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[PCT] Project: Africa | 2014
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 24-02-2014 13:52
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 Project: Africa The team, first established in 2013 under the name and sponsorship of MTN - World Bicycle Relief, has been dedicated to developing African cycling and bringing the continent's riders to the top-tier of the sport. It has its roots in South Africa, but includes riders from all over the continent.
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Vision
Become Man-Game's first fully-African World Tour team and place an African rider on a Grand Tour podium.
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Mission
Develop young African talents, keep a complete African focus and facilitate the continent's best riders.
 |  | Project: Africa | Team Brand | | - | -- | -------- | ---------- | | |  | Bonitas | Medical Fund |  |  | Great Lakes Energy | Sustainable Energy Provider | | |  | Mr Price | Retail Stores |  |  | World Bicycle Relief | Non-Profit Organisation | | - | -- | -------- | ---------- | | |  | Trek | Bicycle Supplier | | |  | SRAM | Equipment & Technical Support | | |  | Hincapie Sportswear | Clothing Supplier |
Credit: bwiggins
Thanks to fintas for the equipment design!
| Name | FL | MO | HL | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR |  | Cherif Abdallah** | 68 | 56 | 63 | 57 | 73 | 62 | 72 | 57 | 78 | 76 | 56 | 64 | 57 | | | John-Lee Augustyn | 76 | 77 | 75 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 60 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 61 | 71 |  | Abdalla Ben Youcef* | 68 | 55 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 64 | 67 | 54 | 75 | 76 | 71 | 67 | 69 | | | Tyler Day | 72 | 60 | 65 | 62 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 60 | 76 | 77 | 62 | 59 | 66 | | Dylan Girdlestone | 65 | 74 | 70 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 50 | 65 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 64 | | | Gasore Hategeka | 68 | 72 | 77 | 66 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 56 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 66 | 65 | | | Stefan Ihlenfeldt | 67 | 73 | 70 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 55 | 76 | 52 | 77 | 56 | | Songezo Jim | 65 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 64 | 51 | 58 | 60 | 69 | 69 | 63 |  | Metkel Kiflay | 70 | 63 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 63 | 72 | 73 |  | Saulo Lay | 73 | 56 | 60 | 56 | 68 | 66 | 77 | 61 | 79 | 81 | 61 | 77 | 70 |  | Roman Maksimov | 72 | 53 | 53 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 75 | 58 | 81 | 84 | 59 | 64 | 69 | | | Louis Meintjes | 68 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 66 | | | Valens Ndayisenga | 65 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 52 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 68 | 63 |  | Yves Ngue Ngock** | 70 | 69 | 74 | 63 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 63 | | | Adrien Niyonshuti | 68 | 75 | 73 | 63 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 56 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 61 | 63 |  | Héctor Hugo Rangel | 71 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 50 | 77 | 75 | 56 | 65 | 69 |  | Heiko Redecker | 70 | 55 | 69 | 62 | 70 | 65 | 69 | 50 | 72 | 74 | 59 | 59 | 63 | | | Meron Russom* | 68 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 69 | 69 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 70 | | Costa Seibeb | 70 | 68 | 69 | 65 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 58 | 65 | | | Willie Smit | 69 | 64 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 54 | 65 | 68 | 77 | 66 | 68 | | | Francisco José Terciado | 67 | 75 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 73 | 64 | 63 | | | Jay Thomson | 73 | 65 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 74 | 52 | 65 | 68 | 74 | 67 | 72 | | | Christoff van Heerden | 70 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 72 | 64 | 69 | 57 | 75 | 74 | 64 | 63 | 63 | | | Martin Wesemann | 70 | 58 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 71 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 64 | 73 |
* National Champion
* National TT Champion
 Directeur Sportifs[img-l]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/staff_darren_zps8054122d.png[/img-l] Darren Lill
Darren spent most of his racing career in the USA and Australia. He is a natural climber - he'll be directing the team in most of the American and mountainous stage races we are present at.
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Tiaan Kannemeyer[img-l]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/staff_tiaan_zps89072e12.png[/img-l]
Tiaan previously rode for Barloworld, where he rode the spring classics, won SA champs and finished 3rd in Langkawi. He'll head the team in Africa/Asia and in most hilly races.
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[img-l]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/staff_robbie_zps3f7f0d5b.png[/img-l] Robbie Hunter
Robbie retired after spending his final MG season at Bianchi (now Lotto-Cervelo). Robbie is a tactical mastermind and will lead us at our goal races and on our European/African terrains.
