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04/04/2018

Scheldeprijs. Hectic race with Tleubayev finishing in mass sprint

In a hectic race, Kazakh rider Ruslan Tleubayev was the first rider to finish for Astana Pro Team at a 24^th place. Only 58 riders made it to the finish because of several crashes and disqualifications for crossing a closing railroad crossing. One of the riders who made it to the finish line was Fabio Jakobsen, who won the Scheldeprijs after an impressive sprint.

Race

03/04/2018

Itzulia Basque Country. Stage 2. Pello Bilbao is 7th in another hard stage

Pello Bilbao continues showing his good form at the Itzulia Basque Country, taking a nice 7th place at another tough stage of the race. Astana’s rider finished inside the first chasing group, 15 seconds behind four leaders, who attacked on the final climb of the day San Pelaio.

Race

02/04/2018

Itzulia Basque Country. Stage 1. Pello Bilbao is third in opening stage

It was a good start for Astana Pro Team at the Itzulia Basque Country with Pello Bilbao finishing third in the opening stage of the race. Bilbao rejoined the first chasing group inside the final kilometer in Zarautz, making an additional move to come in front of the group and to finish just behind the two leaders – Julian Alaphilippe, who won the stage and Primoz Roglic, who was second.

Race

02/04/2018

Scheldeprijs. Team's roster

Astana Pro Team will take part in the Belgian classic race Scheldeprijs, which will be held on Wednesday, April 4th.

Race

01/04/2018

Tour of Flanders. Fourth place for Michael Valgren

Michael Valgren finished 4^th at today’s Tour of Flanders, after a hard crash earlier in the race. Magnus Cort also made it into the top 20 with a 20^th place. The team’s leader of today, Alexey Lutsenko, was not able to get back on the bike after the same crash where Valgren was involved. Niki Terpstra won the race after a solo, just in front of Mads Pedersen. Valgren rode to the finish with Philippe Gilbert, finishing just behind him.