Alexandre Vinokourov News

Astana has confirmed that Jakob Fuglsang will lead the squad at the Tour de France , announcing their long list for the French Grand Tour which starts on June 29 in Corsica.

Giro d'Italia winner Vincenzo Nibali is likely extend his contract with the Astana team until 2016, with reports that the Italian could earn close to four million Euro per year as team leader of the Kazakh squad.

One of the revelations of this year's Giro has been Estonian Road Race Champion, Tanel Kangert.

Vincenzo Nibali has confirmed that he will not ride this year's Tour de France but will target the yellow jersey in 2014.

For three weeks, 'tranquillo' had been the byword for Vincenzo Nibali at the Giro d'Italia , but the ice broke as he waited to mount the podium in Brescia's Piazza della Loggia after the final stage.