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[A-CT] Festina-Canal+ Continental | 2018
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| SotD |
Posted on 04-08-2018 15:39
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Festina-Canal+ Continental HQ
Back in 2016 Canal+ decided to pull out as a main sponsor for the Festina professional setup. In the meanwhile, the two sponsors have decided to throw a bit of money into the development of riders within the Continental rankings, as a pure amateur team.
Within the amateur setup, riders are paid a fee resembling the money needed to travel, aswell as covering bikes/bikefits, clothings and food. The team will work within the Continental Division as a team taking part of 34 C1 racedays and another 22 in the C2 calender. As such the team isn't looking to be competitive, but have the aim to sign riders suited to show themselves well in the chosen races, so they can aquire a professionel contract for the 2019 season.
While doing so we are also looking to develop 3-5 young talents, who are yet to fulfill their true potential. In order to do so atleast one rider with previous Pro Tour experience will be needed.
..::Team Name::..
 Festina-Canal+ Continental
..::Team Manager::..
 Andreas Jøhnke
Festina-Canal+ Continental 2018 Roster
 Ismaël Kip | 135.000 € | 80 Sprint | 75 Prologue | 74,90 OVL | | Rasmus Mygind | 10.000 € | 76 Prologue | 73 Hill | 72,47 OVL |  Ruslan Tleubayev | 5.000 € | 77 Sprint | 74 Prologue | 73,83 OVL | | Julien Simon | 5.000 € | 75 Hill | 71 Sprint | 73,48 OVL | | Stéphane Tempier | 5.000 € | 74 Mountain | 74 Downhill | 72,85 OVL |  Andreas Miltiadis | 5.000 € | 68 Hill | 68 Cobble | 68,60 OVL |  Ioannidis Kiriakidis | 5.000 € | 69 Prologue | 67 Hill | 68,22 OVL |  Jose Luis Rodriguez | 5.000 € | 66 Prologue | 66 Hill | 67,29 OVL |
| January 22-31st |  Vuelta al Tachira | [C2] | 10 Stages | | March 2-5th |  KBC De Panne Tour | [C1] | 4 Stages | | March 28-31st |  Jalejah SKL | [C1] | 4 Stages | | April 1st |  Nakhon Ratchasima Trophy | [C1] | 1 Stage | | April 20-23rd | Tour of Cyprus | [C1] | 4 Stages | | April 28-30th | Corsica International | [C1] | 3 Stages | | June 1-6th |  Tour of Japan | [C1] | 6 Stages | | June 18-23rd |  Tour of South Africa | [C1] | 6 Stages | | July 1-8th |  Tour de San Luis | [C2] | 8 Stages | | July 27-30th |  USA Pro Cycling Challenge | [C2] | 4 Stages | | August 17-21st |  Baltic Chain Tour | [C1] | 5 Stages |
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Posted on 05-08-2018 08:24
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..::Stagewins::..
Ismaël Kip | Vuelta a Tachira | Stage 1
Ismaël Kip | Vuelta a Tachira | Stage 3
Ismaël Kip | Vuelta a Tachira | Stage 4
Julien Simon |  Baltic Chain Tour | Stage 4
..::2nd places::..
Ismaël Kip | Vuelta a Tachira | Stage 2
Ismaël Kip | Tour of Cyprus | Stage 1
Ruslan Tleubayev | Corsica International | Stage 1
..::3rd places::..
TBA
..::GC results::..
#11 Julien Simon | Tour de San Luis
#21 Stéphane Tempier | Tour of Cyprus
..::KOM results::..
#3 Stéphane Tempier | Jelajah SKL
#3 Stéphane Tempier | Tour of Cyprus
#7 Jose Luis Rodriguez | Corsica International
..::Points results::..
#1 Ruslan Tleubayev | Corsica International
#2 Ismaël Kip | Vuelta a Tachira
#8 Ismaël Kip | Tour of Cyprus
..::U25 results::..
