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26/07/2019

Adriatica Ionica Race. Stage 3. Jonas Gregaard Wilsly is 13th at queen stage

The third, queen mountain stage with the summit finish on Lago di Misurina/Tre Cime di Lavaredo has been held today at the Adriatica Ionica Race. The Astana Pro Team rider Jonas Gregaard Wilsly did a solid race and finished 13th, 5 minutes 10 seconds behind the stage winner Mark Padun. Another Astana rider Yuriy Natarov closed the distance on 24th position.

Tour de France

25/07/2019

Tour de France. Stage 18. Alexey Lutsenko takes third place in Valloire

The third place for Alexey Lutsenko today on stage 18 of the Tour de France. The Kazakh champion was part of the day’s breakaway of 34 riders, including teammate Gorka Izagirre. The HC categorized climbs Col d’Izoard and the Galibier reduced this group until Lutsenko attacked on the final climb of the day. Nairo Quintana countered the attack, as he went solo for the stage victory. Lutsenko chased Quintana together with Romain Bardet, but the Colombian rider was the strongest rider of the day. Behind Quintana, Bardet finished second and Lutsenko third.

Race

25/07/2019

Adriatica Ionica Race. Stage 2. Dmitriy Gruzdev enters Top-10

The Kazakh rider Dmitriy Gruzdev showed himself really well at the second stage of the Adriatica Ionica Race in Italy. Gruzdev made a powerful solo attack at one of the gravel sectors, becoming the race leader for some time. Later, when the main group caught him back, the Kazakh rider was able to stay clear up there in front and, finally, finished 10th in the bunch sprint, won by Alvaro Hodeg.

Race

24/07/2019

Adriatica Ionica Race. Stage 1. A fast criterium opens the race

The Italian stage race Adriatica Ionica Race has been started today in Mestre with a fast evening criterium ended with a bunch sprint won by the German Phil Bauhaus.

Tour de France

24/07/2019

Tour de France. Stage 17. Sixth place for Gorka Izagirre after breakaway effort together with Omar Fraile

After Jakob Fuglsang and Luis Leon Sanchez left the Tour de France yesterday, the remaining Astana riders showed their fighting mentality today on stage 17, initially making it in the breakaway with three riders. Gorka Izagirre, Omar Fraile and Magnus Cort took off right from the start. Due to a puncture, Cort had to drop back to the peloton, but Fraile and Izagirre created a huge time gap with the pack together with the 31 other escapees. Many riders attacked in today’s final, with Gorka Izagirre making it in a select group. In the end, Matteo Trentin attacked and finished solo, taking the stage win. Gorka Izagirre finished sixth.