Giro d'Italia: Today's 20th stage of the Giro d'Italia was a tough one, serving as the final mountain test for the riders of this year's Tour of Italy. In addition to the already exciting racing, chaotic scenes erupted during the final climb. Astana rider Miguel Angel Lopez crashed because of a fan running alongside him and, in the heat of the moment, threw a fist at the rider... read more
Tour de Yorkshire: On yesterday's final stage of the Tour de Yorkshire, the Astana team car crashed over a barrier on a descent and narrowly missed an official course marshal. https://twitter.com/AstanaTeam/status/993396563639721984 Video: BBC News/ Cycling Crashes & Epic Wins (Facebook)/Nathan Currie … read more
Cycling: The UCI has awarded one of the available World Tour licenses to the Swiss team IAM Cycling. Astana and Europcar are still waiting for their licenses. This had already been announced in advance of the final decision. The merger of Cannondale and Garmin Sharp created a World Tour license, and IAM Cycling had applied for it. … read more
Cycling: Yesterday, we reported on the fourth Astana doping case in three months. Kazakh Victor Okishev tested positive during the Asian Championships in May of this year and is currently suspended. Tour de France winner and teammate Vincenzo Nibali is extremely upset about the behavior of his colleagues and is demanding appropriate... read more
Cycling: Yesterday, the UCI announced that Viktor Okishev's doping test from May of this year was positive, and he has been temporarily suspended. He is the fourth Astana team rider to test positive this year. During the Asian Championships in May, Kazakh Viktor Okishev had a doping sample taken after the time trial. Yesterday, Wednesday, the... read more
