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[PCT20] Swisslion Cycling Team | Farewell
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| redordead |
Posted on 22-12-2020 06:28
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 | Lahcen Saber | Leader |  | Stepan Kurianov | Domestique |  | Miha Poljanec | Domestique |  | Ivan Siric | Domestique |  | Matija Mestric | Domestique |  | Georgios Stavrakakis | Domestique | | Matic Groselj | Domestique |  | Yuriy Natarov | Domestique |
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| redordead |
Posted on 23-12-2020 06:37
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 Circulo de Juarez
| 09.03 - 13.03 | C1 | Goals: Top 5 GC |
| Lahcen Saber | Leader | | Stepan Kurianov | Domestique |  | Gabriel Marin | Domestique |  | Goran Antonijevic | Domestique | | Dusan Rajovic | Domestique | | Ivan Siric | Domestique | | Matija Mestric | Domestique | | Yuriy Natarov | Domestique |
Race goals:
| Top 5 GC | Failure | Lahcen Saber | 11th |
Race score: 3/10
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| redordead |
Posted on 27-12-2020 06:18
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 | Eduard Alexander Beltran | Leader |  | Michael Christodoulos | Domestique |  | Tyron Giogieri | Domestique | | Goran Antonijevic | Domestique | | Izidor Penko | Domestique | | Ivan Siric | Domestique | | Stepan Kurianov | Domestique | | Georgios Stavrakakis | Domestique |
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| redordead |
Posted on 29-12-2020 11:00
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 Apex Mountain Classic
| 15.03 | C1 | Goals: Top 5; Top 20 |
| Eduard Alexander Beltran | Leader | | Goran Antonijevic | Domestique |  | Aberlardo Ablenado | Domestique | | Ivan Siric | Domestique | | Tyron Giogieri | Domestique | | Georgios Stavrakakis | Domestique |  | Abolfazl Gilanipoor | Domestique | | Yuriy Natarov | Domestique |
Swisslion did not come to this race with a lot of confidence, due to the poor results so far by their #1 leader Beltran. The length of the race and the difficulty of the final climb were not thought to be advantageous for the Colombian. Nevertheless the Swisslion leader seemed to have tackled the earlier climbs well and came on the Apex mountain with good legs. So good in fact that it was he who launched the first attack with still more than 30 km left!
Eduard Alexander Beltran on the attack
With only some of the elite climbers present able to follow, the leaders quickly opened up an uncloseable gap. Merhawi Kudus proved the strongest of the lot, with an attack before the summit. Beltran stayed on in the second group with riders like Tenorio, Eastman, Carthy and Henao Montoya. The 5 never really managed to get close to Kudus who took the victory. But Beltran showed he was the best finisher in that group to easily take 2nd best. The race ended up turning out pretty much as well as it could have, but Beltran's aggressive riding made it so.
Eduard Alexander Beltran sprinting for 2nd place
Race goals:
| Top 5 | Success | Eduard Alexander Beltran | 2nd | | Top 20 | Failure | Abolfazl Gilanipoor | 34th |
Race score: 9/10
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| knockout |
Posted on 29-12-2020 16:32
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Fantastic result by Beltran. Didnt thought this race would suit him well enough but he proved me wrong. Congrats!
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| redordead |
Posted on 29-12-2020 20:24
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knockout wrote:
Fantastic result by Beltran. Didnt thought this race would suit him well enough but he proved me wrong. Congrats!
The reduced startlist surely was a big factor here, as he simply isn't performing nearly to the same levels as last year.
