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{{Infobox cycling team season
| team = Astana
| season = 2012
| men = yes
| image = [[File:Étape 13 - astana.jpg|300px]]
| image_caption = The team car at the [[2012 Tour de France]]
| ucicode = AST
| status = [[UCI ProTeam]]
| wtrank = 10th (645 points)
| chairman =
| owner =
| manager = [[Giuseppe Martinelli]]
| sponsor = [[Samruk-Kazyna]]
| base = [[Kazakhstan]]
| bikes = [[Specialized Bicycle Components|Specialized]]
| groupset = [[SRAM Corporation|SRAM]]?
| onedaywins = 2
| stageraceoverall = 3{{refn|name=Dyachenko|group=N|[[Alexsandr Dyachenko]] gained a stage win as well as the overall victory in the [[2012 Tour of Turkey|Tour of Turkey]], after initial winner [[Ivailo Gabrovski]] tested positive for [[erythropoietin]] (EPO) during the event.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=ODQ3OQ&MenuId=MTI2Mjc |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130101115651/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=ODQ3OQ&MenuId=MTI2Mjc |dead-url=yes |archive-date=1 January 2013 |title=Ivailo Gabrovski provisionally suspended |date=18 July 2012 |accessdate=9 October 2012 |work=UCI.ch |publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12858/Tour-of-Turkey-winner-Gabrovski-faces-disqualification-with-B-sample-also-positive-for-EPO.aspx|title=Tour of Turkey winner Gabrovski faces disqualification with B sample also positive for EPO|first=Shane|last=Stokes|date=14 September 2012|accessdate=9 October 2012|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC}}</ref>}}
| stageracestages = 10{{refn|name=Dyachenko|group=N}}
| natcwins = 6
| mostwins =
| bestrider = [[Roman Kreuziger]] ([[2012 UCI World Tour|20th]])
| kitimage =
| previous = [[2011 Astana season|2011]]
| next = [[2013 Astana season|2013]]
}}

The 2012 season for the {{ct|AST|2012}} cycling team began in January with the [[2012 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 [[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]].

==2012 roster==
Ages as of 1 January 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uciworldtour.com/Modules/SUCI/TEAMS/TeamDetails.asp?id=MTAz&RefDate=01.01.2012&MenuId=MTYzMDE&LangId=1&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMTYzMDE%26LangId%3D1|title=Astana Pro Team (AST) – KAZ|accessdate=16 January 2012|work=[[UCI World Tour]]|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]}}</ref>

