Cycling team season
The 2014 season for the Astana cycling team began in January with the Tour Down Under . As a UCI ProTeam , they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour .
This season was sponsored by the Samruk-Kazyna group as well as Air Astana , Astana Motors and Expo 2017 .[ 2]
As of 1 January 2014. [ 3]
Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season
Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season
Date
Race
Competition
Rider
Country
Location
23 February
Vuelta a Andalucía , Sprints classification
UCI Europe Tour
Andrey Zeits (KAZ )
Spain
23 February
Vuelta a Andalucía , Teams classification
UCI Europe Tour
[ N 1]
Spain
1 March
Tour de Langkawi , Stage 3
UCI Asia Tour
Andrea Guardini (ITA )
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
8 March
Tour de Langkawi , Stage 10
UCI Asia Tour
Andrea Guardini (ITA )
Malaysia
Kuala Terengganu
30 March
Volta a Catalunya , Stage 7
UCI World Tour
Lieuwe Westra (NED )
Spain
Barcelona
25 April
Giro del Trentino , Stage 4
UCI Europe Tour
Mikel Landa (ESP )
Italy
Monte Bondone
25 April
Giro del Trentino , Teams classification
UCI Europe Tour
[ N 2]
Italy
25 May
Giro d'Italia , Stage 15
UCI World Tour
Fabio Aru (ITA )
Italy
Plan de Montecampione
14 June
Critérium du Dauphiné , Stage 7
UCI World Tour
Lieuwe Westra (NED )
Switzerland
Finhaut –Émosson
15 June
Critérium du Dauphiné , Teams classification
UCI World Tour
[ N 3]
France
6 July
Tour de France , Stage 2
UCI World Tour
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA )
United Kingdom
Sheffield
14 July
Tour de France , Stage 10
UCI World Tour
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA )
France
La Planche des Belles Filles
18 July
Tour de France , Stage 13
UCI World Tour
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA )
France
Chamrousse
24 July
Tour de France , Stage 18
UCI World Tour
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA )
France
Hautacam
27 July
Tour de France , Overall
UCI World Tour
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA )
France
7 August
Danmark Rundt , Stage 2
UCI Europe Tour
Andrea Guardini (ITA )
Denmark
Aarhus
9 August
Danmark Rundt , Stage 4
UCI Europe Tour
Andrea Guardini (ITA )
Denmark
Odense
9 August
Danmark Rundt , Stage 5
UCI Europe Tour
Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ )
Denmark
Middelfart
10 August
Danmark Rundt , Points classification
UCI Europe Tour
Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ )
Denmark
11 August
Eneco Tour , Stage 1
UCI World Tour
Andrea Guardini (ITA )
Netherlands
Terneuzen
17 August
Vuelta a Burgos , Teams classification
UCI Europe Tour
[ N 4]
Spain
3 September
Vuelta a España , Stage 11
UCI World Tour
Fabio Aru (ITA )
Spain
Santuario de San Miguel de Aralar
11 September
Vuelta a España , Stage 18
UCI World Tour
Fabio Aru (ITA )
Spain
Mont Castrove, Meis
5 October
Tour of Almaty
UCI Asia Tour
Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ )
Kazakhstan
Almaty
22 October
Tour of Hainan , Stage 3
UCI Asia Tour
Arman Kamyshev (KAZ )
China
Yueliangwan
28 October
Tour of Hainan , Asian rider classification
UCI Asia Tour
Andrey Zeits (KAZ )
China
^ The riders on the squad were Michele Scarponi , Jakob Fuglsang , Paolo Tiralongo , Tanel Kangert , Alexey Lutsenko , Fredrik Kessiakoff and Andrey Zeits
^ The riders on the squad were Michele Scarponi , Fabio Aru , Valerio Agnoli , Fredrik Kessiakoff , Mikel Landa , Andrey Zeits , Paolo Tiralongo and Evan Huffman
^ The riders on the squad were Vincenzo Nibali , Jakob Fuglsang , Andriy Hrivko , Dmitriy Gruzdev , Tanel Kangert , Alessandro Vanotti , Lieuwe Westra and Andrey Zeits
^ The riders on the squad were Mikel Landa , Valerio Agnoli , Janez Brajkovič , Paolo Tiralongo , Fredrik Kessiakoff , Andrey Zeits , Ilya Davidenok and Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev
^ "UCI Rankings" . uci.org . Retrieved 13 March 2019 .
^ Vinokourov, Alexander (16 December 2013). "Vinokourov unveils new jersey for team" .
^ "Astana Pro Team (AST) – KAZ" . UCI World Tour . Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved 1 January 2014 .[permanent dead link ]
^ a b "Bazayev retires, Fominykh and V. Iglinskiy join for 2014" . Astana . Abacanto SA. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 20 January 2014 .
^ Corsi, Luca (10 August 2013). "Mikel Landa, al Astana" [Mikel Landa, to Astana]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Grupo Vocento . Retrieved 20 January 2014 .
^ Brown, Gregor (1 November 2013). "Scarponi joins Nibali on Astana, will lead 2014 Giro team" . VeloNews . Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2014 .
^ "New riders at Astana Pro Team" . Astana . Abacanto SA. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013 .
^ Ralbjerg, Jesper (17 October 2013). "Astana signs two new riders as Bazayev retires" . CyclingQuotes . JJnet.dk A/S. Retrieved 20 January 2014 .
^ Fotheringham, Alasdair (5 November 2013). "Astana plans to cause problems for Sky in 2014" . Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 20 January 2014 . One rider who will not be part of the Astana roster – according to Martinelli – is Andrey Kashechkin.
^ MacMichael, Simon (13 December 2013). "Chris Horner to join ex-Vini Fantini team, Neri Sottoli?" . Road.cc . Farrelly Atkinson Ltd. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014 . Matteo Rabottini, winner of a Giro stage in 2012, becomes the team leader, and he will be joined by new signing Simone Ponzi, who arrives from Astana.
^ Farrand, Stephen (17 November 2013). "Wanty-Groupe Gobert confirm Seeldraeyers for 2014" . Cyclingnews.com . Future plc . Retrieved 20 January 2014 .
^ "Katusha Team presents three new riders" . Team Katusha . Katusha Management SA. 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013 .