2022 Astana Qazaqstan Team season

Astana Qazaqstan Team
2022 season
Astana on Stage 17 Giro d'Italia
UCI codeAST
StatusUCI WorldTeam
Chairman Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
Main sponsor(s)Samruk-Kazyna
Based Kazakhstan
BicyclesWilier Triestina
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race stages1
Jersey
← 2021
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]


Team roster

As of 3 January 2022.[6][7][8]
Rider Date of birth
 Leonardo Basso (ITA) (1993-12-25)25 December 1993 (aged 28)
 Samuele Battistella (ITA) (1998-11-14)14 November 1998 (aged 23)
 Manuele Boaro (ITA) (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 34)
 Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) (2000-04-18)18 April 2000 (aged 21)
 Valerio Conti (ITA) (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 28)
 Stefan de Bod (RSA) (1996-11-17)17 November 1996 (aged 25)
 David de la Cruz (ESP) (1989-05-06)6 May 1989 (aged 32)
 Joe Dombrowski (USA) (1991-05-12)12 May 1991 (aged 30)
 Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ) (2000-02-16)16 February 2000 (aged 21)
 Fabio Felline (ITA) (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 31)
 Michele Gazzoli (ITA) (1999-03-14)14 March 1999 (aged 22)
 Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) (1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 25)
 Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 35)
 Sebastián Henao (COL) (1993-08-05)5 August 1993 (aged 28)
 Miguel Ángel López [a] (COL) (1994-04-04)4 April 1994 (aged 27)
Rider Date of birth
 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 29)
 Davide Martinelli (ITA) (1993-05-31)31 May 1993 (aged 28)
 Gianni Moscon (ITA) (1994-04-20)20 April 1994 (aged 27)
 Yuriy Natarov (KAZ) (1996-12-28)28 December 1996 (aged 25)
 Antonio Nibali (ITA) (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 29)
 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (1984-11-14)14 November 1984 (aged 37)
 Nurbergen Nurlykhassym (KAZ) (2000-03-25)25 March 2000 (aged 21)
 Vadim Pronskiy (KAZ) (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 23)
 Alexandr Riabushenko[b] (blank) (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 26)
 Javier Romo (ESP) (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 (aged 22)
 Harold Tejada (COL) (1997-04-27)27 April 1997 (aged 24)
 Simone Velasco (ITA) (1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 26)
 Artyom Zakharov (KAZ) (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 30)
 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

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Ref.
14 February Clásica Jaén UCI Europe Tour  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Spain Úbeda [48]
20 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Team classification UCI ProSeries [b]  Spain [49][50]
15 April Giro di Sicilia, Team classification UCI Europe Tour [c]  Italy [51]
21 April Tour of the Alps, Stage 4 UCI ProSeries  Miguel Ángel López (COL)  Austria Kals am Grossglockner [52]
30 May Cycling Stars Criterium - Valdobbiadene UCI Europe Tour  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)  Italy Valdobbiadene [53]

National, Continental, and World Champions

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location Ref.
27 March Asian Road Race Championships  Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ)  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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