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[PT] Evonik - ELKO | 2025
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 17-08-2025 23:26
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Calmejane hype 
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."
[PT]  Xero Racing
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| knockout |
Posted on 18-08-2025 06:40
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Ulrich Ulriksen wrote:
Congrats on Calmejane, great signing - he won Balkans the first time I reported it after getting in a break on Stage 1. And it was one time when a guy winning GC after being in a break really felt right. He had the perfect stats for holding on.
Didnt know that 
I hope this years Balkans will be "more normal" though 
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 18-08-2025 08:46
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Great start to transfers!
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| Heine |
Posted on 18-08-2025 11:01
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You know I looked closely at Lillian myself. Hope he will do well for you!
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| redordead |
Posted on 18-08-2025 11:48
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Doesn't get much better than this as a first signing 
"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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| Ad Bot |
Posted on 05-12-2025 06:30
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| knockout |
Posted on 18-08-2025 16:48
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abhishek, redordead - thanks!
Heine - I figured. I guess the 8 rider limit is particularly cruel for managers with no riders on their roster yet
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| knockout |
Posted on 18-08-2025 16:48
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Free Agent Signing #2: Nikias Arndt
 Nikias Arndt (34)| FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 69 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 54 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 59 | 62 | 54 |
Nikias Arndt signed his 50,000€ contract within a minute of Lilian. Nikias is a pure climber who isnt a fan of the aero position. He excels in the high mountains and has a surprisingly fast finish for a climber. We hope to see him in attacks in Grand Tours without Lecuisinier but we also intend to use him as part of our hills support for Miguel Angel Lopez. We are excited to have him and his experience on board!
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| cio93 |
Posted on 18-08-2025 16:51
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There's a new German climbing team, and you get Arndt for 50k.
Good thing I'm not trying to win the division anymore anyway!
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| SotD |
Posted on 18-08-2025 17:16
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You are a master at finding these 50K gems. Can Only second cio. Seemed like a very obvious CT Leader choice for a German team indeed :-)
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| knockout |
Posted on 18-08-2025 19:03
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cio - They are probably aiming for longterm signings and not for 34 year olds in the middle of the decline? I'm more surprised that nobody else was going for him!
SotD - High praise from someone who was (partly?) responsible for not being allowed to sell signed FA gems. Thank you 
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| roturn |
Posted on 18-08-2025 20:14
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Good signing there.
Had him on the watch for a long time and always was surprised he never went higher. Even for CT long term plans, he surely could have been added easily for 50-80k.
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 18-08-2025 20:20
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The master of the spread out 50k bids day 1 strikes again
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| Heine |
Posted on 18-08-2025 20:27
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I have to +1 Roturn here, how did you get him for 50k?
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| Dane Bramage |
Posted on 18-08-2025 20:57
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Calmejane and Arndt at very cheap prices. Nicely done.
The 8 bid limit is, as you said, tough when you don't have any riders, so we had our focus elsewhere.
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| knockout |
Posted on 18-08-2025 22:08
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roturn - Same, i was waiting for the overbid and was very pleasantly surprised it went through!
whitejersey - It's common to see me try it on day 1 but its rare to see me succeed like this!
Heine - I left everyone else's FAs alone so they left mine alone. Win-win!
Dane - Thank you! It's already tough for me as i could have easily named 30-40 riders that i wanted to place a bid day 1 and i knew i didnt want to add any young talents or expensive leaders. For new teams more so than others, leaders, good domestiques or talents can all be reasonable targets. Very hard to choose!
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| redordead |
Posted on 19-08-2025 08:15
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Is this the year for the title?
"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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| knockout |
Posted on 19-08-2025 15:38
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Free Agent Signing #3: Phil Bauhaus
Phil Bauhaus (31) | FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 74 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 56 | 71 | 65 | 77 | 67 | 78 | 75 | 59 | 63 | 60 |
We knew we did not want to invest too much into a pure sprinter and looked around for potential targets when we saw the opportunity for a reunion:
Back in 2014 when Evonik was created, Phil Bauhaus was the fourth ever free agency signing presented in our HQ (after Lasse Norman Hansen, Michel Koch, Andris Vosekalns) as a 20 year old neo-pro. He was sold after only one year with the team as the team surprisingly promoted and needed to strengthen the roster to avoid relegation back to CT. Now in 2025, Phil Bauhaus was without a contract and we didnt want to go entirely sprinterless. We quickly offered him a 55,000€ contract which he accepted to return after a full decade of sprinting elsewhere.
Phil will be our sprinter for a bunch of stage races. Expectations are low but we hope that he can surprise us with a few nice results.
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| knockout |
Posted on 19-08-2025 15:40
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I hope it is but i doubt everyone else will just roll over and let me take it without a tough competition 
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| knockout |
Posted on 19-08-2025 15:41
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Free Agent Signing #3: Phil Bauhaus
Phil Bauhaus (31) | FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 74 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 56 | 71 | 65 | 77 | 67 | 78 | 75 | 59 | 63 | 60 |
We knew we did not want to invest too much into a pure sprinter and looked around for potential targets when we saw the opportunity for a reunion:
Back in 2014 when Evonik was created, Phil Bauhaus was the fourth ever free agency signing presented in our HQ (after Lasse Norman Hansen, Michel Koch, Andris Vosekalns) as a 20 year old neo-pro. He was sold after only one year with the team as the team surprisingly promoted and needed to strengthen the roster to avoid relegation back to CT. Now in 2025, Phil Bauhaus was without a contract and we didnt want to go entirely sprinterless. We quickly offered him a 55,000€ contract which he accepted to return after a full decade of sprinting elsewhere.
Phil will be our sprinter for a bunch of stage races. Expectations are low but we hope that he can surprise us with a few nice results.
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| knockout |
Posted on 19-08-2025 21:17
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Free Agent Signing #4: Roger Adria
 Roger Adria (27)| FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 66 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 58 | 73 | 74 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
We've further improved our squad by signing Roger Adria to a 50,000€ contract. Roger Adria is an amazingly versatile rider. He combines strong climbing abilities with fast sprinting abilities. He will play a crucial role in many hilly classics, but will also feature in mountain stage races. We are super exciting to have such a talented rider on this incredibly low wage.
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