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Along with Armstrong and Popovych, Astana also signed Jesús Hernández, who had joined the former Liberty Seguros team in 2004 when Alberto Contador was one of the riders there, and Basque rider Haimar Zubeldia. Contador expressed his support for the return of Vinokourov from his two-year doping suspension but seemed less enthusiastic about ...
Alberto Contador Velasco (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβeɾto kontaˈðoɾ βeˈlasko]; born 6 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional cyclist.He is one of the most successful riders of his era, winning the Tour de France twice (2007, 2009), the Giro d'Italia twice (2008, 2015), and the Vuelta a España three times (2008, 2012, 2014).
With a strong identity as a stage racing team, Astana's leaders in 2009 were Alberto Contador, Levi Leipheimer, and Lance Armstrong, who returned to competitive cycling in 2009 after a four-year absence. The team's manager up through the Tour de France was Johan Bruyneel.
The List of Astana Team riders contains riders from XDS Astana Team. For the 2006 team known as Astana see List of Liberty Seguros riders. ... Alberto Contador ...
The matter remained unresolved throughout 2011, and therefore past Contador's association with the Astana team, as he signed with Saxo Bank–SunGard for 2011. On 6 February 2012, Contador was given a backdated two-year ban and stripped of both his 2010 Tour win for Astana, and the 2011 Giro d'Italia win for Saxo Bank–SunGard.
Astana changed drastically between the 2007 and 2008 seasons, with its former manager Marc Biver replaced by Johan Bruyneel from the dissolved Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. Following Bruyneel to Astana were several riders from that team, including Alberto Contador and Levi Leipheimer, who had finished first and third, respectively, in the ...
Overall Volta ao Algarve, Alberto Contador Stage 4, Alberto Contador Stages 1 & 6 Paris–Nice, Alberto Contador Stage 5 Tirreno–Adriatico, Andreas Klöden Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León, Levi Leipheimer Stage 2, Levi Leipheimer Overall Vuelta al País Vasco, Alberto Contador Stages 3 & 6, Alberto Contador Stage 1 Giro del Trentino ...
The 2008 Giro d'Italia was the 91st running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It began in Palermo on 10 May and ended in Milan on 1 June. Twenty-two teams entered the race, which was won by Spaniard Alberto Contador of the Astana cycling team. Second and third respectively were Italians Riccardo Riccò and Marzio Bruseghin.