The 2015 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 | |
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2015 season | |
Michele Scarponi in first stage of Tour de France | |
UCI code | AST |
Status | UCI ProTeam |
World Tour Rank | 5th[1] |
Chairman | Alexander Vinokourov |
Main sponsor(s) | Samruk-Kazyna |
Based | Kazakhstan |
Bicycles | Specialized |
Groupset | Campagnolo |
Season victories | |
One-day races | 6 |
Stage race overall | 3 |
Stage race stages | 22 |
Grand Tours | 1 |
National Championships | 2 |
Team roster
edit- As of 1 January 2015[2]
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Season victories
editNational, Continental and World champions 2015
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Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
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21 June | European Games Road Race Champion | Baku | |||
25 June | Kazakhstan National Time Trial Champion | Petropavl | |||
27 June | Italian National Road Race Champion | Superga |
Footnotes
edit- ^ The riders on the squad were Dario Cataldo, Tanel Kangert, Mikel Landa, Davide Malacarne, Diego Rosa, Paolo Tiralongo and Andrey Zeits
- ^ The riders on the squad were Andrea Guardini, Borut Božič, Maxat Ayazbayev, Laurens De Vreese, Arman Kamyshev, Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev and Ruslan Tleubayev
- ^ a b The riders on the squad were Fabio Aru, Dario Cataldo, Tanel Kangert, Mikel Landa, Davide Malacarne, Diego Rosa, Luis León Sánchez, Paolo Tiralongo and Andrey Zeits
- ^ a b The riders on the squad were Mikel Landa, Luis León Sánchez, Miguel Ángel López, Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev, Davide Malacarne, Michele Scarponi, Rein Taaramäe and Alessandro Vanotti
- ^ The riders on the squad were Valerio Agnoli, Daniil Fominykh, Dmitriy Gruzdev, Arman Kamyshev, Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev, Ruslan Tleubayev and Andrey Zeits
References
edit- ^ "UCI Rankings". uci.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Astana Pro Team (AST) – KAZ". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Hood, Andrew (1 August 2014). "Giro points champ Bouhanni to Cofidis; Boom to Astana". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Dario Cataldo signs for Astana to be climbing domestique for Vincenzo Nibali and Fabio Aru". skysports.com. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "2015 Contract - Laurens De Vreese". Astana Pro Team. 30 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ a b c Farrand, Stephen (1 August 2014). "Transfers: Astana signs Boom, Sanchez, Rosa and Malacarne". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Taaramae signs one-year deal with Astana". cyclingnews.com. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Brajkovic signs for UnitedHealthcare". cyclingnews.com. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Enrico Gasparotto rejoint Wanty-Groupe Gobert" [Enrico Gasparotto joins Wanty-Groupe Gobert]. RTBF.be (in French). Radio Télévision Belge Francophone. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "News shorts: Gavazzi to Neri Sottoli". cyclingnews.com. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Transfers: Guarnieri signs with Katusha". cyclingnews.com. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Maxim Iglinskiy provisionally suspended for EPO". Cycling News. cyclingnews.com. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Valentin Iglinskiy sacked by Astana after positive test". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Kessiakoff announces retirement from cycling". Cyclingnews.com. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.