{{Cycling squad start}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Fabio Aru]]{{#tag:ref|Aru joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Palazzago-Elledent-RAD Logistica.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclismactu.fr/news-saison-2012-fabio-aru-stagiaire-chez-astana-26389.html|language=French|title=Fabio Aru stagiaire chez Astana|trans_title=Fabio Aru an intern at Astana|date=25 July 2012|accessdate=1 August 2012|first=Renaud|last=Breban|work=Cyclism'Actu|publisher=Swar-Agency}}</ref>|group="N"}}|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1990|7|3}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Assan Bazayev]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1981|2|22}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Borut Božič]]|nat=SLO|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1980|8|8}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Janez Brajkovič]]|nat=SLO|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1983|12|18}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Alexsandr Dyachenko]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1983|10|17}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Dmitry Fofonov]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1976|8|15}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Enrico Gasparotto]]|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1982|3|22}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Francesco Gavazzi]]|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1984|8|1}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Dmitriy Gruzdev]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1986|3|13}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Jacopo Guarnieri]]|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1987|8|14}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Andriy Hryvko]]|nat=UKR|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1983|8|7}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Maxim Iglinskiy]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1981|4|18}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Valentin Iglinskiy]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1984|5|12}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Tanel Kangert]]|nat=EST|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1987|3|11}}}}
{{Cycling squad mid}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Andrey Kashechkin]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1980|3|21}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Fredrik Kessiakoff]]|nat=SWE|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1980|5|17}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Robert Kišerlovski]]|nat=CRO|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1986|8|9}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Roman Kreuziger]]|nat=CZE|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1986|5|6}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Francesco Masciarelli]]{{#tag:ref|Masciarelli left the team on 6 June.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/masciarelli-quits-astana-over-health-problems|title=Masciarelli quits Astana over health problems|date=6 June 2012|accessdate=7 June 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref>|group="N"}}|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1986|5|5}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Dimitry Muravyev]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1979|11|2}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1987|3|12}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Evgeni Petrov (cyclist)|Evgeni Petrov]]|nat=RUS|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1978|5|25}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Simone Ponzi]]|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1987|1|17}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Sergey Renev]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1985|1|3}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Kevin Seeldraeyers]]|nat=BEL|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1986|9|12}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Egor Silin]]|nat=RUS|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1988|6|25}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Paolo Tiralongo]]|nat=ITA|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1977|7|8}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Alexander Vinokourov]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1973|9|16}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Andrey Zeits]]|nat=KAZ|birthdate={{birth date and age2|df=yes|2012|1|1|1986|12|14}}}}
{{Cycling squad end}}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rider
!2011 team
|-
|[[Andrey Kashechkin]]||{{ct|LAM|2011}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/10559/Kashechkin-rejects-suggestions-hell-be-with-RusVelo-rather-than-Astana-in-2012.aspx|title=Kashechkin rejects suggestions he’ll be with RusVelo rather than Astana in 2012|date=3 December 2011|accessdate=16 January 2012|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC}}</ref>
|-
|[[Dimitry Muravyev]]||{{ct|RSH|2011}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://astana.lu/news_x.php?ID_news=419|title="Pro Team Astana" signed Dmitriy Muravyev|date=8 August 2011|accessdate=16 January 2012|work=astana.lu|publisher={{ct|AST|2012}}}}</ref>
|-
|[[Jacopo Guarnieri]]||{{ct|LIQ|2011}}<ref name="Silin">{{cite news|url=http://astana.lu/news_x.php?ID_news=437|title=Egor Silin, Francesco Gavazzi and Jacopo Guarnieri will join the team for 2012 & 2013 seasons|date=22 August 2011|accessdate=16 January 2012|work=astana.lu|publisher={{ct|AST|2012}}}}</ref>
|-
|[[Egor Silin]]||{{ct|KAT|2011}}<ref name="Silin"/>
|-
|[[Francesco Gavazzi]]||{{ct|LAM|2011}}<ref name="Silin"/>
|-
|[[Kevin Seeldraeyers]]||{{ct|QST|2011}}<ref name="Bozic">{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9837/Astana-signs-Borut-Bozic-and-Kevin-Seeldraeyers.aspx|title=Astana signs Borut Božič and Kevin Seeldraeyers|date=19 September 2011|accessdate=16 January 2012|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC}}</ref>
|-
|[[Borut Božič]]||{{ct|VCD|2011}}<ref name="Bozic"/>
|-
|[[Janez Brajkovič]]||{{ct|RSH|2011}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/09/news/brajkovic-joins-astana_194058|title=Brajkovic joins Astana|date=30 September 2011|accessdate=16 January 2012|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Dmitriy Gruzdev]]||''stagiaire'' <small>({{ct|AST|2011}})</small><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/10692/Vinokourov-to-lead-strong-Astana-team-at-the-Tour-de-Langkawi.aspx|first=Shane|last=Stokes|title=Vinokourov to lead strong Astana team at the Tour de Langkawi|date=20 December 2011|accessdate=16 January 2012|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC}}</ref>
|-
|[[Simone Ponzi]]||{{ct|LIQ|2011}}<ref name="Velochrono">{{cite news|url=http://www.velochrono.fr/actu/transferts-cyclisme-2011-2012/|title=Transferts 2011-2012|language=French|trans_title=Transfers 2011-2012|accessdate=16 January 2012|work=Velochrono.fr|publisher=Velochrono}}</ref>
|}
{{col-2}}
;Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rider
!2012 team
|-
|[[Rémy Di Gregorio]]||{{ct|COF|2012}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/08/news/transfer-season-di-gregorio-joins-cofidis-quick-step-hires-polish-riders_187011|title=Di Gregorio joins Cofidis; Quick Step hires Polish riders|date=5 August 2011|accessdate=16 January 2012|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.}}</ref>
|-
|[[Simon Clarke (cyclist)|Simon Clarke]]||{{ct|GEC|2012a}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/clarke-bound-for-greenedge|first=Jane|last=Aubrey|title=Clarke bound for GreenEdge|date=23 August 2011|accessdate=16 January 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref>
|-
|[[Tomas Vaitkus]]||{{ct|GEC|2012a}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/versatile-vaitkus-leaves-astana-for-greenedge|title=Versatile Vaitkus leaves Astana for GreenEdge|first=Jane|last=Aubrey|date=29 August 2011|accessdate=16 January 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref>
|-
|[[Allan Davis]]||{{ct|GEC|2012a}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/09/news/davis-joins-greenedge-with-london-games-in-sights_192988|title=Davis joins GreenEdge, with London Games in sights|date=20 September 2011|accessdate=16 January 2012|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mirco Lorenzetto]]||Retired<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lorenzetto-calls-time-on-career|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=2 December 2011|accessdate=16 January 2012|title=Lorenzetto calls time on career}}</ref>
|-
|[[Gorazd Štangelj]]||Retired<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/11/news/inside-cycling-with-john-wilcockson-this-year’s-retirees-just-faded-away_197318|title=Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: This year’s retirees just faded away|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|date=7 November 2011|accessdate=16 January 2012|first=John|last=Wilcockson}}</ref>
|-
|[[Roman Kireyev]]||Retired<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/astana-reduces-roster-thanks-to-kireyev-retirement|first=Barry|last=Ryan|title=Astana reduces roster thanks to Kireyev retirement|date=24 August 2011|accessdate=16 January 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref>
|-
|[[Maxim Gourov]]||None
|-
|[[Josep Jufré]]||Retired<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/10900/Josep-Jufre-calls-it-a-career-at-age-36.aspx|first=Kyle|last=Moore|title=Josep Jufré calls it a career at age 36|date=16 January 2012|accessdate=16 January 2012|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC}}</ref>
|-
|[[Andrey Mizurov]]||[[Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team]]<ref name="Velochrono"/>
|}
{{col-end}}


