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[CT '23] Ekoi - Le Creuset | The big "end of season" post
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 06-08-2023 22:59
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Two dots are more than one, right?  Guess there are other targets first, but if I end up with some cash and a free roster spot, I think A.B. would be a good fit for me
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 14-08-2023 20:41
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Clement Russo is our first signing this season. With a skill set resembling that of Alaphilippe (but younger) he joins us a nice addition to our hills team from Free Agency on the minimum wage of 50,000 – and maybe we already have the successor of Alaphilippe if he leaves us this season.
Spoiler | | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age |  | Clement Russo | 73 | 65 | 73 | 65 | 73 | 73 | 76 | 68 | 76 | 78 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 28 |
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 14-08-2023 20:43
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Kevin Vauquelin was our number one target pre-transfers – and we were indeed able to sign him. His wage of 170,000 isn’t cheap, but given he’s one of the biggest stage racing talents available with potential 7 (and clearly the biggest French stage racing talent for years) we were totally prepared to sacrifice some considerable amount of our salary cap for him. He’s clearly an essential part of the team’s future.
Spoiler | | | | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | | | | Kevin Vauquelin | 67 | 69 | 64 | 68 | 65 | 69 | 66 | 58 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 22 |
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 14-08-2023 20:43
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Aurelien Paret-Peintre wasn’t part of the pre-transfer considerations, but not because we weren’t interested, but because we didn’t thought he could even be available (let alone in our financial range). As we learned we erred with the former, we were ready to test the later. And so we invested a record-breaking fee (at least for our little team) of 1,000,000 and a record-breaking wage of 320,000 to convince him (and of course Grieg-Maersk) to join us and be another essential part of the team for the years to come – and of course for this season too given his stats.
Spoiler | | | | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | | | | Aurelien Paret-Peintre | 72 | 76 | 77 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 63 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 72 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 14-08-2023 20:44
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Vauquelin is a great signing at that wage, imo! Congrats!
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 14-08-2023 20:51
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A great team is shaping up. And, most importantly, while keeping the national focus too 
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Posted on 24-11-2024 02:03
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 14-08-2023 20:52
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Damn, Vaquelin at that wage is a great get! Big up the French, it's a great start to transfers.
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| redordead |
Posted on 14-08-2023 20:56
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Fantastic signings 
"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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| Imladrik |
Posted on 14-08-2023 21:04
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Very happy for you with these signings,and we weren't even in competition!
Can't wait to see you on the road
“...the secret of the Great Stories is that they have no secrets. The Great Stories are the ones you have heard and want to hear again. The ones you can enter anywhere and inhabit comfortably."
A. Roy
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 14-08-2023 22:02
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Superb talent, great young rider in APP as well. Super regional signings, happy for you.
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| quadsas |
Posted on 14-08-2023 22:28
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Vauquelin is a bargain, as are most of talents this year, definitely a good time to pick up future of French climbers
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 17-08-2023 14:49
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Olivier Le Gac joins our hill department as a valueable domestique for Dylan Teuns and probably even a leader in some hilly races. We’re happy to snatch him for a wage of 55,000.
Spoiler | | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | | Olivier Le Gac | 70 | 69 | 77 | 60 | 73 | 74 | 71 | 52 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 60 | 30 |
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 17-08-2023 14:50
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Felix Gall joins us in our first ever swap deal. We sent Julian Alaphilippe and 250,000 to EA Vesuvio and get a freshly maxed and still U25 eligible rider who’s a valuable domestique at worst and a decent point scorer at best, as he’s already a good climber / puncheur himself.
Spoiler | | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | | Felix Gall | 67 | 77 | 76 | 63 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 58 | 61 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 25 |
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 17-08-2023 14:51
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Young Aussie Dylan Hopkins joins us for a year from Amaysim Australia.com to gain some experience in the CT circuit. We agreed to help them here and to share his wage.
Spoiler | | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | | Dylan Hopkins | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 64 | 22 |
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 17-08-2023 14:52
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Greek talent Panagiotis Karatsivis (no photo available yet) joins us for a year from Elco – Abea (no big surprise for a Greek rider). And we are happy to help him getting some more experience in CT while only paying half his wage.
Spoiler | | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | | Panagiotis Karatsivis | 69 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 22 |
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 17-08-2023 14:52
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Alexandre Balmer will leave us after just one year to ride in PCT with Team UBS – Tissot, who already were our main contestants in bidding for him last season and now paid 500,000 to get him home to Switzerland. He’ll always be part of our team’s history as the first rider we ever sold.
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 17-08-2023 14:53
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Michael Gogl leaves us for a small fee of 50,000 to stay with fellow CT team Simba Cement – Tanga Fresh. We hope he’ll help them achieve a good debut season.
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 17-08-2023 14:53
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Julian Alaphilippe wasn’t originally planned to leave us this transfer season as he was one of our best riders in our debut season. But as we got a rider with a similar skill set (and a smaller wage) we let him go in a swap deal which also sees him riding for EA Vesuvio in PT next season. We wish him best of luck there, especially as he got the first win in our history.
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 17-08-2023 14:54
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Matis Louvel is leaving us to spend a year in PCT with Genii Hyundai N Cycling to get more experience there than he could have gained in CT. As one of the team’s best prospects for future seasons we’re intrigued to see him improved and back in our colours next year!
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 17-08-2023 14:54
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As with Louvel, Alan Boileau is spending a year in PCT too. He’ll be riding for our friends at Xero Racing to get as much experience as possible in a higher division. We expect him back next season, shaped into a helpful mountain / hill domestique before even maxing out.
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