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15/05/2019

Giro d’Italia. Stage 5. Cold and rainy day

The fifth stage of the Giro d’Italia (140 km from Frascati to Terracina) became the coldest and the wettest day at the race so far. The whole day from start and to finish the riders spent under the rain with air temperatures around 5-6^oC.

Race

15/05/2019

Amgen Tour of California. Stage 3. Eighth place for Davide Ballerini in sprint behind solo stage winner

Another top 10 for Astana Pro Team in the Amgen Tour of California, with Davide Ballerini finishing eighth in the sprint behind solo stage winner Remi Cavagna. There were no changes in the overall classification today, with Tejay van Garderen in the lead and Astana’s Jonas Gregaard still seventh.

Giro d'Italia

14/05/2019

Giro d’Italia. Stage 4. Crash messes up final, Miguel Angel Lopez finishes 8th

The final of the fourth stage from Orbetello to Frascati (235 km) has been messed up by a huge crash inside the last 6 kilometers of the race. The crash has split peloton in parts, leaving behind many favorites. Finally, a group of 7 riders took a small advantage to keep it until the finish and to play the stage victory, taken by Richard Carapaz.

Race

14/05/2019

Amgen Tour of California. Stage 2. Top 10 for Jonas Gregaard, Davide Ballerini is first King of the Mountain

After a spectacular first mountain stage, Jonas Gregaard claimed the sixth place while Davide Ballerini took the polka dot jersey as the first King of the Mountain. Ballerini was part of the early breakaway and was able to pick up KOM points along the four categorized climbs. In the final, Ballerini was in the leading group together with Jonas Gregaard, but after an attack of Ballerini, it was a group of four riders taking over with Kasper Asgreen as the stage winner and Tejay Van Garderen as the new overall leader. Jonas Gregaard finished sixth behind this group, he’s now seventh in the overall.

Giro d'Italia

13/05/2019

Giro d’Italia. Stage 3. Miguel Angel Lopez is 12th in tricky final

A crash inside the last 10 km of the third stage (Vinci – Orbetello, 220 km) has split the peloton in parts, while Astana Pro Team did a good job to bring Miguel Angel Lopez in front in a right position to avoid that crash and to protect the positions of the Astana leader.