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Katusha–Alpecin
2018 season
UCI codeTKA
Status UCI WorldTeam
Manager Vyacheslav Ekimov
Main sponsor(s) Gazprom & Itera & Rostec & Alpecin
BasedSwitzerland
Bicycles Canyon
Season victories
Stage race stages4
National Championships1
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2019 →

The 2018 season for Team Katusha–Alpecin began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Team roster

As of 25 February 2018.
Rider Date of birth
  Maxim Belkov ( RUS) (1985-01-09)9 January 1985 (aged 33)
  Jenthe Biermans ( BEL) (1995-10-30)30 October 1995 (aged 22)
  Ian Boswell ( USA) (1991-02-07)7 February 1991 (aged 27)
  Steff Cras ( BEL) (1996-02-13)13 February 1996 (aged 22)
  Alex Dowsett ( GBR) (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 29)
  Matteo Fabbro ( ITA) (1995-04-10)10 April 1995 (aged 22)
  JosĂŠ Gonçalves ( POR) (1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 29)
  Nathan Haas ( AUS) (1989-03-12)12 March 1989 (aged 28)
  Marco Haller ( AUT) (1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (aged 26)
  Reto Hollenstein ( SUI) (1985-08-22)22 August 1985 (aged 32)
  Marcel Kittel ( GER) (1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 29)
  Robert KiĹĄerlovski ( CRO) (1986-08-09)9 August 1986 (aged 31)
  Pavel Kochetkov ( RUS) (1986-03-07)7 March 1986 (aged 31)
Rider Date of birth
  Vyacheslav Kuznetsov ( RUS) (1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 28)
  Maurits Lammertink ( NED) (1990-08-31)31 August 1990 (aged 27)
  Tiago Machado ( POR) (1985-10-18)18 October 1985 (aged 32)
  Tony Martin ( GER) (1985-04-23)23 April 1985 (aged 32)
  Marco Mathis ( GER) (1994-04-07)7 April 1994 (aged 23)
  Baptiste Planckaert ( BEL) (1988-09-28)28 September 1988 (aged 29)
  Nils Politt ( GER) (1994-03-06)6 March 1994 (aged 23)
  Jhonatan Restrepo ( COL) (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 (aged 23)
  Willie Smit ( RSA) (1992-12-29)29 December 1992 (aged 25)
  Simon Ĺ pilak ( SLO) (1986-06-23)23 June 1986 (aged 31)
  Mads WĂźrtz Schmidt ( DEN) (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 (aged 23)
  Rick Zabel ( GER) (1993-12-07)7 December 1993 (aged 24)
  Ilnur Zakarin ( RUS) (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 28)

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
14 February Tour of Oman, Stage 2 UCI Asia Tour   Nathan Haas ( AUS)   Oman Ministry of Tourism
8 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 2 UCI World Tour   Marcel Kittel ( GER)  Italy Follonica
12 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 6 UCI World Tour   Marcel Kittel ( GER)  Italy Fano
26 August Deutschland Tour, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour   Nils Politt ( GER)  Germany Stuttgart

National, Continental and World champions 2018

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
29 June German National Time Trial Champion
  Tony Martin ( GER)  Germany Einhausen

References

  1. ^ "Marcel Kittel signs two-year deal with Katusha Alpecin". Team Katusha-Alpecin. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Ian Boswell signs for Katusha-Alpecin". cyclingnews.com. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Nathan Haas signs for Katusha-Alpecin". cyclingnews.com. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Alex Dowsett to leave Movistar for Katusha-Alpecin in 2018". cyclingweekly.com. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Willie Smit signs for Katusha-Alpecin". cyclingnews.com. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Steff Cras, another young talent to sign with Team KATUSHA ALPECIN". teamkatushaalpecin.com. 12 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Young Italian Matteo Fabbro to sign with Team KATUSHA ALPECIN". teamkatushaalpecin.com. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.[ permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Kristoff reaches deal to join UAE Team Emirates". cyclingnews.com. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Ángel Vicioso to announce his retirement". cyclingpub.com. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  10. ^ a b c "The Cyclingnews guide to 2017-2018 rider transfers". cyclingnews.com. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Losada announces retirement – News Shorts". Cyclingnews.com. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.

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