K. Kelimbetov hopes for victory of 'Astana' team in Tour de France
15:39, 7 June 2011
ASTANA. June 7. KAZINFORM /Damir Baimanov/ President of the Kazakhstan Cycling Federation, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Kazakhstan Kairat Kelimbetov expressed his hopes that the team 'Astana' would win the prestigious Tour de France race.
'Alexander Vinokurov will be a captain of our team at the Tour de France and we rely on our athletes. We will compete for the highest place in team rankings. We expect Alexander Vinokurov to be a winner of some stages and wish them luck in general classification,' K. Kelimbetov said it at the press conference in Astana.
Earlier, the 'Astana' team took the first place in team rankings at the 94th prestigious race 'Giro d'Italia' that ended on May 29 in Milano.