cyclingtribe.com,
5 October 2010
"I'm not going there to make up the numbers"
This year's Tour of Hainan has come up with a really high powered starting list. The race will take place in mid October around the tropical Chinese island and the line up will include the mighty Astana team, who will be lead by none other than Alexandre Vinokourov!

albertocontador.com,
5 August 2010
“I am very excited about this project”
Almost two weeks after the end of the Tour de France, Alberto Contador can make an initial analysis of the race and, especially, start thinking about the future because of his recent agreement with Bjarne Riis, that guarantees stability for the next two seasons.

astana.lu,
10 July 2010
Paolo Tiralongo " I'll always be attentive to the attacks "
Paolo Tiralongo, the Italian climber of Team Astana for Tour de France celebrated his 33rd birthday yesterday with his team mates.

roadcycling.com,
5 July 2010
"one minute of delay can be recovered, but a crash can cost you the race"
Alberto Contador was caught up in the mess of the finale of Stage 1 in Brussels. Contador emerged from the chaos relatively unscathed with a bit of a wound to his knee.

astanafans.com,
6 June 2010
“My fitness level is not the most right to dispute the Dauphiné “
Alberto Contador will start the Dauphiné Libéré tomorrow, the race that he used over the past two years as a set-up for the Tour de France. This season he announces that he comes with the same intention, as he is “still building the bases for the Tour.

astanafans.com,
19 May 2010
"the legs that make the difference"
Recent winner of Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Alexander Vinokourov, former leader of the Tour de France in 2007 before being convicted of doping, is still in great shape at age 37.

astana.lu,
16 May 2010
"The Giro really started today"
At the 7th stage of the Giro d'Italia Astana team leader Alexandre Vinokourov came in third place behind Cadel Evans, winner of the stage. At the end of stage Kazakh rider responded to questions from the press :

astanafans.com,
12 May 2010
“birthday on Giro is my dream !”
Valentin Iglinskiy, younger brother of Maxim, is riding the 2010 Giro in support of Alexandre Vinokourov. Valentin will be celebrating his twenty-sixth birthday on Tuesday, the day of the team time trial from Savigliano to Cuneo.

astanafans.com,
6 May 2010
"The legs are there, the motivation too"
Today there has been the press conference organized by RCS before the start of the Giro d’Italia, with few riders guest: Evans, Basso, Cunego, Simoni, Garzelli, Sastre and Vinokourov. Here are the answers of the Kazakh leader for the team Astana to the press inquiries.

astanafans.com,
28 April 2010
“It was important to come to the pavé for more security”
Alberto Contador today hold a press conference few kilometers from the finish of what will be the third stage of Tour de France 2010, after recognizing the seven sectors of pavé including on this event. Contador was joined by Peter van Petegem who did as a guide for the Astana Spaniard.

astana.lu,
27 April 2010
“It’s a dream! "
Five years after his first victory in Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Alexandre Vinokourov has won the double today in Liege arriving alone on the finish line. Three days after his victory in the Tour of Trentino, the Kazakh leader of Team Astana, is back to the forefront.

astanafans.com,
24 April 2010
“My performance in Liege is unknown”
Alberto Contador did today with his Astana teammates the recognition of the last 80 km of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege route, on a sunny day and spring temperatures, between 15 and 20 degrees. After training, Contador hold a press conference where he gave his impressions of this great Classic.

astana.lu,
17 April 2010
"My best season start"
Maxim Iglinskiy will start on Sunday in the classic, Amstel Gold Race with personal ambitions as he will celebrate this day his 29th birthday. In the top 10 world rankings for two weeks, the Kazakh rider proves he has become one of the pillars of the Astana team.

astanafans.com,
10 March 2010
“I deserve another chance”
The co-leader of the Astana team will be departing tomorrow, Tirreno-Adriatico while Alberto Contador held the other scene since Sunday on Paris-Nice. Alexandre Vinokourov who began his 2010 season at the Tour Mediterranean in France, relies heavily on the Italian event to sign a comeback.

Prensa Alberto Contador,
7 March 2010
“Tomorrow the victory will be a matter of 2 or 3 seconds”
Alberto Contador will take the start tomorrow in the opening time trial of Paris-Nice, covering a route that he reconned today on his new bicycle. On the new Shiv, modified according to UCI regulations, he hopes to produce a far better performance than in the Algarve.

Prensa Alberto Contador,
5 March 2010
“I come in a good form”
Alberto Contador will begin on Sunday Paris-Nice, a race that has always had a special meaning for him since his victory in 2007. He will also be returning to France since his victory in the Tour, which has been a motivation to reach the start line in good physical condition.