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Katusha–Alpecin
File:Team Katusha Alpecin Logo 2019.svg
Team information
UCI codeKAT
RegisteredRussia (2009–2016)
Switzerland (2017–2019)
Founded2009 (2009)
Disbanded2019
DisciplineRoad
StatusUCI ProTeam (2009–2012)
UCI Professional Continental (Jan 2013–Feb 2013)
UCI WorldTeam (2013–2019)
BicyclesCanyon
ComponentsSRAM
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
General managerJosé Azevedo
Team name history
2009–2016
2017–2019
Team Katusha
Katusha–Alpecin
Katusha–Alpecin jersey
Katusha–Alpecin jersey
Jersey
File:Katusha-Alpecin logo 2017.png
Logo in 2017

Katusha–Alpecin (Russian: Катюша, UCI team code: TKA) was a Russian (later Swiss) road bicycle racing team which competed at the UCI WorldTeam level using Canyon bikes.[1] The team was created in 2008 by Igor Makarov, an ex-professional cyclist and entrepreneur.[2] In 2017 the team took a broader international direction, still supported by Igor Makarov's company ARETI International Group, Swiss clothing company Katusha Sports and German shampoo manufacturer Alpecin. The team competed as a UCI ProTeam/WorldTour team between 2009 and 2019. 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 rode for Katusha.

In 2019, the team was taken over by Israel Cycling Academy, along with its UCI World Tour license.

History

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Team Katusha was launched on December 22, 2008 from the acquisition of team Tinkoff Credit Systems.[3] Initially, it relied solely on the financial support of Igor Makarov, who served as its sponsor.[4] This financial backing sustained the team until 2017 when a new partnership was forged with Alpecin, resulting in the co-sponsorship and renaming of the team to Team Katusha-Alpecin.[5]

The director of the team was the retired cyclist Alexei Sivakov that competed on numerous teams including ZG Mobili from 1996 to 1997.[6]

The team was launched with a budget of over €15 million.[7] In its first official season it signed leading cyclists such as Robbie McEwen, Vladimir Karpets, Filippo Pozzato and Gert Steegmans.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11]

Its most successful season was 2015 when the team took victories in the Tour of Flanders, Gent-Wevelgem, Scheldeprijs and GP Ouest France – Plouay, as well as overall wins in the Tour of the Basque Country, Tour de Suisse and Tour de Romandie and stage wins in the 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 pair were suspended and sent home from the race.[12]

In October 2019, Israel Cycling Academy completed the takeover of Katusha–Alpecin, including its World Tour license.[13]

Doping

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In March 2009, Christian Pfannberger tested positive for EPO[14] and was banned for life.[15] In April of the same year Antonio Colom tested positive for EPO.[16]

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.[17] Later in July, Kolobnev tested positive for Hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) on stage 5 of the 2011 Tour de France.[18][19] Two weeks later Kolobnev's B-sample returned a positive for HCT.[20]

In April 2012, Denis Galimzyanov tested positive for EPO in an out of competition test.[21] Galimzyanov later admitted to taking the banned substance.[22] In June 2012 Filippo Pozzato admitted to using the services of Dr Ferrari from 2004 to 2009.[23]

During the 2012 and 2013 seasons, Denis Menchov was on team Katusha, but, on 12 July 2014, was banned from cycling events until 9 April 2015 due to adverse biological passport findings. However, he announced his retirement from cycling on 21 May 2013.[24][25]

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.[26] 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.[27]

In February 2016, Eduard Vorganov tested positive for the newly WADA-banned compound Meldonium. Due to the frequency of doping positives, the teams faced a potential 15- to 45-day ban.[28]

