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[PCT20] Swisslion Cycling Team | Farewell
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| redordead |
Posted on 09-12-2020 17:33
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 | Lahcen Saber | Leader |  | Stepan Kurianov | Domestique |  | Miha Poljanec | Domestique |  | Ivan Siric | Domestique |  | Matija Mestric | Domestique |  | Georgios Stavrakakis | Domestique | | Matic Groselj | Domestique | | | |
  Jelajah SKL
| 03.03 - 06.03 | C1 | Goals: Top 10 GC/Stage win(s) |
 | Yevgeni Nepomnyachsniy | Leader |  | Abolfazl Gilanipoor | Domestique |  | Aberlardo Ablenado | Domestique |  | Hugues Mottin | Free Role |  | Tyron Giogieri | Domestique | | Yuriy Natarov | Domestique |
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Edited by redordead on 17-12-2020 07:37
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 10-12-2020 12:28
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I guess there's more pressure on the other leaders to produce results than you would've been expecting at the start of the season. Guess you will be busy in March and this month will be a great indicator of where the team stands. Roma and Jelajah are great opportunities to get started on the right foot. Hope you get some good results under your belt going ahead 
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| knockout |
Posted on 10-12-2020 21:28
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Recent results werent too kind to you - hopefully the next batch of races will deliver again
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| redordead |
Posted on 11-12-2020 11:34
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AbhishekLFC wrote:
I guess there's more pressure on the other leaders to produce results than you would've been expecting at the start of the season. Guess you will be busy in March and this month will be a great indicator of where the team stands. Roma and Jelajah are great opportunities to get started on the right foot. Hope you get some good results under your belt going ahead
We need results and we need them big time!
If this season is anything to go by so far. Then we cannot rely on Beltran saving us this time around. So we need need the other guys to step up. Boeckmans looks like he's doing his absolute best, but we need others to do the same!
Especially a certain Moroccan that you're very familiar with 
knockout wrote:
Recent results werent too kind to you - hopefully the next batch of races will deliver again
What gave it away, was it all the Failure texts in the HQ? 
We're not quite doomed yet, so let's see how we do
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 11-12-2020 12:05
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Hate how badly the game is treating Saber this season! Hopefully, he starts getting those results soon.
Edited by AbhishekLFC on 11-12-2020 12:40
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| knockout |
Posted on 11-12-2020 12:17
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redordead wrote:
What gave it away, was it all the Failure texts in the HQ?
We're not quite doomed yet, so let's see how we do
That and the fact that those labels were completely justified
Hard to even use the word doomed when you have a rider capable of getting multiple huge results on every level available to you that can quickly return to his 2019 level of quality and its just February
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| redordead |
Posted on 11-12-2020 12:32
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knockout wrote:
That and the fact that those labels were completely justified
Hard to even use the word doomed when you have a rider capable of getting multiple huge results on every level available to you that can quickly return to his 2019 level of quality and its just February
How?
Will MAL go on strike?! 
Will landslides this year make hill stages more difficult? 
I'd do anything to get just a glimmer 2019 Beltran back
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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| knockout |
Posted on 11-12-2020 13:57
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redordead wrote:
knockout wrote:
That and the fact that those labels were completely justified
Hard to even use the word doomed when you have a rider capable of getting multiple huge results on every level available to you that can quickly return to his 2019 level of quality and its just February
How?
Will MAL go on strike?!
Will landslides this year make hill stages more difficult?
