tour of California Lead
  February 16th, 2009
  

  Levi Leipheimer had to settle for second place to US countryman Thomas Peterson in Monday’s second stage of the Amgen Tour of California, but he was able to take the [...]

• Armstrong Comeback Gaining Speed In California
  February 13th, 2009
  

  by Benoit Petit SACRAMENTO, California, Feb 13, 2009 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong’s much-hyped comeback continues on Saturday when the seven-time Tour de France champion tackles the Tour of California. “Now [...]

• Astana Training Camp – Exclusive Photo Essay
  February 6th, 2009
  

  On Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 Team Astana held a training camp in Santa Rosa, CA. Bicycle.net was fortunte enough to be able to attend, and we were able to get [...]

• Lance Armstrong Eyes Astana Podium Sweep At 2009 Tour
  January 7th, 2009
  

  LOS ANGELES, Jan 6, 2009 (AFP) – Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong says his Astana team has a chance at a podium sweep in this year’s Tour de [...]

• Team Astana Deny Armstrong To Race Tour Of The Sarthe/Loire
  December 21st, 2008
  

  PARIS, Dec 21, 2008 (AFP) – Astana cycling team on Sunday denied Lance Armstrong would compete in next year’s Tour of the Sarthe/Loire following the announcement by race organisers this [...]

• Yaroslav Popovych Completes 2009 Astana Cycling Team Roster
  November 13th, 2008
  

  Yaroslav Popovych, a top ten Tour de France and Giro d’Italia finisher, has signed a two-year agreement with the Astana Cycling Team. Starting in January 2009, the Ukrainian cyclist will [...]

• Alberto Contador Will Not Take Part In 2009 Giro To Focus On Tour de France
  October 29th, 2008
  

  MADRID, Oct 29, 2008 (AFP) – Spaniard Alberto Contador, winner of last year’s tours of Italy and Spain, has confirmed that he will not take part in the Italian race [...]

• Lance Armstrong Likes 2009 Tour Plans, Excited About Future
  October 24th, 2008
  

  AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 22, 2008 (AFP) – Seven-time Tour de France winner LanceArmstrong was pleased with the 2009 Tour de France route announced Wednesday and looked forward to the possibility [...]

• Disgraced Vinokourov Looks To Join Up With Armstrong At Team Astana
  October 4th, 2008
  

  BRUSSELS, Oct 4, 2008 (AFP) – Disgraced Tour de France star Alexandre Vinokourov has announced plans to return to professional cycling, with the Astana team of Lance Armstrong, according to [...]

• Lance Armstrong’s Motivation Undented, Says Astana Manager Johan Bruyneel
  October 3rd, 2008
  

  PARIS, Oct 3, 2008 (AFP) – Lance Armstrong’s will to succeed is one “intangible” that his manager at Astana, Johan Bruyneel, will be counting on come next July when the [...]

• Johan Bruyneel Prepares Team Astana for 2009
  October 2nd, 2008
  

  While the riders are finishing their last races of a very successful 2008 season, the Astana Cycling Team Management is beginning to focus on 2009. Johan Bruyneel took some time [...]

• Contador Claims Team Backing From Astana Solid
  September 26th, 2008
  

  MADRID, Sept 26, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s Alberto Contador says he has been given assurances from his Astana team that he will remain team leader even if Lance Armstrong returns [...]

• Lance Armstrong Confirms That He Will Ride For Team Astana In Historic Comeback
  September 24th, 2008
  

  NEW YORK, Sept 24, 2008 (AFP) – Cycling legend Lance Armstrong said Wednesday he would join Kazakhstan’s Astana team for his competitive comeback – but he didn’t promise an eighth [...]

• Lance Armstrong Set To Join Team Astana, Say Kazakh Federation
  September 24th, 2008
  

  American cyclist Lance Armstrong, a seven-time Tour de France winner, was set to join Kazakhstan-based professional team Astana, according to an official from the country’s cycling federation. “On Wednesday Armstrong [...]

• Alberto Contador Not Happy With The Idea Of Lance Armstrong As Astana Teammate
  September 23rd, 2008
  

  MADRID, Sept 23, 2008 (AFP) – Alberto Contador, who won the Tour of Spain on Sunday, hinted he may quit the Astana team if it hires Lance Armstrong, who has [...]

• Levi Leipheimer Wins, As Alberto Contador Tightens His Golden Grip For Tour of Spain History
  September 20th, 2008
  

  NAVACERRADA, Spain, Sept 20, 2008 (AFP) – Alberto Contador’s bid to join an elite club to have won all three major Tours appears intact after the Spaniard finished second in [...]

• Chechu Rubiera Re-Signs with Astana Cycling Team
  September 19th, 2008
  

  José Luis “Chechu” Rubiera, a twenty-time Grand Tour finisher, has re-signed a one-year agreement with the Astana Cycling Team. Rubiera, who planned to retire after this season, performed so strong [...]

• Boonen Scores The Double, As Contador Keeps Gold Jersey
  September 16th, 2008
  

  ZAMORA, Spain, Sept 16, 2008 (AFP) – Belgium’s Tom Boonen dominated a bunch sprint on the 16th stage of the Tour of Spain, held over 186.4km between Pontferrada and here [...]

