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[CT] Newton Foundation p/b Zwift {2024}
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 04-07-2024 14:22
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Back-to-back relegations find veteran manager Mresuperstar in the CT Division for the first time since his debut season back in 2012 -- a time when then the PCT division didn't even exist yet. Despite the despair, the change has reunited Mre with former pro cyclist Taylor Newton and the Newton Foundation to help create and fund the Newton Foundation p/b Zwift cycling team for the 2024 season.
Zwift, the team's primary sponsor from 2021-23, remains with the team as a secondary sponsor in support of the team's core mission of developing a strong core of riders in hopes of bring the squad back to the Pro Tour and beyond.
For Mre, the reunion with the Newton Foundation signifies a homecoming of sorts. Back in the 2017, Mre teamed up with the Newton Foundation for the first time and guiding the PCT team to a remarkable promotion to the Pro Tour. Newton Foundation didn't have the funds to prop up a top-level cycling team at the time but did sign secondary sponsorship deals with Mre in subsequent years — 2019 and 2020 with Desigual, followed by 2021 and 2022 with Zwift.
During his cycling career, Newton racked up the fifth-most race days ridden (383) under Mre's management from 2014-19 despite never winning a race or stage.
The Newton Foundation's mission, born from personal tragedy, resonates deeply with the team. Founded in the wake of Taylor's father having a stroke which led to his passing, the Foundation is dedicated to providing support, resources, and hope to stroke victims and survivors. On behalf of the Newton Foundation, please consider donating to the American Heart Association.
Mre enters his 13th Man-Game season having managed the following teams: Zwift Pro Cycling (2021-23), Desigual (2018-20), Newton Foundation (2017), Movistar-US Postal (2015-16), and Team CSC-Orbea (2012-14).
More team history can be found below.
Edited by Mresuperstar on 11-07-2024 12:15
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Posted on 04-07-2024 14:22
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Mresuperstar's All-Time Program Win List
| RIDER | YEARS | WINS | PT | PCT | CT | NATS | U23 | OTHER |  Justo Tenorio | 2018-20 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |  Simon Yates | 2019-22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  Tejay Van Garderen | 2015-17,24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | Omar Fraile | 2013-20,23 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |  Erick Herrera | 2018-20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | | Neilson Powless | 2022-23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  Rui Costa | 2012-13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  Biniam Girmay | 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | Ben Swift | 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Matteo Jorgenson | 2021-24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |  Jhonatan Narvaez | 2020-22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |  Pascal Ackermann | 2022-23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | David Abal | 2013-14,16,20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Marcos Altur | 2013-18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |  Aviv Yechezkel | 2019,21-22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |  Jorge Abreu | 2015-17,24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | Lawrence Warbasse | 2015-17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Jack Burke | 2019-23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Egoitz Garcia | 2014-16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Xuban Errazkin | 2019-21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Francisco Ventoso | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Nihal Silva | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  Federico Olei | 2019-21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | Christian Meier | 2016-17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |  Stan Dewulf | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Mark Cavendish | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Nicolay Cherkasov | 2020-21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Jernej Svab | 2018,20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  Vincenzo Nibali | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | David de la Cruz | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Roman Maksimov | 2012,15-18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Matthew Walls | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Eric Young | 2015,20-22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  E. Parra Bustamante | 2012,15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Julian Rodas | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Mauricio Soler | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Koldo Gil | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Olivier Kaisen | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Eloy Teruel | 2012-13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | F. Anton Martin | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Roman Domene | 2013-14,16-17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Rick Zabel | 2018-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Team Time Trials | 2012-23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Juan Pedro Lopez | 2022-24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Mattia Cattaneo | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Carlos Verona | 2012-13,15-22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  William Chiarello | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Pedro Miguel Paulinho | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  Serafin Jose Blanco | 2012-13,15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  Daniel Hoelgaard | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | TOTALS | 140 | 31 | 58 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 3 |
| RIDER | YEARS | RDs | | 1. | Carlos Verona | 2012-13,15-22 | 738 | | 2. | Omar Fraile | 2013-20,23 | 569 | | 3. | Carter Jones | 2017-22 | 431 | | 4. | Daniel Eaton | 2017-21 | 393 | | 5. | Taylor Newton | 2014-19 | 383 | | 6. | Marcos Altur | 2013-18 | 372 | | 7. | Jack Burke | 2019-23 | 314 | | 8. | Roman Maksimov | 2012,15-18 | 301 | | 9. | Alexey Tsatevich | 2015-19 | 287 | | 10. | Eric Young | 2015,20-22 | 284 |
Most in a Single Season: Jernej Svab, 97 (2018).
