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[PCT] Lotto-Caloi 2026 | Community + January Preview
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 06-08-2026 11:09
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You'll need a lot of depth scoring to survive, and I think you have some potential for that. But a lot will depend on how for example Girdlestone can live up to the big investment, or if Veyhe and Cherkasov can contribute on the flats, or what Vakoc still has in the tank. I think it will be a fight for survival as you mention, but then again, you vastly over performed expectations last year, too, so who knows  I've got my fingers crossed for you!
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| redordead |
Posted on 07-08-2026 07:42
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Even more reasons for me to cheer on this team, now that Buitrago has joined the crew 
"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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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 07-08-2026 13:25
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Agree with others that the swap between Halvorsen and Buitrago might end up costing you this season. Feels like it might your team from mid-table down into the relegation fight just because of the redundancy. But with good depth you have a chance to stay up, and hopefully fits your long term goals!
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| Heine |
Posted on 07-08-2026 13:29
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Interesting setup, as LLS said I would've kept Halvorsen in this setup. You got a great clmbing setup with Min and I really like Girdlestone, but could you have focused a bit too much? Ariesen and Berckmoes not among the strongest cobblers and while I rate Zingle as a premium leadout, he is a premium leadout without a sprinter
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 11-08-2026 21:08
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I share the fears of the others, I see you finishing a good bit below last season and probably in the danger zone (although I thought so last season as well, so it doesn't have to mean anything ).
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 14-08-2026 11:27
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Expected points: 2192
| Rider name | 2025 pts | Exp. Pts | 2026 pts |  Min | 579 | 357 | |  Buitrago | | 117 | |  Girdlestone | | 251 | |  Gee | 123 | 126 | |  Vasyliv | 435 | 139 | |  Barta | | 123 | |  Ponce | 61 | 51 | |  Berhe | 22 | 43 | |  Changsheng | 17 | 19 | | | Total | | 1226 | |
| Rider name | 2025 pts | Exp. Pts | 2026 pts |  Vakoc | 306 | 149 | |  Finkler | 38 | 39 | |  Meehan | | 5 | | | Total | | 193 | |
Time Trialists / Flat Beasts
| Rider name | 2025 pts | Exp. Pts | 2026 pts |  Currie | | 174 | |  Fagundez | | 16 | |  Veyhe | 16 | 43 | |  Cherkasov | | 62 | | | Van Aert | 35 | 17 | | | Total | | 312 | |
| Rider name | 2025 pts | Exp. Pts | 2026 pts | | Wouters | 51 | 71 | |  Zingle | | 250 | | | Santos | | 0 | | | Total | | 321 | |
| Rider name | 2025 pts | Exp. Pts | 2026 pts |  Ariesen | 112 | 62 | | | Berckmoes | 10 | 53 | |  El Alouani | 14 | 20 | | | Rangel | 1 | 5 | | | Total | | 140 |
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 14-08-2026 11:58
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Calendar
| Start | End | Race | Category | Exp Points | | 15-Jan | 18-Jan |  Tour of the Middle East | PTHC | 124 | | 22-Jan | 26-Jan |  Circulo de Juarez | HC | 40 | | 29-Jan | |  Great Ocean Road Classic | C1 | 16 | | --- | | | | | | 01-Feb | | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | PCT GTM | 5 | | 03-Feb | |  Roma Maxima | PTHC | 4 | | 16-Feb | | Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne | HC | 5 | | 26-Feb | | Le Samyn | HC | 5 | | 26-Feb | | Olympia TTT | C1 | 20 | | 28-Feb | | Gent - Wevelgem | C2 | 16 | | --- | | | | | | 05-Mar | | Strade Bianche | HC | 0 | | 07-Mar | 12-Mar | Vuelta a Colombia | PTHC | 117 | | 07-Mar | |  GP Izola | C1 | 17 | | 11-Mar | | Monterrey TTT | C2 | 10 | | 14-Mar | 18-Mar |  Tour of Norway | HC | 59 | | 26-Mar | |  GP Kigali | PTHC | 0 | | --- | | | | | | 03-Apr | | Badaling International | HC | 41 | | 12-Apr | 17-Apr |  Tour de Langkawi | C1 | 58 | | 19-Apr | 21-Apr |  Tour du Faso | C2 | 36 | | 25-Apr | | GP Wallonie | C1 | 22 | | 25-Apr | |  GP Herning | C2 | 23 | | 28-Apr | | Veenendaal - Veenendaal | PTHC | 32 | | 28-Apr | | Paris Tours | HC | 28 | | 30-Apr | | Dwars door Vlaanderen | C2 | 23 | | --- | | | | | | 01-May | 05-May |  La Tropicale Amissa Bongo | C1 | 93 | | 05-May | 10-May |      Balkans International | PTHC | 133 | | 12-May | 25-May | Tour of America | PCT GTM | 132 | | 20-May | |  Euskal Bizikleta | C1 | 37 | | --- | | | | | | 01-Jun | 07-Jun | Tour of California | C1 | 69 | | 01-Jun | | Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal | PTHC | 25 | | 07-Jun | |  Lisbon Classic | PCT GTM | 41 | | 09-Jun | 12-Jun |  Volta a Catalunya | PTHC | 164 | | 10-Jun | | Frankfurt Eschborn | C2 | 15 | | 14-Jun | 20-Jun | Criterium du Dauphine Libere | PTHC | 160 | | 20-Jun | | Berlin ProRace | C1 | 27 | | 26-Jun | 28-Jun | USA Pro Cycling Challenge | C1 | 41 | | --- | | | | | | 01-Jul | | Torshavn GP | C1 | 27 | | 09-Jul | |  Macskako Kerekparverseny | HC | 0 | | 25-Jul | 29-Jul | Tour d'Andorra | HC | 124 | | 27-Jul | 29-Jul |  Tour of Lithuania | PTHC | 42 | | --- | | | | | | 08-Aug | 13-Aug |  Tour de Pologne | HC | 77 | | 16-Aug | 20-Aug | Post Danmark Rundt | C1 | 75 | | 22-Aug | |  GP Lugano | HC | 21 | | 23-Aug | 31-Aug | Tour de l'Avenir | U23 | - | | --- | | | | | | 10-Sep | |  Riga - Jurmala GP | PTHC | 34 | | 13-Sep | 17-Sep |    Baltic Chain Tour | C1 | 20 | | 20-Sep | |  Pro Hallstatt Classic | HC | 32 | | --- | | | | | | | | | | | 04-Oct | 09-Oct | Tour du Maroc | C1 | 62 | | 14-Oct | | Philadelphia International Championship | PTHC | 32 | | 17-Oct | | Giro dell'Emilia | PCT GTM | 8 |
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| redordead |
Posted on 18-08-2026 06:47
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I would hope Buitrago scores you more than the 117 expected points. The total of 2192 points usually puts a team right around the relegation line.
