The project is created under the legal structure of the WorldTour Astana Qazaqstan team and will be aimed at the most prestigious under-23 and elite races in Europe
Astana Qazaqstan Team announced this Tuesday the template that will have in its development team, a project that will focus on training young cyclists who, according to their performance, will have the opportunity to move to the WorldTour level, a batch of ten of runners that includes the imbabureño Martín López.
“Cycling is getting younger and younger and requires better and deeper work with talented cyclists. This is the reason why many teams already have their own development teams. I dreamed of the Astana development team for a long time and now we have the opportunity to create a new U23 team within our structure ”, he indicated Alexandr Vinokurov, General Manager of the WorldTour Astana Qazaqstan team.
The priority of this new continental formation will be the corridors of Kazakhstan; However, the initial bet is on five foreign runners, “So we will have the opportunity to create a strong team where riders will have the chance to gain experience and learn from each other to raise the level of our core teamVinokurov pointed out.
The staff is made up of locals Daniil Pronskiy, Orken Slamzhanov, Nicolas Vinokurov, Alexander Vinokurov Jr. y Andrey Remkhe, with them the Colombian began in the Kazakh structure Juan Carlos Lopez, the Italian Gianmarco Garofoli, the French Pablo Sanchez, Latvian Matiss Kalverss and the tricolor Martin Lopez. Another runner will be added in February, the case of the Italian Davide Toneatti.
The imbabureño, who is part of the continental Best PC team, arrives with a record that includes the title of national time trial champion and road runner-up in the category sub-23.
The tricolor runner bond spans three seasons, of which the first will be part of the continental team and from 2023 he will join the WorldTour squad, with the possibility of moving to the main squad as intern, as an internship.
The continental squad will use the same Astana WorldTour kit and kit, and its runners will be able to share work and concentrations with the main figures.
“We have managed to gather a optimal and well-balanced roster of young runners, most of whom already have a important experience in junior and under-23 races at the highest level, ”said Vinokurov.
The team director emphasized that the team’s staff development team Astana Qazaqstan It will be the main tactical reserve for Astana Qazaqstan Team, our WorldTour team ”.
What objectives of the nascent squad, Vinokurov noted the “create a strong and competitive team who can fight for high results in prestigious European races and reveal the potential of young runners that they will have the opportunity to advance to the WorldTour team ”, which has among its main figures the Colombian Miguel Ángel López and the Italian Vincenzo Nibali. (D)
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