Vlasov’s Vuelta a España support will have freedom to chase stage wins

ARANDA DE DUERO SPAIN AUGUST 06 Aleksander Vlasov of Russia and Team Astana Premier Tech prior to the 43rd Vuelta a Burgos 2021 Stage 4 a 149km stage from Roa to Aranda de Duero VueltaBurgos BurgosCycling CapitalMundialdelCiclismo on August 06 2021 in Aranda de Duero Spain Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo MorenoGetty Images
Aleksandr Vlasov (Astana-Premier Tech) at Vuelta a Burgos (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

After his fourth place at the Giro d’Italia Aleksandr Vlasov is coming into the Vuelta a España as team leader at Astana-Premier Tech with a strong contingent of Spanish riders in support, but the team's ambitions also go beyond a high place on the overall standings.

Astana-Premier Tech, which Vlasov is leaving in 2022 for Bora-Hansgrohe, said Ion and Gorka Izagirre, Luis León Sánchez, Omar Fraile, Oscar Rodriguez and  Alex Aranburu will also look for opportunities to take stage victories in their home tour, which starts on Saturday. 

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