Final roster

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As of 31 December 2019.[29][30]
Rider Date of birth
File:Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Battaglin (ITA) (1989-11-17)17 November 1989 (aged 30)
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jenthe Biermans (BEL) (1995-10-30)30 October 1995 (aged 24)
Error creating thumbnail:  Ian Boswell (USA) (1991-02-07)7 February 1991 (aged 28)
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Steff Cras (BEL) (1996-02-13)13 February 1996 (aged 23)
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jens Debusschere (BEL) (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 30)
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Dowsett (GBR) (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 31)
File:Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Fabbro (ITA) (1995-04-10)10 April 1995 (aged 24)
File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg José Gonçalves (POR) (1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 30)
File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Ruben Guerreiro (POR) (1994-07-06)6 July 1994 (aged 25)
 Nathan Haas (AUS) (1989-03-12)12 March 1989 (aged 30)
File:Flag of Austria.svg Marco Haller (AUT) (1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (aged 28)
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Reto Hollenstein (SUI) (1985-08-22)22 August 1985 (aged 34)
Rider Date of birth
Error creating thumbnail:  Pavel Kochetkov (RUS) (1986-03-07)7 March 1986 (aged 33)
Error creating thumbnail:  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) (1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 30)
File:Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Navarro (ESP) (1983-07-18)18 July 1983 (aged 36)
File:Flag of Germany.svg Nils Politt (GER) (1994-03-06)6 March 1994 (aged 25)
File:Flag of South Africa.svg Willie Smit (RSA) (1992-12-29)29 December 1992 (aged 27)
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Simon Špilak (SLO) (1986-06-23)23 June 1986 (aged 33)
Error creating thumbnail:  Dmitry Strakhov (RUS) (1995-05-17)17 May 1995 (aged 24)
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Tanfield (GBR) (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 (aged 25)
 Mads Würtz Schmidt (DNK) (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 (aged 25)
File:Flag of Germany.svg Rick Zabel (GER) (1993-12-07)7 December 1993 (aged 26)
Error creating thumbnail:  Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 30)

Major wins

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Main article: List of wins by Team Katusha and its successors

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, and the 2014 Milan–San Remo and the 2015 Tour of Flanders were won by Alexander Kristoff.

Sponsorship

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In 2019, sponsors Alpecin and Canyon bikes confirmed that they were ending their sponsorship of the team, with Israel Cycling Academy buying the Katusha–Alpecin management company from the ex-professional cyclist, entrepreneur and UCI Management Committee member Igor Makarov.[31][32][33]

National champions

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2009
File:Jersey italianflag.svg Italian Road Race, Filippo Pozzato
File:MaillotRusia.PNG Russian Road Race, Sergei Ivanov
2010
File:MaillotMoldavia.PNG Moldovan Road Race, Alexandre Pliuschin
File:MaillotRusia.PNG Russian Road Race, Alexandre Kolobnev
File:MaillotRusia.PNG Russian Time Trial, Vladimir Gusev
2011
File:MaillotRusia.PNG Russian Road Race, Pavel Brutt
File:MaillotRusia.PNG Russian Time Trial, Mikhail Ignatiev
File:MaillotBielorrusia.PNG Belarusian Road Race, Aleksandr Kuschynski
File:MaillotMoldavia.PNG Moldovan Road Race, Alexandre Pliuschin
2012
File:MaillotRusia.PNG Russian Road Race, Eduard Vorganov
File:MaillotLetonia.PNG Latvian Time Trial, Gatis Smukulis
File:MaillotRusia.PNG Russian Time Trial, Denis Menchov
2013
File:MaillotLetonia.PNG Latvian Time Trial, Gatis Smukulis
File:MaillotRusia.PNG Russian Road Race, Vladimir Isaichev
2014
File:MaillotLetonia.PNG Latvian Time Trial, Gatis Smukulis
File:MaillotRusia.PNG Russian Time Trial, Anton Vorobyev
File:MaillotRusia.PNG Russian Road Race, Alexander Porsev
2015
File:MaillotLetonia.PNG Latvian Time Trial, Gatis Smukulis
File:MaillotRusia.PNG Russian Road Race, Yuri Trofimov
File:MaillotAustria.PNG Austrian Road Race, Marco Haller
2016
File:MaillotRusia.PNG Russian Time Trial, Sergey Chernetskiy
File:MaillotRusia.PNG Russian Road Race, Pavel Kochetkov
2017
File:MaillotRusia.PNG Russian Time Trial, Ilnur Zakarin
File:MaillotAllemania.svg German Time Trial, Tony Martin
File:UEC Champion Jersey.svg European Road Race, Alexander Kristoff
2019
File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG British Time Trial, Alex Dowsett

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