Image 1 of 41 The 2017 Katusha-Alpecin jersey (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 2 of 41 Igor Makarov, Maurizio Fondriest and Viatcheslav Ekimov pose for a photo (Image credit: TDW) Image 3 of 41 Team owner Igor Makarov enjoying the ride (Image credit: TDW) Image 4 of 41 German duo Rick Zabel and Marco Mathis ride a fan (Image credit: TDW) Image 5 of 41 Katusha-Alpecin GM José Azevedo works the phones (Image credit: TDW) Image 6 of 41 Tony Martin in the Katusha-Alpecin team kit (Image credit: TDW) Image 7 of 41 New signing Tony Martin chats with Alexander Kristoff (Image credit: TDW) Image 8 of 41 Simon Spilak (Katusha-Alpecin) (Image credit: TDW) Image 9 of 41 Sven Erik Bystrøm in the casual Katusha clothing (Image credit: TDW) Image 10 of 41 Russian champion Pavel Kochetkov in the 2017 kit (Image credit: TDW) Image 11 of 41 Alexander Kristoff models the Katusha-Alpecin kit (Image credit: TDW) Image 12 of 41 Colombian Jhonatan Restrepo (Katusha-Alpecin) (Image credit: TDW) Image 13 of 41 The Katusha bus has been updated with the Alpecin logo (Image credit: TDW) Image 14 of 41 Alexander Kristoff poses in the new team kit (Image credit: TDW) Image 15 of 41 Marco Haller flexes his mucles and shows off the new kit (Image credit: TDW) Image 16 of 41 Tony Martin, Igor Makarov and Alexander Kristoff (Image credit: TDW) Image 17 of 41 Alexander Kristoff models the 2017 Katusha-Alpecin kit (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 18 of 41 The riders of Katusha-Alpecin get ready for the presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 19 of 41 Team owner Igor Makarov shows off the 2017 Canyon team bike (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 20 of 41 A sneak peek at the 2017 Canyon Katusha-Alpecin team bike (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 21 of 41 Katusha-Alpecin team owner Igor Makarov (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 22 of 41 Igor Makarov and out-going GM Viacheslav Ekimov (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 23 of 41 Tony Martin sits down for an interview with Belgian journalist Hugo Coorevits (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 24 of 41 The riders of Katusha-Alpecin get ready for the presentation (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 25 of 41 The 2017 Team Katusha-Alpecin (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 26 of 41 Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 27 of 41 Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 28 of 41 Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 29 of 41 Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 30 of 41 Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 31 of 41 Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 32 of 41 Alexander Kristoff (Katusha-Alpecin)I (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 33 of 41 Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha-Alpecin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 34 of 41 Tony Martin (Katusha-Alpecin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 35 of 41 Alpecin steps in as sponsor in 2017 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 36 of 41 Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha-Alpecin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 37 of 41 Jose Azevedo takes over as general manager (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 38 of 41 Alexis Schoeb (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 39 of 41 The 2017 Katusha-Alpecin shorts (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 40 of 41 Alexander Kristoff models the 2017 Katusha-Alpecin kit (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com) Image 41 of 41 The 2017 Team Katusha-Alpecin (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Team Katusha-Alpecin rolled out its new kit at its camp in Valencia today. The Russian squad welcomed ten new riders under the management of José Azevedo, who replaced Viacheslav Ekimov as General Manager of the team.

Most notable of the new signings is four-time time trial World Champion Tony Martin, who heads up the new wave of recruits after coming across from Etixx-Quickstep. Also new to the team are Baptiste Planckaert (Wallonie-Bruxelles), Rick Zabel (BMC), Robert Kišerlovski (Tinkoff), Maurits Lammertink (Roompot), Reto Hollenstein (IAM Cycling), José Gonçalves (Caja Rural), and neo-pros Jenthe Biermans, Mads Würtz Schmidt and Marco Mathis.

"I'm excited about all of our new signings," Azevedo said. "We have different goals for each of them. Of course when we sign a rider like Tony Martin who is four-time world champion, with all the races he has won on his palmares, and is one of the best riders in the world, we are excited that he comes to our team. We have goals for Tony and he knows we believe in him. Last season was not his very best but we know he has much more to give. I think a change of team for him will be very motivating."

Sprinter Alexander Kristoff remains the team's top performer with 33 wins over the past two seasons, but Azevedo sees opportunities for the other riders, too.

"A rider like Baptiste Planckaert is a sprinter and a fast rider. He will have his race calendar and in many races he will be our sprinter so we are hoping he can give us good results. Last year he was in the top 10 thirty-six times and won the UCI Europe Tour.

"Rick Zabel is a young rider who I think can be a very good sprinter in the future. He's going to ride for Planckaert but he will also be in the group of Alexander Kristoff and it's good for him to be in these groups to learn so in the future he can improve on his own results."

Ilnur Zakarin continues as the team's Grand Tour hopeful after stage wins at the Tour de France and Paris-Nice, and holding a near podium position before crashing out of the Giro d'Italia. He is expecting to target the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana next season, and gets a new helper in Robert Kiserlovski.

"Robert Kiserlovski will be in the group in support of Ilnur Zakarin on the big tours. I know and have worked with Robert before so I know he's an honest rider and a big professional. It is important to have a good rider like this with Zak," Azevedo said.

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