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10/05/2018

Giro d’Italia. Stage 6. Strong team performance on the Etna, 6th place Miguel Lopez

After an impressive team performance on the climb of the Etna at Stage 6 of Giro d’Italia, Miguel Angel Lopez finished 6^thin an elite group behind winner Esteban Chaves and the new leader Simon Yates. Due to this performance, Lopez climbs to a 22th position overall. Pello Bilbao is now 7^thoverall, because he finished just behind the first group of riders in today’s stage.

Giro d'Italia

09/05/2018

Giro d’Italia. Stage 5. Bad luck for Lopez, Bilbao makes sprint

It was a day of bad luck for Astana’s leader Miguel Angel Lopez, who crashed on a descent with just 5,6 km to go at stage 5 of the Giro d’Italia. Fortunately, he avoided any serious injures crashing on the grass, but it was impossible for him to avoid time lose since the crash was too close to the finish line.

Giro d'Italia

08/05/2018

Giro d’Italia. Stage 4. Luis Leon Sanchez is 8th in first Italian stage

After first three days in Israel, finally, the Giro d’Italia has arrived in Italy to continue its way to Rome with the next three stages in Sicily. Today’s stage 4 has connected Catania and Caltagirone with a total distance of 198 km. After first days with an individual time trial and two flat stages, today’s stage proposed the riders a very tough hilly route with many small, but steep climbs.

Giro d'Italia

07/05/2018

Interview point: Davide Villella about Israel, team goals and personal ambitions

The only Italian in the roster of Astana Pro Team at the 101st Giro d’Italia, 26-year-old Davide Villella just ahead of the first Italian stage in Sicily talks about the first days in Israel, team goals, personal ambitions and possibility to repeat the last year success at the Vuelta a España, where he won the mountain jersey.

Race

06/05/2018

Tour de Yorkshire. Stage 4. Finish of successful stage race for Magnus Cort and the team

At the final day of Tour de Yorkshire, Magnus Cort and his teammates were not able to defend the GC lead, as Greg van Avermaet won the overall. But with one stage win, a second place and two days in the blue leader jersey, Astana Pro Team can look back to a strong performance in Yorkshire, England.