2011 Team Katusha season

2011 Team Katusha season Manager Andrei Tchmil One-day victories 4 Stage race overall victories 1 Stage race stage victories 12 Previous season • Next season The 2011 season for KAT 2011 began in January at the Tour Down Under and ended in October at the Giro di Lombardia. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour. Just days before the competitive season began, the team signed former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca, who had recently regained eligibility following a doping ban. He rode in 2011 for no salary. The team made history by sending an all-Russian selection to the Tour de France, spearheaded by third-year pro and minor 2011 breakout star Denis Galimzyanov. While the squad did not achieve anything notable at the Tour, Galimzyanov won four races on the season and the points jersey at the year's final stage race, the Tour of Beijing. Though the team was on the whole not as successful as it was in 2010, when leader Joaquim Rodríguez was the UCI world number one rider, they had several, and varied, victories in 2011. They won four single-day races, six jersey awards at five different stage races, the overall at the Vuelta a Burgos and three stages at the Vuelta a España. Rodríguez finished fourth in the UCI standings at the end of the season, winning seven races himself. Rodríguez also had a solid spring classics campaign, finishing on the podium at both the Amstel Gold Race and La Flèche Wallonne. 2011 roster Ages as of January 1, 2011. Arkimedes Arguelyes RUS 2011 1 1 1988 7 9 Pavel Brutt RUS 2011 1 1 1982 1 29 Giampaolo Caruso ITA 2011 1 1 1980 8 15 Danilo Di Luca ITA 2011 1 1 1976 1 2 Denis Galimzyanov RUS 2011 1 1 1987 3 7 Vladimir Gusev RUS 2011 1 1 1982 7 4 Joan Horrach ESP 2011 1 1 1974 3 27 Leif Hoste BEL 2011 1 1 1977 7 17 Petr Ignatenko RUS 2011 1 1 1987 9 27 Mikhail Ignatiev RUS 2011 1 1 1985 5 7 Vladimir Isaichev RUS 2011 1 1 1986 4 26 Sergei Ivanov RUS 2011 1 1 1975 3 5 Vladimir Karpets RUS 2011 1 1 1980 9 20 Alexandr Kolobnev RUS 2011 1 1 1981 5 4 Aleksandr Kuschynski BLR 2010 1 1 1979 10 27 Alberto Losada ESP 2011 1 1 1982 2 28 Alexander Mironov RUS 2011 1 1 1984 1 22 Daniel Moreno ESP 2011 1 1 1981 9 5 Artem Ovechkin RUS 2011 1 1 1986 7 11 Luca Paolini ITA 2011 1 1 1977 1 17 Alexandre Pliuschin MDA 2011 1 1 1987 1 13 Alexander Porsev RUS 2011 1 1 1986 2 21 Filippo Pozzato ITA 2011 1 1 1981 9 10 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP 2011 1 1 1979 5 12 Egor Silin RUS 2011 1 1 1988 6 25 Yuri Trofimov RUS 2011 1 1 1984 1 26 Nikolay Trusov RUS 2011 1 1 1985 7 2 Stijn Vandenbergh BEL 2011 1 1 1984 4 25 Maxime Vantomme BEL 2011 1 1 1986 3 8 Eduard Vorganov RUS 2011 1 1 1982 12 1 Riders who joined the team for the 2011 season Rider2010 teamArkimedes Arguelyeshttp://www.velochrono.fr/actu/transferts-cyclisme-2010-2011/ Transferts 2010-2011 French Transfers 2010-2011 12 December 2011 Velochrono.fr VelochronoKatusha continental teamLeif Hostehttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hoste-set-to-join-katusha-in-2011 Stephen Farrand Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 3 August 2010 12 December 2011 Hoste set to join Katusha in 2011OLO 2010Petr IgnatenkoKatusha continental teamVladimir Isaichevhttp://www.cicloweb.it/news/2010/11/15/vladimir-isaichev-dalla-xacobeo-alla-katusha.html Vladimir Isaichev dalla Xacobeo alla Katusha Italian 15 November 2010 12 December 2011 Vladimir Isaichev: from Xacobeo to Katusha Cicloweb.it Cicloweb https://web.archive.org/web/20110927132539/http://www.cicloweb.it/news/2010/11/15/vladimir-isaichev-dalla-xacobeo-alla-katusha.html 27 September 2011 dead dmy-allXAC 2010Aleksandr Kuschynskihttp://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6365/Filippo-Pozzatos-Katusha-team-adds-more-Classics-firepower-with-Luca-Paolini.aspx Jered Gruber Filippo Pozzato's Katusha team adds more Classics firepower with Luca Paolini VeloNation VeloNation LLC 15 November 2010 12 December 2011 Pozzato will no doubt be pleased with Katusha's offseason acquisitions of Paolini, Leif Hoste, and Aleksandr Kuschynski.LIQ 2010Alberto Losadahttp://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5771/Katusha-signs-three-Daniel-Moreno-Alberto-Losada-and-Leif-Hoste.aspx Jered Gruber Katusha signs three: Daniel Moreno, Alberto Losada, and Leif Hoste VeloNation VeloNation LLC 23 September 2010 12 December 2011GCE 2010Alexander MironovKatusha continental teamDaniel MorenoOLO 2010Luca PaoliniASA 2010Alexander PorsevKatusha continental teamYuri Trofimovhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trofimov-returns-home Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 23 July 