Only post in this thread HQ like posts. You can make a main post about your team, I will link it in the second post. If you want to post an update or whatever, you can do that in a seperate post and link it in your main post.
Alitalia is the flag carrier and national airline of Italy. "Alitalia" is a portmanteau of the words ali (wings), and Italia (Italy). As of 2014, it is the eleventh-largest airline in Europe. Alitalia is distinguished by the quality of its service, passenger care, maintenance and the training of its personnel. In Europe, it is one of the most punctual airlines and has one of the most modern fleets, with an average age of only 7 years.
Following the need of expanding our horizons we've decided to sign 6 French riders for the 2016 season, along with 2 Belgian talents. This means that we succesfully managed to keep our Italian focus intact, managing to sign 16 riders from our home country! The team will realistically be fighting to avoid slipping back to CT during its first year, and the team managers are sure they can accomplish that, thanks to the work of our riders and of the rest of the people working behind the scenes. Here's a quick outlook on our main riders:
Moreno Moser, one of the most talented puncheurs in the world, he won Milano - Torino along with many other stages and managed astounding results in quite a lot of important races; Adriano Malori, Italian Champion against the clock and likewise, one of the best time trialists in the world. He joined the team this year; Dario Cataldo, last season's Continental Individual Rankings winner and one of this season's most important signings for us; Sonny Colbrelli, our best hope for the hilly races with a flat finish, which are quite a lot in the ICL calendar and Daniel Oss, sublime powerhouse, fundamental domestique and great name for the Northern Classics.
Rider
Result
Race
Category
Sonny Colbrelli
8th
Palm Classic
WT
Luca Wackermann
2nd Stage 1
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Sonny Colbrelli
1st Stage 2
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Luca Wackermann
5th Stage 4
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Sonny Colbrelli
1st Stage 5
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Sonny Colbrelli
4th Stage 6
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Luca Wackermann
3rd Stage 7
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Sonny Colbrelli
5th Stage 7
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Luca Wackermann
5th GC
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Sonny Colbrelli
7th GC
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Sonny Colbrelli
3rd Points
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Luca Wackermann
4th Points
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Luca Wackermann
2nd U25
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Team Alitalia
1st Teams
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Moreno Moser
3rd Stage 3
Tour of Toowoomba
WT
Moreno Moser
6th GC
Tour of Toowoomba
WT
Moreno Moser
10th Points
Tour of Toowoomba
WT
Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier
4th KoM
Tour of Toowoomba
WT
Moreno Moser
7th KoM
Tour of Toowoomba
WT
Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier
6th U25
Tour of Toowoomba
WT
Team Alitalia
8th Teams
Tour of Toowoomba
WT
Gianfranco Zilioli
5th Stage 2
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
WT
Luca Wackermann
4th Stage 3
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
WT
Moreno Moser
3rd Stage 5
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
WT
Moreno Moser
3rd GC
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
WT
Moreno Moser
7th Points
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
WT
Moreno Moser
10th KoM
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
WT
Luca Wackermann
9th U25
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
WT
Team Alitalia
7th Teams
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
WT
Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier
8th U25
Ster ZLM Tour
WT
Team Alitalia
3rd Teams
Ster ZLM Tour
WT
Adriano Malori
7th
Trofeo Campania
WT
Dario Cataldo
4th Stage 1
Tour de Romandie
CT.2
Sonny Colbrelli
1st Stage 2
Tour de Romandie
CT.2
Sonny Colbrelli
4th Stage 3
Tour de Romandie
CT.2
Dario Cataldo
2nd Stage 4
Tour de Romandie
CT.2
Dario Cataldo
3rd Stage 5
Tour de Romandie
CT.2
Dario Cataldo
1st Stage 6
Tour de Romandie
CT.2
Dario Cataldo
3rd GC
Tour de Romandie
CT.2
