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23/05/2018

Baloise Belgium Tour. Riccardo Minali takes second after strong sprint at stage 1

Finishing just half a wheel behind winner André Greipel, Riccardo Minali took the second place at the first stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour. After a hectic final, where Magnus Cort crashed but made it back to perform as Minali’s lead-out, the young Italian of Astana Pro Team sprinted out of the wheel of Greipel to finish second.

Giro d'Italia

23/05/2018

Giro d’Italia. Stage 17. Luis Leon Sanchez keeps on attacking

Astana’s rider Luis Leon Sanchez has spent a very solid and aggressive race, attacking for many times during the 17th stage of the Giro d’Italia. Sanchez was among the riders, who initiated the first breakaway of the day and later, he was trying more and more to stay in front of the stage and to fight for a victory. At least three times during this day Luis Leon was in different breakaways, the last one was neutralized with just 10 kilometers to go.

Giro d'Italia

22/05/2018

Giro d’Italia. Stage 16. Miguel Angel Lopez holds white jersey after ITT in Rovereto

The Giro d’Italia-2018 is back into the third and the last week of the race after the final rest day. Today, a tough 34,2-km-long individual time trial has been held between Trento and Rovereto. It was mostly flat race against time perfectly suited to the true TT specialists.

Giro d'Italia

21/05/2018

Interview point: Luis Leon Sanchez on time trial in Trento, third week and the most decisive stage

Luis Leon Sanchez is one of the most experienced and strongest riders of Astana Pro Team. Sanchez started the current season very successful: 8th place at the Santos Tour Down Under, 2nd place at the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, a victory at the Vuelta a Murcia, 5th place at the Vuelta a Andalucia and another win at a stage of the Tour of the Alps. This weeks Luis Leon Sanchez is shining at the Giro d’Italia, supporting Astana’s leader Miguel Angel Lopez at all the most important stages of the race. In the third and the last rest day of the Giro Luis Leon Sanchez is talking about tomorrow’s individual time trial in Trento, discusses about the difficulties of the last week and values the chances of the favorites.

Race

21/05/2018