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Kazakhstan National Championships. Alexey Lutsenko is new road race champion, Nikita Stalnov and Artyom Zakharov complete podium
Astana Pro Team rider Alexey Lutsenko became the new Kazakh Champion by winning the road race of the National Championships held today in Almaty. Lutsenko won the title after a powerful attack from the leading group, finishing the distance of 174 km in 4 hours and 11 seconds.
- I am very happy to take part in the National Championships. In the last years I was forced to miss it because in this period I was always preparing for the Tour de France. This season I’ve got a chance to come for the Nationals and I really enjoyed it. The Championships was organized on a very high level. Indeed, the weather conditions were tough because of the heat, but the race itself was nice. I am happy and proud to win the jersey of the national champion. It means a lot for me and during next year I will try to show the Kazakhstan Champion colors in the best possible way, - said Alexey Lutsenko.
The race podium was completed by two more Astana Team riders: Nikita Stalnov was second 15 seconds behind Lutsenko, while Artyom Zakharov won the sprint for third place 1 minute and 31 seconds later.
