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[CT] Project: Africa
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| quadsas |
Posted on 19-05-2021 10:09
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Seibeb do be killing it doe. PCM loves some mo/hil hybrids and hates others, but it sure loves yours
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| redordead |
Posted on 21-05-2021 06:28
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Seibeb does it again!? 
He never performed for me like that in one day races. Maybe the 80 FTR stat is finally working now 
"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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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 21-05-2021 08:32
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quadsas wrote:
Seibeb do be killing it doe. PCM loves some mo/hil hybrids and hates others, but it sure loves yours
Indeed. Despite subpar back up stats he still surprises.
redordead wrote:
Seibeb does it again!?
He never performed for me like that in one day races. Maybe the 80 FTR stat is finally working now
Maybe the FTR, maybe the team atmosphere 
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 13-07-2021 09:34
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Samuel Ssabagwanya secured the biggest win of his career after a surprise win at the CT season finale at Zuri Metzgete.
Samuel made a very elite selection of 12 riders that included the likes of Chris Juul-Jensen, Travis Meyer, and Gianni Moscon. However, Samuel has never been one to be intimidated and attacked the group during a lull in pace. He was never seen by his chasers again!
Team management is thrilled with this perfect conclusion to a very succesful season - in which the team has netted the unoffcial prize as the best new team. Given Samuel's success, the team is strongly considering investing in his training over the coming off season. See you all in 2021!
Samuel attacking the front group.
Narrowly holding off Juul-Jensen.
 Zuri Metzgete [C2HC] | Final Result | 1 | Samuel Ssabagwanya | Project: Africa | 6h38'48 | | 2 | Christopher Juul-Jensen | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | + 17 | | 3 | Travis Meyer | Eddie Stobart | + 1'03 |
 | Samuel Ssabagwanya | 4.100XP | 26 Years | € 50 000 |
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RE | RC | CO | SP | AC | FI | DO | PR | | 70 | 72 | 75 | 55 | 80 | 75 | 77 | 67 | 60 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 53 |
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| knockout |
Posted on 14-07-2021 15:19
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Stunning success, congrats!
A Big Thank You To All MG Reporters! |
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| redordead |
Posted on 19-07-2021 09:17
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Looks like your team can do no wrong
Fantastic end to a brilliant season 
"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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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 19-07-2021 10:14
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Leader review: Thibaut Pinot Pinot was one of the highest profile signings of the CT division and the absolute leader of the team. Management paid close attention to planning his race schedule and training which resulted in him topping the individual rankings leaderboard (still awaiting final confirmation). Here's his season's results:
 Vuelta al Tachira [C2]| 1st |  General Classification | | 1st |  Stage 4 | | 1st | Stage 7 |
 Tour of Eritrea [C2HC]| 10th | General Classification |
 Giro del Trentino [C2]| 1st | General Classification | | 1st | Stage 2 |
 Tour of Vancouver [C2HC]| 1st | General Classification | | 1st | Stage 4 |
 Clasique Pico Basile [C2]
 Tour de Langkawi [C2HC]| 3rd | General Classification | | 1st | Stage 5 |
 Tour de Vineyards [C2]| 7th | General Classification |
 Transfagarasan GP [C2HC]| 1st | Overall |
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 19-07-2021 10:15
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Thanks!
redordead wrote:
Looks like your team can do no wrong
Fantastic end to a brilliant season
We definitely overperformed this season. Granted, I had hoped our second tier guys could pull of one or two results to support Pinot but glad they lived up to expectations.
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 19-07-2021 12:23
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Congrats on your Pinot move, that one definitely paid off! Signing the division's strongest climber in combination with an amazing TTT squad was a great strategic choice, what a great transfer plan you had there!
Your hilly guys really left me angry sometimes, as I felt like they often overperformed - and they were always aggressive, often with quite a lot of success. Great roster - and see you again in PCT I guess
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| liefwarrior |
Posted on 19-07-2021 12:48
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Pinot was huge this season; could've been even better without those handful of off days! |
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Posted on 22-11-2024 19:55
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 19-07-2021 16:45
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As Fabianski said, signing Pinot and contracting a strong TTT squad was a perfect managerial move. Now, iirc I thought you wanted your team to exist only out of Africans by next season? Looking forward to seeing how you'd do that and if you manage to survive in PCT with that strategy. (I'll take Pinot for 50k thanks)
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 19-07-2021 17:08
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Congratulations to your awesome season mate! So glad you are back and that successful.
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 19-07-2021 19:00
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Thanks guys, appreciate it. Did make it a priority to secure a strong TTT squad. It did limit us in other ways, but it was worth it!
