Team Katusha

Team Katusha
Team information
UCI code KAT
Based  Russia
Founded 2009 (2009)
Status UCI ProTeam
Bicycles Canyon
Key personnel
General manager Hans-Michael Holczer
Directeur sportif Valerio Piva
Team name history
  • 2009–
  • Team Katusha
Current season

Team Katusha (Russian: Катюша, UCI team code: KAT) is a Russian road bicycle racing team which participates in the UCI World Tour, using Canyon bikes.[1]

Contents

History

At the beginning of the 2009 season, the Tinkoff Credit Systems squad was renamed to Team Katusha. It is organised by the Russian Global Cycling Project foundation, which itself is funded by Russian businesses such as Gazprom, Itera and Rostechnologii.[2]

The team was launched with a large budget of over €15 million.[2] It signed leading cyclists such as Robbie McEwen, Vladimir Karpets, Filippo Pozzato, and Gert Steegmans.[3] The team first raced at the 2009 Tour Down Under.

During the 2009 season, the team earned 23 wins. Some of the notable wins were Sergey Ivanov’s Amstel Gold victory and Filippo Pozzato's Italian road title. Antonio Colom and Christian Pfannberger tested positive for EPO.[4]

Major Results

2009

1st Down Under Classic, Robbie McEwen
1st Trofeo Mallorca, Gert Steegmans
1st Trofeo Cala Millor, Robbie McEwen
1st Trofeo Sóller, Antonio Colom
1st Overall Vuelta a Mallorca, Antonio Colom
1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Andalucía, Danilo Napolitano
1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Andalucía, Gert Steegmans
1st Stage 3 Volta ao Algarve, Antonio Colom
1st Stage 2 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Danilo Napolitano
1st Stage 8 Paris–Nice, Antonio Colom
1st Stage 1 Settimana Coppi & Bartali, Danilo Napolitano
1st E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, Filippo Pozzato
1st Stage 1 Three Days of De Panne, Filippo Pozzato
1st Amstel Gold Race, Sergei Ivanov
1st Stage 3 Tour de Picardie, Robbie McEwen
1st Stage 5 Volta a Catalunya, Nikolay Trusov
1st Stage 1 Ronde van België, Sergei Ivanov
1st Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg, Danilo Napolitano
1st  Italy Road Race Championship, Filippo Pozzato
1st  Russia Road Race Championship, Sergei Ivanov
1st Stage 14 Tour de France, Sergei Ivanov
1st Giro del Veneto, Filippo Pozzato
1st Stage 7 Tour of Britain, Ben Swift
1st Duo Normand, Nikolay Trusov & Artem Ovechkin
1st Memorial Cimurri, Filippo Pozzato
1st Tour de Vendée, Pavel Brutt
2nd Paris-Roubaix, Filippo Pozzato
2nd Overall Tour de Romandie, Vladimir Karpets

2010

1st Trofeo Palma de Mallorca, Robbie McEwen
1st Stage 6 Tirreno-Adriatico, Mikhail Ignatiev
1st Overall Volta a Catalunya, Joaquin Rodriguez
1st GP Miguel Indurain, Joaquin Rodriguez
1st Stage 5 Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Joaquin Rodriguez
1st Stage 2 4 Jours de Dunkerque, Danilo Napolitano
1st Stage 11 Giro di Italia 2010, Evgeny Petrov
1st Stage 12 Giro di Italia 2010, Filippo Pozzato
1st  Moldova Road Race Championship, Alexandre Pliuschin
1st  Russia Road Race Championship, Alexandre Kolobnev
1st  Russia Time Trial Championship, Vladimir Gusev
1st Stage 12 Tour de France 2010, Joaquim Rodríguez
1st Stage 1 Tour de Wallonie, Danilo Napolitano
1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos, Team Time Trial
1st Stage 1 Eneco Tour, Robbie McEwen
1st Stage 3 Tour du Limousin, Alexandre Botcharov
1st Stage 14 Vuelta a España, Joaquim Rodríguez
1st Team classification Vuelta a España
1st Duo Normand, Alexandre Pliuschin & Artem Ovechkin
2nd La Flèche Wallonne, Joaquim Rodríguez
2nd Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Alexandr Kolobnev
2nd Overall Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Joaquim Rodríguez

