Matteo Malucelli, Max Kanter, Wout Poels … the XDS Astana Team shone this Sunday, from Turkey to Belgium. Faced with the heavy task of maintaining the team in WorldTour, the Kazakhe training runners have been transcended since the start of the year. Currently 3rd in the UCI teams by teams in 2025the training led by Alexandre Vinokourov continues its spectacular rise in the 2023-2025 three-year ranking, now threatening directly la Team Picnic PostNL et Cofidis. Just on Sunday, 961 points UCI were harvested! As a comparison, the Team Picnic PostNL has accumulated 2 168 points in five months.
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Fortunato 4E du Romandie … 275 Points!
The day had started perfectly with the victory of Matteo Malucelli on the last stage of Turkey Tour (+20 points). In the general classification, Wout Poels et Harold Martin Lopez have signed a magnificent double, reporting 350 additional points (without counting their successes during the week). On the Romandie Tour, Lorenzo Fortunatosecond before the final time trial, lost only two places and marked 275 points. Well placed to the general, Harold Tejada et Sergio Higuita add 70 unitswhile Alberto Bettiol3rd of the time, reports 30 points.
As if that were not enough, Max Kanter et Cees Bol crowned this exceptional day by making a double on the Lotto Famenne Ardenne Classic. Perfectly led by their teammates, the two sprinters took the first two places in the podium, adding respectively 125 et 85 points at the counter ofXDS Astana Team. In the crucial struggle for maintenance, this Sunday, May 4 could well mark a turning point.
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