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[PCT] Team Telkom for Africa | 2016
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 26-06-2016 14:24
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Transfers are over and planning for the 2016 season is in full swing. We are pleased to present to you our strongest team yet! We have high hopes for the season to come and believe all our goals are within reach. To start off, let's recap our ambitions for the year:
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 | Tour of Eritrea | Win |  | Tour of America | Win |  | Tour of Vancouver | Top 5 |  | Int. Österreich Rundfahrt | Top 5 |  | Team Standings | Top 10 |
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 Riccardo Ricco [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Ricco_zpsm11plnzs.png[/img-r]
33 y/o | XP 4.100 | € 460k
Ryan Eastman [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Eastman_zpsplz4c5v1.png[/img-r]
24 y/o | XP 4.100 | € 300k
 Vadim Ratiy [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Ratiy_zpsexsgenwb.png[/img-r]
28 y/o | XP 4.100 | € 400k
 Hassen Ben Nasser [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/BenNasser_zpsj3itmguh.png[/img-r]
30 y/o | XP 4.100 | € 280k
 Louis Meintjes [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Meintjes_zps86naoyud.png[/img-r]
24 y/o | XP 4.88 | € 115k
John-Lee Augustyn [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Augustyn_zpstyuk3xkm.png[/img-r]
30 y/o | XP 4.100 | € 95k
Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/JanseVanRensburgR_zpswb1lumth.png[/img-r]
27 y/o | XP 4.100 | € 65k
 Tom Dumoulin [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Dumoulin_zpsrcgcgqgs.png[/img-r]
26 y/o | XP 4.100 | € 50k
Nolan Hoffman [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Hoffman_zpsmmxepqma.png[/img-r]
31 y/o | XP 4.100 | € 125k
 Heiko Redecker [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Redecker_zpsdqyamgnu.png[/img-r]
26 y/o | XP 4.100 | € 70k
Peter Stetina [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Stetina_zps1kbroege.png[/img-r]
29 y/o | XP 4.100 | € 80k
Meron Russom [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Russom_zpssg2hoi0x.png[/img-r]
29 y/o | XP 4.100 | € 50k
Jacques Janse van Rensburg [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/JanseVanRensburgJ_zpsjp1ynhcv.png[/img-r]
29 y/o | XP 4.100 | € 50k
Shaun-Nick Bester [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Bester_zpsvm69hyil.png[/img-r]
26 y/o | XP 4.00 | € 55k
Johann Rabie [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Rabie_zpsqpuykpsv.png[/img-r]
29 y/o | XP 4.100 | € 50k
 Adrien Niyonshuti [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Niyonshuti_zpsz4cz9jtv.png[/img-r]
29 y/o | XP 4.100 | € 50k
Blake Caldwell [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Caldwell_zpswsgrqxwv.png[/img-r]
32 y/o | XP 4.100 | € 50k
 Yanjani Sakala [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Sakala_zpsydjv9vug.png[/img-r]
28 y/o | XP 4.100 | € 50k
Jean Bosco Nsengimana [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Nsengimana_zpsm56yrvnf.png[/img-r]
24 y/o | XP 2.17 | € 50k
Morne van Niekerk (On loan from Compal) [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/VanNiekerk_zpsysayx7np.png[/img-r]
21 y/o | XP 1.00 | € 50k
Ryan Gibbons [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Gibbons_zpsbh3sunb2.png[/img-r]
22 y/o | XP 1.00 | € 50k
Costa Seibeb (on loan to Kenya Airways) [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Seibeb_zpsr5xnz7ft.png[/img-r]
24 y/o | XP 4.01 | € 50k
Valens Ndayisenga (on loan to Vesuvio) [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Ndayisenga_zpss8uqh45d.png[/img-r]
22 y/o | XP 4.00 | € 50k
Willie Smit (on loan to Greig-Eftel) [img-r]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/Team%20Telkom/Smit_zps8sg0ytmr.png[/img-r]
24 y/o | XP 4.00 | € 50k
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 26-06-2016 14:31
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*sees the Tour of America goal*
Well, shit. |
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| maxime86 |
Posted on 26-06-2016 14:54
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Im in the same division as you?
time to cry myself to sleep |
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 26-06-2016 15:19
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Wait until you see our line-up for it 
maxime86 wrote:
Im in the same division as you?
time to cry myself to sleep
Haha - thanks! Took me a few years to get to this level. Besides, I'm skeptical on how Eastman/Ratiy will perform this year. Only person I'm sure will do well is Hoffman
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 26-06-2016 15:49
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When you're happy with your own team presentation and then comes an aidan to make you wwant to kill for those profile pictures great stuff!
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| Shonak |
Posted on 26-06-2016 16:18
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Classy team presentation indeed. Goals can well be accomplished by the Cobra too, so very smart buy. 
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 26-06-2016 19:55
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@tsmoha: Well, I did take some inspiration from your thread. Thanks mate 
@Shonak: Thanks! Ricco wasn't our first choice, but I have a feeling he's going to work out way better than initial plans. He should do great wherever he goes - first stop is Eritrea. Hope he can net a win there!
