# 2022 Astana Qazaqstan Team season

The 2022 season for the Astana Qazaqstan Team is its 16th season, all of which have been as a UCI WorldTeam. The team returned to a name that represents the country of Kazakhstan after the team had two main sponsors in 2021. Canadian tech company Premier Tech exited after one year amidst disagreements and subsequently sponsored Israel–Premier Tech, the team formerly known as Israel Start-Up Nation. They use Wilier bicycles, Shimano drivetrain, Corima wheels and Giordana clothing.

## Team roster

    As of 3 January 2022.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Leonardo Basso (ITA) | Leonardo Basso (ITA) | (1993-12-25)25 December 1993 (aged 28) |
| Samuele Battistella (ITA) | Samuele Battistella (ITA) | (1998-11-14)14 November 1998 (aged 23) |
| Manuele Boaro (ITA) | Manuele Boaro (ITA) | (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 34) |
| Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) | Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) | (2000-04-18)18 April 2000 (aged 21) |
| Valerio Conti (ITA) | Valerio Conti (ITA) | (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 28) |
| Stefan de Bod (RSA) | Stefan de Bod (RSA) | (1996-11-17)17 November 1996 (aged 25) |
| David de la Cruz (ESP) | David de la Cruz (ESP) | (1989-05-06)6 May 1989 (aged 32) |
| Joe Dombrowski (USA) | Joe Dombrowski (USA) | (1991-05-12)12 May 1991 (aged 30) |
| Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ) | Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ) | (2000-02-16)16 February 2000 (aged 21) |
| Fabio Felline (ITA) | Fabio Felline (ITA) | (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 31) |
| Michele Gazzoli (ITA) | Michele Gazzoli (ITA) | (1999-03-14)14 March 1999 (aged 22) |
| Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) | Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) | (1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 25) |
| Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 35) |
| Sebastián Henao (COL) | Sebastián Henao (COL) | (1993-08-05)5 August 1993 (aged 28) |
| Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | (1994-04-04)4 April 1994 (aged 27) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 29) |
| Davide Martinelli (ITA) | Davide Martinelli (ITA) | (1993-05-31)31 May 1993 (aged 28) |
| Gianni Moscon (ITA) | Gianni Moscon (ITA) | (1994-04-20)20 April 1994 (aged 27) |
| Yuriy Natarov (KAZ) | Yuriy Natarov (KAZ) | (1996-12-28)28 December 1996 (aged 25) |
| Antonio Nibali (ITA) | Antonio Nibali (ITA) | (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 29) |
| Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | (1984-11-14)14 November 1984 (aged 37) |
| Nurbergen Nurlykhassym (KAZ) | Nurbergen Nurlykhassym (KAZ) | (2000-03-25)25 March 2000 (aged 21) |
| Vadim Pronskiy (KAZ) | Vadim Pronskiy (KAZ) | (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 23) |
| Alexandr Riabushenko (blank) | Alexandr Riabushenko (blank) | (1995-10-12)12 October 1995 (aged 26) |
| Javier Romo (ESP) | Javier Romo (ESP) | (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 (aged 22) |
| Harold Tejada (COL) | Harold Tejada (COL) | (1997-04-27)27 April 1997 (aged 24) |
| Simone Velasco (ITA) | Simone Velasco (ITA) | (1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 26) |
| Artyom Zakharov (KAZ) | Artyom Zakharov (KAZ) | (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 30) |
| Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | (1986-12-14)14 December 1986 (aged 35) |
* ↑ Suspended between 22 July - 1 August after Spanish reports links him to drug trafficking case
* ↑ As of 1 March 2022, the UCI announced that cyclists from Russia and Belarus would no longer compete under the name or flag of those respective countries due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
| Rider | 2021 team |
| Leonardo Basso | Ineos Grenadiers |
| Valerio Conti | UAE Team Emirates |
| David de la Cruz | UAE Team Emirates |
| Joe Dombrowski | UAE Team Emirates |
| Michele Gazzoli | neo-pro (Team Colpack–Ballan) |
| Sebastián Henao | Ineos Grenadiers |
| Miguel Ángel López | Movistar Team |
| Gianni Moscon | Ineos Grenadiers |
| Antonio Nibali | Trek–Segafredo |
| Vincenzo Nibali | Trek–Segafredo |
| Nurbergen Nurlykhassym | neo-pro (Vino–Astana Motors) |
| Alexandr Riabushenko | UAE Team Emirates |
| Simone Velasco | Gazprom–RusVelo |
| Andrey Zeits | Team BikeExchange |
| Rider | 2022 team |
| Alex Aranburu | Movistar Team |
| Rodrigo Contreras | EPM–Scott |
| Omar Fraile | Ineos Grenadiers |
| Jakob Fuglsang | Israel–Premier Tech |
| Jonas Gregaard | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
| Hugo Houle | Israel–Premier Tech |
| Gorka Izagirre | Movistar Team |
| Ion Izagirre | Cofidis |
| Merhawi Kudus | EF Education–EasyPost |
| Ben Perry | WiV SunGod |
| Andrea Piccolo | Gazprom–RusVelo |
| Óscar Rodríguez | Movistar Team |
| Luis León Sánchez | Team Bahrain Victorious |
| Nikita Stalnov | Retired |
| Matteo Sobrero | Team BikeExchange–Jayco |
| Aleksandr Vlasov | Bora–Hansgrohe |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 14 February | Clásica Jaén | UCI Europe Tour | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Spain | Úbeda |
| 20 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Team classification | UCI ProSeries | | Spain | |
| 15 April | Giro di Sicilia, Team classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Italy | |
| 21 April | Tour of the Alps, Stage 4 | UCI ProSeries | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Austria | Kals am Grossglockner |
| 30 May | Cycling Stars Criterium - Valdobbiadene | UCI Europe Tour | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Italy | Valdobbiadene |

## National, Continental, and World Champions

| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location | Ref. |
| 27 March | Asian Road Race Championships | | Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ) | Tajikistan | Dushanbe | |