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Ekspla-Cision Cycling Team 2013
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| MrDemus |
Posted on 20-10-2012 21:41
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Ekspla rolling into 2013 with a new partner
Moments ago it was revealed, that the team foremerly known as Ekspla-Maxima have been given a Continental Tour license, and will continue in 2013 under a new name: Ekspla-Cision Cycling Team.
Let's take a look at the sponsors:
The first name sponsor Ekspla is a laser manufacturer based in Vilnius, Lithuania. CEO of Ekspla, Kestutis Jasiunas, is very excited to follow the team in this their sophomore year.
The new boy in class is Swedish public relations service company based in Stockholm, but with divisions in such diverse countries as Canada, Hong Kong, Finland and Lithuania. President and CEO Hans Gieskes explains, that the companys good relations with Lithuania was what made him sponsor the team.
Logo of Ekspla
Logo of Cision
Minor sponsors
 Skoda (Car sponsor)
 ODLO (Clothing sponsor)
 DOT LT (Airline)
 Selver (Supermarkets)
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Revealing the team jersey
Once again MrDemus trusted brilliant designer ANFreeman to design the jersey for his team, and as always he performed admirably.
What was said:
MrDemus: ANFreeman never lets anyone down. We got exactly what we wanted. Something that looks good and refreshingly new, and is eaasy to recognize. Thanks to him for making our beautiful jersey.
Hans Gieskes, CEO of Cision: The way he has combined the logos of the companies is great. It will be very easy to recognize next year.
Logan Hutchings, rider: It's certainly different. Frankly, I don't care how I look. I just wanna ride my bike, and win races.
Mindaugas Striska, rider: It's a very nice jersey. I like the simple colours, and the design a lot.
Edited by MrDemus on 20-10-2012 22:00
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Team goals/Race calendar 2013
 Win Boras Runt
Win Vilnius GP
 Stage Win Baltic Chain Tour
10 stage wins in a season
top 15 in the overall standings of the Europe Tour
Calendar 2013:
February
2.-8. Tour de Bretagne 
6.-12. Tour de San Luis 
14. Bahir Dar
25.-27. Volta a Galicia 
March
8. Vilnius GP
13. Nokere-Koerse 
13. Trofej Porec 
18. Windhoek ITT 
21. Scandinavia Open Road Race
27. IWT Oetingen
April
1.-4. Volta ao Alentejo 
4. De Brabantsje Pijl
11. Tro Bro Leon
18. Duo Differdange 
26.-30. Glava Tour
May
2.-10. Turul al Romaniei 
5. Boras Runt
12. Lincoln GP 
15.-23. Tour of Southland 
26.-30. Ronde van Belgie
27- Tallinn-Tartu GP
June
3. Transfagarasan GP
7. GP Sudkarnten 
8.-13. Tour de Serbie 
12.-17. Giro del Capo 
19.-24. Tour de Beauce 
July
11.-17. Tour de Pologne 
20.-27. Tour de Korea 
August
2.-4. Delta Tour Zeeland 
10.-15. Tour of Geelong 
12.-16. Baltic Chain Tour
18. Tre Valli Varesine 
September
1.-6. Jelajah Malaysia 
13.-18. Tour Alsace
24. Cartago-Irazu 
October
1. Dobrich GP
3. GP Yekaterinenburg 
23. Zuri Metzgete 
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Riders 2013
 Andrei Krasilnikau
Talent. No noteworthy stats.
Gert Joeaar
TT: 75 Prl: 75
Mattia Gavazzi
Spr: 77 Acc: 72
Aleksei Saramotins
Spr: 75 Acc: 70 Ftr: 74
Ingus Eislers
Talent. No noteworthy stats.
Mindaugas Striska
Fl: 71 Cob: 71
Algirdas Mockus
TT: 72 Prl: 72
Vitauskas Kaupas
TT: 71 Prl: 71 Ftr: 76
Evaldas Siskevicius
Hil: 73 Spr: 70
Arnoldas Valiausa
Talent. No noteworthy stats.
 Sergiu Cioban
Hil: 75 Ftr: 72
Logan Hutchings
TT: 73 Prl: 73
Alex Meenhorst
Spr: 76 Acc: 72
Alexander Porsev
Spr: 73 Acc: 74
Sergey Rudaskov
Mtn: 75 Hil: 72
Philip Lindau
Ftr: 70
Cristopher Stevenson
Cob: 73 Hil: 70
Johan Broberg
Talent. No noteworthy stats.
