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18/08/2019

Kazakh Champion Alexey Lutsenko wins Arctic Race of Norway 2019

Today, at the Day of Sports in Kazakhstan, the Kazakh champion Alexey Lutsenko became the overall winner of the 2019 Arctic Race of Norway. The Astana rider finished 3rd at the last stage of the race and this result was enough to bring him the final victory.

Race

18/08/2019

BinckBank Tour. Stage 7. Laurens De Vreese animates final stage

The final stage of the BinckBank Tour had the traditional finish in Geraardsbergen, with Laurens De Plus taking the overall win, finishing third behind stage winner Oliver Naesen. Astana rider Laurens De Vreese animated the race, making it in the initial breakaway together with teammate Zhandos Bizhigitov. The Kazakh rider had to let the breakaway go after the first local lap around Geraardsbergen, but De Vreese remained in the first group until the final of the stage. In the end, the first Astana rider to cross the finish was Davide Ballerini, finishing thirtieth.

Race

17/08/2019

Arctic Race of Norway. Stage 3. Alexey Lutsenko is 3rd at queen stage

All Astana Pro Team and its leader Alexey Lutsenko showed a solid performance today at the queen stage of the Arctic Race of Norway with a summit finish atop short but super steep 3.5-km-long climb Storheia Summit in Melbu.

Race

17/08/2019

BinckBank Tour. Stage 6. Demanding ITT on short course in The Hague

The 8,3 kilometers of today’s ITT in The Hague pushed the riders to the limit, with Filippo Ganna taking the win on stage 6. Dmitriy Gruzdev was the fastest Astana rider today, the Kazakh rider finished on 35 seconds of Ganna. Tim Wellens retained the leader jersey with one more stage left.

Tomorrow’s seventh and final stage of the BinckBank Tour brings the peloton back to Belgium for a challenging 177,9 kilometers from Sint Pieters Leeuw to Geraardsbergen.

Race

16/08/2019