# 2012 Team Katusha season

2012 Team Katusha season :
| Manager | Hans-Michael Holczer |
| One-day victories | 5 |
| Stage race overall victories | 1 |
| Stage race stage victories | 21 |
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The 2012 season for Team Katusha began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.
The team experienced a managerial change, as Andrei Tchmil left the post at the end of the 2011 season, with the intent to take a higher role within European cycling. He was replaced by former Gerolsteiner boss Hans-Michael Holczer.

## 2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Maxim Belkov (RUS) | Maxim Belkov (RUS) | (1985-01-09)9 January 1985 (aged 26) |
| Pavel Brutt (RUS) | Pavel Brutt (RUS) | (1982-01-29)29 January 1982 (aged 29) |
| Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) | Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) | (1980-08-15)15 August 1980 (aged 31) |
| Xavier Florencio (ESP) | Xavier Florencio (ESP) | (1979-12-26)26 December 1979 (aged 32) |
| Óscar Freire (ESP) | Óscar Freire (ESP) | (1976-02-15)15 February 1976 (aged 35) |
| Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | (1987-03-07)7 March 1987 (aged 24) |
| Vladimir Gusev (RUS) | Vladimir Gusev (RUS) | (1982-07-04)4 July 1982 (aged 29) |
| Marco Haller (AUT) | Marco Haller (AUT) | (1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (aged 20) |
| Joan Horrach (ESP) | Joan Horrach (ESP) | (1974-03-27)27 March 1974 (aged 37) |
| Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | (1987-09-27)27 September 1987 (aged 24) |
| Mikhail Ignatiev (RUS) | Mikhail Ignatiev (RUS) | (1985-05-07)7 May 1985 (aged 26) |
| Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) | Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) | (1986-04-26)26 April 1986 (aged 25) |
| Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS) | Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS) | (1981-05-04)4 May 1981 (aged 30) |
| Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | (1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 24) |
| Timofey Kritsky (RUS) | Timofey Kritsky (RUS) | (1987-01-24)24 January 1987 (aged 24) |
| Aleksandr Kuschynski (BLR) | Aleksandr Kuschynski (BLR) | (1979-10-27)27 October 1979 (aged 32) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) | Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) | (1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 22) |
| Alberto Losada (ESP) | Alberto Losada (ESP) | (1982-02-28)28 February 1982 (aged 29) |
| Denis Menchov (RUS) | Denis Menchov (RUS) | (1978-01-25)25 January 1978 (aged 33) |
| Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | (1981-09-05)5 September 1981 (aged 30) |
| Luca Paolini (ITA) | Luca Paolini (ITA) | (1977-01-17)17 January 1977 (aged 34) |
| Alexander Porsev (RUS) | Alexander Porsev (RUS) | (1986-02-21)21 February 1986 (aged 25) |
| Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | (1979-05-12)12 May 1979 (aged 32) |
| Rüdiger Selig (GER) | Rüdiger Selig (GER) | (1989-02-19)19 February 1989 (aged 22) |
| Gatis Smukulis (LAT) | Gatis Smukulis (LAT) | (1987-04-15)15 April 1987 (aged 24) |
| Simon Špilak (SLO) | Simon Špilak (SLO) | (1986-06-23)23 June 1986 (aged 25) |
| Yuri Trofimov (RUS) | Yuri Trofimov (RUS) | (1984-01-26)26 January 1984 (aged 27) |
| Alexei Tsatevich (RUS) | Alexei Tsatevich (RUS) | (1989-07-05)5 July 1989 (aged 22) |
| Maxime Vantomme (BEL) | Maxime Vantomme (BEL) | (1986-03-08)8 March 1986 (aged 25) |
| Ángel Vicioso (ESP) | Ángel Vicioso (ESP) | (1977-04-13)13 April 1977 (aged 34) |
| Eduard Vorganov (RUS) | Eduard Vorganov (RUS) | (1982-12-01)1 December 1982 (aged 29) |
| Anton Vorobev (RUS) | Anton Vorobev (RUS) | (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 21) |
| Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 22) |
| Rider | 2011 team |
| Ángel Vicioso | Androni Giocattoli |
| Alexander Kristoff | BMC Racing Team |
| Maxim Belkov | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| Xavier Florencio | Geox–TMC |
| Timofey Kritsky | neo-pro (Itera–Katusha) |
| Alexei Tsatevich | neo-pro (Itera–Katusha) |
| Óscar Freire | Rabobank |
| Gatis Smukulis | HTC–Highroad |
| Rüdiger Selig | stagiaire (Leopard Trek) |
| Marco Haller | neo-pro (Adria Mobil) |
| Simon Špilak | Lampre–ISD |
| Denis Menchov | Geox–TMC |
| Rider | 2012 team |
| Stijn Vandenbergh | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| Egor Silin | Astana |
| Filippo Pozzato | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia |
| Danilo Di Luca | Acqua & Sapone |
| Vladimir Karpets | Movistar Team |
| Leif Hoste | Accent.jobs–Willems Veranda's |
| Alexandre Pliuschin | Leopard Trek Continental |
