17:49, 07 February 2014 | GMT +5
«Astana» Cycling team will participate in «Tour of Qatar 2014»
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - "Astana" cycling team will take part in the multi-stage race «Tour of Qatar 2014» which will be held from February 9 to 14, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs.

The Kazakh team will perform eight athletes including Italians Jacopo Guarnieri, Andrea Guardini and Valerio Agnoli, Kazakhstanis Dmitry Iglinskiy and Valentin Muravjev, American Evan Huffman, Slovenian Borut Bozic and Dutchman Lyuve Vastra.
The Tour of Qatar is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Qatar. Since its foundation in 2002, the tour has been part of the UCI Asia Tour. The tour consists of a men's competition over six stages, and since 2009, a women's competition over three stages. This year there will be 19 competing teams which will complete six stages with a total length of over 700 kilometers.