First riders make move from Katusha-Alpecin to Israel Cycling Academy
The Israeli team will take over Katusha-Alpecin's WorldTour licence for the 2020 season
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During its first few seasons after a debut in 2009, the Katusha squad was a motley assortment of underachieving Russians, plus Joaquim Rodríguez and Alexander Kristoff, who covered the dysfunction of the team with a veneer of very respectable placings and wins.
With Rodríguez retiring at the end of 2016, the team’s Grand Tour hopes have now switched to home-grown talent Ilnur Zakarin. The Russian has been building up an impressive palmares, not least a stage win in the 2016 Tour de France.
A change of name to Katusha-Alpecin, and a change of country of registration from Russia to Switzerland for 2017 saw the team take on a more international flavour.
The squad should be able to count on time trial world champion Tony Martin – signed from Etixx-QuickStep – to produce his usual selection of victories against the clock.
The Israeli team will take over Katusha-Alpecin's WorldTour licence for the 2020 season
Cycling kit brand Katusha has announced its new headline sponsorship of the Bigla Pro Cycling women’s team.
Those moving on from Katusha say 2019 was a 'lost year' for the team
Israel Cycling Academy have confirmed their Katusha-Alpecin takeover, which will bump them up to the World Tour.
The Israeli team will also take on some of the contracted riders from Katusha
The Brit says course in Yorkshire is ideal for him
Dane says rumours of taking over the team were "new to him"
Katusha-Alpecin’s future may be secure as a merger with French team Arkéa-Samsic could be on the horizon, according to reports.
José Azevedo says the team is still awaiting a decision from their current sponsors
Riders signed to Katusha-Alpecin have been told they can look for new contracts as the team is set to fold at the end of the season, according to reports.
The sponsors are keen on teaming up with Van der Poel's Corendon-Circus outfit
Six-time champion looking forward more than ever to wearing national stripes for the year
Does the glitz and glamour make up for the merciless physical strain? To find out, Jim Cotton headed to Spain to spend a full 24 hours shadowing Katusha-Alpecin’s Harry Tanfield
Team bosses had publicly criticised Kittel after he was dropped on the flats and finished 99th at Scheldeprijs
The German failed to compete in the finale of Wednesday's Scheldeprijs, a race he's won five times
The UCI is penalising the way pro riders race, according to Alex Dowsett.
Katusha-Alpecin rider bemoans team tactics for the breakaway's lack of success
The British rider says he's still got plenty of work to do to get to a competitive level in top level races
Deleted social media post showed damage to rider’s helmet
The Yorkshire rider has signed a two year deal with the WorldTour outfiit
Martin is back training on the road but has taken medical advice to delay a return to competition
After a short, winless Tour and a public dressing down from his DS, John Woodhouse asks ‘what’s next for Marcel Kittel?’
Alex Dowsett will be spending at least another two years at Katusha-Alpecin after signing an extension to his existing deal with the Swiss team.
The German says he's fully focused on turning his Tour de France fortunes around with the team despite being openly criticised by his sports director
Marcel Kittel is currently at the Tour of California, and says there's still a level of trust he needs to build with his new Katusha-Alpecin lead-out train