# 2019 Katusha–Alpecin season

The 2019 season for Team Katusha–Alpecin will begin in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they will be automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

## Team roster

    As of 5 May 2019.
On 9 May 2019 Marcel Kittel terminated relationship with the club on his own request.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Enrico Battaglin (ITA) | Enrico Battaglin (ITA) | (1989-11-17)17 November 1989 (aged 29) |
| Jenthe Biermans (BEL) | Jenthe Biermans (BEL) | (1995-10-30)30 October 1995 (aged 23) |
| Ian Boswell (USA) | Ian Boswell (USA) | (1991-02-07)7 February 1991 (aged 27) |
| Steff Cras (BEL) | Steff Cras (BEL) | (1996-02-13)13 February 1996 (aged 22) |
| Jens Debusschere (BEL) | Jens Debusschere (BEL) | (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 29) |
| Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 30) |
| Matteo Fabbro (ITA) | Matteo Fabbro (ITA) | (1995-04-10)10 April 1995 (aged 23) |
| José Gonçalves (POR) | José Gonçalves (POR) | (1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 29) |
| Ruben Guerreiro (POR) | Ruben Guerreiro (POR) | (1994-07-06)6 July 1994 (aged 24) |
| Nathan Haas (AUS) | Nathan Haas (AUS) | (1989-03-12)12 March 1989 (aged 29) |
| Marco Haller (AUT) | Marco Haller (AUT) | (1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (aged 27) |
| Reto Hollenstein (SUI) | Reto Hollenstein (SUI) | (1985-08-22)22 August 1985 (aged 33) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Marcel Kittel (GER) | Marcel Kittel (GER) | (1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 30) |
| Pavel Kochetkov (RUS) | Pavel Kochetkov (RUS) | (1986-03-07)7 March 1986 (aged 32) |
| Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) | Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) | (1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 29) |
| Daniel Navarro (ESP) | Daniel Navarro (ESP) | (1983-07-18)18 July 1983 (aged 35) |
| Nils Politt (GER) | Nils Politt (GER) | (1994-03-06)6 March 1994 (aged 24) |
| Willie Smit (RSA) | Willie Smit (RSA) | (1992-12-29)29 December 1992 (aged 25) |
| Simon Špilak (SLO) | Simon Špilak (SLO) | (1986-06-23)23 June 1986 (aged 32) |
| Dmitry Strakhov (RUS) | Dmitry Strakhov (RUS) | (1995-05-17)17 May 1995 (aged 23) |
| Harry Tanfield (GBR) | Harry Tanfield (GBR) | (1994-12-07)7 December 1994 (aged 24) |
| Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) | Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) | (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 (aged 24) |
| Rick Zabel (GER) | Rick Zabel (GER) | (1993-12-07)7 December 1993 (aged 25) |
| Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 29) |
| Rider | 2018 team |
| Enrico Battaglin | LottoNL–Jumbo |
| Jens Debusschere | Lotto–Soudal |
| Ruben Guerreiro | Trek–Segafredo |
| Daniel Navarro | Cofidis |
| Dmitry Strakhov | Lokosphinx |
| Harry Tanfield | Canyon Eisberg |
| Rider | 2019 team |
| Maxim Belkov | - |
| Robert Kišerlovski | Retires |
| Maurits Lammertink | Roompot–Charles |
| Tiago Machado | Sporting / Tavira |
| Tony Martin | Team Jumbo–Visma |
| Marco Mathis | Cofidis |
| Baptiste Planckaert | Wallonie Bruxelles |
| Jhonatan Restrepo | Team Manzana Postobón |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 3 February | Trofeo Palma | UCI Europe Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Spain | Palma de Mallorca |
| 21 February | Tour of Oman, Teams classification | UCI Asia Tour | | Oman | |
| 3 May | Tour de Yorkshire, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Rick Zabel (GER) | United Kingdom | Bedale |
| 24 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 13 | UCI World Tour | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Italy | Ceresole Reale (Serrù Lake) |

## National, Continental and World champions 2019

| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
| 27 June | British National Time Trial Championships | | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | United Kingdom | Norfolk |
| 28 June | Portuguese National Time Trial Championships | | José Gonçalves (POR) | Portugal | Melgaço |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Marcel Kittel terminated contract on 5 May
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Nathan Haas, Enrico Battaglin, Jenthe Biermans, Ian Boswell, Steff Cras, Matteo Fabbro and Reto Hollenstein