The Russian WorldTour Katusha Team goes to Belgium to open the spring classics season. In next days the Russian team will take part in 3 one-day races in Belgium: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite (March, 1st), Kuurne – Bruxelles – Kuurne (March, 2nd) and Le Samyn (March, 5th).
Last year Katusha won 2 of these 3 races – Luca Paolini took an amazing victory at Het Nieuwsblad, while Alexey Tsatevich opened his professional score with Le Samyn win. Kuurne – Bruxelles – Kuurne was cancelled due to bad weather conditions.
Team’s roster for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite: Alexander Kristoff, Luca Paolini, Aliaksandr Kuchynski, Viacheslav Kuznetsov, Vladimir Isaychev, Gatis Smukulis, Rudiger Selig, Alexey Tsatevich.
Team’s roster for Kuurne – Bruxelles – Kuurne: Alexander Kristoff, Aliaksandr Kuchynski, Viacheslav Kuznetsov, Vladimir Isaychev, Gatis Smukulis, Rudiger Selig, Alexey Tsatevich and Anton Vorobyev.
Team’s roster for Le Samyn: Viacheslav Kuznetsov, Vladimir Isaychev, Gatis Smukulis, Rudiger Selig, Alexey Tsatevich, Anton Vorobyev and Dmitriy Kozonchuk.
You can see more details by visiting the official web sites: http://www.omloophetnieuwsblad.be/ (Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite), http://www.kuurne-brussel-kuurne.be/ (Kuurne – Bruxelles – Kuurne) иhttp://www.lesamyn.be/ (Le Samyn).
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