Katusha-Alpecin
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thumb|170px|Logo in 2017 Katusha–Alpecin (, ) was a Russian (later Swiss) road bicycle racing team which competed at the UCI WorldTeam level using Canyon bikes. The team was created in 2008 by Igor Makarov, an ex-professional cyclist and entrepreneur. In 2017 the team took a broader international direction, still supported by Igor Makarov's company ARETI International Group, Swiss clothing company Katusha Sports and German shampoo manufacturer Alpecin. The team competed as a UCI ProTeam/WorldTour team between 2009 and 2019. Joaquim Rodríguez, Alexander Kristoff, Daniel Moreno, Simon Špilak, Fi
Key facts
- Cycling team.name
- Katusha–Alpecin
- Cycling team.image
- Team Katusha Alpecin Logo 2019.svg
- Cycling team.code
- KAT
- Cycling team.registered
- Russia (2009–2016) Switzerland (2017–2019)
- Cycling team.disbanded
- 2019
- Cycling team.bicycles
- Canyon
- Cycling team.components
- SRAM
- Cycling team.website
- https://teamkatushaalpecin.com/
- Cycling team.generalmanager
- José Azevedo
- Cycling team.discipline
- Road
- Cycling team.status
- UCI ProTeam (2009–2012)UCI WorldTeam (2013–2019)
- Cycling team.season
- 2009–20162017–2019
- Cycling team.oldname
- Team KatushaKatusha–Alpecin
- Cycling team.kitimage
- Team Katusha jersey.png
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Doping
- Final roster
- Major wins
- Sponsorship
- National champions
- References
- External links
thumb|170px|Logo in 2017 Katusha–Alpecin (, ) was a Russian (later Swiss) road bicycle racing team which competed at the UCI WorldTeam level using Canyon bikes. The team was created in 2008 by Igor Makarov, an ex-professional cyclist and entrepreneur. In 2017 the team took a broader international direction, still supported by Igor Makarov's company ARETI International Group, Swiss clothing company Katusha Sports and German shampoo manufacturer Alpecin. The team competed as a UCI ProTeam/WorldTour team between 2009 and 2019. Joaquim Rodríguez, Alexander Kristoff, Daniel Moreno, Simon Špilak, Filippo Pozzato, Luca Paolini, Ilnur Zakarin and Tony Martin are some of the most successful riders who rode for Katusha.
In 2019, the team was taken over by Israel Cycling Academy, along with its UCI World Tour license.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Katusha-Alpecin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.