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[PCT '23] Sony - Force India
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 15-07-2024 09:59
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Sure I've said it before but I really like every single rider you have coming through the system currently. A couple of highlight leaders, some very cool all-rounders and some brilliant domestiques - could write about each of them but that would just be repeating your HQ post. Excited for your future 
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."
[ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT]  Xero Racing
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 16-07-2024 10:27
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@Sykkel_Freak: Very excited with Mick indeed and his future. Nice to know Hoole was useful for you. Looking forward to his improved self.
@Nemolito: We do have quite a few of them this time, more than usual! Hayter would've had 77 TT even but we felt this would help us get more points out of him already. Looking forward to next year's Avenir already indeed.
@redordead: Hayter followed by MVD is definitely the pecking order amongst the talents. We hope you are right about your last statement
@jandal: Thanks for the nice words again  Hopefully they live up to the billing!
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| SotD |
Posted on 17-07-2024 16:59
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Nice talents. Would definately sacrifice some TT for HI for Hayter though, otherwise I think you’ll end up getting a rider that doesn’t perform as well in the mountains/GC races as he should. And he won’t win TT’s with 75-77 anyway.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 19-07-2024 06:07
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SotD wrote:
Nice talents. Would definately sacrifice some TT for HI for Hayter though, otherwise I think you’ll end up getting a rider that doesn’t perform as well in the mountains/GC races as he should. And he won’t win TT’s with 75-77 anyway.
Thanks
The max TT that Hayter could get with any training was 77, so looks like he wouldn't have been much of a worry for others anyway. I sacrificed +1 both in TT and HI for +1 MO and some backups, because mountain is the safest bet in terms of stats (at least that's what I believe). Plus it is easier to train TT from 76 to 77, than mountain from 78 to 79 
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| SotD |
Posted on 19-07-2024 17:09
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That's very true. It's expensive to get the HI up though, with his OVL - And I think that is where I would invest first. 72-73HI or so would make him a super interesting rider!
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 22-07-2024 11:09
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SotD wrote:
That's very true. It's expensive to get the HI up though, with his OVL - And I think that is where I would invest first. 72-73HI or so would make him a super interesting rider!
Well, the ship that takes him to 72 HI has sailed unfortunately. Gotta see how much I can salvage.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 29-07-2024 11:54
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National Championships Update This is by far our best ever haul from any season's National Championships. A big congratulations to all the winners and we hope to see at least some of them ride in our colours next season.
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 29-07-2024 12:07
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A nice haul, definitely a big victory in Belgium to be proud of.
Also great work to have the national champion(s) of India for the first time ever, while also being the first team to give a contract to riders from the country. The sponsor can only be proud.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 02-08-2024 08:02
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Nemolito wrote:
A nice haul, definitely a big victory in Belgium to be proud of.
Also great work to have the national champion(s) of India for the first time ever, while also being the first team to give a contract to riders from the country. The sponsor can only be proud.
Yes, the win in Belgium definitely stands out as the most high profile NC win.
It helps when both the competitors for the Indian NC are our riders 
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 02-08-2024 10:39
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As Nemo said very cool to have captured the Belgian NC title with Tiesj! Overall seems like a very colourful line-up is on the cards for 2024, looking forward to seeing some of the new fits after transfers
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."
[ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
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| Booker |
Posted on 02-08-2024 11:44
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BENOOOOOOT! Congrats to you Abhi and a huge responsibility to carry the Belgian kit for 2024.
You said in my thread that we'll be competing for riders again - if it goes as well for me as our battle for Penasa in the first year, I'll be happy.
But this time, you're in a different tax bracket, so I'll be relying on your generosity (or your wandering eye) to come out on top |
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 02-08-2024 23:53
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Congrats in particular for the Indian NC wins, although your only competitors were amateurs
The win in Belgium is clearly on another level, though, and Benoot definitely is a worthy champion there!
Also, nice job with your talent factory, definitely some very interesting prospects coming through!
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 04-08-2024 02:47
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@jandal: Remains to be seen how many of them stay for the coming season but we will definitely try to have them sport some nice jerseys
@Booker: We are in different divisions, but I got outbid on a regional guy by CT just last season  Hope the Belgian NC gets some more airtime for us next season!
@Fabianski: Yeah makes it easier when the NC race is all within the family
Belgium win was big indeed! Hoping the talents can step up and take the place of the current leaders soon enough.
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 09-08-2024 12:17
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Some nice talents you have accumulated! Also a great win from Benoot in Belgium, will be interesting if he shows the jersey for you.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 13-08-2024 19:22
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World Championship Update The World Championships got off to a decent start for us, the likes of Shirota helped teammate Amezawa to win the B Road Race.
Mick, Tim and Leo finished next to each other in the U23 ITT, albeit only for places 17th to 19th.
The next big event for us was the U23 Road Race where Mick Van Dijke was very strong in this race, riding near the front, ahead of the peloton for a long distance. He would eventually be reeled back in but Hayter showed his skills a year in advance, launching a late move and almost holding on till the line! He would be passed by two riders to finish an excellent 3rd.
The other races did not bring much cheer for us.
And with that it's a wrap for the 2023 season! See you soon in the new season...
kandesbunzler26 wrote:
Some nice talents you have accumulated! Also a great win from Benoot in Belgium, will be interesting if he shows the jersey for you.
Do like the looks of my talents myself. Hopefully they can be useful when maxed (or even before!). Looking forward to Benoot showing off the NC for us
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Tiesj Benoot 
Daniel Vesely 
Esow Alben 
Bob Jungels 
Muhamma Afif Ahmad Zamri 
Jo Kogstad Ringheim 
