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XDS Astana Development Team

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XDS Astana Development Team
Team information
UCI codeAQD
RegisteredKazakhstan
Founded2022
Discipline(s)Road
StatusUCI Continental
Key personnel
General manager
Team manager(s)
Team name history
2022–2024 Astana Qazaqstan Development Team
2025– XDS Astana Development Team

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

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As of 30 June 2025.[7]
Rider Date of birth
 Luca Attolini (ITA) (2006-10-16) 16 October 2006 (age 18)
 Pierre-Henry Basset (FRA) (2004-03-29) 29 March 2004 (age 21)
 Alessio Delle Vedove (ITA) (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 21)
 Artem Fofonov (FRA) (2005-01-08) 8 January 2005 (age 20)
 Lev Gonov (RUS) (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 25)
 Daniil Marukhin (KAZ) (1999-02-13) 13 February 1999 (age 26)
 Ludovico Maria Mellano (ITA) (2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 (age 18)
 Mattia Negrente (ITA) (2005-05-28) 28 May 2005 (age 20)
Rider Date of birth
 Ivan Smirnov (RUS) (1999-01-14) 14 January 1999 (age 26)
 Gleb Syritsa (RUS) (2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 25)
 Santiago Umba (COL) (2002-11-20) 20 November 2002 (age 22)
 Alexandre Vinokurov (KAZ) (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 23)
 Gustav Wang (DEN) (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 22)
 Ruslan Yelyubayev (KAZ) (2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 23)
 Simone Zanini (ITA) (2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 21)
 David Zanutta (ITA) (2006-01-05) 5 January 2006 (age 19)

Major wins

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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

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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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  1. ^ "Astana Qazaqstan Development Team". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Astana Qazaqstan Development Team presents its 2022 roster". Astana - Qazaqstan. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Astana Qazaqstan Development Team presents its 2023 roster: 19 December 2022, 18:34 - news on inform.kz". www.inform.kz. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Astana's Martin Laas wins Tour of Sakarya: 21 May 2023, 13:52 - news on inform.kz". www.inform.kz. 21 May 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. ^ "inrng : on development teams". inrng.com. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Astana Qazaqstan Development Team statement regarding Ilkhan Dostiyev". astana-qazaqstan.com. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  7. ^ "XDS Astana Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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