Katusha have extended their contracts with young Russian talents Sergei Chernetskii and Anton Vorobyev. While the former will continue his development as a GC rider, the latter will target time trials.

Two young Russian riders, Anton Vorobyev and Sergei Chernetckii, both racing for the moment in the Tour de Pologne, will continue their career in the Russian WorldTour Team Katusha.

Both riders signed new contracts with Team Katusha for the next two years (2015 and 2016).

"Anton and Sergei are the brightest examples of the fruitful work carried out by the Russian Global Cycling Project. In their first two years with Katusha they already showed their talent and I am sure in the next seasons we will see the development of their full potential. I am happy that this will happen in our Team Katusha. Now we are working hard for the improvement and renewal of our team. 75% of the structure of the 2015 team is ready, but we are still looking for more opportunities and strength," said general manager of Team Katusha Viacheslav Ekimov.

Sergei Chernetckii and Anton Vorobyev joined Team Katusha in 2013, coming from the continental team of the Russian Global Cycling Project – ITERA-Katusha.

Anton Vorobyev, after winning the gold medal in ITT on the U23 World Championships,  already took some notable podium spots for Team Katusha. Last June he became the Russian ITT pro Champion.

Sergei Chernetckii also reached some strong results. Among them – the overall victory at the 2013 Tour des Fjords, a podium place at the 2014 GP Miguel Indurain and the silver medal at the Russian ITT Championships.