Astana Women's Team

Astana Women's Team
Team information

UCI code	ASA
Registered	Kazakhstan
Founded	2015 (2015)
Discipline	Road
Status	UCI Women's Team
Bicycles	Kuota
Key personnel
General manager	Zulfia Zabirova Maurizio Fabretto
Team name history
2015 2016–	Astana–Acca Due O Astana Women's Team

Astana Women's Team is a professional women's cycling team based in Kazakhstan, which is scheduled to compete in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's Road World Cup in 2015.^[1]^[2]

Team history

2014

Riders in

On November 28, Marzhan Baitlevova, Yekaterina Yuraitis, Makhabbat Umutzanova, Natalya Sokovnina and Aliya Kargaliyena signed with the team. On November 30, Natalya Saitfutdinova and Faina Potapova signed with the team. On December 2, the team signed Jessenia Meneses and Ingrid Drexel. On December 6, the team signed Aizhan Zhaparova, Larisa Pankova and Kseniya Dobrynina. On December 12 Marika Campagnaro joined the team. On December 18 Milda Jankauskaite, Olena Demidova and Carolina Rodriguez joined the team.^[3] On 24 December, Hanna Solovey signed for the team.^[4]

2015

In June, Astana-Acca Due O fired Hanna Solovey citing “unprofessional behaviour”. This was disputed, with the Ukrainian Cycling Federation, claiming she was fired for refusing to take up Kazakhstani citizenship ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics.^[5]

Team roster

	Rider	Date of birth
Rinata Akhmetcha (KAZ)		(1998-03-17) 17 March 1998
Sofia Beggin (ITA)		(1997-10-12) 12 October 1997
Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA)		(1997-08-21) 21 August 1997
Arianna Fidanza (ITA)		(1995-01-06) 6 January 1995
Tatyana Geneleva (KAZ)		(1997-04-14) 14 April 1997
Amiliya Iskakova (KAZ)		(1995-03-29) 29 March 1995
Lisa Morzenti (ITA)		(1998-01-23) 23 January 1998
Olena Pavlukhina (AZE)		(1989-03-01) 1 March 1989

	Rider	Date of birth
Carolina Rodríguez (MEX)		(1997-02-10) 10 February 1997
Natalya Saifutdinova (KAZ)		(1989-02-11) 11 February 1989
Zhanerke Sanakbayeva (KAZ)		(1998-01-10) 10 January 1998
Arlenis Sierra (CUB)		(1992-12-07) 7 December 1992
Agnieszka Skalniak (POL)		(1997-04-22) 22 April 1997
Makhabbat Umutzhanova (KAZ)		(1994-08-11) 11 August 1994
Lara Vieceli (ITA)		(1993-07-16) 16 July 1993

Major results

2015: 1st Copa Cuba de Pista – Points race, Ingrid Drexel

2016: 1st Stage 1 Tour of Zhoushan Island I, Arianna Fidanza

2017

1st

Points classification Setmana Ciclista Valenciana, Arlenis Sierra

1st Stage 3, Arlenis Sierra

1st Mishmar Ha'Emeq Mountainbike (XCO), Tatyana Geneleva

1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio, Arlenis Sierra

1st Rosh Ha'Ayin Mountainbike (XCO), Tatyana Geneleva

1st Orsago Chrono, Olena Pavlukhina

1st

Points classification Tour of California, Arlenis Sierra

1st

Youth classification, Arlenis Sierra

1st

Overall Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica, Arlenis Sierra

1st

Points classification, Arlenis Sierra

1st

Mountains classification, Arlenis Sierra

1st Teams classification

1st Prologue, Stages 1 & 3, Arlenis Sierra

National Champions

2015: Kazakhstan Road Race, Natalya Saifutdinova; Kazakhstan Time Trial, Yekaterina Yuraitis; Mexico Time Trial, Ingril Drexel
2016: Kazakhstan Road Race, Natalya Saifutdinova; Kazakhstan Time Trial, Yekaterina Yuraitis; Russia Time Trial, Tatiana Antoshina; Kazakhstan Track (Scratch Race), Nadezhda Geneleva; Kazakhstan Track (Points Race), Makhabbat Umutzhanova
2017: Cuba Road Race, Arlenis Sierra; Cuba Time Trial, Arlenis Sierra; Kazakhstan Road Race, Tatyana Geneleva; Azerbaijan Road Race, Olena Pavlukhina; Azerbaijan Time Trial, Olena Pavlukhina

References

↑ "Astana-Acca Due O women’s team launched for 2015". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
↑ "#KUOTACYCLE E ASTANA ACCA DUE O". Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
↑ "Cycling Transfers 2015 - - Team Information - By: CyclingFever.com". Retrieved 25 December 2014.
↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/news-shorts-solovey-signs-for-astana-acca-due-o-roompot-secure-classics-invitations
↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/solovey-sacked-by-astana-acca-due-o-for-refusing-to-switch-nationality-claims-ukrainian-federation

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