# 2012 Astana season

The 2012 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.

## 2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Fabio Aru (ITA) | Fabio Aru (ITA) | (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 (aged 21) |
| Assan Bazayev (KAZ) | Assan Bazayev (KAZ) | (1981-02-22)22 February 1981 (aged 30) |
| Borut Božič (SLO) | Borut Božič (SLO) | (1980-08-08)8 August 1980 (aged 31) |
| Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | (1983-12-18)18 December 1983 (aged 28) |
| Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | (1983-10-17)17 October 1983 (aged 28) |
| Dmitry Fofonov (KAZ) | Dmitry Fofonov (KAZ) | (1976-08-15)15 August 1976 (aged 35) |
| Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | (1982-03-22)22 March 1982 (aged 29) |
| Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) | Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) | (1984-08-01)1 August 1984 (aged 27) |
| Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 25) |
| Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | (1987-08-14)14 August 1987 (aged 24) |
| Andriy Hryvko (UKR) | Andriy Hryvko (UKR) | (1983-08-07)7 August 1983 (aged 28) |
| Maxim Iglinskiy (KAZ) | Maxim Iglinskiy (KAZ) | (1981-04-18)18 April 1981 (aged 30) |
| Valentin Iglinskiy (KAZ) | Valentin Iglinskiy (KAZ) | (1984-05-12)12 May 1984 (aged 27) |
| Tanel Kangert (EST) | Tanel Kangert (EST) | (1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 24) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | (1980-03-21)21 March 1980 (aged 31) |
| Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | (1980-05-17)17 May 1980 (aged 31) |
| Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) | Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) | (1986-08-09)9 August 1986 (aged 25) |
| Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 25) |
| Francesco Masciarelli (ITA) | Francesco Masciarelli (ITA) | (1986-05-05)5 May 1986 (aged 25) |
| Dimitry Muravyev (KAZ) | Dimitry Muravyev (KAZ) | (1979-11-02)2 November 1979 (aged 32) |
| Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (KAZ) | Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (KAZ) | (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 24) |
| Evgeni Petrov (RUS) | Evgeni Petrov (RUS) | (1978-05-25)25 May 1978 (aged 33) |
| Simone Ponzi (ITA) | Simone Ponzi (ITA) | (1987-01-17)17 January 1987 (aged 24) |
| Sergey Renev (KAZ) | Sergey Renev (KAZ) | (1985-01-03)3 January 1985 (aged 26) |
| Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | (1986-09-12)12 September 1986 (aged 25) |
| Egor Silin (RUS) | Egor Silin (RUS) | (1988-06-25)25 June 1988 (aged 23) |
| Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) | Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) | (1977-07-08)8 July 1977 (aged 34) |
| Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | (1973-09-16)16 September 1973 (aged 38) |
| Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 (aged 25) |
| Rider | 2011 team |
| Andrey Kashechkin | Lampre–ISD |
| Dimitry Muravyev | Team RadioShack |
| Jacopo Guarnieri | Liquigas–Cannondale |
| Egor Silin | Team Katusha |
| Francesco Gavazzi | Lampre–ISD |
| Kevin Seeldraeyers | Quick-Step |
| Borut Božič | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| Janez Brajkovič | Team RadioShack |
| Dmitriy Gruzdev | stagiaire (Astana) |
| Simone Ponzi | Liquigas–Cannondale |
| Rider | 2012 team |
| Rémy Di Gregorio | Cofidis |
| Simon Clarke | GreenEDGE |
| Tomas Vaitkus | GreenEDGE |
| Allan Davis | GreenEDGE |
| Mirco Lorenzetto | Retired |
| Gorazd Štangelj | Retired |
| Roman Kireyev | Retired |
| Maxim Gourov | None |
| Josep Jufré | Retired |
| Andrey Mizurov | Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 21 March | Volta a Catalunya, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Spain | Canturri |
| 15 April | Amstel Gold Race | UCI World Tour | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Netherlands | Valkenburg |
| 22 April | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | UCI World Tour | Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) | Belgium | Liège |
| 24 April | Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Turkey | Elmalı |
| 29 April | Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Turkey | |
| 29 April | Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Turkey | |
| 12 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 7 | UCI World Tour | Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) | Italy | Rocca di Cambio |
| 25 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 19 | UCI World Tour | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Italy | Alpe di Pampeago |
| 14 June | Tour of Slovenia, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Simone Ponzi (ITA) | Slovenia | Novo Mesto |
| 15 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 7 | UCI World Tour | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Switzerland | Gossau |
| 17 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 9 | UCI World Tour | Tanel Kangert (EST) | Switzerland | Sörenberg |
| 17 June | Tour de Suisse, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | Switzerland | |
| 17 June | Tour of Slovenia, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Slovenia | |
| 29 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 11 | UCI World Tour | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Spain | Pontevedra |
| 11 October | Tour of Beijing, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) | China | Badaling Great Wall |
| 26 October | Tour of Hainan, Stage 7 | UCI Asia Tour | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | China | Wuzhishan |
| 28 October | Tour of Hainan, Overall | UCI Asia Tour | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | China | |
| 28 October | Tour of Hainan, Teams classification | UCI Asia Tour | | China | |

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 Alexsandr Dyachenko gained a stage win as well as the overall victory in the Tour of Turkey, after initial winner Ivailo Gabrovski tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) during the event.
* ↑ Aru joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Palazzago-Elledent-RAD Logistica.
* ↑ Masciarelli left the team on 6 June.
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Alexander Vinokourov, Assan Bazayev, Alexsandr Dyachenko, Dmitriy Gruzdev, Jacopo Guarnieri, Valentin Iglinsky, Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy and Andrey Zeits
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Jacopo Guarnieri, Assan Bazayev, Tanel Kangert, Francesco Gavazzi, Dimitry Muravyev, Fredrik Kessiakoff, Robert Kišerlovski and Roman Kreuziger
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Valentin Iglinsky, Dmitriy Gruzdev, Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy, Sergey Renev, Andrey Zeits and Alexsandr Dyachenko