2010 Astana season
This article lists the team cycling team Astana won and in the 2010 season.
Season 2010
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In addition to the twelve feeders to Armstrong's new Team RadioShack, the two Swiss Steve Morabito and Michael Schär 2009 left after the end of the season the team towards the BMC Racing Team. The total of 16 disposals were offset by 14 new entries for the 2010 season. The Spaniard David de la Fuente and Joseph jufré Fuji- Servetto and the Tour de France 2006 winner, Oscar Pereiro, who came from Caisse d' Epargne were primarily brought in as an assistant for the tour captain Contador. From Lampre- N.G.C. were the two Italian Paolo Tiralongo, a strong climber, and Enrico Gasparotto, a sprinter and classics specialist obliged. The Australian sprinter Allan Davis of Quickstep another experienced and successful professional land could be drawn, was succeeded by his compatriot Scott Davis, formerly with Team T -Mobile, who had previously driven for Fly V Australia. In addition came the new season even the experienced Slovenian Gorazd Stangelj, the Italian Mirko Selvaggi talent and the Ukrainian tour specialist Andrij Hrywko the team. The team was completed by four Kazakh rider Maxim Gurov, the neo- professional Yevgeny Nepomnjatschschi and Dmitri Fofonow and Valentin Iglinski, both of which were not active in the years before. Captains of the team for 2010, Alberto Contador, who sought his third Tour de France victory, and Alexander Vinokourov, who concentrate on the classics and the Giro d' Italia and wanted to pursue a helper for Contador in the Tour.
Course of the season
Despite the numerous departures of stars and performers the 2010 racing season was very successful for the team Astana. Back in February, Alberto Contador set by winning the Tour of Algarve a first exclamation, and early March triumphed Maxim Iglinski the one-day races Montepaschi Eroica in Tuscany.
The first highlight of the season for the team and especially for Alberto Contador was the voyage Paris - Nice. This had Contador namely can not win in 2009 because of a Hungerastes. 2010, however, the victory at the he was able " to Sun " by, for decided the fourth stage, which ended with a mountain top finish in Mende, while the German Jens Voigt the yellow jersey of overall leader declined that Contador should no longer give. In almost simultaneously discharged race Tirreno - Adriatico Enrico Gasparotto also succeeded in winning the fifth section. It was the first victory of the Italian for his new team Astana. The end of March met Contador and his team at the Critérium International for the first time at last year's teammate Lance Armstrong. However, neither Contador still the tour record winner played in Corsica a role in the overall standings, because Armstrong was not in shape and the Spaniard was suffering from an infection.
After their tour Auskurierung favorite Contador has won his third stage race in mid-April in 2010. The victory at the Vuelta a Castilla y León, he secured by a success in time trials. Also successful in April was Astana co-captain Alexander Vinokourov. The Kazakh won thanks to his prologue victory of the Giro del Trentino in itself. Two days after the end of Vinokourov crossed even at Liège -Bastogne -Liège as the finish line first. Spectators " Wino " but was booed at the target passage for his doping past.
Vinokourov was also in the Giro d' Italia, which he wanted to win for the first time, as a captain in the race. There he conquered actually on the third day of the pink jersey of overall leader, but it lost to the fourth stage in the team time trial at Vincenzo Nibali. On the seventh day section of the former driver of Team Telekom, however, slipped again into the " Maglia Rosa". However, on the eleventh leg left the favorites a breakaway group by a wide margin driving away from the Richie Porte took the lead. In the mountains Vinokourov could not keep up with the eventual winner Ivan Basso also because of the weakness of his team and finished the Giro in sixth place with seven minutes behind Basso.
Contador denied in preparation for the tour in June, the Critérium du Dauphiné 2010, where he won the prologue. On the fourth stage, a longer time trials, the Spaniard lost but surprisingly the yellow jersey of overall leader Janez Brajkovic of Slovenia to the Team RadioShack. The jersey he wanted to get back to the sixth section to L' Alpe d' Huez while, but could not, despite numerous attacks and his victory to shake Brajkovic. The day before had his compatriot and precious helpers Daniel Navarro can celebrate his first professional victory on another mountain stage as a soloist. In the Kazakh Cup extended one week before the start of the Tour de France, the Astana riders dominated the race and presented with Maxim Gurov also the winner. For Gurov it was the biggest success of his professional career. On the same day his Slovenian teammate Gorazd Stangelj captured the national championship in his home country.
The Astana team for the Tour de France in 2010 was entirely focused on Alberto Contador. Last year Contador had with Lance Armstrong still a competitor for the overall win in his own team. Contador's compatriots David de la Fuente, Jesús Hernández, Daniel Navarro and Benjamín Noval, the experienced Italian Paolo Tiralongo, the Ukrainian Andriy Hrywko and the Kazakhs Maxim Iglinski and especially Alexander Vinokourov should support the Spaniards, especially in the mountains.
