Astana

Astana ejected from MPCC over doping issues

Kazakh team was suspended in July and has now been fully removed from the Movement for Credible Cycling group

By Jack Elton-Walters Published 4 September 15

Mikel Landa takes over Astana leadership as Aru fades at the Giro d'Italia

As Astana team leader Fabio Aru has struggled in the Giro d'Italia's mountains, the squad's Mikel Landa has flourished, taking two stage wins

By Gregor Brown Published 26 May 15

Michele Ferrari issues new denial of involvement with riders in Padova investigation

By Gregor Brown Published 11 December 14

Chris Froome confronts Nibali over 'unsportsmanlike' Tour de France attack

Chris Froome went to confront Vincenzo Nibali after the finish of stage 19 of the Tour de France with the Brit angry over the Italian's attack on the Croix de Fer

By Gregor Brown Published 24 July 15

Vincenzo Nibali takes Tour de France lead after stage two win

Late attack nets Vincenzo Nibali the stage win ahead of his general classification rivals

By Nigel Wynn Published 6 July 14

Miguel Ángel López will leave Astana as team can’t afford him

Miguel Ángel López will be leaving Astana at the end of the season because the team can’t afford him. 

By Alex Ballinger Published 22 September 20

Giro boss confident Astana case will be settled before May

Mauro Vegni, the Giro d'Italia race director, says Brian Cookson agrees that the Astana licence situation needs to be resolved before the year's first Grand Tour

By Gregor Brown Published 17 March 15

Astana promises to investigate 'disappointing' doping within team

Astana says it wants to reaffirm its 'absolute zero-tolerance policy towards all incidents of doping and unethical activity' in wake of Iglinskiy brothers' EPO positives

By Gregor Brown Published 11 October 14

Astana rider lucky to escape serious injury in scary Flèche Wallonne crash (video)

Astana rider Michael Valgren was lucky to escape serious injury, only requiring stitches to his face after a nasty crash in La Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 20 April 17

Vinokourov: Too easy for people to just point the finger at Astana

Astana team manager questions the absence of six WorldTour teams from the Movement for Credible Cycling

By Richard Windsor Published 3 February 15

Astana's WorldTour licence still under review, but IAM Cycling are in

UCI confirms 16 teams in 2015 WorldTour, with Astana and Europcar licences pending further review

By Nigel Wynn Published 4 December 14

Miguel Ángel López crashes into road sign after riders neutralise racing on descent at Tour de France

Miguel Ángel López collided with a road sign after the peloton opted to temporarily neutralise the racing on stage one of the Tour de France 2020. 

By Alex Ballinger Published 29 August 20

Vincenzo Nibali in "rage" after Astana doping revelations

Tour de France 2014 winner says that his first reaction to finding out about his Astana teammates' positive tests was "rage"

By Gregor Brown Published 23 October 14

Dario Cataldo wanted to stay at Team Sky

By Gregor Brown Published 19 February 15

Primož Roglič cedes overall lead as Ion Izagirre wins select sprint on stage four of Tour of the Basque Country 2021

Ion Izagirre took stage four of the Tour of the Basque Country 2021 in a photo finish ahead of fellow Basque rider Pello Bilbao from a select group that went away on the descent of the final climb.

By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published 8 April 21

'I had a job to do': Tour de Yorkshire marshal got up and continued to wave his flag after Astana car near miss

The marshal who was nearly hit by an Astana car at the Tour de Yorkshire has revealed that he got up and continued to do his job following the incident.

By Henry Robertshaw Published 8 May 18

Henderson: Nothing I can do about Fabio Aru lawsuit

Greg Henderson admits there's nothing he can now do about Fabio Aru's defamation lawsuit, he just has to wait and see what happens

By Gregor Brown Published 19 May 15

Fabio Aru wins on summit finish of Tour de France stage five as Chris Froome takes overall lead

Italian champion Fabio Aru attacked a group of GC favourites to take victory on the Tour de France's first summit finish

By Richard Windsor Published 5 July 17

Team Sky to sign Diego Rosa for three years

Diego Rosa will move from Astana to Team Sky for the 2017 season, according to sources

By Gregor Brown Published 4 October 16

Aleksandr Vlasov to aim for Grand Tour podium as Astana try to stop departure to Ineos

Ineos Grenadiers are circling the young Russian who has one year left on his contract with the Kazakh team

By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published 6 January 21

Aleksandr Vlasov puts in a commanding display to take the Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge 2020

The second addition of the one-day race saw a series of big attacks before the man from Astana took control

By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published 6 August 20

Ion Izagirre wins overall as Adam Yates takes thrilling final stage victory at Tour of the Basque Country

Daring move by Astana brings general classification victory for Astana's local rider Ion Izagirre

By Owen Rogers Published 13 April 19

Miguel Angel Lopez springs late move to win Milano-Torino

Colombian Miguel Angel Lopez sprung a late attack to claim a solo victory in Milano-Torino

By Nigel Wynn Published 28 September 16

Fabio Aru achieves the impossible to take Vuelta a España to the wire

The Vuelta could barely be closer after Astana leader stays within touch of Tom Dumoulin after a time trial performance that few thought he had in him

By Gregor Brown Published 9 September 15

Dr Michele Ferrari denies claims he helped Astana team

Banned doping doctor Michele Ferrari issues statement on his website dismissing allegations he met with Astana team as 'media bullshit'

By Nigel Wynn Published 9 December 14

Matteo Trentin wins stage five of Ruta del Sol as Jakob Fugslang confirms GC triumph

Mitchelton-Scott's Matteo Trentin comfortably won an uphill sprint on stage five of Ruta del Sol as Jakob Fugslang sealed his overall win.

By Richard Windsor Published 24 February 19

Breakaway succeeds again at the BinckBank Tour 2018 as Magnus Cort wins stage five

Mohoric holds on to overall lead of the BinckBank Tour with crucial stages to come over the weekend

By Stephen Puddicombe Published 17 August 18