OREANDA-NEWS  On 30 September was announced, that “Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company “KEGOC” JSC congratulated “Astana” Club and the President of Cycle Racing Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Danial Akhmetov with a victory in prestigious racing “Vuelta”.

The successes of Albert Contador and Levi Leipheimer have raised a reputation of “Astana” cycling club in a world of sport.

The National Company KEGOC being a sponsor of the team, wishes a cycling club “Astana” the new sport achievement and the victories.

On the streets of Madrid, the prestigious marathon cycling race “Vuelta” (Вуэльта ) completed. On 21st of September there was a last stage which called as a friendship stage.

The final section could not introduce any changes in the overall standings, therefore more than half distance the racers gone easy without any attacks. But there was a margin on the last circles which hold in the capital of Spain. The breaks have kept ahead about 20 kilometers, after which they ride to the finish. The most active participant of final spurt was Astana team.

As a result, there were two logjams on the last circles, but everything turned out all right. The main favorite of the stage was a holder of the best sprinter’s vest, a Belgian Greg Van Avermet (Silence – Lotto), however the Dutch gone to the finish before time and he couldn’t strive for victory, the Dutch Matti Breshel from CSC team was pipped at the very finish. The Byelorussian Alexandr Ussov (AG2R) lost a half-wheel lead to the winner.

Overall positioning was known long before last stage of cycle race. Alberto Contador (Astana) hold a gold vest of leader and became the fifth racing cyclist in history who was able to win all three Grand-tours. Before the same result was achieved by the Frenchmen Jacques Anketil and Brenar Ino, the Italian Pheliche Djimondi and the Belgian Eddy Merks.