Alexey Lutsenko Comes Back Strong with Victory at Coppa Agostoni
After crashing out of Il Lombardia just two days ago, Alexey Lutsenko bounced back to claim an impressive win at Coppa Agostoni in Lissone.
Working alongside his teammate Samuele Battistella, Lutsenko managed to stay with a breakaway group and eventually launched an attack on the final climb. He was able to stay on the wheel of Matteo Trentin and made his move in the last 150 meters to secure the win after 180 challenging kilometers.
“I am so happy with this win. Two years I ago I took second and today I was concentrated the whole time. I think I learned from the mistakes in the past. In the finale, we worked well together and then I waited until the final metres to launch my sprint. I had good legs and I am happy that everything worked out. Tomorrow I will take it easy before having my last race for the season.” – Alexey Lutsenko
“Of course we are super happy. Saturday wasn’t our day at all so it is great for Alexey and also for the team to have won today. The team, especially Samuele did a great job for Alexey and coming into the final kilometers Alexey rode a great race, was focused, smart and active. He waited for the perfect moment and finished it off perfectly.” – Stefano Zanini
“This is a very important victory for Kazakhstan and for all the fans of our team. We heartily congratulate Alexey, as well as all the riders and staff who helped him in this race. Once again Alexey proved that he is a true leader, capable of winning beautiful victories at the World Tour level. I think with this result he raised the morale of the team on the eve of the new season, which is also very important,” – Nurlan Smagulov, president of Kazakhstan Cycling Federation
