After Sicilia victory, Alexey Lutsenko leads Astana Qazaqstan Team at Amstel Gold Race

Astana Qazaqstan Team seemed to finally get up to speed, and Alexey Lutsenko will be a dangerous outsider for all Ardennes classics. After winning the Giro di Sicilia the Kazakh has immediately travelled to the Netherlands to take part in the Amstel Gold Race.

Lutsenko was an under-23 world champion back in 2012 in Valkenburg, in the same roads he's set to take part in tomorrow. Despite this he's never finished in the Top10 in his six participation in the first of the Ardennes classics.

Astana will have a strong team consisting of puncheurs such as Simone Velasco and Cristian Scaroni, rouleurs such as Samuele Battistella and Gianni Moscon, and climbers such as David de la Cruz and Andrey Zeits which will give the team cards to play in an aggressive race.

Astana Qazaqstan Team for Amstel Gold Race:

Alexey Lutsenko, Samuele Battistella, David de la Cruz, Andrey Zeits, Simone Velasco, Gianni Moscon and Cristian Scaroni.