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 Hans-Michael Holczer .[2]
2012 roster [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Date Race Competition Rider Country Location 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 [ edit ] ^ "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 . ^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ 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 .