Dario Cataldo
1st Points
Tour de Romandie
CT.2
Sonny Colbrelli
4th Points
Tour de Romandie
CT.2
Dario Cataldo
10th KoM
Tour de Romandie
CT.2
Team Alitalia
2nd Teams
Tour de Romandie
CT.2
Rider
Result
Race
Category
Sonny Colbrelli
8th
Palm Classic
WT
Luca Wackermann
2nd Stage 1
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Sonny Colbrelli
1st Stage 2
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Luca Wackermann
5th Stage 4
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Sonny Colbrelli
1st Stage 5
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Sonny Colbrelli
4th Stage 6
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Luca Wackermann
3rd Stage 7
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Sonny Colbrelli
5th Stage 7
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Luca Wackermann
5th GC
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Sonny Colbrelli
7th GC
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Sonny Colbrelli
3rd Points
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Luca Wackermann
4th Points
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Luca Wackermann
2nd U25
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Team Alitalia
1st Teams
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
CT.1
Moreno Moser
3rd Stage 3
Tour of Toowoomba
WT
Moreno Moser
6th GC
Tour of Toowoomba
WT
Moreno Moser
10th Points
Tour of Toowoomba
WT
Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier
4th KoM
Tour of Toowoomba
WT
Moreno Moser
7th KoM
Tour of Toowoomba
WT
Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier
6th U25
Tour of Toowoomba
WT
Team Alitalia
8th Teams
Tour of Toowoomba
WT
Gianfranco Zilioli
5th Stage 2
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
WT
Luca Wackermann
4th Stage 3
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
WT
Moreno Moser
3rd Stage 5
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
WT
Moreno Moser
3rd GC
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
WT
Moreno Moser
7th Points
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
WT
Moreno Moser
10th KoM
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
WT
Luca Wackermann
9th U25
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
WT
Team Alitalia
7th Teams
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
WT
Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier
8th U25
Ster ZLM Tour
WT
Team Alitalia
3rd Teams
Ster ZLM Tour
WT
Credits belong to Cavendish-Fan for the jerseys, the_hoyle for the banners.
Joining ICL stalwart, Belgian bike aficionados, Prorace, we see La Boulangère, let us add some crust to the team this season!
Squad
National Champions:
RR:
P Gilbert D Petrov C Froome
TT:
J Van den Broeck
After mopping up some monuments in our first two years, is it now time, with the addition of Froome, to be thinking about GT wins?
More to come once planning has finished!
~ Other Team ~
Korup: a national park with great flora/fauna in the tropical belt of Cameroon. This unprecedented team was set up, under the aegis of the WWF, not for tourists, but to make aware the need to preserve vast unspoiled tracts of land to allow life, all life, to thrive on this planet.
~ Team ~
National Champions:
RR:
K Mwanawasa
After learning the ropes last season this team is back with a new guise. This team will be much more competitive this time around.
Tjallingii Maarten Wiggins Bradley Ballan Alessandro Knees Christian Schleck Andy Hayman Matthew Sutton Christopher Swift Ben Millar David Kreder Michel Fenn Andrew Oliphant Evan Rowe Luke Earle Nathan Lloyd Rhys Partridge Robert Clancy Ed McEvoy Jonathon Tiernan-Locke Jonathan Appleby Dale Ligthart Pim Lampier Steven Serebryakov Alexander Grivell-Mellor Luke
RACES
Palm Classic
Spoiler
25th - Andrew Fenn
37th - Matthew Hayman
39th - Christopher Sutton
50th - Luke Rowe
106th - Michel Kreder
117th - Christian Knees
131st - Alexander Serebryakov
Tour of Toowoomba
Spoiler
43rd - Michel Kreder
83rd - Luke Rowe
91st - Maarten Tjallingii
96th - Christian Knees
119th - Christopher Sutton
124th - Matthew Hayman
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco
Spoiler
39th - Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
84th - Nathan Earle
99th - Ben Swift
116th - Alessandro Ballan
128th - Rhys Lloyd
145th - Evan Oliphant
Spoiler
KOM - 3rd - Nathan Earle
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Spoiler
44th - Alessandro Ballan
47th - Matthew Hayman
95th - David Millar
97th - Luke Grivell-Mellor
