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 .
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. 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.
The first win that was not a national championship came in 2023 at the Tour of Sakarya where rider won while riding for the development team. 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.
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.
Team roster
Major wins
2022 National Under-23 Time Trial, Daniil Pronskiy 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 National Under-23 Time Trial, Maxim Taraski 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 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
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
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