# 2021 Astana–Premier Tech season

The 2021 season for the Astana–Premier Tech cycling team was its 15th season, all of which have been as a UCI WorldTeam. For the first season in its existence, however, the team had two title sponsors, as Canadian tech company Premier Tech joins longtime Kazakh sponsor Samruk-Kazyna.

## Team roster

    As of 10 June 2021.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | (1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 25) |
| Samuele Battistella (ITA) | Samuele Battistella (ITA) | (1998-11-14)14 November 1998 (aged 22) |
| Manuele Boaro (ITA) | Manuele Boaro (ITA) | (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 33) |
| Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) | Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) | (2000-04-18)18 April 2000 (aged 20) |
| Rodrigo Contreras (COL) | Rodrigo Contreras (COL) | (1994-06-02)2 June 1994 (aged 26) |
| Stefan de Bod (RSA) | Stefan de Bod (RSA) | (1996-11-17)17 November 1996 (aged 24) |
| Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ) | Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ) | (2000-02-16)16 February 2000 (aged 20) |
| Fabio Felline (ITA) | Fabio Felline (ITA) | (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 30) |
| Omar Fraile (ESP) | Omar Fraile (ESP) | (1990-07-17)17 July 1990 (aged 30) |
| Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 35) |
| Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) | Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) | (1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 24) |
| Jonas Gregaard (DEN) | Jonas Gregaard (DEN) | (1996-07-30)30 July 1996 (aged 24) |
| Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 34) |
| Hugo Houle (CAN) | Hugo Houle (CAN) | (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 30) |
| Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 31) |
| Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 33) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 26) |
| Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 28) |
| Davide Martinelli (ITA) | Davide Martinelli (ITA) | (1993-05-31)31 May 1993 (aged 27) |
| Yuriy Natarov (KAZ) | Yuriy Natarov (KAZ) | (1996-12-28)28 December 1996 (aged 24) |
| Ben Perry (CAN) | Ben Perry (CAN) | (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 26) |
| Andrea Piccolo (ITA) | Andrea Piccolo (ITA) | (2001-03-23)23 March 2001 (aged 19) |
| Vadim Pronskiy (KAZ) | Vadim Pronskiy (KAZ) | (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 22) |
| Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) | (1995-05-06)6 May 1995 (aged 25) |
| Javier Romo (ESP) | Javier Romo (ESP) | (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 (aged 21) |
| Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 37) |
| Matteo Sobrero (ITA) | Matteo Sobrero (ITA) | (1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 23) |
| Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) | Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) | (1991-09-14)14 September 1991 (aged 29) |
| Harold Tejada (COL) | Harold Tejada (COL) | (1997-04-27)27 April 1997 (aged 23) |
| Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | (1996-04-23)23 April 1996 (aged 24) |
| Artyom Zakharov (KAZ) | Artyom Zakharov (KAZ) | (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 29) |
* ↑ Piccolo left the team on 31 May, having not competed for the team at all after health issues were detected during an early season training camp.
| Rider | 2020 team |
| Samuele Battistella | NTT Pro Cycling |
| Gleb Brussenskiy | neo-pro (Vino–Astana Motors) |
| Stefan de Bod | NTT Pro Cycling |
| Yevgeniy Fedorov | neo-pro (Vino–Astana Motors) |
| Ben Perry | Israel Cycling Academy |
| Andrea Piccolo | neo-pro (Team Colpack–Ballan) |
| Javier Romo | neo-pro (triathlete) |
| Matteo Sobrero | NTT Pro Cycling |
| Rider | 2021 team |
| Zhandos Bizhigitov | Retired |
| Hernando Bohórquez | |
| Laurens De Vreese | Alpecin–Fenix |
| Daniil Fominykh | |
| Miguel Ángel López | Movistar Team |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 14 March | Paris–Nice, Young rider classification | UCI World Tour | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | France | |
| 14 March | Paris–Nice, Team classification | UCI World Tour | | France | |
| 16 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Team classification | UCI World Tour | | Italy | |
| 6 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Spain | Sestao |
| 8 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Spain | Hondarribia |
| 16 May | Tour de Hongrie, Team classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Hungary | |
| 2 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 4 (ITT) | UCI World Tour | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | France | Roche-la-Molière |
| 13 June | Route d'Occitanie, Team classification | UCI Europe Tour | | France | |
| 25 July | Prueba Villafranca - Ordiziako Klasika | UCI Europe Tour | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Spain | Ordizia |
| 8 August | Arctic Race of Norway, Team classification | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | | Norway | |
| 11 October | Coppa Agostoni | UCI Europe Tour | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Italy | Lissone |
| 17 October | Veneto Classic | UCI Europe Tour | Samuele Battistella (ITA) | Italy | Bassano Del Grappa |

## National, Continental, and World Champions

| Date | Discipline | Rider | Country | Location |
| 17 June | Russian National Time Trial Championships | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Russia | Penza |
| 18 June | Italian National Time Trial Championships | Matteo Sobrero (ITA) | Italy | Faenza |
| 18 June | Spanish National Time Trial Championships | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Spain | Busot |
| 19 June | Kazakhstan National Road Race Championships | Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ) | Kazakhstan | Petropavl |
| 20 June | Spanish National Road Race Championships | Omar Fraile (ESP) | Spain | La Nucia |
| 25 June | Eritrean National Time Trial Championships | Merhawi Kudus (ERI) | Eritrea | Asmara |
| 10 September | Canadian National Time Trial Championships | Hugo Houle (CAN) | Canada | Saint-Prosper |