ASTANA PRO TEAM RIDERS & NEWS

CyclingPub interview - Jakob Fuglsang: To look for something new at 34 is a big risk
CyclingPub was at the presentation of the 2020 Astana and there it had the chance of talking to one of the most successful riders of 2019: Jakob Fuglsang. Read more...
CyclingPub was at the presentation of the 2020 Astana and there it had the chance of talking to one of the most successful riders of 2019: Jakob Fuglsang. Read more...

Astana presents complete roster and objectives for 2020
Astana Pro Team has presented its complete roster for the upcoming season in Spain. Read more...
Astana Pro Team has presented its complete roster for the upcoming season in Spain. Read more...

Astana to ride Wilier Triestina bikes in 2020
Astana Pro Team has announced a partnership with bicycle manufacturer Wilier Triestina for the upcoming season. Read more...
Astana Pro Team has announced a partnership with bicycle manufacturer Wilier Triestina for the upcoming season. Read more...

Astana secures Artyom Zakharov for another season
Kazakh rider Artyom Zakharov has extended his contract with Astana Pro Team for another season. Read more...
Kazakh rider Artyom Zakharov has extended his contract with Astana Pro Team for another season. Read more...

Astana Pro Team and Argon 18 part ways
Astana Pro Team has announced that the partnership with the road bike manufacturer Argon 18 has ended. Read more...
Astana Pro Team has announced that the partnership with the road bike manufacturer Argon 18 has ended. Read more...

Laurens De Vrees to stay at Astana Pro Team for 2020
Astana Pro Team has announced that Belgian rider Laurens De Vreese has signed a deal for the season 2020. Read more...
Astana Pro Team has announced that Belgian rider Laurens De Vreese has signed a deal for the season 2020. Read more...

Astana Pro Team reaches new one-year deal with Daniil Fominykh
Astana Pro Team has reached a new one-year agreement with Kazakh rider Daniil Fominykh. Read more...
Astana Pro Team has reached a new one-year agreement with Kazakh rider Daniil Fominykh. Read more...

Alexandr Vinokurov practically rules out further signings for 2020: I think that the team is formed already
Astana Pro Team's General Manager Alexandr Vinokurov has talked about the roster for the upcoming season and the preparations to face the new year. Read more...
Astana Pro Team's General Manager Alexandr Vinokurov has talked about the roster for the upcoming season and the preparations to face the new year. Read more...

Yevgeniy Gidich adds one year to contract with Astana
Kazakh rider Yevgeniy Gidich has extended his contract with Astana Pro Team for the 2020 season. Read more...
Kazakh rider Yevgeniy Gidich has extended his contract with Astana Pro Team for the 2020 season. Read more...

Astana signs two-year contract with Oscar Rodriguez
Astana Pro Team has announced the signing of Spanish rider Óscar Rodríguez with a two-year contract. Read more...
Astana Pro Team has announced the signing of Spanish rider Óscar Rodríguez with a two-year contract. Read more...

Fabio Felline signs with Astana after six seasons in Trek-Segafredo
Fabio Felline has signed a two-year contract with Astana after six seasons in Trek-Segafredo. Read more...
Fabio Felline has signed a two-year contract with Astana after six seasons in Trek-Segafredo. Read more...

Dmitriy Gruzdev reaches new one-year deal with Astana
Astana Pro Team has announced the contract extension of Dmitriy Gruzdev for another season. Read more...
Astana Pro Team has announced the contract extension of Dmitriy Gruzdev for another season. Read more...

Alexey Lutsenko strikes again at Memorial Marco Pantani
Astana's Alexey Lutsenko has taken the victory of the Italian Memorial Marco Pantani by crossing the finish line ahead of Diego Rosa and Guillaume Martin. Read more...
Astana's Alexey Lutsenko has taken the victory of the Italian Memorial Marco Pantani by crossing the finish line ahead of Diego Rosa and Guillaume Martin. Read more...

Alexey Lutsenko takes solo victory at Coppa Sabatini
Astana's Alexey Lutsenko has taken a solo victory at the Coppa Sabatini after a solo breakaway that started with 86 kilometres to go. Read more...
Astana's Alexey Lutsenko has taken a solo victory at the Coppa Sabatini after a solo breakaway that started with 86 kilometres to go. Read more...

