Alpecin

2 January 2017

Cyclingroad cycling

cycling: Tony Martin with new Katusha-Alpecin jersey and declaration of war: "Second and third places irrelevant"

Cycling: Little by little, the World Tour teams are revealing the secrets surrounding their team kits and bikes. Following this morning's BORA-hansgrohe, we now have the first pictures of Tony Martin's new Katusha-Alpecin jersey for 2017. In addition to the signature Katusha red, there's also a time trial suit in the world champion's colors. Tony himself is also putting on his own... read more

2 January 2017
4 December 2016

Cyclingroad cycling

cycling: What the Katusha-Alpecin team boss says about the German-speaking newcomers

Cycling: Yesterday, the Katusha-Alpecin jersey and team were presented in Spain. Also present were the German-speaking newcomers to the team: Tony Martin, Rick Zabel, Marco Mathis, and Reto Hollenstein. New team boss José Azevedo commented on all the new additions. José Azevedo on Tony Martin: We have different goals for all the riders. If we… read more

4 December 2016
11 October 2016

Cycling

cycling: Swiss license: Katusha becomes Katusha-Alpecin

Cycling: After a two-year stint with the German team Giant-Alpecin, Bielefeld-based shampoo manufacturer Alpecin will switch to sponsoring Katusha in 2017, which will then compete as Katusha-Alpecin. The racing team, which previously competed under a Russian license, is relocating its headquarters to Switzerland next year, aiming to further internationalize its operations in... read more

11 October 2016
July 11, 2016

Cycling

cycling: Giant-Alpecin confirms Sunweb as new main sponsor from 2017

Cycling: Tour operator Sunweb will be the new main sponsor of the current Giant-Alpecin team starting next season. The German team confirmed the rumors, which have been simmering for weeks, at a press conference today. Whether there will be a second title sponsor remains unclear – however, the withdrawal of Giant and presumably also of Alpecin is considered very... read more

July 11, 2016