TBA
Edited by SotD on 06-07-2019 22:00
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| SotD |
Posted on 05-08-2018 08:54
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We are very happy to introduce our first signing of the season. Even more so, because he was one of our top priority riders.
| | Rasmus Mygind | 4.100 | 29yo | €10.000 |
| Fl | Mo | Hi | TT | St | Rs | Rc | Co | Sp | Ac | Fi | DH | Pr | | 73 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 66 | 70 | 76 |
Rasmus is a very much overlooked rider, we think. Due to his quiet nature, Rasmus doesn't make a big notice around himself, but his qualities on a bike certainly speaks for itself.
At Continental level, Rasmus have every chance to fight for GC results due to his strong prologue, decent TT aswell as punchy ability. If Rasmus get's himself into a good position, he will be extremely difficult to shake up, and thus we are extremely pleased to sign him as our first rider of the season.
Our 2018 calender fits Rasmus' qualities extremely well, and we do believe we will see him fight for decent GC results aswell as stage results.
| March 28-31st | Jalejah SKL | [C1] | 4 Stages | | June 1-6th | Tour of Japan | [C1] | 6 Stages | | June 18-23rd | Tour of South Africa | [C1] | 6 Stages | | July 1-8th | Tour de San Luis | [C2] | 8 Stages | | July 27-30th | USA Pro Cycling Challenge | [C2] | 4 Stages | | August 17-21st | Baltic Chain Tour | [C1] | 5 Stages |
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Posted on 05-08-2018 09:31
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Another signing have been made, and this time we managed to pick up a rider that fits our priorities in so many ways.
| | Julien Simon | 4.100 | 33yo | €5.000 |
| Fl | Mo | Hi | TT | St | Rs | Rc | Co | Sp | Ac | Fi | DH | Pr | | 70 | 63 | 75 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 59 | 71 | 72 | 63 | 64 | 69 |
Julien is a rider we have been looking up to for several seasons at professionel level. For some reason he wasn't capable of aquiring a contract despite him clearly being good enough to compete at Continental level. Therefor we are very happy to see him sign on an amateur contract with us.
Julien Simon will lead the way in the hills when going gets too tough for Rasmus Mygind, and might also contribute in the sprints - especially where the terrain makes for tough going.
With his immense experience from the professional cycling scene he also works as a mentor for the younger riders who are yet to find themselves within the professionel cycling scene.
| January 22-31st | Vuelta al Tachira | [C2] | 10 Stages | | March 28-31st | Jalejah SKL | [C1] | 4 Stages | | June 1-6th | Tour of Japan | [C1] | 6 Stages | | June 18-23rd | Tour of South Africa | [C1] | 6 Stages | | July 1-8th | Tour de San Luis | [C2] | 8 Stages |
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Posted on 05-08-2018 09:56
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Presenting Andreas Miltiadis
While the former announced riders all had the potential of performing at Continental level, Andreas Miltiadis will ride on his first ever team at higher level.
| | Andreas Miltiadis | 4.100 | 22yo | €5.000 |
| Fl | Mo | Hi | TT | St | Rs | Rc | Co | Sp | Ac | Fi | DH | Pr | | 67 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 68 | 61 | 69 | 61 | 67 | 66 |
The young cypriot is by many touted to be the next big thing from those regions, and while he is yet to fully discover his potential, he surely is a rider with multiple decisions to make while growing up in the world of cycling.
Andreas is a strong climber, both the steep, short climbs and the longer endurant climbs, but he also goes well over cobbles and rides a decent timetrial. His main task for the season will be to help the leaders and look to discover where he sees himself in the future. We have created 2 likely paths for him to follow.
| | Andreas Miltiadis | 4.100 | 26yo | €5.000 |
| Fl | Mo | Hi | TT | St | Rs | Rc | Co | Sp | Ac | Fi | DH | Pr | | 72 | 68 | 73 | 66 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 75 | 61 | 69 | 66 | 68 | 66 |
| | Andreas Miltiadis | 4.100 | 26yo | €5.000 |
| Fl | Mo | Hi | TT | St | Rs | Rc | Co | Sp | Ac | Fi | DH | Pr | | 68 | 74 | 76 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 68 | 62 | 76 | 68 | 68 | 67 |
Andreas Miltiadis will become a rider that at Pro Continental Level would get to ride his own chances now and again, and could become lieutenaint, while he might struggle to do so at Pro Tour level. He certainly has the potential to become a good domestique at Pro Tour level though.
