Astana Qazaqstan Team has revealed the names of riders who will be present at the start line in
Vuelta a Espana.
Alexey Lutsenko and
Vincenzo Nibali will lead the team.
Vincenzo Nibali is likely to retire after the end of this season, which makes this Vuelta a Espana his last grand tour. Nibali will focus on mountain stages. He finished eleventh in Vuelta a Burgos, Fourth in Giro d'Italia and Giro di Sicilia.
Alexey Lutsenko is another trump card of the team. He finished ninth in Tour de France, took bronze in the seventh stage of Tour de Suisse, and gold in Clásica Jaén Paraiso Interior.
David de la Cruz and
Miguel Ángel López will support the duo. Lopez’s selection for the tour was not sure since allegations of drug and human trafficking, but later team revoked his suspension.
Samuele Battistella,
Yevgeniy Fedorov,
Vadim Pronskiy and
Harold Tejada complete the squad.
Astana Qazaqstan Team for Vuelta a Espana: Alexey Lutsenko, David de la Cruz, Samuele Battistella, Vincenzo Nibali, Yevgeniy Fedorov, Vadim Pronskiy, Harold Tejada, and Miguel Ángel López