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13/05/2019

Amgen Tour of California. Stage 1. Bunch sprint finish in Sacramento, Laurens De Vreese shows himself in the breakaway

The first stage of the 2019 Amgen Tour of California finished in a bunch sprint with Peter Sagan being the fastest sprinter of the day. Before the finish in the streets of Sacramento, Laurens De Vreese showed himself in the day’s breakaway.

Race

14/04/2019

Paris-Roubaix. Hard day in the Hell of the North

It was a hard day on the dusty cobbles of Paris-Roubaix for the riders of Astana Pro Team, with Laurens de Vreese finishing 25^thas the first Astana rider. He finished just in front of the young Davide Ballerini, who was riding for a top 20 result, but he crashed on one of the final cobble sections after a very strong ride in his first Paris-Roubaix. Ballerini was also part of the early breakaway, after Dmitriy Gruzdev, Daniil Fominykh, Zhandos Bizhigitov and Magnus Cort tried to go clear. Philippe Gilbert took the victory in the third Monument of the season.

Race

12/03/2019

Paris-Nice. Stage 3. Long day against wind

The peloton of the Paris-Nice has faced one of two the longest stages of this edition of the race: the riders passed 200 km from Cepoy to Moulins. It was another windy day, but, this time, almost all the road to the finish line there was a strong head wind.

Race

02/03/2019

Impressive ride by Alexey Lutsenko taking fourth place in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

After his win in the Tour of Oman last week, Alexey Lutsenko now displayed his great shape in the first classic of the season, finishing fourth in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. A five-man leading group made it into the final kilometers when Zdenek Stybar attacked from this group. The remaining four riders, including Lutsenko, were not able to close the gap on Stybar before the finish. Sprinting for the podium, Alexey Lutsenko finished third behind Greg Van Avermaet and Tim Wellens. It was a strong team performance of Astana Pro Team today, with Hugo Houle and Laurens de Vreese finishing in the second group.

Race

27/01/2019