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[PT] Evonik - ELKO | 2019-20
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| redordead |
Posted on 28-03-2021 07:06
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See you at Le Tour 
Also good luck in that disgusting race, that can't even be named correctly 
I'm sure the last one will be painless 
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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| knockout |
Posted on 28-03-2021 11:12
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At least the race-which-must-not-be-named will be over quickly
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Posted on 06-05-2021 22:14
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#shortbutsweet
| | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR |  | Michael Van Stayen | 76 | 64 | 79 | 60 | 76 | 71 | 80 | 69 | 84 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 60 |  | Adam Blythe | 76 | 54 | 66 | 68 | 76 | 71 | 77 | 82 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 |  | Ingus Eislers | 77 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 59 | 80 | 76 | 64 | 62 | 59 |  | Mark Dzamastagic | 78 | 66 | 70 | 65 | 76 | 72 | 76 | 66 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 66 | 65 | | Krists Neilands | 77 | 56 | 69 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 63 | 71 | 67 |  | Patrick Naud | 76 | 62 | 73 | 64 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 64 | 67 | 78 | 75 | 64 |  | Gabriel Chavanne | 75 | 58 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 57 | 76 | 76 | 53 | 67 | 82 |  | Yannick Stoltz | 80 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 75 | 65 | 62 | 74 | 85 | 73 | 80 |
Previous winners:
2018: Michael Van Stayen (Evonik - ELKO)
2017: Mark Dzamastagic (Evonik - ELKO)
2016: Greg Van Avermaet (Evonik - ELKO)
- Stoltz finished 10th last year
- We're sending everything here!
- One of the most stacked flat power lineup ever?
| | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | Toms Skujins | 70 | 70 | 83 | 59 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 67 | 68 | 76 | 66 | 66 | 59 |  | Serghei Tvetcov | 71 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 58 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 64 | 75 | | Kaspars Sergis | 68 | 75 | 76 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 58 | 58 | 70 | 76 | 66 | 58 |  | Oscar Riesebeek | 74 | 70 | 73 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 69 | 73 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 71 | 71 |  | Andrei Sakalou | 66 | 76 | 75 | 65 | 63 | 72 | 72 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 77 | 62 | 65 |  | Nur Amirul Marzuki | 70 | 71 | 74 | 64 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 71 | 63 | | Patrick Naud | 76 | 62 | 73 | 64 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 64 | 67 | 78 | 75 | 64 | | Kristaps Budenieks | 69 | 73 | 74 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 61 |
- Skujins sole leader
- Tvetcov as lieutenant, hopes of secondary result with his sprint
- Good that we didnt waste any valuable RDs for Lopez recently...
East Midlands Cicle Classic | | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | Adam Blythe | 76 | 54 | 66 | 68 | 76 | 71 | 77 | 82 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | | Krists Neilands | 77 | 56 | 69 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 63 | 71 | 67 | | Oscar Riesebeek | 74 | 70 | 73 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 69 | 73 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 71 | 71 | | Nur Amirul Marzuki | 70 | 71 | 74 | 64 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 71 | 63 | | Patrick Naud | 76 | 62 | 73 | 64 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 64 | 67 | 78 | 75 | 64 | | Kristaps Budenieks | 69 | 73 | 74 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 61 | | Armands Becis | 74 | 68 | 73 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 65 | 74 | | Yannick Stoltz | 80 | 62 | 68 | 66 | 76 | 79 | 75 | 65 | 62 | 74 | 85 | 73 | 80 |
- Best remaining race left for Blythe
- Usual support group
- Aiming for the fifth Evonik Top 5 finish in 5 years |
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 06-05-2021 22:27
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I guess this month you take back the lead, should be some good races for you. I don't like the composition of Dzamastagic and Eislers in the sprint train, not sure if the ACC will work in favour of that (as long as Dzamastagic doesn't "sprint" already you should be fine). I guess it will be either amazingly good or really disappointing in your home race. |
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| tastasol |
Posted on 06-05-2021 23:00
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Love to see it! 
