2017 Astana season
The 2017 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.
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2017 season | |
Jakob Fuglsang in Paris-Nice | |
UCI code | AST |
Status | UCI WorldTeam |
World Tour Rank | 15th[1] |
Manager | Alexander Vinokourov |
Main sponsor(s) | Samruk-Kazyna |
Based | Kazakhstan |
Bicycles | Argon 18 |
Season victories | |
Stage race overall | 1 |
Stage race stages | 6 |
National Championships | 3 |
Best ranked rider | Fabio Aru[2] |
Jersey | |
Team roster
- As of 1 January 2017
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- Scarponi died on 22 April as a result of a crash during a training ride.[3]
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Season victories
Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
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19 February | Volta ao Algarve, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | [N 1] | ||
17 April | Tour of the Alps, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Innsbruck–Hungerburg | ||
9 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | La Motte-Servolex | ||
11 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 8 | UCI World Tour | Plateau de Solaison | ||
11 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Overall | UCI World Tour | |||
2 July | Tour of Austria, Prologue | UCI Europe Tour | Schloßberg (Graz) | ||
5 July | Tour de France, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | La Planche des Belles Filles | ||
6 July | Tour of Austria, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Kitzbüheler Horn | ||
5 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Lagunas de Neila | ||
5 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | [N 2] |
National, Continental and World champions 2017
Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
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21 June | Kazakhstan National Time Trial Champion | Almaty | |||
25 June | Italian National Time Trial Champion | Ivrea | |||
25 June | Kazakhstan National Time Trial Champion | Almaty |
Footnotes
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- The riders on the squad were Pello Bilbao, Dario Cataldo, Sergey Chernetskiy, Oscar Gatto, Jesper Hansen, Moreno Moser, Luis León Sánchez and Michele Scarponi
- The riders on the squad were Miguel Ángel López, Pello Bilbao, Zhandos Bizhigitov, Sergey Chernetskiy, Nikita Stalnov, Artyom Zakharov, Jesper Hansen and Paolo Tiralongo
References
- "UCI Rankings". uci.org. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- "PCS Ranking Individual". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Michele Scarponi: Italian cyclist dies in training crash". BBC Sport. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "Breschel and Bilbao among four new Astana signings". cyclingnews.com. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Astana announce four new signings". cyclingnews.com. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Michael Valgren og Jesper Hansen skifter til Astana". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Agnoli follows Nibali to Bahrain-Merida". Orbea. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Capecchi signs for Etixx-QuickStep". 23 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Marcato, Guardini sign with new Chinese WorldTour team Project TJ Sport". cyclingnews.com. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Vincenzo Nibali confirmed for Bahrain Merida". cyclingnews.com. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Rosa signs three-year deal with Team Sky". cyclingnews.com. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Smukulis leaves Astana for Delko Marseille - News shorts". cyclingnews.com. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- "Westra signs with Wanty-Groupe Gobert". cyclingnews.com. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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