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28/03/2018

Dwars door Vlaanderen. Hard day in the rain on the Belgian roads

It was a hard day out for the riders challenging Dwars door Vlaanderen – A travers la Flandre, a final test before the Tour of Flanders. With a crash of Michael Valgren without serious injuries and a bike change for Alexey Lutsenko, Magnus Cort and Hugo Houle were on their own in the front groups. But after the attack of a large group, they were not able to follow. Magnus Cort finished 14^th, 2’40” behind winner Yves Lampaert, after an impressive solo of 20 kilometers.

Race

27/03/2018

Dwars door Vlaanderen. Team's roster

The next goal of Astana Pro Team in the UCI WorldTour calendar - the one-day classic race Dwars door Vlaanderen in Belgium, which will be held tomorrow, on March 28th.

Race

25/03/2018

Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields. Strong effort by Cort and Valgren doesn’t pay off

In the 80^th edition of the race, Magnus Cort and Michael Valgren finished just behind the first group of winner Peter Sagan, finishing 24^th and 26^th. After the final Kemmelberg climb a group of riders took off and formed a group of 23 riders including some riders of the day’s breakaway. Alexey Lutsenko, Michael Valgren and Magnus Cort tried to close the gap to this group in the final part of the race, but even with an attack of Valgren and Cort together with Alexander Kristoff didn’t pay off, as they finished 50 seconds behind the first group.

Race

25/03/2018

Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. Stage 7. Jesper Hansen is 9th in final classification

Astana Team rider Jesper Hansen finished 9th in the final general classification of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. At today’s 7th stage in Barcelona (154,8 km) Hansen tried to attack to reach a higher place in the overall. But, finally, besides two riders, the Britton Simon Yates and the Spaniard Marc Soler, all GC contenders have finished all together.

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25/03/2018