After consolidating its training for the rescue mission in 2025, the team Astana Kazakhstan also strengthens its staff. This Friday, the Kazakh team announced three new sports directors. We find in particular Dario Cataldountil then runner at Lidl-Trek. The Italian who announced his retirement from sport therefore immediately found a new challenge. Another former runner joins the trainingAlexander Vinokourov, Peter Kennaughwho already has slight experience as a sports director. The Belgian, Lorenzo Lapage, is the last name announced by Astana Kazakhstan.
Video – Cataldo won a stage of the Giro with Astana in 2019
“A new perspective on modern Cycling”
Alexander Vinokourov spoke about his new arrivals. “In addition to the Performance group, which we have significantly strengthened, changes will also affect the sports directors in the 2025 season. Our team will welcome three new directors. We know Lorenzo Lapage very well, he is an experienced and responsible sports director with an excellent vision of the race, as well as an excellent administrator and team coordinator off the bike.”
“We also have two young athletic directors: Peter Kennaugh and Dario Cataldo. Both are former professional racers and have a fresh perspective on modern cycling. Peter Kennaugh already has some experience as a sporting director, while Dario Cataldo moves straight from being a rider into this new role. That said, he knows our team very well, having spent several years with us, so he will be able to contribute not only to the Astana Qazaqstan team, but also to our development team in their work with the riders.” he added.