2010 12 December 2011 Trofimov returns homeBBO 2010 Riders who left the team during or after the 2010 season Rider2011 teamMarco Bandierahttp://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6345/Bandiera-moves-from-Katusha-to-Quick-Step.aspx VeloNation VeloNation LLC 13 November 2010 12 December 2011 Bandiera moves from Katusha to Quick Step Bjorn HaakeQST 2011Alexander Bocharovhttp://inrng.com/2011/01/di-luca-katusha-questions/ The Inner Ring WordPress 10 January 2011 12 December 2011 Di Luca + Katusha = QuestionsRetiredLászló Bodrogihttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bodrogi-callegarin-join-team-type-1 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 8 October 2010 12 December 2011 Bodrogi, Callegarin join Team Type 1TT1 2011aNikita Eskovhttp://www.riviera24.it/articoli/2011/06/05/111299/gran-fondo-intle-milano Riviera24 Astrelia 5 June 2011 12 December 2011 Gran Fondo Int.le Milano Sanremo 2011: vince il russo Nikita Eskov Italian Russian Nikita Eskov wins the Gran Fondo Int. Milan to San Remo 2011 Silvia Iuliano https://web.archive.org/web/20120529074232/http://www.riviera24.it/articoli/2011/06/05/111299/gran-fondo-intle-milano 29 May 2012 dead dmy-allASD LuneziaKim Kirchenhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kirchen-unlikely-to-race-again Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 18 December 2010 12 December 2011 Kirchen unlikely to race againRetiredSergey KlimovNoneLuca Mazzantihttp://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6908/Luca-Mazzanti-signs-one-year-deal-with-Farnese-Vini-Neri.aspx VeloNation VeloNation LLC 29 December 2010 12 December 2011 Luca Mazzanti signs one year deal with Farnese Vini-Neri Jered GruberFAR 2011Robbie McEwenhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mcewen-hunter-join-team-radioshack McEwen, Hunter join Team RadioShack 23 December 2010 12 December 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing LimitedRSH 2011Danilo Napolitanohttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/acqua-and-sapone-riders-meet-up-in-italy Stephen Farrand Acqua & Sapone riders meet up in Italy 30 November 2010 12 December 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing LimitedASA 2011 One-day races Spring classics Brutt took the team's first win of the season at the Classica Sarda on Sardinia, a race run with the same teams as the Giro di Sardegna stage race earlier in the week. He had been part of a 22-man escape group that formed after only 11 km on. Only 21 riders finished the race, and Brutt crossed the line first ahead of Emanuele Sella and Peter Sagan after a flurry of attacks and counterattacks in the finale.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/34th-classica-sarda-sassari-cagliari-1-1/results Brutt wins alone in Chiaramonti 2011-02-27 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-02-28 Pozzato was the team's leader at the first monument race of the season, Milan–San Remo, having been the last Italian rider to win the race (in 2006). He made the day's major selection, after a crash occurred on the Le Manie climb 90 km on from the finish of the race. Despite not having as many support riders with him as other contenders who made the split, Pozzato made all subsequent selections as well, including an eight-rider group that formed on the Poggio and decided the race. Pozzato finished fifth in the finale sprint. Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/milan-san-remo-his/results Goss wins Milan-San Remo 2011-03-19 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20110322025205/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/milan-san-remo-his/results 2011-03-22 dead Fellow contender Philippe Gilbert, who had likewise made all the selections, criticized Pozzato after the race for chasing him down multiple times in the race's final kilometers.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gilbert-left-frustrated-after-aggressive-milan-san-remo Gilbert left frustrated after aggressive Milan-San Remo 2011-03-19 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-21 Pozzato and Ivanov were touted as contenders at the second monument race, the Tour of Flanders.