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Banco Vaticano-Valkyrie ‘26 Powless
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 10-08-2026 03:05
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World Champion

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Glad Powless is 30 and you can only get maximum one season with him in PT, because the present and future is bright in Rome even if your golden boy is gone!
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
[PT] Xero Racing
5x x5
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| KaiserAdler |
Posted on 10-08-2026 19:07
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Domestique

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@TMM I feel an immense amount of pressure to perform now xD Definitely felt like I have a strong team but not to receive this kind of praise.
@jandal No need to worry, I doubt he'll make it to PT full stop. But that doesn't mean he won't pester you guys from below
And ofcourse, Rome is Eternal!
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| redordead |
Posted on 11-08-2026 07:44
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More CT training! 
Looks like you were able to pivot well into a strong team that should get back into PCT. If Saber did it then Powless should manage as well. And even without Isaac there is still some nice talent here.
"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 11-08-2026 20:03
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Powless alone should put you in contention for promotion, especially with his support cast. The question will be if he and the scoring of your secondary leaders are enough to actually make it back to the P(ope's)CT.
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| KaiserAdler |
Posted on 25-08-2026 23:46
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Domestique

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| Start | End | Race | Category | | 08-Jan | | Clasico San Jose | C2 | | 29-Jan | | Hong Kong Challenge | C2 | | --- | | | | | 01-Feb | | Coppa Placci | C2 | | 16-Feb | 24-Feb | Vuelta al Tachira | CT GTM | | --- | | | | | 01-Mar | 05-Mar | Herald Sun Tour | C2 | | 07-Mar | | GP Izola | C1 | | 14-Mar | 18-Mar | Tour of Norway | HC | | 20-Mar | 22-Mar | Tour of Ukraine | PTHC | | 20-Mar | 24-Mar | Tour of Britain | C1 | | 26-Mar | 29-Mar | Tour of Guadeloupe | C2 | | 31-Mar | | Geraardsbergen - Bosberg | CT GTM | | --- | | | | | 01-Apr | | Gisborne GP | C1 | | 03-Apr | | Badaling International | HC | | 19-Apr | 21-Apr | Tour du Faso | C2 | | --- | | | | | 01-May | 05-May | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo | C1 | | 07-May | 10-May | Tour of Luxembourg | C2 | | 22-May | 25-May | 4 Jours de Dunkerque | C2 | | 29-May | | Tour of the Battenkill | PTHC | | 29-May | | Rheden GP | PTHC | | --- | | | | | 01-Jun | 07-Jun | Tour of California | C1 | | 03-Jun | | Betonexpressz GP | CT GTM | | 22-Jun | 28-Jun | Tour of Vancouver | C2 | | --- | | | | | 03-Jul | 06-Jul | Uppsala Classic | C2 | | 19-Jul | | GP Plouay | C2 | | 25-Jul | 29-Jul | Tour d'Andorra | HC | | --- | | | | | 01-Aug | 06-Aug | Volta a Portugal | C1 | | 01-Aug | 05-Aug | Tour of San Luis | C2 | | 08-Aug | 13-Aug | Tour de Pologne | HC | | 08-Aug | 10-Aug | Giro del Trentino | C2 | | 16-Aug | 20-Aug | Post Danmark Rundt | C1 | | 22-Aug | | Milano - Torino | HC | | 23-Aug | 31-Aug | Tour de l'Avenir | U23 | | --- | | | | | 01-Sep | 07-Sep | Int. Osterreich Rundfahrt | C2 | | 20-Sep | | Pro Hallstatt Classic | HC | | 23-Sep | | GP Yekaterinburg | C2 | | --- | | | | | 01-Oct | 06-Oct |  Benelux Challenge | HC | | 04-Oct | 09-Oct | Tour du Maroc | C1 | | 11-Oct | | Isle of Man ITT | C2 | | 14-Oct | | Philadelphia International Championship | PTHC | | 17-Oct | | Zuri Metzgete | CT GTM |
Shoutout to Fabi for another calendar this year. Our season starts nice and slow, before gradually picking up pace. March and August will be important months for us for sure.
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| KaiserAdler |
Posted on 26-08-2026 00:05
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Domestique

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We can hardly publish our calendar and keep our goals secret to you. What isn't a secret, is who these goals were picked for. So let's dive right in.
| Team Standings | Win | Post Danmark Rundt | Top 5 | Vuelta al Tachira | Win | Herald Sun Tour | Win | Isle of Mann | Win |
First things first, I submitted these goals after the transfer window had already opened, while I was at work. So yeah, totally didn't think Tachira had it's own points system that would've made it worth it to go there with a certain stage racer on our team. It isn't, and it also isn't worth it to us.
So yeah, winning the standings isn't super unrealistic but if we don't try now when will we?
Two years ago Powless came 8th in Denmark. With most of his competitors promoting out of the race and Powless having his TT training it made sense to gun for a Top 5 here. But realistically I suspect he'll fight for the overall win.
Tachira is just YOLO at this point.
Herald Sun Tour and Isle of Mann pretty much have the same reasoning. There isn't a better Time Trialist eligible for either than Neilson Powless himself. Knock on wood, but logic would dictate a fair shot at winning both.
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| KaiserAdler |
Posted on 26-08-2026 22:10
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Domestique

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| Fabianski |
Posted on 26-08-2026 22:30
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I hate this planning. Even though it's a completely obvious one
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