# 2013 Astana season

The 2013 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.

## Team roster

    As of 1 January 2013.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Valerio Agnoli (ITA) | Valerio Agnoli (ITA) | (1985-01-06) 6 January 1985 (age 39) |
| Fabio Aru (ITA) | Fabio Aru (ITA) | (1990-07-03) 3 July 1990 (age 34) |
| Assan Bazayev (KAZ) | Assan Bazayev (KAZ) | (1981-02-22) 22 February 1981 (age 43) |
| Borut Božič (SLO) | Borut Božič (SLO) | (1980-08-08) 8 August 1980 (age 44) |
| Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | (1983-12-18) 18 December 1983 (age 41) |
| Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ) | (1983-10-17) 17 October 1983 (age 41) |
| Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | (1985-03-22) 22 March 1985 (age 39) |
| Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | (1982-03-22) 22 March 1982 (age 42) |
| Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) | Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) | (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 40) |
| Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | (1986-03-13) 13 March 1986 (age 38) |
| Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | (1989-06-12) 12 June 1989 (age 35) |
| Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | (1987-08-14) 14 August 1987 (age 37) |
| Andriy Hryvko (UKR) | Andriy Hryvko (UKR) | (1983-08-07) 7 August 1983 (age 41) |
| Evan Huffman (USA) | Evan Huffman (USA) | (1990-01-07) 7 January 1990 (age 34) |
| Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) | Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) | (1981-04-18) 18 April 1981 (age 43) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Arman Kamyshev (KAZ) | Arman Kamyshev (KAZ) | (1991-03-14) 14 March 1991 (age 33) |
| Tanel Kangert (EST) | Tanel Kangert (EST) | (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 37) |
| Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | (1980-03-21) 21 March 1980 (age 44) |
| Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | (1980-05-17) 17 May 1980 (age 44) |
| Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | (1992-09-07) 7 September 1992 (age 32) |
| Dimitry Muravyev (KAZ) | Dimitry Muravyev (KAZ) | (1979-11-02) 2 November 1979 (age 45) |
| Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | (1984-11-14) 14 November 1984 (age 40) |
| Simone Ponzi (ITA) | Simone Ponzi (ITA) | (1987-01-17) 17 January 1987 (age 37) |
| Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | (1986-09-12) 12 September 1986 (age 38) |
| Egor Silin (RUS) | Egor Silin (RUS) | (1988-06-25) 25 June 1988 (age 36) |
| Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) | Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) | (1977-07-08) 8 July 1977 (age 47) |
| Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) | Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) | (1987-03-07) 7 March 1987 (age 37) |
| Alessandro Vanotti (ITA) | Alessandro Vanotti (ITA) | (1980-09-16) 16 September 1980 (age 44) |
| Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | (1986-12-14) 14 December 1986 (age 38) |
| Rider | 2012 team |
| Valerio Agnoli | Liquigas–Cannondale |
| Jakob Fuglsang | RadioShack–Nissan |
| Andrea Guardini | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia |
| Evan Huffman | neo-pro (Californian Giant) |
| Arman Kamyshev | Astana Continental Team |
| Alexey Lutsenko | Astana Continental Team |
| Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas–Cannondale |
| Ruslan Tleubayev | Astana Continental Team |
| Alessandro Vanotti | Liquigas–Cannondale |
| Rider | 2012 team |
| Dmitry Fofonov | Retired |
| Valentin Iglinsky | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| Robert Kišerlovski | RadioShack–Leopard |
| Roman Kreuziger | Saxo–Tinkoff |
| Francesco Masciarelli | Retired |
| Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy | Astana Continental Team |
| Evgeni Petrov | Saxo–Tinkoff |
| Sergey Renev | Astana Continental Team |
| Alexander Vinokourov | Retired |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 27 February | Tour de Langkawi, Stage 7 | UCI Asia Tour | Andrea Guardini (ITA) | Malaysia | Dungun |
| 12 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Overall | UCI World Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 19 April | Giro del Trentino, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Italy | Ala |
| 19 April | Giro del Trentino, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 19 April | Giro del Trentino, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 19 April | Giro del Trentino, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Italy | |
| 19 April | Giro del Trentino, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Italy | |
| 23 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 18 | UCI World Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Italy | Pölsa |
| 25 May | Tour of Belgium, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) | Belgium | Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure |
| 25 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 20 | UCI World Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Italy | Tre Cime di Lavaredo |
| 26 May | Giro d'Italia, Overall | UCI World Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Italy | |
| 16 June | Tour de Suisse, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | Switzerland | |
| 30 June | Tour of Austria, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Austria | Kühtai |
| 1 July | Tour of Austria, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Austria | Kitzbüheler Horn |
| 7 July | Tour of Austria, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Austria | |
| 7 July | Tour of Austria, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Austria | |
| 7 July | Tour of Austria, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Austria | |
| 7 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Simone Ponzi (ITA) | Spain | Burgos |
| 24 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Team time trial | Spain | Sanxenxo |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were Vincenzo Nibali, Paolo Tiralongo, Fabio Aru, Alessandro Vanotti, Valerio Agnoli, Tanel Kangert, Alexsandr Dyachenko and Fredrik Kessiakoff
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Janez Brajkovič, Alexsandr Dyachenko, Enrico Gasparotto, Jacopo Guarnieri, Arman Kamyshev, Tanel Kangert, Andrey Kashechkin and Simone Ponzi
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Fabio Aru, Borut Božič, Alexsandr Dyachenko, Andrea Guardini, Maxim Iglinsky, Andriy Hryvko, Simone Ponzi and Kevin Seeldraeyers
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Janez Brajkovič, Vincenzo Nibali, Andrey Zeits, Jakob Fuglsang, Andriy Hryvko, Maxim Iglinsky, Tanel Kangert, Paolo Tiralongo and Alessandro Vanotti