But the prologue in Rotterdam, there was a bit of a disappointment for the defending champions: Contador finished sixth and lost five seconds to co-favorite Lance Armstrong. At the second stage collapsed numerous riders, including Armstrong, Contador and Andy Schleck and his brother Fränk. While the Americans and the Astana man could catch up to the field again, threatened the two Luxembourgers a large backlog. But her team Saxo Bank - mate Fabian Cancellara, winner of the prologue, prevented the field made pace, so that the two co-favorites could find connection again. A mitentscheidendes for the overall standings piece formed the third stage, which partly led over cobblestones. Many drivers wanted to take the opportunity in advance and remove Contador time when the defending champion was not regarded as very experienced on the cobblestones. But this had trained in advance of the tour with former Peter van Petegem specialists. Also why and because of the help of Vinokourov, Contador lost little time on other favorites like Andy Schleck, Cadel Evans, Bradley Wiggins and Denis Menchov. On the latter two, the Spaniard only a residue of a few seconds had because Vinokourov had put on the finishing straight the pace in the group so that Contador missed the connection. The tour favorite made still one minute, the deposed Armstrong and more than a minute on the Giro d'Italia winner Ivan Basso good, down to ninth overall. The first mountain stage of the Tour de France 2010 took place on the seventh stage, which led up to the Station des Rousses. Contador and Vinokourov crossed the finish line in the big favorite group. The Kazakh pushed to fifth place overall ahead of his teammate and captain Contador.
In the subsequent part of the day to Morzine -Avoriaz, at the Armstrong with almost twelve minutes behind the chances playful on the victory, the Spaniard also reached with the other favorite target, but could Andy Schleck, whose fallen brother Fränk had already left, and Samuel drive out ten seconds ahead Sanchez shortly before the finish. " Wino " reached meanwhile, with almost two and a half minutes behind Schleck the target and dropped back to 15.Gesamtrang. At the last stage in the Alps to Schleck and Contador broke away on the last climb, the Col de la Madeleine, of the other favorites and made it clear that there would be a duel between the two in the fight for the victory. Schleck took over 41 seconds ahead of the Spaniard the yellow jersey from Cadel Evans. The twelfth stage led the field to Mende, where Contador had Paris-Nice decided in the spring for themselves. On the ascent there Vinokourov attacked and was on his way to victory until he Contador and Joaquim Rodriguez on and outdated and finally third of the day was behind the Spaniard who could be worked out ten seconds over Schleck. The success overtook Vinokourov after missed a day later. On the really flat stage to Revel Kazakh attacked on the last hill in front of the goal and extended his lead in the downhill from. The following solo victory was the only tour - Stage win the Astana team in 2010.
The day after, the road led to the Pyrenees on the Ax -3 Domaines -. On the last climb Contador and Schleck is stalked until the third and fourth place in the overall standings, Samuel Sanchez and Denis Menchov, of which attracted and by a small margin reached the target. " Wino " finished 13.Etappenplatz barely a minute behind his captain. On the 16.Etappe from Pamiers to Bagneres- de -Luchon in the Pyrenees, the Tour de France decided in 2010. On the last climb of the day, the Port de Balès, where mainly Daniel Navarro had already made his captain pace for Contador, put Andy Schleck attack, the first only Alexander Vinokourov could follow. But the Luxembourg jumped the chain from the wheel, Contador pulled over, crossed the finish line after a descent of forty seconds ahead of Schleck and slipped for the first time in 2010 in the yellow jersey of the Tour. Because of its commencement, when Schleck had defect, Contador was criticized by some riders and experts, as he had allegedly violated the rules of fair play.
The following Pyrenees - day was uneventful for Contador and Vinokourov, as both crossed the finish line with the other favorites. After a rest day, the queen stage of the Tour in 2010 led to the Col du Tourmalet, at the Schleck sought to shake off the Spaniard with numerous attacks, he did not succeed. The two came to the second goal and the man in the yellow jersey, leaving Schleck winner of the day. Meanwhile Vinokourov experienced a slump and lost about ten minutes. The final decision should be made on the penultimate day in the time trial from Bordeaux to Pauillac. The Spaniard had before the race at just eight seconds Schleck, but was considered the better time trialist. But Schleck was on the course for winds at times even a few seconds faster than Contador until it yet caught up to the finish line half a minute. After the last stage, Alberto Contador could be celebrated on the Champs -Elysees for the third time winner of the Tour de France. It was his most concise success with only 39 seconds ahead of Schleck. Although Contador had won no part of the day and benefited from technical defect Schleck, but together with the stage win and the sixteenth place overall by Alexander Vinokourov Astana team had achieved its objectives. In addition, all nine Astana riders reached Paris.
But already during the Tour de France was announced that Contador would not renew his at the end of the 2010 season expiring contract and switch to the Danish team Saxo Bank Sungard.
After the tour it was announced that a doping test by Alberto Contador during the Tour de France was positive. Contador was provisionally suspended, this suspension later reversed and the end result of a long process Contador was in February 2012 by the International Court of Sport (CAS ) legally doping guilty. The Tour victory in 2010 was awarded to him off and Andy Schleck. Similarly, all the results of Contador after the Tour de France have been canceled 2010 to August 2012.
In October, took Astana riders Allan Davis, who had previously contested the Vuelta a España, bronze for Australia at the World Championships in Geelong. The final victory of the season for the team won Valentin Iglinski. The Kazakh sprinter won a stage and the overall classification of the Tour of Hainan in China. The final classification of the UCI World Calendars Alexander Vinokourov finished as the best-placed Astana riders the rank 11, the team's scoring ended the Kazakh team in eighth place.
Successes in the UCI World Calendar
Successes in the Continental Tour
Additions - Disposals 2010
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