Cycling: Jerome Cousin (Direct Energie) won the fifth stage of Paris-Nice. A frustrated Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin) was left with second place, while André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) finished third. Cousin and Politt had broken away from the peloton, but left the German to take the lead. The Katusha pro then ran out of energy in the finale... read more
As one of the most successful World Tour teams, Team Katusha has made a name for itself in the peloton. In 2017, the team not only increasingly relied on German riders like time trial world champion Tony Martin, but also secured a German sponsor in Alpecin. Nevertheless, Katusha is aiming higher and has, among other things, launched a new... read more
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
Cycling: The racing team, which has been operating under a Russian license as Team Katusha for the past few years, will start next year with a German co-sponsor and a Swiss license as Katusha-Alpecin. This is likely to be one of the most exciting projects of the coming season, not only because of the signing of Tony Martin. Katusha-Alpecin 2017: Transfers [blog style="def" cols="2" ... read more
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
