# 2017 Astana season

The 2017 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.

## Team roster

    As of 1 January 2017
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Fabio Aru (ITA) | Fabio Aru (ITA) | (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 (aged 27) |
| Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | (1990-02-25)25 February 1990 (aged 27) |
| Zhandos Bizhigitov (KAZ) | Zhandos Bizhigitov (KAZ) | (1991-06-10)10 June 1991 (aged 26) |
| Matti Breschel (DEN) | Matti Breschel (DEN) | (1984-08-31)31 August 1984 (aged 32) |
| Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | (1985-03-17)17 March 1985 (aged 31) |
| Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | (1990-04-09)9 April 1990 (aged 26) |
| Laurens de Vreese (BEL) | Laurens de Vreese (BEL) | (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 28) |
| Daniil Fominykh (KAZ) | Daniil Fominykh (KAZ) | (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 25) |
| Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 31) |
| Oscar Gatto (ITA) | Oscar Gatto (ITA) | (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 32) |
| Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) | Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) | (1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 20) |
| Andriy Grivko (UKR) | Andriy Grivko (UKR) | (1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 33) |
| Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 30) |
| Jesper Hansen (DEN) | Jesper Hansen (DEN) | (1990-10-23)23 October 1990 (aged 26) |
| Arman Kamyshev (KAZ) | Arman Kamyshev (KAZ) | (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 25) |
| Tanel Kangert (EST) | Tanel Kangert (EST) | (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 29) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Truls Engen Korsæth (NOR) | Truls Engen Korsæth (NOR) | (1993-09-16)16 September 1993 (aged 23) |
| Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (KAZ) | Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev (KAZ) | (1992-03-28)28 March 1992 (aged 24) |
| Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | (1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 22) |
| Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 24) |
| Riccardo Minali (ITA) | Riccardo Minali (ITA) | (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 21) |
| Moreno Moser (ITA) | Moreno Moser (ITA) | (1990-12-25)25 December 1990 (aged 26) |
| Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 33) |
| Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | (1979-09-25)25 September 1979 (aged 37) |
| Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) | Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) | (1991-09-14)14 September 1991 (aged 25) |
| Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) | Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) | (1977-07-08)8 July 1977 (aged 39) |
| Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) | Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) | (1987-03-07)7 March 1987 (aged 29) |
| Michael Valgren (DEN) | Michael Valgren (DEN) | (1992-02-07)7 February 1992 (aged 24) |
| Artyom Zakharov (KAZ) | Artyom Zakharov (KAZ) | (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 25) |
| Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 (aged 30) |
* ↑ Scarponi died on 22 April as a result of a crash during a training ride.
| Rider | 2016 team |
| Pello Bilbao | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| Zhandos Bizhigitov | neo-pro (Vino 4ever SKO) |
| Matti Breschel | Tinkoff |
| Sergey Chernetskiy | Team Katusha |
| Oscar Gatto | Tinkoff |
| Jesper Hansen | Tinkoff |
| Truls Engen Korsæth | neo-pro Team Joker Byggtorget |
| Riccardo Minali | neo-pro Team Colpack |
| Moreno Moser | Cannondale–Drapac |
| Nikita Stalnov | neo-pro Astana City |
| Michael Valgren | Tinkoff |
| Rider | 2017 team |
| Valerio Agnoli | Bahrain–Merida |
| Maxat Ayazbayev | |
| Lars Boom | LottoNL–Jumbo |
| Eros Capecchi | Quick-Step Floors |
| Andrea Guardini | UAE Abu Dhabi |
| Davide Malacarne | |
| Vincenzo Nibali | Bahrain–Merida |
| Diego Rosa | Team Sky |
| Gatis Smukulis | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM |
| Lieuwe Westra | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 19 February | Volta ao Algarve, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Portugal | |
| 17 April | Tour of the Alps, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Austria | Innsbruck–Hungerburg |
| 9 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | France | La Motte-Servolex |
| 11 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 8 | UCI World Tour | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | France | Plateau de Solaison |
| 11 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Overall | UCI World Tour | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | France | |
| 2 July | Tour of Austria, Prologue | UCI Europe Tour | Oscar Gatto (ITA) | Austria | Schloßberg (Graz) |
| 5 July | Tour de France, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Fabio Aru (ITA) | France | La Planche des Belles Filles |
| 6 July | Tour of Austria, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Austria | Kitzbüheler Horn |
| 5 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Spain | Lagunas de Neila |
| 5 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Spain | |

## National, Continental and World champions 2017

| Date | Discipline | Rider | Country | Location |
| 21 June | Kazakhstan National Time Trial Champion | Zhandos Bizhigitov (KAZ) | Kazakhstan | Almaty |
| 25 June | Italian National Time Trial Champion | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Italy | Ivrea |
| 25 June | Kazakhstan National Time Trial Champion | Artyom Zakharov (KAZ) | Kazakhstan | Almaty |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were Pello Bilbao, Dario Cataldo, Sergey Chernetskiy, Oscar Gatto, Jesper Hansen, Moreno Moser, Luis León Sánchez and Michele Scarponi
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Miguel Ángel López, Pello Bilbao, Zhandos Bizhigitov, Sergey Chernetskiy, Nikita Stalnov, Artyom Zakharov, Jesper Hansen and Paolo Tiralongo