"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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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 11-09-2026 14:40
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Expectations
| The WJMG Podcast Previews ft. JT | Can't avoid relegation | | KBs Lazy PCT Prediction | #19 | | Community Preview | not available | | cunego's PCT Projections | #19 | | Turtle Talk PCT Preview | #19 | | Heine vs Claude - The preview battle - Heine | #20 | | Heine vs Claude - The preview battle - Claude | #21 | | Ulrich's Projections | #17 |
January Preview
| Start | End | Race | Category | Exp Points | | 15-Jan | 18-Jan | Tour of the Middle East | PTHC | 124 | | 22-Jan | 26-Jan | Circulo de Juarez | HC | 40 | | 29-Jan | | Great Ocean Road Classic | C1 | 16 | | | | | 180 |
| Nat. | Name | FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | OVR | XP | Age | Exp Points | | Min | 68 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 66 | 75 | 77 | 70 | 63 | 62 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 76.29 | 4.100 | 30 | 59 | | Buitrago | 67 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 76 | 60 | 65 | 80 | 76 | 67 | 66 | 76.24 | 4.100 | 27 | 10 | | Girdlestone | 71 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 73 | 75 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 68 | 65 | 74 | 75.07 | 4.100 | 29 | 23 | | Gee | 71 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 58 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 71 | 70 | 74.27 | 4.100 | 29 | 10 | | Vasyliv | 70 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 77 | 71 | 73 | 55 | 61 | 66 | 63 | 70 | 71 | 74.24 | 4.100 | 33 | 10 | | Barta | 69 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 54 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 75 | 74.40 | 4.100 | 30 | 10 | | Ponce | 69 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 64 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 73 | 74.49 | 4.100 | 29 | 0 | | Berhe | 68 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 71 | 75 | 60 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 64 | 71 | 73.77 | 4.100 | 25 | 0 | | Changsheng | 70 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 71.60 | 4.26 | 24 | 0 | | Vakoc | 69 | 69 | 74 | 79 | 67 | 72 | 68 | 64 | 50 | 69 | 71 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 75.12 | 4.100 | 34 | 0 | | Finkler | 69 | 69 | 73 | 77 | 65 | 76 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 63 | 74.88 | 4.100 | 27 | 0 | | Meehan | 67 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 65 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 56 | 70.32 | 2.63 | 23 | 0 | | Currie | 75 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 79 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 53 | 66 | 72 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 74.83 | 4.100 | 25 | 0 | | Fagundez | 74 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 71 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 67 | 68 | 77 | 73.53 | 4.100 | 28 | 0 | | Veyhe | 80 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 65 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 51 | 56 | 78 | 80 | 71 | 69 | 73.33 | 4.100 | 32 | 7 | | Cherkasov | 80 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 72 | 74 | 66 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 74.44 | 4.100 | 30 | 7 | | Van Aert | 75 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 75 | 79 | 70.51 | 4.100 | 32 | 0 | | Wouters | 75 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 59 | 73 | 75 | 83 | 64 | 77 | 79 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 75.56 | 4.100 | 30 | 0 | | Zingle | 75 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 77 | 63 | 78 | 78 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 75.64 | 4.100 | 28 | 44 | | Santos | 68 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 58 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 66 | 59 | 68.23 | 1.00 | 22 | 0 | | Ariesen | 75 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 62 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 65 | 62 | 74.32 | 4.100 | 32 | 0 | | Berckmoes | 76 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 60 | 67 | 64 | 67 | 77 | 73.46 | 4.100 | 25 | 0 | | El Alouani | 73 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 57 | 68 | 72.77 | 3.26 | 23 | 0 | | Rangel | 69 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 69.55 | 3.58 | 25 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 180 |
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 11-09-2026 15:56
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It will be interesting to see how Veyhe and/or Cherkasov do in the GORC, depending on if they participate of course. If they are in the mix, it could be a big boost for your hopes of overperforming those predictions once again.
We'll meet in all three races, I'm most curious about the matchup of Min and Amezawa in the Middle East, and also how your mountain depth will perform there. Good luck!
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