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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 21-03-2014 16:07
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Welcome here in Lviv, where we, after a thrilling transfer season, are glad we can present you the riders who defend our colours during the 2014 season.
Before announcing the riders we would like to thanks all managers we made deals with during this transfer season. Without them it wouldn't be possible to get a competitive squad ready!
 André Greipel
Role: Sprinter
André in our best sprinter this season. He'll lead the team in most flat classics this season, and he'll try to achieve the sprinting goals set by the directors. We feel confident André is a great rider for our team, and we hope he can live upto our expectations
 Vladimir Efimkin
Role: Climber
Vladimir is a rider who agreed to come to our team at a fairly low price. He's our most experienced climber, and therefore we've assured him he'll be the captain in races like the Tour of Andorra.
 Ignas Konovalovas
Role: Puncheur/Short Tours
Ignas is one the better riders in the division for short tours. His abilities to conquer hills and the strength to ride alone very fast makes him a real outsider on those races. He'll be our only shot at winning the Tour of Ukraine, and we're sure he can do pretty well there.
Tomas Vaitkus
Role: Lead-Out
Tomas can set an incredibly high pace in the final kilometres of a race, and for that reason he should be an excellent lead-out for Greipel. He'll also be allowed to try and win himself in a few races.
 Artem Topchanyuk
Role: Climber
Artem comes back from Aker, where he gained valuable Pro Tour experience. He'll help Efimkin in some races, in some other races he'll be the leader. Strong climber, who can stay strong for quite a few years.
 Kobe Vanoverschelde
Role: Sprinter
Kobe is another rider coming from Aker. He's just as fast as Greipel, but lacks the power to go over hills. He'll help Greipel in our goal races, and will lead in other races.
 Maciej Ulanowski
Role: Sprinter
Very similar to Kobe, just a bit worse on the hills. Will also help Greipel in a few races, and gets his own chance in other races, mainly stage races starting with one or more flat stages.
Mykhaylo Kononenko
Role: Stage Races
Kononenko will be the main helper for Efimkin and Topchanyuk. He should be able to stay with them for a long time and should be a great support rider.
Eduard Vorganov
Role: Puncheur
Eduard has had a good season with us last year as our leader on the hills. This year he'll help Konovalovas.
Oleksandr Polivoda
Role: Sprinter
Had an awesome season in 2013, and now Polivoda will be a lead-out for Greipel and Vanoverschelde. He'll lead our sprints in C2 races!
 Martin Puusepp
Puncheur
 Bruno Lima
Sprinter
Filipe Cardoso
Sprinter
Vitaliy Buts
Sprinter/TTT filler
Sergey Nikolaev
Sprinter
 Muradjan Khalmuratov
Climber
 Robert Vrecer
Climber
 Arturs Ansons
Sprinter
Volodymyr Gomenyuk
Sprinter
Igor Abakoumov
Sprinter
 Marios Athanasiades
TT specialist
 Polychronis Tzortzakis
Future Role: Sprinter/TT specialist
Oleksandr Golovash
Future Role: TT specialist
Kyriakos Skettos
Future Role: Sprinter
 Shaquille Sinclair
Future Role: Sprinter
 Alex Wohler
On loan from the Oz
Andris Smirnovs
On loan from Metinvest
Oleksandr Prevar
Loaned out to Simply Red Bull
Role: Puncheur
Edited by fjhoekie on 21-03-2014 16:15
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Posted on 27-03-2014 17:38
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At the very last day of the transferseason we can announce Andriy Orlov will join our team in August. Until then he'll continue racing at the amateur level in Ukraine. We expect him to become almost as good as Prevar will be, and he should be a key rider in the team's near future. With this transfer done we can officially conclude our transfer season, and get ready for some racing.
