We'll meet a couple of times this year - actually in every single one of the 4 C1 races including TTTs (which I'm rather surprised about tbh). We'll also meet in all of your HC races except for Emilia, as we're done with our season after Euskal already. You won't be avoiding us in September, and last but not least we're obviously in Dunkerque - hopefully at the other end of the pack, though (although your Spanish cobbles talent will surely be a rider to watch in the future!)
In terms of goals, I guess I'd have picked more hilly races, or at least some less (T)TT-heavy mountain races with your roster. But I definitely get that Catalunya and Austria are better regional fits than Middle East or San Luis...
Plouay isn't impossible to win, but will take some luck, as most win goals. The Top 10 in the team standings should be realistic though - and then go for promotion next year
Wish you all the best for your second MG year!
What? you don't believe that as one of the French team, I should have access to any French race? After all, TT clearly is my strength!
There might be other errors, but I'll see them with the time going
Fabianski wrote:
We'll meet a couple of times this year - actually in every single one of the 4 C1 races including TTTs (which I'm rather surprised about tbh). We'll also meet in all of your HC races except for Emilia, as we're done with our season after Euskal already. You won't be avoiding us in September, and last but not least we're obviously in Dunkerque - hopefully at the other end of the pack, though (although your Spanish cobbles talent will surely be a rider to watch in the future!)
So no Zuri for you this year!
For the TTTs, and that answers also on your remark on the goals, I did want to have a real TTT team. And at one point, I had to find the choices between results and RP in the priority list, so there's that. But obviously I don't expect much of these.
Fabianski wrote:In terms of goals, I guess I'd have picked more hilly races, or at least some less (T)TT-heavy mountain races with your roster. But I definitely get that Catalunya and Austria are better regional fits than Middle East or San Luis...
Plouay isn't impossible to win, but will take some luck, as most win goals. The Top 10 in the team standings should be realistic though - and then go for promotion next year
Wish you all the best for your second MG year!
Yep, regional fits and the goal to have a better TTT team. Which I succeed, I think, but not as much as I'd have wanted. We'll see how it fares, but in any case, last year we didn't "lost" Catalunya in the TTT, but in the mountains.
The hills seem to me very stacked. And I dind't manage to get a punchy sprinter as I did want, though Pacher and Wackerman showed that maybe only good planning is necessary.
Thanks for the comments, and I whish to see you high up the PCT standings!
“...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
All January races aren’t finished yet, as we’re awaiting the results of the Vuelta a Tachira. But as February is underway, let’s have look at the teams’calendar, with two well known race, one of which is a sponsor goal. And no big trips this month: Catalunya and San Marino are very easily reached from Bordeaux.
Expectations:
Like last year, this is a sponsor goal. The difference is that we now have at least something to show for the TTT, even though we’ll probably not be one of the better teams. Not like last year, we hope to stand our ground in the mountains, and to achieve a top 5. We should have the team for it.
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Race Date
Category
28.02
C2
Spoiler
Team
Name
MO
HI
ST
RS
AC
DH
Victor Lafay
75
77
72
72
74
67
Cristian Rodriguez
70
76
76
70
71
74
Quentin Pacher
71
75
73
74
73
67
Fabien Doubey
74
75
72
72
70
60
Luca Wackermann
68
74
74
74
72
64
Bruno Armirail
71
73
73
75
65
68
Javier Serrano
64
68
71
74
68
71
Oscar Guerao
53
61
65
58
70
74
Expectations:
Another failed race last year. The team comes back with a good leader in the name of Victor Lafay, and encouraging results on the hills. Moreover, the race takes place on the manager’s birthday. A top 10 should be a minimum.
“...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
“...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
Chrono des Herbiers
(although your Spanish cobbles talent will surely be a rider to watch in the future!)
Volta a Catalunya 
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