AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) The Astana team of 2014 Tour ... The International Cycling Union said on Thursday that its independent licensing panel let the Kazakhstan government-backed squad keep ...

Astana Qazaqstan Team is not just a new team name ... of domestic cycling,” said Nurlan Smagulov, president of the Kazakhstan Cycling Federation. “The project is getting a second wind and ...

The 2017 Astana team was officially presented in Kazakhstan on Sunday as part of the Asian country's 25th anniversary of independence. After a recent training camp in Spain, the riders travelled ...

Alexandre Vinokourov has been sacked by the Astana team following ... to the International Cycling Union's anti-doping charter, will have to pay a fine equal to a year's salary. Spaniard Alberto ...

while Dmitriy Gruzdev and Valentin Iglinskiy fly the flag for Kazakhstan. Target: Nibali is out to get at defending champion Froome with overall victory in mind and has a crack team of climbers to ...

Vinokourov and his team have had to deal with budgetary issues over the past few years, prompted by higher authorities in Kazakhstan ... within the current cycling world. Astana has been a ...

The Astana cycling team has denied any of its riders ... accuses Fuglsang of training with Italian Ferrari last year, claims the Kazakhstan team strongly refute. Fuglsang, one of the team's ...

Kazakhstan's flagship sponsorship project, the Astana cycling team, is in the not-so-glamorous spotlight once again after news media learned on September 29 that this year's Tour de France winner ...

PETALING JAYA: Astana Qazaqstan Team are the first outfit from the WorldTeam to confirm their participation in the 27th edition of Le Tour de Langkawi (LTdL) from Sept 23-30. Despite not appearing ...

AIGLE, Switzerland -- The doping-tainted Astana cycling team will keep its top-tier racing status next season, it was announced Monday. The International Cycling Union says the Kazakhstan ...