2015 Team Katusha season

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

Team Katusha
2015 season
UCI codeKAT
StatusUCI ProTeam
ManagerVyacheslav Ekimov
Main sponsor(s)Gazprom & Itera & Rostec
BasedRussia
BicyclesCanyon
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races6
Stage race overall5
Stage race stages26
National Championships3

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)
 Alexey 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)

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
9 FebruaryTour of Qatar, Stage 2UCI Asia Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) QatarAl Khor Corniche
11 FebruaryTour of Qatar, Stage 4UCI Asia Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) QatarMesaieed
12 FebruaryTour of Qatar, Stage 5UCI Asia Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) QatarMadinat ash Shamal
13 FebruaryTour of Qatar, Points classificationUCI Asia Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Qatar
19 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 3UCI Asia Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) OmanAl-Musannah Sports City
22 FebruaryVolta ao Algarve, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] Portugal
5 MarchDriedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, PrologueUCI Europe Tour Anton Vorobyev (RUS) BelgiumMiddelkerke
9 MarchParis–Nice, Stage 1UCI World Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) FranceContres
28 MarchVolta a Catalunya, Stage 6UCI World Tour Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) SpainPortAventura
29 MarchGent–WevelgemUCI World Tour Luca Paolini (ITA) BelgiumWevelgem
31 MarchThree Days of De Panne, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) BelgiumZottegem
1 AprilThree Days of De Panne, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) BelgiumKoksijde
2 AprilThree Days of De Panne, Stage 3aUCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) BelgiumDe Panne
2 AprilThree Days of De Panne, OverallUCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Belgium
2 AprilThree Days of De Panne, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Belgium
4 AprilGP Miguel IndurainUCI Europe Tour Ángel Vicioso (ESP) SpainEstella
5 AprilTour of FlandersUCI World Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) BelgiumOudenaarde
8 AprilScheldeprijsUCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) BelgiumSchoten
8 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Stage 3UCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) SpainZumarraga
9 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Stage 4UCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) SpainArrate
10 AprilCircuit de la Sarthe, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) France
11 AprilTour of the Basque Country, OverallUCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Spain
11 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Points classificationUCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Spain
11 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 2] Spain
3 MayTour de Romandie, OverallUCI World Tour Ilnur Zakarin (RUS)  Switzerland
3 MayTour de Romandie, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Maxim Belkov (RUS)  Switzerland
3 MayTour de Romandie, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 3]  Switzerland
20 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 11UCI World Tour Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) ItalyImola (Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari)
20 MayTour of Norway, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) NorwaySarpsborg
21 MayTour of Norway, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) NorwayLangesund
24 MayTour of Norway, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Norway
27 MayTour des Fjords, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) NorwayNorheimsund
28 MayTour des Fjords, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) NorwayHaugesund
29 MayTour des Fjords, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) NorwaySauda
31 MayTour des Fjords, OverallUCI Europe Tour Marco Haller (AUT) Norway
31 MayTour des Fjords, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Marco Haller (AUT) Norway
31 MayTour des Fjords, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Norway
11 JuneGrand Prix of Aargau CantonUCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  SwitzerlandGippingen
19 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 7UCI World Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  SwitzerlandDüdingen
21 JuneTour de Suisse, OverallUCI World Tour Simon Špilak (SVN)  Switzerland
4 JulyTour of Austria, PrologueUCI Europe TourTeam time trial[N 4] AustriaVienna
6 JulyTour de France, Stage 3UCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) BelgiumMur de Huy
16 JulyTour de France, Stage 12UCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) FrancePlateau de Beille
6 AugustVuelta a Burgos, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) SpainVilladiego
8 AugustVuelta a Burgos, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour Daniel Moreno (ESP) SpainLagunas de Neila
8 AugustVuelta a Burgos, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Daniel Moreno (ESP) Spain
13 AugustArctic Race of Norway, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) NorwayHarstad
16 AugustArctic Race of Norway, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Norway
30 AugustGP Ouest-FranceUCI World Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) FrancePlouay
6 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 15UCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) SpainSotres

National, Continental and World champions 2015

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
26 JuneLatvian National Time Trial Champion
 Gatis Smukulis (LAT) LatviaDobele
28 JuneAustrian National Road Race Champion
 Marco Haller (AUT) AustriaGüssing
28 JuneRussian National Road Race Champion
 Yuri Trofimov (RUS) RussiaSaransk

Footnotes

gollark: Assuming the laws of multiplication and wild random guessing hold true, I can put up four and get a gold?
gollark: _ponders sticking up spare aethers now_
gollark: Madness.
gollark: Wait, what?
gollark: ```Rare: Impossible to get unless you're SunFish```

References

  1. "Transfers: Guarnieri signs with Katusha". cyclingnews.com. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. "Team Katusha signs with Ilnur Zakarin and Sergey Lagutin" (Press release). Team Katusha. 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 9 October 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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