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[CT] Parmalat - Croatia
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| Dane Bramage |
Posted on 27-07-2026 19:42
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Stupid time difference makes it a one man duo for another 40 minutes 
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 28-07-2026 08:49
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Mozzato as an allround domestique for classics and sprints and maybe a stage hunter is a good addition. And I really hope Mestric can do fine for you, he's such a good regional fit and I'm glad we made the deal work!
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| Dane Bramage |
Posted on 28-07-2026 16:18
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We have signed who figures to be two of our leaders this year.
Last year, Dutch sprinter Nick van der Lijke secured the majority of our victories. So, we signed a new Dutch sprinter.
 | Bram Welten | 4.100 | 29yo | Sprinter | €140.000 |
| FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | | 76 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 58 | 72 | 71 | 82 | 73 | 79 | 75 | 56 | 67 | 59 |
He joins us from Zwift - Newton Foundation for 400k
Another deal sees us ship Colombian duo Jhonatan Restrepo and Freddy Alejandro Avila (plus some cash) to SEE Turtles for this next rider
 | Santiago Montenegro | 4.100 | 28yo | Hilly rider | €130.000 |
| FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | | 69 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 64 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 62 | 64 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 64 |
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| SotD |
Posted on 28-07-2026 16:21
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Welten is a very good CT rider! I think you are going to like him very much…
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 28-07-2026 17:03
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Best of luck to Bram!
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 28-07-2026 17:04
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awesome signings Dane really like that two proven leaders at this level |
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| Ad Bot |
Posted on 08-08-2026 05:52
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 28-07-2026 19:26
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I can't be mad Welten ended up here. Montenegro is a neat pick-up too. Team is coming together!
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 29-07-2026 12:36
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As the others said, those two should be capable CT leaders. And although they probably won't lead you to promotion this season you also won't have to replace them because of declines next transfers which should put you in a much better position then.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 30-07-2026 06:39
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Two very good pickups here. Things are looking up
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| Dane Bramage |
Posted on 30-07-2026 20:03
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We have signed two more free agents to help our leaders.
| | Timo Roosen | 4.100 | 33yo | Cobbler | €50.000 |
| FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | | 73 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 62 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 65 | 69 | 75 | 63 | 66 |
 | Valerio Conti | 4.100 | 33yo | Climber | €50.000 |
| FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | | 66 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 54 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 65 | 65 |
As we are stretched pretty thinly on wages, we would need to sell riders before we get further onboard, so this might be the final roster for the 2026 season.
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 30-07-2026 20:14
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I hope Roosen will have a (final?) good year for you, he's been decent in the C2 cobbles last season (although prior to his decline). Conti is a nice regional minimum wage domestique.
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| redordead |
Posted on 04-08-2026 07:31
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It will be interesting to see if Montenegro can repeat last season's heroics. Some fun additions for the cobbled races as well 
"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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| Dane Bramage |
Posted on 06-08-2026 18:09
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Scrambling to the finish line
The last couple of days ended up being way more hectic, than we anticipated.
Firstly, we mutually terminated the contract of  Lukas Talacka, who wanted to try his luck at a rap career.
Then we sold Filippo Zana, to make room for some upgrades. Fun fact. With Zana leaving, every single rider who won us anything last year, is no longer with the team.
Finally, we decided to use  Johan Price-Pejtersen as part of payment in a deal.
Those outgoings, left us room for some incoming riders.
Cuneo born Pietro Mattio joins us a junior rider, who we can hopefully develop into someone marginally useful.
| | Pietro Mattio | 1.00 | 22yo | Junior prospect | €20.000 |
| FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | | 69 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 68 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 70 | 65 | 69 | 63 |
Next up, is Ecuadorian Pita Hidrobo, who looks to be a decent climber/stage racer at some point.
| | Alejandro Pita Hidrobo | 1.00 | 22yo | Junior prospect | €50.000 |
| FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | | 69 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 67 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 74 | 69 | 64 |
Apparently, we like people from Ecuador. SASH! would be so proud. Our third rider this window from the South American nation is HM Lopez, who is an important climbing domestique, but he will get his own chances.
| | Harold Martin Lopez | 4.100 | 26yo | Climber | €50.000 |
| FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | | 65 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 67 |
Finally, we ended up dealing Price-Pejtersen in a last minuted deal, which in turn sends Basque puncheur Oier Lazkano to our team.
 | Oier Lazkanao | 4.100 | 27yo | Puncheur | €50.000 |
| FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | | 65 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 64 | 75 | 79 | 62 | 60 |
That leaves our roster for the upcoming season looking like this, but before the CT draft, where we can't expect to draft world beaters.
