Astana – Premier Tech becomes Astana Qazaqstan Team in 2022
The UCI WorldTour team Astana – Premier Tech is set to get a new name in 2022. The Kazakh cycling project will step into the upcoming season as Astana Qazaqstan Team. Qazaqstan is the most accurate and correct name of Kazakhstan
Joe Dombrowski signs with Team Astana for two seasons
US rider Joe Dombrowski is set to join Team Astana. The 30-year-old climber, who turned pro in 2013, is going to spend the two following seasons of 2022 and 2023 in the Kazakh team. “Astana is a big team with a
David De La Cruz joins Team Astana
Spanish rider David De La Cruz is set to join the Kazakh Team Astana where he will spend the two following seasons of 2022 and 2023. The 32-year-old is well-known as a strong climber and stage race specialist, finishing seventh
Gianni Moscon signs on for two years at Team Astana
Italian rider Gianni Moscon is set to join Team Astana, where the 27-year-old individual time trial and one-day race specialist will ride in the colours of the Kazakh team in 2022 and 2023. “After six years spent in one team, I
Vincenzo Nibali returns to Team Astana
Vincenzo Nibali will return to Astana, the team he rode for from 2013 to 2016 and where he achieved most of his career highlights, including two triumphs at the Giro d’Italia (in 2013 and 2016) and the Tour de France
Vadim Pronskiy sustains multiple fractures in Coppa Sabatini crash
Vadim Pronskiy’s season came to an unfortunate end at Coppa Sabatini with the 23-year-old Kazakh rider sustaining multiple fractures in a nasty crash at the one-day race in Italy. Pronskiy was airlifted to hospital where X-rays confirmed multiple non-displaced fractures and
Alexey Lutsenko set for three more seasons in Astana Team
Astana Team is pleased to announce that the strongest Kazakh rider in the peloton, Alexey Lutsenko, will remain with the team for the following three seasons (2022-2024). The 28-year-old team leader will continue defending the colors of the national cycling
Jakob Fuglsang undergoes successful collarbone surgery
Following a crash on stage one of the Benelux Tour, Jakob Fuglsang has undergone successful surgery to stablilize a fractured left collarbone. “Jakob Fuglsang was forced to abandon the opening day of racing at Benelux Tour after crashing in the first
Astana Team set to continue in 2022
The Astana team’s future in the WorldTour peloton is secured for 2022 with the team’s Kazakh shareholders confirming they will continue as team owner and title sponsor for the upcoming season. Alexandr Vinokurov has been reappointed as Sports Team Principal for
Premier Tech to withdraw as co-title sponsor at the end of 2021
Canadian company Premier Tech will leave Astana – Premier Tech at the conclusion of the 2021 season, stepping away as the team’s co-owner and co-title sponsor after a five-year partnership. The Kazakh shareholders will continue as the sole owner and