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Bringing Back The Boys - HTC Highroad 2019
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| Batista15 |
Posted on 22-04-2019 15:26
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Hello everybody! It has been a while since I have started a story about PCM. After some long years I have finally made the decision to start over again. 
Some of you might remember about the Columbia time in the past and so do I. I remember having a lot of fun with that team and with my story about it aswell. Because of that I was thinking if maybe I can bring the boys back for a reunion. It sound like the comeback of Take That but it´s not. 
Team Highroad is back on the road. And it is magical to see some of the boys be back on one team. Unfortunately some of them got pretty old the last years. Some of them retired already but that is no problem to us. Because we were able to sign some new names and some big talents especially from Germany.
Take a look at our 2019 squad
As you can see we got  Tony Martin,  Mark Cavendish, Andre Greipel,
 Michael Albasini and  Tejay Van Garderen. Just like  Maxime Monfort, who won the Tour de France for us back in 2009. Those were some crazy times back in the days.
But that is not all. We are so happy to present some of the best German riders in 2019. John Degenkolb joins the team to be one of our top sprinter and of course our leader on the cobbles in spring.
And even more than that...we signed Maximilian Schachmann. He is one of the best in Germany and one of the biggest hopes for the next years. He is going for the hilly classics and some shorter stages races this year. I am really looking forward to see him perform for our team.
Simon Geschke, Rick Zabel and Taylor Phinney are some other interesting riders that join our squad this year.
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Our main orientation in case of future transfers will be on German guys. There are still some incredbile talented riders in that are pretty interesting to us. We are dreaming about Pascal Ackermann, Nils Politt and Emanuel Buchmann as they have no contract for 2020.
So you can see we have already a great future plan for our team. I am looking forward to this season and the whole career. I will not report about any race and any stage our team is participating in but of course you guys will be able to read about the most important stuff.
Finally I can proudly announce that HTC Highroad is back on the road. AND NOW: Bring back the boys! |
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| Batista15 |
Posted on 22-04-2019 15:26
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| Batista15 |
Posted on 22-04-2019 15:26
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 22-04-2019 16:56
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HTC Highroad  good choice and good luck
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 22-04-2019 18:16
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Great stuff! The comebacks keep coming, will definitely follow with interest.
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| jseadog1 |
Posted on 22-04-2019 19:03
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Good stuff hope you have success!
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 22-04-2019 19:54
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Good luck! Schachmann should become the leader of the team pretty quickly imo.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 23-04-2019 00:54
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Very strong looking team, i feel wins galore |
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| Batista15 |
Posted on 29-04-2019 17:01
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Thanks a lot Tamijo.
tsmoha wrote:
Great stuff! The comebacks keep coming, will definitely follow with interest.
Thanks tsmoha. Great to read a comment like that.
Thank you very much jseadog1! I hope it aswell. 
valverde321 wrote:
Good luck! Schachmann should become the leader of the team pretty quickly imo.
Thanks valverde321! I feel that Max is going to be a star this season.