Vuelta a España - Miguel Angel Lopez: I have no regrets
Astana's Miguel Ángel López finished in the fifth position of the General Classification at the Vuelta a España and was chosen the most aggressive rider of the race. Read more...
Astana's Miguel Ángel López finished in the fifth position of the General Classification at the Vuelta a España and was chosen the most aggressive rider of the race. Read more...

Vuelta a España - Miguel Angel Lopez: Movistar always behave like idiots
Miguel Ángel López (Astana) finished the 19th stage with the peloton despite being part of the crash that caused controversy in the peloton. Read more...
Miguel Ángel López (Astana) finished the 19th stage with the peloton despite being part of the crash that caused controversy in the peloton. Read more...

Alex Aranburu reaches two-year deal with Astana
Alex Aranburu will take a step up to the WorldTour with Astana in 2020. The Spaniard has signed a two-year contract with the team. Read more...
Alex Aranburu will take a step up to the WorldTour with Astana in 2020. The Spaniard has signed a two-year contract with the team. Read more...

Vuelta a España - Miguel Angel Lopez: We aimed to make war on the road
Miguel Ángel López was one of the stars of the 18th stage of the Vuelta a España with an aggressive way of riding that put him back on top of the young rider classification. Read more...
Miguel Ángel López was one of the stars of the 18th stage of the Vuelta a España with an aggressive way of riding that put him back on top of the young rider classification. Read more...

Vuelta a España - Jakob Fuglsang: Finally, I’ve got a Grand tour stage victory!
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) took his first stage victory in a grand tour in the Vuelta a España, when he crossed the finish line of the 16th stage by himself. Read more...
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) took his first stage victory in a grand tour in the Vuelta a España, when he crossed the finish line of the 16th stage by himself. Read more...

Jakob Fuglsang triumphs in Vuelta a España stage 16, Roglic keeps Red Jersey
Astana's Jakob Fuglsang has taken his first stage victory in a grand tour at the 16th stage of the Vuelta a España. Read more...
Astana's Jakob Fuglsang has taken his first stage victory in a grand tour at the 16th stage of the Vuelta a España. Read more...

Vuelta a España - Miguel Angel Lopez: Roglic is human and we'll find his weakness
Astana's Miguel Ángel López finished the 12th stage of the Vuelta a España in the third overall position and on top of the Young Classification. Read more...
Astana's Miguel Ángel López finished the 12th stage of the Vuelta a España in the third overall position and on top of the Young Classification. Read more...

Contract news roundup: Chris Lawless, Hugo Houle, Imanol Erviti
More teams keep announcing their rosters for the next seasons and the lastest news includes contract extensions for Chris Lawless, Hugo Houle and Imanol Erviti. Read more...
More teams keep announcing their rosters for the next seasons and the lastest news includes contract extensions for Chris Lawless, Hugo Houle and Imanol Erviti. Read more...

Vuelta a España - Miguel Angel Lopez: It was very hard to handle the bike on gravel under that heavy rain
Miguel Ángel López and his team Astana showed outstanding tactics in the ninth stage of the Vuelta a España, but a crash stopped what could have been a great day for them. Read more...
Miguel Ángel López and his team Astana showed outstanding tactics in the ninth stage of the Vuelta a España, but a crash stopped what could have been a great day for them. Read more...

Vuelta a España - Miguel Ángel Lopez: I think I can be happy with my performance
Miguel Ángel López (Astana) finished the sixth stage in the third position but this was enough to claim once more the Red Jersey at the end of the day at the Vuelta a España. Read more...
Miguel Ángel López (Astana) finished the sixth stage in the third position but this was enough to claim once more the Red Jersey at the end of the day at the Vuelta a España. Read more...

Vuelta a España - Miguel Ángel Lopez: La Vuelta 19 is getting hard
Astana's Miguel Ángel Lopez crossed the finish line of the fifth stage at the Vuelta a España in the fourth position, 47 seconds behind the winner of the stage Ángel Madrazo. Read more...
Astana's Miguel Ángel Lopez crossed the finish line of the fifth stage at the Vuelta a España in the fourth position, 47 seconds behind the winner of the stage Ángel Madrazo. Read more...

