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17/08/2019

BinckBank Tour. Stage 6. Demanding ITT on short course in The Hague

The 8,3 kilometers of today’s ITT in The Hague pushed the riders to the limit, with Filippo Ganna taking the win on stage 6. Dmitriy Gruzdev was the fastest Astana rider today, the Kazakh rider finished on 35 seconds of Ganna. Tim Wellens retained the leader jersey with one more stage left.

Tomorrow’s seventh and final stage of the BinckBank Tour brings the peloton back to Belgium for a challenging 177,9 kilometers from Sint Pieters Leeuw to Geraardsbergen.

Race

16/08/2019

Arctic Race of Norway. Stage 2. A day for sprinters, Lutsenko still second in GC

Stage 2 of the Arctic Race of Norway with the finish in Svolvaer (164 km) ended with a bunch sprint, won by the French rider Bryan Coquard.

Race

16/08/2019

BinckBank Tour. Stage 5. Final day for the sprinters before challenging final weekend

Stage 5 from Riemst to Venray was the final chance for the sprinters to get a stage win, with tomorrow’s ITT and the traditional stage on Sunday with finish in Geraardsbergen coming up this weekend. It was Jose Alvaro Hodeg who took the win today, just in front of Sam Bennett, who won the first three sprint stages. The Astana riders finished safely in the bunch.

Press releases

16/08/2019

Zhandos Bizhigitov stays in Astana Pro Team

The Kazakh rider Zhandos Bizhigitov will stay in Astana Pro Team for another season. The agreement has been signed recently for 2020.

Race

15/08/2019

Arctic Race of Norway. Stage 1. Alexey Lutsenko in attack, most aggressive rider

The Kazakh champion Alexey Lutsenko was nominated as the most aggressive rider of the first stage of the Arctic Race of Norway after numerous attacks inside the final 30 km.