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 29-03-2014 07:45
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| 1-jan | | | Down Under Classic | HC | | 18-jan | 22-jan |  | New Zealand Cycle Classic | C2 | | 22-jan | 31-jan |  | Vuelta al Tachira | C1 | | 3-feb | 9-feb |  | Tour of South Africa | HC | | 8-feb | 13-feb |  | Tour of Oman | HC | | 11-feb | 14-feb |  | Vuelta a Mallorca | C1 | | 17-feb | 28-feb |  | Middle East Tour | C2 | | 10-mrt | 16-mrt |  | Olympia's Tour | C1 | | 13-mrt | 17-mrt | | Tour of Ukraine | C1 | | 28-mrt | 30-mrt |  | Corsica International | HC | | 5-apr | 11-apr |  | Tour of Vancouver | HC | | 21-apr | | | Dutch Food Valley Classic | HC | | 21-apr | |  | Interlagos GP | HC | | 30-apr | |  | Melaka's Governor Cup | C1 | | 30-apr | | | Race Horizon Park | C1 | | 1-mei | 5-mei | | 5 Jours de Dunkerque | HC | | 16-mei | | | Berlin ProRace | HC | | 24-mei | 29-mei |  | Tour of Taihu | C1 | | 27-mei | 31-mei |  | Tour of the Czech Republic | HC | | 1-jun | 4-jun | | Tour de Pays de Savoie | C1 | | 6-jun | 9-jun | | Eneco Tour | HC | | 11-jun | 16-jun |  | Tour of Bulgaria | C1 | | 14-jun | 17-jun |  | Tour of Eritrea | C1 | | 23-jun | 26-jun | | Ster ZLM Tour | C1 | | 26-jun | 30-jun |  | Tour d'Andorra | HC | | 1-jul | |  | Zimnyanya GP | C1 | | 13-jul | 19-jul |  | USA Pro Cycling Challenge | HC | | 15-jul | 20-jul | | Southland Tour | C1 | | 23-jul | 27-jul |  | Post Danmark Rundt | HC | | 24-jul | | | Urkiola Igoera - Subida Urkiola | HC | | 29-jul | |  | Taldykorgan GP | C1 | | 1-aug | 8-aug |  | Int. Osterreich Rundfahrt | HC | | 11-aug | | | København Byrundtur | C1 | | 14-aug | 18-aug | | Baltic Chain Tour | HC | | 20-aug | 29-aug | | Tour de l'Avenir | U23 | | 31-aug | | | GP Plouay | C1 | | 1-sep | 6-sep | | Herald Sun Tour | C2 | | 12-sep | | | Zagreb - Ljubljana | C1 | | 17-sep | 24-sep | | Tour of Northern Europe | PT | | 24-sep | | | Wanze - Arenburg | HC | | 26-sep | 30-sep | | World Championships | WC | | 1-okt | | | Philadelphia International Championship | C1 | | 4-okt | |  | Giro dell'Emilia | HC |
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 29-03-2014 08:05
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Although it's not to my delight we shall be clashing in the Middle East, Mallorca and Andorra. Looking forward to it....
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 06-04-2014 21:40
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Line Up:
| André Greipel | Leader | | Maciej Ulanowski | Main helper | | Tomas Vaitkus | Free Role | | Oleksandr Polivoda | Domestique | | Bruno Lima | Domestique | | Polychronis Tzortzakis | Domestique | | Marios Athanasiades | Domestique | | Alex Wohler | Domestique |
The season opener is also one of our sponsorgoals this season. We expect Greipel to sprint towards a top 5, hopefully better.
New Zealand Cycle Classic
Line Up:
| Marios Athanasiades | Leader | | Oleksandr Polivoda | Sprinter | | Sergey Nikolaev | Domestique | | Volodymyr Gomenyuk | Domestique | | Alex Wohler | Domestique | | Shaquille Sinclair | Domestique | | Kyriakos Skettos | Domestique |
We know Marios isn’t a top-class TT rider, not even in CT races, but he could do well here. Polivoda should be a decent bet on the flat stages, and with Gomenyuk and Nikolaev as helpers he could potentially win a stage.
Line Up:
| Artem Topchanyuk | Leader | | Vladimir Efimkin | Leader | | Kobe Vanoverschelde | Sprinter | | Bruno Lima | Domestique | | Robert Vrecer | Domestique | | Filipe Cardoso | Domestique | | Andris Smirnovs | Domestique |
With two leaders, who aren’t the strongest in the PCT, we hope to do well here. Kobe is here simply to win the first 3 stages, which should be possible.