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-flanders-upt/preview Cancellara the man to beat at Tour of Flanders 2011-04-03 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-09John Wilcockson http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/04/news/tour-of-flanders-can-fabian-cancellara-do-what-eddy-merckx-couldn%E2%80%99t_166475 Tour of Flanders: Can Fabian Cancellara do what Eddy Merckx couldn’t? 2011-04-02 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 2011-04-09 2011-04-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20110405170148/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/04/news/tour-of-flanders-can-fabian-cancellara-do-what-eddy-merckx-couldn%E2%80%99t_166475 dead Pozzato marked two accelerations from pre-race favorite Fabian Cancellara on the cobbled climbs, but faded toward the end and finished the race with the first large group on the road over a minute down on race winner Nick Nuyens.Brecht Decaluwé http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-flanders-upt/results Nuyens makes his big break through 2011-04-03 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-09 One post-race analysis criticized Pozzato for another weak showing and suggested that internal disputes with team manager Tchmil could be to blame.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/winners-and-losers-from-the-tour-of-flanders Winners and losers from the Tour of Flanders 2011-04-04 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-09 The team had a notably difficult third monument, Paris–Roubaix. While Pozzato again drew mention as a pre-race contender,Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/paris-roubaix-2011-the-top-contenders Paris-Roubaix 2011: the top contenders 2011-04-08 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-11 he and the entire team were struck hard by the notoriously difficult Paris–Roubaix terrain. Gusev was caught out in crashes as the day's principal breakaway formed, during the first cobbled sector. He did not continue in the race. Paolini also was affected by a crash, and abandoned the race from a group trying to chase to the leaders. Pozzato stayed with the group of race favorites for a time, but crashed on the Mons-en-Pévèle sector and he too left the race. Brecht Decaluwé http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-roubaix-his/results Van Summeren solos to gutsy victory at Paris-Roubaix 2011-04-10 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20110412011131/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-roubaix-his/results 2011-04-12 dead In what one post-race analysis called "possibly the lowest moment in the team’s short history," not one rider from their squad so much as finished the race.Daniel Benson http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/winners-and-losers-from-paris-roubaix Winners and losers from Paris-Roubaix 2011-04-11 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-11 The mechanical incidents sustained by riders were made worse because even the team car punctured and failed to finish the race. Pozzato in particular had been left stranded – his crash at Mons-en-Pévèle had not injured him, but he needed a full bike change to be able to continue. Neutral service vehicles only provide wheels, so he would need to wait for his team car, which was not coming.Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/punctured-team-car-ends-pozzatos-paris-roubaix Punctured team car ends Pozzato's Paris-Roubaix 2011-04-11 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-12 Team leader Rodríguez rode well in the Amstel Gold Race. Katusha had been the team who did most of the work in chasing down the day's principal breakaway group, and Rodríguez effectively stayed at the front of the race most of the day. After Andy Schleck attacked for victory, Rodríguez was part of the chase group that overhauled the Luxembourger on the Cauberg, the final of the race's 31 climbs. However, it was OLO 2011's Philippe Gilbert who was first over the line, leaving Rodríguez second.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/amstel-gold-race-upt/results Gilbert repeats at Amstel Gold Race 2011-04-17 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-18 Rodríguez admitted after the race that the finish suited Gilbert more than him, but he expected to do him better in the upcoming La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège.Brecht Decaluwé http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rodriguez-fooled-by-gilbert-in-amstel-gold-race Rodriguez fooled by Gilbert in Amstel Gold Race 2011-04-17 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-19 La Flèche Wallonne played out almost exactly as Amstel Gold did. Rodríguez thought that the Mur de Huy climb which finished Flèche Wallonne would, due to being steeper than anything visited in the Amstel, favor him more than Gilbert, but Gilbert again took the win with Rodríguez second. He was impressed that Gilbert had attacked from far out on the Mur, and that he had held on to win after doing so. Brecht Decaluwé http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-fleche-wallonne-his/results Gilbert takes audacious victory atop Mur de Huy 2011-04-20 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20110425034645/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-fleche-wallonne-his/results 2011-04-25 dead The team did not fare well at Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Rodríguez finished 26th, being affected on the day by the high pollen count in the air and had respiratory difficulties. Kolobnev finished 11th, and admitted after the race that he had been distracted and missed the crucial move from the Schleck brothers and Gilbert that had decided the race.