Which path Andreas choses will be interesting, but one thing is certain. Cyprus have a new all-time best in the future in this young lad.
| January 22-31st | Vuelta al Tachira | [C2] | 10 Stages | | March 2-5th | KBC De Panne Tour | [C1] | 4 Stages | | April 20-23rd | Tour of Cyprus | [C1] | 4 Stages | | April 28-30th | Corsica International | [C1] | 3 Stages | | June 1-6th | Tour of Japan | [C1] | 6 Stages | | June 18-23rd | Tour of South Africa | [C1] | 6 Stages | | July 1-8th | Tour de San Luis | [C2] | 8 Stages |
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| viking90 |
Posted on 05-08-2018 10:00
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Some nice signins mate!
Miltiadis was on my shortlist aswell, but I expected some other team would pick him up so looked for others to develop  |
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Posted on 05-08-2018 10:11
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Presenting Ioannidis Kiriakidis
Another talented rider from the greek area was signed for development. This time a different type of rider, but also a talented young guy.
| | Ioannidis Kiriakidis | 4.100 | 21yo | €5.000 |
| Fl | Mo | Hi | TT | St | Rs | Rc | Co | Sp | Ac | Fi | DH | Pr | | 67 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 63 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 69 |
Ioannidis is a rider who goes well against the clock, but can't be ruled out of other areas either. Unlike Miltiadis his career path is pretty much sealed, however, and he will become a timetriallist. The only question is whether or not he will be able to climb well or being a roulleur in the future.
Our guess is that he will be a climbing domestique, which will land him somewhere around here.
| | Ioannidis Kiriakidis | 4.100 | 25yo | €5.000 |
| Fl | Mo | Hi | TT | St | Rs | Rc | Co | Sp | Ac | Fi | DH | Pr | | 68 | 72 | 72 | 76 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 62 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 76 |
The greek talentpool is rather large in these years, but even then Kiriakidis is easily among the top talents. His set of qualities makes for a perfect GC domestique rider with his ability to perform in a Team TimeTrial, aswell as climbing rather well... At lower level he might even be able to contes for GC results himself with also a good downhill ability, which could help save a lot of energy.
He is basically here to learn, and a few races should suit him alright to do so.
| January 22-31st | Vuelta al Tachira | [C2] | 10 Stages | | March 28-31st | Jalejah SKL | [C1] | 4 Stages | | April 28-30th | Corsica International | [C1] | 3 Stages | | June 1-6th | Tour of Japan | [C1] | 6 Stages | | June 18-23rd | Tour of South Africa | [C1] | 6 Stages | | July 1-8th | Tour de San Luis | [C2] | 8 Stages |
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Posted on 05-08-2018 10:13
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viking90 wrote:
Some nice signins mate!
Miltiadis was on my shortlist aswell, but I expected some other team would pick him up so looked for others to develop
Thanks
I could have picked up better, but he and Kiriakidis both fit perfectly I think. Having two level 1 riders might hurt us a bit though if we put them into the breaks instead of our leaders, but to develop Greek/Cypriot riders is fun, even if they'll never become good enough to lead at higher level.
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Posted on 05-08-2018 10:29
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I'm really liking the look of Miltiadis and Kiriakidis! Could be great talents in the future!!!
Nice HQ so far!! Looking forward to more!
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Posted on 05-08-2018 10:59
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Good to see someone picking up Julien Simon. He didn't do much last year as he was blocked by Monfort, but I feel like his career is far from over. Will follow him for sure  |
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Posted on 05-08-2018 13:40
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Jakstar22 wrote:
I'm really liking the look of Miltiadis and Kiriakidis! Could be great talents in the future!!!