106th - Christian Knees
109th - Maarten Tjallingii
117th - Steven Lampier
Strade Bianche
Spoiler
54th - Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
57th - Andy Schleck
84th - Michel Kreder
96th - Nathan Earle
119th - Alessandro Ballan
130th - Christian Knees
Vuelta a Tachira
Spoiler
68th - Luke Rowe
88th - Luke Grivell-Mellor
93rd - Dale Appleby
115th - Robert Partridge
119th - Jonathon McEvoy
129th - Steven Lampier
135th - Evan Oliphant
Milano - Sanremo
Spoiler
28th - Luke Rowe
29th - Ben Swift
38th - Alessandro Ballan
52nd - Andrew Fenn
61st - Pim Ligthart
75th - Jonathon McEvoy
121st - Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke
Spoiler
26th - Luke Grivell-Mellor
80th - Alessandro Ballan
82nd - Maarten Tjallingii
98th - Matthew Hayman
110th - David Millar
125th - Steven Lampier
133rd - Christian Knees
Gent - Wevelgem
Spoiler
28th - Luke Grivell-Mellor
71st - Alessandro Ballan
83rd - Maarten Tjallingii
102nd - Matthew Hayman
105th - Christopher Sutton
119th - David Millar
120th - Christian Knees
Ronde van Vlaanderen
Spoiler
57th - Alessandro Ballan
69th - Luke Grivell-Mellor
74th - Matthew Hayman
103rd - Christian Knees
106th - Maarten Tjallingii
107th - David Millar
108th - Steven Lampier
Ster ZLM Tour
Spoiler
3rd - Andrew Fenn
37th - Alexander Serebryakov
47th - Michel Kreder
63rd - Pim Ligthart
112th - Rhys Lloyd
143rd - Ben Swift
156th - Ed Clancy
Paris - Roubaix
Spoiler
29th - Matthew Hayman
63rd - Bradley Wiggins
73rd - Maarten Tjallingii
90th - Luke Grivell-Mellor
107th - Christian Knees
108th - Steven Lampier
115th - Alessandro Ballan
Trofeo Campania
Spoiler
20th - Bradley Wiggins
51st - David Millar
55th - Ed Clancy
Amstel Gold Race
Spoiler
22nd - Nathan Earle
46th - Andy Schleck
61st - Michel Kreder
87th - Christian Knees
100th - Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
105th - Alessandro Ballan
135th - Maarten Tjallingii
Liège - Bastogne - Liège
Spoiler
31st - Nathan Earle
50th - Andy Schleck
100th - Michel Kreder
111th - Christian Knees
120th - Christopher Sutton
124th - Alessandro Ballan
University of Lincoln GP
Spoiler
49th - Alessandro Ballan
55th - Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
58th - Bradley Wiggins
65th - Matthew Hayman
101st - Maarten Tjallingii
112th - Robert Partridge
122nd - Evan Oliphant
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." [ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
Eurosport - Pepsi are in their second year in ICL and the first year in the WT after being crowned CT champions for 2015. We are a mainly French team with some riders from USA and GBR. Due to the international operations of both sponsors riders from any country will be welcome.
Eurosport is a European television sports network co-operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group, and Discovery Communications Incorporated.
The network of channels is available in 54 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events. Countries outside Europe include Indonesia, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong. Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia.
Pepsi is a cola from PepsiCo, the second largest food and beverage business in the world, headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States. Due to the lack of USA riders Pepsi has decided to pull out after the 2016 season.
Team Manager DaveTwoBob is hoping for more words of wisdom from Eurosport global cycling ambassador and three times Tour de France champion Greg LeMond to help him steer the team through their first WT season.
Squad
Transfers In Mark Cavendish Romain Bardet Michael Matthews Joshua Edmondson Jens Keukeleire Jakob Rathe Victór Alcaraz Ottavio Romano Paolo Zanni Salvador Castillo Ian Bell Ramon Arrondo Edward Smith Jorge Cano Gonzalez Connor Davis Alan Rambaud Murjikneli Gochashvili Pierre Favre Samuel Crochet Tetsuya Otsuka
Transfers Out Joseph Dombrowski Brent Bookwalter Florian Guillou James Lowsley-Williams Michael Cuming
Final Squad
The recruitment objectives were to get leaders for the World Tour and increase the squad from 16 to at least 31. We managed to hire Romain Bardet and Mark Cavendish as our leaders. With all the cash going on leaders there is a serious lack of depth so we will struggle to defend if we are lucky enough to be leading, and the Ardennes races will likely be a washout. Most of the other recruits are youngsters, we have enough to fill 2 development teams! The squad has been built to be fairly balanced.
