Ion Izagirre sprints to strong second place on demanding Tour de France stage 8
Ion Izagirre narrowly missed the stage win on stage eight of the Tour de France, battling until the very end to cross the line in second place from a three-man sprint behind the solo stage winner. With an uphill start and
Hugo Houle shows strength in the breakaway on Tour de France longest stage
Hugo Houle flew the Astana – Premier Tech flag in the breakaway on the seventh stage of the Tour de France, the longest stage in more than two decades at 249 kilometres, to cross the line in 12th place. With the
Merhawi Kudus brings Eritrean TT title to Astana – Premier Tech
Merhawi Kudus brings another national title to Astana – Premier Tech winning the Eritrean individual time trial. Today, the Eritrean National championships started with the individual time trial of 36 kilometres. Merhawi Kudus showed a solid performance on a flat route,
Omar Fraile wins maiden Spanish road race championship title
Omar Fraile continued Astana – Premier Tech’s dominance at the Spanish national championships, claiming the road race title with an impressive performance and a great display of teamwork, with Alex Aranburu rounding out the podium in third place. Fraile inherits the
Yevgeniy Fedorov takes Kazakhstan Road Race title, Yevgeniy Gidich and Artyom Zakharov complete the podium
Astana – Premier Tech dominated the 2021 edition of the Kazakhstan National Championships, taking all three places on the podium in the road race. Yevgeniy Fedorov became the new Kazakh road race champion, while Yevgeniy Gidich and Artyom Zakharov completed
Matteo Sobrero time trials to stunning win at Italian National Championships
Matteo Sobrero is the new Italian Individual Time Trial Champion after an incredible race against the clock to claim the first professional win of his career. The 24-year-old produced a blistering time trial on the 45.7-kilometre course to win by an
Ion Izagirre crowned Spanish ITT Champion
Ion Izagirre will wear the Spanish national champion skinsuit for the second time in his career after powering to an impressive victory in Alicante, going fastest against the clock to take the win by just 0.08 seconds. Izagirre, who previously won
Kudus and Pronskiy round out Adriatica Ionica Podium
Merhawi Kudus and Vadim Pronskiy defended their General Classification podium positions on the final day of racing at Adriatica Ionica Race, finishing in second and third place respectively. The three-day race wrapped up with a tough stage featuring 15 kilometres of
Aleksandr Vlasov becomes new Russian ITT Champion
Astana – Premier Tech rider Aleksandr Vlasov became the new Russian National Champion, winning the individual time trial in Penza. Vlasov completed the 47-kilometre-long distance in 57 minutes and 48 seconds. After his reign as Russian road race champion in 2019,
Jakob Fuglsang returns to the Tour de Suisse podium in third overall
Jakob Fuglsang fought until the finish line on the eighth and final stage of the Tour de Suisse, where he crossed the line in ninth place to move back onto the General Classification podium. ‘After yesterday’s not so good day, I