• Contador Retains Gold Even After Crash, And Garcia Wins Vuelta’s 15th Stage
  September 15th, 2008
  

  PONFERRADA, Spain, Sept 15, 2008 (AFP) – Alberto Contador continued his march towards claiming his third major Tour within 14 months after the Tour of Spain’s 15th stage won by [...]

• Contador Flying High As He Wins Tour of Spain 14th Stage And Retains Overall Lead
  September 14th, 2008
  

  FUENTES DE INVIERNO, Spain, Sept 14, 2008 (AFP) – Spain’s 2007 Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, who rides for Astana, won the 14th stage of the Tour of Spain [...]

• Flight Of The Contador As He Takes Lead Of The Tour of Spain
  September 13th, 2008
  

  ANGLIRU, Spain, Sept 13, 2008 – Spain’s 2007 Tour de France champion Alberto Contador of Astana took the lead of the Tour of Spain after winning the 13th stage here [...]

• David Moncoutie of Cofidis Wins Stage 8, Leipheimer Takes Over Lead In Spain
  September 7th, 2008
  

  MADRID, Sept 7, 2008 (AFP) – Frenchman David Moncoutie of Cofidis won the eighth stage of the Tour of Spain on Sunday, a 151km ride from Andorra to Pla de [...]

• Alberto Contador Comments After The Team Time Trial At The Tour of Spain
  August 30th, 2008
  

  “The time differences are small and not so important” Alberto Contador crossed the finish line as first rider of the Astana Team, losing 14 seconds to the winner of the [...]

• Dirk Demol Joins Astana Cycling Team As A Team Director
  August 30th, 2008
  

  The Astana Cycling Team is happy to announce that Team Director Dirk Demol will join the Astana Team family in 2009. The Belgian is a former winner of the famed [...]

• Alberto Contador Leads Team Astana in the Tour of Spain
  August 25th, 2008
  

  Astana Cycling Team General Manager Johan Bruyneel and Sports Director Alain Gallopin announced the nine riders who will participate in the Tour of Spain, starting this Saturday, August 30th, in [...]

• Andreas Kloden of Astana To Compete At The Tour of Spain
  August 24th, 2008
  

  RENNES, France, Aug 24, 2008 (AFP) – German rider Andreas Kloden, who was twice runner-up in the Tour de France, will compete in the Tour of Spain from August 30 [...]

• Levi Leipheimer Wins Clásica a los Puertos. Alberto Contador Is Second
  August 24th, 2008
  

  Astana Cycling Team ready for the Tour of Spain. Levi Leipheimer was the best rider in the 31st Clásica Internacional a los Puertos de Guadarrama, a preparatory race for the [...]

• Haimar Zubeldia Signs with Astana Cycling Team
  August 18th, 2008
  

  Haimar Zubeldia Agirre, a three-time top ten Tour de France finisher, has signed a two-year agreement with the Astana Cycling Team. Starting in January 2009, the Spanish cyclist will join [...]

• Chris Horner Out For Tour of Spain / Astana in Spain and France
  August 4th, 2008
  

  Chris Horner (Astana Cycling Team) broke his left collar bone after a crash in the final sprint of the 2nd stage of the Tour of Elk Grove, IL, USA on [...]

• Nine Riders Re-sign With Team Astana
  July 31st, 2008
  

  Astana Cycling Team General Manager Johan Bruyneel announced today that nine riders have re-signed for the 2009 season. Assan Bazayev, Chris Horner, Maxim Iglinskiy, Andreas Klöden, Steve Morabito, Dmitriy Muravyev, [...]

• Sergey Ivanov of Team Astana Wins Tour de Wallonie
  July 30th, 2008
  

  Russian Champion Sergey Ivanov took the overall victory in the Tour the Wallonie (Belgium). For Astana Cycling Team it is the seventh overall victory in a stage race in 2008. [...]

• Team Astana Terminates Vladimir Gusev Contract
  July 26th, 2008
  

  Astana Cycling Team management has terminated the contract of Russian cyclist Vladimir Gusev due to irregular values. The values were gathered during internal out-of-competition control tests, under the supervision of [...]

• Chris Horner of Astana Wins In Canada
  July 21st, 2008
  

  Chris Horner (Astana Cycling Team) captured the Tour de White Rock Road Race on Sunday, July 20th. That race was the finale of the 10-day, eight-race British Columbia Superweek Series [...]

• René Haselbacher Stage Winner in Tour of Austria
  July 11th, 2008
  

  Astana Cycling Team stays with its winning style. Austrian rider René Haselbacher won the 5th stage of the Tour of Austria from Wiener Neustadt to Bad Vöslau. He beat his [...]

• Tour de France Winner Alberto Contador May Not Be Guaranteed 2008 Start
  February 1st, 2008
  

  Tour de France winner Alberto Contador not guaranteed 2008 place Feb 1, 2008 (AFP) – Reigning Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, who has signed for the disgraced Astana team, [...]