Vincenzo Nibali (Team Astana) dominated the Tour de France(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Fabio Aru in the Specialized wind tunnel on the Shiv(Image credit: Carson Blume)
Stage 4 winner Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana) was the only rider from the early seven-man break to go the distance(Image credit: Photopress.be)
Italian Vincenzo Nibali was flanked by Frenchmen Jean-Christophe Peraud and Thibaut Pinot on the 2014 Tour de France podium.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Fabio Aru (Astana) timed his sprint to claim the stage honours(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Jakob Fuglsang and Lieuwe Westra (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Astana Pro Team WorldTour ranking: 10th (Down five places from 2013) Win count: 23 (Up from 15 in 2013) Top riders: Vincenzo Nibali (5th), Fabio Aru (17th), Jakob Fuglsang (55th)
Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.
