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16/08/2019

Arctic Race of Norway. Stage 2. A day for sprinters, Lutsenko still second in GC

Stage 2 of the Arctic Race of Norway with the finish in Svolvaer (164 km) ended with a bunch sprint, won by the French rider Bryan Coquard.

Race

16/08/2019

BinckBank Tour. Stage 5. Final day for the sprinters before challenging final weekend

Stage 5 from Riemst to Venray was the final chance for the sprinters to get a stage win, with tomorrow’s ITT and the traditional stage on Sunday with finish in Geraardsbergen coming up this weekend. It was Jose Alvaro Hodeg who took the win today, just in front of Sam Bennett, who won the first three sprint stages. The Astana riders finished safely in the bunch.

Press releases

16/08/2019

Zhandos Bizhigitov stays in Astana Pro Team

The Kazakh rider Zhandos Bizhigitov will stay in Astana Pro Team for another season. The agreement has been signed recently for 2020.

Race

15/08/2019

Arctic Race of Norway. Stage 1. Alexey Lutsenko in attack, most aggressive rider

The Kazakh champion Alexey Lutsenko was nominated as the most aggressive rider of the first stage of the Arctic Race of Norway after numerous attacks inside the final 30 km.

Race

15/08/2019

BinckBank Tour. Stage 4. Top 20 for Zhandos Bizhigitov on short and intense Ardennes stage

Finishing in the first group behind the favorites, Zhandos Bizhigitov finished twentieth on the hard Ardennes stage of this year’s BinckBank Tour. The Kazakh rider impressed on today’s stage 4, as he was able to stay on the front of the race during the 96 kilometers around Houffalize. Only a few riders were able to go clear from the first group, of which one was Tim Wellens who took the stage win and the overall lead just in front of Marc Hirschi.