Great pickup with Robov. Was for a very long time on my list of riders I wanted a H2H Silent Auction for. Decided against it in the end, but a great pick indeed!
Overall the team looks very solid, and while teasing you a bit during the off season regarding Lutsenko, I'm mostly just happy that you took him out of the division
That TT top-end and depth is pretty scary. Thankfully, we're avoiding most of the TT races this year, so hopefully we won't be across the Zalgiris monster-squad too much except where Lutsenko is dominating. Good luck this season
Very cool that Lutsenko ended up with you. I hope he tears PCT apart for you and then maybe promotion could be the result.
Also impressive how you managed to get so many strong Lithuanians into the game. Can't wait to see what you're going to do with Rokas!
Will TT domination and Lutsenko be enough to aim for promotion? I'm not so sure yet, but at least I can finally cheer for the first Kmieliauskas (and thus former loanee) win!
I should know whether Kmieliauskas has won a race already, but somehow I don't (I do think he won a stage last year)
Great pickup with Robov. Was for a very long time on my list of riders I wanted a H2H Silent Auction for. Decided against it in the end, but a great pick indeed!
Overall the team looks very solid, and while teasing you a bit during the off season regarding Lutsenko, I'm mostly just happy that you took him out of the division
Well, you certainly would've gotten Robov, I am completely spent. I will be laughing my ass to the bank next year when I sell Lutsenko for 100k
That TT top-end and depth is pretty scary. Thankfully, we're avoiding most of the TT races this year, so hopefully we won't be across the Zalgiris monster-squad too much except where Lutsenko is dominating. Good luck this season
Very cool that Lutsenko ended up with you. I hope he tears PCT apart for you and then maybe promotion could be the result.
Also impressive how you managed to get so many strong Lithuanians into the game. Can't wait to see what you're going to do with Rokas!
A lil wee cry always helps when it comes to talents
With season almost over and promotion imminent, we can take a look at the riders who will be contributors in 2027 when Zalgiris gets relegated back to PCT (maxed stats done with new statgains, may be errors)
Nat.
Name
FL
MO
MM
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
Age
M. Gajdulewicz
66
69
68
67
57
67
67
71
59
58
64
67
68
61
22
M. Gajdulewicz
66
72
71
70
57
67
69
73
59
58
67
70
68
61
2026
M. Gajdulewicz
69
76
74
71
57
70
73
74
60
58
69
75
73
61
Maxed
Starting with the youngest, Gajdulewicz will just be a nice 50k helper for Lasinis or whoever will end up being the stage race leader
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Nat.
Name
FL
MO
MM
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
Age
Karlis Klismets
66
68
68
67
65
70
66
68
55
57
61
65
70
64
22
Karlis Klismets
66
71
70
69
68
72
68
71
55
57
61
65
70
67
2026
Karlis Klismets
68
75
73
71
71
76
71
74
55
57
62
66
70
70
Maxed
Another mountain helper, but of slightly different ilk. Will be helping out in TTTs as well and probably the very last one in pecking order.
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Nat.
Name
FL
MO
MM
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
Age
Olegas Ivanovas
72
57
59
61
63
72
70
68
73
67
71
71
62
62
23
Olegas Ivanovas
74
57
60
62
63
74
72
69
76
69
72
72
63
62
2026
Olegas Ivanovas
76
57
61
63
63
76
73
70
78
70
73
74
63
62
Maxed
Most likely the next Lithuanian star. A great candidate for future training. Should be useful next year too (PS. Classics at pot 5 is just a straight up upgrade on Cobbles, worth taking a look at)
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Nat.
Name
FL
MO
MM
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
Age
K. Belohvosciks
73
60
61
62
70
71
73
67
62
61
68
69
65
75
23
K. Belohvosciks
75
60
62
63
72
73
74
69
62
63
69
69
65
77
2026
K. Belohvosciks
77
60
62
63
74
74
75
70
62
64
70
69
65
79
Maxed
Will probably still be next to useless next year, but viability will jump high once maxed.
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Nat.
Name
FL
MO
MM
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
Age
Nika Sitchinava
71
69
69
69
70
74
71
71
69
69
70
74
72
70
23
Nika Sitchinava
73
69
70
70
70
76
73
72
71
71
70
74
72
70
2026
Nika Sitchinava
74
71
71
70
70
77
75
73
71
71
71
76
74
70
Maxed
A cool fellow. Will either be a perennial 0 point scorer or will be pulling wins out of his ass once in a while.
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Nat.
Name
FL
MO
MM
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
Age
Aivaras Mikutis
71
68
71
73
72
68
72
68
71
60
72
68
60
72
23
Aivaras Mikutis
71
70
72
74
74
69
73
70
71
60
72
68
60
74
2026
Aivaras Mikutis
71
71
73
74
75
70
74
71
71
60
72
68
60
75
Maxed
Still mad about pot 1. Such low stamina means it's a waste of money to train him. What a shame
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Nat.
