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18/05/2019

Amgen Tour of California. Stage 6. Davide Ballerini secures KOM jersey, while Hugo Houle made it into the breakaway

With still one stage to go, Davide Ballerini secured the KOM jersey of the 2019 Amgen Tour of California today. Hugo Houle was part of the day’s breakaway and collected the KOM points, so his teammate knew he would be the King of the Mountains. The break with Houle didn’t make it to the finish line in today’s Queen Stage, as they got caught on the final climb with the summit finish on Mt. Baldy. Tadej Pogacar won the stage and is the new overall leader. Jonas Gregaard dropped out of the top 10 overall and is now eighteenth.

Giro d'Italia

17/05/2019

Pello Bilbao takes a great win on stage 7 of Giro d’Italia

Stage 7 of the Giro d’Italia to L’Aquila became a day of glory for Pello Bilbao. The Astana’s rider took a great solo victory, attacking from a breakaway group with around 1.5 km to go.

Press releases

17/05/2019

Infinity Biotech – new partner of Astana Pro Team

During the 102nd Giro d’Italia, the Kazakh Astana Pro Team has started its new collaboration with the Italian company Infinity Biotech, which is performing the environmental disinfection during a cycling stage race.

Race

17/05/2019

Amgen Tour of California. Stage 5. Davide Ballerini reclaims KOM jersey, Hugo Houle finished tenth in sprint

By winning the maximum amount of KOM points at stage 5 of the Amgen Tour of California, Davide Ballerini reclaimed the polka dot jersey as King of the Mountains. He was part of a twelve-man breakaway, but this group didn’t make it to the finish line. The stage finished in a sprint of a reduced group after a small climb just before the finish, won by Ivan Garcia Cortina. Hugo Houle was the first Astana rider to finish, he sprinted to the tenth place. Jonas Gregaard retained his seventh place overall on the day before the Queen Stage at the 2019 Amgen Tour of California.

Giro d'Italia

16/05/2019

Giro d’Italia. Stage 6. Stage for breakaway, Astana save energy

It was predicted, that the sixth stage of the Giro d’Italia will become a day for a breakaway and that, most probably, someone from the break will take the overall lead and the pink jersey.