2015 Team Katusha season

Team Katusha
2015 season
UCI code KAT
Status UCI ProTeam
Manager Vyacheslav Ekimov
Main sponsor(s) Gazprom & Itera & Rostec
Based Russia
Bicycles Canyon
Groupset Shimano
Season victories
One-day races 6
Stage race overall 5
Stage race stages 26
National Championships 3

The 2015 season for Team Katusha is scheduled to begin in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI WorldTeam, they are automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Team roster

As of 1 January 2015.
Rider Date of birth
 Maxim Belkov (RUS) (1985-01-09)9 January 1985 (aged 29)
 Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 22)
 Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) (1980-08-15)15 August 1980 (aged 34)
 Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) (1990-04-09)9 April 1990 (aged 24)
 Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) (1987-08-14)14 August 1987 (aged 27)
 Marco Haller (AUT) (1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (aged 23)
 Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) (1986-04-26)26 April 1986 (aged 28)
 Pavel Kochetkov (RUS) (1986-03-07)7 March 1986 (aged 28)
 Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS) (1981-05-04)4 May 1981 (aged 33)
 Dmitry Kozonchuk (RUS) (1984-04-05)5 April 1984 (aged 30)
 Alexander Kristoff (NOR) (1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 27)
 Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) (1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 25)
 Sergey Lagutin (RUS) (1981-01-14)14 January 1981 (aged 33)
 Alberto Losada (ESP) (1982-02-28)28 February 1982 (aged 32)
 Tiago Machado (POR) (1985-10-18)18 October 1985 (aged 29)
Rider Date of birth
 Daniel Moreno (ESP) (1981-09-05)5 September 1981 (aged 33)
 Luca Paolini (ITA) (1977-01-17)17 January 1977 (aged 37)
 Alexander Porsev (RUS) (1986-02-21)21 February 1986 (aged 28)
 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (1979-05-12)12 May 1979 (aged 35)
 Rüdiger Selig (GER) (1989-02-19)19 February 1989 (aged 25)
 Egor Silin (RUS) (1988-06-25)25 June 1988 (aged 26)
 Gatis Smukulis (LAT) (1987-04-15)15 April 1987 (aged 27)
 Simon Špilak (SLO) (1986-06-23)23 June 1986 (aged 28)
 Yuri Trofimov (RUS) (1984-01-26)26 January 1984 (aged 30)
 Alexei Tsatevich (RUS) (1989-07-05)5 July 1989 (aged 25)
 Ángel Vicioso (ESP) (1977-04-13)13 April 1977 (aged 37)
 Eduard Vorganov (RUS) (1982-12-01)1 December 1982 (aged 32)
 Anton Vorobyev (RUS) (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 24)
 Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 25)

Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season
Rider 2014 team
Sven Erik Bystrømneo-pro (Team Øster Hus-Ridley)
Jacopo Guarnieri[1]Astana
Sergey Lagutin[2]RusVelo
Tiago Machado[3]NetApp–Endura
Ilnur Zakarin[2]RusVelo
Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season
Rider 2015 team
Pavel Brutt[4]Tinkoff–Saxo
Vladimir GusevSkyDive Dubai
Petr IgnatenkoRusVelo
Mikhail Ignatiev
Aleksandr Kuschynski Team Minsk
Alexander Rybakov RusVelo

