
At the end of the first week of the Tour de France, it was suggested that Alexey Lutsenko might be on his way out of Astana Qazaqstan at the end of this season. His new destination was reported to be the PRT Israel - Premier Tech, which might replace Astana in World Tour in 2026.
According to newest report from Gazzetta dello Sport, the two-year deal has been penned already and only official communication is missing. If true, it would be a huge blow for the Kazakh team, where Lutsenko grew up to be one the team's main stars in recent years.
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On the other hand, the 31-year-old was probably on a premium salary despite his results weren't always reflecting his leader status. For Astana which desperately needs to rack up UCI points in order to stay in the WorldTour for next period, it could be only beneficial to free up some space on their payroll and bring more consistent leaders.
The deal might also see Lutsenko finally settle in a team where there won't be as much pressure to perform. With the rising Israel - Premier Tech, he might get the chance to have more freedom to hunt individual successes, either in classics, or stages at the Grand Tours - something he has been already quite proficient at in recent years.
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- exactly, he had an amazing season, but with these overstatements they don‘t do him good.Ketterechts08-11-2026
- More to the point, it isn't his remaining goal.Renz08-11-2026
- lol yeahmij08-11-2026
- I know, their headlines can be so misleading. Pidcock had a great season with 5 wins. and some solid 2nds. no reason to take away from that with a fake headline.mij08-11-2026
- You can clearly see the the posture change from slightly sitting to again out of the saddle while changing of gears in the video of the sprintabstractengineer08-11-2026
- He has already beaten Pogi twice in the TDF. the achievement is over. He cannot beat Pogi now and he only has a few years left at the top. Win Giro and compete in the TDF, maximise palmares.abstractengineer08-11-2026
- Just looked again at the photo. Yeah I stand by that. If MS had fallen over in Brands direction I don’t even think she would have hit her. You must be a UCI race commissioner. I’ll be sure to check my sock height should I ever see you on a ride. Looks like everyone else on here sees what I see.mij08-11-2026
- I said looking at the photo it doesn’t appear she deviated. Chill out, not stating my word is the final judgement. Just commenting that based on the photo I don’t see it. And BTW the Dutch coach even said she didn’t impede her.mij08-11-2026
- Blah Blah Blah !frieders308-11-2026
- MS said she was changing gears so that caused her slight deviation. Nothing was intentional.frieders308-11-2026
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Info @Gazzetta_it - According to our sources now the move of @AlexeyLutsenko3 from @AstanaQazTeam to @IsraelPremTech can be considered a done deal, only official communication missing. Two year deal, 2025-2026 @cycling_podcast
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