Alexey Lutsenko – a 26-year-old Kazakhstan rider, a true leader of Astana Team in the classic races. In 2018 he spent a successful cycling season, winning the general classification of the Tour of Oman and the road race title at the Kazakhstan National Championships. Also, he won two gold medals at the Asian Games in Indonesia.

Best results:

2018

1st place - general classification, Tour of Oman

1st place - road race, Kazakhstan National Championships

1st place - stage 6, Tour of Austria

1st place - ITT and road race, Asian Games

1st place - stage 4, Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey

2017

1^st place – stage 5, Vuelta a España

1^st place – stage 1 & general classification, Tour of Almaty

2^nd place – stage 18, Vuelta a España

3^rd place – Dwars door Vlaanderen

2016

1^st place – stage 5, Paris – Nice

1^st place – Tour of Almaty

1^st place – stage 8 & general classification, Tour of Hainan

2^nd place – stage 1, Driedaagse De Panne – Koksijde

3^rd place – general classification, Driedaagse De Panne – Koksijde

2015

1^st place – stage 8, Tour de Suisse

1^st place – individual time trial, Kazakhstan National Championships

1^st place – Tour of Almaty

2014

1^st place – stage 5, Tour of Denmark

1^st place – Tour of Almaty

2^nd place – stage 9, Vuelta a España

2012

1^st place – road race, U23 UCI Road World Championships

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