2016 Astana season

The 2016 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
2016 season
UCI codeAST
StatusUCI ProTeam
World Tour Rank10th[1]
ChairmanAlexander Vinokourov
Main sponsor(s)Samruk-Kazyna
BasedKazakhstan
BicyclesSpecialized
GroupsetCampagnolo
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race overall6
Stage race stages21
Grand Tours1
National Championships4
Best ranked riderVincenzo Nibali[2]

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 Hrivko (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)

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
23 JanuaryTour de San Luis, Stage 6UCI America Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) ArgentinaFilo de la Sierra de Comechingones
24 JanuaryTour de San Luis, Young rider classificationUCI America Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) Argentina
13 FebruaryLa Méditerranéenne, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Andriy Hrivko (UKR) FrancePegomas
14 FebruaryLa Méditerranéenne, OverallUCI Europe Tour Andriy Hrivko (UKR) France
18 FebruaryVolta ao Algarve, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Luis León Sánchez (ESP) PortugalAlto da Foía
19 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 4UCI Asia Tour Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) OmanJebel Akhdar
21 FebruaryTour of Oman, OverallUCI Asia Tour Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Oman
24 FebruaryTour de Langkawi, Stage 1UCI Asia Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) MalaysiaBaling
27 FebruaryTour de Langkawi, Stage 4UCI Asia Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) MalaysiaTanah Rata
28 FebruaryTour de Langkawi, Stage 5UCI Asia Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) MalaysiaKuala Lumpur
1 MarchTour de Langkawi, Stage 7UCI Asia Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) MalaysiaParit Sulong
2 MarchTour de Langkawi, Stage 8UCI Asia Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) MalaysiaMalacca
2 MarchTour de Langkawi, Points ClassificationUCI Asia Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) Malaysia
11 MarchParis–Nice, Stage 5UCI World Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) FranceSalon-de-Provence
31 MarchThree Days of De Panne, OverallUCI Europe Tour Lieuwe Westra (NED) Belgium
31 MarchThree Days of De Panne, Team classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] Belgium
4 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Stage 1UCI World Tour Luis León Sánchez (ESP) SpainMarkina-Xemein
8 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Stage 5UCI World Tour Diego Rosa (ITA) SpainArrate (Eibar)
9 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Diego Rosa (ITA) Spain
19 AprilGiro del Trentino, Stage 1 (TTT)UCI Europe Tour[N 2] ItalyTorbole
21 AprilGiro del Trentino, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Tanel Kangert (EST) ItalyMezzolombardo
22 AprilGiro del Trentino, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Tanel Kangert (EST) ItalyCles
27 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 19UCI World Tour Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) FranceRisoul
29 MayGiro d'Italia, OverallUCI World Tour Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Italy
29 MayGiro d'Italia, Team classificationUCI World Tour[N 3] Italy
8 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 3UCI World Tour Fabio Aru (ITA) FranceTournon-sur-Rhône
19 JuneTour de Suisse, OverallUCI World Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL)  Switzerland
9 JulyTour of Austria, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Alessandro Vanotti (ITA) Austria
3 AugustVuelta a Burgos, Stage 2 (TTT)UCI Europe Tour[N 4] SpainBurgos
28 SeptemberMilano–TorinoUCI Europe Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) ItalyTorino
2 OctoberTour of AlmatyUCI Asia Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) KazakhstanAlmaty
22 OctoberAbu Dhabi Tour, Stage 3UCI Asia Tour Tanel Kangert (EST) United Arab EmiratesJebel Hafeet
23 OctoberAbu Dhabi Tour, OverallUCI Asia Tour Tanel Kangert (EST) United Arab Emirates
23 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 2UCI Asia Tour Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) ChinaHaikou
29 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 8UCI Asia Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) ChinaQiongzhong
30 OctoberTour of Hainan, OverallUCI Asia Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) China

National, Continental and World champions 2016

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
22 JuneKazakhstan National Time Trial Champion
 Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) KazakhstanAlmaty
22 JuneLatvian National Time Trial Champion
 Gatis Smukulis (LAT) LatviaRauna
26 JuneKazakhstan National Road Race Champion
 Arman Kamyshev (KAZ) KazakhstanAlmaty
26 JuneLatvian National Road Race Champion
 Gatis Smukulis (LAT) LatviaCesis

Footnotes

References

  1. "UCI Rankings". uci.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. "PCS Ranking Individual". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. "Team Cofidis Announces Its Final Roster For Next Season". Orbea. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. Clarke, Stuart (16 September 2015). "Mikel Landa confirms he will ride for Team Sky in 2016". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. "Katusha confirm signing of Rein Taaramäe". Cyclingnews. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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