Next week the Russian WorldTour team Katusha starts in two stage races simultaneously: the Tour of Oman and the Volta ao Algarve.
The Tour of Oman will be held from February 18th to 23rd. This UCI Asia Tour 2.HC race, is famous for its epic mountain stage with finish on the Green Mountain summit. Last year Katusha’s rider Joaquim Rodriguez won this stage.
Katusha’s line-up for Oman: Joaquim Rodriguez, Daniel Moreno, Vladimir Isaychev, Viacheslav Kuznetsov, Alexander Kristoff, Rudiger Selig, Gatis Smukulis and Aliaksandr Kuchynski, all directed by Torsten Schmidt.
The Volta ao Algarve, from February 19th to 23rd, is a traditional 2.1 UCI Europe Tour race in Portugal. Its two crucial stages are the one with finish at the Alto do Malhão and the 13,6 kn individual time trial.
The team’s roster: Maxim Belkov, Sergei Chernetckii, Alexander Kolobnev, Dmitriy Kozonchuk, Alberto Losada, Simon Spilak, Alexey Tsatevich and Eduard Vorganov.
Sports directors are José Azevedo and Claudio Cozzi.
More race details about on http://www.letour.fr/indexTOO_us.html (Tour of Oman) and http://www.voltaaoalgarve.pt/ (Volta ao Algarve).