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/allergies-and-mistakes-spoil-katushas-chances-at-liege-bastogne-liege Allergies and mistakes spoil Katusha's chances at Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2011-04-25 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-26 The team also sent squads to the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise, Trofeo Palma, Trofeo Cala Millor, Trofeo Palmanova, Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, Nokere Koerse, Gent–Wevelgem, the Brabantse Pijl, the Grand Prix de Denain and Halle–Ingooigem, but placed no higher than 11th in any of these races. Fall races The team also sent squads to the Coppa Bernocchi, the Vattenfall Cyclassics, the GP Ouest-France, the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, the Grand Prix de Fourmies and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, but placed no higher than 12th in any of these races. Stage races After having been shut out in several stage races to open the season, Galimzyanov took the team's first stage win in the Three Days of De Panne. He bested John Degenkolb and Peter Sagan, both of whom had had multiple victories to that point in 2011, at the head of a 64-rider sprint.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/kbc-driedaagse-de-panne-koksijde-2-hc-1/stage-2/results Galimzyanov prevails in Koksijde 2011-03-30 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-01 Adding in a second place in the road race on day three gave Galimzyanov enough points to win the event's points classification.Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/kbc-driedaagse-de-panne-koksijde-2-hc-1/stage-3a/results Guarnieri takes sprint win in De Panne 2011-03-31 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-01Brecht Decaluwé http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/kbc-driedaagse-de-panne-koksijde-2-hc-1/stage-3b/results Rosseler wins Three Days of De Panne 2011-03-31 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-01 Team leader Rodríguez won stage 1 of the Tour of the Basque Country, finishing a second clear of any other riders, but drawing Samuel Sánchez and Andreas Klöden with him. The Tour of the Basque Country does not award time bonuses at any point in the race, so the three were tied on time after the stage,Peter Hymas http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/51st-vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-upt/stage-1/results Rodriguez victorious in Zumarraga 2011-04-04 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-11 and remained so after all five road race stages, with only the individual time trial remaining.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/51st-vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-upt/stage-5/results Freire disqualified from stage win, Gavazzi awarded victory 2011-04-08 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-11 Rodríguez is a vastly inferior time trialist to Sánchez and Klöden, and while his ride (33rd place out of 131 riders) was perhaps a bit better than expected, he still lost nearly two minutes and slipped from first to eleventh in the overall classification.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/51st-vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-upt/stage-6/results Klöden and Martin dominate closing time trial 2011-04-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-04-11 Brutt took a strong win in the first road race stage at the Tour de Romandie. He had been part of a four-man escape group that formed only 6 km on into the stage, and he soloed to victory ahead of his three former companions.Peter Hymas http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-romandie-upt/stage-1/results Brutt force: Russian rampages in Romandie 2011-04-27 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-02 He took the race lead with this stage win, and held it until the stage 4 time trial, eventually finishing the race in eighth place.