Unfortunately we had ditch Krigbaum (76 flat), Cosnefroy (75 flat), Peng (75 flat) (and Vermote (75 flat)), but we do have some great firepower fronted by Kragh (81 flat), Wisniowski (80 flat), Würtz (77 flat), Pedersen (77 flat) and Norman Hansen (77 flat). I hope we can work something out
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| redordead |
Posted on 07-05-2021 06:17
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Good luck in these classics 
Don't worry we won't bother you in San Sebastian in the slightest
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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Posted on 28-11-2024 02:28
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| knockout |
Posted on 07-05-2021 10:50
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Croatia - I understand your thoughts well and am a bit worried about it too. But i felt like i needed to try it at least once and with the history between Moscow and my team, i felt like this was the right race to do so. I could see it go either way too and am curious how it works out. If we dont take back the lead this month, we are in trouble.
tasta - Yeah, your lineup is certainly more top heavy and i'd love if we could see some cooperation to force some splits or something like that. Otherwise, i feel like you just wrote out my transfer shortlist for the next transfer window and if we wont be able to work something out in Moscow, maybe during transfers?
redordead - Thanks, wouldnt mind seeing you in the mix for a good SS result too
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| redordead |
Posted on 07-05-2021 10:59
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knockout wrote:
redordead - Thanks, wouldnt mind seeing you in the mix for a good SS result too
Nah, not this time.
We will hopefully save our best form for our true home race
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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| knockout |
Posted on 07-05-2021 14:18
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I understand that. One of the downsides of not having any secondary guys with hopes for a upset if the top guy needs a rest.
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| redordead |
Posted on 07-05-2021 16:21
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knockout wrote:
I understand that. One of the downsides of not having any secondary guys with hopes for a upset if the top guy needs a rest.
True that. Too bad I had that guy, but got rid of him 
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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Posted on 30-05-2021 00:38
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#questionmarks
| | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR |  | Miguel Angel Lopez | 70 | 79 | 82 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 50 | 66 | 78 | 80 | 71 | 72 | | Serghei Tvetcov | 71 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 58 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 64 | 75 |  | Enric Mas | 69 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 56 | 60 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 68 | | Emils Liepins | 73 | 60 | 66 | 59 | 73 | 68 | 77 | 55 | 78 | 79 | 58 | 58 | 60 | | Martins Blums | 72 | 75 | 75 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 71 | 78 | 71 | | Kaspars Sergis | 68 | 75 | 76 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 58 | 58 | 70 | 76 | 66 | 58 | | Andrei Sakalou | 66 | 76 | 75 | 65 | 63 | 72 | 72 | 54 | 60 | 72 | 77 | 62 | 65 | | Kristaps Budenieks | 69 | 73 | 74 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 61 |
- Loooots of climbing
- Any top climbers contending?
- Is Lopez possibly even the top favourite?
- The Best Thing About Being Me... There Are So MANY Mes!
- Oh, and theres also Liepins for the two sprint stages.
- On paper, the best remaining Evonik race
| | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | Adam Blythe | 76 | 54 | 66 | 68 | 76 | 71 | 77 | 82 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | | Krists Neilands | 77 | 56 | 69 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 63 | 71 | 67 | | Emils Liepins | 73 | 60 | 66 | 59 | 73 | 68 | 77 | 55 | 78 | 79 | 58 | 58 | 60 | | Oscar Riesebeek | 74 | 70 | 73 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 69 | 73 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 71 | 71 | | Nur Amirul Marzuki | 70 | 71 | 74 | 64 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 71 | 63 | | Patrick Naud | 76 | 62 | 73 | 64 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 64 | 67 | 78 | 75 | 64 | | Kristaps Budenieks | 69 | 73 | 74 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 61 | | Armands Becis | 74 | 68 | 73 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 65 | 74 |
- Could actually be a very bad race fit for us
- Blythe finished 51th last year, Riesebeek 23rd
- Strong focus on the cobbles
| | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | Adam Blythe | 76 | 54 | 66 | 68 | 76 | 71 | 77 | 82 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | | Krists Neilands | 77 | 56 | 69 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 63 | 71 | 67 | | Oscar Riesebeek | 74 | 70 | 73 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 69 | 73 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 71 | 71 | | Nur Amirul Marzuki | 70 | 71 | 74 | 64 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 71 | 63 | | Patrick Naud | 76 | 62 | 73 | 64 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 64 | 67 | 78 | 75 | 64 | | Kristaps Budenieks | 69 | 73 | 74 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 61 | | Armands Becis | 74 | 68 | 73 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 65 | 74 | | Gabriel Chavanne | 75 | 58 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 57 | 76 | 76 | 53 | 67 | 82 |
- Last race day for Blythe this season
- Can he handle the elevation?
