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26/02/2019

Tour du Rwanda. Stage 3. Merhawi Kudus wins first mountain stage

The longest and a very hard mountain stage has been held today at the Tour du Rwanda: the riders faced a 213-km-long distance from Huye to Rubavu with 5 categorized climbs and a long descent towards the finish line. Once again Astana Pro Team shined in Rwanda, taking another stage win: after his powerful attack Merhawi Kudus arrived solo at the finish line.

Race

26/02/2019

UAE Tour. Stage 3. Jan Hirt finished in Top 10 at the first mountain stage

The third stage of the United Arab Emirates Tour finished today at Jebel Hafeet Mountain after a 179 km of racing. Starting on the territory of the oldest UAE University, teams rode along a mostly flat route, which ended with a difficult climb finish to the 1st category mountain with an average gradient of 7.4% and a length of 9.5 km.

Race

25/02/2019

Tour du Rwanda. Stage 2. First win of Merhawi Kudus for Astana Pro Team

The Astana newcomer in 2019, Merhawi Kudus scored his first victory in the jersey of the Kazakh team. Today, Merhawi won the second stage of the Tour du Rwanda after strong teamwork on the final climb of the day.

Race

25/02/2019

UAE Tour. Stage 2. Windy day and fast sprint

Stage 2 has been held today at the UAE Tour: 184 km from Yas Island to Abu Dhabi Big Flag. The stage was characterized by the strong cross wind and, finally, ended with a bunch sprint won by Fernando Gaviria.

Race

24/02/2019

Double victory for Astana: Jakob Fuglsang wins Vuelta a Andalucia, Ion Izagirre is second

It is a perfect end of the week for Astana Pro Team, which takes a double victory at the 2.HC race Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol: Jakob Fuglsang wins the final classification and Ion Izagirre steps on the second podium position. Besides, Pello Bilbao finished 4th in the overall standing and Astana won the team’s classification of the race.