Cycling: Jerome Cousin (Direct Energie) won the fifth stage of Paris-Nice. A frustrated Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin) finished second, while André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) came in third. Cousin had broken away from the peloton along with Politt, but left all the work at the front to the German. In the finale, the Katusha rider simply ran out of steam… read more
As one of the most successful WorldTour teams, Team Katusha has made a name for itself in the peloton. In 2017, they not only focused more on German riders, such as time trial world champion Tony Martin, but also secured a German sponsor in Alpecin. Nevertheless, Katusha is aiming for higher goals and has, among other things, a new… read more
Cycling: The WorldTour teams are gradually revealing their team kits and bikes. Following BORA-hansgrohe this morning, the first pictures of Tony Martin's new Katusha-Alpecin jersey for 2017 have now surfaced. In addition to the signature Katusha red, there's also a time trial suit in the world champion's colors. Furthermore, Tony himself has designed his own… read more
Cycling: The team, which has raced under a Russian license as Team Katusha in recent years, will start next year as Katusha-Alpecin with a German co-sponsor and a Swiss license. Not least because of the signing of Tony Martin, it should be one of the most exciting projects of the upcoming season. Katusha-Alpecin 2017: Transfers [blog style="def" cols="2" … read more
Cycling: Yesterday, the Katusha-Alpecin team and its jersey were unveiled in Spain. Among those present were the German-speaking newcomers to the team: Tony Martin, Rick Zabel, Marco Mathis, and Reto Hollenstein. New team manager José Azevedo commented on all the new signings. José Azevedo on Tony Martin: We have different goals for all the riders. If we… read more
