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Ayubowan! | PT 2015
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| jph27 |
Posted on 27-03-2015 20:48
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 Ayubowan! 2015 
Ayubowan everyone, from Ayubowan! Sri Lanka's only professional cycling team is here for the 2015 season, our first season in the Pro Tour. Our main aim is to develop Sri Lankan cycling with the aim of one day having a Sri Lankan majority team and an all Sri Lankan line up in a Grand Tour. But for now, in order to be competitive we needed a side focus and for the 3rd season we've gone with France.
Our sponsors include a group of Sri Lankan companies giving us the Ayubowan name and then some French companies due to our additional focus. We intend to only have French and Sri Lankan riders which will make being competitive difficult, but we'll do our damndest to remain in the Pro Tour.
We have two bases for the upcoming season, our traditional Evian base in France for during the European season, and a new base in Kandy for during the winter and administrative tasks during the season. The change in government in Sri Lanka has lead to us leaving Hambantota - the Commonwealth Games bid is no more - but Kandy offers mountains, hills, a milder climate and a great lakeside HQ with amazing views.
Thanks to aidanvn13 for a great job. Note that it says Ayubowan in Sinhala and Tamil on it!
| Nationality | Company | Industry | | Pernod Ricard | Drinks | | Aitken Spence | Blue Chip Conglomerate | | Sri Lankan Airlines | Air Travel | | Lanka Bell | Telecommunications | | Hatton National Bank | Banking | | Look | Bicycle Components | | Peugeot | Bicycles | | Le Coq Sportif | Sports Clothing |
Edited by jph27 on 27-03-2015 20:55
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| jph27 |
Posted on 27-03-2015 20:49
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| jph27 |
Posted on 27-03-2015 20:53
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Rider Availability Overview
Definitely Staying
Kenny Elissonde
Cyril Gautier
Adrien Petit
Ishan Sandakelum
Dane Steve Nugara
Laxmen Wijerathna
The three young Frenchmen are expected to be the core of our team for many years to come, and currently they're irreplaceable. No matter how much is offered, those 3 are off the table. The three Sri Lankans will stay as we aim to become more Sri Lankan overall. Currently they're among the best options, and as long as that lasts they'll ride for us.
Available for the right offer
Jocelin Maillet
Yoann Bagot
Neither rider is transfer listed, but if the price is right then they are available. Put simply, we see better alternatives out there but don't want to change what we have unless those alternatives are available.
Transfer Listed
 Daniel Ricardo Diaz
 Alessandro Proni
 René Mandri
 Kai Reus
 Piotr Mazur
 Roy Goldstein
Sébastien Turgot
 Heinrich Haussler
Andrea Guardini
Blaise Sonnery
 Mustafa Carsi
 Maani Altanzul
All the aforementioned riders except Turgot and Sonnery are for sale as they don't fit our nationality focus. Turgot and Sonnery, while French, are too old to fit in with our focus, so are therefore also expected to be sold.
Released
John Gadret
Gadret is a French legend, but decline has hit him hard and it's time for us to let him go. We could renew him, but feel it's not worth it just to search for a negligible fee.
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| jph27 |
Posted on 27-03-2015 20:53
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Transfer Targets
Obviously there are riders on it that we expect to have no chance of signing, and it will change when the new database is released, but this is just to express interest and see who needs to be chalked off. Also, some riders aren't listed due to being low priority at the moment, but they may move up the list if others are unavailable. Riders are listed in each section from most intetesting to least interesting.
Climbers - Looking to sign 4
Romain Sicard
Thibaut Pinot
Alexandre Geniez
Alexis Vuillermoz
Johan Le Bon
Mathieu La Lavandier
Puncheurs - Looking to sign 3
Blel Kadri
Anthony Roux
Arthur Vichot
Rudy Molard
Olivier Le Gac
Christopher De Souza
Time Trialists - Looking to sign 3
Morgan Kneisky
Emilien Viennet
Maxime Bouet
Pierre Rolland
Mathieu Bernaudeau
Ludovic Bret
Cobblers - Looking to sign 2
Florian Senechal
Maxime Daniel
Michel Sibilla
Damian Gaudin
Sprinters - Looking to sign 2
Jocelyn Bar
Romain Vanderbiest
Nacer Bouhanni
Geoffrey Soupe
Edited by jph27 on 09-05-2015 10:25
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| CountArach |
Posted on 27-03-2015 20:55
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Beautiful jersey!
Also I admire you for sticking with the Sri Lankan thing.
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| jph27 |
Posted on 27-03-2015 21:07
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CountArach wrote:
Beautiful jersey!
Also I admire you for sticking with the Sri Lankan thing.
