Katusha re-signs Belkov, Kochetkov, Losada, Machado and Vicioso
Katusha announced on Wednesday that the team has re-signed five key riders for 2017, including Maxim Belkov, Pavel Kochetkov, Alberto Losada, Tiago Machado and Ángel Vicioso.
Kochetkov, 30, is a talented climber who wore the mountains jersey in this year’s Grio d’Italia for several days and won the Russian road race title in June. Belkov, 31, is a former European time trial champion who won a stage of the Giro d’Italia in 2013. He’ll return for a sixth season with Katusha.
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Losada, 34, will start his seventh season with Katusha next year. He has been the dedicated domestique to Joachim Rodriguez throughout his time with the team, and with 15 Grand Tours in his pal mares he provides plenty of experience.
Machado, 33, returns for a third season with Katusha. The all-rounder will target stage races again in 2017, while Vicioso, 39, returns for his sixth season with Katusha and his 19th as a professional.
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