2012 Team Katusha season

The 2012 season for Team Katusha 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.

2012 Team Katusha season
Manager Hans-Michael Holczer
One-day victories 5
Stage race overall victories 1
Stage race stage victories 21
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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 Gerolsteiner boss Hans-Michael Holczer.[2]

2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.[3]

Rider Date of birth
 Maxim Belkov (RUS) (1985-01-09)9 January 1985 (aged 26)
 Pavel Brutt (RUS) (1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 29)
 Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) (1980-08-15)15 August 1980 (aged 31)
 Xavier Florencio (ESP) (1979-12-26)26 December 1979 (aged 32)
 Óscar Freire (ESP) (1976-02-15)15 February 1976 (aged 35)
 Denis Galimzyanov[N 1] (RUS) (1987-03-07)7 March 1987 (aged 24)
 Vladimir Gusev (RUS) (1982-07-04)4 July 1982 (aged 29)
 Marco Haller (AUT) (1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (aged 20)
 Joan Horrach (ESP) (1974-03-27)27 March 1974 (aged 37)
 Petr Ignatenko (RUS) (1987-09-27)27 September 1987 (aged 24)
 Mikhail Ignatiev (RUS) (1985-05-07)7 May 1985 (aged 26)
 Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) (1986-04-26)26 April 1986 (aged 25)
 Alexandr Kolobnev[N 2] (RUS) (1981-05-04)4 May 1981 (aged 30)
 Alexander Kristoff (NOR) (1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 24)
 Timofey Kritsky (RUS) (1987-01-24)24 January 1987 (aged 24)
 Aleksandr Kuschynski (BLR) (1979-10-27)27 October 1979 (aged 32)
Rider Date of birth
 Vyacheslav Kuznetsov[N 3] (RUS) (1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 22)
 Alberto Losada (ESP) (1982-02-28)28 February 1982 (aged 29)
 Denis Menchov (RUS) (1978-01-25)25 January 1978 (aged 33)
 Daniel Moreno (ESP) (1981-09-05)5 September 1981 (aged 30)
 Luca Paolini (ITA) (1977-01-17)17 January 1977 (aged 34)
 Alexander Porsev (RUS) (1986-02-21)21 February 1986 (aged 25)
 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (1979-05-12)12 May 1979 (aged 32)
 Rüdiger Selig (GER) (1989-02-19)19 February 1989 (aged 22)
 Gatis Smukulis (LAT) (1987-04-15)15 April 1987 (aged 24)
 Simon Špilak (SLO) (1986-06-23)23 June 1986 (aged 25)
 Yuri Trofimov (RUS) (1984-01-26)26 January 1984 (aged 27)
 Alexei Tsatevich (RUS) (1989-07-05)5 July 1989 (aged 22)
 Maxime Vantomme (BEL) (1986-03-08)8 March 1986 (aged 25)
 Ángel Vicioso (ESP) (1977-04-13)13 April 1977 (aged 34)
 Eduard Vorganov (RUS) (1982-12-01)1 December 1982 (aged 29)
 Anton Vorobev[N 4] (RUS) (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 21)
 Ilnur Zakarin[N 5] (RUS) (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 22)

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
20 JanuaryTour Down Under, Stage 4UCI World Tour Óscar Freire (ESP) AustraliaTanunda
22 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Óscar Freire (ESP) SpainLas Gabias
23 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Daniel Moreno (ESP) SpainLa Guardia de Jaén
12 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Stage 6UCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) ItalyOffida
29 MarchThree Days of De Panne, Stage 3aUCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) BelgiumDe Panne
29 MarchThree Days of De Panne, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Belgium
31 MarchVolta Limburg ClassicUCI Europe Tour Pavel Brutt (RUS) NetherlandsEijsden
31 MarchGP Miguel IndurainUCI Europe Tour Daniel Moreno (ESP) SpainEstella
3 AprilCircuit de la Sarthe, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) FranceRiaillé
5 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Stage 4UCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) SpainBera
6 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Stage 5UCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) SpainOñati
7 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 6] Spain
18 AprilLa Flèche WallonneUCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) BelgiumHuy
29 AprilPresidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Sprints classificationUCI Europe Tour Maxim Belkov (RUS) Turkey
29 AprilTour de Romandie, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Petr Ignatenko (RUS)  Switzerland
29 AprilTour de Romandie, Sprints classificationUCI World Tour Petr Ignatenko (RUS)  Switzerland
15 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 10UCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) ItalyAssisi
19 MayHeistse PijlNational event Maxime Vantomme (BEL) BelgiumHeist-op-den-Berg
23 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 17UCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) ItalyCortina d'Ampezzo
27 MayGiro d'Italia, Points classificationUCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Italy
5 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 2UCI World Tour Daniel Moreno (ESP) FranceSaint-Félicien
10 JuneCritérium du Dauphiné, Stage 7UCI World Tour Daniel Moreno (ESP) FranceChâtel
13 JuneTour de Suisse, Stage 5UCI World Tour Vladimir Isaichev (RUS)  SwitzerlandGansingen
1 AugustVuelta a Burgos, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Daniel Moreno (ESP) SpainOjo Guareña
2 AugustVuelta a Burgos, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Daniel Moreno (ESP) SpainBurgos
5 AugustVuelta a Burgos, OverallUCI Europe Tour Daniel Moreno (ESP) Spain
5 AugustVuelta a Burgos, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Daniel Moreno (ESP) Spain
23 AugustVuelta a España, Stage 6UCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) SpainJaca
25 AugustDanmark Rundt, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) DenmarkOdense
26 AugustDanmark Rundt, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR) Denmark
30 AugustVuelta a España, Stage 12UCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) SpainMirador de Ézaro
1 SeptemberWorld Ports Classic, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Alexander Kristoff (NOR)[N 7]
1 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 14UCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) SpainPuerto de Ancares
8 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 20UCI World Tour Denis Menchov (RUS) SpainBola del Mundo
29 SeptemberGiro di LombardiaUCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) ItalyLecco
12 OctoberTour of Beijing, Stage 4UCI World Tour Marco Haller (AUT) ChinaChang Ping
13 OctoberUCI World TourUCI World Tour Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)

Footnotes
  1. Galimzyanov was suspended from the team on 16 April, after testing positive for EPO in an out-of-competition drugs test in March.[4]
  2. Kolobnev joined the team on 28 March.[5]
  3. Kuznetsov joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Itera-Katusha.[3]
  4. Vorobev joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Itera-Katusha.[3]
  5. Zakarin joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Itera-Katusha.[3]
  6. The riders on the squad were Joaquim Rodríguez, Daniel Moreno, Simon Špilak, Giampaolo Caruso, Eduard Vorganov, Yuri Trofimov, Ángel Vicioso and Alberto Losada
  7. Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.

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