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[CT] Kraftwerk Man Machine 2025 - Results/Sponsor
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| Dane Bramage |
Posted on 01-09-2025 08:19
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This looks like a strong team with many potential point scorers. You should have great success this season
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 01-09-2025 09:48
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I'm not sure you'll be a title contender without seeing the other full CT squads, but you're clearly set up for promotion!
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| Heine |
Posted on 02-09-2025 07:51
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One of the, without doubt, strongest teams in CT this year. Should go straight up again! I really like the signings of Bol (Energy stats with his sprinting) and Harrison (50k...) Habtemichal should do great for you aswell!
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 29-04-2026 20:19
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Habtemichael Time Trials to victory
Daniel Habtemichael had a near flawless race at Int. Österreich Rundfahrt. He kept close to the race leaders during the mountain and hill stages and powered home in the TT to claim the win.
Kraftwerk's Ralf Hütter, who turns 80 in 2026, was heard to be very pleased with the win.
However rumours abound that he is looking to step back from the cycling team and manager DaveTwoBob may well need new sponsorship to back the team's return to PCT. Could this be the last season we see the classic tie in the peloton?
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 29-04-2026 20:27
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DaveTwoBob wrote:
However rumours abound that he is looking to step back from the cycling team and manager DaveTwoBob may well need new sponsorship to back the team's return to PCT. Could this be the last season we see the classic tie in the peloton?
Wait ... what? Maybe no more tie references after you've won something?
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 30-04-2026 03:08
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kandesbunzler26 wrote:
DaveTwoBob wrote:
However rumours abound that he is looking to step back from the cycling team and manager DaveTwoBob may well need new sponsorship to back the team's return to PCT. Could this be the last season we see the classic tie in the peloton?
Wait ... what? Maybe no more tie references after you've won something?
I might have to stop reporting, would be stuck without tie references.
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 30-04-2026 17:21
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So you are telling me I need a meme worthy sponsor, I might have that covered 
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 20-06-2026 18:04
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Kraftwerk Season Results
DaveTwoBob thought Kraftwerk had a good shot at the CT title but Bianchi proved unstoppable this season and Ethiopian Airlines won the battle for 2nd place. Well done to jt and dippo.
Team Results
| Pos | Last | | Team | Oct | Total | RD | PpRD | | 1 | 1 |  | Bianchi Enel | 128 | 1947 | 139 | 14,01 | | 2 | 2 |  | Ethiopian Airlines | 220 | 1738 | 140 | 12,41 | | 3 | 3 |  | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 48 | 1593 | 140 | 11,38 |
Individual Results
| | | | | | | | Pos | Last | Rider | Nat | | Team | Total | | 5 | 4 | Daniel Habtemichael | ERI | | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 348 | | 8 | 8 | Cees Bol | NED | | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 322 | | 25 | 31 | Fausto Masnada | ITA | | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 195 | | 28 | 24 | Sam Harrison | GBR | | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 187 | | 46 | 45 | Michael Christodoulos | CYP | | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 122 | | 64 | 63 | Abou Sanogo | CIV | | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 83 | | 73 | 73 | Sirak Tesfom | ERI | | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 73 | | 82 | 82 | Felix Gall | AUT | | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 61 | | 105 | 104 | Marco Mathis | GER | | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 45 | | 114 | 113 | Josip Rumac | CRO | | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 39 | | 123 | 123 | Alexander Evans | AUS | | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 34 | | 143 | 143 | Tim Torn Teutenberg | GER | | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 27 | | 177 | 177 | Burr Ho | HKG | | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 17 | | 178 | 178 | Christian Mager | GER | | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 17 | | 196 | 196 | Jonas Koch | GER | | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 12 | | 211 | 211 | Luis-Joe Luehrs | GER | | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 8 | | 240 | 240 | Robin Donze | SWI | | Kraftwerk Man Machine | 3 |
