the Victorious race "Round of Hainan" "Astana" finished a season of 2016. He was full of the most different impressions and results: from delight of victories before offensive defeats. To us to eat than be proud, though without problems and did not do. Let's remember the brightest events of last season for "Astana".
of the Victory of "Astana" in a season 2016
One-day races: 1
Marathon races: 6
Stages: 21
Grand rounds: 1
of Victories in total 29
the Victory of year
What of victories of "Astana" was the most significant, difficultly to tell. Whether it is a pink undershirt of the winner "Dzhiro of d' of Italy" Vincenzo Nibali, whether success Lutsenko Aleksey at the fifth stage "Paris-Nice". Let on prestige these two success be incomparable, but for the Kazakhstan team both results are important.
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Nibali's Victory on "Dzhiro d’ Italy" - the main success Astana in this season
As were noted in one of interview by Vinokurov Alexander, the victory on Grand round was a main objective of "Astana" in this season. It was relied on "Dzhiro" and Nibali a task carried out, let and not without luck share. Do not fall at the 19th stage Stephen Kuysvik (LottoNL-Jumbo), Nibali hardly could win back the lag. Yes even so the Shark hardly managed to defend the first position. On the other hand, it this pink undershirt was valuable to Vincenzo Nibali and "Astana" also.
Happy Lutsenko Aleksey on a podium after a victory at the fifth stage "Paris-Nice"
That to a victory Lutsenko Aleksey, it is important that Kazakhstan citizens win World Toure infrequently and each of them for us against an event. Now Lutsenko Aleksey – the only Kazakhstan citizen who more or less steadily can bring victories at the highest level. Last year against Lutsenko Aleksey won on "Tura Switzerland", in it the stage to "Paris-Nice" obeyed it. In general Lutsenko Aleksey gravitates to one-day races or week multi-day races. And still – how tried to make of it the versatile person, it is visible that Lutsenko Aleksey it is rather a sprinter of a wide profile, with good opportunities in mountains, than the miner or even the versatile person miner. It means that in a calendar for it not so there is a lot of suitable races, and opportunities to win it is provided even less.
Disappointment of year
Having won on "Dzhiro" "Astana" against an immediate goal executed, and therefore concentrated on "Tour de France" in the summer to try to execute and greatest possible – a victory on two Grand rounds. Alas, Fabio Aru it was not so stable successfully to pass three-week Round.
Fabi Ara finished of "Tour de France" on the 13th place and it it is possible to call failure of year
Considering youth and inexperience Ara, we did not expect to win moreover and in such companies – Сhris Froome, Alberto Contador, Nairo Quintana and other strong racers, hungry to victories. But number 10 of the best Ara was to enter on forces that from it and was demanded by fans. However, to the young Italian it was not really comfortable on "A big loop", and he kept the good fellow up to the third week of race where strongly handed over and could not be overcome even for ten leaders. Having lost to Сhris Froome 19 minutes 20 seconds, Ara remained on the 13th position of the overall ranking of race.
By the way, Nibali too was present on "Tour de France" and very much helped the young workmate. Sometimes the Shark looked even better Ara, but considerably could not help that.
Scandal of year
Running Сhris Froome at the 12th stage "Tour de France" became, perhaps, the most high and most scandalous point of year. Let's remind that at storm of the final mountain of a stage – legendary Maun Vonta – three leaders crashed into the maintenance motorcycle. Сhris Froome damaged the bicycle and, without having waited for the technical support car, threw "horse" and ran uphill on shank's mare that is most strictly forbidden by rules. Scandal was that organizers of race in any way did not punish the British, having given it at one time with two other victims in incident. Thus Сhris Froome did not lose a yellow jersey of the leader.
Running Сhris Froome on Maun Vonta will be included in the history annals as one of the most ambiguous moments in the world of cycling
Very ambiguous act Сhris Froome caused a storm of discussions by fans on Internet. Someone believed that everything is made correctly (Сhris Froome all the same conceded time to the winner of a stage), it was sincerely a pity for someone for Bauk Mollemu and Port Richi that came off from Сhris Froome, but time to them gave one. From the point of view of the law (that is governed), Сhris Froome had to punish as it overcame a distance quantity on foot, without bicycle. If Сhris Froome remained with bicycle and waited for "cleaner", would waste more time, but with compensation to it these minutes would not be that indignation waves: it is clear that the racer is not guilty. But in this situation the act of organizers looks doubly because they did not punish Сhris Froome though Nibali removed from "Vuelta of Spain" 2015 for the help of "cleaner". Penal minutes that in a case with Nibali that with Сhris Froome would be acceptable option.
the Transfer of year
Here is too much news specifically to allocate one transition of the racer, and therefore we will simply note two moments: that, and the loudest transition in a season directly concerns "Astana".
of Nibali on the first collecting Bahrain Merida to Croatia
at the end of 2016 "Astana" will be left by her leader – Vincenzo Nibali. Shark left the Kazakhstan steppes and decided to master the Persian Gulf. The formed Bahrain Merida team brought together many decent racers in the structure and Vincenzo Nibali has to become her leader. The Italian counts that in the team constructed specially under it it will be easier for it to act and win. The closest purpose of the Shark – anniversary 100th "Dzhiro" that will arrive and to the hometown of Vincenzo Nibali Messina.
