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[PCT '24] Mar Preview/Sony - Force India
redordead
I agree with Jandal, 5/5 on goals is definitely possible. Usually the win goal is the hard one, but Benoot is the favourite for Viana, so very realistic.

I'm not looking forward to you kicking my butt in the Giro and in some of the PTHC races Pfft

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AbhishekLFC
@Ulrich: Well, that's good news for me as well! Hopefully the full leadership sharing will translate to more points.

@redordead: Hoping to get as many of them as possible. Tried to pick realistic ones.

Don't think we'll be kicking very many butts in PTHC Pfft
 
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January Review

Down Under Classic
We were virtually non-existent in this race, with no effort at the front and no involvement in the sprint. Kulikovskiy and Kooistra finished 29th and 30th, to pick up some points.


Badaling International
Hayter joined the break. They were caught with under 40 km to go. We came here with Leemreize as the intended leader but it was M. Van Dijke who stayed with the group of favourites after the decisive attack. He finished 9th out of the reduced bunch sprint, a very good result for him and the hoped for Top 10 for us.


Tour de Guadeloupe
Yechezkel joined the break on Stage1, getting a first and a second in the two KOMs, and jointly leading that classification at the end of the day. Kulikovskiy could only manage 14th in the sprint.

Yechezkel was at it again on Stage2, winning the first KOM and finishig second in the other to now be the sole leader of that classification.

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Kulikovskiy was better positioned for the sprint this time and finished 8th.

Yechezkel further enxteded his lead in the KOM standings on Stage3, effectively tying up the classification win in the process. The uphill finish suited Kulikovskiy, who got his best result of 3rd so far in this race.

Yechezkel got even more points on the final stage, despite not needing to. Kulikovskiy wasn't on his best day but still managed 10thoStage4.

Kulikovskiy finished 10th in the GC,with Yecezkel in 14th and Saya in 20th. Yechezkel won the KOM. Kulikovskiy finished 8th in the Points.

We didn't have very high hopes from Jauary, as none of our top leaders were racing. Have to say we got what we were looking for from the month, despite DUC being a washout.
 
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February Preview


Volta a Portugal
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Startlist
Rider Role
Gijs Leemreize Leader
Jonel Carcueva Free Role
Yamato Shirota Domestique
Kristjan Hocevar Domestique
Esow Alben Domestique
Ronaldo Singh Domestique
Tactics
We are here because we have to. Any points are a bonus. Hoping that Leemreize can do better than in Badaling and for some breakaway appearances.
Expectation: Top 20
Watch Out For: Jonel Carcueva


Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
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Startlist
Rider Role
Saya Kuroeda Co-Leader
Damien Howson Domestique
Alexadr Kulikovskiy Sprinter
Shiki Kuroeda Co-Leader
Aviv Yechezkel Co-Leader
Declan Trezise Domestique
Tactics
Our expectations are lesser than last season on the cobbles having lost a leader in this terrain. Hoping for some depth points.
Expectation: Top15
Watch Out For: Aviv Yechezkel


Viana do Castelo
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Startlist
Rider Role
Tiesj Benoot Leader
Alexandor Cataford Domestique
Mick Van Dijke Domestique
Marten Kooistra Domestique
Leo Hayter Domestique
Tim Van Dijke Domestique
Tactics
Benoot is back to try and win this race again. Anything less than a podium would be disappointing.
Expectation: Top 3 (Win Goal)
Watch Out For: Tiesj Benoot


Isle of Man TTT
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Startlist
Rider Role
Alexandor Cataford Leader
Saya Kuroeda Teammate
Damien Howson Leader
Mick Van Dijke Teammate
Aviv Yechezkel Teammate
Leo Hayter Teammate
Tim Van Dijke Teammate
Declan Trezise Teammate
Tactics
Our first ever TT event since 2017! Expectations are low again, but we are excited to see if our leader duo can punch above their weight with a very weak support team in tow.
Expectation: Top 15
Watch Out For: Alexandor Cataford


Le Samyn
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Startlist
Rider Role
Saya Kuroeda Co-Leader
Alexadr Kulikovskiy Sprinter
Shiki Kuroeda Co-Leader
Marten Kooistra Domestique
Aviv Yechezkel Co-Leader
Tim Van Dijke Domestique
Esow Alben Domestique
Ronaldo Singh Domestique
Tactics
Same expectations as Omloop, although we do have a stronger support squad here.
Expectation: Top 15
Watch Out For: Shiki Kuroeda


