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{{Infobox cycling team season
| team          = Astana
| season        = 2014
| men           = yes
| image         = [[File:Astana cycling team 2014.jpg|350px]]
| image_caption = The team at the [[2014 World Ports Classic]]
| ucicode       = AST
| status        = [[UCI ProTeam]]
| wtrank        = 10th (823 points)
| chairman      = 
| owner         = 
| manager       = [[Alexander Vinokourov]]
| sponsor       = [[Samruk-Kazyna]]
| base          = [[Kazakhstan]]
| bikes         = [[Specialized Bicycle Components|Specialized]]
| groupset      = [[Campagnolo]]
| onedaywins       = 1
| stageraceoverall = 1
| stageracestages  = 17
| gtwins           = [[2014 Giro d'Italia|1]]
| natcwins         = 2
| mostwins         = [[Andrea Guardini]] (5 wins)
| bestrider        = [[Vincenzo Nibali]] ([[2014 UCI World Tour|5th]])
| kitimage         = 
| previous         = [[2013 Astana season|2013]]
| next             = [[2015 Astana season|2015]]
}}

The 2014 season for the Astana cycling team began in January with the [[2014 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]]. As a [[UCI ProTeam]], they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the [[2014 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]].<br />
This season was sponsored by the [[Samruk-Kazyna]] group as well as [[Air Astana]], [[Astana Motors]] and [[Expo 2017]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.alexander-vinokourov.com/vinokourov-unveils-new-jersey-for-team/|title=Vinokourov unveils new jersey for team|first=Alexander|last=Vinokourov|date=16 December 2013}}</ref>

==Team roster==
{{Updated|1 January 2014.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(km1vvhzwaq0hh3tu2aon3xv0))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/3004|title=Astana Pro Team (AST)&nbsp;– KAZ|accessdate=1 January 2014|work=[[UCI World Tour]]|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]}}</ref>
{{Cycling squad start}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Valerio Agnoli]]|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1985|1|6}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Fabio Aru]]|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1990|7|3}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Borut Božič]]|nat=SLO|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1980|8|8}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Janez Brajkovič]]|nat=SLO|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1983|12|18}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Alexsandr Dyachenko]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1983|10|17}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Daniil Fominykh]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1991|8|28}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Jakob Fuglsang]]|nat=DEN|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1985|3|22}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Enrico Gasparotto]]|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1982|3|22}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Francesco Gavazzi]]|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1984|8|1}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Dmitriy Gruzdev]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1986|3|13}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Andrea Guardini]]|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1989|6|12}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Jacopo Guarnieri]]|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1987|8|14}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Andriy Hrivko]]|nat=UKR|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1983|8|7}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Evan Huffman]]|nat=USA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1990|1|7}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Maxim Iglinsky]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1981|4|18}}}}
{{Cycling squad mid}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Valentin Iglinsky]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1984|5|12}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Arman Kamyshev]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1991|3|14}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Tanel Kangert]]|nat=EST|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1987|3|11}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Fredrik Kessiakoff]]|nat=SWE|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1980|5|17}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Mikel Landa]]|nat=ESP|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1989|12|13}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Alexey Lutsenko]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1992|9|7}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Dimitry Muravyev]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1979|11|2}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Vincenzo Nibali]]|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1984|11|14}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Michele Scarponi]]|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1979|9|25}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Paolo Tiralongo]]|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1977|7|8}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Ruslan Tleubayev]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1987|3|7}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Alessandro Vanotti]]|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1980|9|16}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Lieuwe Westra]]|nat=NED|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1982|9|11}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Andrey Zeits]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2014|1|1|1986|12|14}}}}