Hey sutty68! Thank you so much. Good to see you around! |
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| Batista15 |
Posted on 29-04-2019 17:10
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Australian Championships results
ITT
| 1 | Rohan Dennis | Team Bahrain Merida | 45'37 | | 2 | Richie Porte | Trek - Segafredo | + 22 | | 3 | Damien Howson | Mitchelton - Scott | + 31 | | 4 | Michael Hepburn | Mitchelton - Scott | + 37 | | 5 | Luke Durbridge | Mitchelton - Scott | + 50 | | 6 | Michael Matthews | Team Sunweb | + 1'02 | | 7 | William Clarke | Trek - Segafredo | + 1'04 | | 8 | Callum Scotson | Mitchelton - Scott | + 1'12 | | 9 | Jack Haig | Mitchelton - Scott | + 1'22 | | 10 | Robert Stannard | Mitchelton - Scott | + 1'25 | | 11 | Alexander Edmondson | Mitchelton - Scott | + 1'31 | | 12 | Sam Crome | Team Ukyo | + 1'35 | | 13 | Heinrich Haussler | Team Bahrain Merida | + 1'41 | | 14 | Dylan Newbery | Futuro-Maxxis Pro Cycling Presenter | + 1'45 | | 15 | Jordan Kerby | Brisbane Continental Cycling Team | + 1'51 | | 16 | Cameron Meyer | Mitchelton - Scott | + 1'52 | | 17 | Mark Renshaw | Columbia HTC Highroad | + 1'57 | | 18 | Alastair Christie-Johnston | Team BridgeLane | + 2'02 | | 19 | Nathan Earle | Israel Cycling Academy | + 2'08 | | 20 | Alexander Ray | Team McDonalds Downunder | + 2'11 |
RR
| 1 | Caleb Ewan | Lotto - Soudal | 5h08'21 | | 2 | Michael Matthews | Team Sunweb | s.t. | | 3 | Nathan Haas | Team Katusha - Alpecin | s.t. | | 4 | Alexander Edmondson | Mitchelton - Scott | s.t. | | 5 | Neil Van der Ploeg | Team BridgeLane | s.t. | | 6 | Cameron Scott | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Team | s.t. | | 7 | Heinrich Haussler | Team Bahrain Merida | s.t. | | 8 | Nick Schultz | Mitchelton - Scott | s.t. | | 9 | Sam Crome | Team Ukyo | s.t. | | 10 | Steele Von Hoff | Team BridgeLane | s.t. | | 11 | Michael Potter | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Team | s.t. | | 12 | Rohan Dennis | Team Bahrain Merida | s.t. | | 13 | William Clarke | Trek - Segafredo | s.t. | | 14 | Robert Power | Team Sunweb | s.t. | | 15 | Theodore Yates | Drapac - Cannondale Holistic Development | s.t. | | 16 | Nathan Earle | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. | | 17 | Adam Hansen | Lotto - Soudal | s.t. | | 18 | Mark Renshaw | Columbia HTC Highroad | s.t. | | 19 | Richie Porte | Trek - Segafredo | s.t. | | 20 | Sam Welsford | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast Team | s.t. |
No surprises in Down Under. There was nothing to get for Mark. Dominant victories for Dennis and Ewan. We continue with the Santos Tour Down Under. Let us see if maybe we can grab a stage over there. Come on boys! |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 01-05-2019 13:48
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17th and 18th for Renshaw, he won't be happy with that  , lets hope for a better outcome Down under |
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| purepasd |
Posted on 01-05-2019 15:43
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Hey, good luck with this interesting team. I do remember your original one, it was great |
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| Batista15 |
Posted on 01-05-2019 16:39
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sutty68 wrote:
17th and 18th for Renshaw, he won't be happy with that , lets hope for a better outcome Down under
I hope so, too.
purepasd wrote:
Hey, good luck with this interesting team. I do remember your original one, it was great
Thanks mate! Good to see you around. |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 01-05-2019 16:45
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Legend is back.
Monfort is already 35?! He's been so invisible for years I did not notice how he has aged.  |
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| Batista15 |
Posted on 01-05-2019 17:33
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FreitasPCM wrote:
Legend is back.
Monfort is already 35?! He's been so invisible for years I did not notice how he has aged.
Thank you very much man.
Indeed he is quite a bit older now. So no GT win this year. |
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| Batista15 |
Posted on 16-05-2019 21:03
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 Santos Tour Down Under
Stage 1
The first stage in Australia and we head for the first sprint finish this season. After catching up on the breakaway group, we started our plan to win the sprint. Greipel was in an excellent position.
The last climbs were ahead of us, before we reached the last flat kilometers to the finish line.
Unfortunately Greipel could not hold the rear wheel because the short climb was crossed too fast.
But he tried everything to catch up with his teammates again.
Only five kilometers to go and Greipl again makes it to the front. However, he went for the back wheel of Ackermann to attack from his slipstream. Right in front of Ackermann was Gaviria. It seemed like an exciting final.
But then the shock moment. Gaviria loses control of his bike and both Ackermann and Greipel fall over him. That's it for us. Hopefully Greipel can continue the tour.
Other riders unfortunately fall as well, including some more guys of our team. At least there is a good information as Greipel can continue and has not hurt badly.
