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Astana bets on youth for Flanders
Published: Apr. 3, 2009
Astana has its fingers crossed for a strong showing in Sunday’s Tour of Flanders, bringing a mixed squad of young yet ambitious riders keen to prove their place among the favorites.
With GC riders like Levi Leipheimer and Alberto Contador cooling their jets after finishing 1-2 in the Vuelta a Castilla y León last week, the Astana squad brings its Kazakh contingent to the Belgian classic.
Maxim Iglinskiy, third in the E3-Prijs Vlaanderen last weekend, will be the team’s best chance, with riders like Assan Bazayev and Dmitriy Muravyev hoping to be in the mix.
The Swiss pair of Gregory Rast and Michael Schär will also get a crack at the challenging cobblestoned climbs of Flanders.
Astana for Tour of Flanders
Assan BazayevValeriy Dmitriyev
Maxim Iglinskiy
Berik Kupeshov
Dmitriy Muravyev
Bolat Raimbekov
Gregory Rast
Michael Schär