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 19-04-2014 17:05
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Line Up:
| Ignas Konovalovas | Leader | | Maciej Ulanowski | Sprinter | | Martin Puusepp | Domestique | | Eduard Vorganov | Domestique | | Sergey Nikolaev | Domestique | | Vitaliy Buts | Domestique | | Igor Abakoumov | Domestique | | Kyriakos Skettos | Domestique |
We hope Konovalovas can do well in this race without a time trial, a top 10 could be achievable. Ulanowski is our man for the possible sprints, but if those stages turn out to be rather selective Nikolaev could be a surprise.
Line Up:
| Vladimir Efimkin | Leader | | Kobe Vanoverschelde | Sprinter | | Tomas Vaitkus | Domestique | | Mykhaylo Kononenko | Domestique | | Oleksandr Polivoda | Domestique | | Muradjan Khalmuratov | Domestique | | Volodymyr Gomenyuk | Domestique | | Shaquille Sinclair | Domestique |
Efimkin will get some very decent support here with Kononenko and Khalmuratov. A top 10 is what we aim for. Kobe and Vaitkus do sprint here, and if there are strong crosswinds, like we’ve seen in Qatar, Vaitkus would always be a favourite.
Line Up:
| Ignas Konovalovas | Leader | | Eduard Vorganov | Domestique | | Sergey Nikolaev | Domestique | | Polychronis Tzortzakis | Domestique | | Filipe Cardoso | Domestique | | Andris Smirnovs | Domestique | | Oleksandr Golovash | Domestique |
This is a planning mistake. Should’ve brought Greipel here instead of Tzortzakis. Nonetheless we hope Konovalovas can achieve a top 10 here.
Line Up:
| Robert Vrecer | Leader | | Oleksandr Polivoda | Sprinter | | Marios Athanasiades | Domestique | | Martin Puusepp | Domestique | | Alex Wohler | Domestique | | Kyriakos Skettos | Domestique | | Shaquille Sinclair | Domestique |
Polivoda is looking to relive last season’s success here in the Middle East, and with this being such a long race the big sprinters should stay home, allowing him a chance. Robert could also do well here if the real climbers stay away. His ability against the clock would help him get a result here.
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 22-04-2014 07:22
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Nice to see Smirnovs riding in Mallorca, he will have a chance to ride their against his "home" Metinvest team. We will also meet in South Africa, it will be interesting to see if Rabon will be stronger than Konovalovas and how Hoffman will do against your sprinter line-up. 
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 22-04-2014 07:28
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I look forward to racing you in Mallorca and the Middle East. Good luck 
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 02-05-2014 11:36
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As most of you will have noticed we're invited to race one protour event this year, the Tour of Northern Europe, taking place in September.
The race takes place in Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Sweden. We are delighted we can bring a team here, with riders from these countries.
Lithuanian puncheur Ignas Konovalovas will try to do something GC-wise, whereas his fellow Lithuanian, Tomas Vaitkus could be an outside bet on the stage with cobbles.
Maciej Ulanowski from Poland and Kobe Vanoverschelde from Belgium are the sprinters we decided to bring here, and together with Ukrainian Igor Abakoumov, who happens to have a Belgian passport, and the earlier mentioned Vaitkus we could have one of the stronger trains here.
To help Konovalovas we ordered Martin Puusepp to come aswell, the Estonian is known to be a puncheur and therefore he could be an important factor in this team.
Youngsters Andris Smirnovs from Latvia and our exotic surprise from Jamaica, Shaquille Sinclair complete the team.
It's hard to tell what our goals will be for this race, as this'll be our first protour experience, but a stage win could be possible. For Konovalovas we hope a top 20 in the GC is within reach.