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| matt17br |
Posted on 26-06-2016 21:59
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You seem to have some climbing depth
That's one hell of a team presentation, stunning work, I hope you can accomplish all the tough and risky goals you've set for your team.
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 26-07-2016 11:45
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Spoiler Hey guys. Sorry for the absence over the past few weeks. My time has been really tough here in France with some hard racing - nonetheless, enjoying every moment. I've had a limited internet connection since our wifi messed up and decided to save my cellular data for messenging and a bit of social media. Got the rest sorted out though, so I'm back!
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 26-07-2016 11:50
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 | Vuelta a Tachira | [C1] |
| | Riccardo Ricco | Leader | | | Louis Meintjes | Protected | | | Meron Russom | Teammate | | | Adrien Niyonshuti | Teammate | | | Shaun-Nick Bester | Teammate | | | Yanjani Sakala | Teammate | | | Morne van Niekerk | Teammate | | | Ryan Gibbons | Teammate |
| ★★★ | Win General Classification | [ Ricco ] | | ★★ | Stage Wins | [ Ricco ] | | ★ | Win Best Young Rider Class | [ Meintjes ] |
We're coming here with Ricco and spending a good 10 race days. We have every intention of making that count. We are up against some strong competition, but we have an excellent team here to support Ricco. Louis has been riding really strong in pre-season camps, so we'll also keep an eye out for him in the fight for the young rider's jersey.
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 23-05-2017 15:54
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DISAPPEARED TEAM MANAGER FOUND!
aidanvn13, manager of Team Telkom for Africa, has been found in French village after a mysterious disappearance halfway through the 2016 cycling season.
The manager of the African PCT squad has emerged in a secluded village in the South of France. The conditions around his disappearance from a Cape Town apartment remain a mystery. Halfway through the 2016 season, he vanished without a trace and being without close family, it is unclear as to when exactly the disappearance took place - as well as under which conditions it happened.
Details about the subsequent investigation remain scarce, although several theories have emerged - one of which connected a Bulgarian team and a Bulgarian trafficking ring. The following weeks are sure to shed more details on the peculiar case. However,
the outcome for Team Telkom for Africa seems a lot more positive following the locating of the team owner and manager. aidanvn13 has made a statement available for the media.
The past few months have been the most emotionally challenging period I've ever and likely will ever face. I am extremely relieved to be able to return to my life and love of cycling.
There is much work that is to be caught up in the form of administration as well as social spheres. I genuinely missed the friendships I forged with the team staff, riders, and many of the other team managers and I'm sure I can count on their support in the next few weeks as I try to piece the team together.
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Spoiler Hey guys,
I didn't really know where to post this, so I thought I'd put it here. I'm sorry that I've been so absent this last while. I tried making a comeback at some point, but real life got the better of me again.
I have been extremely busy the last while. Some of you may know of my life off the bike. I'm studying a BSc in Maths/Stats online, trying to make it as a cyclist,
started my own real-life cycling team (see here), and dealt with A LOT of emotional turmoil.
To cut a long story short, I had a nasty break-up with a girl that I loved more than anyone before, got swamped by 2nd year studies, fell badly ill (and my cycling suffered) - all in the span of 6 months. I fell into a depressive state for a long period and my relationships suffered. Naturally, my engagement on Daily would suffer greatly too. I can gladly say that thanks to an awesome friend circle, I managed to put things together and am having a solid time racing my bike in France.
I apologise for not being the active and dedicated manager I was in the past and honestly, I have missed interacting with you guys on a Daily basis. I hope I can still have the opportunity to continue my team on here.
Aidan
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 23-05-2017 16:03
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Great to see you back in Aidan! May you and your stunning African build-up have a long MG future towards yourself.
Spoiler Also feel very much with you looking at your personal story. Better days to come. Shine bright!
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| Shonak |
Posted on 23-05-2017 16:12
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Welcome back Aidan, glad you're feeling better now and hopefully have time for daily and the MG again. Have fun discovering what your team did the past months
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 23-05-2017 16:34
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Good to see you back. When I saw this HQ thread popping up, I was aftaid we would see a great team folding.. glad it is other news then
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 23-05-2017 16:47
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Welcome Back Aidan sounds like you've had a tough few months, I had a very similar time in cycling recently with illness keeping me out for 15 months so know exactly what your going through hope all is well now
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 23-05-2017 16:57
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Great to see you posting pal and back in the MG. Glad this isn't a goodbye message like some other have posted recently (although I have secretly eyed up some of your rider in case you were officially dead )
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| matt17br |
Posted on 23-05-2017 17:11
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Nice to see you back aidan, always a pleasure
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| dev4ever |
Posted on 23-05-2017 18:58
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Good that this wasnt the goodbye from another 2013 manager, great to see you continue aidan
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 23-05-2017 22:08
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Good to see you back man!!!
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