Lars Andersson
Mtn: 70 Hil: 71 Cob: 70 Ftr: 77
 Mike Friedman
Spr: 76 Acc: 78
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Results 2013
1st places:
2nd places:
Mike Friedman - Tour de Bretagne stage 1
Aleksei Saramotins - Tour de San Luis stage 1
3rd places:
4th-10th places:
4th: Alexander Porsev - Tour de Bretagne stage 1
4th: Mike Friedman - Tour de Bretagne stage 2
5th: Mike Friedman - Tour de Bretagne stage 5
7th: Evaldas Siskevicius - Tour de Bretagne stage 3
7th: Evaldas Siskevicius - Tour de Bretagne stage 7
7th: Evaldas Siskevicius - Tour de Bretagne overall standings
8th: Alexander Porsev - Tour de Bretagne stage 2
8th: Evaldas Siksevicius - Tour de Bretagne stage 6
8th: Vitauskas Kaupas - Tour de San Luis stage 1
8th: Mattia Gavazzi - Tour de Bretagne stage 7
9th: Evaldas Siskevicius - Tour de Bretagne stage 4
10th: Mattia Gavazzi - Tour de Bretagne stage 1
11th-25th places:
12th: Aleksei Saramotins - Tour de San Luis stage 2
13th: Mattia Gavazzi - Tour de Bretagne stage 5
14th: Evaldas Siskevicius - Tour de Bretagne stage 2
15th: Alexander Porsev - Tour de Bretagne stage 3
17th: Alexander Porsev - Tour de Bretagne stage 5
18th: Mike Friedman - Tour de Bretagne stage 3
20th: Mattia Gavazzi - Tour de Bretagne stage 2
22nd: Evaldas Siskevicius - Tour de Bretagne stage 1
22nd: Alexander Porsev - Tour de Bretagne overall standings
24th: Alexander Porsev - Tour de Bretagne stage 6
24th: Gert Joeaar - Tour de San Luis stage 3
25th: Andrei Krasilnikau - Tour de Bretagne stage 5
Jerseys:
Logan Hutchings - Wore KoM jersey, Tour de San Luis, 1 stage*
Edited by MrDemus on 08-02-2013 10:32
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Transfer bonanza for Ekspla-Cision?
This article has been transferred from the 2012 thread due to its relevance, and edited as we now know more
Lithuanian sports website sport1.lt posted an article recently, with what seemed to be knowledge of which riders will continue at Ekspla-Cision now that they are confirmed for the Continental Tour, and who is to leave the team.
Staying
Mindaugas Striska
Algirdas Mockus
Vitauskas Kaupas
Mike Friedman
Logan Hutchings
Benoît Daeninck
Uncertain
Romas Sinicinas
Matynas Maniusis*
Alexander Porsev
Andrei Krasilnikau
Leaving
Mantas Mikuzis
Esteban Mardones
(Trinidad and Tobago) Marc Codrington
Only 6 riders seem to have a contract for the upcoming season, so that means that Ekspla-Cision might have to be very aggressive in the transfer season, to get a competitive squad together. The squads for the Continental Tour have to consist of between 15 and 20 riders, so that could potentially mean as much as 14 new signings for the team. That sounds like a bit much, so expect more relaxed news in the coming weeks.
*Has been renamed from Marius Bernatonis in the 2013 DB
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National Championships 2012
The last races as Ekspla-Maxima are the ongoing national championships. Ekspla has had riders in action in several countries, and here are their results.
Lithuanian NC
Road race:
2) Mindaugas Striska
5) Romas Sinicinas
7) Vitauskas Kaupas
8) Mantas Mikuzis
10) Algirdas Mockus
11) Matynas Maniusis*
Time trial:
7) Vitauskas Kaupas
8) Algirdas Mockus
10) Mantas Mikuzis
11) Romas Sinicinas
12) Mindaugas Striska
14) Matynas Maniusis*
US NC
Road race:
41) Mike Friedman
Time trial:
38) Mike Friedman
Belarussian NC
Road race:
2) Andrei Krasilnikau
Time trial:
8) Andrei Krasilnikau
New Zealand NC
Road race:
8) Logan Hutchings
Time trial:
5) Logan Hutchings
Trinidad and Tobago NC
Marc Codrington is uncontested champion in both disciplines
Edited by MrDemus on 21-10-2012 21:45
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Follow Ekspla-Cision!
The easy way to follow the team is of course to kep an eye on the media thread (you are here. No link needed.) Here we will post all news, big and small about the team and it's results.
