2016 Astana season

Astana
2016 season
UCI code AST
Status UCI ProTeam
Chairman Alexander Vinokourov
Main sponsor(s) Samruk-Kazyna
Based Kazakhstan
Bicycles Specialized
Groupset Campagnolo
Season victories
Stage race overall 3
Stage race stages 15

The 2016 season for the Astana cycling team began in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they are automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Team roster

As of 29 March 2016.
Rider Date of birth
 Valerio Agnoli (ITA) (1985-01-06)6 January 1985 (aged 31)
 Fabio Aru (ITA) (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 (aged 25)
 Maxat Ayazbayev (KAZ) (1992-01-27)27 January 1992 (aged 24)
 Lars Boom (NED) (1985-12-30)30 December 1985 (aged 30)
 Eros Capecchi (ITA) (1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 29)
 Dario Cataldo (ITA) (1985-03-17)17 March 1985 (aged 31)
 Laurens de Vreese (BEL) (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 27)
 Daniil Fominykh (KAZ) (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 24)
 Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 31)
 Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 30)
 Andrea Guardini (ITA) (1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 26)
 Andriy Hryvko (UKR) (1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 32)
 Arman Kamyshev (KAZ) (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 25)
 Tanel Kangert (EST) (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 29)
Rider Date of birth
 Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (KAZ) (1992-03-28)28 March 1992 (aged 24)
 Miguel Ángel López (COL) (1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 22)
 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 23)
 Davide Malacarne (ITA) (1987-06-11)11 June 1987 (aged 28)
 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (1984-11-14)14 November 1984 (aged 31)
 Diego Rosa (ITA) (1989-03-27)27 March 1989 (aged 27)
 Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 32)
 Michele Scarponi (ITA) (1979-09-25)25 September 1979 (aged 36)
 Gatis Smukulis (LAT) (1987-04-15)15 April 1987 (aged 28)
 Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) (1977-07-08)8 July 1977 (aged 38)
 Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) (1987-03-07)7 March 1987 (aged 29)
 Alessandro Vanotti (ITA) (1980-09-16)16 September 1980 (aged 35)
 Lieuwe Westra (NED) (1982-09-11)11 September 1982 (aged 33)
 Andrey Zeits (KAZ) (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 (aged 29)

Riders who joined the team for the 2016 season
Rider 2015 team
Eros CapecchiMovistar Team
Gatis SmukulisTeam Katusha
Oleg Zemlyakovneo-pro (Vino 4ever)
Riders who left the team during or after the 2015 season
Rider 2016 team
Borut Bozic[1]Cofidis
Alexsandr DyachenkoRetired
Mikel Landa[2]Team Sky
Rein Taaramäe[3]Team Katusha

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
23 January Tour de San Luis, Stage 6 UCI America Tour  López, Miguel ÁngelMiguel Ángel López (COL)  Argentina Filo de la Sierra de Comechingones
24 January Tour de San Luis, Young rider classification UCI America Tour  López, Miguel ÁngelMiguel Ángel López (COL)  Argentina
13 February La Méditerranéenne, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Hrivko, AndriyAndriy Hrivko (UKR)  France Pegomas
14 February La Méditerranéenne, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Hrivko, AndriyAndriy Hrivko (UKR)  France
18 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Sánchez, Luis LeónLuis León Sánchez (ESP)  Portugal Alto da Foía
19 February Tour of Oman, Stage 4 UCI Asia Tour  Nibali, VincenzoVincenzo Nibali (ITA)  Oman Jebel Akhdar
21 February Tour of Oman, Overall UCI Asia Tour  Nibali, VincenzoVincenzo Nibali (ITA)  Oman
24 February Tour de Langkawi, Stage 1 UCI Asia Tour  Guardini, AndreaAndrea Guardini (ITA)  Malaysia Baling
27 February Tour de Langkawi, Stage 4 UCI Asia Tour  López, Miguel ÁngelMiguel Ángel López (COL)  Malaysia Tanah Rata
28 February Tour de Langkawi, Stage 5 UCI Asia Tour  Guardini, AndreaAndrea Guardini (ITA)  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
1 March Tour de Langkawi, Stage 7 UCI Asia Tour  Guardini, AndreaAndrea Guardini (ITA)  Malaysia Parit Sulong
2 March Tour de Langkawi, Stage 8 UCI Asia Tour  Guardini, AndreaAndrea Guardini (ITA)  Malaysia Malacca
2 March Tour de Langkawi, Points Classification UCI Asia Tour  Guardini, AndreaAndrea Guardini (ITA)  Malaysia
11 March Paris–Nice, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Lutsenko, AlexeyAlexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  France Salon-de-Provence
31 March Three Days of De Panne, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Westra, LieuweLieuwe Westra (NED)  Belgium
31 March Three Days of De Panne, Team classifcation UCI Europe Tour [N 1]  Belgium
4 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 1 UCI World Tour  Sánchez, Luis LeónLuis León Sánchez (ESP)  Spain Markina-Xemein
8 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Rosa, DiegoDiego Rosa (ITA)  Spain Arrate (Eibar)
9 April Tour of the Basque Country, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Rosa, DiegoDiego Rosa (ITA)  Spain
19 April Giro del Trentino, Stage 1 (TTT) UCI Europe Tour [N 2]  Italy Torbole
21 April Giro del Trentino, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Kangert, TanelTanel Kangert (EST)  Italy Mezzolombardo
22 April Giro del Trentino, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Kangert, TanelTanel Kangert (EST)  Italy Cles

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The riders on the squad were Laurens de Vreese, Jakob Fuglsang, Dmitriy Gruzdev, Andrea Guardini, Arman Kamyshev, Alexey Lutsenko, Lars Boom and Lieuwe Westra
  2. ↑ The riders on the squad were Vincenzo Nibali, Valerio Agnoli, Eros Capecchi, Jakob Fuglsang, Tanel Kangert, Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev, Davide Malacarne and Michele Scarponi


References

  1. ↑ "Team Cofidis Announces Its Final Roster For Next Season". Orbea. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Clarke, Stuart (16 September 2015). "Mikel Landa confirms he will ride for Team Sky in 2016". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Katusha confirm signing of Rein Taaramäe". Cyclingnews. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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