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18/01/2019

Santos Tour Down Under. Stage 4. Luis Leon Sanchez is 3rd in Campbelltown

Third day in a row Luis Leon Sanchez is coming very close to a stage win at the Santos Tour Down Under. After a brave attack at stage 2, where he finished 8th, and solid sprint yesterday at stage 3, where he nearly lost to Peter Sagan, taking 2nd, today the Astana rider once again was among the best riders, getting another podium place at the finish line in Campbelltown.

Race

17/01/2019

Santos Tour Down Under. Stage 3. Luis Leon Sanchez takes second place

Luis Leon Sanchez took the first podium place in 2019 season, finishing second at stage 3 of the Santos Tour Down Under. The Astana Pro Team rider was close to a victory, sprinting against Peter Sagan at the finish line in Uraidla and, finally, missing just a little to become first.

Race

16/01/2019

Santos Tour Down Under. Stage 2. Zakharov in breakaway, crash of Ballerini, 8th place for Sanchez

Stage 2 of the Santos Tour Down Under (122 km from Norwood to Angaston) was full of action for Astana Pro Team. Firstly, Artyom Zakharov made part of a daily breakaway, fighting for the points in the mountain classification and winning the bonus seconds at the intermediate sprints.

Race

15/01/2019

Santos Tour Down Under. Davide Ballerini is 12th in opening stage

The 2019 season has been officially opened today with the first stage of the UCI WorldTour race Santos Tour Down Under. The peloton of the race passed a short 129-km-long distance from North Adelaide to Port Adelaide. It was a very hot day with just a few attempts of attacks.

Race

13/01/2019

Down Under Classic. Luis Leon Sanchez is 8th in chaotic final

The Kazakh Astana Pro Team has opened its 2019 cycling season with the Down Under Classic, a criterium race on the streets of Adelaide, which traditionally precedes the first seasonal UCI WorldTour event Santos Tour Down Under. Astana tried to do this race quite aggressively: Manuele Boaro won an intermediate sprint and stepped on the final podium to get a prix as Luis Leon Sanchez was able to finish inside the Top-10 on 8th position.