Angel Madrazo conquers first mountain finish in Vuelta a España, Miguel Angel Lopez tops GC
Burgos BH's Angel Madrazo has taken the victory of the fifth stage at the Vuelta a España. Read more...
Burgos BH's Angel Madrazo has taken the victory of the fifth stage at the Vuelta a España. Read more...

Vuelta a España - Miguel Angel Lopez: It was not planned for me to cross the line first
Miguel Angel Lopez took the first Red Jersey at the Vuelta a España after Astana took the victory of the team time trial of the opening stage. Read more...
Miguel Angel Lopez took the first Red Jersey at the Vuelta a España after Astana took the victory of the team time trial of the opening stage. Read more...

Astana wins crash-marred opening stage in Vuelta a España, Miguel Angel Lopez is first leader
Astana has taken the victory at the team time trial of the opening stage at the Vuelta a España and Miguel Angel Lopez climbed to the podium as the first leader of the race. Read more...
Astana has taken the victory at the team time trial of the opening stage at the Vuelta a España and Miguel Angel Lopez climbed to the podium as the first leader of the race. Read more...

Jakob Fuglsang signs new deal with Astana: I am still motivated to show more
Astana Pro Team has announced a new two-year deal with Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang. Read more...
Astana Pro Team has announced a new two-year deal with Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang. Read more...

Alexey Lutsenko takes final victory of Arctic Race of Norway by one second
Astana Pro Team's Alexey Lutsenko has taken the overall win of the Arctic Race of Norway after finishing in the third place of the last stage of the race. Read more...
Astana Pro Team's Alexey Lutsenko has taken the overall win of the Arctic Race of Norway after finishing in the third place of the last stage of the race. Read more...

Astana inks deal with young Colombian Harold Tejada Canacue
Astana Pro Team has announced the signing of young Colombian rider Harold Tejada Canacue with a two-year contract. Read more...
Astana Pro Team has announced the signing of young Colombian rider Harold Tejada Canacue with a two-year contract. Read more...

Rodrigo Contreras to add one more year at Astana
Astana Pro Team has announced a contract extension for Colombian rider Rodrigo Contreras. Read more...
Astana Pro Team has announced a contract extension for Colombian rider Rodrigo Contreras. Read more...

Vadim Pronskiy to turn pro at Astana in 2020, joins as trainee for last part of 2019
Vadim Pronskiy is set to join Astana Pro Team as a trainee for the rest of the season and as a neo-pro rider in 2020. Read more...
Vadim Pronskiy is set to join Astana Pro Team as a trainee for the rest of the season and as a neo-pro rider in 2020. Read more...

Omar Fraile reaches new two-year agreement with Astana
Spanish rider Omar Fraile has signed a new two-year agreement with Astana Pro Team, which means he will stay at the formation until at least 2021. Read more...
Spanish rider Omar Fraile has signed a new two-year agreement with Astana Pro Team, which means he will stay at the formation until at least 2021. Read more...

Examinations rule out fractures for Jakob Fuglsang: There was too much pain to continue
Jakob Fuglsang had to abandon the Tour de France after suffering a crash at the 16th stage of the race. Read more...
Jakob Fuglsang had to abandon the Tour de France after suffering a crash at the 16th stage of the race. Read more...

Late crash in 16th stage forces Jakob Fuglsang out of Tour de France
Astana's Jakob Fuglsang has withdrawn from the Tour de France. The rider suffered a late crash in the 16th stage of the race that forced him out of the competition. Read more...
Astana's Jakob Fuglsang has withdrawn from the Tour de France. The rider suffered a late crash in the 16th stage of the race that forced him out of the competition. Read more...

Tour de France - Pello Bilbao: I told Mühlberger that the first thing you have to learn in cycling is to lose
Astana's Pello Bilbao was one of the three riders that fought for the victory of the 12th stage of the Tour de France Read more...
Astana's Pello Bilbao was one of the three riders that fought for the victory of the 12th stage of the Tour de France Read more...

