Intro:

I am not going to lie, 10 days ago I started planning for the CT next season, hopes were down after mediocre results all season and a terrible classics campaign. I remember a period of 4-5 races we turned up and scored nothing. It didn't start all bad though, Johnathon Bellis did what he was brought in to do and completed our first goal at the Gisbourne GP and then came close in another with 4th in the Scandanavian Open. Even doing well at our goal races though we were still 28th a mere week ago in the UCI PCT standings. Onto Taiihu what hasn't already been said by me it was my favourite race I have been involved in my time in the man-game, taking yellow, losing yellow and thinking it's over, winning the stage and yellow back and then the agonizing feeling seeing Lo Cicero 2nd and feeling sure it was 2nd on the GC, before scrolling down and seeing this.....



Brilliant.

Onto the future, I see the team having a strong 2nd half of the season for two reasons.

1. Machado is not leading more then 1 race, he's been awful he knows it, I know it just bad leadership by me.

2. Bellis is racing a lot and I mean at least 40% of our races has Bellis, him and Vanderbiest have been so consistent I feel really confident very time there on the road something I lack with every other rider.

So that's what I am hoping but for now have a quick look at what the riders have been up to in terms of results so far..

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Name:	Ryan Anderson
Age:	27
Nationality:
Wage:	120,000
Average:	73.50

Stats:

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
70	67	75	61	71	67	75	58	72	75	65	72	68

Results:

4th Stage 4 Tropical Amissa Bongo
18th GP Onda Boavista

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Name:	Johnthan Bellis
Age:	26
Nationality:
Wage:	325,000
Average:	76.58

Stats:

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
75	68	78	62	80	71	69	58	74	75	77	68	62

Results:

2nd Gisbourne GP
2nd Stage 2 Tour of South Africa
3rd Stage 3 Tour of South Africa
4th GP Onda Boavista
4th Scandanavian Open Road Race
4th Stage 6 Tour of South Africa
6th Tropical Amissa Bongo
9th Overall Tour of South Africa
9th OVerall Tropical Amissa Bongo

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Name:	Alexandor Cataford
Age:	21
Nationality:
Wage:	110,000
Average:	69.08

Stats (1.00xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
69	67	67	70	68	70	66	67	60	69	64	70	70

Results:

2nd Stage 6 Tropical Amissa Bongo
3rd Stage 5 Tropical Amissa Bongo

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Name:	Christopher De Souza
Age:	25
Nationality:
Wage:	50,000
Average:	68.75

Stats (3.17xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
67	63	70	54	70	73	62	60	61	69	60	67	54

Results:

None

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Name:	Mitch Docker
Age:	28
Nationality:
Wage:	200,000
Average:	72.42

Stats:

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
72	69	68	68	69	71	76	56	79	77	57	60	72

Results:

3rd Stage 2 Tour of Mallorca
4th Stage 5 Tour of Ukraine
5th Stage 5 Tour of Czech
6th Stage 4 Tour of Czech
6th Stage 2 Tour of Ukraine
7th Stage 1 Tour of Mallorca
19th Race Horizon Park

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Name:	Antoine Duchesne
Age:	23
Nationality:
Wage:	50,000
Average:	69.17

Stats (2.92xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
67	64	70	67	66	69	64	56	66	73	67	50	67

Results:

None

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Name:	Kristijan Durasek
Age:	27
Nationality:
Wage:	130,000
Average:	73.50

Stats:

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
70	71	75	74	74	72	69	52	60	59	61	58	74

Results:

10th Tour of Ukraine

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Name:	Alexis Gougeard
Age:	21
Nationality:
Wage:	50,000
Average:	69.67

Stats (3.00xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
68	60	72	66	68	69	69	54	57	64	74	60	66

Results:

None although in terms of the riders with no results he has been the best of the lot a really attacking rider who I feel will make a winning break very soon.


