Tag: XDS Astana

Relegation Battle Won, XDS Astana Focuses on Wins Rather Than Points

February 20, 2026 at 1:11 pm2 min reading

Road cycling

It has been a tense and ultimately triumphant few years for the team now known as XDS Astana, after the great sprinter Mark Cavendish joined the squad in 2023, at age 38, in an attempt to win a single Tour de France stage and break…
XDS Astana Getting Closer to Retaining WorldTour Status

April 30, 2025 at 3:16 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

The spring Classics season is over, so this is a great time to check on the progress (or regression) of the teams in the fight to keep or gain WorldTour status and receive automatic invitations to all of the big races, such as the Classics…