With the arrival in the team XDS Astana of the young Chinese of 24 years old, Haoyu Suthe squad of the Kazakh team is now complete. The team, led by the former professional runner and Olympic champion in London in 2012, Alexandre Vinokourovis preparing for its 20th season in the WorldTour. She will begin her season in Australia during the Santos Tour Down Under (January 21-26). The 2025 workforce ofXDS Astana will include 30 runners from 11 countries.
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A new era for XDS Astana in 2025
Following the arrival and investment of the Chinese group XDS in the historic structure of the WorldTour, the leading bicycle brand on the Chinese market hopes to consolidate its presence in the international Cycling community while allowing the team led by Alexandre Vinokourov to take a step forward. The team, in difficulty in terms of results in recent seasons, is threatened with relegation by 2026. This new 2025 squad will be made up of many experienced riders, who will try to turn around the Kazakh team. Among these 30 runners, a Frenchman stands out: Clement Champoussin26 years old, originally from Nice and from training Arkéa B&B-Hotels.
The full squad of the XDS Astana training (in bold = new riders)
Aaron Gate (New Zealand, 34 years old)
Alberto Bettiol (Italy, 31 years old)
Anthon Charmig (Denmark, 26 ans)
Clement Champoussin (France, 26 years old)
Cees Bol (Netherlands, 29 years old)
Christian Scaroni (Italy, 27 years old)
Darren Van Bekkum (Netherlands, 22 years old)
Davide Ballerini (Italy, 30 years old)
Davide Toneatti (Italy, 23 years old)
Diego Ulissi (Italy, 35 years old)
Fausto Masnada (Italy, 31 years old)
Florian Samuel Kajamini (Italy, 21 years old)
Haoyu Su (China, 24 years old)
Henok Mulubrhan (Eritrea, 25 years old)
Harold Martín López (Ecuador, 24 years old)
Harold Tejada (Colombia, 27 years old)
Ide Schelling (Pays-Bas, 26 ans)
Lorenzo Fortunato (Italy, 28 years)
Max Kanter (Germany, 27 years old)
Michele Gazzoli (Italy, 25 years)
Mike Teunissen (Netherlands, 32 years old)
Matteo Malucelli (Italy, 31 years old)
Nicola Conci (Italy, 27 years old)
Nicolas Vinokurov (Kazakhstan, 22 ans)
Simone Velasco (Italy, 29 years old)
Sergio Higuita (Colombia, 27 years old)
Wout Poels (Netherlands, 37 years old)
Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kazakhstan, 24 ans)