I'd do anything to get just a glimmer 2019 Beltran back
I dont think a single PT rider will make or break your season
If im not mistaken, Beltrans schedule so far consisted of high value mo/hi races in pthc that were obviously targetted by lots of big names. So basically high risk /high reward races that were very disappointing for you and a single proper hilly race in Gisborne that went pretty much okay although not spectacular for you. considering that the bread and butter races of his schedule propably are mostly hilly races in HC plus some hybrid races against weaker opponents (?) the disappointments so far are probably not so good indicators for the rest of the season
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| redordead |
Posted on 12-12-2020 15:51
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Vuelta al Pais Vasco
| 07.03 - 12.03 | HC | Goals: Top 15 GC; Top 3 Stage/KOM |
| Yevgeni Nepomnyachsniy | Leader | | Izidor Penko | Domestique | | Aberlardo Ablenado | Domestique | | Matic Groselj | Domestique | | Abolfazl Gilanipoor | Domestique |  | Michael Christodoulos | Domestique | | Hugues Mottin | Domestique | | Georgios Stavrakakis | Domestique |
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| redordead |
Posted on 13-12-2020 07:11
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| Lahcen Saber | Leader | | Stepan Kurianov | Domestique | | Miha Poljanec | Domestique | | Ivan Siric | Domestique | | Matija Mestric | Domestique | | Georgios Stavrakakis | Domestique | | Matic Groselj | Domestique | | | |
Race goals:
| Top 10 | Failure | Lahcen Saber | 44th |
Race score: 1/10
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| redordead |
Posted on 14-12-2020 06:14
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 Circulo de Juarez
| 09.03 - 13.03 | C1 | Goals: Top 5 GC |
| Lahcen Saber | Leader | | Stepan Kurianov | Domestique |  | Gabriel Marin | Domestique |  | Goran Antonijevic | Domestique | | Dusan Rajovic | Domestique | | Ivan Siric | Domestique | | Matija Mestric | Domestique | | Yuriy Natarov | Domestique |
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| knockout |
Posted on 14-12-2020 07:06
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Ouch.
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| redordead |
Posted on 14-12-2020 17:45
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Ouch indeed. It hurts quite a bit 
But some better news are on the way
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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| redordead |
Posted on 15-12-2020 07:52
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 Barbados Cycling Festival
| 01.03 - 04.03 | HC | Goals: Top 10 GC |
 | Kris Boeckmans | Leader | | Dusan Rajovic | Domestique | | Gabriel Marin | Domestique | | Michael Christodoulos | Domestique | | Izidor Penko | Domestique | | Goran Antonijevic | Domestique |
Swisslion travelled to Barbados on the back of some very bad results. With that came a lot of pressure on team leader Kris Boeckmans and a cast of young riders there to support him. Only a 6 man squad was allowed to participate in the sprinters stage race, due to a number of other races overlapping. But all of that adversity didn't seem to matter to the experienced Belgian sprinter. He came into this race as one of the dark horses, but quickly got up and running on the opening stage. The sprinters split the field in final metres of the race and Boeckmans was able to hold the wheel and then jump past quite a few to finish on 3rd place.
Kris Boeckmans sprinting towards 3rd place on stage 1
Seemingly taking confidence from the 1st stage result, Boeckmans further improved on stage 2. Taking the wheel behind Ivano Lo Cicero who had a strong leadout with two teammates infront of him proved to be an inspired decision. The MOL led sprint train brought him well into the final kilometer from where Boeckmans was the strongest, to take an impressive stage win, as well as the lead in the overall. The following two stages didn't go as well as the previous. A 14th place finish on stage 3 and an 8th place finish on stage 4 meant Boeckmans dropped down to 3rd overall as well as 3rd in the points classification. Despite that the race was a huge success for Swisslion. The general manager, staff and riders all hope it will be a spring board to further success this season.
Kris Boeckmans winning stage 2 in Barbados
Race goals:
| Top 10 GC | Success | Kris Boeckmans | 3rd |
Race score: 10/10
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 15-12-2020 08:05
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Very nice to see Boeckmans deliver (again) after some disappointing results! I hope for you your other riders take an example and score some points as well, before the real Beltran show begins in the C1 and HC hills
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| knockout |
Posted on 15-12-2020 09:07
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Finally some relief for you. Great result by Boekmanns in a race where i didnt really expect you to get such a good outcome. Much needed success to get back on track. Congrats!
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| redordead |
Posted on 16-12-2020 06:12
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Nemolito wrote:
Very nice to see Boeckmans deliver (again) after some disappointing results! I hope for you your other riders take an example and score some points as well, before the real Beltran show begins in the C1 and HC hills
Boeckmans has been outstanding for us, I'm still surprised we were able to get him in free agency for a very decent wage
knockout wrote:
Finally some relief for you. Great result by Boekmanns in a race where i didnt really expect you to get such a good outcome. Much needed success to get back on track. Congrats!
