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21/02/2019

Second consecutive Tour of Oman win for Alexey Lutsenko, Davide Ballerini finishing third in final stage

After his 2018 victory in the Tour of Oman, Alexey Lutsenko today sealed his second win of this stage race. After a challenging final day, the Kazakh champion successfully defended the race lead with the support of his team. Domenico Pozzovivo (second on 44” seconds) and Jesus Herrada (third on 47” seconds) completed the overall podium. Lutsenko also took the green ‘points’ jersey today, after winning three stages this week. The final stage was won by Giacomo Nizzolo in a bunch sprint, with Davide Ballerini taking his first podium for Astana Pro Team by finishing third behind Sonny Colbrelli.

Race

21/02/2019

Vuelta a Andalucia. Stage 2. Long day ends with sprint

The longest stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol has been held today between Sevilla and Torredonjimeno. The peloton covered a distance of 216.5 km. The stage ended with a bunch sprint, won by the European champion Matteo Trentin.

Race

21/02/2019

Tour of Rwanda 2019. Team's roster

Astana Pro Team is ready for its debut at the 2.1 UCI Africa Tour race Tour of Rwanda, which will be held from February 24th to March 3rd.

Race

20/02/2019

Vuelta a Andalucia. Stage 1. Solid 2nd and 3rd for Jakob Fuglsang and Ion Izagirre

Astana Pro Team had a very good start at the prestigious Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol with the finish of the first stage atop short but very steep cobbled climb in Alcalá de los Gazules. Jakob Fuglsang and Ion Izagirre both finished on the podium (2nd place for Fuglsang and 3rd place for Izagirre), while Pello Bilbao did 6th.

Race

20/02/2019

Tour of Oman. Stage 5. Hat-trick for Alexey Lutsenko in Oman, winning atop Green Mountain and holding on to the red jersey

Alexey Lutsenko completed his hat-trick at the Tour of Oman after winning atop of Green Mountain today. Lutsenko overtook Fabian Grellier, part of the early breakaway, just a few hundred meters before today’s summit finish. With one hilly stage to go, the red jersey is now even more firmly on the shoulders of Alexey Lutsenko, who is set to win the Tour of Oman for the second consecutive time, the third win of the race in the history of Astana Pro Team (Vincenzo Nibali, 2016). The Kazakh champion won the ninth race for the team in 2019, making it the most successful team of the season so far.