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16/05/2018

Interview point: Pello Bilbao on impressive start at Giro, Zoncolan and his future in three-week races

The Spanish rider Pello Bilbao is spending the second season in Astana Pro Team and this year he already did a big step ahead in his career: he won a nice stage at the Tour of the Alps, did 7th in the GC of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana and 8th in overall of the Itzulia Basque Country. But the main fact is that after 10 days of racing and three tough mountain climbs Pello still holds a solid 8th place in the general classification of the Giro d’Italia, fighting on a very high level with the biggest favorites of the Italian Grand tour.

Race

16/05/2018

Tour de l'Ain. Team's roster

Astana Pro Team will take part in the 2.1 UCI Europe Tour stage race Tour de l'Ain, which will be held in France from May 18th to 20th.

Giro d'Italia

15/05/2018

Giro d’Italia. Stage 10. Astana in attack on longest stage of race

It was the longest and absolutely crazy stage at the Giro d’Italia: 244 km from Penne to Gualdo Tadino, always up and down. The stage started with a tough climb Fonte della Creta and immediately the peloton has exploded with a number of attacks, which split the group in parts.

Giro d'Italia

14/05/2018

Interview point: Jan Hirt about Giro, new role and cycling in Czech Republic

The Czech rider Jan Hirt is riding his second Giro d’Italia in career. In 2017, in his previous team, Jan was like a “free player” who could do his race and achieve personal results. Now, in Astana Pro Team Hirt is one of the key riders in the “train” of Miguel Angel Lopez, the leader of the Kazakh team. In the second rest day at the Giro d’Italia Jan Hirt talks about his attitude to the Italian Grand tour, shares his impressions of a new role in the team and assesses the popularity of cycling in Czech Republic.

Giro d'Italia

13/05/2018

Giro d'Italia. Stage 9. Miguel Angel Lopez is 9th atop Gran Sasso d'Italia

The decisive stage of the first week at the Giro d'Italia has been held today between Pesco Sannita and the top of the enormous climb Gran Sasso d'Italia of 26-km-long. Astana Pro Team took control over the race with around 45 km to go, starting chasing hard the breakaway and working for its leader Miguel Angel Lopez. A huge effort of the Kazakh team in front of the bunch produced a great selection in the group and practically neutralized the daily breakaway with 3 km to go.