Mansac (Corrèze) - The Russian rider Alexander Bocharov (Katusha) won the third stage of the 43rd Tour of Limousin cycling race on Thursday. The stage covered a distance of 191.5 km between Uzerche Mansac, and Corrèze. The Swedish rider Gustav Larsson (Saxo Bank) retaining the yellow jersey. Bocharov, 35, who is a small Russian climber who has spent much of his career with French teams … [Read more...]
Veteran Rodriguez To Make Tour Debut With Katusha
June 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, June 25, 2010 (AFP) - Spanish veteran Joaquin Rodriguez will make his Tour de France debut with team Katusha in the Tour de France from July 3-25. The 31-year-old Rodriguez finished third in the Tour of Switzerland last week and sixth and seventh in the last two Tour of Spain races. The Russian team will include two riders who have already won Tour de France stages - Russian … [Read more...]
Australian McEwen Not To Race Again This Season
September 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, Sept 1, 2009 (AFP) - Australian Robbie McEwen of the Katusha team has called an end to his "disastrous season" which has been marred by a bad fall and two other accidents. McEwen called his May 28 accident on the second stage of the Tour of Belgium as "by far the worst one I've had during my 14 year pro career and the effect has been that my 2009 season is over". "I had hoped to … [Read more...]
Three Riders Refuse Katusha Anti-Doping Rules
June 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Three prominent members of the Katusha cycling team are refusing to comply with new anti-doping rules imposed by the Russian-backed outfit, a team official said on Sunday. The trio who are refusing to sign contracts including the new conditions are Australian Robbie McEwen and Belgians Gert Steegmans and Kenny De Haes, Katusha's sporting director Serge Parsani told Bicycle.net. Under … [Read more...]
Robbie McEwen Rules Out Tour de France After Breaking Leg In Crash
May 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Australian sprint star Robbie McEwen has ruled himself out of taking part in the Tour de France after undergoing surgery on a fractured tibia. The 36-year-old Katusha rider underwent surgery on Thursday after suffering a heavy fall on the second stage of the Tour of Belgium in Knokke-Heist. "I had an accident today in tour of Belgium, broke my tibia," McEwen said on his twitter social … [Read more...]
McEwen’s Belgium Curse Strikes Again, With Bozic In Lead At Tour of Belgium
May 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
KNOKKE-HEIST, Belgium, May 28, 2009 (AFP) - Australian sprint star Robbie McEwen will miss the Tour de France after undergoing leg surgery following his second crash in Belgium in the last month, his Katusha team said Thursday. McEwen, 36, was admitted to hospital with what his team feared could be a career-threatening injury in the second stage of the Tour of Belgium. "Robbie hit a … [Read more...]
Ivanov Wins Tour of Belgium 1st stage
May 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
TERVUREN, Belgium, May 27, 2009 (AFP) - Russia's Sergei Ivanov, riding for the Katusha team, won Wednesday's Tour of Belgium first stage, with Australian Graeme Brown in second and Slovenia's Borut Bozic in third 1. Sergei Ivanov (RUS) Katusha 4hr 17min 35sec, 2. Graeme Brown (AUS) s.t., 3. Borut Bozic (SLV) s.t., 4. Jurgen Roelandts (BEL) s.t., 5. Cristiano Fumagalli (ITA) s.t. … [Read more...]
Positive Doping Test Takes Pfannberger Out Of Tour of Italy
May 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, May 7, 2009 (AFP) - Austrian professional Christian Pfannberger has been suspended by the Russian Katusha team following a positive test from a random doping control, the team announced late Wednesday. Pfannberger, 29, was due to start the three-week Tour of Italy this coming Saturday but he has been provisionally suspended by his team while they wait to see if he requests analysis of … [Read more...]
Pozzato Wins ‘La Panne’ First Stage
March 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
ZOTTEGEM, Belgium, March 31, 2009 (AFP) - Italy's Filippo Pozzato took the first stage of the 'Trois Jours de La Panne' cycle race here on Tuesday. The Katusha team rider prevailed in a sprint finish to overhaul local hope Frederik Willems. This pair had split from the peloton which came in 57sec adrift with another Belgian, Greg Van Avermaet, finishing third. Wednesday's second … [Read more...]
Pozzato Wins Grand Prix Cycliste de l’E3
March 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
HARELBEKE, Belgium, March 28, 2009 (AFP) - Italy's Filippo Pozzato of the Katusha team won the Grand Prix cycliste de l'E3 here on Saturday, ahead of breakaway companions Belgian sprinter Tom Boonen and Kazakh Maxim Iglinsky. Norway's Thor Hushovd won the sprint for fourth place ahead of Belgian Stijn Devolder and France's Sylvain Chavanel, 38 seconds behind the winner. Boonen, winner … [Read more...]