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05/06/2018

Critérium du Dauphiné. A full day in the break for Nikita Stalnov at stage 2

Nikita Stalnov was in today’s breakaway for a 180 kilometers long, and even when he was on his own in the final 10 kilometer, he was able to stay in front until 900 meters before the finish. Michael Valgren and Hugo Houle got mixed up in the final sprint, going slightly uphill, finishing twelfth and fourteenth.

Race

04/06/2018

Critérium du Dauphiné. Michael Valgren shows good legs at stage 1

In today’s final, Michael Valgren attacked multiple times for a stage victory, but after the final attempt he finished in the group behind winner Daryl Impey. Pello Bilbao had to stop behind a crash in the final 10 kilometers, but the team brought him back in the first group to finish without any time loss. Michal Kwiatkowski successfully defended his GC lead.

Race

03/06/2018

Critérium du Dauphiné. Good start for leader Pello Bilbao at prologue

Finishing in front of some GC favorites, Pello Bilbao had a good start of the 70^thedition of Critérium du Dauphiné. He finished 21 seconds from winner Michal Kwiatkowski. Michael Valgren was the fastest rider of Astana Pro Team today, he finished just sixteen seconds behind the Polish rider.

Race

31/05/2018

Critérium du Dauphiné. Team's roster

Astana Pro Team will continue its UCI WorldTour with the next famous stage race Critérium du Dauphiné, which will be held in France from June 3rd to 10th.

Giro d'Italia

27/05/2018

Giro d’Italia. White jersey and final podium in Rome for Miguel Angel Lopez

The 101st edition of the Giro d’Italia has been concluded today in the historical center of Rome. For Astana Pro Team it was a hard but successful race: after a huge effort of all members of the Kazakh team, its leader Miguel Angel Lopez for the first time in his career stepped up on the final podium of the Italian Grand tour, taking a solid 3rd place in the final general classification. Besides, 24-year-old Lopez won the white jersey of the best young rider of the Giro d’Italia-2018.