Astana Pro Team Cyclists Take One-Two Finish at Vuelta a Burgos

ASTANA – Estonian Rein Taaramae of the Astana Pro Team and Italian Michele Scarponi finished first and second respectively in the overall standings at Vuelta a Burgos Lagunas de Neil, Spain on Aug. 4-8, sports.kz reported.

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Taaramae has managed to get by his team mate by only two seconds, showing an overall time of 15.56 minutes. Astana’s Spaniard Luis León Sánchez won the second and Columbian Miguel Lopez Moreno the fourth stages of the five-stage venue, while the fifth member of the team Spanish Mikel Landa finished 25th.

Final individual standings:

1. Rein TAARAMAE (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                   15:56:00

2. Michele SCARPONI (ASTANA PRO TEAM)               15:56:02          +02

3. Daniel MORENO (TEAM KATUSHA)                         15:56:09          +09

4. Miguel LOPEZ MORENO (ASTANA PRO TEAM)      15:56:12          +12

15. Luis León SÁNCHEZ (ASTANA PRO TEAM)            15:59:58          +03:58

25. Mikel LANDA (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                        16:12:05          +16:05


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