The Kazakh-Canadian team signs Yevgeniy Fedorov and Gleb Brussenskiy, who will get their chances especially in the Classics, for the upcoming two seasons and extends with Yevgeniy Gidich, Dmitriy Gruzdev, Yuriy Natarov, Vadim Pronskiy as well as with Nikita Stalnov and Artyom Zakharov.
Fedorov, Brussenskiy and Pronskiy have signed a two-year deal, while Gidich, Gruzdev, Natarov, Stalnov and Zakahrov have renewed their contracts for one year. The eight Kazakh riders will be among the line ups for stage races as well as the upcoming one-day races.
Yevgeniy Fedorov, who signs for 2021 and beyond into 2022:
“Becoming a part of the team is like a dream come true. I am very happy that the team, offered me a contract, which I immediately accepted. To now step up into the WorldTour and do this in the colors of Astana – Premier Tech, it couldn’t be any better. The last season, beside the strange situation with the pandemic, went quite well for me. I collected some victories and I have the feeling I grew as a rider. I want to improve and to become a stronger rider over the next years. I am pretty sure, that it will be a tough start, riding in the WorldTour, I have to get used to this level, but I am ready for it and hope I can prove myself at this professional level.”
Gleb Brussenskiy, will ride for the team for the two upcoming seasons:
“It was quite a surprise to receive an offer from the team, a positive one, as it was always my dream to ride for this team. Now I am preparing myself to step up to this professional level and being part of Astana – Premier Tech. Since my childhood I wanted to become a professional cyclist and to show the colors or my country at the well-known races. I am beyond happy to get this chance now, and I will work on it to make it a successful move.”
General Manager, Alexandr Vinokurov on the young and ambitious Kazakh newcomers:
“We followed Yevgeniy Fedorov for a long time already after he won the Road Race at the Olympic Youth festival. He is a strong rider with huge potential to become a powerful Classics rider. Gleb Brussenskiy is also a promising athlete, the Classics will suit him. He is fast therefore, we want to work with him on his sprint skills. Both are young riders and we want to give them a chance especially at the Northern Classics.”
Yana Seel, Managing Director:
“A warm welcome to our new Kazakh talents. We always keep searching and developing talented cyclists in Kazakhstan and we’re happy to add once more two of these talents to our roster. But also the Kazakh riders that extended their contracts proved their value for the team, so we’re happy that they can stay with us and represent Kazakhstan in the UCI WorldTour.”