Nemolito wrote:
As Fabianski said, signing Pinot and contracting a strong TTT squad was a perfect managerial move. Now, iirc I thought you wanted your team to exist only out of Africans by next season? Looking forward to seeing how you'd do that and if you manage to survive in PCT with that strategy. (I'll take Pinot for 50k thanks)
Yes, I think it may be possible. Worst case scenario is my transfer plans go south and I have a sub par team and spend the season developing African riders. It would still be worthwhile!
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 20-07-2021 13:55
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It's no industry secret that Project: Africa focused greatly on team time trials. The move was largely to support Thibaut Pinot and place him in race winning positions. The focus paid off greatly and helped the team to great results.
Team Time Trial Results | | Giro del Trentino | [C2] | Stage 1 | 1st |  | Olypmia's Tour | [C1] | Stage 4 | 4th | | | Tour of Vancouver | [C2HC] | Stage 7 | 2nd |  | Tour of South Africa | [C1] | Stage 4 | 11th |  | Monterrey TTT | [C1] | | 9th |  | Vilnius GP | [C2HC] | | 1st | | | Tour de Vineyards | [C2] | Stage 7 | 2nd |
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 20-07-2021 13:58
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aidanvn13 wrote:
Thanks guys, appreciate it. Did make it a priority to secure a strong TTT squad. It did limit us in other ways, but it was worth it!
Nemolito wrote:
As Fabianski said, signing Pinot and contracting a strong TTT squad was a perfect managerial move. Now, iirc I thought you wanted your team to exist only out of Africans by next season? Looking forward to seeing how you'd do that and if you manage to survive in PCT with that strategy. (I'll take Pinot for 50k thanks)
Yes, I think it may be possible. Worst case scenario is my transfer plans go south and I have a sub par team and spend the season developing African riders. It would still be worthwhile!
That right there is a very cool way to go about it. I wish you the best of luck
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 20-07-2021 14:01
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Putting the TTT squad with Pinot was a brilliant move. I was definitely a skeptic. I thought he was gonna be dropped for sure. But it worked out well, and Pinot's GC's carried you to promotion (after officials disbands). Congrats! Looking forward to racing with you more in PCT!
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| MacC |
Posted on 20-07-2021 19:11
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Congrats on the promotion, well deserved.
Hoping Glanbia can take over your TTT dominance
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 21-07-2021 12:16
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baseballlover312 wrote:
Putting the TTT squad with Pinot was a brilliant move. I was definitely a skeptic. I thought he was gonna be dropped for sure. But it worked out well, and Pinot's GC's carried you to promotion (after officials disbands). Congrats! Looking forward to racing with you more in PCT!
I was skeptic too! Glad it wasn't the case except for a very brief moment in Trentino 
MacC wrote:
Congrats on the promotion, well deserved.
Hoping Glanbia can take over your TTT dominance
I'm sure Glanbia will! Good luck for next season.
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| withoutnonsense |
Posted on 21-07-2021 12:19
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If you dominate the CT in the time trial, then you will also score well in the PCT. |
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 13-09-2021 08:37
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Adieu Pinot; Welcome New Guys This year's transfers has seen us depart with the man instrumental in the team's 2020 success. Pinot has moved on in the most amicable fashion to MOL.
With that, we welcome a spate of new faces that will don the black and white in 2021.
 | Albert Kireva | 4.100XP | 31 Years | € 70 000 |
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RE | RC | CO | SP | AC | FI | DO | PR | | 75 | 68 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 76 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 76 |
 | Olivier Lecourt De Billot | 4.100XP | 28 Years | € 50 000 |
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RE | RC | CO | SP | AC | FI | DO | PR | | 75 | 58 | 69 | 64 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 75 | 61 | 74 | 81 | 64 | 68 |
 | Tsgabu Grmay | 4.100XP | 30 Years | € 50 000 |
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RE | RC | CO | SP | AC | FI | DO | PR | | 67 | 77 | 74 | 65 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 58 | 61 | 71 | 58 | 74 | 65 |
| | Elias Afewerki | 4.100XP | 29 Years | € 120 000 |
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RE | RC | CO | SP | AC | FI | DO | PR | | 73 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 77 | 70 | 81 | 69 | 79 | 80 | 68 | 70 | 71 |
| | Amanuel Gebrezgabihier | 4.100XP | 27 Years | € 95 000 |
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RE | RC | CO | SP | AC | FI | DO | PR | | 68 | 70 | 79 | 66 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 53 | 67 | 69 | 77 | 66 | 64 |
| | Francesco Bongiorno | 4.100XP | 31 Years | € 195 000 |
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RE | RC | CO | SP | AC | FI | DO | PR | | 69 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 58 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 68 |
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