2009 Astana season
This article lists the team Astana team won and in the 2009 season.
Before the start of the season, seven-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong announced his comeback with the Astana team of his sporty conductor at the tour victories, Johan Bruyneel, at. Officially Armstrong wanted to promote his Livestrong cancer help. Surprisingly, he also launched at the centenary edition of the Giro d' Italia in 2009 and became the 12th, even though he had recently suffered a broken collarbone. At the Tour de France, he started together with Alberto Contador. There, the rivalry between Armstrong and Contador dominated the headlines. Contador won his second Tour de France after 2007, Armstrong was at the age of 37 years of third parties, Andreas Klöden also finished 6.Gesamtrang for Astana, who also won the team title and the team time trial. After the tour, Alexander Vinokourov returned to his doping ban to Astana and denied the Vuelta a Espana. Then Lance Armstrong announced to set up a dedicated team for the coming year. Finally Astana, the 2009 salaries could not pay lost to Contador on the entire tour Team at Armstrong's new Team RadioShack. Also Bruyneel moved there.