Astana Cycling Team

The Astana Cycling Team has fixed its final squad for the Tour de France.
Here is the statement of the general manager of the team, Yvon Sanquer:

"The Team Astana that will guide Alberto Contador on the road of the Tour de France
is the result of a long collective team work.
It's a united group full of qualities that will attend Rotterdam on the 3rd of July.
Also with the experimented Alexander Vinokourov the 7 other cyclists that have been
called in to support Alberto Contador will bring their respective strength. They are
ready to help him in the mountains stages as in the flat stages until the arrival in Paris
on the 25th of July."

Here the list of riders engaged for the Tour de France 2010:

- Alberto Contador (SPA)
- Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ)
- David De la Fuente (SPA)
- Andriy Grivko (UKR)
- Jesus Hernandez (SPA)
- Maxim Iglinskiy (KAZ)
- Daniel Navarro (SPA)
- Benjamin Noval (SPA)
- Paolo Tiranlongo (ITA)