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[EPIC] #EPICfdj 2014
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| Paul23 |
Posted on 02-01-2015 13:41
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Ok...how much Money do you want, if i include Chavanel?
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 02-01-2015 17:34
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It should only be 12100 to re-sign him by my calculation.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 02-01-2015 18:13
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Well then someone just saved themselves a bit of money
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 02-01-2015 20:26
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So, what's the leading offer then?
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 02-01-2015 21:09
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The leading offer is complicated but will be posted tomorrow
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| sgdanny |
Posted on 02-01-2015 21:12
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Was just told the whole confusing deal , wait and see 
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 02-01-2015 21:17
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Send me a PM too then please, I might throw in an offer as well 
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 02-01-2015 22:08
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Well to stop the complicated deal i would need an offer of either an 80+ rider or 100+k and then to be in the mood to disappoint the other parties
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 02-01-2015 22:15
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In the mean time I've learned more about the deal and I'm not sure if I'm going to allow it, this 3 way dealing is definitey not what I had intended. Decision tomorrow, but feel free to send me a PM in case you want to defend your case.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| sgdanny |
Posted on 02-01-2015 22:22
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Ollfardh wrote:
In the mean time I've learned more about the deal and I'm not sure if I'm going to allow it, this 3 way dealing is definitey not what I had intended. Decision tomorrow, but feel free to send me a PM in case you want to defend your case.
Well imo your exposed, as you want to get some of the riders this deal involves, so why not let a 3rd party decide whether this is legit or not ?
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 02-01-2015 22:26
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Let him do it.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 02-01-2015 22:34
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sgdanny wrote:
Ollfardh wrote:
In the mean time I've learned more about the deal and I'm not sure if I'm going to allow it, this 3 way dealing is definitey not what I had intended. Decision tomorrow, but feel free to send me a PM in case you want to defend your case.
Well imo your exposed, as you want to get some of the riders this deal involves, so why not let a 3rd party decide whether this is legit or not ?
That would be a good idea yes, I'll pass it on!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 02-01-2015 23:41
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I'm going to be the least affected party if the threeway is blocked. Either way i get rid of Pinot (i do have the 62.5k offered) and either way i will have enough money to go and buy someone else. I just think that taking such prohibitive action against such a deal, whilst pre-dealing landed virtually no serious penalty, when would be unfair.
I'm also surprised to see the details, or some of the details, being made so obviously public without consulting the managers in the deal. I am almost inclined to take my 62.5k offer from the manager who conducted himself in a respectful and professional manor.
And this post is getting rather serious now so bongo bongo floppy faps
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| Paul23 |
Posted on 02-01-2015 23:54
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TheManxMissile wrote:
I'm going to be the least affected party if the threeway is blocked. Either way i get rid of Pinot (i do have the 62.5k offered) and either way i will have enough money to go and buy someone else. I just think that taking such prohibitive action against such a deal, whilst pre-dealing landed virtually no serious penalty, when would be unfair.
I'm also surprised to see the details, or some of the details, being made so obviously public without consulting the managers in the deal. I am almost inclined to take my 62.5k offer from the manager who conducted himself in a respectful and professional manor.
And this post is getting rather serious now so bongo bongo floppy faps
I'm sorry TMM. This publicating is my fault. But please, don't block it. The only person hurt through this is nacho. It wasn't his fault.
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 03-01-2015 02:16
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Luis Leon Sanchez wrote:
Hello Ninetales, your concept of the ninetales games in Hainan was very interesting and I see a good sibling rivalry between you.
you don't translate names, so it's still Feunard we don't call Wilco Kelderman; Basementman for example
but I won't update in french everytime, just a little nod to TMM reporting style from Strade Bianchi
edit: I know it's kinda late but it has been bugging me ever since
Edited by SSJ2Luigi on 03-01-2015 02:18
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 03-01-2015 18:37
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Faye Marcus
Some people are already calling it #ThreewayGate. Yep the latest EPIC scandal has landed right at our doorstep. I was hoping for a nice simple and quiet debut transfer period. I had one star to easily sell and only 2 guys to try and bring in. Where did it all get so complicated?
Well we got into some discussions with OPQS about purchasing one of our two targets. We got into some discussions with Giant-Shimano about selling our star. Everyone was happy with the negotiations, it all looked sunny and happy for FDJ. We were to make a nice profit and really complete our squad.
