The WorldTour Team Katusha will start in the 2.HC UCI stage race Tour of Austria which will be held from July 4th to 12st.

The team will be led by Daniel Moreno who has decided not to line up alongside Joaquim Rodriguez in the Tour de France. He will count on Eduard Vorganov, Angel Vicioso, Egor Silin and U23 world champion Sven Erik Bystrøm in the two mountaintop finishes in the race.

Rudiger Selig will get a rare chance to sprint for himself in the few flat stages of the race. Gatis Smukulis and Vladimir Isaychev will deliver firepower for the opening team time trial.

The team’s line-up:

Sven Erik Bystrøm, Vladimir Isaychev, Dani Moreno, Rudi Selig, Egor Silin, Gatis Smukulis, Angel Vicioso and Eduard Vorganov.