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 09-05-2014 13:50
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Line Up:
| Kobe Vanoverschelde | Leader | | Polychronis Tzortzakis | Domestique | | Igor Abakoumov | Domestique | | Oleksandr Golovash | Domestique | | Alex Wohler | Domestique | | Andris Smirnovs | Domestique | | Kyriakos Skettos | Domestique |
This race overlaps our win goal in Ukraine, and therefore we’re not sending that strong of a team. However local riders Kobe and Igor could prove to be valuable here, and Polychronis is decent against the clock.
Line Up:
| Ignas Konovalovas | Leader | | André Greipel | Sprinter | | Tomas Vaitkus | Domestique | | Oleksandr Polivoda | Domestique | | Artem Topchanyuk | Domestique | | Mykhaylo Kononenko | Domestique | | Shaquille Sinclair | Domestique |
One of the strongest squads we could possibly send to our home race. Winning it will be very difficult for Ignas, and that’s why we moved our initial winning goal to a top 5 now. Also, we expect Greipel to win stage 1 in our home town, Lviv. Ukrainians Kononenko, Polivoda and Topchanyuk are all important pieces in this team.
Line Up:
| Vladimir Efimkin | Leader | | Artem Topchanyuk | Leader | | Maciej Ulanowski | Sprinter | | Mykhaylo Kononenko | Domestique | | Robert Vrecer | Domestique | | Muradjan Khalmuratov | Domestique | | Polychronis Tzortzakis | Domestique | | Alex Wohler | Domestique |
Yes, 2 leaders… We can’t see who of the two is better, so we give both Topchanyuk and Efimkin a leading role. Kononenko, Vrecer and Khalmuratov are all decent climbers aswell who should be able to help the leaders for a long time. We don’t expect to see a lot of sprinters here, so Ulanowski may be a good bet on stage 1.
Edited by fjhoekie on 09-05-2014 13:52
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Posted on 08-07-2014 09:16
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Since the end of last season, where Privatbank announced they would never extend their sponsorship with our team, we've been looking for a replacement to guarantee our future. Nemiroff had a contract running till the end of 2015 and therefore the most obvious thing to do would be asking them to increase the amount of money invested in the team, and surprisingly enough they agreed the team should continue, and the exposure outside of Eastern Europe proves to be great for the company.
However, they did have one demand. The devestating results of the Chernobyl-disaster are still very visable, something not many people realise. Nemiroff, who are friends of the Children of Chernobyl Foundation, wanted them to form the center of attention on the new shirt. The foundation is actually American, organise holidays for children from Ukraine and Belarus who are still living in the affected area. The foundation notices changes in the childrens' behaviour after those 5 weeks, they become more energetic and happier.
The signed contract will only last one year, but Nemiroff already said they like the project we have here and would love to stay involved.
Last but not least, admirschleck designed our jersey for the next season, even now we're still in the early stages of the current season.
Expect the team, named Children of Chernobyl Foundation p/b Nemiroff, to focus on Ukrainian talents, something Privatbank already started in 2013.
Edited by fjhoekie on 08-07-2014 09:22
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 08-07-2014 14:04
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I love that jersey, it's great! I wonder which genius made it... 
Nah, seriously now - good luck with your new sponsors! Hope I won't see you winning many times in C1 races (if you don't relegate) or C2/C2HC races (if you relegate) in that jersey.
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Posted on 04-08-2014 22:52
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Interesting colours and Katusha-style jersey for next season.
Btw, I spotted a familiar Cypriot in Glasgow on Sunday:
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 05-08-2014 14:15
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line-up
| Vladimir Efimkin | leader | | Artem Topchanyuk | leader | | Tomas Vaitkus | sprinter | | Mykhaylo Kononenko | domestique | | Vitaliy Buts | domestique | | Polychronis Tzortzakis | domestique | | Robert Vrecer | domestique | | Alex Wohler | domestique |
With a strong team for the final team time trial we hope to get either Efimkin or Topchanyuk high up in the GC. A win or even a podium may be far-fetched, but a decent top 10 should be possible. Vaitkus is our sole sprinter here, and he’s one of the strongest guys you can imagine, he could do fine.
