2013 Team Katusha season explained
The 2013 season for began in January at the Tour de San Luis.
After the 2012 season, Katusha lost their UCI World Tour license, despite having in their ranks the champion of the 2012 season (Joaquim Rodríguez) and finishing the 2012 UCI World Tour team rankings in second position.[1] The team appealed that decision before the Court of Arbitration for Sport and it was announced on 15 February 2013 that the decision of the UCI was overturned and that Katusha would be part of the 2013 UCI World Tour.[2]
Team roster
As of 2 January 2013.[3]
- Riders who joined the team for the 2013 season
- Riders who left the team during or after the 2012 season
Season victories
| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
|---|
| Tour of Oman, Stage 4 | | | | Jabal Al Akhdhar |
| | | | | Ghent |
| | | | | Dour |
| Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 5 | | | | Chieti |
| Paris–Nice, Teams classification | | [6] | | |
| Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Stage 1b | | Team time trial[7] | | Gatteo Mare |
| Three Days of De Panne, Stage 3a | | | | De Panne |
| Three Days of De Panne, Points classification | | | | |
| Three Days of De Panne, Mountains classification | | | | |
| | | | | Eijsden |
| | | | | Estella |
| | | | | Huy |
| Tour de Romandie, Stage 4 | | | | Les Diablerets |
| Tour of Turkey, Sprints classification | | | | |
| | | | | Frankfurt |
| Giro d'Italia, Stage 3 | | | | Marina di Ascea |
| Giro d'Italia, Stage 9 | | | | Firenze |
| Glava Tour of Norway, Stage 1 | | | | Sarpsborg |
| Glava Tour of Norway, Stage 2 | | | | Skien |
| Glava Tour of Norway, Stage 5 | | | | Hønefoss |
| Tour of Belgium, Mountains classification | | | | |
| Tour de Suisse, Stage 5 | | | | Leuggern |
| Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 1 | | | | Hautcharage |
| Tour of Austria, Young rider classification | | | | |
| Tour de Wallonie, Stage 1 | | | | Eupen |
| Tour des Fjords, Stage 1 | | | | Stavanger |
| Tour des Fjords, Stage 2 | | | | Forsand |
| Tour des Fjords, Stage 3 | | Team time trial[8] | | Stavanger |
| Tour des Fjords, Overall | | | | |
| Tour des Fjords, Points classification | | | | |
| Tour des Fjords, Young rider classification | | | | |
| Tour des Fjords, Teams classification | | | | |
| Vuelta a España, Stage 4 | | | | Fisterra–Etapa Fin del Mundo |
| Tour du Poitou-Charentes, Teams classification | | [9] | | |
| Vuelta a España, Stage 9 | | | | Valdepeñas de Jaén |
| Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda, Stage 3 | | | | Bergamo |
| Vuelta a España, Stage 19 | | | | Oviedo–Alto Naranco |
| | | | | Lecco |
| UCI World Tour, Overall classification | | | | | |
Notes and References
- News: Saxo-Tinkoff in, Katusha out of UCI WorldTour. Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Sports & Leisure network. 10 December 2012. 10 December 2012. Gregor Brown.
- News: Katusha wins CAS appeal over WorldTour licence, UCI ruling overturned. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 15 February 2013. 15 February 2013. Shane Stokes.
- News: Katusha Team – 2013 is strong as never before!. 20 December 2012. 2 January 2013. Team Katusha. Katusha Management SA.
- News: Freire turned down Euskaltel-Euskadi offer for 2013. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 22 October 2012. 16 December 2012.
- News: Cycling: Denis Galimzyanov banned for two years for doping. Times of India. INDIATIMES. AFP. 20 December 2012. 20 December 2012.
- The riders on the squad were Simon Špilak, Xavier Florencio, Alexander Kristoff, Alberto Losada, Denis Menchov, Gatis Smukulis, Yuri Trofimov and Eduard Vorganov
- The riders on the squad were Maxim Belkov, Sergey Chernetskiy, Mikhail Ignatiev, Petr Ignatenko, Timofey Kritsky, Alexander Porsev, and Anton Vorobyev
- The riders on the squad were Maxim Belkov, Sergey Chernetskiy, Marco Haller, Alexander Kristoff, Timofey Kritsky, Sergey Nikolaev, Maksim Razumov, and Rüdiger Selig
- The riders on the squad were Maxim Belkov, Pavel Brutt, Mikhail Ignatiev, Petr Ignatenko, Timofey Kritsky, Simon Špilak, Yuri Trofimov and Eduard Vorganov