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| redordead |
Posted on 30-12-2020 18:51
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 Tour of Uppsala
| 26.03 - 30.03 | C1 | Goals: Top 15 GC; Stage win(s) |
 | Kris Boeckmans | Sprinter |  | Hugues Mottin | Free Role | | Dusan Rajovic | Domestique | | Michael Christodoulos | Domestique | | Stepan Kurianov | Domestique | | Yuriy Natarov | Domestique |
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| redordead |
Posted on 01-01-2021 17:04
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| Lahcen Saber | Leader | | Ivan Siric | Domestique | | Miha Poljanec | Domestique | | Goran Antonijevic | Domestique | | Matija Mestric | Domestique | | Georgios Stavrakakis | Domestique | | Matic Groselj | Domestique | | Izidor Penko | Domestique |
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Edited by redordead on 10-01-2021 10:33
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| redordead |
Posted on 03-01-2021 09:20
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| Lahcen Saber | Leader | | Stepan Kurianov | Domestique | | Miha Poljanec | Domestique | | Ivan Siric | Domestique | | Matija Mestric | Domestique | | Georgios Stavrakakis | Domestique | | Matic Groselj | Domestique | | Yuriy Natarov | Domestique |
Race goals:
| Top 10 | Failure | Miha Poljanec | 42nd |
Race score: 1/10
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| redordead |
Posted on 04-01-2021 05:56
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Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne
| Lahcen Saber | Leader | | Ivan Siric | Domestique | | Miha Poljanec | Domestique | | Goran Antonijevic | Domestique | | Matija Mestric | Domestique | | Gabriel Marin | Domestique | | Matic Groselj | Domestique | | Georgios Stavrakakis | Domestique |
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 04-01-2021 14:50
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Kuurne could be the race where Saber finally breaks the "attacking curse"! I hope he wins the sprint for the third place, behind Summerhill who gets beaten by Baugnies after they leave everyone behind on the last cobbled section 
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| redordead |
Posted on 05-01-2021 06:33
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 Tour of California
| 01.04 - 07.04 | HC | Goals: Top 35 GC 2x; Top 3 Stage/KOM |
| Yevgeni Nepomnyachsniy | Free Role | | Hugues Mottin | Domestique | | Aberlardo Ablenado | Free Role | | Izidor Penko | Domestique | | Abolfazl Gilanipoor | Free Role | | Matija Mestric | Domestique | | Miha Poljanec | Free Role | | Michael Christodoulos | Domestique |
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| redordead |
Posted on 06-01-2021 09:48
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| Eduard Alexander Beltran | Leader | | Michael Christodoulos | Domestique | | Tyron Giogieri | Domestique | | Goran Antonijevic | Domestique | | Izidor Penko | Domestique | | Ivan Siric | Domestique | | Stepan Kurianov | Domestique | | Georgios Stavrakakis | Domestique |
Race goals:
| Top 3 | Failure | Eduard Alexander Beltran | 7th |
Race score: 3/10
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 06-01-2021 15:44
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That's really, really a painful season for you so far. Is Beltran really hugely underperforming, or is he just back to normal? Guess it's a bit of both, but still ugly for you. At least Boeckmans pulls off some good sprints, but it looks like it'll be a tough season for you.
And Saber... no words, no explanation.
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| redordead |
Posted on 07-01-2021 06:50
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Fabianski wrote:
That's really, really a painful season for you so far. Is Beltran really hugely underperforming, or is he just back to normal? Guess it's a bit of both, but still ugly for you.
Painful indeed. Beltran has been nerfed in more ways than one. I knew last year's heights won't be repeated, but I did not expect such a drop.
The rock around which our PCT adventure is built upon is unfortunately eroding into dust 
Fabianski wrote:
At least Boeckmans pulls off some good sprints, but it looks like it'll be a tough season for you.
In hindsight we have had a terrible transfer season. Ironically Boeckmans, our cheapest acquisition has proved to be our best.
Quite a simple explanation really. We massively overestimated his abilities, which is a mistake that might cost us for a long time.
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| redordead |
Posted on 08-01-2021 06:05
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   Baltic Chain Tour
| 04.04 - 08.04 | C1 | Goals: Top 10 GC |
| Lahcen Saber | Leader | | Goran Antonijevic | Domestique | | Dusan Rajovic | Domestique | | Ivan Siric | Domestique | | Matic Groselj | Domestique | | Georgios Stavrakakis | Domestique | | Stepan Kurianov | Domestique | | Yuriy Natarov | Domestique |
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| redordead |
Posted on 09-01-2021 09:46
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Tour of Uppsala
| 26.03 - 30.03 | C1 | Goals: Top 15 GC; Stage win(s) |
| Kris Boeckmans | Sprinter | | Hugues Mottin | Free Role | | Dusan Rajovic | Domestique | | Michael Christodoulos | Domestique | | Stepan Kurianov | Domestique | | Yuriy Natarov | Domestique |
Race goals:
| Top 15 GC | Failure | Hugues Mottin | 28th | | Stage win(s) | Failure | Kris Boeckmans | 49th, 2nd, 20th |
Race score: 3/10
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 09-01-2021 14:57
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Well, Boeckmans at least got close to the win the one time he actually bothered sprinting. But Mottin's underperformance (not the first one this season, iirc) is really at the same time inexplicable and disappointing. There definitely weren't 27 better TTers than him in Sweden...
Wish you better luck for the next races!
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| redordead |
Posted on 09-01-2021 16:55
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Fabianski wrote:
Well, Boeckmans at least got close to the win the one time he actually bothered sprinting. But Mottin's underperformance (not the first one this season, iirc) is really at the same time inexplicable and disappointing. There definitely weren't 27 better TTers than him in Sweden...
Wish you better luck for the next races!
Yeah, I also think he should be better than 28th. I guess Mottin is another of our transfer blunders this year 
I can only hope luck is a big factor in our underperformances!
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 09-01-2021 20:23
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Boeckmans is performing decently. Sadly the same can't be said about Saber.
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