| Nat. | Name | FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | OVR | Age | | Bram Welten | 76 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 58 | 72 | 71 | 82 | 73 | 79 | 75 | 56 | 67 | 59 | 76,04 | 29 | | Santiago Montenegro | 69 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 64 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 62 | 64 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 64 | 74,65 | 28 | | Giulio Ciccone | 67 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 50 | 51 | 69 | 59 | 59 | 79 | 74,51 | 32 | | Oier Lazkano | 65 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 64 | 75 | 79 | 62 | 60 | 74,19 | 27 | | Harold Martin Lopez | 65 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 73,75 | 26 |  | Matija Mestric | 73 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 76 | 55 | 65 | 71 | 75 | 67 | 73,49 | 29 | | Jacopo Mosca | 70 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 62 | 71 | 73 | 66 | 59 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 70 | 67 | 73,48 | 33 | | Valerio Conti | 66 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 54 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 73,45 | 33 | | Timo Roosen | 73 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 62 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 65 | 69 | 75 | 63 | 66 | 73,05 | 33 | | Simone Consonni | 72 | 58 | 64 | 69 | 64 | 71 | 76 | 76 | 66 | 75 | 75 | 65 | 62 | 65 | 72,84 | 32 |  | Juan Sebastian Molano | 70 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 61 | 65 | 71 | 75 | 62 | 75 | 77 | 63 | 65 | 62 | 72,69 | 32 | | Luca Mozzato | 73 | 59 | 59 | 70 | 58 | 71 | 72 | 64 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 72,25 | 28 | | Leonardo Basso | 72 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 76 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 72,15 | 33 | | Martijn Tusveld | 70 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 71,2 | 33 | | Alessandro Pinarello | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 57 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 57 | 69,44 | 23 | | Fran Miholjevic | 71 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 73 | 69,13 | 24 | | Alejandro Pita Hidrobo | 69 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 67 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 74 | 69 | 64 | 68,44 | 22 | | Pietro Mattio | 69 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 68 | 70 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 70 | 65 | 69 | 63 | 67,42 | 22 |
All in all, we are pretty happy with our squad, which looks stronger than last year.
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| Dane Bramage |
Posted on 07-08-2026 10:36
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The CT free rider draft has concluded, and we picked up the following riders:
 | Morten Wang Baksaas | 1.00 | 22yo | Junior prospect | €0 |
| FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | | 69 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 62 | 65 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 65 | 68 | 65 |
Morten is decent at many things, and probably projects to become a lead out rider for the sprints in the future
| | Alessandro Fancellu | 3.30 | 26yo | Climber | €0 |
| FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | | 69 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 59 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 66 |
Alessandro is an older prospect, but still with room to grow. We expect him to become a helpful domestique when the terrain rises.
That leaves this as the final roster for the year.
| Nat. | Name | FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | OVR | XP | Age | | Bram Welten | 76 | 64 | 67 | 69 | 58 | 72 | 71 | 82 | 73 | 79 | 75 | 56 | 67 | 59 | 76,04 | 4.100 | 29 | | Santiago Montenegro | 69 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 64 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 62 | 64 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 64 | 74,65 | 4.100 | 28 | | Giulio Ciccone | 67 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 50 | 51 | 69 | 59 | 59 | 79 | 74,51 | 4.100 | 32 | | Oier Lazkano | 65 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 64 | 75 | 79 | 62 | 60 | 74,19 | 4.100 | 27 | | Harold Martin Lopez | 65 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 73,75 | 4.100 | 26 | | Matija Mestric | 73 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 76 | 55 | 65 | 71 | 75 | 67 | 73,49 | 4.100 | 29 | | Jacopo Mosca | 70 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 62 | 71 | 73 | 66 | 59 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 70 | 67 | 73,48 | 4.100 | 33 | | Valerio Conti | 66 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 54 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 73,45 | 4.100 | 33 | | Timo Roosen | 73 | 58 | 64 | 70 | 62 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 65 | 69 | 75 | 63 | 66 | 73,05 | 4.100 | 33 | | Simone Consonni | 72 | 58 | 64 | 69 | 64 | 71 | 76 | 76 | 66 | 75 | 75 | 65 | 62 | 65 | 72,84 | 4.100 | 32 | | Juan Sebastian Molano | 70 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 61 | 65 | 71 | 75 | 62 | 75 | 77 | 63 | 65 | 62 | 72,69 | 4.100 | 32 | | Luca Mozzato | 73 | 59 | 59 | 70 | 58 | 71 | 72 | 64 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 72,25 | 4.100 | 28 | | Leonardo Basso | 72 | 66 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 76 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 72,15 | 4.100 | 33 | | Martijn Tusveld | 70 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 71,2 | 4.100 | 33 | | Alessandro Pinarello | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 57 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 57 | 69,44 | 2.25 | 23 | | Alessandro Fancellu | 69 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 59 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 69,24 | 3.30 | 26 | | Fran Miholjevic | 71 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 73 | 69,13 | 3.8 | 24 | | Alejandro Pita Hidrobo | 69 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 67 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 74 | 69 | 64 | 68,44 | 1.0 | 22 | | Morthen Wang Baksaas | 69 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 62 | 65 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 69 | 70 | 65 | 68 | 65 | 68,35 | 1.0 | 22 |
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| Heine |
Posted on 07-08-2026 13:21
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While he left our team before racing for us I hope Lazkano does well for you!
Welten should be a good one, a very good sprinter at this level, other than that I think you will need to plan well considering your in general low energy stats. Will be fun to see if Basso can do another good year!
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 07-08-2026 20:13
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Decent squad for sure Riders who can compete on every terrain (other than TT I guess), which should make for a fun season to follow. Don't think the team is at the level to compete for promotion yet, but a good step forward compared to last year!
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| Dane Bramage |
Posted on 07-08-2026 20:55
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cunego59 wrote:
Decent squad for sure Riders who can compete on every terrain (other than TT I guess), which should make for a fun season to follow. Don't think the team is at the level to compete for promotion yet, but a good step forward compared to last year!
Promotion is not a goal for me. I just want to have fun. If, one day, I am able to promote, it will be fine, but I am just a tired, old man having a good time 
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