Team Doctor [img-l]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/staff_house_zps1e1a4729.png[/img-l]Dr Gregory House M.D.
Hired for his twisted sense of humour and ability to diagnose the most complex diseases, the team will rest peacefully knowing their health is in the hands of a narcissistic, Vicodin addict.
Click on image to view Twitter account.
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 24-02-2014 13:52
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| Race | Category | Goal | |  | Dutch Food Valley Classic | HC | Win |  |  | Down Under Classic | HC | Top 5 |  |  | Berlin Pro Race | HC | Top 5 | |  | Eneco Tour | HC | Top 5 | |  | PCT Team Standings | PCT | Top 15 | |
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| January | | 10 | | Down Under Classic | HC |  |  | | 22-31 |  | Vuelta a Tachira | C1 |   |  | | ---- | | February | | 3-9 | | Tour of South Africa | HC | | | | 8-13 |  | Tour of Oman | HC | | | | 11-14 | | Vuelta a Majorca | C1 | |  | | ---- | | March | | 1-4 | | Driedaagse de Panne | C1 | | | | 10-16 | | Olympia's Tour | C1 | | | | 21-24 |  | Giro del Trentino | C1 |  | | | 27-30 | | Tour d'Rwanda | C2 | | | | 28-30 |  | Corsica International | HC |  | | | ---- | | April | | 5-11 |  | Tour of Vancouver | HC |  | | | 19-25 |  | Tropicale Amissa Bongo | C1 | | | | 21 | | Dutch Food Valley Classic | HC | | | | 31 |  | Melaka's Governor Cup | C1 | | | | ---- | | May | | 1-5 | | 5 Jours de Dunkerque | HC |  | | | 15-19 |  | Sibiu Tour | C1 | | | | 16 | | Berlin Pro Race | HC | | | | 24-31 |  | Tour of Taihu Lake | C1 | | | | 27-31 |  | Tour of the Czech Republic | HC | | | | ---- | | June | | 1-4 | | Tour des Pays de Savoie | C1 | | | | 6-9 | | Eneco Tour | HC | | | | 14-17 | | Tour of Eritrea | C1 | | | | 14-19 | | Giro del Capo | C2 | | | | 15-19 | | Circulo de Juarez | C2 | | | | 26-30 |  | Tour d'Andorra | HC | | | | ---- | | July | | 1 |  | Zimnyanya GP | C1 | | | | 13-19 | | USA Pro Cycling Challenge | HC |  | | | 15-20 |  | Tour of Southland | C1 | | | | 23-27 |  | Post Danmark Rundt | HC | | | | 24 | | Urkiola Igoera - Subida Urkiola | HC | | | | ---- | | August | | 1-8 |  | Int. Oesterreich Rundfahrt | HC | | | | 3 | | Nelspruit Classic | C1 | | | | 11 | | København Byrundtur | C1 | | | | 14-18 |  | Baltic Chain Tour | HC | | | | 20-29 | | Tour de l'Avenir | u23 | | | | ---- | | September | | 24 | | Wanze - Arenberg | HC |  | | | ---- | | October | | 4 | | Giro dell'Emilia | HC | | | | 6-15 |  | Tour du Faso | C1 | | |
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 24-02-2014 13:52
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| 1st | KoM | | Vuelta a Tachira | | Francisco J. Terciado | | 1st | Stage 1 | | Vuelta a Mallorca | | Roman Maksimov | | 1st | Stage 2 | | Tour d'Rwanda | | Héctor Hugo Rangel | | - |  | | 2nd | Stage 6 | | Vuelta a Tachira | | Francisco J. Terciado | | 2nd | Stage 10 | | Vuelta a Tachira | | Adrien Niyonshuti | | 2nd | Stage 6 | | Tour of Oman | | Francisco J. Terciado | | 2nd | Stage 2 | | Vuelta a Mallorca | | Roman Maksimov | | 2nd | Stage 3 | | Driedaagse de Panne | | Saulo Lay | | 2nd | Stage 1 | | Giro del Trentino | | Jay Thomson | | 2nd | Stage 3 | | Tour d'Rwanda | | Héctor Hugo Rangel | | 2nd | Points | | Tour d'Rwanda | | Héctor Hugo Rangel | | 2nd | Classic | | Melaka's Governor Cup | | Roman Maksimov | | 2nd | U25 Class. | | Sibiu Tour | | Dylan Girdlestone | | 3rd | Stage 1 | | Corsica International | | Saulo Lay | | 3rd | Stage 5 | | Vuelta a Tachira | | Héctor Hugo Rangel | | 3rd | Stage 7 | | Olympia's Tour | | Roman Maksimov | | 3rd | Points | | Vuelta a Mallorca | | Roman Maksimov | | 3rd | Stage 3 | | Tour d'Rwanda | | Tyler Day | | 3rd | Stage 2 | | 5 Jours de Dunkerque | | Saulo Lay | | 3rd | Stage 2 | | Tour of Taihu | | Roman Maksimov | | - |  | | 4th | Classic | | Down Under Classic | | Roman Maksimov | | 4th | Stage 2 | | Vuelta a Mallorca | | Saulo Lay | | 4th | Stage 3 | | Driedaagse de Panne | | Roman Maksimov | | 5th | Stage 1 | | Vuelta a Mallorca | | Saulo Lay | | 5th | Stage 2 | | Driedaagse de Panne | | Roman Maksimov | | 5th | Stage 5 | | La Tropical Amissa Bongo | | Costa Seibeb | | 6th | Stage 3 | | Olympia's Tour | | Roman Maksimov | | 6th | Stage 2 | | Giro del Trentino | | Project: Africa | | 6th | Stage 2 | | Tour of Vancouver | | Héctor Hugo Rangel | | 6th | Stage 5 | | 5 Jours de Dunkerque | | Yves Ngue Ngock | | 7th | Stage 4 | | Olympia's Tour | | Roman Maksimov | | 7th | Stage 1 | | La Tropical Amissa Bongo | | Gasore Hategeka | | 7th | Stage 4 | | La Tropical Amissa Bongo | | Gasore Hategeka | | 7th | Stage 1 | | 5 Jours de Dunkerque | | Gasore Hategeka | | 8th | Stage 1 | | Vuelta a Tachira | | Héctor Hugo Rangel | | 8th | Stage 4 | | Tour of Oman | | Francisco J. Terciado | | 8th | Stage 2 | | Olympia's Tour | | Roman Maksimov | | 8th | GC | | La Tropical Amissa Bongo | | Gasore Hategeka | | 8th | Stage 1 | | Tour of Taihu | | Roman Maksimov | | 9th | Stage 5 | | Vuelta a Tachira | | Louis Meintjes | | 9th | Stage 4 | | Tour of South Africa | | Gasore Hategeka | | 9th | Stage 3 | | Tour of Vancouver | | Héctor Hugo Rangel | | 10th | Stage 2 | | Tour of South Africa | | Louis Meintjes | | 10th | GC | | Tour of South Africa | | Gasore Hategeka | | 10th | Stage 5 | | Tour of Vancouver | | Héctor Hugo Rangel |
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 24-02-2014 13:52
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Format copied from Mresuperstar's 'The Comeback' story.
# 1 2014 | [IMG-R]https://i1252.photobucket.com/albums/hh579/aidanvn13/blog_louis_zpse8db8da9.png[/IMG-R] |
Man-Game World, Meet Louis
Hi There
Most of you know me as Louis Meintjes. Some of you have never heard of me. Some of you, particularly my team manager aidanvn13, know me as Africa's first cycling superstar. They've tipped me as being the first African on a GT podium. But what do I think of myself?
To be honest, I'm not sure. I know I'm a good climber and not too awful at time trials - so that makes me a stage racer? It seems so. Exactly how good I am is something I still need to find out within the next few seasons. Superstar, just a star, super-domestique, domestique or South African nobody - that door still has to be unlocked.
However, for now I'm hitching a ride along with another ambitious African, Project: Africa. (I assume you know the team history, so I won't bore you with that). We were lucky to get a slot in PCT this year, but we're determined on setting out to prove it was no accident. Our long-term vision is to ride a grand-tour, podium a grand-tour and reach the Pro Tour. Very ambitious, yes. And further more, we plan on doing it with only African riders! Crazy, yes?
Well, crazy or not, we're all giving 100% to make it happen. I'll write about the journey every step of the way on this blog. From my experience to team rumours, I'll try keep it interesting. Thanks for joining, I hope you enjoy the ride!
~Louis
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 24-02-2014 14:02
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Looks just amazing!
You're a real artist, and this might well become the best team HQ of the entire MG.
The Project itself is ambitious and interesting, good luck fighting off the other African teams.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 24-02-2014 14:28
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Amazing stuff!!!
I imagine Kudus is high priority for youm |
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 24-02-2014 14:31
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fjhoekie: Thanks a lot! Very ambitious, indeed. A very limited market as well, I'll have to be really sensible come this transfer season. Make some fair deals with other African teams and so on... Better to have African allies than enemies!
