Team information | |
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UCI code | AAM |
Registered | Kazakhstan |
Founded | 2018 |
Discipline(s) | Road |
Key personnel | |
General manager | Dossan Mussayev |
Team manager(s) | |
Team name history | |
2018–2021 2021–2022 2023– |
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