Astana Lastest news

06/07/2019

Tour de France. Stage 1. Hectic start of the Tour with crash of Jakob Fuglsang

With less than 20 kilometers to go in stage 1 of the 2019 Tour de France, Jakob Fuglsang couldn’t avoid a rider crashing in front of him and hit the deck. With the help of his teammates, he was able to return into the pack and he finished the stage without any time losses. Examinations showed that he has no fractures and is able to continue the race tomorrow.

News

06/07/2019

Medical update Jakob Fuglsang

Due to a crash in stage 1 of the Tour de France, Jakob Fuglsang was brought to the organizations medical truck by ambulance after he finished the stage. The results of the examinations: A cut above his eye that had to be stitched (4 stitches) and abrasions on his knee, shoulder, and elbow. Radiography showed no fractures, but the knee echo showed muscle contusions around his knee.

“A rider crashed in front of me at the moment we were going to the front of the peloton to stay out of trouble, it was impossible to avoid him and so I crashed. It’s not the way you want to start the Tour. I’m happy that there were no fractures, so I’m able to continue the race. We’ll see how it goes tomorrow.” – Jakob Fuglsang

National Championships

30/06/2019

Alexey Lutsenko defends his Kazakhstan national road race champion white jersey

Astana Pro Team rider Alexey Lutsenko celebrates beautiful solo victory at Kazakhstan National Championships and defends his white road race champion jersey. Lutsenko wins 160-km-long road race by attacking solo from the breakaway of the day 10 km before the finish.

National Championships

26/06/2019

Alexey Lutsenko – new Kazakhstan ITT champion

Astana Pro Team rider Alexey Lutsenko becomes new Kazakhstan ITT champion.

Lutsenko finished a distance of 40 km in 49’50, the second and third places of the podium were also shared by the Astana Pro Team riders Dmitriy Gruzdev and Daniil Fominykh with the result 51’00 and 51’21 respectively.

Tour de France

26/06/2019

Astana Pro Team presents Tour de France roster

At the Grand Départ of the 2019 Tour de France next week, Astana Pro Team will start with Jakob Fuglsang as its leader. He will be supported by Alexey Lutsenko, Gorka Izagirre, Pello Bilbao, Magnus Cort, Luis Leon Sanchez, Omar Fraile, and Hugo Houle. “With this strong and experienced team, we are ready to fight for the best possible result”, says sports director Dmitriy Fofonov, who will be accompanied by sports directors Bruno Cenghialta and Lars Michaelsen.