Astana stepped in to sponsor the team, and during the second half of the season, Vinokourov won the Vuelta a España while riding for the renamed Team Astana, and his Kazakh teammate Andrey Kashechkin finished third.
Astana a intervenit să sponsorizeze echipa, iar în a doua jumătate a sezonului, Vinokourov a câștigat Vuelta a España în timp ce evolua pentru echipa noua, Astana , iar colegul lui kazah, Andrey Kashechkin a terminat al treilea.