Thanks! Aidan outdid himself once again, and I enjoy the challenge of having such a small nation as my focus. Hopefully I'll be headed back to Sri Lanka when I've done my degree and got a job - it's truly a great place 
Everything is in place now in the HQ, hope it's readable |
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| Smowz |
Posted on 29-03-2015 13:24
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Yeah good stuff here jph and quite original with team name, has any team sponsors done this in the past? By that I mean not insisted on their actual name being on the jersey?
Le Bon and vuillermoz could well be interested in your team, they are not super happy with the thought of being domestques for Jose Alarcon or leaders of other so called French teams!
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 29-03-2015 13:29
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Ohhh Reus for sale 
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| jph27 |
Posted on 29-03-2015 19:08
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@Smowz: We're kind of an Astana like project, and it does say Ayubowan on our jersey in Sinhala and Tamil. SN is probably the best to ask about similar things in the past though. As for Vuillermoz and Le Bon, we'll be in touch when transfers get underway - they're exactly what we're looking for in our climbing squad
@Jesley: Good to see some interest, we'll speak in transfers. With Ignatiev, Rogers and Bobridge gone he could be quite the PCT TT beast  |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 29-03-2015 19:12
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Liking the shirt |
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| jph27 |
Posted on 23-04-2015 16:56
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Goals Released!
Win Tour of Qatar
Win Tour de Suisse
Win Tour of California
Top 3 Vuelta a Espana
Avoid Relegation
Ambitious? Yes. Achievable? Maybe not. But I like a challenge
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 24-04-2015 06:36
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I think that saying " i like the cah" would be more apropriate. 
Mad goals for a new PT team, it would need at least two great leaders to achieve them. And i still shoul believe you are not going after Coppel?
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| jph27 |
Posted on 24-04-2015 11:04
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
I think that saying " i like the cah" would be more apropriate.
Mad goals for a new PT team, it would need at least two great leaders to achieve them. And i still shoul believe you are not going after Coppel?
No Coppel I'm basically aiming for 1 completion and 4 near misses |
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| SotD |
Posted on 25-04-2015 18:54
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Interesting goals. I'm aiming to win in Switzerland aswell
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| jph27 |
Posted on 08-05-2015 22:12
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Renewals
| First Name | Surname | | | Heinrich | Haussler | €300,000 | | Kai | Reus | €250,000 | | Cyril | Gautier | €200,000 | | Adrien | Petit | €125,000 | | Jocelin | Maillet | €120,000 | | Kenny | Elissonde | €115,000 | | Andrea | Guardini | €100,000 | | René | Mandri | €75,000 | | Sébastien | Turgot | €75,000 | | Alessandro | Proni | €65,000 | | Yoann | Bagot | €55,000 | | Maani | Altanzul | €50,000 | | Mustafa | Carsi | €50,000 | | Daniel Ricardo | Diaz | €50,000 | | Roy | Goldstein | €50,000 | | Piotr | Mazur | €50,000 | | Dane Steve | Nugara | €50,000 | | Ishan | Sandakelum | €50,000 | | Blaise | Sonnery | €50,000 | | Laxmen | Wijerathna | €50,000 |
All riders except Gautier, Petit, Elissonde, Nugara, Sandakelum and Wijerathna are available for transfer. |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 08-05-2015 22:15
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We've had some good dealings last season and i can see that we shoul be having some more this season. Certainly you've got plenty of cap room going forwards!
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| jph27 |
Posted on 09-05-2015 10:26
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Updated Transfer Targets
Climbers - Looking to sign 4
Romain Sicard
Thibaut Pinot
Alexandre Geniez
Alexis Vuillermoz
Johan Le Bon
Mathieu La Lavandier
Puncheurs - Looking to sign 3
Blel Kadri
Anthony Roux
Arthur Vichot
Rudy Molard
Olivier Le Gac
Christopher De Souza
Time Trialists - Looking to sign 3
Morgan Kneisky
Emilien Viennet
Maxime Bouet
Pierre Rolland
Mathieu Bernaudeau
Ludovic Bret
Cobblers - Looking to sign 2
Florian Senechal
Maxime Daniel
Michel Sibilla
Damian Gaudin
Sprinters - Looking to sign 2
Jocelyn Bar
Romain Vanderbiest
Nacer Bouhanni
Geoffrey Soupe |
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| roturn |
Posted on 09-05-2015 10:28
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Looking to sign 14 new riders. Not bad at all.
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| jph27 |
Posted on 09-05-2015 10:30
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roturn wrote:
Looking to sign 14 new riders. Not bad at all.
17. Didn't include the 3 Sri Lankans |
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