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[PCT '25] McCormick Pro Cycling
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Posted on 28-03-2026 10:35
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 25-08-2025 09:50
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I like the additions of Riabushenko and Zhao, think they can work really well together. It looks like the PCT sprinting field is gonna be stacked, so hopefully they can shine through.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 26-08-2025 10:11
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Two very good sprint signings!
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 30-08-2025 01:50
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Love Eekhoff. Age, versatility, backups. Everything perfect for a domestique.
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 04-09-2025 04:09
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If only we had another cobble rider for him to be a domestique for.
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 04-09-2025 10:28
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I have to echo the other, good additions with Zhao and Riabushenko. I don't see a promotion candidate yet, but that was to be expected seeing the limited moves you made.
Best of luck!
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 05-09-2025 02:48
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@Laurens - mid-table is right I think, top 10 goals so would like to make that and improve a little on last year.
McCormick Pro Cycling completed their final offseason moves with the signing of two additional stagiares in Emry Faingezicht and David Anderson Palma and the loan signing of Darren Rafferty from Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo. Quinn Simmons and Fikri Azka Mohammad also left on loans to King Power and Indosat Ooredoo, respectively. Simmons becomes the fifth McCormick rider to complete his development at King Power while Mohammad gets to fulfill his dream of riding with his home team for at least one season.
Said team manager Ulrich Ulriksen, "We are thrilled to able to pick up riders of the quality of Emry and David, they are both very solid time-trial prospects who have a real chance at permanent contracts next year. And David continues our commitment to young American riders."
Ulriksen added, "The chance take Darren on loan and receive the Mangame UCI's mandated extortion fee, I mean loan fee, was too good a chance to pass up." We look forward to helping Darren get started on his pro career."
Ulriksen also also commented on the teams offseason training camp, "nobody looked vulnerable out there, and particularly Ivan and Nils really looked ready for the season."
| Nat. | Name | FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | OVR |  | Ivan Sosa | 67 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 80 | 60 | 59 | 74 | 75 | 66 | 65 | 78.2 |  | Adam Yates | 70 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 78 | 79 | 74 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 77.2 |  | Aliaksandr Riabushenko | 76 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 66 | 79 | 77 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 76.2 |  | Jhonatan Narvaez | 70 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 62 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 67 | 75.8 |  | Jingbiao Zhao | 74 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 58 | 77 | 81 | 56 | 71 | 78 | 75.4 |  | Dorian Godon | 74 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 68 | 75 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 75.1 |  | Sepp Kuss | 68 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 64 | 74 | 76 | 71 | 50 | 55 | 69 | 66 | 72 | 65 | 74.6 |  | Nicolas Alejandro Cabrera | 69 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 76 | 71 | 73 | 77 | 61 | 68 | 65 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 74.6 |  | Nils Eekhoff | 75 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 67 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 64 | 76 | 74.4 | | Juan Osorio | 67 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 75 | 61 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 64 | 71 | 74.3 | | Gregory Daniel | 75 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 55 | 56 | 68 | 73 | 69 | 76 | 74.3 | | Thomas Revard | 69 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 61 | 58 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 69 | 73.8 | | Gage Hecht | 73 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 71 | 79 | 69 | 76 | 73.7 | | Alex Hoehn | 67 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 78 | 68 | 70 | 73.6 | | Noah Granigan | 74 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 55 | 74 | 76 | 67 | 65 | 71 | 72.8 | | Pierre Barbier | 70 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 68 | 75 | 77 | 60 | 65 | 62 | 72.7 | | Zeke Mostov | 75 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 65 | 58 | 60 | 65 | 68 | 60 | 75 | 72.0 |  | Justin Wolf | 69 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 76 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 54 | 55 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 74 | 71.6 |  | Brandon Rodriguez | 74 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 64 | 70 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 67 | 66 | 70.6 |  | Alex Julajuj | 66 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 55 | 60 | 67 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 70.2 |  | Darren Rafferty | 68 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 57 | 58 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 69.4 |  | Cesar Macias | 70 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 58 | 67 | 70 | 65 | 60 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 68 | 61 | 68.5 | | Cole Kessler | 68 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 67.6 |  | Emry Faingezicht | 68 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 62 | 61 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 67 | 67.5 | | Anderson David Palma | 68 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 64 | 71 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 69 | 66.9 |
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 05-09-2025 08:16
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Second the others, it seems like you're in for a solid mid-table season, but with the chance of some really nice performances especially from Sosa. And if Eekhoff turns out to be too frustrated by having to lead in the cobbles we'll happily take him next transfers, at least there should be a leader for him 
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| Bikex |
Posted on 05-09-2025 10:03
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Great to see that Sosa's development continues. Good luck for the season!  |
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 05-09-2025 17:05
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Will be interesting to see how you split up Sosa and Yates. But really like your depth as well. Both guys will be well supported.