Dutch Food Valley Classic
line-up
| Maciej Ulanowski | leader | | Kobe Vanoverschelde | lead-out | | Bruno Lima | lead-out | | Polychronis Tzortzakis | domestique | | Marios Athanasiades | domestique | | Arturs Ansons | domestique | | Alex Wohler | domestique | | Kyriakos Skettos | domestique |
We have no idea what to expect here really. Kobe has proven he can’t do anything well, and it would not surprise me if he would consider himself as the leader here. If that would happen all hopes for a top 5 would be gone.
line-up
| André Greipel | leader | | Tomas Vaitkus | lead-out | | Oleksandr Polivoda | domestique | | Sergey Nikolaev | domestique | | Igor Abakoumov | domestique | | Filipe Cardoso | domestique | | Andris Smirnovs | domestique | | Shaquille Sinclair | domestique |
Yep, this is one of our goals as you could probably tell from the line-up. This team should be able to form a killer train, and with the Dutch Food Valley Classic on the same date some top sprinters may not be here in Brazil. We bring André as fast man, with Vaitkus, who could well be the strongest guy in the PCT as his lead-out. Polivoda, Nikolaev, Abakoumov and Cardoso are good sprinters as well, so bring it on!
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| Kobe Vanoverschelde | leader | | Bruno Lima | lead-out | | Sergey Nikolaev | domestique | | Filipe Cardoso | domestique | | Shaquille Sinclair | domestique | | Alex Wohler | domestique | | Kyriakos Skettos | domestique |
Only 4 words come my mind when seeing this line-up: Kobe will fail hard. Nothing more to say… Just hope most sprinters prefer the flat Melaka over the lumpier Race Horizon Park.
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| André Greipel | leader | | Tomas Vaitkus | lead-out | | Oleksandr Polivoda | domestique | | Igor Abakoumov | domestique | | Volodymyr Gomenyuk | domestique | | Oleksandr Golovash | domestique | | Andris Smirnovs | domestique |
Our second win goal of the season after the Tour of Ukraine. We failed that goal, so the pressure is on to win here. With local heroes Polivoda, Abakoumov, Gomenyuk and Golovash the crowds should support us and with Vaitkus and Greipel as sprinters we could very well accomplish the goal, however the pressure may also get to us just like last year…
@SN: Cool pictures of a struggling Super Marios! Your photos from races are always great, hope I can get a similar picture of Nibali and Westra tonight
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 16-08-2014 16:56
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Nice new jersey - I love it! Well done to Admir Also, that's an awesome choice of sposnors, I think their really cool. I must congratulate you on your ability to keep a cycling team together during the current Ukrainian times 
Look forward to matching up against you this month!
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 23-09-2014 09:00
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line-up
| Tomas Vaitkus | Leader | | Kobe Vanoverschelde | Sprinter | | Martin Puusepp | Domestique | | Oleksandr Polivoda | Domestique | | Vitaliy Buts | Domestique | | Arturs Ansons | Domestique | | Igor Abakoumov | Domestique | | Marios Athanasiades | Domestique |
Don’t ask me what I was thinking when I sent these guys… Vaitkus and Ansons are my best bets when it comes to cobbles but someone like Vanoverschelde may ruin Vaitkus’ chances… If Vaitkus can hang on to the best on stage 4 a top 10 could be within reach, but I’m almost 100% certain that won’t happen.
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| André Greipel | Leader | | Maciej Ulanowski | Domestique | | Tomas Vaitkus | Domestique | | Kobe Vanoverschelde | Domestique | | Bruno Lima | Domestique | | Igor Abakoumov | Domestique | | Alex Wohler | Domestique | | Andris Smirnovs | Domestique |
This can end in 2 ways… Either Greipel wins by a huge margin thanks to Ulanowski and Vaitkus leading him out, or we will see 4 guys sprinting for the places 2-10… I would be happy with both scenarios.
