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Ryder Hesjedal of Team Garmin-Barracuda finished 19 seconds behind at the second position while Joaquim Rodriguez of Team Katusha achieved the third overall spot. While commenting on the stage victory he cited, "what happened on that day is difficult to digest".  

Prosciutto is on the menu and other protein sources. Enrico Gasparotto took a stylish win on stage 7. Dr. Uliari is responsible for the physical well-being of the team, but he said that some of the racers, in addition to their sports trainers, receive ...  

Message by Leslie ReissnerJust prior to the Giro's fourth stage TTT, PEZ had the chance to chill at the Astana team bus (if “chill” is the right word for such a hot, sunny day) and talk to some of the men who keep the wheels on the bus, so to speak. They don’t get on the podium and they don’t have fan clubs, but no pro team could function without guys like these...  

VeloNationAstana and Katusha ambitious for Tour of Belgium successVeloNation“We are here in Belgium to do well and we have got a varied team that will be able to adapt easily to the various stages,” explained Astana directeur sportif Guido Bontempi. “In the first two days in Flanders, our leading men will be [Borut] Bozič and ...and more »  

Team Astana holds second position in tableCaspionetItalian Domenico Pozzovivo from Team Colnago claimed stage eight of the cycling race, while Spaniard Benat Intxausti from Movistar became second as the his compatriot Joaquim Rodriguez of Team Katusha arrived third. Paolo Tiralongo is on twelfth place ...and more »  

Kazakhstan's cycling team Astana comes in third in Day 4 of Giro d'ItaliaCaspionetKazakhstan's cycling team Astana has come third in the team race as part of Day 4 of Giro d'Italia. The American team, «Garmin Barracuda», was the first to cross the finishing line as it took them 37 minutes and 4 seconds to complete the fourth stage.  

ASTANA. February 23. KAZINFORM February 24-26 Astana will host the Open Winter Special Olympics of Kazakhstan. For the first time 320 disabled athletes from all regions of Kazakhstan and teams from Austria, Russia, and Uzbekistan will compete in skating ...  

Documentary about Astana team's participation in Dakar rally presented in AlmatyTengrinewsDakar Syndrome documentary that reflects Astana teams journey to the third place of 2012 Dakar marathon rally was shown in Almaty for the first time, Tengrinews.kz reports. The documentary was filmed as one of Astana crew members' story and it consists ...and more »  

VeloNationUCI denies Astana hotel was searched at Tour de RomandieVeloNationby Shane Stokes at 1:37 PM EST The UCI has moved to deny reports printed by elements of the Belgian and French media today that the Astana team was subjected to searches at their hotel at the Tour de Romandie. The suggestion was that the team was under ...  

Astana's Maxim Iglinskiy won an exciting finish of the 2012 Liège–Bastogne–Liège ahead of Vincenzo Nibali of Liquigas-Cannondale and Astana teammate Enrico Gasparotto when he attacked and dropped Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) in an attempt to chase ...  

With two victories in the Ardennes, plus the prospect of new signing Janez Brajkovic of Slovenia and eternal Czech hope Roman Kreuziger leading in the Grand Tours, things are looking up for Astana. Of course, the cynics will always talk about ...  

A transformation had taken place overnight as the Giro, which was previously only represented by the pink signs marking the time trial course, had now taken over the city.