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/8ba5/3cdyq1zfgikb6q3zg.jpg[/img-l]Matti Breschel 31 August 1984 (age 32)
Height: 181 cm
Weight: 68 kg
Role: Rouleur (COB 76, FL 76)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/68e1/694ad16ff265ba6zg.jpg[/img-l]Peter Stetina 8 August 1987 (age 29)
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 63.5 kg
Role: Climber (MO 75, HIL 74)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/1107/bcfao57f6ex4mcxzg.jpg[/img-l]Cesar Salvador Vaquera 22 April 1984 (age 27)
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 74 kg
Role: Domestique (ACC 74, SP 73)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/2bb3/rdwvbj91e4bg9p6zg.jpg[/img-l]Evan Huffman 7 January 1990 (age 26)
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 71 kg
Role: Time Trialist (TT 75, PRL 74)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/480c/gdo1wgg9aclhzddzg.jpg[/img-l]Christopher Lee "Chris" Horner 23 October 1971 (age 45)
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 64 kg
Role: Climber (MO 76, HIL 75)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/cbb6/m35uc3y3i2f5k1vzg.jpg[/img-l]Ignacio Sarabia Diaz 15 July 1983 (age 33)
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 69 kg
Role: Domestique (DH 74, ACC 69)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/1286/6t178mx8yk8h3w9zg.jpg[/img-l]Andreas Stauff 22 January 1987 (age 29)
Height: 192 cm
Weight: 82 kg
Role: Sprinter (DH 76, SP 74)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/dca2/s2fg10g4x1o3owczg.jpg[/img-l]Christian Bertilsson 5 September 1991 (age 25)
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 80 kg
Role: Sprinter (FL 73, SP 72)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/c3ed/udgd22fidhcoqf1zg.jpg[/img-l]Eric Galen Young 26 February 1989 (age 27)
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 75 kg
Role: Sprinter (FL 72, SP 72)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/21e9/rtm3zy19f2df9ljzg.jpg[/img-l]Luis Enrique Lemus Dávila 21 April 1992 (age 24)
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 61 kg
Role: Domestique (FTR 73, MO 72)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/6a99/mmk0d4gwun1oaexzg.jpg[/img-l]Jack Haig 6 September 1993 (age 23)
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 67 kg
Role: Neo Pro (HIL 71, ACC 70)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/f3d0/yc577c47qifkzqozg.jpg[/img-l]Lanell Rockmore 9 September 1991 (age 25)
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 71 kg
Role: Sprinter (SP 71, ACC 70)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/e17e/7yqd88xssqy9belzg.jpg[/img-l]Thomas "Tom" Scully 14 January 1990 (age 26)
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 80 kg
Role: Sprinter (SP 71, ACC 69)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/411a/j50e9ob57688o46zg.jpg[/img-l]Alex Howes 1 January 1988 (age 28)
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Role: Domestique (HIL 71, MO 69)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/c0fd/7chja9kekkfdxa2zg.jpg[/img-l]Klaas Lodewyck 24 March 1988 (age 28)
Height: 181 cm
Weight: 70 kg
Role: Domestique (SP 75, ACC 74)
1954
Before Glen Bell created Taco Bell, he started Bell's Drive-In and Taco Tia in the San Bernardino area. 1962
Glen Bell opens his first Taco Bell restaurant in Downey, CA, serving what his customers called "Tay-Kohs." 1964
Retired L.A. policemen, Kermit Becky, becomes Taco Bell's first franchisee, opening a restaurant in Torrance, CA. 1967
Taco Bell's 100th restaurant opens at 400 South Brookhurst in Anaheim. 1970
Taco Bell goes public with a total of 325 restaurants. 1978
Glen sold 868 Taco Bell restaurants to PepsiCo Inc., and became PepsiCo shareholder. 1984
Taco Bell introduces Taco Salad and Taco BellGrande. 1989
Taco Bell pioneers the concept of linking fast-food marketing promotions with major movie blockbusters. Its "Batman" promotion is a huge success, placing Taco Bell in the spotlight. 1990