Nice HQ so far!! Looking forward to more!
Thanks a lot. Hope I'll be able to do a little bit of extra for each race, seeing as it's new and not too much
Indeed both talents should be pretty cool riders. They were both on my preliminary shortlist for the PT team, but were slightly too weak to gamble on them.
Vien wrote:
Good to see someone picking up Julien Simon. He didn't do much last year as he was blocked by Monfort, but I feel like his career is far from over. Will follow him for sure
Yeah he's stats should be OK to atleast compete here and there. Had he been a bit stronger in the mountains he would have been perfect for this little project. But now I have 2 decent looking puncheurs who work well for long range attacks too. Unfortunately both are not strong enough to work in races where there's mountains too... Might have to look into signig a rider that can do that
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Posted on 05-08-2018 16:01
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The biggest leader of the team has been signed. Also after landing our race schedule it was easy to see that he would be our main target.
| | Ismaël Kip | 4.100 | 31yo | €135.000 |
| Fl | Mo | Hi | TT | St | Rs | Rc | Co | Sp | Ac | Fi | DH | Pr | | 69 | 54 | 56 | 65 | 67 | 63 | 73 | 64 | 80 | 82 | 60 | 61 | 75 |
It is obvious to look at the sprint ability and believe we picked up Kip because he was the best of the available sprinters. That isn't quite true, however. Kip has been aquired for his combination of sprint and prologue capabilities, where we believe he is rather unique.
We are quite aware of Ismaël's weaknesses, which are easier to spot than his strengths, but at this level and the races ridden we believe he could become a very valuable asset. We have planned the season to see us have 7 prologues and 21 flat stages out of 56 possible, so we believe he will be our most important rider.
| January 22-31st | Vuelta al Tachira | [C2] | 10 Stages | | March 2-5th | KBC De Panne Tour | [C1] | 4 Stages | | March 28-31st | Jalejah SKL | [C1] | 4 Stages | | April 1st | Nakhon Ratchasima Trophy | [C1] | 1 Stage | | April 28-30th | Corsica International | [C1] | 3 Stages | | June 1-6th | Tour of Japan | [C1] | 6 Stages | | July 1-8th | Tour de San Luis | [C2] | 8 Stages | | July 27-30th | USA Pro Cycling Challenge | [C2] | 4 Stages | | August 17-21st | Baltic Chain Tour | [C1] | 5 Stages |
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Posted on 05-08-2018 16:10
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Presenting Ruslan Tleubayev
Another strong rider with very obvious strengths was signed after landing our big star.
| | Ruslan Tleubayev | 4.100 | 31yo | €135.000 |
| Fl | Mo | Hi | TT | St | Rs | Rc | Co | Sp | Ac | Fi | DH | Pr | | 72 | 56 | 66 | 63 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 63 | 77 | 77 | 62 | 61 | 74 |
Ruslan is a very similar sprinter to Ismaël Kip. He's a stronger roulleur and survives hills much better, while also being a more classical endurant rider by all means. He offers a strong prologue too, and while he is probably a better rider allround than Kip, he has the clear disadvantage of a lower top speed, which might see him struggle to actively take part in the sprints.
Because of that we have signed Ruslan as our leadout-sprinter. And if the races are too tough, we can hope that he will not drop back to wait for Kip. We recognize this fact as being somewhat of a risk, but we were prepared to take it.
He will have the same key races as Kip.
| January 22-31st | Vuelta al Tachira | [C2] | 10 Stages | | March 2-5th | KBC De Panne Tour | [C1] | 4 Stages | | March 28-31st | Jalejah SKL | [C1] | 4 Stages | | April 1st | Nakhon Ratchasima Trophy | [C1] | 1 Stage | | April 28-30th | Corsica International | [C1] | 3 Stages | | June 1-6th | Tour of Japan | [C1] | 6 Stages | | July 1-8th | Tour de San Luis | [C2] | 8 Stages | | July 27-30th | USA Pro Cycling Challenge | [C2] | 4 Stages | | August 17-21st | Baltic Chain Tour | [C1] | 5 Stages |
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Posted on 05-08-2018 16:13
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Awesome to see Mygind get a ride! I had him in 2016 and he's a very solid rider. Nothing special, but he contributes all around. Perfect guy to help lead a team like this!
