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| Kentaurus |
Posted on 06-09-2017 23:37
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 | Welcome to the home of the 2017 Azteca - NBCSN man-game team. The unique combination of our two television sponsors with a shared goal to improve the visibility and quality of cycling in the western hemisphere. |
One of the primary goals of the team is to maintain a competitive team of riders hailing only from the Americas, and racing as much as possible on home soil. A diverse spectrum of sponsors from both continents ensures that talent from all over is welcome and wanted.
| Our fourth season in the man-game adds more challenges for the team. Our first two years were plenty successful as we were able to promote in our first season and our second established the team as one that should be comfortably in the PCT. Last year was disappointing, relegating back to CT, but we expect to be pushing right back into PCT with many of our core riders returning this season. |  |
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| Kentaurus |
Posted on 06-09-2017 23:37
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Edited by Kentaurus on 06-09-2017 23:40
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| Kentaurus |
Posted on 06-09-2017 23:38
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| Name | FL | MT | HL | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR |  | Ryan Eastman | 70 | 80 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 66 | 73 |  | Johan Esteban Chaves | 70 | 76 | 79 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 54 | 57 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 68 | | Robbie Squire | 68 | 77 | 77 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 76 | 65 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 65 | 65 | | Peter Stetina | 64 | 78 | 67 | 64 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 60 | 55 | 65 | 76 | 73 | 64 | | Gavin Mannion | 68 | 77 | 71 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 67 | 63 | 64 | | Marvin Orlando Angarita | 72 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 65 | 75 | 63 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 63 | 65 |  | Richard Ochoa Quintero | 66 | 76 | 72 | 65 | 68 | 76 | 65 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 61 | 65 | | Jimmi Briceno | 68 | 76 | 70 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 61 | 70 | 63 | 68 | 64 | | Eduin Becerra | 68 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 72 | 66 | 69 | 53 | 68 | 62 | 70 | 61 | 66 | | Danny Osorio | 68 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 67 | 62 | 68 | 67 | | Wilson Marentes | 71 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 52 | 67 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 70 |  | Cleberson Weber | 69 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 53 | 67 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 66 |  | César Vaquera | 69 | 55 | 64 | 54 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 55 | 76 | 78 | 64 | 64 | 54 | | Dadley Corwin | 68 | 51 | 65 | 55 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 75 | 55 | 56 | 70 | 75 | 55 |  | Chequan Richardson | 68 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 62 | 74 | 60 | 61 | 71 | 65 | 63 |  | German Anibal Orue** | 66 | 50 | 63 | 63 | 74 | 68 | 55 | 74 | 53 | 58 | 76 | 72 | 67 |
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| Kentaurus |
Posted on 06-09-2017 23:38
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| Jan 10 | C2 |  Clasico San Cristobal | | Jan 22 - 31 | C2 |  Vuelta al Tachira | | Jan 31 | C2HC |  Great Ocean Road Classic | | Feb 16 - 20 | C2HC |  Giro del Trentino | | Feb 21 | C2HC |  Geraardsbergen-Bosberg | | Feb 25 | C2HC |  Gisborne GP | | Mar 14 - 18 | C2HC |  Bayern Rundfahrt | | Apr 1 - 7 | HC |  Tour of Vancouver | | Apr 3 | C2 |  San Marino Hill Classic | | Apr 22 - 28 | C2 |  Tour de Langkawi | | May 7 | C2 |  Cacak Classic | | May 15 - 18 | C2 |  Euskal Bizikleta | | May 19 - 21 | C2HC |  Tour du Faso | | Jun 2 | C2HC |  Lillestrom GP | | Jun 2 | C1 |  Costa Rican Mountain Classic | | Jun 4 - 8 | C2 |  Circulo de Juarez | | Jun 26 - 30 | C2HC |  Tour d'Andorra | | Jul 1 - 8 | C2HC |  Tour de San Luis | | Jul 15 | C2 |  Tour of the Battenkill | | Jul 18 - 22 | C2 |  Tour of Bulgaria | | Aug 3 - 8 | C2HC |   Benelux Challenge | | Aug 20 - 21 | C2HC | Grands Prix Cyclistes | | Sep 1 | C2HC |  Paris - Tours | | Sep 1 - 8 | C2HC |  Tour of Britain | | Sep 18 - 22 | HC |  Vuelta a Colombia | | Sep 24 | C2 |  GP Yekaterinburg | | Oct 1 | C2HC | Colombian Venteaux | | Oct 5 - 9 | C2 | Herald Sun Tour | | Oct 9 - 12 | C2HC |  Course de Solidarnosc | | Oct 18 | C2HC |  Zuri Metzgete |
