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Astana kicks off Giro d'Italia with an octet of freeriders: Cavendish and Bol are not present as expected
CyclingMonday, 29 April 2024 at 14:26
Astana Qazaqstan Team has with a post on X presented the eight-member selection for the Giro d'Italia - which starts on Saturday, May 4 . What is clear is that the Kazakh squad will travel to the three-week stage race with breakaway ambitions. A real classification leader therefore seems to be missing, a sprint leader on the other hand is there.
Alexey Lustenko was initially not supposed to appear at the start, but the versatile rider from Kazakhstan finally does. He recently added the Giro d'Abruzzo to his record of achievements. He also did well in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, eventually finishing in eighth place;
Ballerini as lead-out, Kanter as finisher?
It is also likely that Lutsenko will have to take care of the good weather for the team, which, by the way, is leaving guys like Mark Cavendish and Cees Bol at home. Lutsenko is able to perform in several areas, so to speak, and should be seen as the main force within the octet.
Still, the blue briagde is also aiming for sprint success, mainly through leader Max Kanter, who most recently scored his first professional win after numerous top-ten finishes in the Tour of Turkey . Davide Ballerini is also a racer, although he seems to be put forward more as a lead-out. Henok Mulubrhan, Vadim Pronskiy and home riders Simone Velasco, Lorenzo Fortunato and Christian Scaroni are also in the race and complete the selection. Some things can certainly be expected of Fortunato in the absolute high mountains.
Selection Astana Qazaqstan Team Giro d'Italia 2024
Alexey Lutsenko
Max Kanter
Davide Ballerini
Henok Mulubrhan
Vadim Pronskiy
Simone Velasco
Lorenzo Fortunato
Christian Scaroni
Max Kanter
Davide Ballerini
Henok Mulubrhan
Vadim Pronskiy
Simone Velasco
Lorenzo Fortunato
Christian Scaroni
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MrYuck23-11-2024 - It seemed that he was focusing forward at the time of the crash, after seeing a quick video snippet. But one thing I think he should focus on more intently is breaking a bad habit he has, right now. And that is his constant looking over his shoulders. He does that so much, that I am very sure it is not good for him. Simply watch videos of the greats of CX and you will see very little of that constant looking over their shoulders. That is a behavior that betrays a bit of insecurity on his part. He shouldn't be so concerned, incessantly, about what is over his shoulder. He needn't worry they didn't all disappear. He neds to keep his focus more ahead of himself, and he needs to pay a bit more attention to himself, in a confident manner. It is very frustrating to watch, because it is apparent that he has a lot of potential, and is in much better shape thwan many of his competitors, but the mental game needs to be sharpened more, because that part of strategy plays a huge part in the final results
reemmo022-11-2024 - hahahaha love this shit! I didnt even watched the race, but reading all the gossip articles of how stupid this is!Zatoichi19-11-2024
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