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Astana unable to break Contador as Mikel Landa wins Giro d'Italia stage 15

Alberto Contador left outnumbered as Astana ratchet up the pace, but the Spaniard still manages to extend his overall lead

By Stephen Puddicombe Published 24 May 15

Giro d'Italia could seek damages from UCI over Astana affair

Organiser Mauro Vegni says he does not want a repeat of the 2011 Alberto Contador fiasco with Astana this year

By Gregor Brown Published 10 April 15

'We'll ride this wave as long as possible': Fuglsang victory adds to Astana's amazing start to 2019

The Dane won stage five at Tirreno-Adriatico as Ion Izagirre won the final stage of Paris-Nice

By Gregor Brown Published 17 March 19

Magnus Cort Nielsen beats Greg Van Avermaet to win Tour de Yorkshire stage two

Big battle for the stage win and overall race lead on the summit finish of the Cow and Calf on stage two of the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire

By Nigel Wynn Published 4 May 18

Vincenzo Nibali repays Astana with Tour de France lead

Italian champion Vincenzo Nibali hits form just at the right time

By Gregor Brown Published 7 July 14

Alexandre Vinokourov calls for CADF to conduct investigation into leaked Fuglsang report

The Astana general manager also said he respects the UCI's fight against doping in cycling

By Jonny Long Published 5 February 20

Vincenzo Nibali targets long Giro d'Italia time trial for advantage over Mikel Landa

The Italian is hoping to take advantage of the 40.5km time trial on stage nine to make gains over his Spanish rival

By Gregor Brown Published 5 May 16

Vincenzo Nibali turns his torrid season around in Lombardy

Vincenzo Nibali saves his best to last at Il Lombardia after an off-colour performance at the Tour de France and disqualification at the Vuelta a España

By Gregor Brown Published 4 October 15

2011 Team kit: Hot! or Not!

By Edward Pickering Published 11 January 11

Chris Froome retains overall lead as Alexey Lutsenko wins Vuelta a España stage five

Lutsenko takes victory from the breakaway and Froome retains lead as the Vuelta returns to the mountains

By Richard Windsor Published 23 August 17

Watch: Michele Scarponi's farewell interview (video)

Half-hour video of interview with the late Michele Scarponi posted online by his Astana team as the Giro d'Italia starts

By Nigel Wynn Published 5 May 17

Vincenzo Nibali could skip Giro d'Italia after Tirreno-Adriatico stage cancellation

After seeing there was no snow on top of the final climb of the cancelled Tirreno-Adriatico stage four, Astana say they may not risk putting Vincenzo Nibali in the Giro d'Italia in case more stages are cancelled

By Gregor Brown Published 13 March 16

Astana rider racks up 11 hours and 368km on Zwift

What’s your longest ride on Zwift?

By Alex Ballinger Published 23 March 20

UCI requests for Licence Commission to withdraw Astana licence

Having received the audit on the Astana team's practices from the Institute of Sport Sciences of the University of Lausanne, the UCI requests the team's licence to be withdrawn

By Stuart Clarke Published 27 February 15

Vincenzo Nibali's success down to ability to 'unplug' says sports director

Tour de France leader Vincenzo Nibali able to handle the stress by switching off when needed

By Gregor Brown Published 19 July 14

Vincenzo Nibali: I'm at the Tour de France to work for Fabio Aru

Vincenzo Nibali says his legs weren't working well on Tour de France stage five's final climbs, so gave up following the overall contenders

By Richard Windsor Published 7 July 16

UCI bans Astana's Andriy Grivko for punching Marcel Kittel at Dubai Tour

UCI has announced that that it has banned Andriy Grivko following his bust up at the Dubai Tour with Marcel Kittel

By Craig Cunningham Published 20 April 17

Vincenzo Nibali extends Tour de France lead with another stage victory

Race leader wins solo atop hors catégorie Chamrousse mountain as Richie Porte falls from second overall.

By Nick Bull Published 18 July 14

Magnus Cort takes breakaway victory on Paris-Nice 2019 stage four

Magnus Cort denied the peloton to take victory from a breakaway on stage four of Paris-Nice.

By Alex Ballinger Published 13 March 19

Omar Fraile takes breakaway victory on Tour de France stage 14 as Geraint Thomas holds on to yellow

Fraile got the better of Jasper Stuyven and Julian Alaphilippe as he won stage 14, while Thomas continues to impress in the yellow jersey

By Michael Stokoe Published 21 July 18

Jarlinson Pantano wins stage nine of the Tour de Suisse as Miguel Angel Lopez seals overall

Miguel Angel Lopez was almost the strongest on the day and clearly the strongest overall as he lit up stage nine of the Tour de Suisse and came out on top in the GC

By Jack Elton-Walters Published 19 June 16

Astana unsure of what to expect from Fabio Aru in maiden Tour de France

The Kazakh team say the Italian will have to deal with more stress than he may have been used to in his successes at the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España in his first Tour de France

By Gregor Brown Published 8 June 16

Unlucky Jakob Fuglsang was in his best shape ever at Tour de France, say Astana

The Dane was forced to abandon with injury on stage 16

By Gregor Brown Published 24 July 19

Jakob Fuglsang abandons Tour de France 2019

Jakob Fuglsang has abandoned the Tour de France after a crash in the final of stage 15. 

By Alex Ballinger Published 23 July 19

Astana has 'paid the price' for scandals

Kazakh team Astana has been dogged by numerous incidents over the past 12 months, which have tarred the squad

By Gregor Brown Published 6 September 15

Astana's Alexey Lutsenko powers to solo victory on stage two of the Tour of Oman

Kazakh moves into second overall as Kristoff retains race lead

By Owen Rogers Published 17 February 19

Astana defend Nibali's form as he slips further from Tour de France lead

"We're not going to lose the Tour because of ten seconds on the Mur-de-Bretagne," says team manager — but 2014 champion is showing few signs of top form as the race hots up

By Gregor Brown Published 11 July 15