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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 15-05-2026 11:11
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A shame to see you go down  I really thought you had a good team structure. Maybe you lacked one big leader next to Choi. I thought Bissegger and your sprinters (Sureda, Sanikwathi and Hamza) could have done better than they did.
Curious to see which riders will still race in your colours next season 
MG - Lotto - Caloi
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| Caspi |
Posted on 16-05-2026 19:16
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Maybe we lacked two or three leaders 
Laurens147 wrote:
Curious to see which riders will still race in your colours next season
Me too! |
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Posted on 15-07-2026 21:29
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| Caspi |
Posted on 17-05-2026 09:57
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All of our 6 talents are developing from lvl 3 to lvl 4. With our relegation to CT the last part of their development will be a bit tricky. Let's see what transfer season brings.
Nevertheless, it's time to present their developments. We'll go in ascending order of how excited we're about them.
Henri Vandenabeele | Pot 4 | Climberv2
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | | 66 | 72 | 70 | 60 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 60 | 25 | | 67 | 74 | 71 | 60 | 65 | 73 | 71 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 60 | 26 |
Pure climbing domestique. We opted for V2 despite the lack of development in the hills. He should still be decent in the medium mountains and will improve more in other key areas.
Mikel Demiri | Pot 4 | Fighter
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | | 69 | 53 | 53 | 71 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 64 | 71 | 25 | | 72 | 54 | 54 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 65 | 72 | 26 |
Demiri could have developed into a fair TTT piece, but it would be a waste of his aggression. We went with the obvious fighter path even though he'll never be world class.
Moses Moiruri | Pot 4 | Stage Race
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | | 68 | 59 | 62 | 72 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 65 | 72 | 24 | | 69 | 61 | 64 | 74 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 65 | 74 | 25 |
Now we get our TTT rider. Moiruri is part of our sponsors’ target area, and therefore likely to stay on the team. However, with limited viability next season he could be sacrificed.
We could have gone with both the stage race or the time trial path. If I remember correctly, the gain in medium mountains was the deciding factor, although he'll never excel in the mountains.
Aurelien De Comarmond | Pot 5 | Track-Sprint
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | | 71 | 62 | 68 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 69 | 58 | 72 | 72 | 62 | 63 | 69 | 23 | | 73 | 62 | 69 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 58 | 75 | 74 | 62 | 64 | 71 | 24 |
It is starting to get exciting now. De Comarmond will develop into a great leadout rider or even a lead sprinter in CT. We opted for track-sprint, as he could be a GC threat in the right races in C2 despite the lack of stamina.
Lameck Marco Kulindwa | Pot 5 | Climberv1
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | | 67 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 56 | 58 | 71 | 68 | 71 | 59 | 24 | | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 56 | 58 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 60 | 25 |
Already a decent domestique in stage races next season. We considered going the stage race path, but with V1 he still gains a little time-trial proficiency. Then we add in the hill, acceleration, and fighter gains which adds the possibility of chasing KoM in the CT when maxed. Therefore, we chose climber V1.
Pavel Bittner | Pot 5 | Sprinter
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | | 70 | 58 | 69 | 62 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 74 | 75 | 66 | 61 | 67 | 23 | | 72 | 59 | 70 | 62 | 73 | 73 | 79 | 69 | 77 | 77 | 66 | 62 | 67 | 24 |
Top of the class. Bittner has already developed into a great rider, but he can become a world class sprinter within a few years. We chose the sprinter path to increase stamina and cobbles (besides sprint and acceleration obviously), as he might be able to play a role in C2 cobbled races after his full development.
Edited by Caspi on 18-05-2026 12:31
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 17-05-2026 13:02
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It's definitely unlucky to relegate in general, but especially when all your talents are on level 4 in CT. If needed you'll surely find loaning options (especially for Bittner), but it will be a hard time to juggle the loan and salary caps for five riders while still building a squad competitive to fight for promotion.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 21-05-2026 06:45
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Bittner will be a great asset when maxed. Unfortunate time to relegate (if there is ever is a fortunate one) but Bittner, De Comarmond and Vandenabeele should easily find loans.