Longest Tenured Rider: Carlos Verona, 10 Seasons.
| RIDER | YEARS | BOTDs | | 1. | Omar Fraile | 2013-20,23 | 28 | | Carter Jones | 2017-22 | 28 | | 3. | Jack Burke | 2019-23 | 23 | | 4. | Daniel Eaton | 2017-21 | 20 | | 5. | Carlos Verona | 2012-13,15-22 | 19 | | 6. | Marcos Altur | 2013-18 | 17 | | 7. | Jorge Abreu | 2015-17,24 | 16 | | Constantino Zaballa | 2012-13 | 16 | | 9. | Nicolay Cherkasov | 2020-21 | 13 | | 10. | Xuban Errazkin | 2019-21 | 11 |
Most in a Single Season: Jorge Abreu, 11 (2016).
2012: Team CSC-Orbea
CT 22th Overall : 0/5 Goals : 5 Wins
2013: Team CSC-Orbea
PCT 27th Overall : 2/5 Goals : 6 Wins
2014: Team CSC-Orbea
PCT 6th Overall : 1/5 Goals : 6 Wins
2015: Movistar - US Postal
PT 17th Overall : 1/5 Goals : 9 Wins
2016: Movistar - US Postal
PT 18th Overall : 3/5 Goals : 6 Wins
2017: Newton Foundation
PCT 5th Overall : 3/5 Goals : 8 Wins
2018: Desigual
PT 19th Overall : 0/5 Goals : 2 Wins
2019: Desigual
PCT 11th Overall : 2/5 Goals : 11 Wins
2020: Desigual
PCT 4th Overall : 3/5 Goals : 18 Wins
2021: Zwift Pro Cycling
PT 16th Overall : 0/5 Goals : 11 Wins
2022: Zwift Pro Cycling
PT 22nd Overall : 0/5 Goals : 7 Wins
2023: Zwift Pro Cycling
PCT 18th Overall : 0/5 Goals : 9 Wins
Edited by Mresuperstar on 21-09-2024 11:39
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 04-07-2024 14:23
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+ = Loaned in. * = Loaned out. ^ = Stagiare.
