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[PT] Evonik - ELKO | 2026
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Posted on 21-07-2026 16:29
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Luis Leon Sanchez wrote:
Our sponsors would like to offer you a first-class flight to Sydney followed by a helicopter journey from the airport out to the Hunter Valley for a tour of our great wineries, and cheeses! We hope this will open the door to a conversation 
Want to repeat history with another GT stage racing legend? 
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Posted on 27-07-2026 18:08
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Free Agent Signing #1: Sergey Luchshenko
 Sergey Luchshenko (32)| FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 72 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 63 | 77 | 72 | 78 | 63 | 75 | 75 | 71 | 72 | 65 |
Our first confirmed signing of the 2026 transfer window is Sergey Luchshenko. The 32 year old Kazakh joins us on a 50,000 contract.
He is a punchy sprinter with equal strengths on shorter hills and in sprints. It's an archetype Evonik relied on heavily in the past with Simon Geschke and Michael Van Stayen and we are excited to finally have one again. While he might not be a traditional PT leader, he will surely lead us in lots of sprint stages across the different stage races. But he will also fill in as a valuable domestique in hilly classics.
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Posted on 27-07-2026 18:18
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Absolute steal! I'm really surprised to not see a couple of CT teams spend atleast 75K on a rider like this. But phenomenal pick up for you 
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| quadsas |
Posted on 27-07-2026 18:23
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Perennial 'he should do something' but he never ever does. Basically why I didn't even consider him, but maybe in PT things will change for him
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Posted on 27-07-2026 21:40
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i absolutely loved the pickup and expected him to get more expensive. At the same time i understand quadsas that he doesnt really have the track record to back it up with lots of results. We'll see if im lucky there...
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 28-07-2026 07:37
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Seems like a fun GT stage hunter! Congratulations on the first signing of the season.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 28-07-2026 08:07
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Great pick up for min wage! I'm guessing we can re-read this comment for next few FA signings 
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 28-07-2026 08:39
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That's a typical Evonik signing: someone on minimum wage with a big upside if he works out and no real downside if he doesn't.
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Posted on 28-07-2026 15:52
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Free Agent Signing #2: Kobe Goossens
 Kobe Goossens (30)| FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 73 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 67 |
Kobe Gooseens joins us on a minimum wage contract. He might not be a flashy signing but he is a very solid allrounder with skills on many terrains. Strengths on the flat, long and short climbs and we think he can play a factor on the flemish cobblestones as well. We expect him to quickly be a trusted team mate for almost all of our leaders.
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Posted on 28-07-2026 15:52
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Nemo - Certainly an interesting guy to throw into all sorts of stage race / GT sprints. If nothing else, he should be fun to follow
Abhi - Thanks. There will be at least a fair few of these posts and i like a lot of them 
kandes - Nice words. There are worse things than to be known for minimum riders with quite a bit of upside
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 28-07-2026 19:27
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Yeah, echoing on Luchshenko. One of the steals of all of transfers.
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Posted on 28-07-2026 22:31
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Posted on 28-07-2026 19:49
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Thank you!
Free Agent Signing #3: Joshua Gayral
 Joshua Gayral (29)| FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 74 | 65 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 62 | 71 |
Our third signing of the first night of transfers is Joshua Gayral from Antigua and Barbuda who also signs a 50,000€ contract with us.
Joshua is a versatile classic specialist who can be an asset on cobbles and in the hills. His punch in reduced group sprints also makes him an interesting break rider for the flatter stages.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 28-07-2026 20:05
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I'm a fan, obviously.
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