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03/03/2019

Strong day in the breakaway for Magnus Cort and Davide Ballerini in Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne

In today’s Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, Magnus Cort made it into the early breakaway and Davide Ballerini joined him after Oude Kwaremont. In the end, they were together in a break of five riders until the final 10 kilometers, showing that Astana Pro Team is ready to fight for a result in the Classics. Bob Jungels, also part of the break of five, made it solo to the finish line after an attack in today’s final. Owain Doull finished second, Niki Terpstra third.

Race

03/03/2019

Tour du Rwanda. Rodrigo Contreras wins stage 8, Merhawi Kudus takes final GC

The last, 8th stage of the Tour du Rwanda brought a double success to the Kazakh Astana Pro Team: Rodrigo Contreras took a very beautiful solo stage victory, while Merhawi Kudus defended his yellow jersey, winning the final general classification of the race.

Race

02/03/2019

Impressive ride by Alexey Lutsenko taking fourth place in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

After his win in the Tour of Oman last week, Alexey Lutsenko now displayed his great shape in the first classic of the season, finishing fourth in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. A five-man leading group made it into the final kilometers when Zdenek Stybar attacked from this group. The remaining four riders, including Lutsenko, were not able to close the gap on Stybar before the finish. Sprinting for the podium, Alexey Lutsenko finished third behind Greg Van Avermaet and Tim Wellens. It was a strong team performance of Astana Pro Team today, with Hugo Houle and Laurens de Vreese finishing in the second group.

Race

02/03/2019

UAE Tour. Stage 7. Dmitriy Gruzdev spent all day in the breakaway at the last stage of the race

The first edition of the United Arab Emirates Tour finished today with the flat stage from Dubai Safari Park to City Walk district in the center of Dubai after 145 km of racing.

Race

02/03/2019

Tour du Rwanda. Stage 7. Merhawi Kudus maintains lead despite bad luck

The Astana rider Merhawi Kudus had a double bad luck in the final of stage 7 of the Tour du Rwanda: firstly, he crashed down on the descent with 7 km to go and later, he got a flat tire inside the final kilometer of racing. But, despite this fact, he was able to keep his yellow jersey of the leader in the general classification.