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Team Katusha ((ロシア語:Катюша), ''UCI team code: ''KAT) is a Russian road bicycle racing team which competes using Canyon bikes. Team Katusha competed as a UCI ProTeam between 2009 and 2012. In January 2013 the team was granted a Pro Continental licence, however in February 2013 the Court of arbitration for sport ruled that the team had to be granted a World Tour licence. On February 18 the UCI confirmed there would be 19 teams in the 2013 UCI World Tour.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UCI confirms 19 WorldTour teams for 2013 )〕 ==History== The cycling project was launched in very end of 2008, when on December 22 a new Katusha Team was inaugurated in Moscow.〔Katusha presented on home soil () Cyclingnews; 24 December 2008; Accessed 16 July 2011〕 The team was created on the base of Tinkoff Credit Systems squad and practically organised by the Russian Global Cycling Project foundation, which itself is funded by Russian businesses such as Gazprom, Itera and Rostechnologii.〔(Renamed Tinkoff Credit System squad undergoes major expansion ) Stokes, Shane; Cyclingnews.com; 16 July 08; Accessed 19 January 2009〕 The team was launched with a large budget of over .〔 In its first official season it signed leading cyclists such as Robbie McEwen, Vladimir Karpets, Filippo Pozzato, and Gert Steegmans.〔(Russian team Katusha unveiled in Moscow ) AFP; France24.com; 24 December 2008; Accessed 19 January 2009〕 The team first raced at the 2009 Tour Down Under. During the 2009 season, the team earned 23 wins. Some of the notable wins were Sergei Ivanov’s Amstel Gold victory, Filippo Pozzato's Italian road title and triumph at Giro del Veneto.〔Pozzato wins Giro del Veneto () Cyclingnews; 29 August 2009; Accessed 16 July 2011〕 After the 2012 season, Katusha lost their UCI World Tour license, despite having in their ranks the champion of the 2012 season (Joaquim Rodríguez) and finishing the 2012 UCI World Tour team rankings in second position. The team appealed that decision before the Court of Arbitration for Sport and it was announced on 15 February 2013 that the decision of the UCI was overturned and that Katusha would be part of the 2013 UCI World Tour. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Team Katusha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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