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| seancoll |
Posted on 06-09-2025 04:29
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There was a point this transfer season where I thought you were going to be able to secure Zhao on about a 60,000 wage and I'm crushed (for you) that you ended up having to pay what you did for him although it is absolutely the right call. Really glad Anderson David Palma ended up with a contract too!
A team I admire, no matter how you do and hope that the season lines up as you plan!
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 06-09-2025 15:58
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The mid-table folks seems very accurate - my projections have us in 10th, which feels like the definition of mid-table - although I guess that is technically a little above. Will share those when the time comes.
@KB - Eekhoff seems to be well supplied with people willing to help him out if the burden of leadership is too much.
@bikex - probably the last money we spend on him so time for him to start proving he merits the investment.
@MRE - the wonder of PCT calendar flexibility work in our favor.
@sean - yes that did look good for a while, still pretty pleased with 110k compared to the cost of other sprinters and hopefully his AC and PRL make that a really good return.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 08-09-2025 08:32
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Think the team is definitely more well rounded than last season, even after Yates' decline. Really liked the choice of the two sprinters picked up from FA, and they should do quite well in PCT. Looking forward to an improvement in the standings as well 
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| Caspi |
Posted on 08-09-2025 15:10
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Solid team. Top 10 should be doable - maybe even a push for promotion with a bit of luck.
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| redordead |
Posted on 18-09-2025 08:54
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I wasn't sure about the addition of Eekhoff, but he could score pretty well in C2 cobbled races and if that's the case then it makes a lot more sense.
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 19-09-2025 03:26
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redordead wrote:
I wasn't sure about the addition of Eekhoff, but he could score pretty well in C2 cobbled races and if that's the case then it makes a lot more sense.
McCormick buying a cobbler probably just seemed wrong to you.
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 27-03-2026 23:36
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McCormick Pro Cycling celebrated one of the best months in team history in July.
Gage Hecht opened things up with a win at the GP Plouay, Nils Eekhoff came in 6th and the team scored 69 points. Hecht then led a great team performance in the Benelux Challenge. He finished in the top 20 on every stage and the top 11 on every GC stage. His consistency was rewarded with 2nd on the GC. He was joined in the GC top 10 by Dorian Godon. Godon and Eekhoff both had top 10 stage finishes as the team scored 239 points.
Ivan Sosa then carried the momentum into the mountains where he won the opening stage of the Tour d'Andorra which launched him 3rd on the overall GC. Juan Osorio chipped in with 3rd on Stage 3 and the team scored 206 points.
While there were no outstanding individual results at the Tour of Lithuania the team rode solidly and put 3 riders in the top 25 of the GC: Godon again, Jhonatan Narvaez and Nicolas Cabrera. The team was 2nd in the team's competition, and another 112 points were added to bring the team to 661 points for the month.
Team manager Ulrich Ulriksen celebrated a real "team" month, "I really enjoyed the combination of results with great rides from one of our marquee riders in Ivan, a team-developed American breaking out big points in Gage and depth scoring from new additions like Nils, Dorian and Juan."
The team also celebrated a number of milestones. Hecht's win in Plouay was the first race win by a US rider since Brandon McNulty won Stage 13 of the 2023 Tour of America and the first classic win since Ian Boswell won the Gisborne GP to open the 2022 season. It was also the team's 75th win since it was founded in 2019. While Sosa's win put the team in double digits for wins by non-US Americans.
Finally, July saw Quinn Simmons grab a daring breakaway win at the Tour de France while riding on loan at King Power. Said Ulriksen, "We are really looking forward to having Quinn riding in our colors next year as we make a push for promotion."
Hecht outsprints Anthony Turgis to win GP Plouay.
Hecht shows off the "splash" on the podium in France
Sosa has plenty of time to celebrate winning Stage 1 of the Tour d'Andorra atop La Farrapona
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