2018 Astana season

Astana
2018 season
UCI codeAST
StatusUCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank6th[1]
ChairmanAlexander Vinokourov
Main sponsor(s)Samruk-Kazyna
BasedKazakhstan
BicyclesArgon 18
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races3
Stage race overall3
Stage race stages19
National Championships4
Best ranked riderMiguel Ángel López[2]
Jersey

The 2018 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.

Team roster

As of 7 March 2018.[3]
Rider Date of birth
 Pello Bilbao (ESP) (1990-02-25)25 February 1990 (aged 28)
 Zhandos Bizhigitov (KAZ) (1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 26)
 Dario Cataldo (ITA) (1985-03-17)17 March 1985 (aged 32)
 Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) (1990-04-09)9 April 1990 (aged 27)
 Magnus Cort (DEN) (1993-01-16)16 January 1993 (aged 25)
 Laurens De Vreese (BEL) (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 29)
 Daniil Fominykh (KAZ) (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 26)
 Omar Fraile (ESP) (1990-07-17)17 July 1990 (aged 27)
 Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 32)
 Oscar Gatto (ITA) (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 33)
 Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) (1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 21)
 Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 31)
 Jesper Hansen (DEN) (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 27)
 Jan Hirt (CZE) (1991-01-21)21 January 1991 (aged 27)
 Hugo Houle (CAN) (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 27)
Rider Date of birth
 Andriy Hrivko (UKR) (1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 34)
 Tanel Kangert (EST) (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 30)
 Truls Korsæth (NOR) (1993-09-16)16 September 1993 (aged 24)
 Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (KAZ) (1992-03-28)28 March 1992 (aged 25)
 Miguel Ángel López (COL) (1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 24)
 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 25)
 Riccardo Minali (ITA) (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 22)
 Moreno Moser (ITA) (1990-12-25)25 December 1990 (aged 27)
 Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 34)
 Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) (1991-09-14)14 September 1991 (aged 26)
 Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) (1987-03-07)7 March 1987 (aged 31)
 Michael Valgren (DEN) (1992-02-07)7 February 1992 (aged 26)
 Davide Villella (ITA) (1991-06-27)27 June 1991 (aged 26)
 Artyom Zakharov (KAZ) (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 26)
 Andrey Zeits (KAZ) (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 (aged 31)

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
4 FebruaryVolta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] Spain
10 FebruaryVuelta a MurciaUCI Europe Tour Luis León Sánchez (ESP) SpainMurcia
16 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 4UCI Asia Tour Magnus Cort (DEN) OmanMinistry of Tourism
17 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 5UCI Asia Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) OmanJebel Akhdar
18 FebruaryTour of Oman, OverallUCI Asia Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Oman
18 FebruaryTour of Oman, Young rider classificationUCI Asia Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) Oman
18 FebruaryTour of Oman, Teams classificationUCI Asia Tour[N 2] Oman
24 FebruaryOmloop Het NieuwsbladUCI World Tour Michael Valgren (DEN) Belgium
25 FebruaryAbu Dhabi Tour, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) United Arab Emirates
13 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 3] Italy
19 MarchTour de Langkawi, Stage 2UCI Asia Tour Riccardo Minali (ITA) MalaysiaKota Bharu
21 MarchTour de Langkawi, Stage 4UCI Asia Tour Riccardo Minali (ITA) MalaysiaPekan
6 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Stage 5UCI World Tour Omar Fraile (ESP) SpainEibar
15 AprilAmstel Gold RaceUCI World Tour Michael Valgren (DEN) NetherlandsBerg en Terblijt
16 AprilTour of the Alps, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Pello Bilbao (ESP) ItalyFolgaria
16 AprilTour of the Alps, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) ItalyFiemme Mountains
19 AprilTour of the Alps, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Luis León Sánchez (ESP) AustriaLienz
20 AprilTour of the Alps, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 4] Italy
22 AprilTour of Croatia, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) Croatia
25 AprilTour de Romandie, Stage 1UCI World Tour Omar Fraile (ESP) SwitzerlandDelémont
28 AprilTour de Romandie, Stage 4UCI World Tour Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) SwitzerlandSion
4 MayTour de Yorkshire, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Magnus Cort (DEN) United KingdomIlkley
27 MayGiro d'Italia, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) Italy
9 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 6UCI World Tour Pello Bilbao (ESP) FranceLa Rosière
10 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Dario Cataldo (ITA) France
17 JuneTour de Suisse, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 5] Switzerland
12 JulyTour of Austria, Stage 6UCI Europe Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) AustriaWenigzell
21 JulyTour de France, Stage 14UCI World Tour Omar Fraile (ESP) FranceMende
22 JulyTour de France, Stage 15UCI World Tour Magnus Cort (DEN) FranceCarcassonne
9 AugustVuelta a Burgos, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) SpainEspinosa de los Monteros
10 AugustTour de Pologne, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 6] Poland
11 AugustVuelta a Burgos, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) Spain
17 AugustBinckBank Tour, Stage 5UCI World Tour Magnus Cort (DEN) BelgiumLanaken
19 AugustArctic Race of Norway, OverallUCI Europe Tour Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) Norway
24 AugustTour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 7] France
29 SeptemberTour of Almaty, Stage 1UCI Asia Tour Davide Villella (ESP) KazakhstanAlmaty
30 SeptemberTour of Almaty, Stage 2UCI Asia Tour Luis León Sánchez (ESP) KazakhstanAlmaty
30 SeptemberTour of Almaty, OverallUCI Asia Tour Davide Villella (ESP) KazakhstanAlmaty
30 SeptemberTour of Almaty, Points classificationUCI Asia Tour Davide Villella (ESP) Kazakhstan
12 OctoberTour of Turkey, Stage 4UCI World Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) TurkeyMarmaris
21 OctoberTour of Guangxi, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 8] China

National, Continental and World champions 2018

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
20 JuneUkrainian National Time Trial Championships
 Andriy Hrivko (UKR) UkraineBohuslav
27 JuneKazakhstan National Time Trial Championships
 Daniil Fominykh (KAZ) KazakhstanAlmaty
28 JuneEstonian National Time Trial Championships
 Tanel Kangert (EST) EstoniaOtepää
1 JulyKazakhstan National Road Race Championships
 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) KazakhstanAlmaty
23 AugustAsian Games, Men's road race Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) IndonesiaSubang
24 AugustAsian Games, ITT Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) IndonesiaSubang

Footnotes

References

  1. ↑ "UCI Rankings". uci.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "PCS Ranking Individual". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Astana confirm 30-rider roster for 2018". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Cort signs two-year deal with Astana". cyclingnews.com. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Fraile signs two-year deal with Astana". cyclingnews.com. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Jan Hirt signs for Astana". cyclingnews.com. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Hugo Houle to Join Astana Team". pedalmag.com. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Davide Villella signs for Astana". cyclingnews.com. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Fabio Aru signs for UAE Team Emirates". cyclingnews.com. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Breschel returns to Slipstream Sports for 2018". cyclingnews.com. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "The Cyclingnews guide to 2017-2018 rider transfers". cyclingnews.com. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2018.