2020 Astana season

The 2020 season for the Astana cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under.

Astana Pro Team
2020 season
UCI codeAST
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ChairmanAlexander Vinokourov
Main sponsor(s)Samruk-Kazyna
BasedKazakhstan
BicyclesWilier Triestina
GroupsetShimano[1]
Season victories
One-day races5
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages7
National Championships1
Most WinsJakob Fuglsang
Aleksandr Vlasov
(5 each)
Jersey

Team roster
As of 1 January 2020.
Rider Date of birth
 Alex Aranburu (ESP) (1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 24)
 Zhandos Bizhigitov (KAZ) (1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 28)
 Manuele Boaro (ITA) (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 32)
 Hernando Bohórquez (COL) (1992-06-22)22 June 1992 (aged 27)
 Rodrigo Contreras (COL) (1994-06-02)2 June 1994 (aged 25)
 Laurens De Vreese (BEL) (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 31)
 Fabio Felline (ITA) (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 29)
 Daniil Fominykh (KAZ) (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 28)
 Omar Fraile (ESP) (1990-07-17)17 July 1990 (aged 29)
 Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 34)
 Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) (1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 23)
 Jonas Gregaard (DEN) (1996-07-30)30 July 1996 (aged 23)
 Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 33)
 Hugo Houle (CAN) (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 29)
Rider Date of birth
 Ion Izagirre (ESP) (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 30)
 Gorka Izagirre (ESP) (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 32)
 Merhawi Kudus (ERI) (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 25)
 Miguel Ángel López (COL) (1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 25)
 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 27)
 Davide Martinelli (ITA) (1993-05-31)31 May 1993 (aged 26)
 Yuriy Natarov (KAZ) (1996-12-28)28 December 1996 (aged 23)
 Vadim Pronskiy (KAZ) (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 21)
 Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) (1995-05-06)6 May 1995 (aged 24)
 Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 36)
 Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) (1991-09-14)14 September 1991 (aged 28)
 Harold Tejada (COL) (1997-04-27)27 April 1997 (aged 22)
 Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) (1996-04-23)23 April 1996 (aged 23)
 Artyom Zakharov (KAZ) (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 28)

    Season victories
    DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
    14 FebruaryTour de la Provence, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries    		 Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) FranceLa Ciotat
    15 FebruaryVuelta a Murcia, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Luis León Sánchez (ESP) SpainMurcia
    15 FebruaryVuelta a Murcia, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Omar Fraile (ESP) Spain
    15 FebruaryVuelta a Murcia, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] Spain
    16 FebruaryTour de la Provence, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries    		 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) France
    16 FebruaryTour de la Provence, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries    		 Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) France
    16 FebruaryTour de la Provence, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries    		[N 2] France
    19 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries    		 Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) SpainGrazalema
    21 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries    		 Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) SpainÚbeda
    22 FebruaryVolta ao Algarve, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries    		 Miguel Ángel López (COL) PortugalAlto do Malhão
    23 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, OverallUCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries    		 Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Spain
    23 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries    		 Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Spain
    3 AugustGran Trittico LombardoUCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries    		 Gorka Izagirre (ESP) ItalyVarese
    6 AugustMont Ventoux Dénivelé ChallengeUCI Europe Tour Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) FranceMont Ventoux
    15 AugustIl LombardiaUCI World Tour Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) ItalyComo
    18 AugustGiro dell'EmiliaUCI Europe Tour
    UCI ProSeries    		 Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) ItalyBologna
    30 AugustMemorial Marco PantaniUCI Europe Tour Fabio Felline (ITA) ItalyCesenatico
    3 SeptemberTour de France, Stage 6UCI World Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) FranceMont Aigoual
    4 SeptemberSettimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 3] Italy
    14 SeptemberTirreno–Adriatico, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Italy
    25 OctoberVuelta a España, Stage 6UCI World Tour Ion Izagirre (ESP) SpainAramón Formigal

    National, Continental and World champions 2020
    DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
    23 AugustSpanish National Road Race Champion
    		 Luis León Sánchez (ESP) SpainBaeza

    Footnotes
    1. The riders in the squad were Zhandos Bizhigitov, Daniil Fominykh, Omar Fraile, Yevgeniy Gidich, Óscar Rodríguez, Luis León Sánchez and Nikita Stalnov.
    2. The riders in the squad were Alex Aranburu, Fabio Felline, Gorka Izagirre, Merhawi Kudus, Alexey Lutsenko, Vadim Pronskiy and Aleksandr Vlasov.
    3. The riders in the squad were Rodrigo Contreras, Fabio Felline, Jonas Gregaard, Merhawi Kudus, Vadim Pronskiy, and Nikita Stalnov.

    References
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