V the Spanish town Benidorm the presentation of the Russian Katusha Alpesin cycle team which, however, got the new sponsor took place and on nationality will be considered now as "stable" from Switzerland. But the head of Federation of cycling Russian Federation Igor Makarov is sure that the new season becomes for it quite successful.
during a festive ceremony of presentation presented Katusha Alpesin line-up, its new form and bicycles. At the end of the past season Igor Makarov who heads the Areti company which still is individually supporting Russian "stable", declared that the team found the new sponsor – the German company Alpesin and in this regard the development course changes a little.
the structure of the updated team which since a season-2017 will act flying the flag Switzerland, included only five Russian professional bicycle racers — Zakarin Ilnur, Belkov Maxime, Kochetkov Pawel, Kuznetsov Vyacheslav and Mamykin Matvey.
thus "stable" kept the skeleton of foreign cyclists, among which on the leading roles the Norwegian Kristoff Alexander, Slovene Simon Spilak, Germans Martin Toni and Tsabel Rick, the Spaniard Losada Alberto, the Portuguese Gonsalvesh Zhoze and other not less known athletes.
Igor Makarov in conversation with the observer of Vestey.Ru noted that very much hopes that Katusha Alpesin will continue a series of successful performances on leading races of World round." And we in return will support team as supported it for the previous eight years" — the head "Areti" told.
Igor Makarov also noted that Katusha Alpesin budget for a new season will make about 20 million euros. It is quite satisfied how the relations of the management of the ex-Russian cycle team with new sponsors develop. Thus the president of FVSR once again expressed concern in that Katusha did not have new Russian sponsors.