You can also follow us on Twitter @EksplaMaximaMG. Here we will try to be active as well.
Also, a new fan project is on its way: The Ekspla-Nation (I think it is a quite clever pun). It will be a blog to be found at ekspla.blogspot.com in a short while. What the contents will be, you just have to see for yourself.
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Posted on 21-10-2012 09:52
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Manager of airBaltic - Endura, A N Freeman, offers his congratulations to Ekspla on their obtaining of a CT license.
Furthermore, we would like to come to a sort of deal with Ekspla - Cision, whereby agreeing to not compete with one another whilst bidding for young Lithuanians. This would aid both teams, as prices for these riders would not escalate to unreasonable levels.
There may also be a caveat whereby the neo-pro riders are loaned to Ekspla on a yearly basis to gain experience.
We look forward to working with you in the transfer season.
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Posted on 21-10-2012 10:17
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Statement from Ekspla-Cision:
We too think a deal would be beneficial, if both teams gets treated fairly. There's no point in pumping up the prices for riders artificially.
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| miggi133 |
Posted on 21-10-2012 14:38
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Hello there,
I am a Scouting Assistant for DS Vyatcheslav Ekimov, who would heard that both, Porsev and Krasnilikau have hinted at a future with Russian Continental Outfit LukOil. Mr. Ekimov asked me to make contact with you in order to inquire if you had received notice of such rumor too...
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We have not heard of any rumours regarding these riders, but it's not a surprise to us, that they are wanted by other teams.
However we will state, that there very well could be a place for these riders in the Ekspla-Cision setup next year. We will have to talk to riders, so that we together can decide their future.
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Ekspla-Cision to look abroad?
Sport1.lt brings an interesting article this morning. The essence of the piece is, that due to the added pressure of the ManGame with several teams from Scandinavia and the baltic region, the team may have to look abroad for talented riders.
Former cyclist Arturas Kasputis had this to say: Several teams may be looking for the same riders as Ekspla-Cision, and that may mean some unreasonably high prices for some riders. This may force them to look at other countries to secure quality riders."
Team manager MrDemus had this to say: It is no secret that we look all over the world for good riders. Marc Codrington is a good example. I agree that some of the riders may be demanding way too high wages, but I don't think it will be as bad as suggested. But as I have stated before, I don't look at a riders passport, but his abilities on a bike."
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Posted on 09-12-2012 15:31
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All quiet on the eastern front
Ekspla-Cision have been terribly quiet as of late, but now they seem to have returned to the surface.
The transfer season has begun and Ekspla expect to be very active. It has been suggested that they may look to sign as many as 12 riders. But to make room, some riders have been released and only 8 riders remain from last year. They are:
Mindaugas Striska
Algirdas Mockus
Vitauskas Kaupas
Alexander Porsev
Andrei Krasilnikau
Benoît Daeninck
Logan Hutchings
Mike Friedman
Expect this multicultural bunch to be expanded in the near future.
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Ekspla-Cision reveals team goals
Ekspla-Cision have revealed which goals they have set for themselves in the upcoming season. They are targetting the following:
Win Boras Runt
Win Vilnius GP
Stage Win Baltic Chain Tour
10 stage wins in a season
top 15 in the overall standings of the Europe Tour
MrDemus: The win goals are all important to our sponsors, as they are in our home areas. Also, we like these races very much. The other two goals we have chosen to show, that we are a team who will aim at every possible race. We want to have something to show in all terrains.
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Posted on 11-12-2012 09:31
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Ekspla-Cision expect to reveal signings today
Ekspla-Cision hope and expect to present their first couple of signings during this afternoon. According to MrDemus the riders coming in will be significant improvements to the current squad.
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Ekspla-Cision reveal first signing
Moments ago Ekspla-Cision sealed the deal with the first rider of many this transfer season.
We welcome to our team: Evaldas Siskevicius.
Evaldas is a 25 year old Lithuanian, who is best in hilly terrains, and is rather strong in the finish.
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I knew we'd compete for him; I decided to back off, though. Seems you repaid the favour by laying off a few other targets of mine.
I hope he's good luck for you 
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I did indeed back off a few. It would be pointless paying over the top wages for several riders, so I hope that we both will exit the transfer window satisfied
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Second signing revealed
After Evaldas Siskevicius was confirmed for the team, Ekspla-Cision could reveal a second signing.
Aleksei Saramotins is 31 years old and comes from Latvia. He is a rider who has his main strength in the sprint, but is also capable on the cobbles.
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