line-up
| André Greipel | Leader | | Maciej Ulanowski | Domestique | | Oleksandr Polivoda | Domestique | | Sergey Nikolaev | Domestique | | Alex Wohler | Domestique | | Kyriakos Skettos | Domestique | | Shaquille Sinclair | Domestique |
4 Man sprint train, 3 weak domestiques, what can go wrong?
Tour of the Czech Republic
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| Ignas Konovalovas | Leader | | Kobe Vanoverschelde | Sprinter | | Mykhaylo Kononenko | Domestique | | Eduard Vorganov | Domestique | | Polychronis Tzortzakis | Domestique | | Martin Puusepp | Domestique | | Filipe Cardoso | Domestique | | Muradjan Khalmuratov | Domestique |
A race quite similar to the Tour of Ukraine. This probably means Konovalovas will be fighting for a place somewhere in between 5th and 20th, Kononenko will hopefully continue being strong as a domestique, he also could fight for minor points here.
@aidan: Thanks. It would either be something related to Chernobyl or an airline company, which imo would be quite boring... And it's not that hard to keep a team right now, we're based in Lviv, far away from any kind of trouble.
Edited by fjhoekie on 23-09-2014 09:11
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Posted on 14-10-2014 08:24
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line-up
| Vladimir Efimkin | Leader | | Artem Topchanyuk | Leader | | Mykhaylo Kononenko | Domestique | | Eduard Vorganov | Domestique | | Robert Vrecer | Domestique | | Muradjan Khalmuratov | Domestique | | Alex Wohler | Domestique |
Pretty much the strongest team possible for mountainous races. We do not expect any great results, as the top climbers will be all over this race, but a top 10 could be possible.
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| André Greipel | Leader | | Tomas Vaitkus | Domestique | | Bruno Lima | Domestique | | Polychronis Tzortzakis | Domestique | | Igor Abokoumov | Domestique | | Oleksandr Golovash | Domestique | | Andris Smirnovs | Domestique | | Shaquille Sinclair | Domestique |
Greipel may not be the fastest sprinter, but the presence of Vaitkus may help him towards a stage win, and a high GC. Vaitkus could also attack late in a stage, possibly winning the GC that way.
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| Artem Topchanyuk | Leader | | Maciej Ulanowski | Sprinter | | Mykhaylo Kononenko | Domestique | | Eduard Vorganov | Domestique | | Sergey Nikolaev | Domestique | | Robert Vrecer | Domestique | | Shaquille Sinclair | Domestique |
Team split in two halves. Nikolaev and Shaq will try to help Ulanowski to win a stage, whereas Topchanyuk will try to beat at least Panyatov in his home race. Supported by Vrecer, Kononenko and Vorganov he should have a decent chance.
line-up
| Vladimir Efimkin | Leader | | André Greipel | Sprinter | | Ignas Konovalovas | Domestique | | Muradjan Khalmuratov | Domestique | | Filipe Cardoso | Domestique | | Alex Wohler | Domestique | | Kyriakos Skettos | Domestique |
I’m not sure what to think of this race really. The mountain stage may not provide huge gaps, so that explains why Konovalovas is here. I could see him hang on and secure a good GC on the final stage. Greipel will be here to win both sprints.
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| Ignas Konovalovas | Leader | | André Greipel | Sprinter | | Tomas Vaitkus | Domestique | | Eduard Vorganov | Domestique | | Vitaliy Buts | Domestique | | Sergey Nikolaev | Domestique | | Shaquille Sinclair | Domestique |
It’s a shame this race misses a time trial, otherwise Konovalovas would have a better chance to get a good GC. Greipel and Vaitkus will again be hunting on the flat stages here.
line-up
| Vladimir Efimkin | Leader | | Artem Topchanyuk | Leader | | Mykhaylo Kononenko | Domestique | | Robert Vrecer | Domestique | | Muradjan Khalmuratov | Domestique | | Filipe Cardoso | Domestique | | Oleksandr Golovash | Domestique | | Kyriakos Skettos | Domestique |
Mountains, mountains and more mountains… Boring… Hoping our team will show itself in this climbers race in which Skettos and Golovash have 0 chance to even survive stage 1.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 14-10-2014 09:24
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Tour de France Champion
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You stand no chance in Bulgaria
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 30-11-2014 19:17
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Grand Tour Specialist
Posts: 4476
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line-up
| André Greipel | Leader | | Maciej Ulanowski | Lead-Out | | Bruno Lima | Domestique | | Eduard Vorganov | Domestique | | Oleksandr Polivoda | Domestique | | Polychronis Tzortzakis | Domestique | | Igor Abakoumov | Domestique |
A sprinters’ classic in which the Belarussian team will probably field Cavendish. Greipel’s task is to beat him, simple as that.
