Katusha–Alpecin
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| Team information | ||
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| UCI code | KAT | |
| Registered | Russia (2009–2016) Switzerland (2017–present) | |
| Founded | 2009 (2009) | |
| Discipline | Road | |
| Status | UCI ProTeam (2009–2012) UCI Professional Continental (Jan 2013–Feb 2013) UCI WorldTeam (2013–present) | |
| Bicycles | Canyon | |
| Components | SRAM | |
| Website | Team home page | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | José Azevedo | |
| Team name history | ||
| 2009–2016 2017– | Team Katusha Katusha–Alpecin | |
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Current seasonKatusha–Alpecin (Russian: Катюша, UCI team code: KAT) is a Swiss road bicycle racing team which competes using Canyon bikes.[1] The team was created in 2008 by Igor Makarov within the framework of the previously established Russian Global Cycling Project, which was intended to help cycling in Russia to move to a qualitatively new level. In 2017 the team took an international direction, still supported by Igor Makarov’s company ARETI International Group, clothing company Katusha Sports and German shampoo manufacturer Alpecin. The team has competed as a UCI ProTeam/WorldTour team since 2009. Joaquim Rodríguez, Alexander Kristoff, Daniel Moreno, Simon Špilak, Filippo Pozzato, Luca Paolini, Ilnur Zakarin, and Tony Martin are some of the most successful riders who have been riding for Katusha.
Contents
1 History
2 Doping
3 Team roster
4 Major wins
5 National champions
6 References
7 External links
History
The cycling project was launched in the very end of 2008, when on December 22 a Team Katusha was launched in Moscow.[2] The team was practically organised by the Russian Global Cycling Project foundation, which itself is funded by Russian businesses such as Gazprom, Itera and Rostechnologii.[3]
The team was launched with a large budget of over €15 million.[3] In its first official season it signed leading cyclists such as Robbie McEwen, Vladimir Karpets, Filippo Pozzato, and Gert Steegmans.[4] 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 Sergei Ivanov’s Amstel Gold victory, Filippo Pozzato's Italian road title and triumph at Giro del Veneto.[5]
After the 2012 season, Katusha lost their UCI World Tour license, despite having in their ranks the champion of the 2012 season (Joaquim Rodríguez) and finishing the 2012 UCI World Tour team rankings in second position.[6] The team appealed that decision before the Court of Arbitration for Sport and it was announced on 15 February 2013 that the decision of the UCI was overturned and that Katusha would be part of the 2013 UCI World Tour.[7]
Most successful season so far was 2015 when the team took victories in Tour of Flanders, Gent-Wevelgem, Scheldeprijs, GP Ouest France - Plouay, as well as overall wins in Tour of the Basque Country, Tour de Suisse, Tour de Romandie and stage wins in Tour de France, Tour of Italy and Tour of Spain.
During the 2017 season two staff members were videotaped dumping the team RV's septic system in a parking lot off the highway at the Amgen Tour of California. The California Highway Patrol and race organizers were informed of the incident and the waste was later professionally removed. The two staffers were suspended and sent home from the race.[8]
Doping
In March 2009 Christian Pfannberger tested positive for EPO[9] and was banned for life.[10] In April the same year Antonio Colom tested positive for EPO.[11]
In 2011 a number of police searches led by the Padova authorities were conducted in Italy during April. The searches were linked to a broader doping investigation linked to Michele Ferrari. Katusha riders; Vladimir Gusev, Mikhail Ignatiev, Vladimir Karpets and Alexandr Kolobnev were searched.[12] Later in July, Kolobnev tested positive for Hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) on stage 5 of the 2011 Tour de France.[13][14] Two weeks later Kolobnevs B-sample returned a positive for HCT.[15]
In April 2012 Denis Galimzyanov tested positive for EPO in an out of competition test.[16] Galimzyanov later admitted to taking the banned substance.[17] In June 2012 Filippo Pozzato admitted to using the services of Dr Ferrari from 2004 to 2009.[18]
In July 2015, Luca Paolini tested positive for cocaine (Benzoylecgonine metabolite) in a sample given on July 7 during the 2015 Tour de France. As a result, the team withdrew Paolini from the Tour de France.[19] A month later, in August, Giampaolo Caruso returned an EPO positive from a sample taken in March 2012, which had been subsequently retested due to advances in detecting technology. He was suspended by the team awaiting testing of his B-sample.[20]
In February 2016, Eduard Vorganov tested positive for the newly WADA-banned compound, Meldonium. Due to the frequency of doping positives, the teams faces a potential 15- to 45-day ban.[21]
Team roster
- As of 2 January 2018.[22]
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Major wins
Since the creation of Team Katusha in 2009, its riders have won many races. As of January 2017, these included 28 stages in Grand Tours and four cycling monuments: the 2012 and 2013 Il Lombardia were won by Joaquim Rodríguez, the 2014 Milan–San Remo and the 2015 Tour of Flanders were won by Alexander Kristoff.
