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26/07/2019

Tour de France. Stage 19. Astana riders on the move on the stage that never finished

With four riders in the breakaway, the riders of Astana Pro Team once again showed their fighting mentality today at stage 19 of the Tour de France. Magnus Cort, Alexey Lutsenko, Gorka Izagirre, and Pello Bilbao were part of a 29-man breakaway, but they got caught by the group of GC favorites on the Col de l’Iseran. Cort was able to hang on with some of the riders fighting for the overall, but he never got the chance to go for a stage result, as the race got canceled at the top of the climb due to the weather conditions on the descent.

Race

26/07/2019

Adriatica Ionica Race. Stage 3. Jonas Gregaard Wilsly is 13th at queen stage

The third, queen mountain stage with the summit finish on Lago di Misurina/Tre Cime di Lavaredo has been held today at the Adriatica Ionica Race. The Astana Pro Team rider Jonas Gregaard Wilsly did a solid race and finished 13th, 5 minutes 10 seconds behind the stage winner Mark Padun. Another Astana rider Yuriy Natarov closed the distance on 24th position.

Tour de France

25/07/2019

Tour de France. Stage 18. Alexey Lutsenko takes third place in Valloire

The third place for Alexey Lutsenko today on stage 18 of the Tour de France. The Kazakh champion was part of the day’s breakaway of 34 riders, including teammate Gorka Izagirre. The HC categorized climbs Col d’Izoard and the Galibier reduced this group until Lutsenko attacked on the final climb of the day. Nairo Quintana countered the attack, as he went solo for the stage victory. Lutsenko chased Quintana together with Romain Bardet, but the Colombian rider was the strongest rider of the day. Behind Quintana, Bardet finished second and Lutsenko third.

Race

25/07/2019

Adriatica Ionica Race. Stage 2. Dmitriy Gruzdev enters Top-10

The Kazakh rider Dmitriy Gruzdev showed himself really well at the second stage of the Adriatica Ionica Race in Italy. Gruzdev made a powerful solo attack at one of the gravel sectors, becoming the race leader for some time. Later, when the main group caught him back, the Kazakh rider was able to stay clear up there in front and, finally, finished 10th in the bunch sprint, won by Alvaro Hodeg.

Race

24/07/2019

Adriatica Ionica Race. Stage 1. A fast criterium opens the race

The Italian stage race Adriatica Ionica Race has been started today in Mestre with a fast evening criterium ended with a bunch sprint won by the German Phil Bauhaus.