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01/03/2019

Tour du Rwanda. Stage 6. Merhawi Kudus leads the race with two stages to go

The Tour of Rwanda enters in its decisive phase. This weekend the race will end with two super short but in the same time super intense stages: stage 7 of 84.1 km will be held tomorrow (Nyamata – Kigali, 6 climbs, including the final uphill) and stage 8 of just 61.7 km will be held on Sunday (Kigali – Kigali, 7 climbs, including the final uphill and a famous Muur de Kigali).

Race

28/02/2019

Tour du Rwanda. Stage 5. Astana defends Kudus lead for another day

A strong team’s work of all Astana Pro Team riders helped Merhawi Kudus to extend his lead in the general classification of the Tour du Rwanda for another day. The breakaway saw the finish line at today’s stage 5 (Karongi – Musanze, 138.7 km) as the Eritrean rider Biniyam Ghirmay took the win in a sprint from a small group of escapers. Merhawi Kudus surrounded by teammates finished safely in the main group.

Race

28/02/2019

UAE Tour. Stage 5. A quiet day for the team, the sprinters played a victory at the stage

The fifth stage of the Tour of the United Arab Emirates from the famous tourist attraction of the emirate of Sharjah Flag Island to the city of Haur-Fakkan, 181 km long, passed quite calmly and ended with the expected massive sprint, won by Italian rider Elia Viviani.

Race

27/02/2019

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite 2019/Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne 2019. Team's roster

Astana Pro Team is ready to open its 2019 classic season with two Belgian races: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite (March 2nd) and Kuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne (March 3rd).

Race

27/02/2019

Tour du Rwanda. Stage 4. Yuriy Natarov is 10th, Merhawi Kudus keeps the lead after short and intense stage

After yesterday’s very long and very hard mountain stage, today the riders of the Tour du Rwanda have faced a very short (just 103 km), but super intense stage 4 with four categorized climbs. In the end of the day, the young Kazakh rider of Astana Pro Team Yuriy Natarov was able to finish 10th in this stage, while Merhawi Kudus without big problems kept his leadership in the general classification of the race.