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17/01/2019

Santos Tour Down Under. Stage 3. Luis Leon Sanchez takes second place

Luis Leon Sanchez took the first podium place in 2019 season, finishing second at stage 3 of the Santos Tour Down Under. The Astana Pro Team rider was close to a victory, sprinting against Peter Sagan at the finish line in Uraidla and, finally, missing just a little to become first.

Race

16/01/2019

Santos Tour Down Under. Stage 2. Zakharov in breakaway, crash of Ballerini, 8th place for Sanchez

Stage 2 of the Santos Tour Down Under (122 km from Norwood to Angaston) was full of action for Astana Pro Team. Firstly, Artyom Zakharov made part of a daily breakaway, fighting for the points in the mountain classification and winning the bonus seconds at the intermediate sprints.

Race

15/01/2019

Santos Tour Down Under. Davide Ballerini is 12th in opening stage

The 2019 season has been officially opened today with the first stage of the UCI WorldTour race Santos Tour Down Under. The peloton of the race passed a short 129-km-long distance from North Adelaide to Port Adelaide. It was a very hot day with just a few attempts of attacks.

Race

13/01/2019

Down Under Classic. Luis Leon Sanchez is 8th in chaotic final

The Kazakh Astana Pro Team has opened its 2019 cycling season with the Down Under Classic, a criterium race on the streets of Adelaide, which traditionally precedes the first seasonal UCI WorldTour event Santos Tour Down Under. Astana tried to do this race quite aggressively: Manuele Boaro won an intermediate sprint and stepped on the final podium to get a prix as Luis Leon Sanchez was able to finish inside the Top-10 on 8th position.

Press releases

11/01/2019

Northwave – official cycling shoes of Astana Pro Team

Astana Pro Team is happy to announce the start of a new partnership with Northwave, the Italian cycling shoes manufacturer. Northwave the official cycling shoes supplier of Astana Pro Team from January 1st, 2019. In the first race of the season in Australia, the Santos Tour Down Under, the riders of Astana Pro Team will wear the new top-end road shoes Northwave Extreme Pro.