The Astana Qazaqstan Development Team is a Kazakhstani UCI Continental cycling team established in 2022. The team acts as the development program for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team.[1]
| Team information | |
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| UCI code | AQD |
| Registered | Kazakhstan |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | UCI Continental |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | |
| Team manager(s) | |
| Team name history | |
2022– | Astana Qazaqstan Development Team |
For the 2022 season the team focused on two goals; To provide a gateway for Kazakh cyclists to reach a higher level and to have a team that will be competitive as a UCI Continental team.[2] With the same goals going into the 2023 season the team focused more on Kazakhstan growth with six riders from Kazakhstan and the rest from around the world.[3]
The first win that was not a national championship came in 2023 at the Tour of Sakarya where Astana Qazaqstan Team rider won while riding for the development team.[4] A rule introduced in 2020 allows riders from the development team to race with the Main team in select races and it allows Main team riders to race with the development team.[5]
In September 2024 Ilkhan Dostiyev was suspended and had his contract terminated after admitting to using a banned substance following an anti-doping rule violation in July 2024.[6]
Team roster
- As of 27 July 2023.[7]
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Major wins
- 2022
Kazakhstan National Under-23 Road Race championships Nicolas Vinokurov- Kazakhstan National Under-23 Time Trial championships, Daniil Pronskiy
- 2023
Overall Tour of Sakarya, Martin Laas
- Stage 2, Martin Laas
- Kazakhstan National Under-23 Road Race championships, Nicolas Vinokurov
- Kazakhstan National Under-23 Time Trial championships, Maxim Taraski
- 2024
Young rider classification Tour of Japan, Nicolas Vinokurov
- Stages 1 & 7, Max Walker
- Stage 5, Nicolas Vinokurov
- 1st Overall Tour of Romania, Ilkhan Dostiyev
- 1st
Mountains classification, Ilkhan Dostiyev - 1st Young rider classification, Ilkhan Dostiyev
- 1st
National champions
- 2022
Kazakhstan Under-23 Road Race, Nicolas Vinokurov- Kazakhstan Under-23 Time Trial, Daniil Pronskiy
- 2023
- Kazakhstan Under-23 Road Race, Nicolas Vinokurov
- Kazakhstan Under-23 Time Trial, Maxim Taraskin
References
External links
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