Astana Qazaqstan Development Team (UCI Continental Team) has announced its roster for the 2023 season, which consists of 12 riders, with 6 of them representing Kazakhstan. The team is looking forward to another successful season with a blend of experienced riders and exciting new additions.
Among the riders who have extended their contracts for another season are Juan Carlos Lopez, Harold Martin Lopez, Nicolas Vinokurov, Alexandre Vinokurov, Daniil Pronskiy, Andrey Remkhe, Davide Toneatti, and Orken Slamzhanov. Joining them are four new riders who have already shown promising results:
“The last season turned out to be a good one, it brought our development team a lot of experience and now the team is ready for its second season being more confident, more experienced and motivated. I consider the new roster as well-balanced, so we can expect further steps ahead from the riders. Some of them are going to do their first steps in the new age category, while others will aim important results both in Under 23 and Elite categories. As you can see, a half of the team are Kazakh riders of Under 23 category, where Yevgeniy Fedorov became the World Champion this year. Therefore, the project is very important for our youth domestic cycling,” said Alexandr Vinokurov, General Manager of Astana Qazaqstan Team.
The full 2023 roster includes Nil Aguilera Norba (ESP), Saveliy Laptev, Juan Carlos Lopez (COL), Harold Martin Lopez (ECU), Daniil Pronskiy (KAZ), Andrey Remkhe (KAZ), Davide Toneatti (ITA), Alexandre Vinokurov (KAZ), Nicolas Vinokurov (KAZ), Maxim Taraskin (KAZ), Orken Slamzhanov (KAZ), and Simone Zanini (ITA).
With a promising roster and the support of the team management, Astana Qazaqstan Development Team is looking forward to a successful 2023 season.
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