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01/06/2019

Tour of Norway. Stage 5. Zhandos Bizhigitov in the breakaway, reduced bunch sprint in Drammen

The penultimate stage in the Tour of Norway had a five-men-breakaway in the front, including Kazakh rider Zhandos Bizhigitov. They didn’t make it to the finish line, but a reduced peloton did with Alexander Kristoff as the strongest rider winning the stage and taking over the overall lead. Luis Leon Sanchez attacked at the hardest climb of the day, but the peloton didn't let him go.

Giro d'Italia

31/05/2019

Giro d’Italia. Stage 19. Manuele Boaro in daily break, Miguel Angel Lopez attacks to gain time

Miguel Angel Lopez made a powerful attack from the group of the pink jersey with a few kilometers to go at the 19th stage of the Giro d’Italia with a finish in San Martino di Castrozza. This attack brought the Astana leader 44 seconds over his main rivals in the general classification of the race.

Race

31/05/2019

Tour of Norway. Stage 4. Breakaway makes it to the finish line in Sandefjord

At the Tour of Norway, the early breakaway made it all the way to the finish line at stage 4. Edoardo Affini was one of the five riders of the group, and he was the strongest rider as he took the stage win in Sandefjord. All the Astana riders finished in the bunch, finishing just seven seconds behind the breakaway riders. The final two stages of the Tour of Norway this weekend will decide the overall classification, starting tomorrow with the stage from Skien to Drammen of 159,7 kilometers including multiple climbs.

Giro d'Italia

30/05/2019

Giro d’Italia. Stage 18. Breakaway sees the finish ahead of two keys mountain stages

The peloton nearly missed to catch the daily break and to play stage 18 in a bunch sprint. Actually, two of three riders from the breakaway group have been caught inside the last 100 meters of the distance, but still one rider, the Italian Damiano Cima could hold a minimal gap to take the win.

Race

30/05/2019

Tour of Norway. Stage 3. Day in the break for Nikita Stalnov

At stage 3 of the Tour of Norway, Nikita Stalnov made it in a three-men-breakaway. He even went solo for a while, collecting KOM points, but everything came back for a bunch sprint. Edvald Boasson Hagen was the fastest rider of the day, taking the stage and the overall lead finishing just in front of the bunch.