Taco Bell launches the new 59¢-79¢-99¢ value initiative. 1991
Taco Bell launches new Express business to serve hungry people on-the-go. 1992
The Taco Bell foundation unveils the TEENsupreme program partnering with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. 1995
Taco Bell sponsors the first ESPN X Games. 1997
As the new parent of Taco Bell, Tricon declares its independence from the PepsiCo conglomerate. 1998
Gorditas burst onto the fast-food scene and become a nationwide sensation. 2001
Taco Bell promises a free taco to everyone in the U.S. if the falling space station MIR hits the floating Taco Bell target. 2002
Taco Bell foundation donations hit $10 million mark. Donations support more than 500,000 at-risk teens participating in the TEENSupreme program. 2004
Taco Bell introduces the Mountain Dew BAJA BLAST! 2005
The Crunchwrap Supreme becomes Taco Bell's most successful product introduction, and becomes a permanent menu addition in January 2006. 2010
The new Tacobell.com site launches! From food to jobs to store locations, everything you want to know about Taco Bell is now just a click away! We mourn the loss of our founder, Glen Bell. One of our countrys greatest entrepreneurs and innovators, his legacy lives on in our people and our brand. 2012
Taco Bell helicopters 10,000 Doritos Locos Tacos to the remote town of Bethel, Alaska. 2014
Launched Taco Bell Mobile Ordering and Payment App 2015
Taco Bell delivery arrives to select markets across the country via delivery partner DoorDash. The new Tacobell.com is born—including desktop ordering and The Feed.
Team Live Mas Mexico
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/a968/bkpw28chxbd8qf8zg.jpg[/img-l]Giuliano Garau 25 March 1996 (age 20)
Height: 186 cm
Weight: 79 kg
Role: Puncheur (FTR 68, Potential 7)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/a968/bkpw28chxbd8qf8zg.jpg[/img-l]Anthony Desjardins 20 August 1995 (age 21)
Height: 186 cm
Weight: 79 kg
Role: Time Trialist (TT 70, Potential 6)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/a968/bkpw28chxbd8qf8zg.jpg[/img-l]Luis Crawford 21 January 1997 (age 19)
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 62 kg
Role: Climber (MO 63, Potential 6)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/a968/bkpw28chxbd8qf8zg.jpg[/img-l]Szabolcs Kiss 5 April 1996 (age 20)
Height: 186 cm
Weight: 79 kg
Role: Time Trialist (TT 66, Potential 6)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/a968/bkpw28chxbd8qf8zg.jpg[/img-l]Miguel Bryon 10 January 1995 (age 21)
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 72.5 kg
Role: Neo Pro (COB 71, Potential 5)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/a968/bkpw28chxbd8qf8zg.jpg[/img-l]Federico Hidalgo 7 August 1997 (age 19)
Height: 181 cm
Weight: 74 kg
Role: Domestique (HIL 63, Potential 5)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/a968/bkpw28chxbd8qf8zg.jpg[/img-l]Dimos Stavros 7 August 1996 (age 20)
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 79 kg
Role: Domestique (SP 66, Potential 5)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/a968/bkpw28chxbd8qf8zg.jpg[/img-l]Alejandro Ela 26 August 1997 (age 19)
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 76 kg
Role: Domestique (SP 59, Potential 4)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/a968/bkpw28chxbd8qf8zg.jpg[/img-l]Dennis Hall 15 March 1995 (age 21)
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 64 kg
Role: Rouleur (DH 68, Potential 4)
[img-l]https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/a968/bkpw28chxbd8qf8zg.jpg[/img-l]Pedro Segura 22 February 1995 (age 21)
Height: 189 cm
Weight: 85 kg
Role: Rouleur (DH 65, Potential 3)
Palm Classic
La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
D Petrov
~ Other Team ~ 
K Mwanawasa
Serebryakov Alexander
Tybor
Murjikneli Gochashvili
