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 | |
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| 2014 season | |
 The team at the 2014 World Ports Classic | |
| UCI code | AST |
| Status | UCI ProTeam |
| World Tour Rank | 10th (823 points)[1] |
| Manager | Alexander Vinokourov |
| Main sponsor(s) | Samruk-Kazyna |
| Based | Kazakhstan |
| Bicycles | Specialized |
| Groupset | Campagnolo |
| Season victories | |
| One-day races | 1 |
| Stage race overall | 1 |
| Stage race stages | 17 |
| Grand Tours | 1 |
| National Championships | 2 |
| Most wins | Andrea Guardini (5 wins) |
| Best ranked rider | Vincenzo Nibali (5th) |
Team roster
edit- As of 1 January 2014.[3]
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Season victories
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Footnotes
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- ^ The riders on the squad were Michele Scarponi, Jakob Fuglsang, Paolo Tiralongo, Tanel Kangert, Alexey Lutsenko, Fredrik Kessiakoff and Andrey Zeits
- ^ The riders on the squad were Michele Scarponi, Fabio Aru, Valerio Agnoli, Fredrik Kessiakoff, Mikel Landa, Andrey Zeits, Paolo Tiralongo and Evan Huffman
- ^ The riders on the squad were Vincenzo Nibali, Jakob Fuglsang, Andriy Hrivko, Dmitriy Gruzdev, Tanel Kangert, Alessandro Vanotti, Lieuwe Westra and Andrey Zeits
- ^ The riders on the squad were Mikel Landa, Valerio Agnoli, Janez Brajkovič, Paolo Tiralongo, Fredrik Kessiakoff, Andrey Zeits, Ilya Davidenok and Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev
References
edit- ^ "UCI Rankings". uci.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ Vinokourov, Alexander (16 December 2013). "Vinokourov unveils new jersey for team".
- ^ "Astana Pro Team (AST) – KAZ". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Corsi, Luca (10 August 2013). "Mikel Landa, al Astana" [Mikel Landa, to Astana]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Grupo Vocento. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ Brown, Gregor (1 November 2013). "Scarponi joins Nibali on Astana, will lead 2014 Giro team". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "New riders at Astana Pro Team". Astana. Abacanto SA. 1 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ Ralbjerg, Jesper (17 October 2013). "Astana signs two new riders as Bazayev retires". CyclingQuotes. JJnet.dk A/S. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (17 November 2013). "Wanty-Groupe Gobert confirm Seeldraeyers for 2014". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "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.