# 2018 Katusha–Alpecin season

The 2018 season for Team Katusha–Alpecin began in January at the Tour Down Under. 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 25 February 2018.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Maxim Belkov (RUS) | Maxim Belkov (RUS) | (1985-01-09)9 January 1985 (aged 33) |
| Jenthe Biermans (BEL) | Jenthe Biermans (BEL) | (1995-10-30)30 October 1995 (aged 22) |
| 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) |
| Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 29) |
| Matteo Fabbro (ITA) | Matteo Fabbro (ITA) | (1995-04-10)10 April 1995 (aged 22) |
| José Gonçalves (POR) | José Gonçalves (POR) | (1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 29) |
| Nathan Haas (AUS) | Nathan Haas (AUS) | (1989-03-12)12 March 1989 (aged 28) |
| Marco Haller (AUT) | Marco Haller (AUT) | (1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (aged 26) |
| Reto Hollenstein (SUI) | Reto Hollenstein (SUI) | (1985-08-22)22 August 1985 (aged 32) |
| Marcel Kittel (GER) | Marcel Kittel (GER) | (1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 29) |
| Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) | Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) | (1986-08-09)9 August 1986 (aged 31) |
| Pavel Kochetkov (RUS) | Pavel Kochetkov (RUS) | (1986-03-07)7 March 1986 (aged 31) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) | Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) | (1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 28) |
| Maurits Lammertink (NED) | Maurits Lammertink (NED) | (1990-08-31)31 August 1990 (aged 27) |
| Tiago Machado (POR) | Tiago Machado (POR) | (1985-10-18)18 October 1985 (aged 32) |
| Tony Martin (GER) | Tony Martin (GER) | (1985-04-23)23 April 1985 (aged 32) |
| Marco Mathis (GER) | Marco Mathis (GER) | (1994-04-07)7 April 1994 (aged 23) |
| Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | (1988-09-28)28 September 1988 (aged 29) |
| Nils Politt (GER) | Nils Politt (GER) | (1994-03-06)6 March 1994 (aged 23) |
| Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) | Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) | (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 (aged 23) |
| 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 31) |
| Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) | Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) | (1994-03-31)31 March 1994 (aged 23) |
| Rick Zabel (GER) | Rick Zabel (GER) | (1993-12-07)7 December 1993 (aged 24) |
| Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) | (1989-09-15)15 September 1989 (aged 28) |
| Rider | 2017 team |
| Marcel Kittel | Quick-Step Floors |
| Ian Boswell | Team Sky |
| Nathan Haas | Team Dimension Data |
| Alex Dowsett | Movistar Team |
| Willie Smit | Vini Fantini–Nippo |
| Steff Cras | BMC Development Team |
| Matteo Fabbro | |
| Rider | 2018 team |
| Alexander Kristoff | UAE Team Emirates |
| Ángel Vicioso | Retires |
| Rein Taaramäe | Direct Énergie |
| Alberto Losada | Retires |
| Michael Mørkøv | Quick-Step Floors |
| Sven Erik Bystrøm | UAE Team Emirates |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 14 February | Tour of Oman, Stage 2 | UCI Asia Tour | Nathan Haas (AUS) | Oman | Ministry of Tourism |
| 8 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Italy | Follonica |
| 12 March | Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Italy | Fano |
| 26 August | Deutschland Tour, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Nils Politt (GER) | Germany | Stuttgart |

## National, Continental and World champions 2018

| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location |
| 29 June | German National Time Trial Champion | | Tony Martin (GER) | Germany | Einhausen |