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-romandie-upt/stage-4/results Zabriskie powers to Romandie time trial 2011-04-30 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-02Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-romandie-upt/stage-5/results Sky's Geneva convention guides Swift to victory 2011-05-01 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-05-02 The team also won lesser classifications at the Giro di Sardegna,Sagan secures Sardegna success Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-di-sardegna-2-1/stage-5/results 26 February 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 23 December 2011 the Three Days of De Panne,Rosseler wins Three Days of De Panne Brecht Decaluwé http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/kbc-driedaagse-de-panne-koksijde-2-hc-1/stage-3b/results 31 March 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 23 December 2011 the Critérium du Dauphiné,Wiggins claims Dauphiné overall victory Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-upt/stage-7/results 12 June 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 23 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111103170717/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criterium-du-dauphine-upt/stage-7/results 2011-11-03 dead the Vuelta a Burgos,Rodríguez wins Vuelta a Burgos http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-burgos-2-hc/stage-5/results 7 August 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 23 December 2011 and the Tour of Beijing.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-beijing-wt/stage-5/results Galimzyanov gets green with final stage win 9 October 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 23 December 2011 The team also sent squads to the Tour Down Under, Étoile de Bessèges, the Tour Méditerranéen, the Tour of Qatar, the Tour of Oman, the Vuelta a Andalucía, Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Paris–Nice, Tirreno–Adriatico, Volta a Catalunya, the Giro del Trentino, the Four Days of Dunkirk, the Tour of Belgium, the Tour de Suisse, the Tour of Austria, the Tour de Wallonie, the Tour de Pologne, the Eneco Tour, the Tour du Poitou Charentes, the Tour de Wallonie-Picarde and the Herald Sun Tour, but did not achieve a stage win, classification win, or podium finish in any of them. Grand Tours Giro d'Italia Tour de France Vuelta a España Season victories Date Race Competition Rider Country Location February 26 Giro di Sardegna, Sprint classification UCI Europe TourArkimedes Arguelyes RUS February 27 Classica Sarda UCI Europe TourPavel Brutt RUS Chiaramonti March 30 Three Days of De Panne, Stage 2 UCI Europe TourDenis Galimzyanov RUS Koksijde March 31 Three Days of De Panne, Points classification UCI Europe TourDenis Galimzyanov RUS April 4 Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 1 UCI World TourJoaquim Rodríguez ESP Zumarraga April 27 Tour de Romandie, Stage 2 UCI World TourPavel Brutt RUS Leysin June 2 Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 1 UCI Europe TourDenis Galimzyanov RUS Bascharage June 11 Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 6 UCI World TourJoaquim Rodríguez ESP Le Collet d'Allevard June 12 Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 7 UCI World TourJoaquim Rodríguez ESP La Toussuire June 12 Critérium du Dauphiné, Mountains classification UCI World TourJoaquim Rodríguez ESP June 12 Critérium du Dauphiné, Points classification UCI World TourJoaquim Rodríguez ESP August 4 Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 2 UCI Europe TourJoaquim Rodríguez ESP Burgos August 6 Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 4 UCI Europe TourDaniel Moreno ESP Ciudad Romana de Clunia August 7 Vuelta a Burgos, Overall UCI Europe TourJoaquim Rodríguez ESP August 7 Vuelta a Burgos, Points classification UCI Europe TourJoaquim Rodríguez ESP August 23 Vuelta a España, Stage 4 UCI World TourDaniel Moreno ESP Sierra Nevada August 24 Vuelta a España, Stage 5 UCI World TourJoaquim Rodríguez ESP Valdepeñas de Jaén August 27 Vuelta a España, Stage 8 UCI World TourJoaquim Rodríguez ESP San Lorenzo de El Escorial September 10 Paris–Brussels UCI Europe TourDenis Galimzyanov RUS Race held in France and Belgium. Brussels October 9 Tour of Beijing, Stage 5 UCI World TourDenis Galimzyanov RUS Beijing October 9 Tour of Beijing, Points classification UCI World TourDenis Galimzyanov RUS October 9 Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli UCI Europe TourFilippo Pozzato ITA Monteveglio October 13 Giro del Piemonte UCI Europe TourDaniel Moreno ESP Novi Ligure Footnotes N References 30em Category:2011 road cycling season by team 2011 Category:2011 in Russian sport