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[PT] Evonik - ELKO | 2021
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Posted on 20-08-2021 17:25
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Fabianski wrote:
Just waiting for MAL to be listed as well - complete rebuild upcoming 
On a more serious note, any of our three leaders on the list would be really great in PCT - but no-one actually would fit our team as well as Gabby
Nah, this should be it in terms of PCT/PT leaders. 3 for 3 different terrains have to be enough for everyone
And regarding Gabby, i had to chase him so long that i'm very reluctant to sell him. While not technically unsellable, the clear intention is for him to stay for the foreseeable future. Any talks would have to start above the price I paid for him last season.
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Posted on 04-09-2021 23:45
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Posted on 04-09-2021 23:55
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Van Stayen on 480k, that's sus. Appears that you're hoping for a bidding war amogus
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Posted on 06-09-2021 07:57
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Blums asking for less than van Niekerk. Well, that's just...
Also the renewals system clearly flawed when not appreciating a rider with 79FL, 79PRL, great backup stats and 84FIG, not to mention a leadout rider with 76/76SPR/ACC, 75FL and a MASSIVE 82PRL. Congrats on those!
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Posted on 06-09-2021 21:33
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Thanks sotd but dont worry, Lopez made sure to ask for their raise to be added to his own wage threefold ...
Quadsas - i know his wage drop is huge. Seems like he is just grateful to have been part of this team for so long 
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Posted on 06-09-2021 21:36
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| | Stats | OVL | Wage | Availability |  | Miguel Angel Lopez | 82HI,79MO | 80,14 | 800.000 € | |  | Toms Skujins | 83HI, 80STA | 79,17 | 495.000 € | ● ● ● ● ● |  | Michael Van Stayen | 83SP, 78HI | 78,09 | 480.000 € | ● ● ● ● ● |  | Adam Blythe | 82CB, 76SP | 78,07 | 420.000 € | ● ● ● ● | | Ingus Eislers | 82SP, 79FL | 78,66 | 400.000 € | ● ● |  | William Chiarello | 79MO, 73TT | 76,99 | 225.000 € | ● ● | | Martins Blums | 77MO, 77HI | 75,96 | 125.000 € | ● | | Andris Vosekalns | 78MO, 75HI | 75,59 | 115.000 € | ● ● | | Krists Neilands | 78CB, 77FL | 75,42 | 110.000 € | ● |  | Mark Dzamastagic | 76SP, 78FL | 75,27 | 110.000 € | | | Kristaps Budenieks | 75MO, 75MO | 75,06 | 105.000 € | ● ● |  | Oscar Riesebeek | 73CB, 73HI | 74,15 | 90.000 € | ● ● ● ● |  | Andrei Sakalou | 76MO, 75HI | 74,61 | 75.000 € | ● ● ● ● ● | | Armands Becis | 74SP, 73HI | 74,48 | 70.000 € | ● ● |  | Serghei Tvetcov | 76MO, 73TT | 73,93 | 65.000 € | ● ● | | Kaspars Sergis | 76HI, 75MO | 73,94 | 55.000 € | ● ● |  | Yannick Stoltz | 79FL, 79PL | 73,26 | 55.000 € | ● |  | Gabriel Chavanne | 82PL, 76SP | 73,46 | 50.000 € | ● |
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Posted on 06-09-2021 21:39
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So many great riders on that team - and so many available ones... Checking budget - checking requirements - picking up phone? We'll see
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Posted on 06-09-2021 21:44
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Dzama 
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Posted on 06-09-2021 22:02
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And so the rivalry ends...it's been a blast to watch the momentum shift over and over again, and I think we need someone unbiased to figure out who ultimately came out on top after all this time (I would certainly vote for Demare! ).
Thanks for the entertainment this duel brought!
I will admit it hurt a bit to see MVS receive his first decline, and while he's definitely less scary now, I wouldn't mind to see him tear up the PCT for another few years.
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Posted on 06-09-2021 22:30
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Will be strange seeing your team without MVS and Skujins for the first time in I don’t even know how long. Very curious to see who you target with the large amount of cap space they will both free up.
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Posted on 07-09-2021 07:21
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Some big changes to be made it seems. In case you should change your mind regarding Chavanne and Stoltz you know where to find me 
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Posted on 07-09-2021 08:23
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fabianski - looking forward to it
redordead - he needs to be protected from all those managers that only want him as a collection piece because of his nationality
cio - looks like that is where we are heading indeed. I enjoyed the rivalry a lot and as you said both of us had plenty of times where we had the upper hand with our hilly sprinter. Bias aside it is close enough to a tie so we might have to continue a nice sporting rivalry on other terrains. Its not like Demare and Van Stayen had endless 1vs1 battles since they seemed to race apart from another surprisingly often
eden - same. Had them since the 2016 season and it will feel super weird to race against them. But their successors are in the team already so it makes sense to entertain trade ideas.
Sotd - you love your training ideas too much to consider my asking prices for them
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Posted on 07-09-2021 08:35
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knockout wrote:
redordead - he needs to be protected from all those managers that only want him as a collection piece because of his nationality
I certainly hope you are not counting me in that group 
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Posted on 07-09-2021 18:57
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You know already that we will be talking
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Posted on 07-09-2021 20:08
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redordead - i include everyone who would want to bait him away from me
hoyle - i have a bit of a feeling what you might want to discuss
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Posted on 12-09-2021 21:36
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Toms Skujins has been the face of the team during the last five seasons. The best Latvian cyclist of all time in the best Latvian team, a classic specialist in a team focussed on the classics - it was the perfect fit between rider and team.
Following the rise of young superstar Miguel Angel Lopez, it would be unfair to keep Toms Skujins as a glorified second option so team and rider agreed to seperate if a team wants to make him a cornerstone of an exciting project. Such an offer came from Tryg - Ritter Sport where he will be the center piece of the new roster. His departure leaves a big hole that will have to be filled by a new star. We wish him and his new team all the best and hope they will be as happy with each other as we were ever since he joined us in 2016. Good luck Toms!
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Posted on 12-09-2021 23:36
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Posted on 12-09-2021 23:51
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We are proud to announce our first new signing of the season. Rein Taaramäe joins us from Aker - MOT for a fee of 3,000,000. While he is already 34 years old, we dont think he is past his prime yet. He won the Tour de France in 2018, the Vuelta d'Espana in 2019 and the Giro d'Italia and will be our new leader in several stage races this season. We are excited to have added this sort of quality in an area where we have never been as strong and are excited to follow him this season.
 Rein Taaramae (34)| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 73 | 83 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 74 | 50 | 58 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 77 | |
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Posted on 13-09-2021 09:38
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We welcome our first loaned in rider of the season: Waersted is mainly a sprinter but will have to fill in on other terrains - where our roster isnt as deep. He is very resistant and can survive hilly parts of stages better than many comparable young sprinters. The 25-year old wasnt on our radar as a potential signing but his home team Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team had some pretty convincing arguments. We are sure that he will learn a lot during the year and look forward to see him in our jersey.
 Syver Waersted (25) | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 71 | 62 | 67 | 64 | 68 | 76 | 76 | 60 | 76 | 77 | 71 | 72 | 74 |
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Posted on 13-09-2021 10:46
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Definitely looking forward to seeing Taaramäe in your team, and what he can do for you. I think he could, and arguably should, score as many points as last season, despite his decline, due to his low reward for his Giro win, but also due to bad planning.
Fingers crossed he can do whatever you expect and hope to see him do!
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