Critérium du Dauphiné winner Jakob Fuglsang will lead a strong Astana team at the Tour de France, with Alexey Lutsensko, Pello Bilbao and Gorka Izagirre among the supporting cast. The eight-man roster is completed by Canada`s Hugo Houle, Omar Fraile, Magnus Cort and Luis Leon Sanchez, giving the Kazakhstani team options for stage victories. `With this strong and experienced team, we are ready to fight for the best possible result,` Astana manager Dmitriy Fofonov said in a statement released by the team.ADVERTISEMENT Although Fuglsang´s best-ever placing in a Grand Tour remains his 7th place on the 2013 Tour de France, he has added his name to the list of favourites for this year´s race after a remarkable sequence of performances and results so far in 2019. Fuglsang soloed to victory at Liège-Bastogne-Liège in April and finished on the podium at Strade Bianche, Amstel Gold Race, Flèche Wallonne and Tirreno-Adriatico. The Dane also won the Ruta del Sol and a stage at Tirreno-Adriatico. `In the end, only one can win the Tour de France, we will see what this team will be capable of. We are ready to fight for the best possible result, that`s for sure,` said Fofonov.
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