Miguel98 wrote:
That's some good equipment right there.

Avin Wargunnson wrote:
I will meet some of your leaders in Kenya and Eritrea, Ndbri will have a hard time against some top PCT climbers (like Popovych maybe?)
Good luck, i am looking forward to battle your nice African team.

January Preview:

17th - 21st January



Evaluation:
The Tour d'Algerie is our debut race in the peloton. For this special occasion we have sent out a near full-strength team, with Yasmani leading hopeful of getting a good GC placing from the mountain stage. Tarik has also been selected, as we feel the flat stages have more than a few hills on them and he will go stage hunting. For the flat stages that end in mass sprints we have Nico and Matthew who will try to get top 10's. Our full lineup:

Leader:
Yasmani Martinez
Sprinter:
Nico Schinker
Free Elements:
Tarik Chaoufi
Matthew Brammeier
Helpers:
Yusuf Abrekov
Daniel Njoroge
Mujtaba Hussein

Vuelta al Tachira

20th - 31st January














Evaluation:
Tachira is a C1 race, and it is our first one so the competition should be high. Zakayo will lead in the Mountains as our GC rider, and Vahid will try to survive Mountains and outsprint the rest for stage wins. Iker will be a good helper for Zakayo in the mountains and Henrique Madeira will be our best rider in the hills who should protect Zakayo. Our lineup:

Leader:
Zakayo Ndbri
Free Elements:
Iker Camaño
Vahid Ghafari
Helpers:
Henrique Madeira Casimiro
Riadh Ghdamsi
Yoann Paillot
Hillary Kiprotich

Trofeo Luis Puig

31st January



Evaluation:
For this flat classic in Spain we have brought a long sprint train. Nico will be last to the line, with Matthew before and Daan, Alejandro and Mujtaba delivering them into the closing kilometers. We don't expect big results as Nico is one of the second tier CTour sprinters but a top 10 should be possible. Behnam has also been selected in case the race is decided over the early hills but that looks unlikely. Our lineup:

Leader:
Nico Schinker
Free Elements:
Matthew Brammeier
Behnam Khalilikhosroshani
Helpers:
Daan Rijntjes
Alejandro Marque
Daniel Eliad
Mujtaba Hussein

Miguel98 wrote:
FroomeDog, how did you found out where the month starts and finishes?

CountArach wrote:
Interesting to see your predictions. Not a lot of faith in Gazelle!

February Preview:

12th February



Target: Top 5

Evaluation:
The Emerald Race will be Tarik’s first race as independent leader which is the first of many he hopes to score in. He will try to get a top 5 in Australia, with support from, Henrique Madeira and Behnam. We do not have news of a full startlist but we expect the top puncheurs who battled it out in San Cristobal to be here which should make it difficult to grab the top spots. This is why we have chosen a top 5 as our goal for the race. Our lineup:
Leader:
Tarik Chaoufi
Free Elements:
Behnam Khalilikhosroshani
Matthew Brammeier
Helpers:
Henrique Madeira Casimiro
Yusuf Abrekov
Hillary Kiprotich
Suleiman Kangangi

Bahir Dar

14th February



Target: Breakaway

Evaluation:
The Bahir Dar looks like it is going to be our worst race this season. We have no cobble riders, the only reason we entered was because it is an Africa tour race. Not much to say apart from we expect nothing, and we will be happy if we get in the breakaway. In the unlikely event that Tarik can get over the cobbles he has a great chance but that is highly unlikely. Our lineup:
Leader:
Tarik Chaoufi
Free Elements:
Hillary Kiprotich
Behnam Khalilikhosroshani
Helpers:
Daniel Eliad
Mujtaba Hussein
Yoann Paillot
Suleiman Kangangi

Tour of The Middle East

17th - 28th February



Target: 1st GC, 3 Stage Wins

Evaluation:
Even with Landa and Mestre coming to the UAE, we expext our lineup to overpower the competition and dominate this stage race. Only eight teams are attending so Yasmani and Zakayo should be the driving force in the mountains while Daan and Yasmani look to be the best time-triallers on display. Tarik will look to win the hilly stages so overall our lineup looks really good. We hope to score major points in this race. Our goal is to win the GC, which should prove possible with Yasmani thanks to the long TT. The other goal, 3 Stage Wins should be also easy to achieve with us having favourites on most stages. I personally can’t wait for this race. Our lineup:
Leader:
Yasmani Martinez
Free Elements:
Zakayo Ndbri
Tarik Chaoufi
Helpers:
Daan Rijntjes
Vahid Ghafari
Iker Camano
Yoann Paillot

SportingNonsense wrote:
Great win for Schinker! Never imagined Id see him win a race in the ManGame. Odd how the game gives him black skin just because the team is Kenyan though, the settings in the database say that he should have white skin - crazy cya-logic!