Alexey Lutsenko Explained
Alexey Alexandrovich Lutsenko (Kazakh: Алексей Александрович Луценко; born 7 September 1992) is a Kazakh professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam .[4]
Career
In 2012 he won the under-23 road race at the UCI Road World Championships in the Netherlands.[5] At the 2015 Tour de Suisse, Lutsenko put in an attack after the penultimate climb of the day and it led him to victory on stage 8.[6]
In 2019, Lutsenko had his most prolific season to that point, with ten individual victories. His first start of the season, the Tour of Oman, saw him win three stages, the points classification and the overall general classification.[7] After top-ten finishes at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (fourth) and Strade Bianche (seventh),[8] [9] Lutsenko won a stage and the mountains classification at Tirreno–Adriatico.[10] [11] He finished seventh overall at the Critérium du Dauphiné,[11] before winning both the time trial and the road race by more than a minute at the Kazakh National Road Championships.[11] After finishing inside the top twenty placings at the Tour de France, Lutsenko won the Arctic Race of Norway on the final stage, overturning a three-second pre-stage deficit to Warren Barguil.[12] He finished fourth at the Deutschland Tour and second at the Coppa Ugo Agostoni before two wins in three days, at the Coppa Sabatini and the Memorial Marco Pantani[11] – becoming the latter race's first non-Italian winner.
At the start of the 2020 season, and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic-enforced suspension of racing, Lutsenko took third-place overall finishes at the Tour de la Provence (winning the points classification), and the UAE Tour.[13] He then won the sixth stage of the Tour de France following a 17km (11miles) solo attack.[14] Lutsenko's next victory did not come until the 2021 Critérium du Dauphiné, when he won the fourth stage individual time trial.[15] He moved into the race lead after the sixth stage,[16] but ultimately finished second overall behind Richie Porte.[17] He recorded his best overall finish at the Tour de France with a seventh-place finish in the 2021 edition,[18] but took only one further victory during the rest of the year, at the Coppa Ugo Agostoni.[19]
Lutsenko opened his 2022 season with victory in the inaugural edition of the Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior, soloing the last 25km (16miles) to the win.[20] He finished inside the top ten placings at the Vuelta a Andalucía (ninth),[21] missing out on a stage victory to Wout Poels in a two-up sprint in Baza.[22] At the Tour de France, he worked his way up the general classification, moving into the top ten overall after two high stage finishes on consecutive summit finishes at Peyragudes and Hautacam.[23] [24] He ultimately finished 9th, almost 23 minutes down on race winner Jonas Vingegaard.[25]
Personal life
Lutsenko and his family live in Monaco.[26]
Major results
Source:[27]
- 2010
Asian Junior Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
3rd Overall 3-Etappen-Rundfahrt
9th Overall Driedaagse van Axel
- 2011
9th ZLM Tour
- 2012
1st Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
1st Stage 5 Tour de l'Avenir
1st Stage 1b Tour of Bulgaria
1st Stage 5 Giro della Valle d'Aosta
National Road Championships
2nd Road race
2nd Time trial
2nd Grand Prix des Marbriers
3rd Overall Coupe des nations Ville Saguenay
5th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie
8th Overall Thüringen Rundfahrt der U23
- 2014 (2 pro wins)
1st Time trial, Asian Games
1st Tour of Almaty
4th Overall Danmark Rundt
1st Points classification
1st Stage 5 (ITT)
- 2015 (3)
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
1st Tour of Almaty
1st Stage 8 Tour de Suisse
- 2016 (4)
1st Overall Tour of Hainan
1st Stage 8
1st Tour of Almaty
1st Stage 5 Paris–Nice
3rd Overall Three Days of De Panne
- 2017 (3)
1st Team time trial, Asian Road Championships
1st Overall Tour of Almaty
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1
Vuelta a España
1st Stage 5
Combativity award Stage 5
3rd Dwars door Vlaanderen
9th Road race, UCI Road World Championships
- 2018 (5)
Asian Games
1st Road race
1st Time trial
National Road Championships
1st Road race
5th Time trial
1st Overall Tour of Oman
1st Stage 6 Tour of Austria
2nd Overall Tour of Turkey
1st Stage 4
- 2019 (10)
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Overall Tour of Oman
1st Points classification
1st Stages 2, 3 & 5
1st Overall Arctic Race of Norway
1st Points classification
1st Coppa Sabatini
1st Memorial Marco Pantani
Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 4
2nd Coppa Ugo Agostoni
4th Overall Deutschland Tour
4th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
7th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
7th Strade Bianche
- 2020 (1)
1st Stage 6 Tour de France
3rd Overall Tour de la Provence
1st Points classification
3rd Overall UAE Tour
- 2021 (2)
1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni
2nd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
1st Stage 4 (ITT)
2nd GP Miguel Induráin
4th Veneto Classic
7th Overall Tour de France
8th Overall Okolo Slovenska
- 2022 (1)
1st Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior
8th Overall Tour de France
9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2023 (9)
Asian Games
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Overall Giro di Sicilia
1st Stage 4
1st Overall Tour of Turkey
1st Stage 3
1st Circuito de Getxo
1st Memorial Marco Pantani
5th Amstel Gold Race
5th Coppa Sabatini
- 2024 (2)
1st Overall Giro d'Abruzzo
1st Points classification
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 3
8th Liège–Bastogne–LiègeGeneral classification results timeline
Notes and References
- Web site: Astana - Pro Team. 9 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823203120/http://www.astanaproteam.kz/modules.php?name=astana&page=team-riders&idteam=18. 23 August 2017. dead.
