One more for Astana

Maxim Iglinskiy has signed a new contract for next year, binding him to the Astana team. The 25 year-old Kazakhstani was reportedly not offered an extension of contract by his current team Milram, but will be happy to join his fellow countrymen around Alexandre Vinokourov and Andrej Kashechkin next year.

Iglinskiy, a pro since 2004, won a stage in the Deutschland Tour last year as well as the GP Città' di Camaiore. This season, he became national time trial champion.