2012 Team Katusha season explained

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One-day victories5
Stage race overall victories1
Stage race stage victories21
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The 2012 season for 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 boss Hans-Michael Holczer.[2]

2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.[3]

Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season
Rider2011 team
Ángel Vicioso[4]
Alexander Kristoff[5]
Maxim Belkov
Xavier Florencio
Timofey Kritskyneo-pro [6]
Alexei Tsatevichneo-pro
Óscar Freire[7]
Gatis Smukulis[8]
Rüdiger Seligstagiaire
Marco Hallerneo-pro
Simon Špilak
Denis Menchov[9]
Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season
Rider2012 team
Stijn Vandenbergh[10]
Egor Silin[11]
Filippo Pozzato[12]
Danilo Di Luca[13]
Vladimir Karpets[14]
Leif Hoste[15]
Alexandre PliuschinLeopard Trek Continental[16]
Arkimedes Arguelyes[17]
Sergei IvanovRetired[18]
Alexander Mironov
Artem Ovechkin
Nikolay Trusov

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Tour Down Under, Stage 4 Tanunda
Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 3 Las Gabias
Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 4 La Guardia de Jaén
Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 6 Offida
Three Days of De Panne, Stage 3a De Panne
Three Days of De Panne, Points classification
Eijsden
Estella
Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 1 Riaillé
Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 4 Bera
Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 5 Oñati
Tour of the Basque Country, Teams classification [19]
Huy
Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Sprints classification
Tour de Romandie, Mountains classification
Tour de Romandie, Sprints classification
Giro d'Italia, Stage 10 Assisi
National event Heist-op-den-Berg
Giro d'Italia, Stage 17 Cortina d'Ampezzo
Giro d'Italia, Points classification
Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 2 Saint-Félicien
Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 7 Châtel
Tour de Suisse, Stage 5 Gansingen
Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 1 Ojo Guareña
Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 2 Burgos
Vuelta a Burgos, Overall
Vuelta a Burgos, Points classification
Vuelta a España, Stage 6 Jaca
Danmark Rundt, Stage 4 Odense
Danmark Rundt, Points classification
Vuelta a España, Stage 12 Mirador de Ézaro
World Ports Classic, Young rider classification [20]
Vuelta a España, Stage 14 Puerto de Ancares
Vuelta a España, Stage 20 Bola del Mundo
Lecco
Tour of Beijing, Stage 4 Chang Ping

Notes and References

  1. News: Holczer announced as Katusha General Manager. 15 September 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
  2. News: Tchmil going for UCI presidency. Gregor. Brown. 16 September 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited.
  3. Web site: Katusha Team (KAT) - RUS. 7 August 2012. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale.
  4. News: Katusha Team confirms its eleven new signings for 2012 season. Shane. Stokes. 26 October 2011. 17 January 2012. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC.
  5. News: Kristoff signs for Katusha. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 20 August 2011. 17 January 2012.
  6. News: Zabel joins Katusha as sprint coach. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 19 October 2011. 17 January 2012. Susan. Westemeyer.
  7. News: Oscar Freire delays retirement with Katusha deal. Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. 20 October 2011. 17 January 2012. Alasdair. Fotheringham.
  8. News: Last of HTC's riders secures contract. Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. 10 November 2011. 17 January 2012. Gregor. Brown.
  9. News: Russian Menchov joins Katusha. 12 December 2011. 17 January 2012. Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. Reuters.
  10. News: Les frères Velits chez Omega Pharma-Quick Step. 2 August 2011. 17 January 2012. French. The brothers Velits at Omega Pharma-Quick Step. rtbf.be. RTBF.
  11. News: Egor Silin, Francesco Gavazzi and Jacopo Guarnieri will join the team for 2012 & 2013 seasons. 22 August 2011. 17 January 2012. astana.lu. .
  12. News: Pozzato joins Farnese Vini, Paulinho moves to Saxo Bank. Susan. Westemeyer. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 19 September 2011. 17 January 2012.
  13. News: Di Luca confirms Acqua & Sapone for 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 8 November 2011. 17 January 2012.
  14. News: Karpets to Movistar, Bruseghin extends. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 22 October 2011. 17 January 2012.
  15. News: Hoste joins Accent.jobs-Willems Veranda's for 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 29 November 2011. 17 January 2012.
  16. News: Pliuschin team leader at Leopard Trek Continental. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 19 December 2011. 17 January 2012.
  17. News: Transferts 2011-2012. French. Transfers 2011-2012. 17 January 2012. Velochrono.fr. Velochrono.
  18. News: Six-times Russian national champion Ivanov retires. Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Alasdair. Fotheringham. 3 January 2012. 17 January 2012.
  19. The riders on the squad were Joaquim Rodríguez, Daniel Moreno, Simon Špilak, Giampaolo Caruso, Eduard Vorganov, Yuri Trofimov, Ángel Vicioso and Alberto Losada
  20. Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.

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