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Name:	Hugo Houle
Age:	24
Nationality:
Wage:	60,000
Average:	72.83

Stats (3.37xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
74	65	73	69	72	69	67	62	71	74	70	68	69

Results:

1st Stage 6 Tour of Taiwan
12th Tour of South China Sea

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Name:	Michel Koch
Age:	23
Nationality:
Wage:	60,000
Average:	70.83

Stats (3.03xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
64	72	69	65	66	70	70	51	67	73	54	60	67

Results:

None

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Name:	Patrick Lane
Age:	23
Nationality:
Wage:	50,000
Average:	69.83

Stats (3.03xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
67	70	71	62	67	66	69	56	62	69	74	65	62

Results:

None

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Name:	Marc Machado
Age:	26
Nationality:
Wage:	50,000
Average:	71.33

Info: Marc comes to the team as it's sole cobbled leader in a transfer from Prio-Porto. Hopefully Marc can snatch a top 15 or 2 from our HC cobbled races to make this transfers worthwhile.

Stats:

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
69	54	63	58	72	67	63	79	62	61	79	59	58

Results:

19th Dwars Door Vlandaren



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Name:	Charles Matte
Age:	21
Nationality:
Wage:	50,000
Average:	65.17

Stats (1.00xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
64	66	65	64	65	66	63	51	60	50	69	60	64

Results:

None

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Name:	Christian Meier
Age:	29
Nationality:	RR/TT Champion
Wage:	55,000
Average:	73.50

Stats:

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
69	73	64	76	69	74	71	64	61	71	71	76	76

Results:

None

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Name:	Patrick Naud
Age:	23
Nationality:
Wage:	60,000
Average:	68.58

Stats (2.00xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
70	62	69	64	68	69	68	68	64	66	71	74	64

Results:

2nd Stage 4 Tour of Czech
4th Stage 5 Tour de Beauce
10th Tour de Beauce

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Name:	Peter Pancake
Age:	31
Nationality:
Wage:	50,000
Average:	71.33

Stats:

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
67	72	70	64	76	67	68	51	52	68	69	70	64

Results:

None


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Name:	Dominique Rollin
Age:	32
Nationality:
Wage:	50,000
Average:	70.83

Stats:

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
70	56	67	73	67	72	63	53	72	70	68	63	73

Results:

None

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Name:	Ryan Roth
Age:	31
Nationality:
Wage:	50,000
Average:	71.33

Stats:

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
71	56	65	71	72	69	67	72	66	70	75	65	71

Results:

9th Tour of Taiihu

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Name:	Sebastian Salas
Age:	27
Nationality:
Wage:	50,000
Average:	71.17

Stats:

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
68	74	71	62	72	68	67	55	59	63	55	63	62

Results:

None

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Name:	Micheal Torckler
Age:	27
Nationality:
Wage:	80,000
Average:	72.58

Stats:

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
71	67	72	64	73	70	74	56	75	73	64	59	64

Results:

None, but has made an impression in our surprising good lead out train.

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Name:	Romain Vanderbiest
Age:	26
Nationality:
Wage:	560,000
Average:	74.83

Stats:

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
74	64	64	67	74	69	81	58	81	77	55	65	74

Results:

1st Stage 2 Tour of Mallorca
1st Points Tour of Mallorca
1st Stage 5 Tour of Taiihu
1st Tour of Taiihu
1st Points Tour of Taiihu
2nd STage 2 5 Jours Dunkerque
2nd Stage 1 Tour of Taiihu
2nd Stage 2 Tour of Taiihu
2nd Stage 1 Tour of Mallorca
3rd Stage 1 Tour Down Under
5th Stage 6 Tour of Taiihu
5th Stage 4 Tour Down Under
5th STage 6 Tour Down Under
6th STage 3 Tour of Taiihu
6th Stage 4 Tour of Mallorca
6th Melaka Governers Cup
7th Stage 4 Tour of Taiihu
13th Down Under Classic
14th Berlin Pro Race

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Name:	Lawrence Warbasse
Age:	24
Nationality:
Wage:	160,000
Average:	71.58

Stats (3.54xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
68	73	72	70	71	69	67	58	60	63	71	67	70

Results:

1st Young Rider Tour of Ukraine

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Name:	David Boily
Age:	24
Nationality:
Wage:	65,000
Average:	71.00

Stats (4.100xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
67	76	78	70	72	72	69	56	68	74	69	79	62

