2020 ASTANA SEASON

Astana Pro Team
Astana Pro Team
2020 season
UCI code	AST
Status	UCI WorldTeam
Chairman	Alexander Vinokourov
Main sponsor(s)	Samruk-Kazyna
Based	Kazakhstan
Bicycles	Wilier Triestina
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
One-day races	5
Stage race overall	1
Stage race stages	7
National Championships	1
Most wins	Jakob Fuglsang; Aleksandr Vlasov; (5 each)
	Jersey
	← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 season for the Astana cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under.

Team roster

As of 1 January 2020.

	Rider	Date of birth
Alex Aranburu ( ESP)		(1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 24)
Zhandos Bizhigitov ( KAZ)		(1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 28)
Manuele Boaro ( ITA)		(1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 32)
Hernando Bohórquez ( COL)		(1992-06-22)22 June 1992 (aged 27)
Rodrigo Contreras ( COL)		(1994-06-02)2 June 1994 (aged 25)
Laurens De Vreese ( BEL)		(1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 31)
Fabio Felline ( ITA)		(1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 29)
Daniil Fominykh ( KAZ)		(1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 28)
Omar Fraile ( ESP)		(1990-07-17)17 July 1990 (aged 29)
Jakob Fuglsang ( DEN)		(1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 34)
Yevgeniy Gidich ( KAZ)		(1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 23)
Jonas Gregaard ( DEN)		(1996-07-30)30 July 1996 (aged 23)
Dmitriy Gruzdev ( KAZ)		(1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 33)
Hugo Houle ( CAN)		(1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 29)

	Rider	Date of birth
Ion Izagirre ( ESP)		(1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 30)
Gorka Izagirre ( ESP)		(1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 32)
Merhawi Kudus ( ERI)		(1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 25)
Miguel Ángel López ( COL)		(1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 25)
Alexey Lutsenko ( KAZ)		(1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 27)
Davide Martinelli ( ITA)		(1993-05-31)31 May 1993 (aged 26)
Yuriy Natarov ( KAZ)		(1996-12-28)28 December 1996 (aged 23)
Vadim Pronskiy ( KAZ)		(1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 21)
Óscar Rodríguez ( ESP)		(1995-05-06)6 May 1995 (aged 24)
Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)		(1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 36)
Nikita Stalnov ( KAZ)		(1991-09-14)14 September 1991 (aged 28)
Harold Tejada ( COL)		(1997-04-27)27 April 1997 (aged 22)
Aleksandr Vlasov ( RUS)		(1996-04-23)23 April 1996 (aged 23)
Artyom Zakharov ( KAZ)		(1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 28)

Riders who joined the team for the 2020 season

Rider	2019 team
Fabio Felline	Trek–Segafredo
Alex Aranburu^[2]	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
Davide Martinelli^[3]	Deceuninck–Quick-Step
Aleksandr Vlasov^[4]	Gazprom–RusVelo
Óscar Rodríguez^[5]	Fundación Euskadi
Vadim Pronskiy	Vino–Astana Motors
Harold Tejada	Medellín

Riders who left the team during or after the 2019 season

Rider	2020 team
Dario Cataldo^[6]	Movistar Team
Magnus Cort^[7]	EF Pro Cycling
Pello Bilbao^[8]	Bahrain–McLaren
Davide Villella^[6]	Movistar Team
Andrey Zeits^[9]	Mitchelton–Scott
Jan Hirt^[10]	CCC Team
Davide Ballerini^[11]	Deceuninck–Quick-Step

