2014 Astana season

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2014 Astana season
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The 2014 season for the Astana cycling team is scheduled to begin in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they are automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Team roster

As of 1 January 2014.[1]
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 Hryvko (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)

Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season
Rider 2013 team
Daniil Fominykh[2]Astana continental team
Valentin Iglinskiy[2]Ag2r-La Mondiale
Mikel Landa[3]Euskaltel-Euskadi
Michele Scarponi[4]Lampre-Merida
Lieuwe Westra[5]Vacansoleil-DCM
Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season
Rider 2014 team
Assan Bazayev[6]Retired
Andrey Kashechkin[7]
Simone Ponzi[8]Yellow Fluo
Kevin Seeldraeyers[9]Wanty-Groupe Gobert
Egor Silin[10]Team Katusha

References

  1. ↑ "Astana Pro Team (AST) – KAZ". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2014. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bazayev retires, Fominykh and V. Iglinskiy join for 2014". Astana (Abacanto SA). 16 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014. 
  3. ↑ Corsi, Luca (10 August 2013). "Mikel Landa, al Astana" [Mikel Landa, to Astana]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish) (Grupo Vocento). Retrieved 20 January 2014. 
  4. ↑ Brown, Gregor (1 November 2013). "Scarponi joins Nibali on Astana, will lead 2014 Giro team". VeloNews (Competitor Group, Inc.). Retrieved 20 January 2014. 
  5. ↑ "New riders at Astana Pro Team". Astana (Abacanto SA). 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013. 
  6. ↑ Ralbjerg, Jesper (17 October 2013). "Astana signs two new riders as Bazayev retires". CyclingQuotes (JJnet.dk A/S). Retrieved 20 January 2014. 
  7. ↑ 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." 
  8. ↑ MacMichael, Simon (13 December 2013). "Chris Horner to join ex-Vini Fantini team, Neri Sottoli?". Road.cc (Farrelly Atkinson Ltd.). 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." 
  9. ↑ Farrand, Stephen (17 November 2013). "Wanty-Groupe Gobert confirm Seeldraeyers for 2014". Cyclingnews.com (Future plc). Retrieved 20 January 2014. 
  10. ↑ "Katusha Team presents three new riders". Team Katusha (Katusha Management SA). 23 September 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013. 
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