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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.

Giro d'Italia

12/05/2018

Giro d’Italia. Stage 8. Davide Villella in a long-day breakaway, Pello Bilbao is 10th in the final

It was a long day in the saddle at stage 8 of the Giro d’Italia with a distance of 209 km from Praia a Mare to the top of the climb Montevergine di Mercogliano. The Astana rider Davide Villella did a very strong race, placing himself in a daily breakaway and staying there until the last 7 kilometers on the distance.

Giro d'Italia

11/05/2018

Giro d’Italia. Stage 7. Flat stage ahead of climbing weekend

After yesterday’s first test in the mountains on the Etna volcano and ahead of two more climbing stages on this weekend, today’s flat stage 7 (Pizzo – Praia a Mare, 159 km) provided to the riders a good possibility to breathe a bit and to save some energy in the legs.