{{Cycling squad end}}
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{{col-2}}
;Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rider
!2013 team
|-
|[[Daniil Fominykh]]<ref name="fominskiy">{{cite news|url=http://proteam-astana.com/en/news/2013-astana-pro-team-rider-news|title=Bazayev retires, Fominykh and V. Iglinskiy join for 2014|date=16 October 2013|accessdate=20 January 2014|work={{ct|AST|2013}}|publisher=Abacanto SA}}</ref>||{{ct|AST|2013}} continental team
|-
|[[Valentin Iglinskiy]]<ref name="fominskiy"/>||{{ct|ALM|2013}}
|-
|[[Mikel Landa]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.diariovasco.com/v/20130810/deportes/ciclismo/mikel-landa-astana-20130810.html|title=Mikel Landa, al Astana|language=Spanish|trans_title=Mikel Landa, to Astana|first=Luca|last=Corsi|date=10 August 2013|accessdate=20 January 2014|work=[[El Diario Vasco]]|publisher=[[Grupo Vocento]]}}</ref>||{{ct|EUS|2013}}
|-
|[[Michele Scarponi]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/11/news/scarponi-joins-nibali-on-astana-will-lead-2014-giro-team_306720|title=Scarponi joins Nibali on Astana, will lead 2014 Giro team|first=Gregor|last=Brown|work=VeloNews|publisher=[[Competitor Group, Inc.]]|date=1 November 2013|accessdate=20 January 2014}}</ref>||{{ct|LAM|2013}}
|-
|[[Lieuwe Westra]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://proteam-astana.com/en/news/contract-signings-2014|title=New riders at Astana Pro Team|work={{ct|AST|2013}}|publisher=Abacanto SA|date=1 August 2013|accessdate=1 August 2013}}</ref>||{{ct|VCD|2013}}
|}
{{col-2}}
;Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rider
!2014 team
|-
|[[Assan Bazayev]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/astana_signs_two_new_riders_as_bazayev_retires/|date=17 October 2013|accessdate=20 January 2014|title=Astana signs two new riders as Bazayev retires|first=Jesper|last=Ralbjerg|work=CyclingQuotes|publisher=JJnet.dk A/S}}</ref>||Retired
|-
|[[Andrey Kashechkin]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/astana-plans-to-cause-problems-for-sky-in-2014|first=Alasdair|last=Fotheringham|authorlink=Alasdair Fotheringham|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=5 November 2013|accessdate=20 January 2014|title=Astana plans to cause problems for Sky in 2014|quote=One rider who will not be part of the Astana roster&nbsp;– according to Martinelli&nbsp;– is Andrey Kashechkin.}}</ref>||
|-
|[[Simone Ponzi]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://road.cc/content/news/101421-chris-horner-join-ex-vini-fantini-team-neri-sottoli|first=Simon|last=MacMichael|title=Chris Horner to join ex-Vini Fantini team, Neri Sottoli?|date=13 December 2013|accessdate=20 January 2014|work=Road.cc|publisher=Farrelly Atkinson Ltd.|quote=Matteo Rabottini, winner of a Giro stage in 2012, becomes the team leader, and he will be joined by new signing Simone Ponzi, who arrives from Astana.}}</ref>||{{ct|FAR|2014a}}
|-
|[[Kevin Seeldraeyers]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wanty-groupe-gobert-confirm-seeldraeyers-for-2014|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=17 November 2013|accessdate=20 January 2014|title=Wanty-Groupe Gobert confirm Seeldraeyers for 2014}}</ref>||{{ct|AJW|2014}}
|-
|[[Egor Silin]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.katushateam.com/2013/09/katusha-team-presents-three-new-riders/ |title=Katusha Team presents three new riders |work={{ct|KAT|2013}} |publisher=Katusha Management SA |date=23 September 2013 |accessdate=3 November 2013 }}{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>||{{ct|KAT|2014}}
|}
{{col-end}}
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==Season victories==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date !! Race !! Competition !! Rider !! Country !! Location
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||February|23}} || [[Vuelta a Andalucía]], Sprints classification || [[2014 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Andrey|Zeits}}|KAZ}} || {{SPA}} ||
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||February|23}} || [[Vuelta a Andalucía]], Teams classification || [[2014 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]] ||align="center"| <ref group="N">The riders on the squad were [[Michele Scarponi]], [[Jakob Fuglsang]], [[Paolo Tiralongo]], [[Tanel Kangert]], [[Alexey Lutsenko]], [[Fredrik Kessiakoff]] and [[Andrey Zeits]]</ref> || {{SPA}} ||
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||March|1}} || [[Tour de Langkawi]], Stage 3 || [[2013–14 UCI Asia Tour|UCI Asia Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Andrea|Guardini}}|ITA}} || {{MYS}} || [[Kuala Lumpur]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||March|8}} || [[Tour de Langkawi]], Stage 10 || [[2013–14 UCI Asia Tour|UCI Asia Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Andrea|Guardini}}|ITA}} || {{MYS}} || [[Kuala Terengganu]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||March|30}} || [[2014 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]], Stage 7 || [[2014 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Lieuwe|Westra}}|NED}} || {{ESP}} || [[Barcelona]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||April|25}} || [[2014 Giro del Trentino|Giro del Trentino]], Stage 4 || [[2014 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Mikel|Landa}}|ESP}} || {{ITA}} || [[Monte Bondone]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||April|25}} || [[2014 Giro del Trentino|Giro del Trentino]], Teams classification || [[2014 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]] ||align="center"| <ref group="N">The riders on the squad were [[Michele Scarponi]], [[Fabio Aru]], [[Valerio Agnoli]], [[Fredrik Kessiakoff]], [[Mikel Landa]], [[Andrey Zeits]], [[Paolo Tiralongo]] and [[Evan Huffman]]</ref> || {{ITA}} ||
