2015 Astana season

The 2015 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
2015 season
UCI codeAST
StatusUCI ProTeam
World Tour Rank5th[1]
ChairmanAlexander Vinokourov
Main sponsor(s)Samruk-Kazyna
BasedKazakhstan
BicyclesSpecialized
GroupsetCampagnolo
Season victories
One-day races6
Stage race overall3
Stage race stages22
Grand Tours1
National Championships2

Team roster

As of 1 January 2015[2]
Rider Date of birth
 Valerio Agnoli (ITA) (1985-01-06)6 January 1985 (aged 30)
 Fabio Aru (ITA) (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 (aged 24)
 Maxat Ayazbayev (KAZ) (1992-01-27)27 January 1992 (aged 22)
 Lars Boom (NED) (1985-12-30)30 December 1985 (aged 29)
 Borut Božič (SLO) (1980-08-08)8 August 1980 (aged 34)
 Dario Cataldo (ITA) (1985-03-17)17 March 1985 (aged 29)
 Laurens De Vreese (BEL) (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 26)
 Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) (1983-10-17)17 October 1983 (aged 31)
 Daniil Fominykh (KAZ) (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 23)
 Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 29)
 Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 29)
 Andrea Guardini (ITA) (1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 25)
 Andriy Hrivko (UKR) (1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 31)
 Arman Kamyshev (KAZ) (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 24)
 Tanel Kangert (EST) (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 27)
Rider Date of birth
 Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (KAZ) (1992-03-28)28 March 1992 (aged 22)
 Mikel Landa (ESP) (1989-12-13)13 December 1989 (aged 25)
 Miguel Ángel López (COL) (1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 20)
 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 22)
 Davide Malacarne (ITA) (1987-06-11)11 June 1987 (aged 27)
 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (1984-11-14)14 November 1984 (aged 30)
 Diego Rosa (ITA) (1989-03-27)27 March 1989 (aged 25)
 Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 31)
 Michele Scarponi (ITA) (1979-09-25)25 September 1979 (aged 35)
 Rein Taaramäe (EST) (1987-04-24)24 April 1987 (aged 27)
 Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) (1977-07-08)8 July 1977 (aged 37)
 Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) (1987-03-07)7 March 1987 (aged 27)
 Alessandro Vanotti (ITA) (1980-09-16)16 September 1980 (aged 34)
 Lieuwe Westra (NED) (1982-09-11)11 September 1982 (aged 32)
 Andrey Zeits (KAZ) (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 (aged 28)

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
14 FebruaryVuelta a MurciaUCI Europe Tour Rein Taaramäe (EST) SpainCastle of Lorca
17 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 1UCI Asia Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) OmanAl Wutayyah
22 FebruaryTour of Oman, Points classificationUCI Asia Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) Oman
8 MarchTour de Langkawi, Stage 1UCI Asia Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) MalaysiaLangkawi
9 MarchTour de Langkawi, Stage 2UCI Asia Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) MalaysiaSungai Petani
11 MarchTour de Langkawi, Stage 4UCI Asia Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) MalaysiaKuala Berang
15 MarchTour de Langkawi, Stage 8UCI Asia Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) MalaysiaKuala Lumpur
10 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Stage 5UCI World Tour Mikel Landa (ESP) SpainAia
24 AprilGiro del Trentino, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) ItalyCles
24 AprilGiro del Trentino, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] Italy
16 MayTour de Picardie, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) FranceFleurines
17 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 9UCI World Tour Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) ItalySan Giorgio del Sannio
17 MayTour de Picardie, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 2] France
23 MayWorld Ports Classic, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) BelgiumAntwerp
24 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 15UCI World Tour Mikel Landa (ESP) ItalyMadonna di Campiglio
26 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 16UCI World Tour Mikel Landa (ESP) ItalyAprica
29 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 19UCI World Tour Fabio Aru (ITA) ItalyCervinia
30 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 20UCI World Tour Fabio Aru (ITA) ItalySestriere
31 MayGiro d'Italia, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Fabio Aru (ITA) Italy
31 MayGiro d'Italia, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 3] Italy
31 MayGiro d'Italia, Team points classificationUCI World Tour[N 3] Italy
31 MayGiro d'Italia, Azzurri d'Italia classificationUCI World Tour Mikel Landa (ESP) Italy
31 MayGiro d'Italia, Premio Energy classificationUCI World Tour Fabio Aru (ITA) Italy
20 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 8UCI World Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  SwitzerlandBern
24 JulyTour de France, Stage 19UCI World Tour Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) FranceLa Toussuire – Les Sybelles
4 AugustDanmark Rundt, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Lars Boom (NED) DenmarkHolstebro
5 AugustVuelta a Burgos, Stage 2UCI Europe TourTeam time trial[N 4] SpainBurgos
7 AugustVuelta a Burgos, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) SpainPineda de la Sierra
8 AugustVuelta a Burgos, OverallUCI Europe Tour Rein Taaramäe (EST) Spain
8 AugustVuelta a Burgos, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Miguel Ángel López (COL) Spain
8 AugustVuelta a Burgos, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 4] Spain
16 AugustArctic Race of Norway, OverallUCI Europe Tour Rein Taaramäe (EST) Norway
2 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 11UCI World Tour Mikel Landa (ESP) SpainCortals d'Encamp
13 SeptemberVuelta a España, OverallUCI World Tour Fabio Aru (ITA) Spain
17 SeptemberCoppa BernocchiUCI Europe Tour Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) ItalyLegnano
30 SeptemberTre Valli VaresineUCI Europe Tour Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) ItalyVarese
1 OctoberMilano–TorinoUCI Europe Tour Diego Rosa (ITA) ItalyTurin
4 OctoberTour of AlmatyUCI Asia Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) KazakhstanAlmaty
4 OctoberIl LombardiaUCI World Tour Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) ItalyComo
8 OctoberAbu Dhabi Tour, Stage 1UCI Asia Tour Andrea Guardini (ITA) United Arab EmiratesMadinat Zayed
27 OctoberTour of Hainan, Stage 8UCI Asia Tour Andrey Zeits (KAZ) ChinaWuzhishan
28 OctoberTour of Hainan, Teams classificationUCI Asia Tour[N 5] China

National, Continental and World champions 2015

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
21 JuneEuropean Games Road Race Champion Luis León Sánchez (ESP) AzerbaijanBaku
25 JuneKazakhstan National Time Trial Champion
 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) KazakhstanPetropavl
27 JuneItalian National Road Race Champion
 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) ItalySuperga

Footnotes

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