Circulo de Juarez
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Startlist
Rider Role
Saya Kuroeda Leadout
Alexadr Kulikovskiy Leader
Shiki Kuroeda Leadout
Marten Kooistra Leadout
Aviv Yechezkel Free Role
Tim Van Dijke Domestique
Esow Alben Domestique
Ronaldo Singh Domestique
Tactics
Kulikovskiy comes back to lead us in a sprit stage race. If we get a return similar to Guadeloupe we'll be happy.
Expectation: Top 15
Watch Out For: Alexadr Kulikovskiy

We don't expect a lot from this month either - Benoot does start his season in Viana, which is a Win Goal for us and the TT leader duo also get to show their thing in the TTT, but still the month is not likely to translate to a lot of points overall.
 
redordead
Benoot doing the business and on the way to securing a big PT budget Cool

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knockout
That win goal must be one of the best win goal picks for sure. Smart move !
A Big Thank You To All MG Reporters!

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Nemolito
Seems like quite some racing in February, and although you don't expect too many points, I hope Benoot does what he needs to do Wink
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AbhishekLFC
@redordead: We don't know that yet Pfft

@knockout: Benoot won last year so that was the way to go I felt.

@Nemolito: Yeah none of the races have top favourites for us except Benoot in Viana, so expectations are mild. Hopefully the Belgian does his job Grin
 
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February Review

Volta a Portugal
Stage 1 was a Prologue where we didn't have any contenders.

Ronaldo joined the break on Stage 2. He would end up third in the KOM at the end of the stage. We didn't have a sprinter to compete at the end.

Stage 3 was a bad one for us as Leemreize inexplicably dropped from the pack and lost all chance of a decent GC result.

More nothingness followed on Stage 4.

Hocevar joined the break on Stage 5. He won one of the KOMs and finished second in another.

Shirota and Ronaldo both joined the break on Stage 6. Singh did a lot of work at the front and set up Shirota well for the finish. The Japanese rider took full advantage as he timed his final acceleration to perfection and won the stage!

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We had no contenders for the ITT on Stage 7.

Leemreize and Shirota joined the break on Stage 8. The breakaway did not survive but Shirota did pick up a KOM win on the day.

Carcueva finished 38th, Leemreize 65th and Shirota 68th in the GC.


Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
We didn't put a rider in the break put managed to stay in the front group for three quarters of the race. Saya spent most the race after that in the second group non the road, eventually finishing 13th, with Shiki a little further back in 23rd.


Viana do Castelo
The team took over at the front with around 75 km to go and didn't look back. They set a fast pace at the front, rotating the riders well. The catch of the break barring one rider was made with 27 km to go. Benoot went off on a long range attack immediately. He easily caught and passed the final breakaway rider and rode away from the rest of the pack. Catford and Mick VD were in the front group behind our leader. Benoot comfortably held on for the win to go back-to-back in this race, and securing our Win Goal of the season!

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Cataford finished 6th, with Mick in 8th to wrap up an excellent race for us.


Isle of Man TTT
Our first time in any TTT event didn't turn out too bad! Howson and Cataford led the team to an 8th place finish, which was quite a bit higher than our expectations!

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Le Samyn
The second flat cobbles race of the month saw Tim Van Dijke join the break. Saya Kuroeda was dropped a long way from the finish but he battled his way back. He turned his luck around massively and managed to follow the decisive attack of six riders. He finished 3rd in the sprint finish, which is an excellent result for us, and much better than we were expecting! Shiki finished 22nd again, with Yechezkel in 27th this time.


Circulo de Juarez
Yechezkel joined the break on Stage 1. He won a KOM and finished second in the other to be tied for first after the stage. Kulikovskiy made pu a lot of ground in the sprint to finish 5th.

Yechezkel joined the break again on Stage 2, but this time he was second on both the KOMs and was 2nd in the standings after the stage. Kulikovskiy didn't have
a good sprint this time.


Yechezkel tried but couldn't join the break on Stage 3. Instead it was Saya Kuroeda who did. He won both the KOMs and the Internediate sprints. Kulikovskiy did a little better to finish 9th on the stage.

Saya Kuroeda joined the break again on Stage 4. He won both KOMs and Intermediate sprints one more time to move up to 2nd in the KOM. Kulikovskiy found his legs one more time to finish 5th again on this stage.

Trezise joined the break on Stage 5. He finished second on the first KOM and won the second one to end up tied 4th in that classification. He also finished 2nd in both Intermediate sprints. Kulikovskiy couldn't compete strongly in the sprint on this stage.

