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02/09/2018

La Vuelta Ciclista a España. Stage 9. Miguel Angel Lopez is 4th atop La Covatilla

La Vuelta Ciclista a España 2018 has seen the first big battle among the GC contenders on the tough climb La Covatilla after 200,8 km of racing at stage 9. Thanks to the huge support of the whole Astana Pro Team and, especially, Jan Hirt on the final climb, Miguel Angel Lopez was always on a perfect position in the group. Thus, inside the final 3 km he tried to attack for several times and, finally, made a good uphill sprint, taking a solid 4th place, finishing just behind three riders from the early breakaway.

Race

02/09/2018

GP de Fourmies / La Voix du Nord. Kazakh Dmitriy Gruzdev is most combative rider after day in the breakaway, top 10 for Riccardo Minali

At GP de Fourmies, Riccardo Minali sprinted to a ninth place behind winner Pascal Ackermann. Dmitriy Gruzdev made it into the day’s breakaway until the final 25 kilometers, he was awarded as the most combative rider of the day.

Vuelta a Espana

01/09/2018

La Vuelta Ciclista a España. Stage 8. Peloton survives on hot day

It was a very hot day at the Vuelta a España and many riders just had to survive and to finish safety this stage 8 to Almadén. For Astana Pro Team the first goal was to protect Miguel Angel Lopez, and everything went quite perfectly.

Race

01/09/2018

Brussels Cycling Classic. Trainee Jonas Gregaard shows it in the breakaway, unlucky day for other Astana riders

In Brussels, the young trainee Jonas Gregaard showed himself in his second race for Astana Pro Team, by making it in the day’s breakaway. At the end, it all came down to a bunch sprint, with Pascal Ackermann taking the win. It was a hard day on the road because of multiple crashes with three riders of Astana involved: Riccardo Minali, Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev and Yevgeniy Gidich, who went to the hospital for a medical check. But they don’t have major injuries and will start tomorrow at GP de Fourmies.

Vuelta a Espana

31/08/2018

La Vuelta Ciclista a España. Stage 7. Omar Fraile is 5th in Pozo Alcón

Omar Fraile finished 5th in today’s stage 7 of the Vuelta a España with the finish in Pozo Alcón. The Astana rider did a good sprint, taking another Top-10 placement. The final of the stage was quite fast and explosive, many riders tried to attack on the short climbs inside the last 15 kilometers.