The 2012 season for Team Katusha began in January at the Tour Down Under . As a UCI ProTeam , they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour .
The team experienced a managerial change, as Andrei Tchmil left the post at the end of the 2011 season,[1] with the intent to take a higher role within European cycling. He was replaced by former Gerolsteiner boss .[2]
2012 roster [ ]
Ages as of 1 January 2012.[3]
Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season
Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season
Season victories [ ]
20 January
Tour Down Under , Stage 4
UCI World Tour
Óscar Freire (ESP )
Australia
Tanunda
22 February
Vuelta a Andalucía , Stage 3
UCI Europe Tour
Óscar Freire (ESP )
Spain
Las Gabias
23 February
Vuelta a Andalucía , Stage 4
UCI Europe Tour
Daniel Moreno (ESP )
Spain
La Guardia de Jaén
12 March
Tirreno–Adriatico , Stage 6
UCI World Tour
Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP )
Italy
Offida
29 March
Three Days of De Panne , Stage 3a
UCI Europe Tour
Alexander Kristoff (NOR )
Belgium
De Panne
29 March
Three Days of De Panne , Points classification
UCI Europe Tour
Alexander Kristoff (NOR )
Belgium
31 March
Volta Limburg Classic
UCI Europe Tour
Pavel Brutt (RUS )
Netherlands
Eijsden
31 March
GP Miguel Indurain
UCI Europe Tour
Daniel Moreno (ESP )
Spain
Estella
3 April
Circuit de la Sarthe , Stage 1
UCI Europe Tour
Denis Galimzyanov (RUS )
France
Riaillé
5 April
Tour of the Basque Country , Stage 4
UCI World Tour
Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP )
Spain
Bera
6 April
Tour of the Basque Country , Stage 5
UCI World Tour
Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP )
Spain
Oñati
7 April
Tour of the Basque Country , Teams classification
UCI World Tour
[N 6]
Spain
18 April
La Flèche Wallonne
UCI World Tour
Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP )
Belgium
Huy
29 April
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey , Sprints classification
UCI Europe Tour
Maxim Belkov (RUS )
Turkey
29 April
Tour de Romandie , Mountains classification
UCI World Tour
Petr Ignatenko (RUS )
Switzerland
29 April
Tour de Romandie , Sprints classification
UCI World Tour
Petr Ignatenko (RUS )
Switzerland
15 May
Giro d'Italia , Stage 10
UCI World Tour
Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP )
Italy
Assisi
19 May
Heistse Pijl
National event
Maxime Vantomme (BEL )
Belgium
Heist-op-den-Berg
23 May
Giro d'Italia , Stage 17
UCI World Tour
Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP )
Italy
Cortina d'Ampezzo
27 May
Giro d'Italia , Points classification
UCI World Tour
Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP )
Italy
5 June
Critérium du Dauphiné , Stage 2
UCI World Tour
Daniel Moreno (ESP )
France
Saint-Félicien
10 June
Critérium du Dauphiné , Stage 7
UCI World Tour
Daniel Moreno (ESP )
France
Châtel
13 June
Tour de Suisse , Stage 5
UCI World Tour
Vladimir Isaichev (RUS )
Switzerland
Gansingen
1 August
Vuelta a Burgos , Stage 1
UCI Europe Tour
Daniel Moreno (ESP )
Spain
Ojo Guareña
2 August
Vuelta a Burgos , Stage 2
UCI Europe Tour
Daniel Moreno (ESP )
Spain
Burgos
5 August
Vuelta a Burgos , Overall
UCI Europe Tour
Daniel Moreno (ESP )
Spain
5 August
Vuelta a Burgos , Points classification
UCI Europe Tour
Daniel Moreno (ESP )
Spain
23 August
Vuelta a España , Stage 6
UCI World Tour
Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP )
Spain
Jaca
25 August
Danmark Rundt , Stage 4
UCI Europe Tour
Alexander Kristoff (NOR )
Denmark
Odense
26 August
Danmark Rundt , Points classification
UCI Europe Tour
Alexander Kristoff (NOR )
Denmark
30 August
Vuelta a España , Stage 12
UCI World Tour
Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP )
Spain
Mirador de Ézaro
1 September
World Ports Classic , Young rider classification
UCI Europe Tour
Alexander Kristoff (NOR )
[N 7]
1 September
Vuelta a España , Stage 14
UCI World Tour
Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP )
Spain
Puerto de Ancares
8 September
Vuelta a España , Stage 20
UCI World Tour
Denis Menchov (RUS )
Spain
Bola del Mundo
29 September
Giro di Lombardia
UCI World Tour
Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP )
Italy
Lecco
12 October
Tour of Beijing , Stage 4
UCI World Tour
Marco Haller (AUT )
China
Chang Ping
13 October
UCI World Tour
UCI World Tour
Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP )
[ ]
^ Galimzyanov was suspended from the team on 16 April, after testing positive for EPO in an out-of-competition drugs test in March.[4]
^ Kolobnev joined the team on 28 March.[5]
^ Kuznetsov joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Itera-Katusha.[3]
^ Vorobev joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Itera-Katusha.[3]
^ Zakarin joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Itera-Katusha.[3]
^ The riders on the squad were Joaquim Rodríguez , Daniel Moreno , Simon Špilak , Giampaolo Caruso , Eduard Vorganov , Yuri Trofimov , Ángel Vicioso and Alberto Losada
^ Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
References [ ]
^ "Holczer announced as Katusha General Manager" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ Brown, Gregor (16 September 2011). "Tchmil going for UCI presidency" . Cycling Weekly . IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d "Katusha Team (KAT) - RUS" . UCI World Tour . Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved 7 August 2012 .
^ Stokes, Shane (16 April 2012). "Denis Galimzyanov provisionally suspended over EPO A sample positive" . VeloNation . VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 29 June 2012 .
^ "Alexander Kolobnev joins Katusha Team" . Team Katusha . Katusha Management SA. 28 March 2012. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Stokes, Shane (26 October 2011). "Katusha Team confirms its eleven new signings for 2012 season" . VeloNation . VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ "Kristoff signs for Katusha" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ Jump up to: a b Westemeyer, Susan (19 October 2011). "Zabel joins Katusha as sprint coach" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ Fotheringham, Alasdair (20 October 2011). "Oscar Freire delays retirement with Katusha deal" . Cycling Weekly . IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ Brown, Gregor (10 November 2011). "Last of HTC's riders secures contract" . Cycling Weekly . IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ "Russian Menchov joins Katusha" . Yahoo! Eurosport . TF1 Group . Reuters . 12 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ "Les frères Velits chez Omega Pharma-Quick Step" [The brothers Velits at Omega Pharma-Quick Step]. rtbf.be (in French). RTBF . 2 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ "Egor Silin, Francesco Gavazzi and Jacopo Guarnieri will join the team for 2012 & 2013 seasons" . astana.lu . Astana . 22 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .[permanent dead link ]
^ Westemeyer, Susan (19 September 2011). "Pozzato joins Farnese Vini, Paulinho moves to Saxo Bank" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ "Di Luca confirms Acqua & Sapone for 2012" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ "Karpets to Movistar, Bruseghin extends" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ "Hoste joins Accent.jobs-Willems Veranda's for 2012" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ "Pliuschin team leader at Leopard Trek Continental" . Cycling News . Future Publishing Limited. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ Jump up to: a b c d "Transferts 2011-2012" [Transfers 2011-2012]. Velochrono.fr (in French). Velochrono. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
^ Fotheringham, Alasdair (3 January 2012). "Six-times Russian national champion Ivanov retires" . Cycling Weekly . IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2012 .
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