XDS Astana Team rider Davide Ballerini wins Stage 7 of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye with a perfectly timed sprint.The penultimate stage of the race with the distance of 152.8 kilometres was held in Antalya. The race finished in rainy and slippery conditions with a bunch sprint where the Italian rider where the Italian rider proved the strongest with a powerful finish. Following today’s stage, Davide Ballerini moved into the lead of the points classification.<blockquote>"It was a good day for us. It was tough, especially with the wet and slippery roads towards the finish, but the team did a great job and we managed to take the win. I am happy to finally take a victory in the XDS Astana Team jersey. It means a lot, and now we will see what we can do tomorrow before focusing on our next goals", — said Davide Ballerini.</blockquote>Photo credit: @SprintCycling

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Tour of Türkiye. Ballerini wins Stage 7

<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:18.4px;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">The stage race Tour of Hainan has concluded in Sanya. The final stage ended in a bunch sprint, with no changes in the General Classification. As a result, XDS Astana Team rider Thomas Silva, who took over the race lead the day before after his second stage victory, became the overall winner of the Tour of Hainan 2026.<blockquote><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:18.4px;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">“I’m very happy with this success. We had a great race – the whole team worked in perfect harmony throughout the week, everything came together, and today we celebrate the overall victory. This is an important win for me, and I’m truly happy to bring it to XDS Astana Team. Now it’s time for all of us to celebrate this success together”, – said Thomas Silva.</blockquote><blockquote><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:18.4px;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">“We know this race very well, so we understood what challenges to expect and were prepared for them. We tried to select the most balanced lineup – riders capable of fighting for victory and those who could provide strong support. Of course, the extreme heat affected everyone, and the first days were not easy, but we managed it. We approached the key stages carefully, and in the end, everything worked out. This race and this result were important both for the team and for our sponsor XDS, so we are very pleased to take the victory. However, the season continues, with many important races ahead, so we return to Europe in a good mood”, – said Dmitri Sedun.</blockquote><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:18.4px;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">Another XDS Astana Team rider, Nikolas Vinokurov, finished the race in 6th place and also won the blue jersey as the best Asian rider of the race.<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:18.4px;margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;orphans:auto;text-align:start;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:auto;word-spacing:0px;">Photo credit: ©Tour of Hainan

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