Astana
-
Nibali: Astana criticisms more about politics than cycling
"I'm not worried if our licence is suspended," says Tour de France winner
By Gregor Brown Published
-
Astana's Miguel Angel Lopez continues in Vuelta a España despite three broken teeth from crash
Miguel Angel Lopez is now well down in overall classification after a nightmare opening three days to the Vuelta
By Gregor Brown Published
-
Dario Cataldo leaves Sky for Astana
Italian Dario Cataldo will join Astana for 2015 season
By Gregor Brown Published
-
Vino's former teammate Fofonov replaces Giuseppe Martinelli as Astana team boss
Kazakh Dmitri Fofonov steps up to replace Giuseppe Martinelli as Astana's team manager, with the Italian set to work as a sports director in 2016
By Stuart Clarke Published
-
Alberto Contador vs Astana: Round two at the Tour de France
Alberto Contador's Tinkoff-Saxo team at the Giro d'Italia looked underpowered in comparison to Astana, yet Contador still won. The case may be very different at the Tour de France in July
By Stephen Puddicombe Published
-
Miguel Ángel López takes overall lead with victory on stage four of Volta a Catalunya 2019
Miguel Ángel López took a dominant victory on stage four of the Volta a Catalunya, firing in into the overall lead in the process.
By Alex Ballinger Published
-
Vincenzo Nibali confirms place in Astana's Vuelta a España superteam
Vincenzo Nibali will join Fabio Aru and Mikel Landa at the Vuelta a España in August and September
By Stuart Clarke Published
-
Astana withdraws from Tour of Beijing after Maxim Iglinskiy positive
Under Movement for Credible Cycling rules, Astana have withdrawn from competition after positive tests for Valentin and Maxim Iglinskiy
By Nigel Wynn Published
-
Cookson: I believe Astana are trying to do their best to comply with the rules
The 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
-
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
-
Why the Licence Commission did not strip Astana of their WorldTour status
Cycling'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
-
Vincenzo Nibali: I hope riders can make fans talk about something other than mechanical doping
Astana's Vincenzo Nibali says there is nothing substantial in the rumours about motorised doping in the pro peloton
By Stuart Clarke Published
-
Alexey Lutsenko says he ‘didn’t make any mistake in the final’ after missing out to Tadej Pogačar
Alexey 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
-
Astana announce new headline sponsor after financial difficulty
Astana has announced a new headline sponsor for 2021 after the team from Kazakhstan struggled for funds this year.
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
-
Alex Aranburu surprises the race favourites with late attack to win stage two of Tour of the Basque Country 2021
Alex 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
-
Vincenzo Nibali dismisses Oleg Tinkov's Grand Tour Challenge
Fabio Aru will lead Astana at the 2015 Giro d'Italia, as Vincenzo Nibali looks to defend Tour de France title
By Gregor Brown Published
-
Andriy Grivko struggling with Ukraine's troubles as he rides in the Tour de France
Tour 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
-
Miguel Ángel López steals race lead on stage five after first mountain at Vuelta a España 2019
Nicolas Roche has lost his race lead in the Vuelta a España, handing the red jersey back to Miguel Ángel López after a revealing stage five.
By Alex Ballinger Published
-
Vincenzo Nibali answers Tour de France press pack's questions about doping
Vincenzo Nibali says that the sport has to move on ahead to a new, clean era with new riders
By Gregor Brown Published
-
Mikel Landa leads Spain's next generation with 'impressive' Giro ride
Spanish 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
-
Big things will happen on final Giro d'Italia mountain stages, say team bosses
It'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
-
Luis Leon Sanchez wins opening stage of Tour of the Basque Country
Astana rider Luis Leon Sanchez pips fellow breakaway companion Daniel Navarro to win stage one of Tour of the Basque Country
By Nigel Wynn Published
-
If you haven't been watching the Vuelta a España, you should be now
Tom 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
-
Astana's Arlenis Sierra wins Women's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
Cuban 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
-
Vincenzo Nibali slams critics of his Tour de France performance
Vincenzo 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
-
Astana pip Movistar to Vuelta a Burgos team time trial victory
Dmitriy Gruzdev usurps Sky's Danny Van Poppel as Vuelta a Burgos overall leader after Astana triumph in team time trial
By Nigel Wynn Published
-
Lars Boom's Tour de France start in jeopardy due to low cortisol levels
Astana considers withdrawing from MPCC anti-doping movement to allow rider to start tomorrow's Tour
By Gregor Brown Published
-
Astana confirm Lars Boom will start Tour de France
Astana boss Alexander Vinokourov confirmed on Saturday morning that Lars Boom would start the 2015 Tour de France
By Richard Windsor Published
-
Nibali criticises Cookson as Astana licence decision nears
Vincenzo 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