Astana

Doctor Joost de Maeseneer says Astana's involvement in the MPCC proves the team's commitment to racing clean

By Gregor Brown Published 5 March 15

The anti-doping investigators behind a leaked report have released a statement over allegations that two Astana riders had met with Dr Michele Ferrari.

By Alex Ballinger Published 5 February 20

UCI Licence Commission grant Kazakh team licence to race at the highest level next year, but Europcar miss out for failing to meet financial requirements

By Richard Windsor Published 10 December 14

Tour de France champion will pick a 'warm' race to ready himself for the 2015 season. Photo by Luca Bettini

By Gregor Brown Published 11 November 14

Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford says Team Sky are playing a role in helping the sport move on 'in good health' as Astana looks set to lose its licence

By Stuart Clarke Published 5 March 15

The general manager of Astana-Premier Tech has said that he wants Vincenzo Nibali to return to his team for the last season of his career.

By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published 17 March 21

Geraint Thomas attacked to form the decisive group on the final climb of the opening stage, but couldn't beat Scarponi to the line

By Richard Windsor Published 17 April 17

Tour de France champion Vincenzo Nibali is honing his form in the velodrome for the road season ahead, rather than training for the Hour Record

By Gregor Brown Published 20 January 15

In spite of the fact that he put his closest rivals to the sword, won the toughest stage of the race so far and saw Alberto Contador crash in front of him. Vincenzo Nibali says he hasn’t won the Tour yet

By Kenny Pryde Published 15 July 14

Astana general manager Alexandre Vinokourov writes to team after lack of results

By Gregor Brown Published 9 June 14

Astana team leader was caught on camera holding onto a car to close the gap to the peloton on stage two of this year's Vuelta a España

By Gregor Brown Published 23 August 15

Astana trainer Paolo Slongo says that the tests Chris Froome underwent should be carried out by an official independent body like the UCI

By Gregor Brown Published 7 December 15

Kazakhstan capital Almaty is bidding against Beijing to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games and Alexander Vinokourov has been named an ambassador

By Stuart Clarke Published 16 February 15

Tanel Kangert had to quit the Giro d'Italia and give up his seventh place in general classification

By Richard Windsor Published 21 May 17

Vincenzo Nibali lost 37 seconds to Esteban Chaves and Steven Kruijswijk on stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia, but his team don't believe it's game over

By Gregor Brown Published 21 May 16

Continental team rider Fedosseyev tests positive for use of anabolic androgenic steroids

By Richard Windsor Published 26 November 14

Chris Froome said that he never expected to take 24 seconds off Fabio Aru on stage 14 of the Tour de France.

By Chris Marshall-Bell Published 15 July 17

The 2014 champion says that his young teammate could make his mark on the Tour de France in the future

By Simon Collis Published 10 June 15

Chris Froome is not as strong in this 2017 Tour de France as he was in 2016, according to leading figures within Astana after Fabio Aru moved into yellow.

By Gregor Brown Published 14 July 17

Astana manager Alexandre Vinokourov says "We want to erase every doubt and respect the rules" as teams starts Dubai Tour

By Gregor Brown Published 2 February 15

Astana leader breaks clear of his rival climbers to finish over a minute ahead of Alberto Contador who retains the maglia rosa

By Richard Windsor Published 29 May 15

Following the UCI's recommendation that Astana's WorldTour licence should be revoked, the Kazakh team is given until March 20 to respond

By Stuart Clarke Published 4 March 15

Vino's all-gold S-Works honours his 2012 victory at the Olympic Games road race as is suitably over the top

By Richard Windsor Published 2 February 16

Positive EPO tests for Maxim and Valentin Iglinskiy of Astana 'raises questions' about the team's management

By Gregor Brown Published 8 October 14

By Stuart Clarke Published 1 June 15

Team Astana admit that their plan for Vinenzo Nibali to attack and join team-mate Jakob Fuglsang on the final climb of stage six of the Giro d'Italia failed

By Gregor Brown Published 12 May 16

2014 Tour de France winner expects his Astana team to be granted a WorldTour licence in 2015, despite four riders failing drugs tests

By Stuart Clarke Published 25 November 14