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[PCT23] Los Pollos Hermanos
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 09-04-2024 01:10
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World Champion
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Have to say I missed the sponsor news - LPH was a cool sponsor but, to echo Fabianski, I hope this is a chance for a new jersey style 
Zepuntke being good enough for him to not do well in Benelux is a big change in the new PCM, been hard to comprehend this season
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
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| redordead |
Posted on 09-04-2024 07:32
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Grand Tour Specialist
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Too bad Ruiz couldn't make that attack stick in Betonexpressz, but it was a good effort.
"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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| Nemolito |
Posted on 09-04-2024 14:33
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Classics Specialist
Posts: 3276
Joined: 20-04-2020
PCM$: 425.00
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@jandal: I hear you. Shinier, messier, more colours, something radical!
@red: Too bad indeed, but he's given me a sign of life and showed that attacking is possible, so we're happy with that and will try to find out how to further develop that.
 Tour of Slovenia (PTHC) - Result We knew we were never going to score big in Slovenia, but leave the race happy with six points in the bag. Four of those points go to  Hollmann for a nice breakaway attempt on stage 1 and being part of the strong TTT performance, which saw him land one day in white. Great experience for the Würth-loanee. Mexican youngster  Galvan Ramirez also joined the break a couple of days later and managed to finish seventh in the final KoM.
 Tour d'Andorra (C1) - Result  Aular did well in Eritrea recently, and carried on his form to the mountains in Andorra. Two second places and another third place on three mountain top finishes, as well as an okay mountain time trial, lead to the Venezuelan champion finishing third in the GC. For the first time in team history we were able to win the U25 classification as well, as self developed  Osorio wrote his name in the LPH history books.
Osorio in white
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 09-04-2024 15:09
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Grand Tour Specialist
Posts: 4534
Joined: 29-09-2018
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Oh, I thought that thread title would have something to do with your new sponsor
But congrats anyway on that white jersey, always great to get those (although some of my riders tend to throw them out of the window instead )!
And Aular obviously is doing a tremendous job currently, both in Eritrea and Andorra!
Slovenia was always going to be rough without a "bump-resistant" TTer, and you weren't overly lucky with breakaways, either. Still, a day in white surely was great for Juri 
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| Ezeefreak |
Posted on 10-04-2024 07:16
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Domestique
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First using our rider to score some points and then stealing our white jersey in Andorra. Nothing less expected from the chicken brothers 
Anyway, I am glad Juri is doing decent and can be some help. Also we got compensated in Andorra quite a lot and we have enough of these white shirts hanging around already, so we gladly share with you 
Hope the last third of the season will go well for you so you can attack in PT again next year. With new, probably not less eye hurting, colors
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 12-04-2024 08:54
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Directeur Sportif
Posts: 11572
Joined: 27-07-2015
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Great results recently and the season is peaking at the perfect time for the smooth return to PT
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 12-04-2024 10:39
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Classics Specialist
Posts: 3276
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@Fabianski: Sponsor news will come, just not today We're indeed very happy with winning white (and wearing it in PTHC )
@Ezee: Thanks for allowing me to take one white jersey from your closet full of them!
@Abhishek: Great peak in July for sure, let's hope there some more peaking to come.
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 12-04-2024 10:44
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Team Manager
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4 guys with 400+ points is wild, and then 63 from Quispe to push you over the top! I know there's the regional aspect to consider, but in hindsight, losing out on Gaviria in the offseason may have been a blessing in disguise, at least in the short term.
Nothing should stand in the way of re-promotion now, just the question remains of who will join you
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| Ad Bot |
Posted on 20-09-2024 05:40
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| redordead |
Posted on 12-04-2024 12:01
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Grand Tour Specialist
Posts: 4788
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It's rare to see every leader on a team performing well
"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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| KaiserAdler |
Posted on 12-04-2024 12:02
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Domestique
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No need to call me out like that bro 
Loving your season so far, i'm your biggest supporter <3
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 15-04-2024 08:41
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Directeur Sportif
Posts: 11572
Joined: 27-07-2015
PCM$: 1861.50
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Los Pollos banking the promotion with this ranking!