Then the UCI got some mixed signals. Now i don't want to accuse the UCI of corruption but it was probably some corruption. Either way our only two transfer dealings are under investigation by the EPIC UCI. We have contacted their "independent" investigator and are trying to understand what they think happened. As of now our messages to the UCI have gone unanswered.
The situation is still unresolved and has really caught the attention of almost all the managers and press. Cyclegate must have just got them in the mood for some action. That said we are 100% confident we will sell Pinot and are 100% confident we will land our number 1 transfer target. We have not broken a rule and eagerly await the decision of the UCI to allow us to finally confirm the deals and move on with out season.
In other news we used out #5 draft pick to bring in promising young Puncher Alexis Gougeard. Alexis is a very talented youngster who was also linked with a move to AG2R before joining us via the draft. We forsee Alexis as a huge rider in our future. Arthur Vichot is still improving but Alexis has the potential to be a monument winner and we will be dedicated significant resources to that goal.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 03-01-2015 22:11
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Faye Marcus
So the UCI hands down it's decision without even responding you our requests to discuss the situation. Safe to say we are disgusted by this behavior but in such an obviously corrupt system we had planned for this eventuality. So we moved from Plan A to Plan 1 within mintues of the decision.
Thibaut Pinot has set sail for the GC focused WT team of Trek to join up with the likes of Andy Schleck. We wish Thibaut the best in this next phase of this career and we hope he can find success at the Tour de France and at a wider scale inside the sport. The team will never forget his services and what he did for us in his time here. Chapeau!
In return for Pinot Trek Factory have sent us Tony Gallopin in return. Tony is a talented puncher and great all-round rider. He can slide into our hilly classics team alongside Vichot. He can slide into our mountains team alongside Fedrigo. He can slide into our time trial team alongside Roux. He can slide into our classics team alongside Le Bon. He can even provide a lead-out for Demare, Bouhanni or Lumiere.
Tony might not have much room left to grow but this all-round skills make him invaluable support, whilst his attacking nature and good natural talents should make him a points scorer in several races. And as he joins us and Pinot leaves that completes FDJ's forray into the team-to-team transfer market!
We have some money left that we might use to bring in another youngster. There were some names on our draft list who were not picked up so we might try and sign up one more youngster to the ranks. If not it's time to start season planning!
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 05-01-2015 17:46
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Faye Marcus
There seems to be news every day at the moment! Orica were again involved in a transfer related issue as they broke the rules by overspending their budget. A punishment was handed out which we feel sends a confusing message from the UCI. We are considering filing an official complaint comparing the actions taken against us, in not breaking the rules, and those against Orica, who did break the rules. But we don't have much confidence in the neutrality of the UCI right now so we'll think for a few more days.
We are also eagerly awaiting the debut post from Plusvite de la Lumiere! Earlier today he promised that his first post was coming. We expect a nice introduction from him and look forward to several posts in Part 1.
Finally we are now pretty much set on signing a rider from the Free Agency. We won't make a definate decision until after the Draft concludes but have 6 riders shortlisted to pick from. All young and all French.
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| matt17br |
Posted on 06-01-2015 14:58
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Bonjour,
My name is Plusvite de la Lumiere and I'm FDJ last signing. I'm 21 years old and this will be my first professional year. I'm a sprinter and since I was a kid I always dreamt about racing the Tour de France. FDJ's manager promised me a role as leadout man in the biggest races and sprint's leader in the non-WT races. I'm totally happy about it, and I'm even more happy about meeting once again my good old firend Nacer, we were teammates when we both were younger.
Thanks for the opportunity, I hope that I will meet all the expectations and I can't wait for the year to start!
Plusvite.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 09-01-2015 11:29
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Faye Marcus
Today we confirmed the signing of Quentin Jauregui to the team for the new season. Quentin is a very talented 19yo rider who we hope can partner Gougeard to great things in future seasons. With the aquistion of Jauregui we are now complete in our transfer dealings. By which i mean we have no immediate intentions to look for new riders or to sell any riders. However if a good deal was to come by us we will always consider a good deal.
Also thank you to Plusvite for introducing yourself and we lookforward to many more updates across the season. We are also now starting to plan the season and cannot wait for the next phase of the EPIC season!
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