Name
FL
MO
MM
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
Age
Maksym Bilyi
67
73
71
69
73
73
71
70
60
62
67
69
71
73
24
Maksym Bilyi
67
75
73
70
75
74
72
72
60
62
67
69
71
75
2026
A fine TTT piece. Most likely a tiny cash cow.
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Nat.
Name
FL
MO
MM
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
Age
Gustas Raugala
72
68
69
69
73
70
73
67
54
58
65
66
71
74
24
Gustas Raugala
72
70
70
70
75
71
74
69
54
58
65
66
71
76
2026
A straight downgrade from Bilyi, but we gotta try to keep all the Lithuanians as possible, so a lot less likely to go.
Cool batch. Bilyi is a very interesting U25 rider at PT level, so if you can't make him a cashcow I'm sure you'll end up being pretty happy about keeping him! He could well be one of those 150-200 pts riders that everyone loves having for a low wage.
In the year of the baltics, Zalgiris has finally done and won PCT outright. Reward for such an achievement will be the first ever relegation for the team
Pos
Last
Team
Total
PpRD
1
4
DK Zalgiris
3295
20.21
2
5
MOL Cycling Team
3250
19.94
3
2
Bolt - Eesti
3237
19.86
5
3
Assa Abloy
3210
19.69
6
6
Specialized
2972
18.35
7
7
Hunter Valley Cycling
2834
17.39
8
8
Lotto-Caloi
2815
17.27
9
9
McCormick Pro Cycling
2795
17.25
10
10
Trans Looney Tunes
2658
16.41
11
11
Bralirwa - Cegeka
2609
16.1
12
16
Everesting
2500
15.34
13
12
Tryg - Eni
2458
15.08
14
13
Minions
2443
14.99
15
14
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
2435
14.94
16
15
Spark Team NZ
2355
14.45
17
17
Zwift - Newton Foundation
2289
14.04
18
18
Duvel-Tsingtao
2240
13.74
19
19
Sauber Petronas Racing
1938
11.89
20
20
JEWA TIROL
1920
11.78
21
21
Colombini Kometa
1757
10.78
22
22
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
1644
10.09
23
23
IESE ProCycling Team
1354
8.31
24
24
DeNA Roadstars
656
4.02
Kmieliauskas has understandably lead the way for Zalgiris this year, with Legendary Lutsenko not far behind. Making it to PT with Lithuanian as a top rider has always been the goal and very happy to have achieved that. Tediashvili was also in top top form in spring, big season for him. Varga did his thing this year as well. Shout-out to Bilyi for making to 100 points as a mediocre unmaxed rider. Beka goes to wall of shame
Pos
Last
Rider
Nat
Team
Total
1
1
Bryan Coquard
FRA
Spark Team NZ
1113
2
2
Matteo Jorgenson
USA
Zwift - Newton Foundation
1067
3
3
Caleb Ewan
AUS
MOL Cycling Team
947
4
4
Elie Gesbert
FRA
Assa Abloy
898
5
5
Neilson Powless
USA
Colombini Kometa
876
6
6
Rokas Kmieliauskas
LTU
DK Zalgiris
870
11
12
Alexey Lutsenko
KAZ
DK Zalgiris
806
50
50
Giorgi Tediashvili
GEO
DK Zalgiris
318
68
68
Venantas Lasinis
LTU
DK Zalgiris
265
91
91
Peter Varga
HUN
DK Zalgiris
201
107
107
Justas Beniusis
LTU
DK Zalgiris
172
162
162
Maksym Bilyi
UKR
DK Zalgiris
101
164
164
Patrick Olesen
DEN
DK Zalgiris
100
184
183
Momchil Robov
BUL
DK Zalgiris
80
188
187
Aksel Nommela
EST
DK Zalgiris
76
227
226
Aleksandar Roman
SER
DK Zalgiris
52
228
227
Mantas Januskevicius
LTU
DK Zalgiris
52
238
237
Gustas Raugala
LTU
DK Zalgiris
46
271
271
Beka Nareklishvili
GEO
DK Zalgiris
34
274
286
Peeter Tarvis
EST
DK Zalgiris
33
301
298
Nika Sitchinava
GEO
DK Zalgiris
24
349
348
Aivaras Mikutis
LTU
DK Zalgiris
14
361
361
Airidas Videika
LTU
DK Zalgiris
12
370
370
Kristians Belohvosciks
LAT
DK Zalgiris
11
389
389
Krzysztof Marchewka
POL
DK Zalgiris
9
419
419
Aleksa Crncevic
BIH
DK Zalgiris
6
420
420
Olegas Ivanovas
LTU
DK Zalgiris
6
433
433
Mateusz Gajdulewicz
POL
DK Zalgiris
5
485
485
Karlis Klismets
LAT
DK Zalgiris
1
486
486
Simon Dalby
DEN
DK Zalgiris
1
Congrats to KB and Ekoi for being the actual champions