| Arkimedes Arguelyes | RusVelo |
| Sergei Ivanov | Retired |
| Alexander Mironov | RusVelo |
| Artem Ovechkin | RusVelo |
| Nikolay Trusov | RusVelo |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 20 January | Tour Down Under, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Óscar Freire (ESP) | Australia | Tanunda |
| 22 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Óscar Freire (ESP) | Spain | Las Gabias |
| 23 February | Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Spain | La Guardia de Jaén |
| 12 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Italy | Offida |
| 29 March | Three Days of De Panne, Stage 3a | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Belgium | De Panne |
| 29 March | Three Days of De Panne, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Belgium | |
| 31 March | Volta Limburg Classic | UCI Europe Tour | Pavel Brutt (RUS) | Netherlands | Eijsden |
| 31 March | GP Miguel Indurain | UCI Europe Tour | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Spain | Estella |
| 3 April | Circuit de la Sarthe, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | France | Riaillé |
| 5 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Spain | Bera |
| 6 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Spain | Oñati |
| 7 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | Spain | |
| 18 April | La Flèche Wallonne | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Belgium | Huy |
| 29 April | Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Sprints classification | UCI Europe Tour | Maxim Belkov (RUS) | Turkey | |
| 29 April | Tour de Romandie, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Switzerland | |
| 29 April | Tour de Romandie, Sprints classification | UCI World Tour | Petr Ignatenko (RUS) | Switzerland | |
| 15 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 10 | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Italy | Assisi |
| 19 May | Heistse Pijl | National event | Maxime Vantomme (BEL) | Belgium | Heist-op-den-Berg |
| 23 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 17 | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Italy | Cortina d'Ampezzo |
| 27 May | Giro d'Italia, Points classification | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Italy | |
| 5 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | France | Saint-Félicien |
| 10 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 7 | UCI World Tour | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | France | Châtel |
| 13 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) | Switzerland | Gansingen |
| 1 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Spain | Ojo Guareña |
| 2 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Spain | Burgos |
| 5 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Spain | |
| 5 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Spain | |
| 23 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Spain | Jaca |
| 25 August | Danmark Rundt, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Denmark | Odense |
| 26 August | Danmark Rundt, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Denmark | |
| 30 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 12 | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Spain | Mirador de Ézaro |
| 1 September | World Ports Classic, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | | |
| 1 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 14 | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Spain | Puerto de Ancares |
| 8 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 20 | UCI World Tour | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Spain | Bola del Mundo |
| 29 September | Giro di Lombardia | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Italy | Lecco |
| 12 October | Tour of Beijing, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Marco Haller (AUT) | China | Chang Ping |
| 13 October | UCI World Tour | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | | |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Galimzyanov was suspended from the team on 16 April, after testing positive for EPO in an out-of-competition drugs test in March.
* ↑ Kolobnev joined the team on 28 March.
* ↑ Kuznetsov joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Itera-Katusha.
* ↑ Vorobev joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Itera-Katusha.
* ↑ Zakarin joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from Itera-Katusha.
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Joaquim Rodríguez, Daniel Moreno, Simon Špilak, Giampaolo Caruso, Eduard Vorganov, Yuri Trofimov, Ángel Vicioso and Alberto Losada
* ↑ Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.