2021 Astana–Premier Tech season

The 2021 season for the Astana–Premier Tech cycling team will be its fifteenth season, all of which have been as a UCI WorldTeam. For the first season in its existence, however, the team will have two title sponsors, as Canadian tech company Premier Tech joins longtime Kazakh sponsor Samruk-Kazyna.[1][2][3]

Astana–Premier Tech
2021 season
Astana–Premier Tech in the peloton at Raka on Stage 3 of the Tour of Slovenia
UCI codeAPT
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ChairmanAlexander Vinokourov
Main sponsor(s)Samruk-Kazyna, Premier Tech
Based Kazakhstan
BicyclesWilier Triestina
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races3
Stage race stages3
National Championships7
Jersey

Team roster
As of 10 June 2021.[4][5][6]
Rider Date of birth
 Alex Aranburu (ESP) (1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 25)
 Samuele Battistella (ITA) (1998-11-14)14 November 1998 (aged 22)
 Manuele Boaro (ITA) (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 33)
 Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) (2000-04-18)18 April 2000 (aged 20)
 Rodrigo Contreras (COL) (1994-06-02)2 June 1994 (aged 26)
 Stefan de Bod (RSA) (1996-11-17)17 November 1996 (aged 24)
 Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ) (2000-02-16)16 February 2000 (aged 20)
 Fabio Felline (ITA) (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 30)
 Omar Fraile (ESP) (1990-07-17)17 July 1990 (aged 30)
 Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 35)
 Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) (1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 24)
 Jonas Gregaard (DEN) (1996-07-30)30 July 1996 (aged 24)
 Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 34)
 Hugo Houle (CAN) (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 30)
 Ion Izagirre (ESP) (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 31)
 Gorka Izagirre (ESP) (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 33)
Rider Date of birth
 Merhawi Kudus (ERI) (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 26)
 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 28)
 Davide Martinelli (ITA) (1993-05-31)31 May 1993 (aged 27)
 Yuriy Natarov (KAZ) (1996-12-28)28 December 1996 (aged 24)
 Ben Perry (CAN) (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 26)
 Andrea Piccolo[lower-alpha 1] (ITA) (2001-03-23)23 March 2001 (aged 19)
 Vadim Pronskiy (KAZ) (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 22)
 Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) (1995-05-06)6 May 1995 (aged 25)
 Javier Romo (ESP) (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 (aged 21)
 Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 37)
 Matteo Sobrero (ITA) (1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 23)
 Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) (1991-09-14)14 September 1991 (aged 29)
 Harold Tejada (COL) (1997-04-27)27 April 1997 (aged 23)
 Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) (1996-04-23)23 April 1996 (aged 24)
 Artyom Zakharov (KAZ) (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 29)

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocationRef.
14 MarchParis–Nice, Young rider classificationUCI World Tour Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) France[22][23]
14 MarchParis–Nice, Team classificationUCI World Tour[lower-alpha 2] France[22][23]
16 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Team classificationUCI World Tour[lower-alpha 3] Italy[24][25]
6 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Stage 2UCI World Tour Alex Aranburu (ESP) SpainSestao[26]
8 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Stage 4UCI World Tour Ion Izagirre (ESP) SpainHondarribia[27]
16 MayTour de Hongrie, Team classificationUCI Europe Tour[lower-alpha 4] Hungary[28]
2 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 4 (ITT)UCI World Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) FranceRoche-la-Molière[29]
13 JuneRoute d'Occitanie, Team classificationUCI Europe Tour[lower-alpha 5] France[30]
25 JulyPrueba Villafranca - Ordiziako KlasikaUCI Europe Tour Luis León Sánchez (ESP) SpainOrdizia[31]
8 AugustArctic Race of Norway, Team classificationUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		[lower-alpha 6] Norway[32]
11 OctoberCoppa AgostoniUCI Europe Tour Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) ItalyLissone[33]
17 OctoberVeneto ClassicUCI Europe Tour Samuele Battistella (ITA) ItalyBassano Del Grappa[34]

National, Continental and World champions
DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocationRef.
17 JuneRussian National Time Trial Championships
 Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) RussiaPenza[35]
18 JuneItalian National Time Trial Championships
 Matteo Sobrero (ITA) ItalyFaenza[36]
18 JuneSpanish National Time Trial Championships
 Ion Izagirre (ESP) SpainBusot[37]
19 JuneKazakhstan National Road Race Championships
 Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ) KazakhstanPetropavl[38]
20 JuneSpanish National Road Race Championships
 Omar Fraile (ESP) SpainLa Nucia[39]
25 JuneEritrean National Time Trial Championships
 Merhawi Kudus (ERI) EritreaAsmara[40]
10 SeptemberCanadian National Time Trial Championships
 Hugo Houle (CAN) CanadaSaint-Prosper[41]

Notes
  1. Piccolo left the team on 31 May, having not competed for the team at all after health issues were detected during an early season training camp.[7]
  2. The riders in the squad were Samuele Battistella, Omar Fraile, Ion Izagirre, Alexey Lutsenko, Luis León Sánchez, Matteo Sobrero, and Aleksandr Vlasov.
  3. The riders in the squad were Alex Aranburu, Manuele Boaro, Fabio Felline, Jakob Fuglsang, Hugo Houle, Gorka Izagirre, and Davide Martinelli.
  4. The riders in the squad were Manuele Boaro, Stefan de Bod, Yevgeniy Fedorov, Davide Martinelli, Javier Romo, and Artyom Zakharov.
  5. The riders in the squad were Gleb Brussenskiy, Yevgeniy Fedorov, Dmitriy Gruzdev, Merhawi Kudus, Yuriy Natarov, Óscar Rodríguez, and Luis León Sánchez.
  6. The riders in the squad were Samuele Battistella, Gleb Brussenskiy, Stefan de Bod, Fabio Felline, Yevgeniy Gidich, and Ben Perry.

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