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11/09/2018

La Vuelta Ciclista a España. Stage 16. Miguel Angel Lopez is 6th in GC after a tough time trial

The Vuelta a España has restarted after the second rest day with a tough individual time trial for 32 km from Santillana del Mar to Torrelavega. Astana’s leader Miguel Angel Lopez did all he could on the distance and finished 31st, 2 minutes 19 seconds behind the stage winner Rohan Dennis.

Press releases

11/09/2018

Astana Pro Team renews with Dmitriy Gruzdev

The experienced Kazakh rider Dmitriy Gruzdev will stay in the roster of Astana Pro Team at least for one more season. The new agreement for 2019 has been signed recently.

Vuelta a Espana

09/09/2018

La Vuelta Ciclista a España. Stage 15. Great race for Astana Team, Miguel Angel Lopez is 2nd atop Lagos de Covadonga

Astana Pro Team did a fantastic race at the 15th stage of the Vuelta a España proving to be one of the strongest teams in the Spanish Grand tour. The Kazakh team took the responsibility in the race to Lagos de Covadonga, firstly chasing the breakaway and later increasing the pace in the group and preparing the attack of Miguel Angel Lopez.

Race

09/09/2018

Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal. Another top 10 finish in Canada for Michael Valgren, Hugo Houle part of day’s breakaway

An intense day on the streets of Montréal, as Hugo Houle was part of the day’s breakaway, Jakob Fuglsang attacked in the penultimate lap and finally Michael Valgren sprinting to an eighth place. After his ninth place in Québec, it was his second top 10 on Canadian soil. Michael Matthews took his second victory, winning both races.

Vuelta a Espana

08/09/2018

La Vuelta Ciclista a España. Stage 14. A strong 2nd place for Miguel Angel Lopez on Les Praeres

The stages at the Vuelta a España are becoming harder and harder. In the second day in a row in the mountains Miguel Angel Lopez was very close to a victory, taking a solid second place atop the final climb of stage 14 Les Praeres in Nava. The Astana leader was one of the strongest in the leading group of GC contenders. He made a few attacks on short and very steep climb and, finally, finished second, just 2 seconds behind the Britton Simon Yates.