2017 Astana season

The 2017 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.

Astana
2017 season
UCI codeAST
StatusUCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank15th[1]
ManagerAlexander Vinokourov
Main sponsor(s)Samruk-Kazyna
BasedKazakhstan
BicyclesArgon 18
Season victories
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages6
National Championships3
Best ranked riderFabio Aru[2]
Jersey

Team roster

As of 1 January 2017
Rider Date of birth
 Fabio Aru (ITA) (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 (aged 27)
 Pello Bilbao (ESP) (1990-02-25)25 February 1990 (aged 27)
 Zhandos Bizhigitov (KAZ) (1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 26)
 Matti Breschel (DEN) (1984-08-31)31 August 1984 (aged 32)
 Dario Cataldo (ITA) (1985-03-17)17 March 1985 (aged 31)
 Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) (1990-04-09)9 April 1990 (aged 26)
 Laurens de Vreese (BEL) (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 28)
 Daniil Fominykh (KAZ) (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 25)
 Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 31)
 Oscar Gatto (ITA) (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 32)
 Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) (1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 20)
 Andriy Grivko (UKR) (1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 33)
 Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 30)
 Jesper Hansen (DEN) (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 26)
 Arman Kamyshev (KAZ) (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 25)
 Tanel Kangert (EST) (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 29)
Rider Date of birth
 Truls Engen Korsæth (NOR) (1993-09-16)16 September 1993 (aged 23)
 Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (KAZ) (1992-03-28)28 March 1992 (aged 24)
 Miguel Ángel López (COL) (1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 22)
 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 24)
 Riccardo Minali (ITA) (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 21)
 Moreno Moser (ITA) (1990-12-25)25 December 1990 (aged 26)
 Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 33)
 Michele Scarponi[N 1] (ITA) (1979-09-25)25 September 1979 (aged 37)
 Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) (1991-09-14)14 September 1991 (aged 25)
 Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) (1977-07-08)8 July 1977 (aged 39)
 Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) (1987-03-07)7 March 1987 (aged 29)
 Michael Valgren (DEN) (1992-02-07)7 February 1992 (aged 24)
 Artyom Zakharov (KAZ) (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 25)
 Andrey Zeits (KAZ) (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 (aged 30)
  1. Scarponi died on 22 April as a result of a crash during a training ride.[3]

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
19 FebruaryVolta ao Algarve, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] Portugal
17 AprilTour of the Alps, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Michele Scarponi (ITA) AustriaInnsbruck–Hungerburg
9 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 6UCI World Tour Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) FranceLa Motte-Servolex
11 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 8UCI World Tour Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) FrancePlateau de Solaison
11 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, OverallUCI World Tour Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) France
2 JulyTour of Austria, PrologueUCI Europe Tour Oscar Gatto (ITA) AustriaSchloßberg (Graz)
5 JulyTour de France, Stage 5UCI World Tour Fabio Aru (ITA) FranceLa Planche des Belles Filles
6 JulyTour of Austria, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) AustriaKitzbüheler Horn
5 AugustVuelta a Burgos, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) SpainLagunas de Neila
5 AugustVuelta a Burgos, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 2] Spain

National, Continental and World champions 2017
DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
21 JuneKazakhstan National Time Trial Champion
 Zhandos Bizhigitov (KAZ) KazakhstanAlmaty
25 JuneItalian National Time Trial Champion
 Fabio Aru (ITA) ItalyIvrea
25 JuneKazakhstan National Time Trial Champion
 Artyom Zakharov (KAZ) KazakhstanAlmaty

Footnotes
  1. The riders on the squad were Pello Bilbao, Dario Cataldo, Sergey Chernetskiy, Oscar Gatto, Jesper Hansen, Moreno Moser, Luis León Sánchez and Michele Scarponi
  2. The riders on the squad were Miguel Ángel López, Pello Bilbao, Zhandos Bizhigitov, Sergey Chernetskiy, Nikita Stalnov, Artyom Zakharov, Jesper Hansen and Paolo Tiralongo

References
  1. "UCI Rankings". uci.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. "PCS Ranking Individual". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. "Michele Scarponi: Italian cyclist dies in training crash". BBC Sport. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. "Breschel and Bilbao among four new Astana signings". cyclingnews.com. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. "Astana announce four new signings". cyclingnews.com. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  6. "Michael Valgren og Jesper Hansen skifter til Astana". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  7. "Agnoli follows Nibali to Bahrain-Merida". Orbea. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  8. "Capecchi signs for Etixx-QuickStep". 23 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  9. "Marcato, Guardini sign with new Chinese WorldTour team Project TJ Sport". cyclingnews.com. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  10. "Vincenzo Nibali confirmed for Bahrain Merida". cyclingnews.com. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  11. "Rosa signs three-year deal with Team Sky". cyclingnews.com. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  12. "Smukulis leaves Astana for Delko Marseille - News shorts". cyclingnews.com. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  13. "Westra signs with Wanty-Groupe Gobert". cyclingnews.com. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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