==Season victories==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date !! Race !! Competition !! Rider !! Country !! Location
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||March|21}} || [[2012 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]], Stage 3 || [[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Janez|Brajkovič}}|SLO}} || {{ESP}} || [[:ca:Canturri|Canturri]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||April|15}} || [[2012 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]] || [[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Enrico|Gasparotto}}|ITA}} || {{NED}} || [[Valkenburg aan de Geul|Valkenburg]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||April|22}} || [[2012 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]] || [[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Maxim|Iglinsky}}|KAZ}} || {{BEL}} || [[Liège]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||April|24}} || [[2012 Tour of Turkey|Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey]], Stage 3{{refn|name=Dyachenko|group=N}} || [[2012 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Alexsandr|Dyachenko}}|KAZ}} || {{TUR}} || [[Elmalı]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||April|29}} || [[2012 Tour of Turkey|Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey]], Overall{{refn|name=Dyachenko|group=N}} || [[2012 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Alexsandr|Dyachenko}}|KAZ}} || {{TUR}} ||
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||April|29}} || [[2012 Tour of Turkey|Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey]], Teams classification || [[2012 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]] ||align="center"| <ref group="N">The riders on the squad were [[Alexander Vinokourov]], [[Assan Bazayev]], [[Alexsandr Dyachenko]], [[Dmitriy Gruzdev]], [[Jacopo Guarnieri]], [[Valentin Iglinsky]], [[Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy]] and [[Andrey Zeits]]</ref> || {{TUR}} ||
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||May|12}} || [[2012 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]], Stage 7 || [[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Paolo|Tiralongo}}|ITA}} || {{ITA}} || [[Rocca di Cambio]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||May|25}} || [[2012 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]], Stage 19 || [[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Roman|Kreuziger}}|CZE}} || {{ITA}} || [[:it:Passo di Pampeago|Alpe di Pampeago]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||June|14}} || [[Tour of Slovenia]], Stage 1 || [[2012 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Simone|Ponzi}}|ITA}} || {{SLO}} || [[Novo Mesto]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||June|15}} || [[2012 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]], Stage 7 || [[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Fredrik|Kessiakoff}}|SWE}} || {{SUI}} || [[Gossau, Zürich|Gossau]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||June|17}} || [[2012 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]], Stage 9 || [[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Tanel|Kangert}}|EST}} || {{SUI}} || [[Flühli|Sörenberg]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||June|17}} || [[2012 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]], Teams classification || [[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] ||align="center"| <ref group="N">The riders on the squad were [[Jacopo Guarnieri]], [[Assan Bazayev]], [[Tanel Kangert]], [[Francesco Gavazzi]], [[Dimitry Muravyev]], [[Fredrik Kessiakoff]], [[Robert Kišerlovski]] and [[Roman Kreuziger]]</ref> || {{SUI}} ||
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||June|17}} || [[Tour of Slovenia]], Overall || [[2012 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Janez|Brajkovič}}|SLO}} || {{SLO}} ||
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||August|29}} || [[2012 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]], Stage 11 || [[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Fredrik|Kessiakoff}}|SWE}} || {{ESP}} || [[Pontevedra]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||October|11}} || [[2012 Tour of Beijing|Tour of Beijing]], Stage 3 || [[2012 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Francesco|Gavazzi}}|ITA}} || {{CHN}} || [[Badaling|Badaling Great Wall]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||October|26}} || [[Tour of Hainan]], Stage 7 || [[2012–2013 UCI Asia Tour|UCI Asia Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Dmitriy|Gruzdev}}|KAZ}} || {{CHN}} || [[Wuzhi Mountain|Wuzhishan]]
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||October|28}} || [[Tour of Hainan]], Overall || [[2012–2013 UCI Asia Tour|UCI Asia Tour]] || {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Dmitriy|Gruzdev}}|KAZ}} || {{CHN}} ||
|-
| {{dts|format=dmy||October|28}} || [[Tour of Hainan]], Teams classification || [[2012–2013 UCI Asia Tour|UCI Asia Tour]] ||align="center"| <ref group="N">The riders on the squad were [[Valentin Iglinsky]], [[Dmitriy Gruzdev]], [[Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy]], [[Sergey Renev]], [[Andrey Zeits]] and [[Alexsandr Dyachenko]]</ref> || {{CHN}} ||
|}

==Footnotes==
{{reflist|group=N}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{2012 road cycling season by team}}
{{Astana seasons}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Astana 2012}}
[[Category:2012 road cycling season by team]]
[[Category:Astana Pro Team]]
[[Category:2012 in Kazakhstani sport]]

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