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31/05/2019

Tour of Norway. Stage 4. Breakaway makes it to the finish line in Sandefjord

At the Tour of Norway, the early breakaway made it all the way to the finish line at stage 4. Edoardo Affini was one of the five riders of the group, and he was the strongest rider as he took the stage win in Sandefjord. All the Astana riders finished in the bunch, finishing just seven seconds behind the breakaway riders. The final two stages of the Tour of Norway this weekend will decide the overall classification, starting tomorrow with the stage from Skien to Drammen of 159,7 kilometers including multiple climbs.

Giro d'Italia

30/05/2019

Giro d’Italia. Stage 18. Breakaway sees the finish ahead of two keys mountain stages

The peloton nearly missed to catch the daily break and to play stage 18 in a bunch sprint. Actually, two of three riders from the breakaway group have been caught inside the last 100 meters of the distance, but still one rider, the Italian Damiano Cima could hold a minimal gap to take the win.

Race

30/05/2019

Tour of Norway. Stage 3. Day in the break for Nikita Stalnov

At stage 3 of the Tour of Norway, Nikita Stalnov made it in a three-men-breakaway. He even went solo for a while, collecting KOM points, but everything came back for a bunch sprint. Edvald Boasson Hagen was the fastest rider of the day, taking the stage and the overall lead finishing just in front of the bunch.

Giro d'Italia

29/05/2019

Giro d’Italia. Stage 17. Miguel Angel Lopez moves to 6th in GC

After the 17th stage of the Giro d’Italia the leader of Astana Pro Team Miguel Angel Lopez moved up to the 6th place in the general classification of the race. Lopez attacked inside the last 2 km of the distance together with the pink jersey Richard Carapaz, winning some important seconds on his rivals at the finish line in Anterselva. Besides, Miguel Angel increased his lead in the best young rider classification (white jersey).

Race

29/05/2019

Tour of Norway. Stage 2. Another day finished in a bunch sprint

At the Tour of Norway, also the second stage ended up in the expected bunch sprint. Jose Alvaro Hodeg was the fastest sprinter of the pack today, while yesterday’s winner Cees Bol remains the overall leader with two more expected sprint days coming up. Luis Leon Sanchez was the first Astana rider to cross the finish line at the 26th place.