XDS Astana Development Team
Kazakh cycling 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]
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| UCI code | AQD | ||||
| Registered | Kazakhstan | ||||
| Founded | 2022 | ||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||
| Status | UCI Continental | ||||
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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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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
- 2026
- Overall International Tour of Rhodes, Matteo Scalco [8]
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
