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04/04/2018

Itzulia Basque Country. Stage 3. Astana leads the bunch, Bilbao is 9th in sprint

Stage 3 of the Itzulia Basque Country has been held today between Bermeo and Gaubea Valdegovia with a total distance of 184,8 km. The stage was characterized by the changeable weather with sun, rain and wind changing each other. Astana Team did a very strong race, pulling in front of the peloton during almost 80 km, trying to catch the break and protecting its leader Pello Bilbao.

Race

04/04/2018

Scheldeprijs. Hectic race with Tleubayev finishing in mass sprint

In a hectic race, Kazakh rider Ruslan Tleubayev was the first rider to finish for Astana Pro Team at a 24^th place. Only 58 riders made it to the finish because of several crashes and disqualifications for crossing a closing railroad crossing. One of the riders who made it to the finish line was Fabio Jakobsen, who won the Scheldeprijs after an impressive sprint.

Race

03/04/2018

Itzulia Basque Country. Stage 2. Pello Bilbao is 7th in another hard stage

Pello Bilbao continues showing his good form at the Itzulia Basque Country, taking a nice 7th place at another tough stage of the race. Astana’s rider finished inside the first chasing group, 15 seconds behind four leaders, who attacked on the final climb of the day San Pelaio.

Race

02/04/2018

Itzulia Basque Country. Stage 1. Pello Bilbao is third in opening stage

It was a good start for Astana Pro Team at the Itzulia Basque Country with Pello Bilbao finishing third in the opening stage of the race. Bilbao rejoined the first chasing group inside the final kilometer in Zarautz, making an additional move to come in front of the group and to finish just behind the two leaders – Julian Alaphilippe, who won the stage and Primoz Roglic, who was second.

Race

02/04/2018