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21/05/2018

Interview point: Luis Leon Sanchez on time trial in Trento, third week and the most decisive stage

Luis Leon Sanchez is one of the most experienced and strongest riders of Astana Pro Team. Sanchez started the current season very successful: 8th place at the Santos Tour Down Under, 2nd place at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, a victory at the Vuelta a Murcia, 5th place at the Vuelta a Andalucia and another win at a stage of the Tour of the Alps. This weeks Luis Leon Sanchez is shining at the Giro d’Italia, supporting Astana’s leader Miguel Angel Lopez at all the most important stages of the race. In the third and the last rest day of the Giro Luis Leon Sanchez is talking about tomorrow’s individual time trial in Trento, discusses about the difficulties of the last week and values the chances of the favorites.

Race

21/05/2018

Baloise Belgium Tour. Team's roster

Astana Pro Team will take part in the 2.HC UCI Europe Tour stage race Baloise Belgium Tour, which will be held from May 23rd to 27th.

Giro d'Italia

20/05/2018

Giro d’Italia. Stage 15. Second place for Miguel Angel Lopez

After again a spectacular stage, Miguel Angel Lopez took second place behind stage winner Simon Yates. It was his first day in the white jersey as leader of the Best Young Rider classification which he successfully defended, and at the end he climbed to a 5^thposition overall.

Race

20/05/2018

Tour de l’Ain. Top 10 for Hugo Houle at final stage

At the third and final stage of Tour de l’Ain, Hugo Houle finished 9^thbehind winner Arthur Vichot. The day started unlucky for Astana Pro Team, with multiple riders involved in a crash where Yevgeniy Gidich had to quit the race. Zhandos Bizhigitov and Nikita Stalnov made it in the day’s breakaway, but were caught before the final climb.

Giro d'Italia

19/05/2018

Giro d’Italia. Stage 14. Impressive ride of Miguel Angel Lopez at Monte Zoncolan

An impressive 4^thplace for Miguel Angel Lopez at today’s exciting stage in the Giro d’Italia, finishing atop the Monte Zoncolan, resulting in a 6^thplace overall and a 1^stplace in the Young Rider classification. Also Pello Bilbao did a great job by finishing 9^thon the stage (now 9^thin GC). Chris Froome won the stage, just in front of Simon Yates, who’s still the leader in the Giro d’Italia.