| Matteo Jorgenson | 25 | € 335,000 | 77 | MO:79/TT:76 | | Inigo Elosegui | 26 | € 140,000 | 77 | MO:79/REC:83 | | Juan Pedro Lopez | 27 | € 130,000 | 76 | MO:78/ACC:78 |  | Bram Welten | 27 | € 110,000 | 75 | SP:79/CO:73 |  | Vadim Pronskiy | 26 | € 90,000 | 75 | MO:77/REC:77 | | Angel Madrazo | 36 | € 50,000 | 74 | MO:78/TT:70 |  | Alex Mengoulas + | 27 | € 0 | 74 | CO:73/HL:73 | | Ethan Vernon * | 24 | € 85,000 | 74 | TT:77/POT:5 | | Sean Quinn | 24 | € 50,000 | 73 | MO:74/POT:4 | | Yacob Debesay | 25 | € 50,000 | 73 | HL:75/POT:6 |  | Emilien Viennet | 33 | € 60,000 | 73 | TT:79/PRL:79 | | Tejay Van Garderen | 36 | € 50,000 | 71 | HL:75 | | Jorge Abreu | 34 | € 50,000 | 70 | HL:70/TT:72 | | Carlos Canal | 23 | € 50,000 | 70 | MO:71/POT:5 | | Tristan Jussaume | 23 | € 65,000 | 70 | TT:74/POT:5 | | Milan Fretin ^ | 23 | € 10,000 | 69 | CO:69/MO:67 |  | Ivo Domgjoni ^ | 22 | € 10,000 | 68 | HL:69/CO:68 | | Viacheslav Ivanov + | 22 | € 25,000 | 68 | MO:69 |  | Willhelm Wallinder + | 22 | € 25,000 | 65 | TT:68 |
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 04-07-2024 14:23
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| ***Team Standings*** | Top 5 | TBD | | ***Stage Wins in a Season*** | 8 | TBD | | Tour of Vancouver | Win | TBD |  Int. Osterreich Rundfahrt | Win | TBD |  Tour d'Andorra | Top 5 | TBD |
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 04-07-2024 14:24
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Posted on 04-07-2024 14:24
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Jersey: Designed by Mresuperstar.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 04-07-2024 17:51
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Big oof for the CT part of the thread, but huge yay to the NF part! This isn't celebrating failure, it's about celebrating the return of a legendary name and the hugely bright future ahead!
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 05-07-2024 21:44
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Yours will be one of the most interesting transfer seasons - and probably one of the most eagerly watched renewals as well. But as long as you're able to keep at least two out of the trio Girmay-Powless-Jorgenson you should be among the division favourites right away. Best of luck to manage this!
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 08-07-2024 11:21
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Impressive legacy I must say  I don't have any doubts that you will promote straight back. Curious though how you will handle the offseason.
Best of luck! 
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 11-07-2024 07:19
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All timer wage gymnastics incoming!
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 06-08-2024 19:43
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The first phase of the transfer window is negotiating contracts with our current squad and releasing riders we no longer want to keep around. With a 1.2 million salary cap, extremely difficult decision had to be made.
Here is how those discussions played out over the last few weeks:
The following 11 cyclists were let go before the start of the transfer season:
Pascal Ackermann: The hybrid sprinter won three races over the last two seasons, including the most recent Germany NC RR title and Mre's only win ever at the Tour de France. But we just couldn't match his wage demands and had to part ways.
Matthew Walls: Newly maxed 80SP sprinter, but that came at a cost we just couldn't afford. We tried to talk Walls down multiple times, but he wouldn't budge. We didn't either.
Harold Tejada: Solid, young mountain helper. We helped him max out over the last four seasons, but we just haven't seen enough out of him to make a roster spot for the wage he wanted. Will be missed.
Omar Fraile: Everyone could see the writing on the wall with this one once Zwift got relegated. We brought Fraile back to a veteran leader for our young team. He departs a second time after another regression. He leaves the program with the second-most RDs (569) and tied for the most breakaway appearances (28) in Mre's history.
Nihal Silva: Won the last stage of the Tour of America, and podiumed a couple of times in the three-week PCT grand tour. Then won the Sri Lanka RR NC. As such, Silva wanted more money than we could ever offer him.
Brendan Rhim: Made the early decision not to bring Rhim back. His 68 stamina is a hindrance we can't overlook anymore.
 Uga Ryuki: Knew we weren't going to have the resources to help Ryuki max out, so giving him the chance to find a team where he can continue to develop.
Lewis Stroll: Second year in a row we have had to cut Stroll. Again, we will keep the door open for a possible reunion.
Riley Pickrell: Young prospect cut to limit our "Over the Wage Cap" penalty.
Sean Flynn: Stagiare.
Vinicius Rangel: Stagiare.
