# 2015 Team Katusha season

The 2015 season for Team Katusha began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

## Team roster

    As of 1 January 2015
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Maxim Belkov (RUS) | Maxim Belkov (RUS) | (1985-01-09)9 January 1985 (aged 29) |
| Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | (1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 22) |
| Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) | Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) | (1980-08-15)15 August 1980 (aged 34) |
| Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | (1990-04-09)9 April 1990 (aged 24) |
| Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | (1987-08-14)14 August 1987 (aged 27) |
| Marco Haller (AUT) | Marco Haller (AUT) | (1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (aged 23) |
| Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) | Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) | (1986-04-26)26 April 1986 (aged 28) |
| Pavel Kochetkov (RUS) | Pavel Kochetkov (RUS) | (1986-03-07)7 March 1986 (aged 28) |
| Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS) | Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS) | (1981-05-04)4 May 1981 (aged 33) |
| Dmitry Kozonchuk (RUS) | Dmitry Kozonchuk (RUS) | (1984-04-05)5 April 1984 (aged 30) |
| Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | (1987-07-05)5 July 1987 (aged 27) |
| Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) | Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) | (1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 25) |
| Sergey Lagutin (RUS) | Sergey Lagutin (RUS) | (1981-01-14)14 January 1981 (aged 33) |
| Alberto Losada (ESP) | Alberto Losada (ESP) | (1982-02-28)28 February 1982 (aged 32) |
| Tiago Machado (POR) | Tiago Machado (POR) | (1985-10-18)18 October 1985 (aged 29) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | (1981-09-05)5 September 1981 (aged 33) |
| Luca Paolini (ITA) | Luca Paolini (ITA) | (1977-01-17)17 January 1977 (aged 37) |
| Alexander Porsev (RUS) | Alexander Porsev (RUS) | (1986-02-21)21 February 1986 (aged 28) |
| Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | (1979-05-12)12 May 1979 (aged 35) |
| Rüdiger Selig (GER) | Rüdiger Selig (GER) | (1989-02-19)19 February 1989 (aged 25) |
| Egor Silin (RUS) | Egor Silin (RUS) | (1988-06-25)25 June 1988 (aged 26) |
| Gatis Smukulis (LAT) | Gatis Smukulis (LAT) | (1987-04-15)15 April 1987 (aged 27) |
| Simon Špilak (SLO) | Simon Špilak (SLO) | (1986-06-23)23 June 1986 (aged 28) |
| Yuri Trofimov (RUS) | Yuri Trofimov (RUS) | (1984-01-26)26 January 1984 (aged 30) |
| Alexey Tsatevich (RUS) | Alexey Tsatevich (RUS) | (1989-07-05)5 July 1989 (aged 25) |
| Ángel Vicioso (ESP) | Ángel Vicioso (ESP) | (1977-04-13)13 April 1977 (aged 37) |
| Eduard Vorganov (RUS) | Eduard Vorganov (RUS) | (1982-12-01)1 December 1982 (aged 32) |
| Anton Vorobyev (RUS) | Anton Vorobyev (RUS) | (1990-10-12)12 October 1990 (aged 24) |
| Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 25) |
| Rider | 2014 team |
| Sven Erik Bystrøm | neo-pro (Team Øster Hus-Ridley) |
| Jacopo Guarnieri | Astana |
| Sergey Lagutin | RusVelo |
| Tiago Machado | NetApp–Endura |
| Ilnur Zakarin | RusVelo |
| Rider | 2015 team |
| Pavel Brutt | Tinkoff–Saxo |
| Vladimir Gusev | Skydive Dubai–Al Ahli |
| Petr Ignatenko | RusVelo |
| Mikhail Ignatiev | |
| Aleksandr Kuschynski | Minsk |
| Alexander Rybakov | RusVelo |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 9 February | Tour of Qatar, Stage 2 | UCI Asia Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Qatar | Al Khor Corniche |
| 11 February | Tour of Qatar, Stage 4 | UCI Asia Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Qatar | Mesaieed |
| 12 February | Tour of Qatar, Stage 5 | UCI Asia Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Qatar | Madinat ash Shamal |
| 13 February | Tour of Qatar, Points classification | UCI Asia Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Qatar | |
| 19 February | Tour of Oman, Stage 3 | UCI Asia Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Oman | Al-Musannah Sports City |
| 22 February | Volta ao Algarve, Portuguese rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Tiago Machado (POR) | Portugal | |
| 22 February | Volta ao Algarve, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Portugal | |
| 6 March | Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen, Prologue | UCI Europe Tour | Anton Vorobyev (RUS) | Belgium | Middelkerke |
| 9 March | Paris–Nice, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | France | Contres |
| 28 March | Volta a Catalunya, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Sergey Chernetskiy (RUS) | Spain | PortAventura |
| 29 March | Gent–Wevelgem | UCI World Tour | Luca Paolini (ITA) | Belgium | Wevelgem |
| 31 March | Three Days of De Panne, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Belgium | Zottegem |
| 1 April | Three Days of De Panne, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Belgium | Koksijde |
