Tour de la Provence. Samuele Battistella takes the lead in the best young rider classification
The first normal stage of the Tour de la Provence (Istres – Les-Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, 151.8 km) has been impacted a lot by the cross wind, which provoked echelons in the middle part of the distance. Finally, a group of some 20
Tour de la Provence. Samuele Battistella makes fourth in the prologue
Samuele Battistella made a solid start at the Tour de la Provence (2.Pro) in France, which began today with a seven-kilometer-long prologue in Berre-l’Étang. The Astana Qazaqstan Team rider finished fourth, losing just 15 seconds to the World Champion Filippo Ganna,
Giro d’Italia, Stage 18. Samuele Battistella takes sixth after day in the breakaway
Two Astana – Premier Tech riders, Samuele Battistella and Gorka Izagirre found themselves among 23 riders who broke away clear somewhere after first 30 kilometres of the race. Both riders of the Kazakh-Canadian team rode well throughout the 231-kilometres stage,