Back to the top of the race. These seven have been able to avoid the fall. Among them, the victory is made today. Fortunately, we have Tony Martin and Marcel Sieberg in this group. Let's see if we still have a chance to win the day. Valgren, Woods, Formolo, Gasparotto and Skujins are our competitors.
The last 1000 meters have been reached. The sprint starts and Gasparotto heads the group. It seems Martin and Sieberg have lost their strength to compete in a sprint. Too bad, but the two had invested all their energy in the preparation of Greipel´s sprint.
Gasparotto wins the first stage in Australia in an impressive manner. We had absolutely no chance today. Nevertheless, we can be satisfied with the 6th and 7th place of Martin and Sieberg. Skujins and Woods complete the podium while Greipel finishes with one minute and 23 seconds behind Gasparotto in a group with Ackermann and Gaviria.
You can certainly start better in a season, but we are confident for the next stages. We try our luck again tomorrow.
Stage results
| 1 | Enrico Gasparotto | Team Dimension Data | 3h23'33 | | 2 | Toms Skujins | Trek - Segafredo | s.t. | | 3 | Michael Woods | EF Education First Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Davide Formolo | BORA - hansgrohe | s.t. | | 5 | Michael Valgren | Team Dimension Data | s.t. | | 6 | Tony Martin | Columbia HTC Highroad | s.t. | | 7 | Marcel Sieberg | Columbia HTC Highroad | s.t. | | 8 | Paul Martens | Team Jumbo - Visma | s.t. | | 9 | Julian Alaphilippe | Deceuninck - Quick Step | + 55 | | 10 | Pascal Ackermann | BORA - hansgrohe | + 1'23 | | 11 | Fernando Gaviria | UAE - Team Emirates | s.t. | | 12 | Matteo Trentin | Mitchelton - Scott | s.t. | | 13 | Taylor Phinney | Columbia HTC Highroad | s.t. | | 14 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Team Dimension Data | s.t. | | 15 | Ion Izagirre | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | ... | | 32 | André Greipel | Columbia HTC Highroad | s.t. |
GC
| 1 | Enrico Gasparotto | Team Dimension Data | 3h23'23 | | 2 | Toms Skujins | Trek - Segafredo | + 4 | | 3 | Michael Woods | EF Education First Pro Cycling Team | + 6 | | 4 | Davide Formolo | BORA - hansgrohe | + 10 | | 5 | Michael Valgren | Team Dimension Data | s.t. | | 6 | Tony Martin | Columbia HTC Highroad | s.t. | | 7 | Marcel Sieberg | Columbia HTC Highroad | s.t. | | 8 | Paul Martens | Team Jumbo - Visma | s.t. | | 9 | Julian Alaphilippe | Deceuninck - Quick Step | + 1'05 | | 10 | Victor Campenaerts | Lotto - Soudal | + 1'27 | | 11 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck | CCC Team | + 1'29 | | 12 | Jasha Sütterlin | Movistar Team | + 1'31 | | 13 | Pascal Ackermann | BORA - hansgrohe | + 1'33 | | 14 | Fernando Gaviria | UAE - Team Emirates | s.t. | | 15 | Matteo Trentin | Mitchelton - Scott | s.t. |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 16-05-2019 22:31
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Looks like a lot of the top sprinters were knocked out there, including Greipel, so hopefully you'll get a better shot on the next day. Woods and Formolo will be hard to beat now with those time gaps in the GC.
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| Batista15 |
Posted on 16-05-2019 22:37
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valverde321 wrote:
Looks like a lot of the top sprinters were knocked out there, including Greipel, so hopefully you'll get a better shot on the next day. Woods and Formolo will be hard to beat now with those time gaps in the GC.
Absolutely! It is tough to beat them but I am looking forward to the following stages. Maybe we can surprise here and there. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 17-05-2019 18:32
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Not the best start for the guys, but at least Greipel can continue  |
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| Batista15 |
Posted on 22-05-2019 07:29
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sutty68 wrote:
Not the best start for the guys, but at least Greipel can continue
We´re quite happy that he actually can continue. That crash looked pretty bad to me. |
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