Katusha–Alpecin
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| UCI code | KAT |
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| Registered | Russia (2009–2016) Switzerland (2017–) |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Discipline | Road |
| Status |
UCI ProTeam (2009–2012) UCI Professional Continental (Jan 2013–Feb 2013) UCI WorldTeam (2013–) |
| Bicycles | Canyon |
| Components | SRAM |
| Website | Team home page |
| General manager | Viatcheslav Ekimov |
| Team manager(s) | José Azevedo |
| 2009–2016 2017– |
Team Katusha Katusha–Alpecin |
Katusha–Alpecin (Russian: Катюша, UCI team code: KAT) is a Russian road bicycle racing team which competes using Canyon bikes. The team competed as a UCI ProTeam between 2009 and 2012. In January 2013 the team was granted a Pro Continental licence, however in February 2013 the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the team had to be granted a World Tour licence. On February 18 the UCI confirmed there would be 19 teams in the 2013 UCI World Tour.
The cycling project was launched in very end of 2008, when on December 22 a new Katusha Team was inaugurated in Moscow. The team was created on the base of Tinkoff Credit Systems squad and practically organised by the Russian Global Cycling Project foundation, which itself is funded by Russian businesses such as Gazprom, Itera and Rostechnologii.
The team was launched with a large budget of over €15 million. In its first official season it signed leading cyclists such as Robbie McEwen, Vladimir Karpets, Filippo Pozzato, and Gert Steegmans. The team first raced at the 2009 Tour Down Under.
During the 2009 season, the team earned 23 wins. Some of the notable wins were Sergei Ivanov’s Amstel Gold victory, Filippo Pozzato's Italian road title and triumph at Giro del Veneto.
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