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 24-04-2024 14:45
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Classics Specialist
Posts: 3276
Joined: 20-04-2020
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Thanks for the kind words, it's indeed good to see all leaders are doing their part for our promotion push, which seems to be getting more and more secure if they keep riding like this. I definitely appreciate the words for Quispe, as he's already having a record season, and he's far from done!
Deutschland Tour (PTHC) - Result The time trial stage race was certainly a strange one this season. Top favourite Würtz took the win, but on the GC podium with him there were two sprinters. Among them our Flying Finn,  Matti Manninen. Although the first three sprint stages were rather terrible, he always stayed in the sprinting group that gained time on the time trialists during these stages. Then he was one of the best sprinters in the time trial, and even won the final stage. This lead to our Finnish sprinter finishing third in GC. Fourth in GC was also a pollo, as  Zmorka put in a good time against the clock during the time trial, where he finished second. Sütterlin finished 13th in his home race,  Sterbini 26th.
Zmorka on his way to 2nd in the time trial
Manninen winning stage five
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| redordead |
Posted on 25-04-2024 07:39
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Grand Tour Specialist
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I didn't notice it at the time, but the GC podium had a certain theme to it with a Dane, Norwegian and Finn there
"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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| Nemolito |
Posted on 02-05-2024 13:11
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Classics Specialist
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 Tour du Maroc (C1) - Result This was the last race as a leader this year for Venezuelan national champion Orluis Aular, and he managed to finish sixth in the final GC. The field was tough, so this result is definitely more than okay for us. Special mention here for Mexican champion Jose Gerardo Ulloa who joined the breakaway on the third stage, and managed to finish third on that stage.
 Post Danmark Rundt (HC) - Result After finishing fourth in the GC here in 2021, Marlen Zmorka tried to win the GC this time. It was never going to be easy with better allrounders such as Paillot and Dunbar present. The Ukrainian was luckily able to hold on to them in the hilly stage, as only rider on our team. A great ITT on the final stage then lead towards him winning the Post Danmark Rundt in his final stage race of the year! Sütterlin finished his Los Pollos career with another strong podium spot on the last stage. He's been riding good all season, and we're already looking forward to seeing him shine in other colours next year.
Zmorka clearly enjoying his GC victory
 GP Kigali (C1) - Result A cobbled classic means it was Zepuntke's time to shine, but in a race with many non-cobbled hills that was always going to be hard. 12th in the same time as the seventh rider of the race is therefore an acceptable result, but we did hope to see Ulloa a bit closer to the front.
 Ras Tailteann (PTHC) - Result Sponsor top-5 goal, so Manninen knew what to do. And he did it! He started the race incredibly by winning the first stage, which meant back to back wins for him after winning Deutschland S5 earlier. He then finished ninth and fifth on stages two and three, bringing himself a second place in the final GC and points classification.  Alain Quispe once again proved his might by attacking for a couple of km's in the first stage, which in the end was enough for a 17th place in the GC. Living legend.
Quispe going for greatness
 GP Plouay (C2) - Result It might 'only' be C2, but this was perhaps the most amazing race in the history of the team. One of the few opportunities a recently maxed out Robinson Steven Ruiz was handed to prove himself, and boy did he grab it with both hands. He was one of the riders making the flat classic in the hilly Plouay region a very hard race for everyone, and in the end was able to win the sprint for the win against McCormick's Naud. A feeling that cannot be replicated or forgotten ever again, because for the first time ever a level one rider we picked up ourself was able to win something big! Hurray for the Peruvian champion!
SIIIUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 02-05-2024 14:48
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Some great wins this month, especially thrilled for Ruiz
MG - Lotto - Caloi
[MG] New Manager of the Year - PCM.daily Awards 2022
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 02-05-2024 22:24
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Grand Tour Specialist
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Congrats on an amazing month - now you can admit that you were just playing games with us when you were on some "low scoring" streaks
Amazing to see a homegrown rider get a big classics win - I almost got that feeling as well, recently, but will have to wait a little longer 
Btw, how's the win count of Manninen vs. Zmorka now? I could imagine the latter having the upper hand now with 3 (!!!) GC wins and at least 2 stage wins this year, but haven't kept track of all of Mighty Matti's big moments.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 06-05-2024 09:53
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Directeur Sportif
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Zmorka Sphmorka Matti Fatty, nothing comes close to a Ruiz win
Congrats on promotion (and 99.9% the title )!
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| redordead |
Posted on 07-05-2024 08:02
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Awesome to see Ruiz win it. I knew he was gonna get one at some point, such an awesome rouleur
"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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| Nemolito |
Posted on 28-05-2024 14:22
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Classics Specialist
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Thank you guys for the nice comments, some weeks later and I'm still thrilled about that Ruiz win! To answer Fabianski, before the races mentioned in this post, Manninen and Zmorka had exactly the same amount of wins during their three seasons as an LPH rider. In a way I thought that would be a great way to end their careers before (possible) going to other teams, but a certain someone thought otherwise.
 Riga - Jurmala GP (PTHC) - Result Final race of the season for our Flying Finn, Matti Manninen. He had some great races this season, and once again did his job by finishing sixth in the bunch sprint. Apart from his good result we were also glad to see our Peruvians Ruiz and Quispe finish 18th and 21st.
 Tour of the Battenkill (PTHC) - Result Final race of the season for our Flying German, Ruben Zepuntke. He had some decent races this season, and once again did his job by finishing eighth in a cobbled race on the highest PCT level possible, even though it was quite hilly. Apart from his good result we were also glad to see our beloved Mexican Jose Gerardo Ulloa finish 20th.
Chrono d'Arenberg (PTHC) - Result Final race of the season for our Flying Ukrainian, Marlen Zmorka. He basically only had superb races this season, and once again made the other managers jealous by winning a race. One thing is for certain, nobody expected the man in blue and yellow to win it. He had some nice results here in the past, but to actually win a cobbled ITT is something else. After being tied with Manninen for most wins in LPH history, he definitely surprised friend and enemy with this one, being our one and only number one when it comes to wins. Exact number(s) will be mentioned later, when we write our goodbye and advertising posts.
 Nareklishvili and his 30th place deserve a mention as well.
Zmorka crossing the finish line with the fastest time on the day
Milano - Torino (HC) - Result One guy who is far from being done with racing this season is Sergio Higuita. The Colombian has two races left, and was also our leader in Milano - Torino. Nothing to be done about Areruya and a strong Beltran, but another podium spot by Sergio really shows the training investment in him during the off-season was worth it. Hopefully he can show that during his final two races of the season as well.
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 30-05-2024 08:52
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Classics Specialist
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As has been announced earlier, Los Pollos Hermanos will no longer sponsor the team as of the 2024 season. After four amazing years, three promotions and hopefully a division title, CEO Gustavo Fring decided it was best to go out with a bang.
Not everything will change sponsor-wise. Brazilian clothing sponsor
 Kirschner will continue sponsoring the team for at least one more season, which will make it the fifth season in a row. The team has had some succesfull Brazilians on the team (Manarelli and Affonso), and management will be looking at possible new Brazilian names to come and join us.
Sponsor talks for the main sponsors are still happening throughout the Americas, but we're happy to be able to announce our first signed partnership for the upcoming season. The Mexican State, Queretaro de Arteaga, Queretaro in short, will be visible on our rider's pants in 2024. Queretaro is one of the 31 Mexican States, located in central Mexico, and its biggest city is also called Queretaro. Team manager Nemolito will be present in Queretaro in two weeks to meet the Queretaro governor and have another look at the infamous 'arcos' of Queretaro,
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