XDS Astana Development Team|
| UCI code | AQD |
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| Registered | Kazakhstan |
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| Founded | 2022 |
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| Discipline(s) | Road |
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| Status | UCI Continental |
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| 2022–2024 | Astana Qazaqstan Development Team | | 2025– | XDS Astana Development Team |
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The XDS Astana Development Team is a Kazakhstani UCI Continental cycling team established in 2022. The team acts as the development program for UCI WorldTeam XDS Astana Team.[1]
For the 2022 season the team focused on two goals; To provide a gateway for Kazakh cyclists to reach a higher level and to have a team that will be competitive as a UCI Continental team.[2] With the same goals going into the 2023 season the team focused more on Kazakhstan growth with six riders from Kazakhstan and the rest from around the world.[3]
The first win that was not a national championship came in 2023 at the Tour of Sakarya where Astana Qazaqstan Team rider won while riding for the development team.[4] A rule introduced in 2020 allows riders from the development team to race with the Main team in select races and it allows Main team riders to race with the development team.[5]
In September 2024 Ilkhan Dostiyev was suspended and had his contract terminated after admitting to using a banned substance following an anti-doping rule violation in July 2024.[6]
Team roster
- As of 30 June 2025.[7]
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Rider
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Date of birth
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| Luca Attolini (ITA)
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(2006-10-16) 16 October 2006
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| Pierre-Henry Basset (FRA)
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(2004-03-29) 29 March 2004
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| Alessio Delle Vedove (ITA)
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(2004-02-11) 11 February 2004
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| Artem Fofonov (FRA)
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(2005-01-08) 8 January 2005
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| Lev Gonov (RUS)
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(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000
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| Daniil Marukhin (KAZ)
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(1999-02-13) 13 February 1999
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| Ludovico Maria Mellano (ITA)
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(2006-08-23) 23 August 2006
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| Mattia Negrente (ITA)
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(2005-05-28) 28 May 2005
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Rider
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Date of birth
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| Ivan Smirnov (RUS)
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(1999-01-14) 14 January 1999
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| Gleb Syritsa (RUS)
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(2000-04-14) 14 April 2000
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| Santiago Umba (COL)
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(2002-11-20) 20 November 2002
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| Alexandre Vinokurov (KAZ)
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(2002-07-07) 7 July 2002
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| Gustav Wang (DEN)
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(2003-03-13) 13 March 2003
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| Ruslan Yelyubayev (KAZ)
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(2002-06-28) 28 June 2002
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| Simone Zanini (ITA)
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(2004-03-26) 26 March 2004
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| David Zanutta (ITA)
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(2006-01-05) 5 January 2006
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Major wins
- 2022
- Kazakhstan National Under-23 Time Trial, Daniil Pronskiy
- Kazakhstan National Under-23 Road Race, Nicolas Vinokurov
- 2023
- Overall Tour of Sakarya, Martin Laas
- Stage 2, Martin Laas
- Asian Under-23 Time Trial, Andrey Remkhe
- Kazakhstan National Under-23 Time Trial, Maxim Taraski
- Kazakhstan National Under-23 Road Race, Nicolas Vinokurov
- Stages 1b & 5 Tour of Bulgaria, Michele Gazzoli
- 2024
- Stages 2 & 3 International Tour of Rhodes, Alessandro Romele
- GP Goriška & Vipava Valley, Mattia Negrente
- Stage 2 Belgrade–Banja Luka, Davide Toneatti
- Stages 1 (ITT) & 7 Tour of Japan, Max Walker
- Stage 5 Tour of Japan, Nicolas Vinokurov
- Kazakhstan National Under-23 Time Trial, Andrey Remkhe
- Stage 2b (ITT) Sibiu Cycling Tour, Max Walker
- Stage 1 Giro della Valle d'Aosta, Ilkhan Dostiyev
- Overall Tour of Szeklerland, Lev Gonov
- Prologue, Lev Gonov
- Overall Tour of Romania, Davide Toneatti
- Stage 2, Rudolf Remkhi
- Stage 4, Ivan Smirnov
- 2025
- Stage 1 Visit South Aegean Islands, Mattia Negrente
- Overall International Tour of Rhodes, Pierre-Henry Basset
- Prologue, Gleb Syritsa
- Stage 3, Pierre-Henry Basset
- Popolarissima, Ivan Smirnov
- Stage 3 Ronde de l'Isard, Ludovico Maria Mellano
National & continental champions
- 2022
- Kazakhstani Under-23 Time Trial, Daniil Pronskiy
- Kazakhstani Under-23 Road Race, Nicolas Vinokurov
- 2023
- Asian Under-23 Time Trial, Andrey Remkhe
- Kazakhstani Under-23 Time Trial, Maxim Taraskin
- Kazakhstani Under-23 Road Race, Nicolas Vinokurov
- 2024
- Kazakhstani Under-23 Time Trial, Andrey Remkhe
References
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