| 2 April | Three Days of De Panne, Stage 3a | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Belgium | De Panne |
| 2 April | Three Days of De Panne, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Belgium | |
| 2 April | Three Days of De Panne, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Belgium | |
| 4 April | GP Miguel Induráin | UCI Europe Tour | Ángel Vicioso (ESP) | Spain | Estella |
| 5 April | Tour of Flanders | UCI World Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Belgium | Oudenaarde |
| 8 April | Scheldeprijs | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Belgium | Schoten |
| 8 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Spain | Zumarraga |
| 9 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Spain | Arrate [es] |
| 10 April | Circuit de la Sarthe, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | France | |
| 11 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Overall | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Spain | |
| 11 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Points classification | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Spain | |
| 11 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | Spain | |
| 3 May | Tour de Romandie, Overall | UCI World Tour | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Switzerland | |
| 3 May | Tour de Romandie, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Maxim Belkov (RUS) | Switzerland | |
| 3 May | Tour de Romandie, Sprints classification | UCI World Tour | Maxim Belkov (RUS) | Switzerland | |
| 3 May | Tour de Romandie, Teams classification | UCI World Tour | | Switzerland | |
| 20 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 | UCI World Tour | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Italy | Imola Circuit |
| 20 May | Tour of Norway, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Norway | Sarpsborg |
| 21 May | Tour of Norway, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Norway | Langesund |
| 24 May | Tour of Norway, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Norway | |
| 27 May | Tour des Fjords, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Norway | Norheimsund |
| 28 May | Tour des Fjords, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Norway | Haugesund |
| 29 May | Tour des Fjords, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Norway | Sauda |
| 31 May | Tour des Fjords, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Marco Haller (AUT) | Norway | |
| 31 May | Tour des Fjords, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Marco Haller (AUT) | Norway | |
| 31 May | Tour des Fjords, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Norway | |
| 11 June | Grand Prix of Aargau Canton | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Switzerland | Gippingen |
| 19 June | Tour de Suisse, Stage 7 | UCI World Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Switzerland | Düdingen |
| 21 June | Tour de Suisse, Overall | UCI World Tour | Simon Špilak (SVN) | Switzerland | |
| 4 July | Tour of Austria, Prologue | UCI Europe Tour | Team time trial | Austria | Vienna |
| 6 July | Tour de France, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Belgium | Mur de Huy |
| 16 July | Tour de France, Stage 12 | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | France | Plateau de Beille |
| 6 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) | Spain | Villadiego |
| 8 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Spain | Lagunas de Neila [es] |
| 8 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Spain | |
| 13 August | Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Norway | Harstad |
| 16 August | Arctic Race of Norway, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Norway | |
| 30 August | GP Ouest–France | UCI World Tour | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | France | Plouay |
| 6 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 15 | UCI World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Spain | Sotres |

## National, Continental and World champions 2015

| Date | Discipline | Rider | Country | Location |
| 26 June | Latvian National Time Trial Champion | Gatis Smukulis (LAT) | Latvia | Dobele |
| 28 June | Austrian National Road Race Champion | Marco Haller (AUT) | Austria | Güssing |
| 28 June | Russian National Road Race Champion | Yuri Trofimov (RUS) | Russia | Saransk |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were Sergey Chernetskiy, Yuri Trofimov, Rüdiger Selig, Alberto Losada, Tiago Machado, Alexander Porsev, Anton Vorobyev and Alexandr Kolobnev
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Joaquim Rodríguez, Simon Špilak, Daniel Moreno, Alexandr Kolobnev, Maxim Belkov, Sergey Lagutin, Ángel Vicioso and Ilnur Zakarin
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Simon Špilak, Maxim Belkov, Sergey Chernetskiy, Pavel Kochetkov, Egor Silin, Yuri Trofimov, Anton Vorobyev and Ilnur Zakarin
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Sven Erik Bystrøm, Vladimir Isaichev, Daniel Moreno, Rüdiger Selig, Egor Silin, Gatis Smukulis, Ángel Vicioso and Eduard Vorganov