| Astana Qazaqstan Team | |
|---|---|
| 2024 season | |
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| UCI code | AST |
| Status | UCI WorldTeam |
| Manager |  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) |
| Based | Kazakhstan |
| Season victories | |
| Stage race overall | 1 |
| Stage race stages | 9 |
| National Championships | 2 |
| Most wins |  Mark Cavendish (3 wins) |
The 2024 season for the Astana Qazaqstan Team team is the team's 19th season in existence, all of which have been as a UCI WorldTeam.
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| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 February | Tour Colombia, stage 2 | UCI America Tour |  Harold Tejada (COL) | Colombia | Santa Rosa de Viterbo | [3] |
| 9 February | Tour Colombia, stage 4 | UCI America Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Colombia | Zipaquirá | [4] |
| 11 April | Giro d'Abruzzo, stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) |  Italy | Prati di Tivo | [5] |
| 12 April | Giro d'Abruzzo, overall | UCI Europe Tour | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Italy | [6] | |
| 22 April | Tour of Turkey, stage 2 | UCI ProSeries |  Max Kanter (GER) |  Turkey | Kaş | [7] |
| 9 May | Tour de Hongrie, stage 2 | UCI ProSeries | Mark Cavendish (GBR) |  Hungary | Kazincbarcika | [8] |
| 3 July | Tour de France, stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Mark Cavendish (GBR) |  France | Saint-Vulbas | [9] |
| 31 August | Tour of Hainan, stage 5 | UCI ProSeries |  Ivan Smirnov (RUS) |  China | Sanya | [10] |
| 29 September | Tour de Langkawi, stage 1 | UCI ProSeries | Gleb Syritsa (RUS) |  Malaysia | Kuah | [11] |
| 14 October | Tour de Kyushu, stage 3 | UCI Asia Tour | Ivan Smirnov (RUS) |  Japan | Munakata | [12] |
| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 June | Asian Under-23 Continental Time Trial Championships |  | Nicolas Vinokurov (KAZ) | Kazakhstan | Almaty | [13] |
| 9 June | Asian Continental Time Trial Championships | | Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ) | Kazakhstan | Almaty | [14] |
| 19 June | Kazakhstan National Time Trial Championships |  | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | Kazakhstan | Taldykorgan | [15] |
| 23 June | Kazakhstan National Road Race Championships | | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | Kazakhstan | Taldykorgan | [16] |
| 13 October | African Continental Road Race Championships |  |  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) |  KEN | Iten | [17] |
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