Astana Cycling Team

Season 2009 is over. Year, full of emotions, impressions, worry, joy, tears.
The most important, the most cheerful but and the most complicated victory is Tour de France.
It’s third Grand Tour for Astana Team in two years. Incredible result!
Tour of Algarve, Tour of California, Vuelta al País Vasco – spectacular and difficult races, they are part of our victories.

Our fan community wants to thank the whole crew for such Great Job.

We thank the staff and management who prepared everything for the starts.

All riders: Alberto, Alexander, Lance, Levi, Andreas, Max, Asan, Jani, Valeriy, Alexandr, Jesús, Chris, Roman, Berik, Steve, Dmitriy, Daniel, Benjamín, Sérgio, Yaroslav, Bolat, Gregory, Sergey, José Luis, Tomas, Michael, Andrey and Haimar.

And first of all we thank our Genius General Manager – Johan Bruyneel!
Thanks for all that you made for cycling and good luck with the new project!

Let’s remember this year:

Astana Team 2009: 31 Victories

Cancún (18-10) - Alberto
Chrono des Nations (18-10) - Vino
Bavikhove (6-9) - Alberto
Surhuisterveen (4-8) - Alberto
Heerlen (31-7) - Alberto
Stipthout (28-7) - Alberto
Overall Classification Tour de France (26-7) - Alberto
18th Stage Tour de France (23-7) - Alberto
15th Stage Tour de France (19-7) - Alberto
4th Stage TTT Tour de France (7-7) - Astana Team
Spanish Championship Time Trial (25-6) - Alberto
Slovenian Championship Time Trial (24-6) - Jani
Nevada City Classic (21-6) - Lance
Prologue Tour de Luxembourg (3-6) - Gregory
Overall Classification Tour of the Gila (29-4) - Levi
3rd stage Tour of the Gila (29-4) - Levi
1st stage Tour of the Gila (29-4) - Levi
1st stage Giro del Trentino (22-4) - Andreas
Sea Otter Classic Road Race (17-4) - Levi
Overall Classification Vuelta al País Vasco (11-4) - Alberto
6th stage Vuelta al País Vasco (11-4) - Alberto
3th stage Vuelta al País Vasco (8-4) - Alberto
Overall Classification Vuelta a Castilla y León (27-3) - Levi
2nd stage Vuelta a Castilla y León (24-3) - Levi
5th stage Tirreno-Adriatico (15-3) - Andreas
6th stage Paris-Nice (13-03) – Alberto
1st stage Paris-Nice (08-03) - Alberto
Overall Classification Tour of California (22-02) - Levi
Overall Classification Tour of Algarve (22-02) - Alberto
4th Stage Tour of Algarve (21-02) - Alberto
6th Stage Tour of California (20-02) - Levi