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[PCT] Eurosport x GCN | 2021
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 06-09-2021 13:37
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They did go better than expected, with a good number reducing their wages. Opens up a good amount of cap for transfers and strengthening the team
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Posted on 06-09-2021 14:20
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.:Rider Availability:.
We have a few days until the start of the transfer window, so the Eurosport x GCN Management Team wanted to release details of those available during this period.
| Last name | First name | OVL | Wage | Availability | | Anguilet | Charles | 73.86 | 50,000.00 € | ●●●●● | | Archibald | John | 71.84 | 50,000.00 € | ● | | Cuming | Michael | 73.10 | 50,000.00 € | ● | | Doull | Owain | 70.79 | 50,000.00 € | ● | | Dowsett | Alex | 73.72 | 75,000.00 € | ●●● | | Gibbons | Ryan | 74.96 | 70,000.00 € | ● | | Itami | Kenji | 76.21 | 175,000.00 € | ●●●●● | | Krul | Stef | 72.57 | 50,000.00 € | PT LOAN | | Landa | Mikel | 73.29 | 50,000.00 € | ●●●●● | | McLay | Dan | 73.60 | 60,000.00 € | ● | | Minoungou | Oumaru | 71.22 | 50,000.00 € | ●●●●● | | Moulingui | Clenne Morvan | 74.84 | 90,000.00 € | ●●● | | Ngandamba | Geoffroy | 73.13 | 50,000.00 € | ●●● | | Nzeke | Geremie | 73.03 | 50,000.00 € | ●●●●● | | Pantano Gomez | Jarlinson | 73.88 | 55,000.00 € | ●●● | | Potocki | Pavel | 74.49 | 70,000.00 € | ●●● | | Schreurs | Maurice | 75.59 | 300,000.00 € | ●●● | | Sergent | Jesse | 75.11 | 150,000.00 € | ● | | Stedman | Max | 71.04 | 50,000.00 € | ● | | Thwaites | Scott | 74.27 | 80,000.00 € | ● | | Walls | Matthew | 69.38 | 50,000.00 € | CT LOAN |
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If anyone is of interest to you, feel free to reach out during the usual manners when the rules and time allows.
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 10-09-2021 21:00
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.:Band Choices:.
Transfer madness is underway, free agency bids and offers are being made, but the MGUCI have decided to give us a bit of variety and release the confirmed bands for all the PT and PCT Team.
We are delighted to be awarded with our Top 6 choices for the HC Bands, whilst in the PTHC, we get out Top 2 choice and 4th choice for the 2021 season.
With that, here is how the calendar shapes up:
| Date | Race | Country | Status | | 09/01 | Down Under Classic |  Australia | HC | | 13/01 – 18/01 | Tour Down Under | Australia | HC | | 31/01 | Franceville Classique |  Gabon | PTHC | | 01/02 – 09/02 | Volta a Portugal |  Portugal | PTHC | | 04/02 | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad |  Belgium | HC | | 22/02 – 24/02 | Tour of Ukraine |  Ukraine | HC | | 01/03 – 04/03 | Barbados Cycling Festival |  Barbados | HC | | 06/03 – 11/03 | Vuelta al Pais Vasco |  Spain | HC | | 23/03 | Strade Bianche |  Italy | HC | | 12/04 – 18/04 | Tour de Pologne |  Pologne | HC | | 28/04 | Veenendaal - Veenendaal |  Netherlands | HC | | 01/05 – 05/05 | Cheshire Cycling Tour |  Great Britain | PTHC | | 27/05 – 31/05 | Tour of Norway |  Norway | PTHC | | 05/06 | Riga - Jurmala GP |  Latvia | PTHC | | 28/06 – 30/06 | Scandinavia Open |  Sweden | PTHC | | 11/07 – 17/07 | Tour de Vineyards |  New Zealand | HC | | 14/07 | Philadelphia International |  USA | PTHC | | 19/07 – 22/07 | Tour of Lithuania |  Lithuania | HC | | 26/07 – 30/07 | Tour of Slovenie |  Slovenie | PTHC | | 01/08 - 05/08 | Deutschland Tour |  Germany | PTHC | | 01/08 – 06/08 | Benelux Challenge | Benelux | HC | | 21/08 – 21/08 | Tour of Britain | Great Britain | HC | | 07/09 – 07/09 | Arab Tour |  UAE | HC | | 26/09 | Tour of the Battenkill | USA | PTHC | | 03/10 | Japan Cup |  Japan | PTHC |
The C1 and C2 races are being selected and submitted during the transfer period and will be posted once all confirmed.
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 12-09-2021 13:32
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.:Welcome Mark!:.
The first transfer dealing are being finalised and we are delighted to announce our first Free Agency signing of the 2021 season. Young British Talent Mark Donovan was delighted to sign a deal with Eurosport x GCN for a € 50,000 wage. He will join the team immediately, but will head out on loan to the CT to help his initial development.
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Mark Donovan
22 years old | xp: 1.000
€ 50,000
Future Climber Domestique
| 2021 Stats | 71 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 65 | 62 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | | Max Stats | 72 | 76 | 75 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 63 | 74 | 75 | 68 | 68 |
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Posted on 12-09-2021 22:45
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.:Zwift Double Deal:.
A late one in the day, but we are delighted to confirm the signings of Simon Carr and Conor Dunne from the Zwift Pro Cycling team. Simon will be on a seaon-long loan as he continues his development as star puncheur, whilst Conor comes in on a permanent deal for a € 100,000 fee.
Both riders will be key domestiques to the team during the 2021 season, and we cannot wait to see them sporting the Eurosport x GCN colours.
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Simon Carr
23 years old | xp: 3.01
€ 25,000 (split wage)
On Loan from Zwift Pro Cycling
| 2021 Stats | 66 | 68 | 72 | 56 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 55 | 58 | 69 | 62 | 58 | 57 |
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 Conor Dunne29 years old | xp: 4.100
€ 50,000
All-Rounder / Domestique
| 2021 Stats | 66 | 74 | 74 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 69 | 74 | 69 | 69 |
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Posted on 13-09-2021 18:18
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.:Two Loans In, Two Loans Out:.
Transfer madness rolls on, and we are delighted to announce a further two loan signings to the Eurosport x GCN team for the 2021 season. Jonas Rutsch comes into the team from Bralirwa - Stevens, whilst Kaden Groves will bolster our sprints team, coming in from Amaysim Cervélo. Both are with us for the year, developing their skills on the road as they go through their young careers.
Elsewhere, we have two of our guys going out on loan, all aiding their development in the lower ranks. Matthew Walls heads to Hello Fresh, whilst new signing Mark Donovan will be riding in the colours of Polestar Cycling for the next 12 months. We wish the pair all the best for the next 12 months in the CT Division.
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Jonas Rutsch
23 years old | xp: 3.01
€ 50,000
On Loan from Bralirwa - Stevens
| 2021 Stats | 73 | 63 | 67 | 61 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 71 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 66 |
[img-l]https://i.imgur.com/8RsXqZj.png[/img-l]
Kaden Groves
23 years old | xp: 3.13
€ 80,000 (split wage)
On Loan from Amaysim Cervélo
| 2021 Stats | 71 | 61 | 70 | 64 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 65 | 75 | 75 | 64 | 66 | 68 |
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Posted on 13-09-2021 20:37
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.:Swapping Riders!:.
Two posts in one day, as we get more riders over the line and confirmed in the Blue and White for the 2021 season. Part Exchange was the name of the game, as we saw Jesse Sergent leave to Aegon - Peroni, in a swap deal involving Jasper Stuyven and a fee of € 106,000. Jasper will form part of the team that will look after Maurice Schreurs in the hills, whilst Jesse will given our friends at the Dutch-Italian Team a much needed boost in the TT department.
Secondly, we have Giacomo Nizzolo joining us from Festina-OAKA, seeing Charles Anguilet go in the opposite direction. Giacomo will give us another option in the sprints, supporting Kenji Itami in the spots scoring, whilst Charles will be riding in support of the French great Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier.
We wish our departing riders all the best, and thank them for their contributions over the last few years.
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Jasper Stuyven
29 years old | xp: 4.100
€ 50,000
Hilly Classics
| 2021 Stats | 70 | 63 | 77 | 58 | 75 | 67 | 68 | 62 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 69 | 58 |
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Giacomo Nizzolo
32 years old | xp: 4.100
€ 120,000
Sprinter
| 2021 Stats | 73 | 54 | 64 | 57 | 70 | 67 | 71 | 57 | 80 | 79 | 62 | 64 | 66 |
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Posted on 14-09-2021 18:10
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.:Target Acquired!:.
At the start of the transfers, we had one target - bring Adam Blythe to Eurosport x GCN for this season. And for a cool € 1,300,00 from Evonik-ELKO, plus two of our riders going the other way, he is all ours! A cobbles star of the PT peleton for years, he will be our main man in the PCT and we cannot wait for his first race for the team.
The deal sadly sees Pavel Potocki and Scott Thwaites leave the team, but we felt that was a good deal given Adam's credentials. We also see Stef Krul and Oumaru Minoungou leave the team, on loan deals to Isostar-Specialized and Los Pollos Hermanos respectively. Krul will hopefully see his final stages of his developments take place this season, as he plies his trade in the PT division
We wish all the departing riders all the best over the course of this season.
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Adam Blythe
32 years old | xp: 4.100
€ 420,000
Cobbles Star
| 2021 Stats | 76 | 54 | 66 | 68 | 76 | 71 | 77 | 82 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 |
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Posted on 14-09-2021 18:31
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This was my dream scenario when i made the first availability post and I'm very glad this worked out. Hope he repeats his Roubaix glory for you in some way or another! 
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 15-09-2021 13:56
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knockout wrote:
This was my dream scenario when i made the first availability post and I'm very glad this worked out. Hope he repeats his Roubaix glory for you in some way or another!
It was 12 months in the making, as my enquiries last year were shut down. Delighted to pick him up and strike a deal with you.
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| redordead |
Posted on 15-09-2021 14:31
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Blythe is a great choice to carry you to another season in PCT, love it!
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 15-09-2021 14:51
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Love it as a signing for you, not so much as competition for Stallaert 
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Posted on 15-09-2021 18:37
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redordead wrote:
Blythe is a great choice to carry you to another season in PCT, love it!
He is going to be the key for me this season! Especially with the hills and mountains potentially being so strong!
cunego59 wrote:
Love it as a signing for you, not so much as competition for Stallaert
I look forward to the battle on the cobbles 
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Posted on 15-09-2021 20:55
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.:Final Puzzle Pieces:.
At the start of the transfer period, we have two targets in mind - Adam Blythe and a Stage Racer to take on the best in the division. As you know, Adam was confirmed yesterday and we are now delighted to announce the signing of Richard Carapaz from the Free Agency, for a wage of € 400,000, following his release from the now defunct Volvo acc. by Spotify. He will lead us in all stage races, and his age means he should be our leader for a good number of years to come.
We cannot let Richard's arrival over shadow the announce of Jon Ander Insausti. Another free agency signing, he joins us on a € 50,000 wage, after he was let go from the Podium Ambition team during renewals. Jon will be a key man for Adam during the Cobbled races, supporting Clenne Morvan Moulingui in domestique duties.
Sadly we also say goodbye Oumaru Minoungou for the 2nd transfer window in a row. The Burkinese National Champion will ride in the colours of Los Pollos Hermanos this season, after a loan deal was reached for the African. We wish him all the best with the Central American team.
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 Richard Carapaz28 years old | xp: 4.100
€ 400,000
Stage Racer
| 2021 Stats | 69 | 80 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 77 | 50 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 61 | 72 |
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 Jon Ander Insausti29 years old | xp: 4.100
€ 50,000
Cobbles Domestique
| 2021 Stats | 70 | 53 | 64 | 66 | 76 | 73 | 64 | 77 | 57 | 66 | 66 | 70 | 66 |
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Posted on 15-09-2021 21:11
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Congrats on both of them! Carapaz went way too cheap, especially given his age
And getting a 77 cobbler for 50k... well... FA was crazy cheap for most riders this year, and Insausti is definitely a fantastic pickup for this wage
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 16-09-2021 18:34
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Fabianski wrote:
Congrats on both of them! Carapaz went way too cheap, especially given his age
And getting a 77 cobbler for 50k... well... FA was crazy cheap for most riders this year, and Insausti is definitely a fantastic pickup for this wage
You say Carapaz is cheap, but he becomes our 2nd highest paid rider ever! Only bettered by Blythe who also signed this year.
Very happy with Insausti - couldn't believe he came without any contest.
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Posted on 16-09-2021 18:53
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.:One Final Deal:.
24 hours ago, we thought we were done, but there was still one final deal to be had. The Danish TT talent Morten Hulgaard joins the Eurosport x GCN team from Carrefour-ESPN, in a direct rider swap, as Geremie Nzeke goes the other direction. It is a shame to lost our Cameroonian National Champion, but the signing of Hulgaard continues our direction change towards a more European based sqaud.
We wish Geremie all the best for the season in his new team colours.
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 Morten Hulgaard22 years old | xp: 3.02
€ 50,000
Future Time Trialist
| 2021 Stats | 68 | 64 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 70 | | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | | Max Stats | 72 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 58 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 75 |
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| DarkWolf |
Posted on 17-09-2021 07:23
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The battle for Carapaz was fierce, I followed it from a safe distance although I was tempted on bidding on him too. Congratulations on your signings! |
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| redordead |
Posted on 17-09-2021 07:51
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Carapaz is a nice signing indeed. We won't fight over cobbles, but I'm intrigued in the South American fight in the mountains
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 17-09-2021 08:18
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*The Danish TT talent Morten Hulgaard joins the Eurosport x GCN team
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