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| Kentaurus |
Posted on 06-09-2017 23:38
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[url=url=https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=38844]2015 (PCT)[/url]
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 07-09-2017 04:40
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I'm OK with Chaves battering my lads but Beltran will be raged at constantly I fear  Was a shame to see you move down but surely you're favourites to bounce straight back, illegally good squad there even after some releases   Salinas will certainly be looking forward to racing against his South American climbing buddies at his former team
Good luck for the upcoming season, but I have a feeling that you may not need it Can't wait to see your regular HQ updates in the CT as well, enjoyed them last year.
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."
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| Kentaurus |
Posted on 07-09-2017 05:05
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Don't think I'll try to do as much in the HQ this year, ended up burning out on it. Though it also gets killed by long spells of not racing. Not happy to be racing against Salinas, really liked him when he was with us, and had high hopes for him.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 07-09-2017 08:58
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Your team Sir makes me worried 
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| Booker |
Posted on 07-09-2017 10:37
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It's going to be a frustrating year in the hills/mountains isn't it? Unreal squad you've got there, and a very lovely jersey as well.
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 07-09-2017 11:02
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Good luck
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| tastasol |
Posted on 07-09-2017 11:19
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Will be interesting to see if you can keep both Chaves and Beltran, and still have a gooq squad around them (and other terrains). Shame you couldn't take Summerhill with, he feels like your rider now after these last seasons.
Best of luck for the transfer season 
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| Kentaurus |
Posted on 07-09-2017 21:03
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I feel like should have a good squad for everything except sprinting probably, even without Summerhill, my cobbles squad was starting to get built up and should be able to score points at the CT level.
Also as a note I've posted my rider availability for the Transfer Season (under the Roster section). I have some plans that may change things as we move along, but will go with this idea until then.
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| Kentaurus |
Posted on 15-09-2017 18:16
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We never like to see riders go, but understand this is a business with rules and thus riders sometimes get moved after resigning. So we will keep this short an simple, here is who was moved out of our team this season.
Eduard Alexander Beltran:
At one point this was going to be the focal point of our squad, building a season around his combined ability on the Mountains and Hills. As the transfer season started to progress we realized we likely couldn't keep him with big offers coming in for his services.
Will ride for Aker - MOT after reaching a € 1,000,000 transfer deal.
Xavier Quevedo:
Xavier never got to ride in an Azteca kit, on loan last season, and then transferred out this season. He was set to be the primary support for Beltran and Chaves but the salary cap of a CT team was always going to have a hard time fitting him in.
Will ride for Isostar - Adriatic after reaching a € 150,000 transfer deal.
German Anibal Orue - Loaned Out
Being loaned out isn't the end of Orue's career with Azteca - NBCSN simply a tool for his improvement as we expect him to be needed next season stronger than he is now. We will be watching his development closely as he rides in the PT this season.
Will ride for Aegon - Lavazza on loan.