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||May|25}} || [[2014 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]], Stage 15 || [[2014 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Fabio|Aru}}|ITA}} || {{ITA}} || [[Montecampione|Plan de Montecampione]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||June|14}} || [[2014 Critérium du Dauphiné|Critérium du Dauphiné]], Stage 7 || [[2014 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Lieuwe|Westra}}|NED}} || {{SUI}} || [[Finhaut]]–[[Lac d'Émosson|Émosson]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||June|15}} || [[2014 Critérium du Dauphiné|Critérium du Dauphiné]], Teams classification || [[2014 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] ||align="center"| <ref group="N">The riders on the squad were [[Vincenzo Nibali]], [[Jakob Fuglsang]], [[Andriy Hryvko]], [[Dmitriy Gruzdev]], [[Tanel Kangert]], [[Alessandro Vanotti]], [[Lieuwe Westra]] and [[Andrey Zeits]]</ref> || {{FRA}} ||
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||July|6}} || [[2014 Tour de France|Tour de France]], Stage 2 || [[2014 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Vincenzo|Nibali}}|ITA}} || {{GBR}} || [[Sheffield]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||July|14}} || [[2014 Tour de France|Tour de France]], Stage 10 || [[2014 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Vincenzo|Nibali}}|ITA}} || {{FRA}} || [[La Planche des Belles Filles]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||July|18}} || [[2014 Tour de France|Tour de France]], Stage 13 || [[2014 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Vincenzo|Nibali}}|ITA}} || {{FRA}} || [[Chamrousse]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||July|24}} || [[2014 Tour de France|Tour de France]], Stage 18 || [[2014 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Vincenzo|Nibali}}|ITA}} || {{FRA}} || [[Hautacam]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||July|27}} || [[2014 Tour de France|Tour de France]], Overall || [[2014 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Vincenzo|Nibali}}|ITA}} || {{FRA}} ||
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||August|7}} || [[2014 Danmark Rundt|Danmark Rundt]], Stage 2 || [[2014 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Andrea|Guardini}}|ITA}} || {{DEN}} || [[Aarhus]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||August|9}} || [[2014 Danmark Rundt|Danmark Rundt]], Stage 4 || [[2014 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Andrea|Guardini}}|ITA}} || {{DEN}} || [[Odense]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||August|9}} || [[2014 Danmark Rundt|Danmark Rundt]], Stage 5 || [[2014 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Alexey|Lutsenko}}|KAZ}} || {{DEN}} || [[Middelfart]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||August|10}} || [[2014 Danmark Rundt|Danmark Rundt]], Points classification || [[2014 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Alexey|Lutsenko}}|KAZ}} || {{DEN}} ||
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||August|11}} || [[2014 Eneco Tour|Eneco Tour]], Stage 1 || [[2014 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Andrea|Guardini}}|ITA}} || {{NED}} || [[Terneuzen]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||August|17}} || [[Vuelta a Burgos]], Teams classification || [[2014 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]] ||align="center"| <ref group="N">The riders on the squad were [[Mikel Landa]], [[Valerio Agnoli]], [[Janez Brajkovič]], [[Paolo Tiralongo]], [[Fredrik Kessiakoff]], [[Andrey Zeits]], [[Ilya Davidenok]] and [[Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev]]</ref> || {{SPA}} ||
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||September|3}} || [[2014 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]], Stage 11 || [[2014 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Fabio|Aru}}|ITA}} || {{ESP}} || [[Aralar Range#The Sanctuary of San Miguel in Excelsis|Santuario de San Miguel de Aralar]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||September|11}} || [[2014 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]], Stage 18 || [[2014 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Fabio|Aru}}|ITA}} || {{ESP}} || [[Meis|Mont Castrove, Meis]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||October|5}} || [[Tour of Almaty]] || [[2013–14 UCI Asia Tour|UCI Asia Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Alexey|Lutsenko}}|KAZ}}  || {{KAZ}} || [[Almaty]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||October|22}} || [[Tour of Hainan]], Stage 3 || [[2013–14 UCI Asia Tour|UCI Asia Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Arman|Kamyshev}}|KAZ}}  || {{CHN}} || [[Yueliangwan]]
|}

==Footnotes==
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==References==
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{{2014 road cycling season by team}}
{{Astana seasons}}

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