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24/06/2018

Spanish National Championships. Bronze medal for Omar Fraile

Astana Pro Team rider Omar Fraile for the first time in his career took a bronze medal in the road race of the Spanish National Championships. In the final sprint for 2-3 places Fraile lost to Alejandro Valverde, while Gorka Izagirre took the solo win, becoming the new 2018 Spanish road race champion.

National Championships

20/06/2018

Ukrainian National Championships. Andriy Grivko wins ITT

The rider of Astana Pro Team Andriy Grivko became the new Ukrainian ITT Champion. Today, he won the gold medal in the individual time trial for 40 km in Bohuslav.

Race

17/06/2018

Tour de Suisse. Stage 9. Jakob Fuglsang is second in final classification

Jakob Fuglsang hit the general classification podium at the Tour de Suisse after a stunning performance in the final individual time trial in Bellinzona. The leader of the Astana Pro Team finished 8th in the time trial, losing just 38 seconds to the stage 9 winner Stefan Küng and becoming the best rider among all GC contenders. This result was more than enough to move Fuglsang onto the final podium of the Tour de Suisse.

Race

17/06/2018

Route d’Occitanie. Stage 4. Fourth place Yevgeniy Gidich in sprint, impressive ride Luis Leon Sanchez

The Kazakh rider Yevgeniy Gidich sprinted to a fourth place in the final stage of Route d’Occitanie, after a brave attempt of Luis Leon Sanchez to stay clear and win the stage in a breakaway with Alejandro Valverde, who won the general classification. Luis Leon Sanchez finished fifth in the GC. Anthony Roux won the sprint in the streets of Cazouls-lès-Béziers.

Race

16/06/2018

Tour de Suisse. Stage 8. Short and fast stage ahead final ITT

After yesterday queen stage in the mountains, the peloton arrived in Bellinzona to ride a local circuit with a total distance of 123,8 km. Despite some small difficulties on the distance, the race went pretty fast and ended with much expected bunch sprint, won by the French champion Arnaud Demare.