2019 Astana season

Astana
2019 season
Miguel Angel Lopez in Stage 19, Giro d'Italia wearing White jersey as the best Young rider
UCI codeAST
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ChairmanAlexander Vinokourov
Main sponsor(s)Samruk-Kazyna
BasedKazakhstan
BicyclesArgon 18
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races3
Stage race overall10
Stage race stages20
National Championships2
Most winsAlexey Lutsenko
Best ranked riderJakob Fuglsang (3rd)
Jersey

The 2019 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.

Team roster

As of 24 December 2018.[1]
Rider Date of birth
 Davide Ballerini (ITA) (1994-09-21)21 September 1994 (aged 24)
 Pello Bilbao (ESP) (1990-02-25)25 February 1990 (aged 28)
 Zhandos Bizhigitov (KAZ) (1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 27)
 Manuele Boaro (ITA) (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 31)
 Hernando Bohórquez (COL) (1992-06-22)22 June 1992 (aged 26)
 Dario Cataldo (ITA) (1985-03-17)17 March 1985 (aged 33)
 Rodrigo Contreras (COL) (1994-06-02)2 June 1994 (aged 24)
 Magnus Cort (DEN) (1993-01-16)16 January 1993 (aged 25)
 Laurens De Vreese (BEL) (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 30)
 Daniil Fominykh (KAZ) (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 27)
 Omar Fraile (ESP) (1990-07-17)17 July 1990 (aged 28)
 Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 33)
 Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) (1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 22)
 Jonas Gregaard Wilsly (DEN) (1996-07-30)30 July 1996 (aged 22)
Rider Date of birth
 Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 32)
 Jan Hirt (CZE) (1991-01-21)21 January 1991 (aged 27)
 Hugo Houle (CAN) (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 28)
 Ion Izagirre (ESP) (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 29)
 Gorka Izagirre (ESP) (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 31)
 Merhawi Kudus (ERI) (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 24)
 Miguel Ángel López (COL) (1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 24)
 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 26)
 Yuriy Natarov (KAZ) (1996-12-28)28 December 1996 (aged 21)
 Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 35)
 Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) (1991-09-14)14 September 1991 (aged 27)
 Davide Villella (ITA) (1991-06-27)27 June 1991 (aged 27)
 Artyom Zakharov (KAZ) (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 27)
 Andrey Zeits (KAZ) (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 (aged 32)

