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14/09/2019

Coppa Agostoni. Alexey Lutsenko finishes second after intensive work in breakaway

Kazakhstan champion Alexey Lutsenko finishes second in the Italian classic race Coppa Agostoni.

14/09/2019

Vuelta a España. Stage 20. Miguel Angel Lopez attacks, finishes 11th at last mountain stage

Astana Pro Team and its leader Miguel Angel Lopez left all they had on the road at stage 20, the last mountain stage of the Vuelta a España with the finish atop Plataforma de Gredos (190.4 km).

Vuelta a Espana

13/09/2019

Vuelta a España. Stage 19. Break wins, Astana save day after Lopez crash

A huge full speed crash with around 65 km to go left many riders on the ground, including Astana’s Miguel Angel Lopez and the race leader Primoz Roglic. The Kazakh team reacted immediately, organizing a very strong chasing of the front group, led by Movistar Team. The Astana riders did a great job and after 15 km of chasing, finally, Lopez has been brought back in front.

Press releases

13/09/2019

Alex Aranburu joins Astana Pro Team

Talented rider Alex Aranburu will join Astana Pro Team for the next two seasons (2020 and 2021). The Spanish allrounder will move from the pro-continental level to the WorldTour, to further develop as a complete professional cyclist.

Race

13/09/2019

Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec. Hugo Houle is best Canadian at home race

In the first out of two Canadian one-day races, Hugo Houle finished fifteenth and was crowned as best Canadian rider in front of his home crowd in Québec. Michael Matthews got himself a third consecutive win after winning both races in 2018, finishing just in front of runner-up Peter Sagan and Greg Van Avermaet. After the early breakaway got caught in the final laps on the local circuit, many riders attacked, but it came down to a reduced bunch sprint with the Australian rider being the strongest rider of the day after 219,6 kilometers.