Watch: Astana Pro Team produces cringe worthy rap video

Pro cyclists make awkward rappers in Astana's attempt to gain some attention before the WorldTour season begins at the Tour Down Under

Philippe Tremblay January 14, 2019

The Astana Pro Team are desperately trying to get some attention before the start of the 2019 WorldTour season when it starts tomorrow for the Tour Down Under. Their method of choice was to stage a horribly awkward attempt at a rap video. They call it the first ever pro cycling rap but we are pretty sure Europcar and Andre Greipel have done this before.

The first ever Pro Cycling Rap, by Astana Pro Team!? Talented riders, but even more talented rappers?? #AstanaProTeam #AstanaRap #AstanaRappers pic.twitter.com/zL24wAqPNo

— Astana Pro Team (@AstanaTeam) January 14, 2019

The video was staged at the Astana training camp in Spain. Many members of the team feature prominently such as Laurens de Vreese who seems to be the team’s most enthusiastic rapper, Jacob Fuglsang who gets wheeled through a hallway in a wheelchair, cobbles leader Alexey Lutsenko, Lopez Omar Fraile who has a little Spanish bit, Miguel Lopez who is spared the humiliation of actually participating in the rap video and team manager Alexander Vinokourov.

The video takes a dig at Movistar who in 2018 debuted a jersey nearly identical to the Astana jersey unveiled the year before.

The team also feels the need to remind viewers that they aren’t from…Palestine. Not sure anyone was confused about that one. The team also seems worried about being mistakenly identified as being from Afghanistan (again, was anyone confused?), Pakistan (?), and Uzbekistan but if you were confused don’t worry, now you know they are from Kazakhstan.

Here are two other times pro cyclists rapped with arguably better results.