2022 Astana Qazaqstan Team season

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Astana Qazaqstan Team
2022 season
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Astana on Stage 17 Giro d'Italia
UCI codeAST
Status UCI WorldTeam
ChairmanFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexander Vinokourov  (KAZ)
Main sponsor(s) Samruk-Kazyna
BasedFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Bicycles Wilier Triestina
Groupset Shimano
Season victories
One-day races 2
Stage race stages1
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Jersey
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2023  →

The 2022 season for the Astana Qazaqstan Team is its 16th season, all of which have been as a UCI WorldTeam. The team returned to a name that represents the country of Kazakhstan [1] [2] after the team had two main sponsors in 2021. Canadian tech company Premier Tech exited after one year amidst disagreements and subsequently sponsored Israel–Premier Tech, the team formerly known as Israel Start-Up Nation. [3] [4] They use Wilier bicycles, Shimano drivetrain, Corima wheels and Giordana clothing. [5]

Contents


Team roster

As of 3 January 2022. [6] [7] [8]
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Italy.svg  Leonardo Basso  (ITA) (1993-12-25)25 December 1993 (aged 28)
Flag of Italy.svg  Samuele Battistella  (ITA) (1998-11-14)14 November 1998 (aged 23)
Flag of Italy.svg  Manuele Boaro  (ITA) (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 34)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Gleb Brussenskiy  (KAZ) (2000-04-18)18 April 2000 (aged 21)
Flag of Italy.svg  Valerio Conti  (ITA) (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 28)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Stefan de Bod  (RSA) (1996-11-17)17 November 1996 (aged 25)
Flag of Spain.svg  David de la Cruz  (ESP) (1989-05-06)6 May 1989 (aged 32)
Flag of the United States.svg  Joe Dombrowski  (USA) (1991-05-12)12 May 1991 (aged 30)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yevgeniy Fedorov  (KAZ) (2000-02-16)16 February 2000 (aged 21)
Flag of Italy.svg  Fabio Felline  (ITA) (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 31)
Flag of Italy.svg  Michele Gazzoli  (ITA) (1999-03-14)14 March 1999 (aged 22)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yevgeniy Gidich  (KAZ) (1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 25)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Dmitriy Gruzdev  (KAZ) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 35)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Sebastián Henao  (COL) (1993-08-05)5 August 1993 (aged 28)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Miguel Ángel López [lower-alpha 1]  (COL) (1994-04-04)4 April 1994 (aged 27)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexey Lutsenko  (KAZ) (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 29)
Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Martinelli  (ITA) (1993-05-31)31 May 1993 (aged 28)
Flag of Italy.svg  Gianni Moscon  (ITA) (1994-04-20)20 April 1994 (aged 27)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yuriy Natarov  (KAZ) (1996-12-28)28 December 1996 (aged 25)
Flag of Italy.svg  Antonio Nibali  (ITA) (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 29)
Flag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Nibali  (ITA) (1984-11-14)14 November 1984 (aged 37)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Nurbergen Nurlykhassym  (KAZ) (2000-03-25)25 March 2000 (aged 21)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Vadim Pronskiy  (KAZ) (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 23)
White flag of surrender.svg  Alexandr Riabushenko [lower-alpha 2]  (blank) (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 26)
Flag of Spain.svg  Javier Romo  (ESP) (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 (aged 22)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Harold Tejada  (COL) (1997-04-27)27 April 1997 (aged 24)
Flag of Italy.svg  Simone Velasco  (ITA) (1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 26)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Artyom Zakharov  (KAZ) (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 30)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Andrey Zeits  (KAZ) (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 (aged 35)
  1. ↑ Suspended between 22 July - 1 August after Spanish reports links him to drug trafficking case [9] [10]
  2. ↑ As of 1 March 2022, the UCI announced that cyclists from Russia and Belarus would no longer compete under the name or flag of those respective countries due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [11]

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocationRef.
14 February Clásica Jaén UCI Europe Tour Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexey Lutsenko  (KAZ)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Úbeda [48]
20 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Team classification UCI ProSeries [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Spain.svg  Spain [49] [50]
15 April Giro di Sicilia, Team classification UCI Europe Tour [lower-alpha 3] Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [51]
21 April Tour of the Alps, Stage 4 UCI ProSeries Flag of Colombia.svg  Miguel Ángel López  (COL)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Kals am Grossglockner [52]
30 May Cycling Stars Criterium - Valdobbiadene UCI Europe Tour Flag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Nibali  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Valdobbiadene [53]

National, Continental, and World Champions

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocationRef.
27 March Asian Road Race Championships Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Yevgeniy Fedorov  (KAZ)Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe [54]

Notes

  1. ↑ Piccolo left the team on 31 May 2021, having not competed for the team at all after health issues were detected during an early season training camp. [41]
  2. ↑ The riders in the squad were Gleb Brussenskiy, Yevgeniy Fedorov, Miguel Ángel López, Alexey Lutsenko, Nurbergen Nurlykhassym, Harold Tejada, and Simone Velasco.
  3. ↑ The riders in the squad were Valerio Conti, Juan Carlos López, Antonio Nibali, Vincenzo Nibali, Simone Velasco, Alexandre Vinokurov, and Andrey Zeits.

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