Disintegration of Tinkoff led 
That to the loudest transfer of year then It should be noted even not fact of transition, and that one of the strongest teams World Tura – Tinkoff stopped the existence. Certainly, all her racers began to look for to themselves other place of work, and as a part of a Russian team such strong racers, as Alberto Contador, Alberto Contador, Sagan Peter, Mike Rafal, Kroytsiger Roman and many others acted. Professionals looked for this year to themselves new team. As a result Alberto Contador passed into Trek-Segafredo, and the double world champion the Slovak Sagan Peter will act in the German Bora-Aragon 18 which since 2017 will be called as Bora-Hansgrohe.
withPart of racers of Tinkoff filled up also "Astana": to us passed the Italian Gatto Oscar, and as two Danes, Valgren Mikhael and Khansen Yasper.
Leaving of year
will be in modern to the pelotena of racers that enjoy such authority as the Swiss Kanchellara Fabiane A little. On its account for long professional career there were many victories and bright pages. It is a pity that in 2016 it hung up cycle shoes on a nail.
Kanchellara Fabiane at 2016 Summer Olympics in a pursuit of the next gold in cutting
Excellent "razdelshchik" and the magnificent "motor", capable to pull as the team, and all peloton at ultraboundary speeds on the flat plain. The individual course at the Swiss always was his card. Not without reason at Kanchellara Fabiane on the account three medals from the Olympic Games and seven more medals from the World Cups – and all of them are won in individual race for a while. Only once Kanchellara Fabiane was the second in group race: at the Olympic Games of 2008 in Beijing.
the Last chord of the Swiss had to become 2016 Summer Olympics years in Rio, and there it again became the best in crown "cutting". This year he managed to win stages on "Vuelte Algavr", "Tirreno-Adriatiko" and "to Tura Switzerland" (certainly, all of them represented "cutting"), and also to take priority on Strade Bianche and the championship Switzerland. On "Tura Flanders" Kanchellara Fabiane was the second.
the Beginner of year
At "Astana" this year was many young racers that can work for prospect. The Colombian Miguel Ángel López Lopez the beginner in command to call difficult – it in team since 2015, but in this season were rendered to it big trust in the form of captaincy on "Vuelta of Spain".
Miguel Ángel López Lopez became opening of last season, it is a pity that he so did not begin lucky on "Vuelte of Spain"
tothe Credit trust Lopez to fulfill from season start when successfully acted on "Toure San Luís", and then won to "Milan-Turin" and the overall ranking "Tura Shvetsariya". Therefore young Colombian also risked to put the captain especially as it was insured by the skilled Italian Skarponi Mikele. Unfortunately, completely wholly Lopez did not manage to prove on "Vuelta": it descended because of a trauma after the whole series of falling. Skarponi Mikele it replaced, but it is difficult to call the 11th place of the Italian successful for "Astana".
Instead of an epilog
the End of a season became more or less successful for "Astana": Kangert Tanel won "Round of Abu Dhabi", and Lutsenko Aleksey – "Round of Hainan". On "Tura Alma-Ata" can already call a victory of the last the person on duty.
And still it is victories not that level what we wait from "Astana". But will be farther to Vinokurov Alexander only more difficult: instead of Vincenzo Nibali to us anybody similar did not come to team, and it means that it is necessary to count only on Fabio Aru which though is "Vuelta's" winner, nevertheless is quite young and is not skilled. Something supernatural it is not necessary waiting from it yet, but he is quite capable to fight for the highest places on Grand rounds. At least, on "Dzhiro" Fabio Aru precisely will fight up to the end, knowing as this race means to each Italian bicycle racer much.
It is interesting byto
From 29 victories of "Astana" in a season of 2016 5 the Kazakhstan racers gained: one Tleubaev Ruslan and four – Lutsenko Aleksey.
asthis year as a part of "Astana" three national champions acted: Kamyshev Arman and Gruzdev Dimitri wore undershirts of the champion Kazakhstan in group and individual races respectively, and Latvian Gatis Smukulis was the champion of the country in both disciplines.