Astana
2019 season
Miguel Angel Lopez in Stage 19, Giro d'Italia wearing White jersey as the best Young rider
UCI codeAST
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ChairmanAlexander Vinokourov
Main sponsor(s)Samruk-Kazyna
BasedKazakhstan
BicyclesArgon 18
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races3
Stage race overall10
Stage race stages20
National Championships2
Most WinsAlexey Lutsenko
Best ranked riderJakob Fuglsang (3rd)
Jersey

The 2019 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 24 December 2018.[1]
Rider Date of birth
 Davide Ballerini (ITA) (1994-09-21)21 September 1994 (aged 24)
 Pello Bilbao (ESP) (1990-02-25)25 February 1990 (aged 28)
 Zhandos Bizhigitov (KAZ) (1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 27)
 Manuele Boaro (ITA) (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 31)
 Hernando Bohórquez (COL) (1992-06-22)22 June 1992 (aged 26)
 Dario Cataldo (ITA) (1985-03-17)17 March 1985 (aged 33)
 Rodrigo Contreras (COL) (1994-06-02)2 June 1994 (aged 24)
 Magnus Cort (DEN) (1993-01-16)16 January 1993 (aged 25)
 Laurens De Vreese (BEL) (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 30)
 Daniil Fominykh (KAZ) (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 27)
 Omar Fraile (ESP) (1990-07-17)17 July 1990 (aged 28)
 Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 33)
 Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) (1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 22)
 Jonas Gregaard Wilsly (DEN) (1996-07-30)30 July 1996 (aged 22)
Rider Date of birth
 Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 32)
 Jan Hirt (CZE) (1991-01-21)21 January 1991 (aged 27)
 Hugo Houle (CAN) (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 28)
 Ion Izagirre (ESP) (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 29)
 Gorka Izagirre (ESP) (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 31)
 Merhawi Kudus (ERI) (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 24)
 Miguel Ángel López (COL) (1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 24)
 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 26)
 Yuriy Natarov (KAZ) (1996-12-28)28 December 1996 (aged 21)
 Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 35)
 Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) (1991-09-14)14 September 1991 (aged 27)
 Davide Villella (ITA) (1991-06-27)27 June 1991 (aged 27)
 Artyom Zakharov (KAZ) (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 27)
 Andrey Zeits (KAZ) (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 (aged 32)

    Season victories

    DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
    10 FebruaryVolta a la Comunitat Valenciana, OverallUCI Europe Tour Ion Izagirre (ESP) Spain
    10 FebruaryVolta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] Spain
    15 FebruaryVuelta a Murcia, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Pello Bilbao (ESP) SpainSan Javier
    16 FebruaryVuelta a Murcia, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Luis León Sánchez (ESP) SpainMurcia
    16 FebruaryVuelta a Murcia, OverallUCI Europe Tour Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Spain
    16 FebruaryVuelta a Murcia, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Spain
    16 FebruaryVuelta a Murcia, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Spain
    16 FebruaryVuelta a Murcia, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 2] Spain
    17 FebruaryTour de la Provence, OverallUCI Europe Tour Gorka Izagirre (ESP) France
    17 FebruaryTour of Colombia, OverallUCI America Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) Colombia
    17 FebruaryTour of Colombia, Young rider classificationUCI America Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) Colombia
    17 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 2UCI Asia Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) OmanAl Bustan
    18 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 3UCI Asia Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) OmanQurayyat
    20 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 5UCI Asia Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) OmanJabal al Akhdhar
    21 FebruaryTour of Oman, OverallUCI Asia Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Oman
    21 FebruaryTour of Oman, Points classificationUCI Asia Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Oman
    24 February Vuelta a Andalucía, OverallUCI Europe Tour Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Spain
    25 FebruaryTour of Rwanda, Stage 2UCI Africa Tour Merhawi Kudus (ERI) RwandaMount Huye
    26 FebruaryTour of Rwanda, Stage 3UCI Africa Tour Merhawi Kudus (ERI) RwandaRubavu
    3 MarchTour of Rwanda, Stage 8UCI Africa Tour Rodrigo Contreras (COL) RwandaKigali
    3 MarchTour of Rwanda, OverallUCI Africa Tour Merhawi Kudus (ERI) Rwanda
    13 MarchParis–Nice, Stage 4UCI World Tour Magnus Cort Nielsen (DEN) FrancePélussin
    16 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Stage 4UCI World Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) ItalyFossombrone
    17 MarchParis–Nice, Stage 8UCI World Tour Ion Izagirre (ESP) FranceNice
    17 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Stage 5UCI World Tour Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) ItalyRecanati
    19 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Italy
    28 MarchVolta a Catalunya, Stage 4UCI World Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) SpainLa Molina
    31 MarchVolta a Catalunya, OverallUCI World Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) Spain
    31 MarchVolta a Catalunya, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) Spain
    13 AprilTour of the Basque Country, OverallUCI World Tour Ion Izagirre (ESP) Spain
    28 AprilLiège–Bastogne–LiègeUCI World Tour Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) BelgiumLiège
    17 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 7UCI World Tour Pello Bilbao (ESP) ItalyL'Aquila
    18 MayTour of California, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Davide Ballerini (ITA) United States
    26 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 15UCI World Tour Dario Cataldo (ITA) ItalyComo
    1 JuneGiro d'Italia, Stage 20UCI World Tour Pello Bilbao (ESP) ItalyCroce d'Aune
    2 JuneGiro d'Italia, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) Italy
    16 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, OverallUCI World Tour Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) France
    16 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 3] France
    16 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 2UCI World Tour Luis León Sánchez (ESP)  SwitzerlandLangnau im Emmental
    18 AugustArctic Race of Norway, OverallUCI Europe Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Norway
    18 AugustArctic Race of Norway, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Norway
    18 AugustArctic Race of Norway, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 4] Norway
    24 AugustVuelta a Espana, Stage 1 (TTT)UCI World Tour[N 5] SpainTorrevieja
    9 SeptemberVuelta a Espana, Stage 16UCI World Tour Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) SpainLa Cubilla
    19 SeptemberCoppa SabatiniUCI Europe Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) ItalyPeccioli
    21 SeptemberMemorial Marco PantaniUCI Europe Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) ItalyCesenatico
    3 OctoberCRO Race, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) CroatiaMakarska
    6 OctoberCRO Race, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 6] Croatia

    National, Continental and World champions 2019

    DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
    25 AprilAsian Cycling Championships, ITT Daniil Fominykh (KAZ) UzbekistanGazalkent
    27 AprilAsian Cycling Championships, TTT[N 7] UzbekistanGazalkent
    28 AprilAsian Cycling Championships, Road race Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) UzbekistanGazalkent
    26 JuneKazakhstan National Time Trial Championships
     Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Kazakhstan Shchuchinsk
    30 JuneKazakhstan National Road Race Championships
     Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) KazakhstanShchuchinsk

    Footnotes

    References

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