| Habtemichael was a great point per wage signing winning Int. Osterreich Rundfahrt. | | Bol was a steady scorer and would have done better with a leadout. | | Masnada was a bit disappointing, I don't think the new engine suits him. | | Harrison proved to be a $50k bargain. | | Christodoulos lead our TTT squad which went well this year. |
Habtemichael winning Int. Osterreich Rundfahrt
Race Results
| Start | End | Race | Cat | RD/Pts | Leader | | | | Place | | 08-Jan | |  Clasico San Jose | C2 | 2 | Masnada | | | | Win | | 12-Jan | 17-Jan |  Tour Down Under | C1 | 6 | Bol | | | | 15th | | 30-Jan | | Great Ocean Road Classic | C1 | 2 | Bol | | | | 9th | | ------- | | | | | | | | | | | 01-Feb | |  Coppa Placci | C2 | 2 | Gall! | | | | 2nd | | 03-Feb | |  Viana do Castelo | C1 | 2 | Koch | | | | 28th | | 16-Feb | |  GP Yekaterinburg | C2 | 2 | Gall! | | | | 22nd | | 18-Feb | 26-Feb |  Vuelta al Tachira | C2 | 9 | Habtemichael | | | | 3rd | | 28-Feb | |  Gent - Wevelgem | C2 | 2 | Sanogo | | | | 21st | | ------- | | | | | | | | | | | 01-Mar | 05-Mar | Herald Sun Tour | C2 | 5 | Bol | | | | 13th | | 07-Mar | |  GP Izola | C1 | 2 | Bol | | | | 29th | | 16-Mar | |  Monterrey TTT Win | C2 | 2 | Christodoulos | | | | 2nd | | 22-Mar | 26-Mar |  Tour of Britain | C1 | 5 | Masnada | | | | 9th | | 25-Mar | 28-Mar |  Tour of Guadeloupe Win | C2 | 4 | Harrison | | | | 13th | | 31-Mar | | Geraardsbergen - Bosberg | C2 | 2 | Sanogo | | | | 7th | | ------- | | | | | | | | | | | 01-Apr | |  GP Herning | C2 | 2 | Sanogo | | | | 15th | | 19-Apr | 21-Apr |  Tour du Faso | C2 | 3 | Harrison | | | | 11th | | 25-Apr | | Lincoln GP | C2 | 2 | Sanogo | | | | 5th | | 30-Apr | | Dwars door Vlaanderen | C2 | 2 | Sanogo | | | | 3rd | | ------- | | | | | | | | | | | 07-May | 10-May |    Tour of the Middle East | C2 | 4 | Habtemichael | | | | 4th | | 13-May | 16-May |  Tour of Luxembourg | C2 | 4 | Masnada | | | | 9th | | 27-May | |  Isle of Man ITT | C2 | 2 | Christodoulos | | | | 3rd | | ------- | | | | | | | | | | | 05-Jun | |  Betonexpressz GP Top 5 | C2 | 2 | Bol | | | | 11th | | 10-Jun | |  Frankfurt Eschborn | C2 | 2 | Bol | | | | 13th | | 20-Jun | | Berlin ProRace | C1 | 2 | Bol | | | | 12th | | 22-Jun | 28-Jun |  Tour of Vancouver | C2 | 7 | Habtemichael | | | | 10th | | 26-Jun | 28-Jun |  USA Pro Cycling Challenge | C1 | 3 | Masnada | | | | 26th | | ------- | | | | | | | | | | | 01-Jul | |  Torshavn GP | C1 | 2 | Bol | | | | 2nd | | 06-Jul | |  GP Plouay | C2 | 2 | Masnada | | | | 23rd | | 15-Jul | 18-Jul |  Euskal Bizikleta | C2 | 4 | Bol | | | | 4th | | 25-Jul | 28-Jul |  Uppsala Classic | C2 | 4 | Bol | | | | 3rd | | ------- | | | | | | | | | | | 01-Aug | 05-Aug |  Tour of San Luis | C2 | 5 | Habtemichael | | | | 4th | | 07-Aug | |  Gisborne GP | C1 | 2 | Rumac | | | | 50th | | 09-Aug | 11-Aug |  Giro del Trentino | C2 | 3 | Habtemichael | | | | 11th | | 15-Aug | 20-Aug |  Tour of Japan | C1 | 6 | Evans | | | | 23rd | | 23-Aug | 31-Aug | Tour de l'Avenir | U23 | | | | | | | | ------- | | | | | | | | | | | 05-Sep | |  Olympia TTT | C1 | 2 | Christodoulos | | | | 5th | | 10-Sep | 14-Sep |    Baltic Chain Tour | C1 | 5 | Christodoulos | | | | 24th | | 16-Sep | 22-Sep |  Int. Osterreich Rundfahrt | C2 | 7 | Habtemichael | | | | Win | | 25-Sep | 30-Sep | Vuelta al Pais Vasco | C1 | 6 | Habtemichael | | | | 6th | | ------- | | | | | | | | | | | 01-Oct | |  Hong Kong Challenge | C2 | 2 | Masnada | | | | 3rd | | 10-Oct | 15-Oct |  Tour of South Africa Top 5 | C1 | 6 | Mager | | | | 78th | | 17-Oct | |  Zuri Metzgete | C2 | 2 | Masnada | | | | 7th |
Goals
All missed, some by miles, that's not good for the budget needed to boost the squad to survive PCT.
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 20-06-2026 18:17
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Kraftwerk Man Machine
SPONSOR UPDATE
Kraftwerk founder Ralf Hütter turns 80 in 2026 and has decided to step back from headline sponsorship of the Kraftwerk Man Machine cycling team. Kraftwerk will still be a part of the team but DaveTwoBob needed to find some new sponsors.
After reaching out to lots of companies DaveTwoBob is proud to announce a new collaboration with British conglomerate H Young Holdings.
The company recently sponsored a team with their companies Madison and Genesis, this time they are promoting clothing manufacturer Rohan.
https://www.rohan.co.uk/
Additional sponsors will be announced at the start of the season.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 20-06-2026 18:29
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It'll be strange to not see the necktie's in the peloton! But at least the sponsor went out on a relative high of promotion. Excited to tackle the PCT alongside you!
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 20-06-2026 18:51
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We ride North!
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 20-06-2026 19:11
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The German exodus continues ...
But it will be interesting to see what you do in transfers with your new focus!
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