2011

1st Classica Sarda, Pavel Brutt
1st Stage 2 Driedaagse van De Panne, Denis Galimzyanov
1st Stage 1 Vuelta al Pais Vasco, Joaquim Rodríguez
1st Stage 1 Tour de Romandie, Pavel Brutt
1st Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg, Denis Galimzyanov
1st Stages 6 & 7 Critérium du Dauphiné, Joaquim Rodríguez
1st  Russia Road Race Championships, Pavel Brutt
1st  Russia Time Trial Championships, Mikhail Ignatiev
1st  Belarus Road Race Championships, Aleksandr Kuschynski
1st  Moldova Road Race Championships, Alexandre Pliuschin
1st Overall Vuelta a Burgos, Joaquim Rodríguez
1st Stage 2, Joaquim Rodríguez
1st Stage 4, Daniel Moreno
1st Stage 4 Vuelta a España, Daniel Moreno
1st Stages 5 & 8 Vuelta a España, Joaquim Rodríguez
1st Paris-Bruxelles, Denis Galimzyanov
1st GP Beghelli, Filippo Pozzato
1st Stage 5 Tour of Beijing, Denis Galimzyanov
1st Gran Piemonte, Daniel Moreno
1st Stage 4 Herald Sun Tour, Egor Silin
2nd Flèche Wallonne, Joaquim Rodríguez
2nd Amstel Gold Race, Joaquim Rodríguez

Team roster

As of 3 January 2012.[5]

Rider Date of birth
 Maxim Belkov (RUS) 9 January 1985 (1985-01-09) (age 27)
 Pavel Brutt (RUS) 29 January 1982 (1982-01-29) (age 30)
 Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) 15 August 1980 (1980-08-15) (age 31)
 Xavier Florencio (ESP) 26 December 1979 (1979-12-26) (age 32)
 Óscar Freire (ESP) 15 February 1976 (1976-02-15) (age 36)
 Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) 7 March 1987 (1987-03-07) (age 25)
 Vladimir Gusev (RUS) 4 July 1982 (1982-07-04) (age 29)
 Marco Haller (AUT) 1 April 1991 (1991-04-01) (age 20)
 Joan Horrach (ESP) 27 March 1974 (1974-03-27) (age 37)
 Petr Ignatenko (RUS) 27 September 1987 (1987-09-27) (age 24)
 Mikhail Ignatiev (RUS) 7 May 1985 (1985-05-07) (age 26)
 Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) 26 April 1986 (1986-04-26) (age 25)
 Alexander Kristoff (NOR) 5 July 1987 (1987-07-05) (age 24)
 Timofey Kritsky (RUS) 24 January 1987 (1987-01-24) (age 25)
Rider Date of birth
 Aleksandr Kuschynski (BLR) 27 October 1979 (1979-10-27) (age 32)
 Alberto Losada (ESP) 28 February 1982 (1982-02-28) (age 30)
 Denis Menchov (RUS) 25 January 1978 (1978-01-25) (age 34)
 Daniel Moreno (ESP) 5 September 1981 (1981-09-05) (age 30)
 Luca Paolini (ITA) 17 January 1977 (1977-01-17) (age 35)
 Alexander Porsev (RUS) 21 February 1986 (1986-02-21) (age 26)
 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) 12 May 1979 (1979-05-12) (age 32)
 Rüdiger Selig (GER) 19 February 1989 (1989-02-19) (age 23)
 Gatis Smukulis (LAT) 15 April 1987 (1987-04-15) (age 24)
 Simon Špilak (SLO) 23 June 1986 (1986-06-23) (age 25)
 Yuri Trofimov (RUS) 26 January 1984 (1984-01-26) (age 28)
 Alexei Tsatevich (RUS) 5 July 1989 (1989-07-05) (age 22)
 Maxime Vantomme (BEL) 8 March 1986 (1986-03-08) (age 26)
 Ángel Vicioso (ESP) 13 April 1977 (1977-04-13) (age 34)
 Eduard Vorganov (RUS) 1 December 1982 (1982-12-01) (age 29)

Notable wins

Main article: List of Team Katusha wins

Since the creation of Team Katusha in 2009, its various riders have won many competitions for the team. Here are listed the most meriting wins, consisting of Grand Tour stages, Classics wins, and overall wins in the UCI Europe Tour and UCI World Tour (before known UCI World Ranking and UCI ProTour merged from the beginning of those 2011 season) racing series.

References

  1. ^ "Katusha Team + Canyon: a way to the top". Team Katusha (Katusha Management S.A.). 1 January 2012. http://www.katushateam.com/2012/eng/main.php?mod=news&m=01&n=1177. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 
  2. ^ a b Renamed Tinkoff Credit System squad undergoes major expansion Stokes, Shane; Cyclingnews.com; 16 July 08; Accessed 19 January 2009
  3. ^ Russian team Katusha unveiled in Moscow AFP; France24.com; 24 December 2008; Accessed 19 January 2009
  4. ^ "Team Katusha". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. http://www.cyclingnews.com/teams/2010/team-katusha. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
  5. ^ "Katusha Team (KAT) - RUS". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. http://www.uciworldtour.com/Modules/SUCI/TEAMS/TeamDetails.asp?id=OTU&RefDate=03.01.2012&MenuId=MTYzMDE&LangId=1&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMTYzMDE%26LangId%3D1. Retrieved 3 January 2012. 

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