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14/06/2019

Baloise Belgium Tour. Stage 3. Short ITT before the decisive stage tomorrow

The third stage of Tour of Belgium held today at the roads of Grimbergen. It was 9,2 km-long individual time trial with almost flat route, won by Belgium rider Tim Wellens.

Fastest Astana Pro Team rider was current Kazakhstan and Asian ITT champion Daniil Fominykh, crossing the finish line in 11:20”, 34 seconds behind the stage winner.

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13/06/2019

Baloise Belgium Tour. Stage 2. Active race for our Kazakh rider Zhandos Bizhigitov

The hard second stage of Tour of Belgium with 6 climbs and 7 pave sectors finished today in Zottegem after 180 km of racing.

It was an active day for our Kazakh rider Zhandos Bizhigitov, who was always in the front, participated in the late decisive breakaway and backed to the peloton only 10 km to go, after attack of solo stage winner Remco Evenepoel.

Race

13/06/2019

Critérium du Dauphiné. Stage 5. Astana riders ready for mountains after final sprint stage

All the Astana Pro Team riders, including leader Jakob Fuglsang, finished safely on the final sprint stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné. Wout van Aert took a second consecutive stage win with his sprint in the streets of Voiron. Tomorrow the first mountain stage awaits, as the riders will go from Saint-Vulbas to Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne over 229 kilometers, making it the longest stage of this year’s Dauphiné. Adam Yates remains the overall leader after today, Jakob Fuglsang is still fourth on seven seconds.

Race

12/06/2019

Critérium du Dauphiné. Stage 4. Top 10 for Jakob Fuglsang in ITT

With the ninth place (+1’07” on winner Wout van Aert) in today’s Individual Time Trial on the Critérium du Dauphiné, Jakob Fuglsang remains fourth overall, now just seven seconds from the new leader, Adam Yates. Kazakh national champion Alexey Lutsenko finished in the top 20 (17^thon 1’30”). He sits now in eighth position overall. After the 26,1-kilometer-long ITT, Astana Pro Team is now second in the Team Classification.

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12/06/2019