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2021 Astana–Premier Tech season

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Astana–Premier Tech
2021 season
Astana–Premier Tech in the peloton at Raka on Stage 3 of the Tour of Slovenia
UCI codeAPT
StatusUCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank13th
Chairman Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
Main sponsor(s)
Based Kazakhstan
BicyclesWilier Triestina
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races3
Stage race stages3
National Championships7
Most wins
Best ranked rider Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) (35th)
Jersey
← 2020
2022 ⊟

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.[1][2][3]

Team roster

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As of 10 June 2021.[4][5][6]
Rider Date of birth
 Alex Aranburu (ESP) (1995-09-19)19 September 1995 (aged 25)
 Samuele Battistella (ITA) (1998-11-14)14 November 1998 (aged 22)
 Manuele Boaro (ITA) (1987-03-12)12 March 1987 (aged 33)
 Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) (2000-04-18)18 April 2000 (aged 20)
 Rodrigo Contreras (COL) (1994-06-02)2 June 1994 (aged 26)
 Stefan de Bod (RSA) (1996-11-17)17 November 1996 (aged 24)
 Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ) (2000-02-16)16 February 2000 (aged 20)
 Fabio Felline (ITA) (1990-03-29)29 March 1990 (aged 30)
 Omar Fraile (ESP) (1990-07-17)17 July 1990 (aged 30)
 Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 35)
 Yevgeniy Gidich (KAZ) (1996-05-19)19 May 1996 (aged 24)
 Jonas Gregaard (DEN) (1996-07-30)30 July 1996 (aged 24)
 Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 34)
 Hugo Houle (CAN) (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 30)
 Ion Izagirre (ESP) (1989-02-04)4 February 1989 (aged 31)
 Gorka Izagirre (ESP) (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 33)
Rider Date of birth
 Merhawi Kudus (ERI) (1994-01-23)23 January 1994 (aged 26)
 Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) (1992-09-07)7 September 1992 (aged 28)
 Davide Martinelli (ITA) (1993-05-31)31 May 1993 (aged 27)
 Yuriy Natarov (KAZ) (1996-12-28)28 December 1996 (aged 24)
 Ben Perry (CAN) (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 26)
 Andrea Piccolo[a] (ITA) (2001-03-23)23 March 2001 (aged 19)
 Vadim Pronskiy (KAZ) (1998-06-04)4 June 1998 (aged 22)
 Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) (1995-05-06)6 May 1995 (aged 25)
 Javier Romo (ESP) (1999-01-06)6 January 1999 (aged 21)
 Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 37)
 Matteo Sobrero (ITA) (1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 23)
 Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) (1991-09-14)14 September 1991 (aged 29)
 Harold Tejada (COL) (1997-04-27)27 April 1997 (aged 23)
 Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) (1996-04-23)23 April 1996 (aged 24)
 Artyom Zakharov (KAZ) (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 29)
  1. ^ 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.[7]

Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Ref.
14 March Paris–Nice, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS)  France [22][23]
14 March Paris–Nice, Team classification UCI World Tour [a]  France [22][23]
16 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Team classification UCI World Tour [b]  Italy [24][25]
6 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Alex Aranburu (ESP)  Spain Sestao [26]
8 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Ion Izagirre (ESP)  Spain Hondarribia [27]
16 May Tour de Hongrie, Team classification UCI Europe Tour [c]  Hungary [28]
2 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 4 (ITT) UCI World Tour  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  France Roche-la-Molière [29]
13 June Route d'Occitanie, Team classification UCI Europe Tour [d]  France [30]
25 July Prueba Villafranca - Ordiziako Klasika UCI Europe Tour  Luis León Sánchez (ESP)  Spain Ordizia [31]
8 August Arctic Race of Norway, Team classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
[e]  Norway [32]
11 October Coppa Agostoni UCI Europe Tour  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Italy Lissone [33]
17 October Veneto Classic UCI Europe Tour  Samuele Battistella (ITA)  Italy Bassano Del Grappa [34]

National, Continental, and World Champions

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Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location Ref.
17 June Russian National Time Trial Championships  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS)  Russia Penza [35]
18 June Italian National Time Trial Championships  Matteo Sobrero (ITA)  Italy Faenza [36]
18 June Spanish National Time Trial Championships  Ion Izagirre (ESP)  Spain Busot [37]
19 June Kazakhstan National Road Race Championships  Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ)  Kazakhstan Petropavl [38]
20 June Spanish National Road Race Championships  Omar Fraile (ESP)  Spain La Nucia [39]
25 June Eritrean National Time Trial Championships  Merhawi Kudus (ERI)  Eritrea Asmara [40]
10 September Canadian National Time Trial Championships  Hugo Houle (CAN)  Canada Saint-Prosper [41]

Notes

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References

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