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09/02/2020

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Stage 5. Hugo Houle in daily breakaway, Ion Izagirre is 7th, Oscar Rodriguez is 9th in final classification

The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana has ended today in Valencia. Two riders of Astana Pro Team finished this race in the Top-10 of the general classification: Ion Izagirre took 7th place, while Oscar Rodriguez did 9th.

Race

08/02/2020

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Stage 4. Ion Izagirre and Oscar Rodriguez in Top-10 atop Sierra de Bernia

The queen stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana with the finish atop a super steep climb Sierra de Bernia in Altea (5 km, 13.3% average) has been held today. Two Astana Pro Team riders, Ion Izagirre and Oscar Rodriguez finished in the Top-10 of the stage: Ion took 7th place, while Oscar did 9th.

Race

08/02/2020

Saudi Tour. Stage 5. GC battle comes down to the line in Al Masnak

Today’s final stage of the first edition of the Saudi Tour ended once again in a sprint. In a high speed finish the GC battle went on fire as the sprinters fought for the overall win. Manuele Boaro crossed the line in the reduced bunch and finished the week in 12^th place overall.

Race

07/02/2020

Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Stage 3. Sprinters play stage victory in Torrevieja

The third stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana has been held today between Orihuela and Torrevieja (174.6 km). After yesterday’s GC battle in Cullera, today the stage victory was played by the sprinters. Dylan Groenewegen took his second stage win ahead of Fabio Jakobsen and Matej Mohorič. All Astana Pro Team riders without troubles finished in the main group.

Race

07/02/2020

Saudi Tour. Stage 4. Yevgeniy Gidich sprints to a strong third place in a fast finale

After the day’s breakaway was caught, teams started to form their lead-out for their sprinters. Astana Pro Team put in a strong ride to deliver their sprinter Yevgeniy Gidich perfectly. In a fast bunch sprint the Kazakh rider gave his all and powered to a strong third place. Unfortunately, Hernando Bohorquez was involved in a crash in the finale, but luckily no serious injuries were recorded.