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03/05/2019

Tour de Romandie. Stage 3. Davide Villella takes top 10 in Romont, Nikita Stalnov active in the breakaway

After an intense uphill finish in Romont, Davide Villella was able to claim the eighth place in stage 3 of Tour de Romandie. Kazakh rider Nikita Stalnov was part of the day’s breakaway, but he and his five companions got caught in the final twenty kilometers of the race. Frenchman David Gaudu won the stage, Primoz Roglic is still leading the overall classification.

Race

02/05/2019

Tour de Romandie. Stage 2. Breakaway makes it, Kudus sprints into top 15

Stage 2 of Tour de Romandie was expected to be a sprint, but it was Stefan Küng who finished solo after being part of the early break. Behind him, the peloton sprinted for the second place, with Merhawi Kudus finishing twelfth.

Race

01/05/2019

Tour de Romandie. Stage 1. Top 10 for Jan Hirt in demanding final

The first stage after yesterday’s prologue in Tour de Romandie resulted in an eighth place for Jan Hirt, after a sprint of a small group that got clear on the final climb. The five categorized climbs during the day made it a hard stage for the peloton. In the demanding final circuit, it was Jan Hirt who was able to make it in the select group of twenty riders. Primoz Roglic took the stage victory and the overall lead.

Race

01/05/2019

Astana Pro Team do active race at Eschborn-Frankfurt

The riders of Astana Pro Team did a very solid and active race at the German one-day Eschborn-Frankfurt (187.5 km). Firstly, it was Artyom Zakharov, who made part of 7-men early breakaway.

Race

30/04/2019

Tour de Romandie. Final stage race before Giro d’Italia started with prologue

The 2019 edition of Tour de Romandie took off with a prologue of 3.8 kilometers in the city of Neuchatel. The stage race in Switzerland is a final test for the riders who will compete in the Giro d’Italia, starting next week. Today, all Astana riders finished within 35 seconds of winner Jan Tratnik.