Zipp Forges New Partnership with Team KATUSHA

Team KATUSHA rolls into the 2016 season on Zipp® wheels. The team – ranked No. 2 among UCI WorldTour Team rankings last year – has a new look that includes the addition of Zipp as a supplier and technical partner and a more international roster built to excel in one-day classics and stage races. Team KATUSHAembraces the latest in cycling technology. It’s an ideal fit for Zipp’s approach of providing top pros with the most technically advanced wheelsets while also fostering technical discussions with riders and staff as part of the development process. 



The team is training on the Zipp 404 Firecrest Carbon Clincher as it prepares for the season’s opening races including the Santos Tour Down Under in Australia (Jan. 17-24) and the Tour de San Luis in Argentina (Jan. 18-24). With Zipp®, Team KATUSHA has a wheelset at the ready for any terrain, course, and rider role. Wheel selection is crucial. For example, a rider expecting to spend the day at the head of the peloton often opts for deeper rims. In most situations, Team KATUSHA will rely on pro-proven Firecrest® technology to provide best-in-class aero performance, crosswind stability, and durability at each rim depth: 
  
202 Tubular (32mm depth) – mountaintop finishes
303 Firecrest (45mm depth) – cobbles, Classics, all-around road racing
303 Firecrest Disc brake (45mm depth) – Option for disc-brake road
404 Firecrest (58mm depth) – all-around aero performance for all kinds of racing
808 Firecrest – (82mm depth) time trials, team time trials
808 NSW Carbon Clincher (82mm depth) – Zipp’s most advanced wheelset ever, time trials and team time trials
Super-9 Disc – time trials, team time trials
 
“Having our riders on the most technically advanced equipment is crucial for success. Zipp provides us with that advantage and much more,” Team KATUSHA General Manager Viacheslav Ekimov said. “Zipp has a reputation that’s unmatched for designing and building the fastest wheelsets, but also for being involved as a technical partner. The guys couldn’t wait to start riding those 404s.”

Team KATUSHA also will ride SRAM® RED® eTap® components and Quarq® power measurement on team framesets including the Canyon Aeroad CF SLX, Ultimate CF SLX road, and the Canyon Speedmax CF SLX time trial. 



2016 Team KATUSHA Roster
Maxim Belkov (RUS)
Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR)
Sergei Chernetckii (RUS)
Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA)
Marco Haller (AUS)
Vladimir Isaychev (RUS)
Pavel Kochetkov (RUS)
Dmitriy Kozonchuk (RUS)
Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
Viacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS)
Sergey Lagutin (RUS)
Alberto Losada (ESP)
Tiago Machado (PRT)
Matvey Mamykin (RUS)
Michael Mørkøv (DEN)
Nils Politt (GER)
Aleksandr Porsev (RUS)
Jhonatan Restrepo (COL)
Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
Egor Silin (RUS)
Simon Špilak (SVN)
Rein Taaramäe (EST)
Alexey Tsatevich (RUS)
Jurgen Van Den Broeck (BEL)
Angel Vicioso (ESP)
Eduard Vorganov (RUS)
Anton Vorobyev (RUS)
Ilnur Zakarin (RUS)

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