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06/05/2018

Giro d’Italia. Stage 3. Big Start in Israel ends with sprint in Eilat

The third stage from Be’er Sheva to Eilat has finalized the Big Start of the Giro d’Italia in Israel. A very long way of 229 km to Eilat through the Negev desert ended with another bunch sprint, once again won by the Italian Elia Viviani.

Race

05/05/2018

Tour de Yorkshire. Second place for Magnus Cort at Stage 3 as he holds on the lead

After winning the uphill stage yesterday, Magnus Cort now finished second in the bunch sprint behind Max Walscheid. As today’s runner-up, he has strengthened his leading position in the General Classification with only one stage to go. On top of that, he’s also the new leader in the Points Classification, receiving the green jersey after today’s stage.

Giro d'Italia

05/05/2018

Giro d’Italia. Stage 2. Sprint on streets of Tel Aviv

The huge crowd in the city center of Tel Aviv saw a fast and furious massive sprint, which finalized the second stage of the Giro d’Italia. The Italian Elia Viviani took the stage, outsprinting Jakub Mareczko and Sam Bennett.

Press releases

05/05/2018

Alexey Lutsenko’s new bike: SnowLeopard goes hunting at Giro d’Italia

For the first time in his career the Kazakh leader of Astana Pro Team Alexey Lutsenko is taking part in the Giro d’Italia and for the first time today, at stage 2 of the race, he will ride his new one-of-a-kind custom painted Gallium Pro Snow Leopard bike from Argon 18. The strongest Kazakh rider in the peloton Alexey Lutsenko proved to be one of the key parts of Astana Team at the Giro d’Italia as well as a man, who can achieve some nice results in the Italian Grand tour. Together, the rider and his new bike are ready to show class, the Snow Leopard goes hunting at the Giro-2018.

Race

04/05/2018

Tour de Yorkshire. Magnus Cort takes Stage 2 and the race lead

After an impressive sprint uphill, Magnus Cort won Stage 2 of Tour de Yorkshire. The Danish rider of Astana Pro Team finished in front of Greg van Avermaet and Eduard Prades. Because of the win, he’s also the new leader of the race with 4 seconds advantage on Van Avermaet.