2018 Katusha–Alpecin season

Katusha–Alpecin
2018 season
UCI code	TKA
Status	UCI WorldTeam
Manager	Vyacheslav Ekimov
Main sponsor(s)	Gazprom & Itera & Rostec & Alpecin
Based	Switzerland
Bicycles	Canyon
Season victories
Stage race stages	4
National Championships	1

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)  José 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 Kišerlovski (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 Špilak (SLO) (1986-06-23)23 June 1986 (aged 31)  Mads Würtz 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)

Riders who joined the team for the 2018 season Rider 2017 team Marcel Kittel[1] Quick-Step Floors Ian Boswell[2] Team Sky Nathan Haas[3] Team Dimension Data Alex Dowsett[4] Movistar Team Willie Smit[5] Vini Fantini–Nippo Steff Cras[6] BMC Development Team Matteo Fabbro[7]

Riders who left the team during or after the 2017 season Rider 2018 team Alexander Kristoff[8] UAE Team Emirates Ángel Vicioso[9] Retires Rein Taaramäe[10] Direct Énergie Alberto Losada[11] Retires Michael Mørkøv[10] Quick-Step Floors Sven Erik Bystrøm[10] UAE Team Emirates

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. "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.

External links

• 2018 Katusha–Alpecin season at ProCyclingStats