2020 Astana season

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Astana Pro Team
2020 season
UCI codeAST
Status UCI WorldTeam
Chairman Alexander Vinokourov
Main sponsor(s) Samruk-Kazyna
BasedKazakhstan
Bicycles Wilier Triestina
Groupset Shimano [1]
Season victories
One-day races 5
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages7
National Championships 1
Most Wins Jakob Fuglsang
Aleksandr Vlasov
(5 each)
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Jersey
  2019
2021  

The 2020 season for the Astana cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under.

Contents

Team roster

As of 1 January 2020.
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Spain.svg  Alex Aranburu  (ESP) (1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 24)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Zhandos Bizhigitov  (KAZ) (1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 28)
Flag of Italy.svg  Manuele Boaro  (ITA) (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 32)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Hernando Bohórquez  (COL) (1992-06-22)22 June 1992 (aged 27)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Rodrigo Contreras  (COL) (1994-06-02)2 June 1994 (aged 25)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Laurens De Vreese  (BEL) (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 31)
Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Felline  (ITA) (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 29)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Daniil Fominykh  (KAZ) (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 28)
Flag of Spain.svg  Omar Fraile  (ESP) (1990-07-17)17 July 1990 (aged 29)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN) (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 34)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yevgeniy Gidich  (KAZ) (1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 23)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Jonas Gregaard  (DEN) (1996-07-30)30 July 1996 (aged 23)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Dmitriy Gruzdev  (KAZ) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 33)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Hugo Houle  (CAN) (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 29)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP) (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 30)
Flag of Spain.svg  Gorka Izagirre  (ESP) (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 32)
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Merhawi Kudus  (ERI) (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 25)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Miguel Ángel López  (COL) (1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 25)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexey Lutsenko  (KAZ) (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 27)
Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Martinelli  (ITA) (1993-05-31)31 May 1993 (aged 26)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yuriy Natarov  (KAZ) (1996-12-28)28 December 1996 (aged 23)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Vadim Pronskiy  (KAZ) (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 21)
Flag of Spain.svg  Óscar Rodríguez  (ESP) (1995-05-06)6 May 1995 (aged 24)
Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP) (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 36)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Nikita Stalnov  (KAZ) (1991-09-14)14 September 1991 (aged 28)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Harold Tejada  (COL) (1997-04-27)27 April 1997 (aged 22)
Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Vlasov  (RUS) (1996-04-23)23 April 1996 (aged 23)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Artyom Zakharov  (KAZ) (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 28)

    Season victories

    DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
    14 February Tour de la Provence, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries
    Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Vlasov  (RUS)Flag of France.svg  France La Ciotat
    15 February Vuelta a Murcia, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Murcia
    15 February Vuelta a Murcia, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Omar Fraile  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
    15 February Vuelta a Murcia, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
    16 February Tour de la Provence, Points classification UCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries
    Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexey Lutsenko  (KAZ)Flag of France.svg  France
    16 February Tour de la Provence, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries
    Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Vlasov  (RUS)Flag of France.svg  France
    16 February Tour de la Provence, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries
    [N 2] Flag of France.svg  France
    19 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries
    Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Grazalema
    21 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries
    Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Úbeda
    22 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries
    Flag of Colombia.svg  Miguel Ángel López  (COL)Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Alto do Malhão
    23 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Overall UCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries
    Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
    23 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Points classification UCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries
    Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
    3 August Gran Trittico Lombardo UCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries
    Flag of Spain.svg  Gorka Izagirre  (ESP)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Varese
    6 August Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge UCI Europe Tour Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Vlasov  (RUS)Flag of France.svg  France Mont Ventoux
    15 August Il Lombardia UCI World Tour Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Como
    18 August Giro dell'Emilia UCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries
    Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Vlasov  (RUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bologna
    30 August Memorial Marco Pantani UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Felline  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Cesenatico
    3 September Tour de France, Stage 6 UCI World Tour Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexey Lutsenko  (KAZ)Flag of France.svg  France Mont Aigoual
    4 September Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 3] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
    14 September Tirreno–Adriatico, Young rider classification UCI World Tour Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Vlasov  (RUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
    25 October Vuelta a España, Stage 6 UCI World Tour Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Aramón Formigal

    National, Continental and World champions 2020

    DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
    23 August Spanish National Road Race Champion
    MaillotEspana.PNG
    Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Baeza

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