- News: Astana Pro Team presented renewed roster for 2019. . Apgrade. 16 December 2018. 1 January 2019. 27 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327222946/http://www.astanaproteam.kz/modules.php?name=astana&page=news&id=2321. dead.
- Web site: Astana Pro Team. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200101021635/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/13981/1001249/260. 1 January 2020.
- Web site: Astana - Premier Tech. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 January 2021. https://archive.today/20210101032049/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15228/1001249/279. 1 January 2021.
- Web site: Lutsenko wins 2012 men's U23 world title . 17 March 2013 . 23 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160423000823/http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/09/race-report/lutsenko-wins-2012-mens-u23-world-title-canadian-houle-fourth_239498 . dead .
- News: Lutsenko takes breakaway victory in Tour de Suisse stage 8. VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc.. 20 June 2015. 20 June 2015. 20 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150620224016/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/06/news/road/lutsenko-takes-tour-de-suisse-stage-8-breakaway-victory_374646. dead.
- News: Tour of Oman – Lutsenko crowned 2019 winner. Times of Oman. Muscat Media Group. 23 February 2019. 21 September 2022.
- News: Stybar takes solo victory at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 2 March 2019. 21 September 2022.
- News: Alaphilippe wins Strade Bianche. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 9 March 2019. 21 September 2022.
- News: Richard. Windsor. Alexey Lutsenko takes dramatic victory on Tirreno-Adriatico 2019 stage four. Cycling Weekly. TI Media. 16 March 2019. 21 September 2022.
- News: Ellis. Bacon. Daniel. Ostanek. Patrick. Fletcher. World Championships: 10 riders to watch at the elite men's road race. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 September 2019. 21 September 2022.
- News: Jonny. Long. Alexey Lutsenko snatches overall victory from Warren Barguil by one second at the Arctic Race of Norway. Cycling Weekly. TI Media. 18 August 2019. 21 September 2022.
- News: Alex. Ballinger. Tadej Pogačar narrowly takes victory from Lutsenko on stage five of the UAE Tour 2020. Cycling Weekly. TI Media. 27 February 2020. 21 September 2022.
- News: Tour de France 2020: Alexey Lutsenko wins stage six as Adam Yates retains yellow jersey. BBC Sport. 3 September 2020. 13 September 2020. Jack. Skelton.
- News: Critérium du Dauphiné: Alexey Lutsenko stuns with stage 4 time trial victory. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 2 June 2021. 21 September 2022.
- News: Stephen. Farrand. Critérium du Dauphiné: Alejandro Valverde wins stage 6. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 4 June 2021. 21 September 2022.
- News: Daniel. Ostanek. Peter. Cossins. Richie Porte wins the Critérium du Dauphiné. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 6 June 2021. 21 September 2022.
- News: Daniel. Benson. Lutsenko sets sights on Tour de France podium. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 16 December 2021. 21 September 2022.
- News: Ciro. Scognamiglio. Coppa Agostoni, a Lissone Lutsenko batte Trentin allo sprint. Italian. Coppa Agostoni, in Lissone Lutsenko beats Trentin in the sprint. La Gazzetta dello Sport. RCS MediaGroup. 11 October 2021. 21 September 2022.
- News: Harry. Latham Coyle. Clasica Jaen 2022 - Alexey Lutsenko produces dominant long-range attack to win inaugural edition. Eurosport. Discovery, Inc.. 14 February 2022. 21 September 2022.
- News: Ben. Goddard. Kämna wins final stage of Ruta del Sol. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 20 February 2022. 21 September 2022.
- News: Ben. Goddard. Wout Poels wins stage 4 of Ruta del Sol. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 19 February 2022. 21 September 2022.
- News: Kit. Nicholson. Tadej Pogačar boxes his way to a third stage win but only gains four seconds. CyclingTips. CyclingTips Media Pty Ltd. 20 July 2022. 21 September 2022.
- News: Jeremy. Whittle. Vingegaard breaks Pogacar to win stage and all but seal Tour de France glory. The Guardian. 21 July 2022. 21 September 2022.
- News: Jack. Elton-Walters. Tour de France 2022: Jasper Philipsen wins Stage 21 sprint. Cycling Weekly. Future plc. 24 July 2022. 21 September 2022.
- News: Jonny. Long. Rest day babies, PlayStation addicts and ice buckets: The weird and wonderful Vuelta. CyclingTips. CyclingTips Media Pty Ltd. 31 August 2022. 21 September 2022.
- Web site: Alexey Lutsenko. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 21 September 2022.
