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10/04/2019

Itzulia Basque Country. Stage 3. Ion Izagirre is 5th in crash marred final

A huge crash inside the final 6 km of stage 3 seriously impacted not only the daily results, but also the general classification of the Itzluia Basque Country since many favorites were involved in it. Among the riders, who was caught by the crash were two Astana Pro Team riders: Jakob Fuglsang and Omar Fraile. Fortunately, both avoided too serious injures and were able to finish the race.

Race

09/04/2019

Itzulia Basque Country. Stage 2. Omar Fraile is 4th, Ion Izagirre is 8th

Two Astana riders finished inside the Top-10 of the second stage of the Itzulia Basque Country (149.5 km from Zumarraga to Gorraiz): in the uphill sprint Omar Fraile took 4th, while Ion Izagirre did 8th. Another Astana Pro Team rider Jakob Fuglsang was 12th.

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09/04/2019

National road champion ParticuleR bikes live at the Itzulia Basque Country

We are less than two months in the racing season this year and Astana Pro Team has already earned twenty-one wins, making 2019, the most prolific season start ever. It’s something to celebrate. Also worthy of celebration are the Astana team members who have become National champions on the road in the past year. This is why, on day 2 of the Itzulia Basque Country, Alexey Lutsenko and Gorka Izagirre will show up at the start line on their new custom painted National Champion’s Gallium Pros.

Race

08/04/2019

Itzulia Basque Country. Stage 1. Ion Izagirre is 7th in opening TT

The 59th edition of the Itzulia Basque Country has been started today with an opening individual time trial of 11.3 km in Zumarraga. The race was characterized by bad rainy weather, a short but very steep climb at the second part of the distance and a very fast and wet and dangerous because of the rain descent in the final.

Race

07/04/2019

Tour des Flandres. Hugo Houle makes it in the breakaway, winning GP Stig Broeckx

In today’s Tour of Flanders, Hugo Houle showed himself in the early breakaway during a hard race for the riders of Astana Pro Team. As Houle was the first rider atop of the Oude Kwaremont climb, he won the inaugural GP Stig Broeckx. He donated the prize money to the rehabilitation center where Broeckx is recovering from his crash in 2016. Today's early breakaway of four riders, including Houle, got caught before today’s final. In the end, the first rider of Astana to cross the finish line was Laurens de Vreese in one of the groups behind winner Alberto Bettiol.