USA Pro Cycling Challenge
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| Vladimir Efimkin | Leader | | Maciej Ulanowski | Sprinter | | Eduard Vorganov | Domestique | | Oleksandr Polivoda | Domestique | | Sergey Nikolaev | Domestique | | Martin Puusepp | Domestique | | Andris Smirnovs | Domestique | | Shaquille Sinclair | Domestique |
The Russians will take over the States! Or at least I hope Efimkin does… Maciej could do well on stage 5 with decent helpers like Nikolaev and Polivoda.
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| Ignas Konovalovas | Leader | | Kobe Vanoverschelde | Sprinter | | Artem Topchanyuk | Domestique | | Mykhaylo Kononenko | Domestique | | Robert Vrecer | Domestique | | Muradjan Khalmuratov | Domestique | | Alex Wohler | Domestique |
Can Kobe do what Roman Maksimov (picture above) did last year? He turned around his season in this very race, but he had more support than Vanoverschelde does have. This year it’s all on Konovalovas for the GC, Kono and Kono will hopefully show themselves!
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| André Greipel | Leader | | Ignas Konovalovas | Leader | | Tomas Vaitkus | Lead-Out | | Maciej Ulanowski | Lead-Out | | Oleksandr Polivoda | Domestique | | Polychronis Tzortzakis | Domestique | | Igor Abakoumov | Domestique | | Volodymyr Gomenyuk | Domestique |
ALL OR NOTHING! We bring all of our strong riders here to show something! Both Greipel and Konovalovas could very well win the GC depending on who wins bonus seconds along the way.
Urkiola Igoera – Subida Urkiola
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| Vladimir Efimkin | Leader | | Artem Topchanyuk | Leader | | Mykhaylo Kononenko | Domestique | | Robert Vrecer | Domestique | | Muradjan Khalmuratov | Domestique | | Andris Smirnovs | Domestique | | Shaquille Sinclair | Domestique | | Kyriakos Skettos | Domestique |
The usual two leaders show up in Spain to achieve something in this tough race. Efimkin finished 11th in 2012, now a top 10 could be within range.
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| Martin Puusepp | Leader | | Eduard Vorganov | Domestique | | Filipe Cardoso | Domestique | | Mykhaylo Kononenko | Domestique | | Alex Wohler | Domestique | | Oleksandr Golovash | Domestique | | Andris Smirnovs | Domestique |
We hate races like this, and without Ignas things really don’t look too great. If the race isn’t too selective Cardoso may have a chance to do well tho.
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 22-12-2014 08:43
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Riders like the new project
Various media report that a number of riders, mainly Ukrainian, like the forming of the Children of Chernobyl Foundation p/b Nemiroff team. We are of course very proud of this fact, and we've gathered some quotes we have found in the local newspapers and on the internet.
Artem Topchanyuk: 'It's great Nemiroff is looking for attention for something which is still a huge problem today.'
Jaroslav Popovych: 'I was only 6 years old when it happened, but it still scares me every day.'
Aleksandr Bazjanov: 'My birthday suddenly became irrelevant.'
Yauheni Hutarovich: 'I still hear my mom asking if this was the end of the world.'
Shaquille Sinclair: 'Giving the kids who grow up there an amazing holiday is the least you can do.'
Oleksandr Prevar: 'I cannot wait to wear that jersey!'
Dan Holloway: 'Believe it or not, but I've done some charity work for the foundation in the past.'
The team would like to say that this has nothing to do with eventual transfer targets.
Manager of Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska in the PCM.Daily Man-Game |
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