National champions
- 2009
Italian Road Race, Filippo Pozzato
Russian Road Race, Sergei Ivanov- 2010
Moldovan Road Race, Alexandre Pliuschin- Russian Road Race, Alexandre Kolobnev
- Russian Time Trial, Vladimir Gusev
- 2011
- Russian Road Race, Pavel Brutt
- Russian Time Trial, Mikhail Ignatiev
Belarusian Road Race, Aleksandr Kuschynski- Moldovan Road Race, Alexandre Pliuschin
- 2012
- Russian Road Race, Eduard Vorganov
Latvian Time Trial, Gatis Smukulis- Russian Time Trial, Denis Menchov
- 2013
- Latvian Time Trial, Gatis Smukulis
- Russian Road Race, Vladimir Isaichev
- 2014
- Latvian Time Trial, Gatis Smukulis
- Russian Time Trial, Anton Vorobyev
- Russian Road Race, Alexander Porsev
- 2015
- Latvian Time Trial, Gatis Smukulis
- Russian Road Race, Yuri Trofimov
Austrian Road Race, Marco Haller- 2016
- Russian Time Trial, Sergey Chernetskiy
- Russian Road Race, Pavel Kochetkov
- 2017
- Russian Time Trial, Ilnur Zakarin
German Time Trial, Tony Martin
European Road Race, Alexander Kristoff
Italian Road Race, Filippo Pozzato
Russian Road Race, Sergei Ivanov
Moldovan Road Race, Alexandre Pliuschin
Belarusian Road Race, Aleksandr Kuschynski
Latvian Time Trial, Gatis Smukulis
Austrian Road Race, Marco Haller
German Time Trial, Tony Martin
European Road Race, Alexander Kristoff
References
^ "Katusha Team + Canyon: a way to the top". Team Katusha. Katusha Management S.A. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Katusha presented on home soil [1] Cyclingnews; 24 December 2008; Accessed 16 July 2011
^ ab Renamed Tinkoff Credit System squad undergoes major expansion Stokes, Shane; Cyclingnews.com; 16 July 08; Accessed 19 January 2009
^ Russian team Katusha unveiled in Moscow Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine. AFP; France24.com; 24 December 2008; Accessed 19 January 2009
^ Pozzato wins Giro del Veneto [2] Cyclingnews; 29 August 2009; Accessed 16 July 2011
^ Gregor Brown (10 December 2012). "Saxo-Tinkoff in, Katusha out of UCI WorldTour". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Sports & Leisure network. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
^ Shane Stokes (15 February 2013). "Katusha wins CAS appeal over WorldTour licence, UCI ruling overturned". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
^ Marissa Payne (20 May 2017). "Swiss cycling team staff banned from Tour of California for dumping septic tank waste along highway". Washington Post. Washington Post. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^ Daniel Simms. "Pfannberger's B-Sample positive for EPO". Cyclingnews.com.
^ Susan Westemeyer. "Lifelong ban for Pfannberger after second doping violation". Cyclingnews.com.
^ Telegraph staff and agencies (9 June 2009). "Antonio Colom suspended after positive EPO test". Telegraph.co.uk.
^ "Padova searches . Dopeology". dopeology.org.
^ "BBC Sport - Alexandr Kolobnev suspended after B sample tests positive". BBC Sport.
^ "Tour de France 2011: Alexandr Kolobnev of the Katusha team fails dope test". Telegraph.co.uk. 11 July 2011.
^ Cycling News. "Kolobnev's B sample also positive for hydrochlorothiazide". Cyclingnews.com.
^ Cycling News. "Denis Galimzyanov returns positive test for EPO". Cyclingnews.com.
^ "Galimzyanov admits EPO use, absolves Katusha". VeloNews.com.
^ Cycling News. "Pozzato to front CONI anti-doping prosecutor today". Cyclingnews.com.
^ Cycling News. "Paolini informed of cocaine positive at Tour de France". Cyclingnews.com.
^ Cycling News. "Giampaolo Caruso returns positive EPO test". Cyclingnews.com.
^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/katushas-eduard-vorganov-provisionally-suspended-by-uci-for-doping-violation/
^ "26 riders for Katusha-Alpecin in 2018 - News shorts". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
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