2014 Astana 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]

Astana
2014 season
The team at the 2014 World Ports Classic
UCI codeAST
StatusUCI ProTeam
World Tour Rank10th (823 points)[1]
ManagerAlexander Vinokourov
Main sponsor(s)Samruk-Kazyna
BasedKazakhstan
BicyclesSpecialized
GroupsetCampagnolo
Season victories
One-day races1
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages17
Grand Tours1
National Championships2
Most WinsAndrea Guardini (5 wins)
Best ranked riderVincenzo Nibali (5th)

Team roster

As of 1 January 2014.[3]
Rider Date of birth
 Valerio Agnoli (ITA) (1985-01-06)6 January 1985 (aged 28)
 Fabio Aru (ITA) (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 (aged 23)
 Borut Božič (SLO) (1980-08-08)8 August 1980 (aged 33)
 Janez Brajkovič (SLO) (1983-12-18)18 December 1983 (aged 30)
 Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) (1983-10-17)17 October 1983 (aged 30)
 Daniil Fominykh (KAZ) (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 22)
 Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 28)
 Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) (1982-03-22)22 March 1982 (aged 31)
 Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 29)
 Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 27)
 Andrea Guardini (ITA) (1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 24)
 Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) (1987-08-14)14 August 1987 (aged 26)
 Andriy Hrivko (UKR) (1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 30)
 Evan Huffman (USA) (1990-01-07)7 January 1990 (aged 23)
 Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) (1981-04-18)18 April 1981 (aged 32)
Rider Date of birth
 Valentin Iglinsky (KAZ) (1984-05-12)12 May 1984 (aged 29)
 Arman Kamyshev (KAZ) (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 22)
 Tanel Kangert (EST) (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 26)
 Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) (1980-05-17)17 May 1980 (aged 33)
 Mikel Landa (ESP) (1989-12-13)13 December 1989 (aged 24)
 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 21)
 Dimitry Muravyev (KAZ) (1979-11-02)2 November 1979 (aged 34)
 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (1984-11-14)14 November 1984 (aged 29)
 Michele Scarponi (ITA) (1979-09-25)25 September 1979 (aged 34)
 Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) (1977-07-08)8 July 1977 (aged 36)
 Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) (1987-03-07)7 March 1987 (aged 26)
 Alessandro Vanotti (ITA) (1980-09-16)16 September 1980 (aged 33)
 Lieuwe Westra (NED) (1982-09-11)11 September 1982 (aged 31)
 Andrey Zeits (KAZ) (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 (aged 27)

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
23 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Sprints classificationUCI Europe Tour Andrey Zeits (KAZ) Spain
23 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] Spain
1 MarchTour de Langkawi, Stage 3UCI Asia Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) MalaysiaKuala Lumpur
8 MarchTour de Langkawi, Stage 10UCI Asia Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) MalaysiaKuala Terengganu
30 MarchVolta a Catalunya, Stage 7UCI World Tour Lieuwe Westra (NED) SpainBarcelona
25 AprilGiro del Trentino, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Mikel Landa (ESP) ItalyMonte Bondone
25 AprilGiro del Trentino, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 2] Italy
25 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 15UCI World Tour Fabio Aru (ITA) ItalyPlan de Montecampione
14 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 7UCI World Tour Lieuwe Westra (NED)  SwitzerlandFinhautÉmosson
15 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 3] France
6 JulyTour de France, Stage 2UCI World Tour Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) United KingdomSheffield
14 JulyTour de France, Stage 10UCI World Tour Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) FranceLa Planche des Belles Filles
18 JulyTour de France, Stage 13UCI World Tour Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) FranceChamrousse
24 JulyTour de France, Stage 18UCI World Tour Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) FranceHautacam
27 JulyTour de France, OverallUCI World Tour Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) France
7 AugustDanmark Rundt, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) DenmarkAarhus
9 AugustDanmark Rundt, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) DenmarkOdense
9 AugustDanmark Rundt, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) DenmarkMiddelfart
10 AugustDanmark Rundt, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Denmark
11 AugustEneco Tour, Stage 1UCI World Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) NetherlandsTerneuzen
17 AugustVuelta a Burgos, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 4] Spain
3 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 11UCI World Tour Fabio Aru (ITA) SpainSantuario de San Miguel de Aralar
11 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 18UCI World Tour Fabio Aru (ITA) SpainMont Castrove, Meis
5 OctoberTour of AlmatyUCI Asia Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) KazakhstanAlmaty
22 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 3UCI Asia Tour Arman Kamyshev (KAZ) ChinaYueliangwan
28 OctoberTour of Hainan, Asian rider classificationUCI Asia Tour Andrey Zeits (KAZ) China

Footnotes

References

  1. "UCI Rankings". uci.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. Vinokourov, Alexander (16 December 2013). "Vinokourov unveils new jersey for team".
  3. "Astana Pro Team (AST) – KAZ". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. "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.
  5. Corsi, Luca (10 August 2013). "Mikel Landa, al Astana" [Mikel Landa, to Astana]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Grupo Vocento. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  6. Brown, Gregor (1 November 2013). "Scarponi joins Nibali on Astana, will lead 2014 Giro team". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  7. "New riders at Astana Pro Team". Astana. Abacanto SA. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  8. Ralbjerg, Jesper (17 October 2013). "Astana signs two new riders as Bazayev retires". CyclingQuotes. JJnet.dk A/S. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Farrand, Stephen (17 November 2013). "Wanty-Groupe Gobert confirm Seeldraeyers for 2014". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  12. "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.
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