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| Kentaurus |
Posted on 15-09-2017 18:40
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Transfer Season Free Agent Gains
Signing free agents is always a key part of the transfer season, and while we didn't have much to play with in terms of salary cap space, we did have a few needs to fill and worked tirelessly to fill those spots with capable riders who fit our team.
| Marvin Orlando Angarita |
Spoiler | FL | MT | HL | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 72 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 65 | 75 | 63 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 63 | 65 |
Marvin was signed to give us some sort of potential in the sprints, a discipline our team has lacked since Tyler Farrar was scoring points in our first season. He won't be the biggest name out there, but our goal is to at least get an Azteca presence up near the front in the flat races.
| Eduin Becerra |
Spoiler | FL | MT | HL | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 68 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 72 | 66 | 69 | 53 | 68 | 62 | 70 | 61 | 66 |
With the loss of Quevedo our support core for the punchy races was diminished, so we went out and added another rider who can tackle the hills. His ability to climb is decent as well and gives us some versatility in picking lineups for many races. We are excited to see what he can add and hope he does well in his role.
| Cleberson Weber |
Spoiler | FL | MT | HL | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 69 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 53 | 67 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 66 |
Like Becerra, Cleberson has been added to give us better depth in our primary disciplines on the mountains and hills as well we think he has a tremendous chance to be a very capable rider in breakaways if allowed to go. We are happy he chose to join us and expect him to greatly benefit our squad.
| Wilson Marentes |
Spoiler | FL | MT | HL | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 71 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 52 | 67 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 70 |
Welcome back Wilson Marentes! A key rider to us in our first season Wilson will again be expected to help our team. His age is starting to gain on him, but he still carries a nice kick for anything uphill and like both Becerra and Weber, his ability to perform on those terrains makes him an incredibly useful addition giving us extra depth where we need it most.
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| Kentaurus |
Posted on 15-09-2017 18:52
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One deal can frequently make or break a season, and it will certainly be the case for us as we only made one deal to bring riders into the team, however it was a huge deal and we think it sets us up with one of the strongest squads in the CT and gives us potential for the future as well!
| Ryan Eastman |
Spoiler | FL | MT | HL | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 70 | 80 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 66 | 73 |
Ryan Eastman is a tremendous stage racer and at only 25 he has the potential to be with us for a very long time. At the CT level he is expected to be a dominant force and likely would be even in the PCT. His success or failure this season will likely be the determining factor to our teams success or failures and we are incredibly high on his chances to excel.
Signed from Project: Africa in a € 1,400,000 deal.
| Peter Stetina |
Spoiler | FL | MT | HL | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 64 | 78 | 67 | 64 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 60 | 55 | 65 | 76 | 73 | 64 |
Peter comes over with Eastman in the deal, and will continue to be a primary support rider for Ryan. He gives us exceptional depth in the mountains and likely will have chances to ride for himself this season as well. His responsibility in this key role will be huge for our team and the season may well depend on how well he can keep Eastman in the best positions throughout the season.
Signed from Project: Africa in a € 1,400,000 deal.
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Posted on 15-09-2017 18:54
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2017 Team Roster Announced!
| Name | FL | MT | HL | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | Ryan Eastman | 70 | 80 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 66 | 73 | | Johan Esteban Chaves | 70 | 76 | 79 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 54 | 57 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 68 | | Robbie Squire | 68 | 77 | 77 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 76 | 65 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 65 | 65 | | Peter Stetina | 64 | 78 | 67 | 64 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 60 | 55 | 65 | 76 | 73 | 64 | | Gavin Mannion | 68 | 77 | 71 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 67 | 63 | 64 | | Marvin Orlando Angarita | 72 | 62 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 65 | 75 | 63 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 63 | 65 | | Richard Ochoa Quintero | 66 | 76 | 72 | 65 | 68 | 76 | 65 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 61 | 65 | | Jimmi Briceno | 68 | 76 | 70 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 61 | 70 | 63 | 68 | 64 | | Eduin Becerra | 68 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 72 | 66 | 69 | 53 | 68 | 62 | 70 | 61 | 66 | | Danny Osorio | 68 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 67 | 62 | 68 | 67 | | Wilson Marentes | 71 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 52 | 67 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 70 | | Cleberson Weber | 69 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 53 | 67 | 74 | 71 | 68 | 66 | | César Vaquera | 69 | 55 | 64 | 54 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 55 | 76 | 78 | 64 | 64 | 54 | | Dadley Corwin | 68 | 51 | 65 | 55 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 75 | 55 | 56 | 70 | 75 | 55 | | Chequan Richardson | 68 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 62 | 74 | 60 | 61 | 71 | 65 | 63 | | German Anibal Orue** | 66 | 50 | 63 | 63 | 74 | 68 | 55 | 74 | 53 | 58 | 76 | 72 | 67 |
** On Loan
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| roturn |
Posted on 15-09-2017 19:18
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Ridiculous CT team.
