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17/03/2019

Jakob Fuglsang and Ion Izagirre take stage wins in Tirreno-Adriatico and Paris-Nice after brave solo attacks

After yesterday’s stage win of Alexey Lutsenko, today Jakob Fuglsang and Ion Izagirre both finished a great solo attack to win stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico and stage 8 of Paris-Nice. These were the eighteenth and nineteenth victory of Astana Pro Team in 2019, making it the best start of the season in the history of the team. Izagirre won the final stage of Paris-Nice, Jakob Fuglsang moved into third place overall at Tirreno-Adriatico after his win, with still two stages to go.

Race

16/03/2019

Tirreno-Adriatico. Stage 4. Stage win for Alexey Lutsenko, despite two crashes during solo attack

He went solo with 37 kilometers to go, crashed two times, dropped back in a group of four and still won stage 4 of Tirreno-Adriatico: Today was a rollercoaster ride for Alexey Lutsenko. While Jakob Fuglsang controlled the chasing group behind Lutsenko, the Kazakh champion crashed two times, but both times he managed to get back on his bike as quick as he went down. In the final sprint with three other riders, he had the strongest sprint towards the finish with his teammate Fuglsang finishing fourth behind Primoz Roglic and Adam Yates.

Race

16/03/2019

Paris-Nice. Stage 7. Miguel Angel Lopez is second after a fantastic race

Astana’s leader Miguel Angel Lopez showed today he stays in a very good form, ready for the big goals of the season. Lopez was one of the strongest riders of this queen mountain stage of the Paris-Nice, missing just a little to win stage 7.

Race

15/03/2019

Paris-Nice. Stage 6. Luis Leon Sanchez takes bonus seconds at hilly stage

The sixth stage of the Paris-Nice from Peynier to Brignoles (176.5 km) despite a few climbs and hilly profile, ended with a bunch sprint from a reduced peloton. Sam Bennett took the stage win, while Astana’s Hugo Houle was 13th.

Race

15/03/2019

Tirreno-Adriatico. Stage 3. Davide Ballerini takes top 10 in bunch sprint

It was a bunch sprint that decided stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico, with Astana rider Davide Ballerini taking a ninth place behind winner Elia Viviani. Adam Yates remains the race leader, Jakob Fuglsang and Alexey Lutsenko are now in the top 20 overall with the hardest stages of this Tirreno-Adriatico still ahead.