Italian sprinter can compꦕete with the best, says Vinokourov
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Andr𒉰ea Guaꦚrdini (Astana) wins the Eneco Tour stage 1(Image credit: AFP Photo)
Eneco Tour jersey's at the start of stage 2: 𒆙Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar in points, Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana in leader's jersey and Kenneth Van Bilsen (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen in the most aggressive rider jersey(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Andrea Guardini (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Andrea Guardini (Astana)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The announcement by the team comes after Guardini finished his second career grand tour at the Vuelta a Españ🐬a where he finishe💙d in 159th place overall.
Astana general manager Alexander Vinokourov believes that Guardini has the talent to contest for victories with the fastest men in the world and is happy to keep him on-board.
Guardini started the season with two stage wins at the Tour de Langkawi in February and then claimed another two wins at the Post Danmark Rundt in August. A week later he claimed the biggest𝔉 win of his career so far when he won the first stage of the Eneco Tour.
His next race is the Coppa Bernocchi.
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