Kulikovskiy finished 10th in the GC, with Saya in 16th, Yechezkel in 17th and Trezise in an excellent 21st. Kuroeda, Yechezkel and Trezise were 2nd, 3rd and 4th, respectively, in the KOM. Trezise was 2nd in the U25s.

We were not expecting February to be a good month overall, but we ended up doing a lot better than expected. Benoot lived up to his top favourite tag, but the whole team chipped in with great performances, with a special mention to Saya Kuroeda for doing it on multiple terrains, and for Shirota to get our first stage win of the season!
 
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redordead
It had to have been a pretty decent month when the worst result is a stage win in PTHC. The results on the cobbles should be valuable at the end of the season Smile

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AbhishekLFC
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March Preview


Vuelta a Colombia
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Startlist
Rider Role
Daan Olivier Leader
Gijs Leemreize Super Domestique
Jonel Carcueva Domestique
Mick Van Dijke Free Role
Kristjan Hocevar Domestique
Tim Van Dijke Domestique
Esow Alben Domestique
Tactics
Olivier starts his season in this race and it's a first chance for us to see him lead the line for us in the mountains. He has a strong support team in tow, despite it not being a full 8 rider contingent.
Expectation: Top 10 (Top 10 Goal)
Watch Out For: Daan Olivier


Tour of the Middle East
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Startlist
Rider Role
Yamato Shirota Co-Leader
Marten Kooistra Sprinter
Aviv Yechezkel Free Role
Leo Hayter Co-Leader
Ronaldo Laitonjam Singh Domestique
Declan Trezise Domestique
Fran Miholjevic Domestique
Alejandro Franco Domestique
Tactics
The first of two C2 outings for us. Shirota gets a chance to lead the team together with Hayter. For the former, it's a return to racing after the stage win in Portugal, while the latter gets his first chance to show what the future could bring. It is also the first outing for our Stagiares this season.
Expectation: Top 15
Watch Out For: Leo Hayter


Tour of Norway
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Startlist
Rider Role
Alexandor Cataford Co-Leader
Damien Howson Co-Leader
Alexandr Kulikovskiy Sprinter
Mick Van Dijke Free Role
Yamato Shirota Domestique
Leo Hayter Domestique
Tim Van Dijke Domestique
Declan Trezise Domestique
Tactics
Both our TT leaders will be in Norway but it is a hard race for us to judge given the unpredictability of the hill stages. We do expect Cataford to be able to hang tough at the front while it might be harder for Howson to do so. Either way, we're hoping for a top result in the ITT and a decent placing in the GC from this race.
Expectation: Top 15
Watch Out For: Alexandor Cataford


Franceville Classique
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Startlist
Rider Role
Saya Kuroeda Co-Leader
Shiki Kuroeda Co-Leader
Mick Van Dijke Free Role
Marten Kooistra Domestique
Aviv Yechezkel Co-Leader
Leo Hayter Domestique
Tim Van Dijke Domestique
Esow Alben Domestique
Tactics
A real wildcard race for us, without a lot of expetations, and just hoping our decent start on the cobbles can continue. Realistically, it's all about depth scoring possibilities for us here with the Kuroeda brothers and Yechezkel leading the line but definitely not the favourites' list.
Expectation: Top 20
Watch Out For: Shiki Kuroeda


Strade Bianche
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Startlist
Rider Role
Tiesj Benoot Leader
Mick Van Dijke Domestique
Yamato Shirota Domestique
Kristjan Hocevar Domestique
Leo Hayter Domestique
Tim Van Dijke Domestique
Ronaldo Laitonjam Singh Domestique
Declan Trezise Domestique
Tactics
Benoot returns after a month a half to take on the dusty hills of Strade Bianche. We do expect a decent showing from him in this race even though past showings have been iffy at best.
Expectation: Top 5
Watch Out For: Tiesj Benoot


1 Jour de Dunkerque
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Startlist
Rider Role
Tiesj Benoot Leader
Saya Kuroeda Co-Leader
Shiki Kuroeda Co-Leader
Marten Kooistra Domestique
Aviv Yechezkel Free Role
Esow Alben Domestique
Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam Domestique
Declan Trezise Domestique
Tactics
Back-to-back Benoot races are a rarity but we have it here! He has previous history of winning this race in 2022 and we'd hope he can get close to a similar result again. We do have our full cobbles team in support, which could either help him greatly or get in the way?!!
Expectation: Top 10
Watch Out For: Tiesj Benoot

Six races for us in March, the most of any month so far, and with Olivier and Benoot leading three of those, we hope to be able to continue our good start to the season.

@redordead: Technically, Omloop was the worst race of the month Pfft But it was a decent month for us, all things considered!

 
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