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Name:	Guillaume Boivin
Age:	24
Nationality:
Wage:	50,000
Average:	68.50

Stats (4.00xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
72	58	69	62	72	69	77	58	77	78	73	67	66

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Name:	Alexandor Cataford
Age:	21
Nationality:
Wage:	110,000
Average:	69.08

Stats (3.13xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
71	69	68	74	71	72	69	67	60	69	65	70	74

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Name:	Christopher De Souza
Age:	25
Nationality:
Wage:	50,000
Average:	68.75

Stats (4.05xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
68	64	73	54	73	74	63	60	62	72	62	68	54

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Name:	Antoine Duchesne
Age:	23
Nationality:
Wage:	50,000
Average:	69.17

Stats (3.81xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
68	65	72	67	68	70	65	56	67	75	68	50	67

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Name:	Hugo Houle
Age:	24
Nationality:
Wage:	60,000
Average:	72.83

Stats (4.05xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
76	65	74	69	74	70	70	64	74	76	70	69	69

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Name:	Patrick Lane
Age:	23
Nationality:
Wage:	50,000
Average:	69.83

Stats (4.06xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
67	73	74	63	68	67	71	56	62	71	77	66	63

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Name:	Charles Matte
Age:	21
Nationality:
Wage:	50,000
Average:	65.17

Stats (3.13xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
65	70	67	67	68	68	66	51	60	50	69	60	67

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Name:	Patrick Naud
Age:	23
Nationality:
Wage:	60,000
Average:	68.58

Stats (3.34xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
72	62	70	64	69	70	69	70	64	66	73	74	64

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Name:	Lawrence Warbasse
Age:	24
Nationality:
Wage:	160,000
Average:	71.58

Stats (4.11xp):

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
69	76	74	72	73	71	70	58	60	64	72	68	72

So onto the full team and a very early and kind of look into what I am thinking for the team going into the next transfer season:

Rider

Nationality

Staying 80-100%

Ryan Anderson
Jonathan Bellis
David Boily
Alexandor Cataford
Antoine Duchesne
Romain Vanderbiest

These are the guys I'm looking to build around next year with the strong base in the hills from Bellis and Boily who i'm 99% sure both will stay with the back up of Anderson. Duchesne and Cataford are the two talents I want to keep hold of the most especially Cataford. Vanderbiest is more toward the 80% then 100% depending on if I could get hold of another sprinter and what his wage is after the renewals but more then likely he will stay.

Staying Unless Good offer 55-79%

Guillaume Boivin
Hugo Houle
Charles Matte
Christian Meier
Patrick Naud
Ryan Roth
Sebastian Salas
Lawrence Warbasse

Right to start with Meier, Roth and Salas all sit in the same boat of will stay unless a good offer or I can replace them with another Canadian that comes along same with Matte though he could also be loaned. Houle, Boivon, Warbasse are more in the I like to keep them but depending on if the team develops into looking like we could push for promotion one could be a scapegoat in a deal to bring in a better rider though I'd really love to keep them all. Naud most likely to stay of all these but may go on loan to PT if one would have him and the other loanees don't take all the cap space.

Looking to leave but not fussed if stay 30-54%

Christopher De Souza
Mitch Docker
Peter Pancake
Michael Torckler

Docker and Torckler formed a great leadout this year but they don't really fit with what I want to do with my team and they will be shopped but I wouldn't be at all surprised if they stayed, Pancake the same just he's getting old and if he goes and I can bring in a younger version i'd be happy (cough "Zach Hughes" cough" De Souza would need to be loaned and there might be teams more interested in his development then me.

Looking to sell 10-29%

Kristijan Durasek
Patrick Lane
Marc Machado

Durasek and Machado have been crap basically. Durasek hasn't really fit with the teams sponsors and Machado never shows the teams sponsors. Lane i'd love to keep but i'd have to loan him and I'd much rather bring in another cobbled rider with the money I could from him instead of having another puncheur domestique.

Free Agency

Dominique Rollin

I want Veilleux and I want him to take Rollin's place haha the sprinter TT man just hasn't got a look in this year and he's declining so it's time for Dominique to go.