Astana
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Astana withdraws from Tour of Beijing after Maxim Iglinskiy positiveUnder Movement for Credible Cycling rules, Astana have withdrawn from competition after positive tests for Valentin and Maxim Iglinskiy
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Cookson: I believe Astana are trying to do their best to comply with the rulesThe UCI president says he believes that Astana are committed to clean sport, while he also confirmed night-time rider testing is now taking place
By Richard Windsor Published
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Vincenzo Nibali disqualified from Vuelta a España for holding onto team car (video)Astana team leader out of the Vuelta on stage two after being caught on camera taking a tow
By Jack Elton-Walters Published
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Why the Licence Commission did not strip Astana of their WorldTour statusCycling's governing body, the UCI, releases a reasoned decision explaining why the Licence Commission did not take the ultimate sanction against Astana
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Vincenzo Nibali: I hope riders can make fans talk about something other than mechanical dopingAstana's Vincenzo Nibali says there is nothing substantial in the rumours about motorised doping in the pro peloton
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Alexey Lutsenko says he ‘didn’t make any mistake in the final’ after missing out to Tadej PogačarAlexey Lutsenko said he “did not make any mistake in the final” after he was beaten by Tadej Pogačar on stage five of the UAE Tour 2020.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Astana announce new headline sponsor after financial difficultyAstana has announced a new headline sponsor for 2021 after the team from Kazakhstan struggled for funds this year.
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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Alex Aranburu surprises the race favourites with late attack to win stage two of Tour of the Basque Country 2021Alex Aranburu took stage two of the Tour of the Basque Country 2021 after he attacked in the closing 10km of the day holding off the fast-finishing group of favourites behind
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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Vincenzo Nibali dismisses Oleg Tinkov's Grand Tour ChallengeFabio Aru will lead Astana at the 2015 Giro d'Italia, as Vincenzo Nibali looks to defend Tour de France title
By Gregor Brown Published
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Andriy Grivko struggling with Ukraine's troubles as he rides in the Tour de FranceTour de France's only Ukrainian rider, Andriy Grivko, says that he fears for the freedom and safety of his compatriots back home
By Gregor Brown Published
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Vincenzo Nibali answers Tour de France press pack's questions about dopingVincenzo Nibali says that the sport has to move on ahead to a new, clean era with new riders
By Gregor Brown Published
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Mikel Landa leads Spain's next generation with 'impressive' Giro rideSpanish rider Mikel Landa, 25, has been the revelation of the 2015 Giro d'Italia with two stage wins and now lies in second place behind Alberto Contador
By Gregor Brown Published
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Big things will happen on final Giro d'Italia mountain stages, say team bossesIt's the final chance for the GC riders to make a difference to their Giro d'Italia finishing positions, with attacks highly likely
By Gregor Brown Published
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Luis Leon Sanchez wins opening stage of Tour of the Basque CountryAstana rider Luis Leon Sanchez pips fellow breakaway companion Daniel Navarro to win stage one of Tour of the Basque Country
By Nigel Wynn Published
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If you haven't been watching the Vuelta a España, you should be nowTom Dumoulin leads Fabio Aru by just three seconds going into the final four stages in what promises to be the closest Vuelta a España finish in years
By Stuart Clarke Published
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Astana's Arlenis Sierra wins Women's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road RaceCuban Arlenis Sierra rode a terrific final 10km to win the fourth edition of the women's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Vincenzo Nibali slams critics of his Tour de France performanceVincenzo Nibali says he's 'not a robot' and can't be expected to compete with those specifically targeting the Tour overall
By Gregor Brown Published
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Astana pip Movistar to Vuelta a Burgos team time trial victoryDmitriy Gruzdev usurps Sky's Danny Van Poppel as Vuelta a Burgos overall leader after Astana triumph in team time trial
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Lars Boom's Tour de France start in jeopardy due to low cortisol levelsAstana considers withdrawing from MPCC anti-doping movement to allow rider to start tomorrow's Tour
By Gregor Brown Published
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Astana confirm Lars Boom will start Tour de FranceAstana boss Alexander Vinokourov confirmed on Saturday morning that Lars Boom would start the 2015 Tour de France
By Richard Windsor Published
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Nibali criticises Cookson as Astana licence decision nearsVincenzo Nibali has said that UCI president Brian Cookson should have better dialogue with riders after the handling of the Astana licence affair
By Gregor Brown Published
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Twitter reacts to Vincenzo Nibali's Vuelta a España disqualificationVincenzo Nibali got chucked off the Vuelta a España for clinging on to his team car on stage two, and Twitter was its usual unforgiving self
By Stuart Clarke Published
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‘I’m thinking about my wife and son’: Miguel Angel Lopez emotional after stage victory at his first Tour de FranceMiguel Ángel López was emotional at the finish of stage 17 of the Tour de France, after a huge stage victory on the Col de la Loze,
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Watch: Alexandre Vinokourov pranks Astana riders, dressing up as an old man and passing them on a climbFormer pro and Astana team manager Alexandre Vinokourov plays a mean trick on his riders during a training camp
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Vincenzo Nibali questioned about Michele Ferrari linksPreviously reported links with banned doctor Michele Ferrari resurface as Vincenzo Nibali leads Tour de France
By Gregor Brown Published
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Vincenzo Nibali's Tour de France start in jeopardy as Astana under threatBy Nigel Wynn Published
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Cycling world pays tribute to former Giro winner Michele ScarponiCycling world reacts in shock but pays tribute to Michele Scarponi, who died aged 37
By Nigel Wynn Published
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Vincenzo Nibali takes overall lead in Tour of Oman with victory on Green MountainVincenzo Nibali attacked on the day's final climb of Green Mountain to finish ahead of Romain Bardet and teammate Jakob Fuglsang at the Tour of Oman
By Owen Rogers Published
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Fabio Aru wins Vuelta stage 11, Chris Froome stays in contentionHighly-rated Astana youngster solos to take the victory, while Froome produces plucky display to finish with rivals.
By Jack Elton-Walters Published
