# 2014 Astana season

The 2014 season for the Astana cycling team began in January with the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour. This season was sponsored by the Samruk-Kazyna group as well as Air Astana, Astana Motors and Expo 2017.

## Team roster

    As of 1 January 2014.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Valerio Agnoli (ITA) | Valerio Agnoli (ITA) | (1985-01-06)6 January 1985 (aged 28) |
| Fabio Aru (ITA) | Fabio Aru (ITA) | (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 (aged 23) |
| Borut Božič (SLO) | Borut Božič (SLO) | (1980-08-08)8 August 1980 (aged 33) |
| Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | (1983-12-18)18 December 1983 (aged 30) |
| Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | (1983-10-17)17 October 1983 (aged 30) |
| Daniil Fominykh (KAZ) | Daniil Fominykh (KAZ) | (1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 22) |
| Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 28) |
| Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | (1982-03-22)22 March 1982 (aged 31) |
| Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) | Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) | (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 29) |
| Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 27) |
| Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | (1989-06-12)12 June 1989 (aged 24) |
| Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | (1987-08-14)14 August 1987 (aged 26) |
| Andriy Hrivko (UKR) | Andriy Hrivko (UKR) | (1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 30) |
| Evan Huffman (USA) | Evan Huffman (USA) | (1990-01-07)7 January 1990 (aged 23) |
| Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) | Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) | (1981-04-18)18 April 1981 (aged 32) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Valentin Iglinsky (KAZ) | Valentin Iglinsky (KAZ) | (1984-05-12)12 May 1984 (aged 29) |
| Arman Kamyshev (KAZ) | Arman Kamyshev (KAZ) | (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 22) |
| Tanel Kangert (EST) | Tanel Kangert (EST) | (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 26) |
| Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | (1980-05-17)17 May 1980 (aged 33) |
| Mikel Landa (ESP) | Mikel Landa (ESP) | (1989-12-13)13 December 1989 (aged 24) |
| Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 21) |
| Dimitry Muravyev (KAZ) | Dimitry Muravyev (KAZ) | (1979-11-02)2 November 1979 (aged 34) |
| Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | (1984-11-14)14 November 1984 (aged 29) |
| Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | (1979-09-25)25 September 1979 (aged 34) |
| Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) | Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) | (1977-07-08)8 July 1977 (aged 36) |
| Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) | Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) | (1987-03-07)7 March 1987 (aged 26) |
| Alessandro Vanotti (ITA) | Alessandro Vanotti (ITA) | (1980-09-16)16 September 1980 (aged 33) |
| Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | (1982-09-11)11 September 1982 (aged 31) |
| Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 (aged 27) |
| Rider | 2013 team |
| Daniil Fominykh | Astana continental team |
| Valentin Iglinskiy | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| Mikel Landa | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| Michele Scarponi | Lampre–Merida |
| Lieuwe Westra | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| Rider | 2014 team |
| Assan Bazayev | Retired |
| Andrey Kashechkin | |
| Simone Ponzi | Yellow Fluo |
| Kevin Seeldraeyers | Wanty–Groupe Gobert |
| Egor Silin | Team Katusha |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 23 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Sprints classification | UCI Europe Tour | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Spain | |
| 23 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Spain | |
| 1 March | Tour de Langkawi, Stage 3 | UCI Asia Tour | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |
| 8 March | Tour de Langkawi, Stage 10 | UCI Asia Tour | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Malaysia | Kuala Terengganu |
| 30 March | Volta a Catalunya, Stage 7 | UCI World Tour | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Spain | Barcelona |
| 25 April | Giro del Trentino, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Italy | Monte Bondone |
| 25 April | Giro del Trentino, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Italy | |
| 25 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 15 | UCI World Tour | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Italy | Plan de Montecampione |
| 14 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 7 | UCI World Tour | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Switzerland | Finhaut–Émosson |
| 15 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | France | |
| 6 July | Tour de France, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | United Kingdom | Sheffield |
| 14 July | Tour de France, Stage 10 | UCI World Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | France | La Planche des Belles Filles |
| 18 July | Tour de France, Stage 13 | UCI World Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | France | Chamrousse |
| 24 July | Tour de France, Stage 18 | UCI World Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | France | Hautacam |
| 27 July | Tour de France, Overall | UCI World Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | France | |
| 7 August | Danmark Rundt, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Denmark | Aarhus |
| 9 August | Danmark Rundt, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Denmark | Odense |
| 9 August | Danmark Rundt, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Denmark | Middelfart |
| 10 August | Danmark Rundt, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Denmark | |
| 11 August | Eneco Tour, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Netherlands | Terneuzen |
| 17 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Spain | |
| 3 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 11 | UCI World Tour | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Spain | Santuario de San Miguel de Aralar |
| 11 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 18 | UCI World Tour | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Spain | Mont Castrove, Meis |
| 5 October | Tour of Almaty | UCI Asia Tour | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Kazakhstan | Almaty |
| 22 October | Tour of Hainan, Stage 3 | UCI Asia Tour | Arman Kamyshev (KAZ) | China | Yueliangwan |
| 28 October | Tour of Hainan, Asian rider classification | UCI Asia Tour | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | China | |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were Michele Scarponi, Jakob Fuglsang, Paolo Tiralongo, Tanel Kangert, Alexey Lutsenko, Fredrik Kessiakoff and Andrey Zeits
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Michele Scarponi, Fabio Aru, Valerio Agnoli, Fredrik Kessiakoff, Mikel Landa, Andrey Zeits, Paolo Tiralongo and Evan Huffman
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Vincenzo Nibali, Jakob Fuglsang, Andriy Hrivko, Dmitriy Gruzdev, Tanel Kangert, Alessandro Vanotti, Lieuwe Westra and Andrey Zeits
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Mikel Landa, Valerio Agnoli, Janez Brajkovič, Paolo Tiralongo, Fredrik Kessiakoff, Andrey Zeits, Ilya Davidenok and Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev