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[PCT '22] Philips - Force India
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 23-08-2022 15:24
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Not quite India, but at least Asia is now well represented in your team 
Choi should do very well for you, especially having a good TT stat. Only question mark is his acceleration, but diesel climbers can do pretty well in PCT, too
And great to see that the Kuroedas are staying together, I'm sure they will get some nice cobbles results for you
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 23-08-2022 16:58
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Nice to see many former riders all in the same team. Choi should be a great scorer and hopefully the Kuroedas do well for you.
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 23-08-2022 17:39
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Mick is a great regional talent, happy for you! Nice to see some Asians joining as well. Curious to see how the Kuroedas will do, Choi should be a great point scorer for you this season for sure. Mountains squad seems set with Choi and Penasa together at 650k sth-wage
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 23-08-2022 20:01
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@Fabianski: Getting closer to home 
Hope Choi's acceleration isn't too much of an issue. He was good in the PT, so hope he can translate that in the PCT as well. Cobbles will be led by the Kuroedas, so hoping it will work out well.
@valverde: Wanted to get them all together and glad we could do that. Have high hopes from them.
@Nemolito: Very happy to get Mick ourselves. Really excited to have him developed. Curious about the Kuroedas myself and their unique stats. Idea was to have a solid double climber leadership this time and we have achieved that. Hope it works out.
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 24-08-2022 04:17
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Congrats on Van Dijke, really interesting development options. Think I like the Stage Racer.
Choi should be very solid, great all round guy.
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| DarkWolf |
Posted on 24-08-2022 09:27
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Van Dijke seems to have a bright future ahead of him. Choi is a very nice addition, I'm certain he'll do well for your team.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 24-08-2022 10:07
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You know I think you are having one of the best transfers around and doing great business bringing in great riders for good prices  More to come, but love the Asian influx, Choi is great and I've made my Kuroeda hype clear for years
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 24-08-2022 12:08
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Great signings, you now have a good stage racing and classics core. Van Dijke is a stud. Not 100% convinced you got what it takes to promote yet loosing your hill points, but well set for a successful season and further teambuilding imo.
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| redordead |
Posted on 24-08-2022 12:11
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The team feels more stable this year, looking forward to see how high up you can finish
"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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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 24-08-2022 14:54
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@Ulrich and DW: Still figuring out what I want to do with Van Dijke but yes, he will be very fun to develop. Liked the look of Choi for some time now.
@jandal: When I got Choi in, I just had to close the deal on Kuroedas! All three should be very useful and perhaps there's another reason as well
@Croatia: Yeah made the pivot to stage racing this season. Thanks about van Dijke! Not that Kelderman was doing very good on the hills either, eh?  Not really thinking about promotion. Main goal is the improve the team from last season.
@redordead: Yes, I think so too!
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 25-08-2022 12:01
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We present our next of signings for the coming season - one marquee transfer and two loan-ins.
 Tiesj Benoot | Classics
Age: 28 | Wage: 375,000 | Fee: 250,000 + Rider SwapOur hills leader for the season, Tiejs Benoot joins us from our friends at Huski Chocolate for what we believe is a good deal. He will also ride in certain cobbles races as a co-leader.
Stats | OVL | FLA | MON | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHI | PRL | | 77.39 | 71 | 75 | 79 | 62 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 69 | 71 | 62 | 66 | 62 |
 Clement Champoussin | Talent
Age: 24 | Wage: 45,000 | Loan-InContinuing our partnership with Huski, we have loaned in Clement Champoussin who should be an excellent domestique for both the mountains and hills.
Stats | OVL | FLA | MON | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHI | PRL | | 72.75 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 60 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 57 | 59 | 72 | 68 | 72 | 61 |
 Oscar Samuel Galvan Ramirez | Talent
Age: 22 | Wage: - | Loan-InOur first ever Mexican rider joins us on loan from our chicken cooking brothers over at Los Pollos Hermanos. He will be used as a domestique in multiple terrains as we look to help him take the first couple of steps in development journey.
Stats | OVL | FLA | MON | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHI | PRL | | 68.71 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 67 | 50 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
Edited by AbhishekLFC on 29-08-2022 14:37
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 26-08-2022 10:30
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TIESJ TIESJ TIESJ
The winter of Philips continues
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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| redordead |
Posted on 26-08-2022 10:33
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Benoot is a big signing!! 
Could do great with some planning and some luck
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| roturn |
Posted on 26-08-2022 10:54
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Benoot indeed a very nice signing there.
Looking forward to your season which will look a lot different to recent years. |
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 26-08-2022 14:53
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@jandal: I mean it's like 35 degree celsius here!
@redordead: Hope he has better luck with us than the previous puncher leader!!
@roturn: Was getting bored of the same leaders and same races tbh. Hence the change. Hope it works out.
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 26-08-2022 14:53
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Echoing the love for Benoot. Really cool rider, really interesting planning challenge.
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 26-08-2022 15:20
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Good luck with Benoot! Hope he will do very well for you.
Maybe Champoussin will assist him in a few races
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 26-08-2022 18:50
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@Ulrich: Think he's cool myself! No challenge really as I have very few hills and cobbles RDs, so he will be able to go to almost all of them
@Alex: Hope so too Well Champuossin will mostly go around with the climbers but might turn up with Benoot on occasion depending on the race.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 27-08-2022 16:34
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As the transfer window winds down, we have been busy filling up our roster spots with riders who will play an important in helping our leaders in the coming season. In this update, we present two such riders who will be a key part of our stage races.
 Jan Xandri | Stage Racer
Age: 28 | Wage: 95,000 | Fee: 150,000Shoring up our stage racing team for the season is the first Andorran ever to ride for our team. He joins us from Indosat Ooredoo for a low fee. We also expect him to go on the attack on certain occasions.
Stats | OVL | FLA | MON | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHI | PRL | | 74.62 | 68 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 72 | 60 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 71 |
 William Barta | Stage Racer
Age: 26 | Wage: 90,000 | Fee: 250,000 + rider swapPart two of our stage racing support comes in the form of American William Barta, who joins us from BWT Hyundai N Cycling for a cash plus rider swap deal which saw Tomas Paprstka go in the opposite direction. Similar to Xandri, he will accompany our duo of climber leaders in their races throughout the season.
Stats | OVL | FLA | MON | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHI | PRL | | 74.35 | 69 | 76 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 54 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 75 |
Edited by AbhishekLFC on 29-08-2022 14:38
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 27-08-2022 23:20
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Some very handy stage racers to bring in, should benefit the mountains and the TTT train a lot
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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