Also, insane to me that Simon still hadn't gotten a ride before this! I remember him being a big leader in CT a few year back. Very good hill/sprint combo.
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Posted on 05-08-2018 16:19
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baseballlover312 wrote:
Awesome to see Mygind get a ride! I had him in 2016 and he's a very solid rider. Nothing special, but he contributes all around. Perfect guy to help lead a team like this!
Also, insane to me that Simon still hadn't gotten a ride before this! I remember him being a big leader in CT a few year back. Very good hill/sprint combo.
Yes I think Mygind could score decent, unless he have to wait for Kip 
Julien Simon should be good yes. I don't have a lot of difficult hilly stages, so he might not be the obvious pick, but I hope he will fight for decent results here and there.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 05-08-2018 21:05
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Mygind and Simon are pretty good additions here. Well done on them!
Also.. Kiriakidis! Must admit, that I never had him on my list(s), but his future stats are lovely. Pretty sure he will find a new team for a full-time contract next season
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Posted on 05-08-2018 21:29
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You did a great job assembling a team, but are Amateur teams supposed to be this competitive?
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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Posted on 05-08-2018 22:26
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tsmoha wrote:
Mygind and Simon are pretty good additions here. Well done on them!
Also.. Kiriakidis! Must admit, that I never had him on my list(s), but his future stats are lovely. Pretty sure he will find a new team for a full-time contract next season
Thanks a lot. I hope they can perform at this level.
Yeah he is a cool rider - I would love to have him at one point, although I would have liked +1 here and there.
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Posted on 05-08-2018 22:30
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Ollfardh wrote:
You did a great job assembling a team, but are Amateur teams supposed to be this competitive?
Thanks.
I'm not so sure it will be that competitive
My best sprinter is the 11th strongest if measured by sprint stat. If measured by all relevant aspects he will probably be somewhere between 30-50. I can however hope that I have him in decent looking races.
Also, my big hope, Rasmus Mygind, has 76PRL and 73HI. 30 riders can match or outperform him in the prologues - and then some random factors too...
I would be very surprised if my team ended up scoring above 100 points in total.
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Posted on 05-08-2018 22:38
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Presenting Jose Luis Rodriguez
A young south american talent joins as our final talent.
| | Jose Luis Rodriguez | 1.97 | 24yo | €5.000 |
| Fl | Mo | Hi | TT | St | Rs | Rc | Co | Sp | Ac | Fi | DH | Pr | | 66 | 62 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 66 | 72 | 63 | 70 | 66 |
Jose Luis is a talent that does timetrials and hills rather well... Much like Kiriakidis it is uncertain exactly how he will develop, but we expect him to pose the biggest threat as a climbing/puncheur attacking type of rider, looking something like this
| | Jose Luis Rodriguez | 4.100 | 27yo | €5.000 |
| Fl | Mo | Hi | TT | St | Rs | Rc | Co | Sp | Ac | Fi | DH | Pr | | 67 | 71 | 74 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 61 | 66 | 79 | 71 | 71 | 67 |
As Jose Luis Rodriguez will mainly be a domestique for hills, and flats we have decided, that these should be likely his key races.
| January 22-31st | Vuelta al Tachira | [C2] | 10 Stages | | March 28-31st | Jalejah SKL | [C1] | 4 Stages | | April 1st | Nakhon Ratchasima Trophy | [C1] | 1 Stage | | April 28-30th | Corsica International | [C1] | 3 Stages | | June 1-6th | Tour of Japan | [C1] | 6 Stages | | July 1-8th | Tour de San Luis | [C2] | 8 Stages | | July 27-30th | USA Pro Cycling Challenge | [C2] | 4 Stages |
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