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
9 February Tour of Qatar, Stage 2 UCI Asia Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Qatar Al Khor Corniche
11 February Tour of Qatar, Stage 4 UCI Asia Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Qatar Mesaieed
12 February Tour of Qatar, Stage 5 UCI Asia Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Qatar Madinat ash Shamal
13 February Tour of Qatar, Points classification UCI Asia Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Qatar
19 February Tour of Oman, Stage 3 UCI Asia Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Oman Al-Musannah Sports City
22 February Volta ao Algarve, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1]  Portugal
5 March Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Prologue UCI Europe Tour  Vorobyev, AntonAnton Vorobyev (RUS)  Belgium Middelkerke
9 March Paris–Nice, Stage 1 UCI World Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  France Contres
28 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Chernetskiy, SergeySergey Chernetskiy (RUS)  Spain PortAventura
29 March Gent–Wevelgem UCI World Tour  Paolini, LucaLuca Paolini (ITA)  Belgium Wevelgem
31 March Three Days of De Panne, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Belgium Zottegem
1 April Three Days of De Panne, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Belgium Koksijde
2 April Three Days of De Panne, Stage 3a UCI Europe Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Belgium De Panne
2 April Three Days of De Panne, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Belgium
2 April Three Days of De Panne, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Belgium
4 April GP Miguel Indurain UCI Europe Tour  Vicioso, ÁngelÁngel Vicioso (ESP)  Spain Estella
5 April Tour of Flanders UCI World Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Belgium Oudenaarde
8 April Scheldeprijs UCI Europe Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Belgium Schoten
8 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 3 UCI World Tour  Rodríguez, JoaquimJoaquim Rodríguez (ESP)  Spain Zumarraga
9 April Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Rodríguez, JoaquimJoaquim Rodríguez (ESP)  Spain Arrate
10 April Circuit de la Sarthe, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Bystrøm, Sven ErikSven Erik Bystrøm (NOR)  France
11 April Tour of the Basque Country, Overall UCI World Tour  Rodríguez, JoaquimJoaquim Rodríguez (ESP)  Spain
11 April Tour of the Basque Country, Points classification UCI World Tour  Rodríguez, JoaquimJoaquim Rodríguez (ESP)  Spain
11 April Tour of the Basque Country, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 2]  Spain
3 May Tour de Romandie, Overall UCI World Tour  Zakarin, IlnurIlnur Zakarin (RUS)   Switzerland
3 May Tour de Romandie, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Belkov, MaximMaxim Belkov (RUS)   Switzerland
3 May Tour de Romandie, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 3]   Switzerland
20 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 UCI World Tour  Zakarin, IlnurIlnur Zakarin (RUS)  Italy Imola (Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari)
20 May Tour of Norway, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Norway Sarpsborg
21 May Tour of Norway, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Norway Langesund
24 May Tour of Norway, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Norway
27 May Tour des Fjords, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Norway Norheimsund
28 May Tour des Fjords, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Norway Haugesund
29 May Tour des Fjords, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Norway Sauda
31 May Tour des Fjords, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Haller, MarcoMarco Haller (AUT)  Norway
31 May Tour des Fjords, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Haller, MarcoMarco Haller (AUT)  Norway
31 May Tour des Fjords, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Norway
11 June Grand Prix of Aargau Canton UCI Europe Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)   Switzerland Gippingen
19 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)   Switzerland Düdingen
21 June Tour de Suisse, Overall UCI World Tour  Špilak, SimonSimon Špilak (SVN)   Switzerland
4 July Tour of Austria, Prologue UCI Europe Tour Team time trial[N 4]  Austria Vienna
6 July Tour de France, Stage 3 UCI World Tour  Rodríguez, JoaquimJoaquim Rodríguez (ESP)  Belgium Mur de Huy
16 July Tour de France, Stage 12 UCI World Tour  Rodríguez, JoaquimJoaquim Rodríguez (ESP)  France Plateau de Beille
6 August Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Isaichev, VladimirVladimir Isaichev (RUS)  Spain Villadiego
8 August Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Moreno, DanielDaniel Moreno (ESP)  Spain Lagunas de Neila
8 August Vuelta a Burgos, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Moreno, DanielDaniel Moreno (ESP)  Spain
13 August Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Norway Harstad
16 August Arctic Race of Norway, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  Norway
30 August GP Ouest-France UCI World Tour  Kristoff, AlexanderAlexander Kristoff (NOR)  France Plouay
6 September Vuelta a España, Stage 15 UCI World Tour  Rodríguez, JoaquimJoaquim Rodríguez (ESP)  Spain Sotres

National, Continental and World champions 2015

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
26 JuneLatvian National Time Trial Champion
 Smukulis, GatisGatis Smukulis (LAT)  Latvia Dobele
28 JuneAustrian National Road Race Champion
 Haller, MarcoMarco Haller (AUT)  Austria Güssing
28 JuneRussian National Road Race Champion
 Trofimov, YuriYuri Trofimov (RUS)  Russia Saransk

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The riders on the squad were Sergey Chernetskiy, Yuri Trofimov, Rüdiger Selig, Alberto Losada, Tiago Machado, Alexander Porsev, Anton Vorobyev and Alexandr Kolobnev
  2. ↑ The riders on the squad were Joaquim Rodríguez, Simon Špilak, Daniel Moreno, Alexandr Kolobnev, Maxim Belkov, Sergey Lagutin, Ángel Vicioso and Ilnur Zakarin
  3. ↑ The riders on the squad were Simon Špilak, Maxim Belkov, Sergey Chernetskiy, Pavel Kochetkov, Egor Silin, Yuri Trofimov, Anton Vorobyev and Ilnur Zakarin
  4. ↑ The riders on the squad were Sven Erik Bystrøm, Vladimir Isaichev, Daniel Moreno, Rüdiger Selig, Egor Silin, Gatis Smukulis, Ángel Vicioso and Eduard Vorganov

References

  1. ↑ "Transfers: Guarnieri signs with Katusha". cyclingnews.com. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Team Katusha signs with Ilnur Zakarin and Sergey Lagutin" (Press release). Team Katusha. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Machado signs two-year deal with Katusha". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Transfers: Tinkoff-Saxo signs Brutt, Trusov renews". cyclingnews.com. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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