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21/10/2018

Gree-Tour of Guangxi. Stage 6. Successful end of 2018 season with GC podium for Sergei Chernetskii and a team classification win

Sergei Chernetskii finished third in the general classification of the Gree-Tour of Guangxi and together with his teammates he won the team classification. A successful finish of the 2018 season for Astana Pro Team, that finished sixth in the UCI World Tour ranking. Gianni Moscon won the overall classification, Fabio Jakobsen won the final stage after a bunch sprint in which Riccardo Minali finished eleventh. Luis Leon Sanchez also finished in the GC top 10, he took the eighth place.

Race

20/10/2018

Gree-Tour of Guangxi. Stage 5. Astana riders active at the climb, but yet another sprint finish

At the penultimate stage of the Gree-Tour of Guangxi, the Astana riders tried to force something on the final climb, but in the end, there was another sprint finish. This time Matteo Trentin was the fastest sprinter of a reduced group, that first had to chase down Andriy Grivko who tried to go clear in the final. Gianni Moscon remains the GC leader, Sergei Chernetskii is still third overall. There’s only one day of racing left in China and in the 2018 season, as it is the final race of the year.

Race

19/10/2018

Gree-Tour of Guangxi. Stage 4. Sergei Chernetskii takes third in Queen Stage, Sanchez and Villella sixth and ninth

Stage 4, the Queen Stage of the Gree-Tour of Guangxi, finished with three Astana riders in the top 10. It was Sergei Chernetskii finishing third, just behind the winner and the new GC leader Gianni Moscon and runner-up Felix Grosschartner. Luis Leon Sanchez finished sixth and Davide Villella ninth, at the summit finish of Mashan Nongla Scenic Spot.

Race

18/10/2018

Gree-Tour of Guangxi. Stage 3. Riccardo Minali sprints to 6th place in Nanning

At stage 3 of the Gree-Tour of Guangxi, Riccardo Minali took the sixth place behind winner Fabio Jakobsen. In the streets of Nanning, the team brought Minali in a good position for the sprint, and he finished their work with a sprint just behind the podium.

Race

17/10/2018

Gree-Tour of Guangxi. Stage 2. Another strong day in the break for Andriy Grivko

Another day for the sprinters in the Gree-Tour of Guangxi and another day for Andriy Grivko in the day’s break. He was able to stay clear from the peloton until the final fifteen kilometers of stage 2, together with four other riders. In the end, it was the German sprinter Pascal Ackermann who took the stage win. Astana sprinter Riccardo Minali finished fifteenth.