Cofidis holds on as XDS Astana's progress stalls in WorldTour relegation watch

XDS Astana Team's riders cycle during the 3rd stage of the Paris-Nice cycling race, a 28,4 km team time trial between Nevers Magny-Cours Circuit and Nevers, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)
XDS Astana Team competes at 2025 Paris-Nice (Image credit: Getty Images)

Two weeks on from our 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:last relegation watch checkup, XDS Astana's upward momentum in the 2023-2025 UCI Team Rankings has stalled, with the team missing podiums in all of the recent major races. In the first month of the season, the tꦬeam had nearly halved their points gap to the top 18 but have not made up as much ground this month.

Only the top 18 teams in the 2023-2025 UCI Team Rankings will meet the sporting requirement toward a WorldT🧸our licence for the 2026-202🅺8 seasons. Astana have been trailing since the beginning of the current three-year cycle, having finished the 2023 season in 20th andꦆ last year in 21st.

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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-c✨ross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.

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