2015 Astana season explained

Team:Astana
Season:2015
Men:yes
Ucicode:AST
Status:UCI ProTeam
Wtrank:5th[1]
Chairman:Alexander Vinokourov
Sponsor:Samruk-Kazyna
Base:Kazakhstan
Bikes:Specialized
Groupset:Campagnolo
Onedaywins:6
Stageraceoverall:3
Stageracestages:22
Gtwins:1
Natcwins:2
Previous:2014
Next:2016

The 2015 season for the 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.

Team roster

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Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season
Rider2014 team
Maxat Ayazbayev continental team
Lars Boom[3]
Dario Cataldo[4]
Laurens De Vreese[5]
Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev continental team
Miguel Ángel Lópezneo (Loteria Boyaca Indeportes)
Davide Malacarne[6]
Diego Rosa
Luis León Sánchez
Rein Taaramäe[7]
Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season
Rider2015 team
Janez Brajkovič[8]
Enrico Gasparotto[9]
Francesco Gavazzi[10]
Jacopo Guarnieri[11]
Evan HuffmanTeam SmartStop
Maxim Iglinsky[12] Fired (doping)
Valentin Iglinsky[13] Fired (doping)
Fredrik Kessiakoff[14] Retired
Dimitry MuravyevRetired

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Castle of Lorca
Tour of Oman, Stage 1 Al Wutayyah
Tour of Oman, Points classification
Tour de Langkawi, Stage 1 Langkawi
Tour de Langkawi, Stage 2 Sungai Petani
Tour de Langkawi, Stage 4 Kuala Berang
Tour de Langkawi, Stage 8 Kuala Lumpur
Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 5 Aia
Giro del Trentino, Stage 4 Cles
Giro del Trentino, Teams classification [15]
Tour de Picardie, Stage 2 Fleurines
Giro d'Italia, Stage 9 San Giorgio del Sannio
Tour de Picardie, Teams classification [16]
World Ports Classic, Stage 1 Antwerp
Giro d'Italia, Stage 15 Madonna di Campiglio
Giro d'Italia, Stage 16 Aprica
Giro d'Italia, Stage 19 Cervinia
Giro d'Italia, Stage 20 Sestriere
Giro d'Italia, Young rider classification
Giro d'Italia, Teams classification [17]
Giro d'Italia, Team points classification
Giro d'Italia, Azzurri d'Italia classification
Giro d'Italia, Premio Energy classification
Tour de Suisse, Stage 8 Bern
Tour de France, Stage 19 La Toussuire – Les Sybelles
Danmark Rundt, Stage 1 Holstebro
Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 2 Team time trial[18] Burgos
Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4 Pineda de la Sierra
Vuelta a Burgos, Overall
Vuelta a Burgos, Young rider classification
Vuelta a Burgos, Teams classification
Arctic Race of Norway, Overall
Vuelta a España, Stage 11 Cortals d'Encamp
Vuelta a España, Overall
Legnano
Varese
Turin
Almaty
Como
Abu Dhabi Tour, Stage 1 Madinat Zayed
Tour of Hainan, Stage 8 Wuzhishan
Tour of Hainan, Teams classification [19]

National, Continental and World champions 2015

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
Baku
Petropavl
Superga

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UCI Rankings . uci.org . 13 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Astana Pro Team (AST) – KAZ. 1 January 2015. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale.
  3. Web site: Giro points champ Bouhanni to Cofidis; Boom to Astana . Hood . Andrew . 1 August 2014 . . 18 January 2015 . 2 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140802154807/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/08/news/giro-points-champ-bouhanni-leaves-fdj-signs-with-cofidis-for-2015_339257 . dead .
  4. Web site: Dario Cataldo signs for Astana to be climbing domestique for Vincenzo Nibali and Fabio Aru. 1 October 2014 . . 18 January 2015.
  5. Web site: 2015 Contract - Laurens De Vreese . 30 August 2014 . . 18 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141013193517/http://proteam-astana.com/2014/08/30/2015-contract-laurens-de-vreese/ . 13 October 2014 .
  6. News: Transfers: Astana signs Boom, Sanchez, Rosa and Malacarne . Farrand . Stephen . 1 August 2014 . Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 18 January 2015.
  7. Web site: Taaramae signs one-year deal with Astana . . 20 August 2014 . cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2015.
  8. Web site: Brajkovic signs for UnitedHealthcare. 30 October 2014. cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2015.
  9. Web site: Enrico Gasparotto rejoint Wanty-Groupe Gobert. 21 November 2014. RTBF.be. Radio Télévision Belge Francophone. French . Enrico Gasparotto joins Wanty-Groupe Gobert . 18 January 2015.
  10. Web site: News shorts: Gavazzi to Neri Sottoli . . 8 November 2014 . . 18 January 2015.
  11. Web site: Transfers: Guarnieri signs with Katusha . . 1 September 2014 . . 18 January 2015.
  12. News: Maxim Iglinskiy provisionally suspended for EPO. Cycling News. cyclingnews.com. 1 October 2014. 18 January 2015.
  13. News: Valentin Iglinskiy sacked by Astana after positive test. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 10 September 2014. 18 January 2015.
  14. News: Kessiakoff announces retirement from cycling. Cyclingnews.com. 9 December 2014. 18 January 2015.
  15. The riders on the squad were Dario Cataldo, Tanel Kangert, Mikel Landa, Davide Malacarne, Diego Rosa, Paolo Tiralongo and Andrey Zeits
  16. The riders on the squad were Andrea Guardini, Borut Božič, Maxat Ayazbayev, Laurens De Vreese, Arman Kamyshev, Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev and Ruslan Tleubayev
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. The riders on the squad were Valerio Agnoli, Daniil Fominykh, Dmitriy Gruzdev, Arman Kamyshev, Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev, Ruslan Tleubayev and Andrey Zeits

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