PARIS, Dec 12, 2011 - Russian Denis Menchov will race for the Katusha team from next season, moving from the soon to be defunct Geox, his new WorldTour team announced Monday. Menchov, 33, has twice made the podium in the Tour de France, posting third-place finishes in 2008 and 2010. He also won the Giro in 2009 and the Vuelta in 2005 and 2007. … [Read more...]
Former Sprint King Zabel To Becomes Katusha Advisor
October 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, Oct 20, 2011 (AFP) - Former Tour de France sprint king Erik Zabel is set to become the new advisor to the fast men of Katusha, the Russian team's new manager, Hans-Michael Holczer, said Thursday. Zabel, 41, is a six-time winner of the sprinters' green jersey at the Tour de France and in recent years been mentoring Britain's Mark Cavendish at the HTC-Highroad team. With HTC … [Read more...]
Kolobnev Expelled From Tour After Positive Doping Control
July 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
LE LIORAN, France, July 11, 2011 (AFP) - Russian cyclist Alexandr Kolobnev became the first rider to be forced out of the Tour de France on Monday after an A sample from the Katusha rider tested positive for a banned substance. A statement from cycling's governing body the UCI (International Cycling Union) announced that a urine sample taken from Kolobnev in-race on July 6, had tested … [Read more...]
Police Raid Katusha Over Doping Suspicions
April 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
ROME, April 14, 2011 - Italian police raided the racing headquarters of Russian pro cycling outfit Katusha at Lonato in northern Italy on Thursday, seizing five biological passports, the team have announced. "The police asked only for the biological passports of five riders, one of whom is no longer on our books," Katusha said in a team statement. "We have fully cooperated, giving … [Read more...]
Rodriguez Wins Basque Tour Stage 1
April 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
MADRID, April 4, 2011 - Spaniard Joaquin Rodriguez, riding for the Katusha team, on Monday won a sprint finish for the 151.2km first stage of the Tour of the Basque Country around Zumarraga. Rodriguez clocked 4hr 02min 22sec to finish just ahead of compatriot Samuel Sanchez, riding for Euskaltel, who is one of the race favorites, and Germany's Andreas Kloeden of RadioShack. The … [Read more...]
Di Luca To Race For Team Katusha
January 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
ROME - Italy's Danilo Di Luca, suspended for one and half years for doping, which is ending in January, has signed for the Russian Team Katusha, where he has no fixed salary and will be paid in premiums and bonus, it was announced Monday in La Gazzetta dello Sport. "I feel like a new man and I will run free, "said Di Luca. We have defined pay with Andrei Tchmil (former rider, president of … [Read more...]
Cipollini To Be An Advisor For Team Katusha
November 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
PARIS - Former Italian sprinter Mario Cipollini, the World Champion in 2002 will be a consultant for the Katusha cycling team they announced on Tuesday. Cipollini will work to assist in their mental preparation and tactics for the teams sprinter riders. At aged 43, the Tuscan, which stopped his career in 2005, and after a brief comeback in 2008 with Rock Racing with the most stage wins … [Read more...]
Frederik Kessiakoff Signs With Katusha For 2 Years
September 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Swedish rider has signed with the Kazakh team for the next two seasons. Known for his qualities of climber, he reached the 4th place of Tour de Langkawi overall in 2009. During season 2010, he finished at the 3rd place on the podium of the the championships in Sweden against the clock. Known for its qualities as a climber, he has distinguished himself in 2010 in the mountain stages in … [Read more...]
Hoste and Moreno Sign With Katusha
September 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Belgium's Leif Hoste, 33, and Spaniard Daniel Moreno, 29, both of Omega Pharma, are committed for the next two years with the team Katusha , it was announced Thursday by the Russian team. The Spaniard Alberto Losada (Caisse d'Epargne), 28, has also agreed for 2011 and 2012 with the Russian team. … [Read more...]
Kirchen To Keep Racing Despite Heart Attack
September 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
PARIS - Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen has drawn criticism from his manager at Team Katusha after stubbornly refusing to give up bike racing in spite of knocking on death's door three months ago. Kirchen, a former national champion and winner of the Fleche Wallonne semi-classic, suffered a heart attack at the Tour of Switzerland in June, calling a halt to his career. The shock incident … [Read more...]