- Chavanne replaces Stoltz in the cobbles lineup due to RD (& profile) reasons
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| jph27 |
Posted on 30-05-2021 00:55
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I see we both had the same idea regarding Balkans, look forward to Yates trying to be the best of the rest after MAL |
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| redordead |
Posted on 30-05-2021 07:56
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My stomach turns every time I see MAL in the same race as Beltran.
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 30-05-2021 08:31
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I fear you'll make the decicive move on us on our home soil 
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Posted on 30-05-2021 11:19
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jph - I think its a smart choice to send someone like Yates there. Think it will work out nicely for you too
redordead - This race was an obvious lock since the bands were announced. Sorry, not sorry
But maybe they can cooperate well enough together during the race to drop all those poor/pure puncheurs...
Cro - I certainly hope so since you still have a great stage race on our former home soil as well. For me, Balkan already looks like a do-or-die race for Evonik since i dont think we can make up enough ground if that race ends up a failure.
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 31-05-2021 18:10
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A lot of question marks indeed, but I think it's fair to say MAL will be the top favourite in the Balkans, definitely without any question mark
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Posted on 13-07-2021 21:50
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For many years, the name "Miguel Angel Lopez" was a promise for the future amongst cycling managers and experts. That future is now. Now 26 years old, Lopez raced a superb season as arguably the Evonik leader with the highest consistency and ended the season with the biggest victory of his still young career:
At the traditional season closer, the Giro di Lombardia, he was the most aggressive of the favourites. He tried a first attempt with 25km of roads ahead and nobody could match his acceleration. That attempt proved futile when an armada of Moser domestiques brought him back but when everyone was waiting for a group sprint, Lopez was the only rider capable of following an attack by Sean De Bie on the final climb of the day. The duo could hold the pack at bay and Lopez proved the strongest by outsprinting the Aegon star for his first victory in a monument.
With the success he follows the tradition of Evonik success in monuments as the team has established themselves as one of the most proficient monument hunters in the MG:
| Best | Year | Rider | | Milan San Remo | 1st | 2017 | Michael Van Stayen | | Ronde Van Vlaanderen | 1st | 2018 | Greg Van Avermaet | | Paris - Roubaix | 1st | 2020 | Adam Blythe | | Liege- Bastogne - Liege | 2nd | 2018 | Toms Skujins | | Giro di Lombardia | 1st | 2020 | Miguel Angel Lopez |
There is a lot of hope that Lopez will prove crucial in further improving that track record.
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 13-07-2021 21:58
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Congrats on a monumental season! Winning P-R and Lombardia in the same year is a great performance, as it requires world-class riders in two different categories!
I still find it hard to believe you got beaten in the title race, but I guess in the end a GC-beast can still outscore those classic specialists - and I'm afraid it was among others your TT aversion that cost you the title... Maybe next year - looking forward to race against Evonik in some PTHC (or even PT) races
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Posted on 13-07-2021 22:37
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Fabianski wrote:
Congrats on a monumental season! Winning P-R and Lombardia in the same year is a great performance, as it requires world-class riders in two different categories!
I still find it hard to believe you got beaten in the title race, but I guess in the end a GC-beast can still outscore those classic specialists - and I'm afraid it was among others your TT aversion that cost you the title... Maybe next year - looking forward to race against Evonik in some PTHC (or even PT) races
Thanks a lot! I actually looked it up and it seems like i'm the first team to win those two monuments in the same season and only the second to win both at any time. Veusvio is the only other team to have done so but a couple of years apart.
Regarding the title race, it happened what i feared could happen. We scored well enough, close to 8000 points is good scoring and would have been good quite often if we would replay the current season a couple of times with same squads and same startlists etc. We scored ~400 points above what Gazelle had last season as a dominating PT winner. So basically we did our home work. But there is a lot of variance involved and one of the couple of teams that had a realistic shot at beating us, happened to have a close to perfect season. Isostar just delivered everywhere due to a combination of good planning and a lot of luck that you just have to have to win the title even with a superb squad.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 14-07-2021 05:54
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Amazing victory for MAL and surely the first of many big wins to come in his career. It was a great season indeed. I know you went all out for the title this time and were just beaten by a team which had a perfect season, like you said. It was still a great way to end the season and build up hype for the next one already
Looking forward to racing with you again in some races but not looking forward too much to going up against MAL
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