I always thought Kris had the capacity to upset some of the top guys in a race like that, but he did even better than I hoped
He's been a shining light in an otherwise dull season.
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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| redordead |
Posted on 17-12-2020 07:39
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Jelajah SKL
| 03.03 - 06.03 | C1 | Goals: Top 10 GC/Stage win(s) |
| Yevgeni Nepomnyachsniy | Leader | | Abolfazl Gilanipoor | Domestique | | Aberlardo Ablenado | Domestique | | Hugues Mottin | Free Role | | Tyron Giogieri | Domestique | | Yuriy Natarov | Domestique |
Swisslion decided to participate in the Jelajah SKL stage race for the 2nd year in a row. Last year it was a dissapointing race for the team, but they came back this year with a slightly different, but better thought-out plan. Said plan was mostly built around the timetrialing and climbing ability of Yevgeni Nepomnyachsniy who would be the team's leader. It wasn't a very exciting race in terms of stage results or attacking riding. That simply isn't Yevgeni's style. But he minimised his losses on the two road stages and performed admirably in both of the TT stages. That all together yielded a very solid 7th place in the general classification. The downside to this race was the performance of Hugues Mottin who targeted the prologue and epilogue in search of a stage result, but failing mightily on both attempts.
Yevgeni Nepomnyachsniy securing a top 10 result in the epilogue
Race goals:
| Top 10 GC | Success | Yevgeni Nepomnyachsniy | 7th |
Race score: 7/10
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| redordead |
Posted on 18-12-2020 06:22
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 Apex Mountain Classic
| 15.03 | C1 | Goals: Top 5; Top 20 |
 | Eduard Alexander Beltran | Leader | | Goran Antonijevic | Domestique | | Aberlardo Ablenado | Domestique | | Ivan Siric | Domestique | | Tyron Giogieri | Domestique | | Georgios Stavrakakis | Domestique | | Abolfazl Gilanipoor | Domestique | | Yuriy Natarov | Domestique |
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| redordead |
Posted on 21-12-2020 06:57
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Vuelta al Pais Vasco
| 07.03 - 12.03 | HC | Goals: Top 15 GC; Top 3 Stage/KOM |
| Yevgeni Nepomnyachsniy | Leader | | Izidor Penko | Domestique | | Aberlardo Ablenado | Domestique | | Matic Groselj | Domestique | | Abolfazl Gilanipoor | Domestique | | Michael Christodoulos | Domestique | | Hugues Mottin | Domestique | | Georgios Stavrakakis | Domestique |
Vuelta al Pais Vasco is one of the most challenging stage races on the calendar and it showed right away on the stage 1 TTT. Swisslion were one of the contenders for a top 5 result, but a bad day saw them finish only 10th. The underperformance continued on stages 3 and 4. Both Nepomnyachsniy and Gilanipoor lost 3 minutes on stage 3 and Yevgeni did not capitalize on his timetrialing prowess on the following stage. With no breakaway attempts on stage 5 and consistently shipping time across all the stages, it looked to be a very underwhelming performance for Swisslion.
But all of that changed on the final stage. It proved to be a very selective stage with many riders suffering, but the Swisslion riders had saved their best day for last. With many riders dropping, Nepomnyachsniy, Gilanipoor and Ablenado were all still up the front at the final part of the stage. As the race blew up on the final climb to Arrate, both Nepomnyachsniy and Gilanipoor managed to limit their losses far better than most. As a result they finished 10th and 12th on GC respectively. Which proved to be fantastic results!
Yevgeni Nepomnyachsniy fighting right up to the finish on stage 6
Race goals:
| Top 15 GC | Success | Yevgeni Nepomnyachsniy | 10th | | Top 15 GC | Success | Abolfazl Gilanipoor | 12th | | Top 3 Stage/KOM | Failure | Yevgeni Nepomnyachsniy | 10th (Stage 6) |
Race score: 8/10
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