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
10 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Ion Izagirre (ESP)  Spain
10 February Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1]  Spain
15 February Vuelta a Murcia, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Pello Bilbao (ESP)  Spain San Javier
16 February Vuelta a Murcia, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Luis León Sánchez (ESP)  Spain Murcia
16 February Vuelta a Murcia, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Luis León Sánchez (ESP)  Spain
16 February Vuelta a Murcia, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Luis León Sánchez (ESP)  Spain
16 February Vuelta a Murcia, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)  Spain
16 February Vuelta a Murcia, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 2]  Spain
17 February Tour de la Provence, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Gorka Izagirre (ESP)  France
17 February Tour of Colombia, Overall UCI America Tour  Miguel Ángel López (COL)  Colombia
17 February Tour of Colombia, Young rider classification UCI America Tour  Miguel Ángel López (COL)  Colombia
17 February Tour of Oman, Stage 2 UCI Asia Tour  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Oman Al Bustan
18 February Tour of Oman, Stage 3 UCI Asia Tour  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Oman Qurayyat
20 February Tour of Oman, Stage 5 UCI Asia Tour  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Oman Jabal al Akhdhar
21 February Tour of Oman, Overall UCI Asia Tour  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Oman
21 February Tour of Oman, Points classification UCI Asia Tour  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Oman
24 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)  Spain
25 February Tour of Rwanda, Stage 2 UCI Africa Tour  Merhawi Kudus (ERI)  Rwanda Mount Huye
26 February Tour of Rwanda, Stage 3 UCI Africa Tour  Merhawi Kudus (ERI)  Rwanda Rubavu
3 March Tour of Rwanda, Stage 8 UCI Africa Tour  Rodrigo Contreras (COL)  Rwanda Kigali
3 March Tour of Rwanda, Overall UCI Africa Tour  Merhawi Kudus (ERI)  Rwanda
13 March Paris–Nice, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Magnus Cort Nielsen (DEN)  France Pélussin
16 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Italy Fossombrone
17 March Paris–Nice, Stage 8 UCI World Tour  Ion Izagirre (ESP)  France Nice
17 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)  Italy Recanati
19 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Italy
28 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Miguel Ángel López (COL)  Spain La Molina
31 March Volta a Catalunya, Overall UCI World Tour  Miguel Ángel López (COL)  Spain
31 March Volta a Catalunya, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Miguel Ángel López (COL)  Spain
13 April Tour of the Basque Country, Overall UCI World Tour  Ion Izagirre (ESP)  Spain
28 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège UCI World Tour  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)  Belgium Liège
17 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  Pello Bilbao (ESP)  Italy L'Aquila
18 May Tour of California, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Davide Ballerini (ITA)  United States
26 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 15 UCI World Tour  Dario Cataldo (ITA)  Italy Como
1 June Giro d'Italia, Stage 20 UCI World Tour  Pello Bilbao (ESP)  Italy Croce d'Aune
2 June Giro d'Italia, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Miguel Ángel López (COL)  Italy
16 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Overall UCI World Tour  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)  France
16 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 3]  France
16 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Luis León Sánchez (ESP)  Switzerland Langnau im Emmental
18 August Arctic Race of Norway, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Norway
18 August Arctic Race of Norway, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Norway
18 August Arctic Race of Norway, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 4]  Norway
24 August Vuelta a Espana, Stage 1 (TTT) UCI World Tour [N 5]  Spain Torrevieja
9 September Vuelta a Espana, Stage 16 UCI World Tour  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)  Spain La Cubilla
19 September Coppa Sabatini UCI Europe Tour  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Italy Peccioli
21 September Memorial Marco Pantani UCI Europe Tour  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Italy Cesenatico
3 October CRO Race, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)  Croatia Makarska
6 October CRO Race, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 6]  Croatia

National, Continental and World champions 2019

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
25 April Asian Cycling Championships, ITT  Daniil Fominykh (KAZ)  Uzbekistan Gazalkent
27 April Asian Cycling Championships, TTT [N 7]  Uzbekistan Gazalkent
28 April Asian Cycling Championships, Road race  Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ)  Uzbekistan Gazalkent
26 June Kazakhstan National Time Trial Championships
 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Kazakhstan Shchuchinsk
30 June Kazakhstan National Road Race Championships
 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Kazakhstan Shchuchinsk

Footnotes

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  1. ^ The riders on the squad were Luis León Sánchez, Pello Bilbao, Hugo Houle, Ion Izagirre, Omar Fraile, Magnus Cort and Merhawi Kudus
  2. ^ The riders on the squad were Luis León Sánchez, Pello Bilbao, Dario Cataldo, Omar Fraile, Yuriy Natarov and Jakob Fuglsang
  3. ^ The riders on the squad were Magnus Cort, Hugo Houle, Davide Ballerini, Gorka Izagirre, Hernando Bohórquez, Alexey Lutsenko and Jakob Fuglsang
  4. ^ The riders on the squad were Magnus Cort, Daniil Fominykh, Jonas Gregaard, Hugo Houle, Alexey Lutsenko, and Yuriy Natarov.
  5. ^ The riders on the squad were Jakob Fuglsang, Gorka Izagirre, Ion Izagirre, Omar Fraile, Luis León Sánchez, Dario Cataldo, Alexey Lutsenko, and Manuele Boaro.
  6. ^ The riders on the squad were Yevgeniy Gidich, Andrey Zeits, Vadim Pronskiy, Daniil Fominykh, Yuriy Natarov and Davide Villella
  7. ^ The riders on the squad were Yevgeniy Gidich, Yuriy Natarov, Daniil Fominykh, Zhandos Bizhigitov, Dmitriy Gruzdev

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