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The 2011 season for the cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under and ended in October at the Tour of Hainan. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour. In a change from the 2010 season, the team's manager was Giuseppe Martinelli, replacing Yvon Sanquer. There was also a major change in ridership, as three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador departed for , while his doping case remains unresolved. Three Spanish domestiques followed Contador to , while two climbing talents who spent the previous season with , Roman Kreuziger and Robert Kišerlovski, were notable additions to the team for 2011. Alexander Vinokourov was the team's leader alongside Kreuziger. Vinokourov stated before the season that 2011 would likely be his last year as a professional rider. He sustained a serious crash at the Tour de France. He broke his right femur and retired from the sport for a time, but he eventually went back on this decision and his decision from before the season, opting instead to return for the 2012 season. True to their longtime identity as a stage racing team, all of Astana's 2011 victories came in stage races. They had a much lesser presence at the Grand Tours than they did when Contador rode for them, achieving just one stage win and sixth overall as their best placing, both from the Giro d'Italia. They also took stage wins at seven other races. ==2011 roster== Ages as of January 1, 2011. |nat=KAZ|birthdate=}} ;Riders who joined the team for the 2011 season ;Riders who left the team during or after the 2010 season 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2011 Astana season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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