Team roster
- As of 27 July 2023. [6]
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| UCI code | AQD |
| Registered | Kazakhstan |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | UCI Continental |
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| Team name history | |
2022– | Astana Qazaqstan Development Team |
The Astana Qazaqstan Development Team is a Kazakhstani UCI Continental cycling team established in 2022. The team acts as the development program for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team. [1]
For the 2022 season the team focused on two goals; To provide a gateway for Kazakh cyclists to reach a higher level and to have a team that will be competitive as a UCI Continental team. [2] With the same goals going into the 2023 season the team focused more on Kazakhstan growth with six riders from Kazakhstan and the rest from around the world. [3]
The first win that was not a national championship came in 2023 at the Tour of Sakarya where Astana Qazaqstan Team rider won while riding for the development team. [4] A rule introduced in 2020 allows riders from the development team to race with the Main team in select races and it allows Main team riders to race with the development team. [5]
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Kazakhstan National Under-23 Road Race championships Nicolas Vinokurov Kazakhstan National Under-23 Time Trial championships, Daniil Pronskiy
Overall Tour of Sakarya, Martin Laas Kazakhstan National Under-23 Road Race championships, Nicolas Vinokurov Kazakhstan National Under-23 Time Trial championships, Maxim Taraski
Kazakhstan Under-23 Road Race, Nicolas Vinokurov Kazakhstan Under-23 Time Trial, Daniil Pronskiy Kazakhstan Under-23 Road Race, Nicolas Vinokurov Kazakhstan Under-23 Time Trial, Maxim Taraskin
Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan.
Astana Qazaqstan Team is a professional road bicycle racing team sponsored by the Samruk-Kazyna, a coalition of state-owned companies from Kazakhstan and named after its capital city Astana. Astana attained UCI ProTeam status in its inaugural year, 2007. Following a major doping scandal involving Kazakh rider Alexander Vinokourov, team management was terminated and new management brought in for the 2008 season. The team was then managed by Johan Bruyneel, former team manager of U.S. Postal/Discovery Channel team. Under Bruyneel the ethical nature of the team did not improve, although Astana in this period was very successful.
Luis León Sánchez Gil is a Spanish road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team. Sánchez's major achievements include winning the overall classifications of the 2009 Paris–Nice and the 2005 Tour Down Under, as well as the one-day race Clásica de San Sebastián in 2010 and 2012. He also has four Tour de France stage victories and is a four-time winner of the Spanish National Time Trial Championships. He is a time trial specialist and has improved his climbing skills over the course of his career.
Andrey Sergeyevich Zeits is a Kazakh road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team. In 2009, Zeits rode the Giro d'Italia, the first grand tour of his career, which he finished in 31st place.
Daniil Fominykh is a Kazakh former road cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2012 to 2021. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Almaty Cycling Team.
Astana City was a professional road bicycle racing team sponsored by the Samruk-Kazyna, a coalition of state-owned companies from Kazakhstan and named after its capital city Astana. Astana City acted as a junior feeder team to Astana Qazaqstan Team, alongside Vino 4ever SKO. The team disbanded at the end of the 2019 season.
Miguel Ángel López Moreno is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Medellín–EPM.
Gianni Moscon is an Italian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in the road race.
Yevgeniy Gidich is a Kazakhstani professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team. He rode in the men's team time trial at the 2015 UCI Road World Championships.
Martin Laas is an Estonian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España.
Artyom Alekseyevich Zakharov is a Kazakhstani cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Astana Qazaqstan Development Team. He competed at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and 2013 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He has also won numerous medals at the Asian Track Championships.
Vadim Denisovich Pronskiy is a Kazakh cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team.
The 2019 season for the Astana cycling team began in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.
Harold Alfonso Tejada Canacue is a Colombian road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.
Yevgeniy Vasilyevich Fedorov, or Fyodorov, is a Kazakh professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team.
Igor Chzhan is a Kazakh cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team.
Christian Scaroni is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team.
Gleb Brussenskiy is a Kazakh professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team.
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 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. They use Wilier bicycles, Shimano drivetrain, Corima wheels and Giordana clothing.
Gianmarco Garofoli is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team.