Tour de France - Jakob Fuglsang: I was at the wrong place at the wrong moment
Astana's Jakob Fuglsang ended up in the wrong group after the peloton split in the last 30 kilometres of the 10th stage in the Tour de France. Read more...
Astana's Jakob Fuglsang ended up in the wrong group after the peloton split in the last 30 kilometres of the 10th stage in the Tour de France. Read more...

Tour de France - Jakob Fuglsang: Everything is going in the right way
Astana's Jakob Fuglsang finished in the top ten of the day's classification at the sixth stage of the Tour de France. Read more...
Astana's Jakob Fuglsang finished in the top ten of the day's classification at the sixth stage of the Tour de France. Read more...

Tour de France - Jakob Fuglsang: I’m ready to fight all the way until Paris
Astana finished the team time trial of the Tour de France 41 seconds behind the day's winner Jumbo-Visma. Read more...
Astana finished the team time trial of the Tour de France 41 seconds behind the day's winner Jumbo-Visma. Read more...

Tour de France opening stage crash leaves Jakob Fuglsang with four stitches, abrasions and knee contusions
Jakob Fuglsang suffered a crash just after the 20-kilometre mark but he has injuries that allow him to continue on the race. Read more...
Jakob Fuglsang suffered a crash just after the 20-kilometre mark but he has injuries that allow him to continue on the race. Read more...

Tour de France - Jakob Fuglsang: The bonus sprints can be decisive on GC
Astana's Jakob Fuglsang starts the Tour de France as one of the favourites to take the final victory after a good first half of the season. Read more...
Astana's Jakob Fuglsang starts the Tour de France as one of the favourites to take the final victory after a good first half of the season. Read more...

Jakob Fuglsang to lead Astana in Tour de France
Astana has confirmed Jakob Fuglsang as the leader for the Tour de France. Read more...
Astana has confirmed Jakob Fuglsang as the leader for the Tour de France. Read more...

Andrey Zeits suffers collarbone and rib fractures in Tour de Suisse crash
Astana's Andrey Zeits and Omar Fraile were victims of a crash in the last stretch of the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse. Read more...
Astana's Andrey Zeits and Omar Fraile were victims of a crash in the last stretch of the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse. Read more...

Luis Leon Sanchez takes solo win in Tour de Suisse: I did not expect I could be so strong in the final
Astana's Luis Leon Sanchez has taken a solo victory on the second stage of the Tour de Suisse. Read more...
Astana's Luis Leon Sanchez has taken a solo victory on the second stage of the Tour de Suisse. Read more...

Criterium du Dauphine - Jakob Fuglsang: I think I’m on the right way
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) has taken his second overall victory in the Criterium du Dauphine. Read more...
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) has taken his second overall victory in the Criterium du Dauphine. Read more...

Dylan van Baarle wins last stage, Jakob Fuglsang takes final victory in Criterium du Dauphine
Team Ineos' Dylan van Baarle has taken the victory of the last stage of the Criterium du Dauphine, his first in a WorldTour race. Read more...
Team Ineos' Dylan van Baarle has taken the victory of the last stage of the Criterium du Dauphine, his first in a WorldTour race. Read more...

Criterium du Dauphine - Jakob Fuglsang aims to defend Yellow Jersey in last stage
Astana's Jakob Fuglsang climbed to the top of the overall classification at the Criterium du Dauphine after displaying a strong performance in the queen stage of the race. Read more...
Astana's Jakob Fuglsang climbed to the top of the overall classification at the Criterium du Dauphine after displaying a strong performance in the queen stage of the race. Read more...

Wout Poels conquers Queen Stage in Criterium du Dauphine, Fuglsang claims Yellow Jersey
Team Ineos' Wout Poels has taken the win in the Queen Stage of the Criterium du Dauphine. Read more...
Team Ineos' Wout Poels has taken the win in the Queen Stage of the Criterium du Dauphine. Read more...

Video: Pello Bilbao gets big reception party in his hometown
Astana's Pello Bilbao has been surprised with a celebration for his 2019 Giro d'Italia performance in his home city, Guernica. Read more...
Astana's Pello Bilbao has been surprised with a celebration for his 2019 Giro d'Italia performance in his home city, Guernica. Read more...