Giuseppe Martinelli looks over the day's schedule (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Gorazd Strangelj and Giuseppe Martinelli (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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The team stock up on food before the training ride (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Fredrik Kessiakoff (left) had strong 2012 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Janez Brajkovic (right) will ride the Giro in support of Nibali this year (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Janez Brajkovic (front row, right) leads the team on the climb (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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A mechanic gets to work on some last minute changes to a team bike (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Astana will ride on Specialized in 2013 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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A few minor touches to the Astana jersey for 2013 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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The riders gather outside the hotel before another long day in the saddle (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Alicante offers perfect training conditions for a number of teams (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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The training route sees the riders head into the hills and away from the coast (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Perfect conditions for early season training in Spain (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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The Astana team ride in the foothills around Alicante (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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The Astana team ride in the foothills around Alicante (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Climbing was on the menu at the Astana training camp at the end of January (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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The Astana team ride in the foothills around Alicante (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Each rider was given a bike fit by the team, with final checks made before training began (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The Astana team have already begun competing on a number of fronts with squads having raced at The Tour Down Under, Tour Down Under and with a team currently at the Tour of Qatar. However that didn't stop them from one last stint of training on the roads around Alicante, in Spain -a haunt for number of major teams during the off-season.
Janez Brajkovic and Fredrik Kessiakoff were both in attendance, and both will be looking for similar form to last year.
Brajkovic finished in the top ten at the Tour last year but has already stated that he will help Vincenzo Nibali win the Giro d'Italia before looking to race for himself at the Vuelta.
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