Miguel98: He is indeed. But I do have Louis Meintjes, who should turn out to be a great rider as well. I don't think I can afford paying a massive salary for another undeveloped rider.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 24-02-2014 16:24
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Love this HQ thread already, can't wait for the next updates.
Would you mind if we ask your doctor to see our riders as well? I have heard he's quite good 
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| CountArach |
Posted on 24-02-2014 17:06
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This is already a fantastic HQ. It will be interesting to see how your team does this year - there is a lot of talent in Africa ATM but not enough of it is developed to ensure that you can be competitive.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 24-02-2014 17:26
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The stretching of the page is weird. I would say it was a nice looking HQ but everyone else already has. Also see that you "stole" some of the formatting from Mre 
Will be interesting to see how you grow the team for the PCT level and if you can maintain the fully African concept well enough to be competitive. The starting blocks are certainly there and better than most and i wish you the best of luck fighting with Fdog
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 24-02-2014 19:16
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This looks great Aidan!
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 24-02-2014 19:19
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Nice work! Strange page layout thought Always a treat reading your HQ. Good luck in 2014. |
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 25-02-2014 09:12
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@Gustavovskiy: Thanks! Will update it later. I plan to keep it interesting the whole season long, sort of like a story. You're welcome to meet with our doctor... for a fee
@Count: Thanks Count  Lots of talent and potential in Africa, but most of it is undeveloped. I'll be hoping to get a few solid signings to score points (and keep me away from relegation) and then some young talents to develop. I also plan on contacting and working with other African teams rather than against.
@Manx I did 'steal' but I also credited him I plan on working with FroomeDog actually Not fighting him African focus will be difficult. I need to find riders to score points, avoid relegation and at the same time develop African talent.
Admir, FD: Thanks guys! Good luck to you too FroomeDog! 
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 25-02-2014 09:15
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Can anyone explain why the spacing on this page is so weird?
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 25-02-2014 09:30
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Nice HQ.
It is something to do with your use of Quote boxes. I just tested removing all of them, and it puts the page back to the right size.
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 25-02-2014 14:33
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Nice HQ.
It is something to do with your use of Quote boxes. I just tested removing all of them, and it puts the page back to the right size.
Thanks SN! Turns out that it was the under-score lines (____) in my first post and the Blog Post that caused all that. Just deleted some under-scores et voilà !
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 25-02-2014 14:35
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Now it looks even better! |
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 25-02-2014 15:16
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Renewals News: Who's staying?
As part of the new HQ update, we'll also be looking to announce who's likely to stay, who'll be out and who'll be available for transfer. Please consult post 1 for rider stats.
Contract will be Renewed, Staying on Team
| | Cherif Abdallah | | | Abdalla Ben Youcef | | | Tyler Day | | | Stefan Ihlenfeldt | | | Louis Mentjes | | | Ngock Yves Ngue | | | Adrien Niyonshuti | | | Johann Rabie | | | Heiko Redecker | | | Meron Russom |
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Contract will be Renewed, Available for Transfer
| | Luis E. Lemus (XP 2.21) | | | Craig Lewis |  | Julián Rodas |
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No Renewal, Leaving to Free Agency
| | JC Nel (XP 2.99) | | | James Perry | | | Dennis van Niekerk |
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 25-02-2014 19:53
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Transfer Targets: Revised
A dossier has been leaked showing a discussion between the team manager, aidanvn13, and the major sponsors. A shortlist has been compiled of which each sponsor had their contribution to a rider (or riders) they'd like to see on the team. The riders have also been ranked in 3 categories of importance.
 Critical Importance
| | Nolan Hoffman | (Metinvest-Emirates) | | | John-Lee Augustyn | (Aker-MOT) | | | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | (Wikipedia) |
 Significant Interest
| | Juan van Heerden | (Simply-Red Bull) | | | Dylan Girdlestone | (PFG-Armavia) | | | Dan Craven | (Venchi - Sugoi) | | | Ermin van Wyk | (Metinvest-Emirates) |  | Tsgabu Grmay | (PFG-Armavia) |  | Soufiane Haddi | (FC Barcelona) |
 Slight Interest
| | Christoff van Heerden | (Rothaus - Aegon) | | | Hichem Chabaane | (PFG-Armavia) | | | Joseph Biziyaremye | (Aker-MOT) | | | Adil Jelloul | (Simply-Red Bull) |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 26-02-2014 06:36
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Very nice list, i see no crazy impossible things there (maybe Craven). it is even hard to comment on level of your HQ, because it is so breathtaking with all that graphics and stuff. 
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