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| Kentaurus |
Posted on 03-10-2017 04:14
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Azteca releases season schedule along with team goals!
Goals:
| Win | - | Tour de San Luis | | Top 5 | - | Gisborne GP | | Top 5 | - | Grands Prix Cyclistes | | Top 5 | - | Tour of Britain | | Top 5 | - | Team Standings |
Schedule
| Jan 10 | C2 | Clasico San Cristobal | | Jan 22 - 31 | C2 | Vuelta al Tachira | | Jan 31 | C2HC | Great Ocean Road Classic | | Feb 16 - 20 | C2HC | Giro del Trentino | | Feb 21 | C2HC | Geraardsbergen-Bosberg | | Feb 25 | C2HC | Gisborne GP | | Mar 14 - 18 | C2HC | Bayern Rundfahrt | | Apr 1 - 7 | HC | Tour of Vancouver | | Apr 3 | C2 | San Marino Hill Classic | | Apr 22 - 28 | C2 | Tour de Langkawi | | May 7 | C2 | Cacak Classic | | May 15 - 18 | C2 | Euskal Bizikleta | | May 19 - 21 | C2HC | Tour du Faso | | Jun 2 | C2HC | Lillestrom GP | | Jun 2 | C1 | Costa Rican Mountain Classic | | Jun 4 - 8 | C2 | Circulo de Juarez | | Jun 26 - 30 | C2HC | Tour d'Andorra | | Jul 1 - 8 | C2HC | Tour de San Luis | | Jul 15 | C2 | Tour of the Battenkill | | Jul 18 - 22 | C2 | Tour of Bulgaria | | Aug 3 - 8 | C2HC | Benelux Challenge | | Aug 20 - 21 | C2HC | Grands Prix Cyclistes | | Sep 1 | C2HC | Paris - Tours | | Sep 1 - 8 | C2HC | Tour of Britain | | Sep 18 - 22 | HC | Vuelta a Colombia | | Sep 24 | C2 | GP Yekaterinburg | | Oct 1 | C2HC | Colombian Venteaux | | Oct 5 - 9 | C2 | Herald Sun Tour | | Oct 9 - 12 | C2HC | Course de Solidarnosc | | Oct 18 | C2HC | Zuri Metzgete |
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| Kentaurus |
Posted on 31-10-2017 21:25
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The season is starting off strong with Angarita scoring us points on the sprint stages, something the team hasn't seen since Farrar won a stage two seasons ago in the Tour of America. But to add even more on the first mountain stage of the season for the C2 teams, newly acquired Peter Stetina takes the victory after riding a long breakaway and keeping himself just off the front of a charging group of GC favorites.
In the process he also moved himself up near the top in the King of the Mountains something we might be able to look for him putting a serious effort into winning. Getting solid points out of a race without using our team leaders is a huge bonus towards moving us back up to PCT.
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| Kentaurus |
Posted on 02-11-2017 21:32
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What an amazing start for the team in one of our home races. As if Stetina taking a stage win wasn't enough Gavin Mannion takes charge, winning the penultimate stage and taking the GC lead by one second over pre-race favorite Rafael Valls.
The stage might have had early questions about Peter Stetina who was in the breakaway, with a chance to take several mountains points, but clearly after a call from the team car saying Mannion felt great, he dropped back to give his full support. The team and Stetina were greatly rewarded by Mannion for their work.
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