Astana's Lutsenko new road racechamp of Kazakhstan National Championship

08:46, 2 July 2018

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Astana Pro Team rider Alexey Lutsenko became the new Kazakh Champion by winning the road race of the National Championships held today in Almaty. Lutsenko won the title after a powerful attack from the leading group, finishing the distance of 174 km in 4 hours and 11 seconds, Kazinform has learnt from the Astana Pro Team's press service.

I am very happy to take part in the National Championships. In the last years I was forced to miss it because in this period I was always preparing for the Tour de France. This season I've got a chance to come for the Nationals and I really enjoyed it. The Championships was organized on a very high level. Indeed, the weather conditions were tough because of the heat, but the race itself was nice. I am happy and proud to win the jersey of the national champion. It means a lot for me and during next year I will try to show the Kazakhstan Champion colors in the best possible way, said Alexey Lutsenko.

The race podium was completed by two more Astana Team riders: Nikita Stalnov was second 15 seconds behind Lutsenko, while Artyom Zakharov won the sprint for third place 1 minute and 31 seconds later.

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