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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.

Race

27/02/2019

UAE Tour. Stage 4. Crash before finish crosses out the chances of the team at the stage

Fourth stage of UAE Tour from Palm Jumeirah to Hatta Dam, 197 km long, was characterized by hilly route and ended with hectic and powerful finish won by Caleb Ewan.

At the 6 km before the finish line it was a big crash in the front of the peloton with Astana Pro Team riders Omar Fraile and Gorka Izagirre involved.

Race

26/02/2019

Tour du Rwanda. Stage 3. Merhawi Kudus wins first mountain stage

The longest and a very hard mountain stage has been held today at the Tour du Rwanda: the riders faced a 213-km-long distance from Huye to Rubavu with 5 categorized climbs and a long descent towards the finish line. Once again Astana Pro Team shined in Rwanda, taking another stage win: after his powerful attack Merhawi Kudus arrived solo at the finish line.

Race

26/02/2019

UAE Tour. Stage 3. Jan Hirt finished in Top 10 at the first mountain stage

The third stage of the United Arab Emirates Tour finished today at Jebel Hafeet Mountain after a 179 km of racing. Starting on the territory of the oldest UAE University, teams rode along a mostly flat route, which ended with a difficult climb finish to the 1st category mountain with an average gradient of 7.4% and a length of 9.5 km.