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
14 February	Tour de la Provence, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Aleksandr Vlasov ( RUS)	France	La Ciotat
15 February	Vuelta a Murcia, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Spain	Murcia
15 February	Vuelta a Murcia, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Omar Fraile ( ESP)	Spain
15 February	Vuelta a Murcia, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	^{[N 1]}	Spain
16 February	Tour de la Provence, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Alexey Lutsenko ( KAZ)	France
16 February	Tour de la Provence, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Aleksandr Vlasov ( RUS)	France
16 February	Tour de la Provence, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	^{[N 2]}	France
19 February	Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Jakob Fuglsang ( DEN)	Spain	Grazalema
21 February	Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Jakob Fuglsang ( DEN)	Spain	Úbeda
22 February	Volta ao Algarve, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Miguel Ángel López ( COL)	Portugal	Alto do Malhão
23 February	Vuelta a Andalucía, Overall	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Jakob Fuglsang ( DEN)	Spain
23 February	Vuelta a Andalucía, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Jakob Fuglsang ( DEN)	Spain
3 August	Gran Trittico Lombardo	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Gorka Izagirre ( ESP)	Italy	Varese
6 August	Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge	UCI Europe Tour	Aleksandr Vlasov ( RUS)	France	Mont Ventoux
15 August	Il Lombardia	UCI World Tour	Jakob Fuglsang ( DEN)	Italy	Como
18 August	Giro dell'Emilia	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Aleksandr Vlasov ( RUS)	Italy	Bologna
30 August	Memorial Marco Pantani	UCI Europe Tour	Fabio Felline ( ITA)	Italy	Cesenatico
3 September	Tour de France, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Alexey Lutsenko ( KAZ)	France	Mont Aigoual
4 September	Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	^{[N 3]}	Italy
14 September	Tirreno–Adriatico, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	Aleksandr Vlasov ( RUS)	Italy
25 October	Vuelta a España, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Ion Izagirre ( ESP)	Spain	Aramón Formigal

National, Continental and World champions 2020

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location
23 August	Spanish National Road Race Champion		Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Spain	Baeza

Footnotes

^ The riders in the squad were Zhandos Bizhigitov, Daniil Fominykh, Omar Fraile, Yevgeniy Gidich, Óscar Rodríguez, Luis León Sánchez and Nikita Stalnov.
^ The riders in the squad were Alex Aranburu, Fabio Felline, Gorka Izagirre, Merhawi Kudus, Alexey Lutsenko, Vadim Pronskiy and Aleksandr Vlasov.
^ The riders in the squad were Rodrigo Contreras, Fabio Felline, Jonas Gregaard, Merhawi Kudus, Vadim Pronskiy, and Nikita Stalnov.

References

^ "WorldTour team bike guide 2020". 20 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Astana signs Alexander Aranburu after impressive Vuelta a España". Cyclingnews.com. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
^ "Martinelli makes move to Astana – Transfer shorts". Cyclingnews.com. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
^ "Astana poach Alexander Vlasov from Gazprom-RusVelo". Cyclingnews.com. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
^ "Óscar Rodríguez signs for Astana". Cyclingnews.com. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Cataldo and Villella join Movistar from Astana". Cyclingnews.com. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
^ "Cort Nielsen signs with EF Education First". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
^ "Bahrain-Merida announce six new signings, including Pello Bilbao, Eros Capecchi and Marco Haller". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
^ "Zeits signs for Mitchelton-Scott after twelve years with Astana". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
^ "Jan Hirt joins CCC Team after two years at Astana". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
^ "Davide Ballerini signs for Deceuninck-QuickStep". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

[12] The riders in the squad were Zhandos Bizhigitov, Daniil Fominykh, Omar Fraile, Yevgeniy Gidich, Óscar Rodríguez, Luis León Sánchez and Nikita Stalnov.

[13] The riders in the squad were Alex Aranburu, Fabio Felline, Gorka Izagirre, Merhawi Kudus, Alexey Lutsenko, Vadim Pronskiy and Aleksandr Vlasov.

[14] The riders in the squad were Rodrigo Contreras, Fabio Felline, Jonas Gregaard, Merhawi Kudus, Vadim Pronskiy, and Nikita Stalnov.

[1] "WorldTour team bike guide 2020". 20 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[2] "Astana signs Alexander Aranburu after impressive Vuelta a España". Cyclingnews.com. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

[3] "Martinelli makes move to Astana – Transfer shorts". Cyclingnews.com. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

[4] "Astana poach Alexander Vlasov from Gazprom-RusVelo". Cyclingnews.com. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

[5] "Óscar Rodríguez signs for Astana". Cyclingnews.com. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

[movi-6] "Cataldo and Villella join Movistar from Astana". Cyclingnews.com. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

[EF-7] "Cort Nielsen signs with EF Education First". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

[Bahrain-8] "Bahrain-Merida announce six new signings, including Pello Bilbao, Eros Capecchi and Marco Haller". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

[Mitchelton-9] "Zeits signs for Mitchelton-Scott after twelve years with Astana". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

[10] "Jan Hirt joins CCC Team after two years at Astana". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

[11] "Davide Ballerini signs for Deceuninck-QuickStep". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

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Team roster

Season victories

National, Continental and World champions 2020

Footnotes

References

Team roster

Season victories

National, Continental and World champions 2020

Footnotes

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