Pro Team Astana / 2009 season
This article lists the achievements and team of the Astana team 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 sporting director's tour winner Johan Bruyneel . Armstrong officially wanted to advertise his cancer aid Livestrong . Surprisingly, he also started at the centenary edition of the Giro d'Italia 2009 and finished 12th there, although he had recently broken a collarbone. In 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 of France after 2007, Armstrong was third at the age of 37, and Andreas Klöden was 6th overall for Astana, which also won the team classification and the team time trial. After the tour, Alexander Vinokurow returned to Astana after his doping ban and competed in the Vuelta a España . Lance Armstrong then announced that he would set up his own team for the coming year. Ultimately, Astana, which was also unable to pay salaries in 2009, lost the entire tour team to Armstrong's new team, RadioShack , with the exception of Contador . Bruyneel also moved there.
2009 season
Achievements in the UCI World Calendar
| date | run | driver |
|---|---|---|
| 8th of March |
 1st stage Paris – Nice (EZF) |
 Alberto Contador
|
| March 13th |
6th stage Paris – Nice
|
Alberto Contador
|
| March, 15 |
 5th stage Tirreno – Adriatico (EZF) |
 Andreas Klöden
|
| April 8th |
3rd stage Vuelta al País Vasco
|
Alberto Contador
|
| 11 April |
6th stage Vuelta al País Vasco (EZF) |
Alberto Contador
|
| 6-11 April |
Overall ranking Vuelta al País Vasco
|
Alberto Contador
|
| 7th of July |
4th stage Tour de France
|
Team time trial |
| July 19 |
15th stage Tour de France
|
Alberto Contador
|
| July 23 |
18th stage Tour de France (EZF) |
Alberto Contador
|
| 4th - 26th July |
Overall ranking Tour de France
|
Alberto Contador
|
Success in the UCI Continental Tour
| date | run | Cat. | driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20. February |
 6th stage California Tour (EZF) |
2.HC |
Levi Leipheimer
|
| 21st of February |
 4th stage Volta ao Algarve (EZF) |
2.1 |
Alberto Contador
|
| 18.-22. February |
Overall rating Volta ao Algarve
|
2.1 |
Alberto Contador
|
| 14-22 February |
Overall ranking California Tour
|
2.HC |
Levi Leipheimer
|
| March 24th |
2nd stage Vuelta a Castilla y León (EZF) |
2.1 |
Levi Leipheimer
|
| 23-27 March |
Overall ranking Vuelta a Castilla y León
|
2.1 |
Levi Leipheimer
|
| April 22 |
1st stage Giro del Trentino (EZF) |
2.1 |
Andreas Klöden
|
| 3rd of June |
 Prologue Tour du Luxembourg (EZF) |
2.HC |
 Grégory Rast
|
| 25th June |
 Slovenian Championship - Individual Time Trial |
NC |
Janez Brajkovič
|
| June 26th |
Spanish Championship - Individual Time Trial |
NC |
Alberto Contador
|
| October 14th |
 Clásica Cancún
|
1.2 |
Alberto Contador
|
| October 18 |
Chrono des Nations
|
1.1 |
 Alexander Vinokurov
|
Additions Disposals
| Accesses | Team 2008 | Departures | Team 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Haimar Zubeldia
|
Euskaltel-Euskadi |
Antonio Colom
|
Katyusha |
 Yaroslav Popovych
|
Silence lotto |
 Sergei Ivanov
|
Katyusha |
|
Alexander Dyachenko
|
Ulan |
Thomas Frei
|
BMC Racing Team |
|
Valery Dmitriev
|
Ulan |
 Koen de Kort
|
Skil-Shimano |
|
Bolat Rajimbekow
|
Ulan |
 René Haselbacher
|
Vorarlberg-Corratec |
|
Sergei Renew
|
Ulan |
Julien Mazet
|
Except 93 |
|
Jesús Hernández
|
Relax-GAM (2007) |
Benoît Joachim
|
Continental Team Differdange |
|
Lance Armstrong
|
Discovery Channel (2005) |
Andrei Misurov
|
Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team |
 Jesús Hernández
|
Neoprofi |
 Aaron Kemps
|
Rock racing |
|
Alexander Vinokurow (from August 24th) |
Astana (2007) |
Sergei Yakovlev
|
Unknown |
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