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 21-05-2026 13:41
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Indeed, level 4 is tough to deal with in CT, but it's not impossible to navigate. Worst case a couple become good assets for transfers, but most should be able to fit in loans.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| Caspi |
Posted on 31-05-2026 07:03
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@kb
True, it’s never fun to relegate.
We won't be able to juggle the loan and salary caps for six riders while still building a squad competitive to fight for promotion. So, someone will have to go.
@Abhi
Really looking forward to seeing Bittner maxed. Hopefully, I'll find some cash to train him.
Good to hear that some of the talents will likely be easy to find a new (temporary) home for. Especially, De Comarmond as he's the most likely to go out on loan.
@bbl
Well, level 4 isn't impossible for one or two riders in CT. Six however...
Nevertheless, they can become good assets in the transfer market, as you said, in case we still want to aim for promotion. |
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| Caspi |
Posted on 05-06-2026 16:27
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So, this is how we assessed our chances before the season. Results added with colored text next to the objective.
The goals will be rated in terms of our chances of success and the importance for the sponsors. Both ratings will go from 0-5. For the chance of succes, zero (0) means that we expect less than 10 % chance of success and five (5) asterisks means we assess that there's more than 90 % chance of success.
| Tour of East Java | Top 10 | 24th |
| Chances of success: * | Importance for sponsors: *** |
Difficult but not impossible. Carapaz will spearhead the team in East Java. He will most likely fall short of a top 10 in the GC, but we're sending the best support our team can muster and hope that will motivate him to the fullest.
| Down Under Classic | Win | 23rd |
| Chances of success: | Importance for sponsors: **** |
No chance of success for our first (goal) race of the season. Of course you should never say never, but this goal was chosen when Zariff was still in the team, and a surprise win seems very unlikely at the moment.
| Benelux Challenge | Stage Win | 2nd |
| Chances of success: *** | Importance for sponsors: ** |
Our biggest chance to complete a sponsor objective this season. Schomber is here for the prologue and should be able to podium. For the following stages we've brought Meurisse and Sanikwathi among others to chase stages.
| Stage Wins in a Season | 8 Wins | 4 wins |
| Chances of success: * | Importance for sponsors: *** |
With a little luck this goal can be successful. It will require that the margins go our way in some important stages. We've mostly identified C1 races as key if this should come true. Regardless, it will require some top performances from several riders.
| Team Standings | Top 15 | 22nd |
| Chances of success: ** | Importance for sponsors: ** |
With a very evenly matched mid-table in PCT, we can end anywhere from 10th to 23rd. If we avoid relegation team manager, Caspi, will be satisfied even though the sponsors are looking for a top 15 in the team standings.
No need to linger. We didn't complete a single goal... We were only close in Benelux Tour with two top 10, two top 5, and a podium from Schomber in the prologue.
