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08/04/2019

Itzulia Basque Country. Stage 1. Ion Izagirre is 7th in opening TT

The 59th edition of the Itzulia Basque Country has been started today with an opening individual time trial of 11.3 km in Zumarraga. The race was characterized by bad rainy weather, a short but very steep climb at the second part of the distance and a very fast and wet and dangerous because of the rain descent in the final.

Race

07/04/2019

Tour des Flandres. Hugo Houle makes it in the breakaway, winning GP Stig Broeckx

In today’s Tour of Flanders, Hugo Houle showed himself in the early breakaway during a hard race for the riders of Astana Pro Team. As Houle was the first rider atop of the Oude Kwaremont climb, he won the inaugural GP Stig Broeckx. He donated the prize money to the rehabilitation center where Broeckx is recovering from his crash in 2016. Today's early breakaway of four riders, including Houle, got caught before today’s final. In the end, the first rider of Astana to cross the finish line was Laurens de Vreese in one of the groups behind winner Alberto Bettiol.

Race

06/04/2019

Itzulia Basque Country 2019. Team's roster

Astana Pro Team will take part in the UCI WorldTour race Itzulia Basque Country, which will be held from April 8th t0 13th.

Race

06/04/2019

Luis Leon Sanchez takes second at Gran Premio Miguel Indurain

Luis Leon Sanchez finished second at the Spanish one-day race Gran Premio Miguel Indurain held today in Estella (193 km). Sanchez made his final counterattack from the chasing group inside the last kilometer to take 2nd place just behind the solo winner Jonathan Hivert.

Race

04/04/2019

Ronde van Vlaanderen 2019. Team's roster

Astana Pro Team is ready for the second Monument of the year - the famous classic Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders), which will be held in Belgium this Sunday, April 7th.