The following 12 cyclists signed new contracts heading into the transfer season:
| 2022 Wage | 2023 Wage | Difference | | Matteo Jorgenson | 130,000 | 335,000 | +205,000 | | Neilson Powless | 170,000 | 300,000 | +130,000 | | Biniam Girmay | 600,000 | 375,000 | -225,000 | | Jack Burke | 165,000 | 145,000 | -20,000 | | Juan Pedro Lopez | 120,000 | 130,000 | +10,000 | | Bram Welten | 145,000 | 110,000 | -35,000 | | Ethan Vernon | 150,000 | 85,000 | -65,000 | | Simon Carr | 50,000 | 50,000 | 0 | | Sean Quinn | 65,000 | 50,000 | -15,000 | | Thomas Gloag | 170,000 | 125,000 | -45,000 | | Carlos Canal | 50,000 | 50,000 | 0 | | Tristan Jussaume | 100,000 | 65,000 | -35,000 | | TOTAL | | 1,820,000 | -95,000 | | OVER | | 620,000 | | PENALTY | | 1,240,000 |
Looking to Sell/Swap/Loan
The highly anticipated rider availability post can be found below:
| Availability | | Matteo Jorgenson | No | | Neilson Powless | YES | | Biniam Girmay | YES | | Jack Burke | YES | | Juan Pedro Lopez | Maybe | | Bram Welten | Maybe | | Ethan Vernon | PT LOAN | | Simon Carr | Maybe | | Sean Quinn | PT LOAN | | Thomas Gloag | YES | | Carlos Canal | No | | Tristan Jussaume | No |
Cash preferred but will also consider cash + quality low waged cyclists.
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 07-08-2024 07:29
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Some tough (but understandable) cuts. And yet more work to do, but also the bones of a team that shouldn't have too many issues getting back to PCT, I believe. Looking forward to transfers, I anticipate we might have a talk or two 
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 07-08-2024 07:49
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Really tough decisions, in particular Ackermann definitely hurts, would've been great for many of those semi-hilly CT races...
I can only second cunego, we might have a talk or two - be it for PT loans or sales. Although I guess the rider I'd really love to get might be out of reach ^^ But given that I mostly have "quality low waged cyclists" (depends on the definition of "low waged", maybe we can find a deal? Looking forward to the talks - and to see what your roster will look like post-transfers! With Jorgenson, you could have the 2024 CT individual standings winner on your team already!
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 07-08-2024 09:28
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Newton Foundation  , now that's a blast from the past! Love to read what's happened since I left awesome to see you picked up Burke and a couple more canadians along the way |
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| redordead |
Posted on 07-08-2024 11:18
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We usually talk and we'll probably do the same again. Making a deal is a different story though 
"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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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 07-08-2024 17:29
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A lot of work to do ahead in transfers, but will make you one of the most active managers - or at least being bombarded with offer PMs. Best of luck, and i have faith you can turn this team around and back to the PCT first time.
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| ember |
Posted on 07-08-2024 18:04
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That availability list most definitely will make your inbox full, I think! Looking a lot forward to see how you navigate these transfers. Surely an exciting transfer season for you. I will definitely be in touch when transfers open, as that list have a couple of guys in it that I’ve been asking around previous transfer seasons
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| seancoll |
Posted on 07-08-2024 18:15
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Really crushed by both skill and emotion to see you down in CT with us. Know you'll be super busy this offseason and will be rooting for you (at least a little). Guessing your conversations will be with those with some of the bigger wallets, but full belief that you'll be ready to turn this around fully!
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 07-08-2024 18:28
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I hope you know what you're doing as that fine will bleed your budget dry and to recoup it, you will most likely have to sell hard. But I think from Girmay you'll get decent fee.
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 09-08-2024 16:21
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What a quality you'll still have, even after selling the likes of Girmay, Powless, Gloag or Burke. Jorgenson alone should be a beast in CT stage races. So you should be looking forward to getting messages from most of your fellow managers once transfers begin. Just don't miss mine
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