Luckily, there were a few highlights throughout the season. A fun ToA where we got (too) close to the sun. A surprise win for Manamalage in GP Herning, a stage win by Sureda in Balkans International, and TTT victory in both Tour of Lithuania and Vuelta al Pais Vasco. |
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| Caspi |
Posted on 12-07-2026 16:40
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We wanted to renew a few more riders. Alas, we're content with the final result:
| Nat. | Name | Age | 2025 Wage | 2026 Wage | Difference |  | Jaume Sureda | 30 | € 150.000 | € 95.000 | -€ 55.000 |  | Pavel Bittner | 24 | € 250.000 | € 160.000 | -€ 90.000 |  | Thanawut Sanikwathi | 33 | € 85.000 | € 50.000 | -€ 35.000 |  | Aviv Yechezkel | 32 | € 50.000 | € 50.000 | € 0 |  | LM Kulindwa | 25 | € 50.000 | € 55.000 | € 5.000 |  | A. De Comarmond | 24 | € 50.000 | € 50.000 | € 0 |  | Kristian Vanderpool | 31 | € 60.000 | € 50.000 | -€ 10.000 |  | Bob Jungels | 34 | € 50.000 | € 50.000 | € 0 |  | Henri Vandenabeele | 26 | € 50.000 | € 55.000 | € 5.000 |  | Nils Schomber | 32 | € 80.000 | € 60.000 | -€ 20.000 |  | Moses Moiruri | 25 | € 50.000 | € 50.000 | € 0 |  | Mikel Demiri | 26 | € 50.000 | € 50.000 | € 0 | | Total | | | | -€ 200.000 |
● strong intention to keep | ●●● open for offers | ●●●●● clear intention to sell
| Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | PR | Availability | | Sureda | 73 | 64 | 71 | 61 | 71 | 69 | 75 | 65 | 77 | 79 | 72 | 61 | ●● | | Bittner | 72 | 59 | 70 | 62 | 73 | 73 | 79 | 69 | 77 | 77 | 66 | 67 | ● | | Sanikwathi | 71 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 68 | 65 | 73 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 65 | 67 | ●●● | | Yechezkel | 74 | 55 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 64 | 73 | 70 | 65 | ●●● | | Kulindwa | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 56 | 58 | 73 | 71 | 60 | ●● | | De Comarmond | 73 | 62 | 69 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 58 | 75 | 74 | 62 | 71 | ●●● | | Vanderpool | 68 | 64 | 64 | 77 | 63 | 65 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 62 | 76 | ●●● | | Jungels | 70 | 62 | 66 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 61 | 60 | 70 | 76 | ●●●● | | Vandenabeele | 67 | 74 | 71 | 60 | 65 | 73 | 71 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 60 | ●●● | | Schomber | 73 | 54 | 58 | 74 | 66 | 76 | 68 | 50 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 81 | ●● | | Moiruri | 69 | 61 | 64 | 74 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 74 | ●●● | | Demiri | 72 | 54 | 54 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 56 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 72 | ●●● |
We could end transfer season without selling a single rider. Jungels is the most likely to leave, but he is (also) welcome to stay for the 2026 season.
Sureda and Schomber are unlikely to be sold, but anything can happen for the right offer. Bittner is off the table unless we are offered a swap deal with a new captain who can guarantee promotion to PCT.
● strong intention to keep | ●●● open for offers | ●●●●● clear intention to loan out
| Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | SP | AC | FG | XP | Availability | | Bittner | 72 | 59 | 70 | 62 | 73 | 73 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 66 | 4.24 | ●●●● | | Kulindwa | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 58 | 73 | 71 | 4.36 | ●● | | De Comarmond | 73 | 62 | 69 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 62 | 4.00 | ●●●●● | | Vandenabeele | 67 | 74 | 71 | 60 | 65 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 4.27 | ●●●● | | Moiruri | 69 | 61 | 64 | 74 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 4.13 | ●●●● | | Demiri | 72 | 54 | 54 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 76 | 82 | 4.03 | ●●●● |
We are keener on loaning out our talents. I think Kulindwa will stay next season, but De Comarmond definitely needs to find a new (temporary) home.
If Bittner is loaned out, we're not paying more than half of his wage. There's a bit more flexibility when it comes to Vandenabeele, Moiruri, and Demiri. Ideally, we will loan out at least 3 riders, but let's see how transfer season develops.
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| redordead |
Posted on 13-07-2026 12:36
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It's cool that you have Bittner secured as a good future leader, but there is lots of work to be done this season as the team looks quite unbalanced.
"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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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 13-07-2026 18:36
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We might talk in transfers, probably for a loan but maybe even more.
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| Caspi |
Posted on 15-07-2026 14:41
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@red
What do you mean?!
@kb
Looking forward to the chat, whether we're discussing a loan or a transfer |
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