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Geox-TMC [January 2012]
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 22-08-2011 18:31
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Welcome to the new blog of the Geox-TMC road bycicle racing team. This blog will give you the story of the team in all their good and bad moments. The team will start this season with a good feeling. After some years of being clearly the worst team in the UCI Pro /World Tour, the relegation last year and searching for a good sponsor since 2008. The team has found a new head sponser. Shoe company Geox will sponsor the team and that gave the managers more financial power. With that financial power, they were able to sign some big riders. Two of the most succesful GT-riders of their generation joined the team. Carlos Sastre and Denis Menchov will lead our team the next years. Carlos Sastre joined our team when Cervelo joined Garmin where they had other, more important (for them) GC-riders. Denis Menchov comes over from Rabobank where he had to make place for Dutch hope Robert Gesink.
The team logo is also announced:
Furthrer information that will follow: history of our team, sponsor presentation with their goals, rider presentation, staf presentation, equipment presentation and announcement of the schedule for the first two months of the season.
Edited by Spilak23 on 16-12-2011 15:30
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| jseadog1 |
Posted on 22-08-2011 18:35
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Looks interesting!!!
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| alexanderlens |
Posted on 22-08-2011 18:47
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great choise! |
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| baia |
Posted on 22-08-2011 19:01
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Good luck..i like this team...hope you can do good with them..
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 22-08-2011 19:36
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Thanks a lot for the response guys! |
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| Mr_Monk |
Posted on 22-08-2011 20:05
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Looks interesting, I will definently follow  |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 22-08-2011 20:12
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History of the team
Saunier Duval was the second sponsor of team Vini Caldirola in the 200 season. When that team was disbanded. Saunier Duval started their own team with a Swiss license. The team had a good first year with two stage-victories in the Vuelta by Piepoli and Zaballa. But their most succesfull rider was Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero who won three stages and the overall in the Volta a Catalunya and he also won one of the the ten world cup races; the Classica San Sebastian.
The 2005 season saw the start of the Pro-Tour and Saunier Duval was one of the 18 top teams. They won stages and finis hed on podiums of the overall in Pro-Tour races like Paris-Nice and Volta a Catalunya. The Classica San Sebastian was once again won by one of their riders, Constantino Zaballa won. His teammate Florencio was even second. They also saw a small young climber stand-up during the vuelta. Jaoquim Rodriguez showed his potential for the first time and took home the KoM-jersey.
For the 2006 season, they made a very big signing. Gilberto Simoni came to lead the team in the Giro. He didn't dissapoint and finished third in the GC. His teammate Piepoli also won two mountain stages. Jose Angel Gomez Marchante and David Canada made the team win the two Spanish one-week races in Pais Viasco and Catalunya respectivily. Young sprinter Fran Ventoso and from suspension coming time trialer David Millar both won a stage in the vuelta.
The 2007 season saw the standup of new leaders. Riccardo Ricco won two tough stages in the Tirreno-Adriatico. Juan Jose Coba Acebo won the first stage and the overal of Pais Viasco. The team had a very strong starting 9 for the Giro d'Italia with Simoni, Ricco, Piepoli and Mayo. They all won a stage and Piepoli took home the KoM-jersey. But neither Simoni nor Ricco finished on the podium. Ricco finished of a very good season for the team with a second place in Lombardia.
The 2008 season was a very turbulent season. Ricco rode a very strong Giro winning two stages and finishing second behind Contador. He was also the best young rider. Due to illness by Gomez Marchante, Ricco started the tour de France. A race where the team hasn't had much succes. But that was about to change. Ricco won the first mountain stage on Superbesse and the second with a very strong attack on the Col d'Aspin. The next day. Piepoli and Cobo finished as one and two on the top of Hautacam. But during the next rest day, it was announced that Piepoli and Ricco were caught at the use of doping. Those the riders were fired immediately but the team had to leave the tour de france. Saunier Duval decided to stop immediately with sponsoring so Scott took over as main sponsor for the remainder of the season. Saunier Duval-Scott became Scott-American Beef.
The next season with a new main sponsor saw Fuji-Servetto riding in the Pro-Tour with only one good rider. Cobo stayed with the team and was the only rider to show something at the top level. He won a stage in the Vuelta.
The 2010 Season started under the name Footon-Servetto without Cobo who went to Caisse D'Epargne and was the last year of the team in the World-Tour. They were relegated to a Pro-Continental team before the 2011 season. And here, we take a new start with a new sponsor.
Edited by Spilak23 on 09-10-2011 12:28
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 22-08-2011 20:33
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Rider Presentation
Team leaders:
 Denis Menchov
He is our absulate leader. He will fight for the podium in the Giro, which he won in 2009 and for the podium in the Vuelta, where he won in 2005?? and 2007. We won't go to the Tour De France so he won't defend his podium there.
 Carlos Sastre
Not so strong as 2 or 3 years ago, he will support Menchov and go for stage win's on famous mountains in Italy and Spain.
I'll show an overview of the other riders when i start my savegame.
Edited by Spilak23 on 21-09-2011 21:06
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 23-08-2011 00:56
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Rider Presentation
Young talents
 Fabio Duarte
He is a very talented Colombian climber. His explosivness is his main weapon but he has also shown he can handle longer classics with his victory in the 2008 world championships u23.
 Marko Kump
A young Slovenian rider with a good sprint. He is also very strong in cobbled races. Shown by his victory in the Ronde van Vlaanderen u23 last year.
 Fabio Felline
Felline is an Italian alrounder. He has potential to become very good in Cobbles, hills, sprints. We will see what he becomes but it will be good for sure. He showed his talents with two stages wins and the overall in last years Circuit de Lorraine
Edited by Spilak23 on 21-09-2011 21:07
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| Flash127 |
Posted on 23-08-2011 01:02
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looks like a pretty good story good choice of team too
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| Mr_Monk |
Posted on 23-08-2011 02:21
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I played a career with Geox on PCM 10 and Duarte ended up having 83 mountain, Kump had 81 cobble, and Felline had 78 cobble. Hope you have the same luck I did |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 23-08-2011 15:43
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@ Mr_Monk: Yeah, I hope they can all become stars.
@Flash127: Thanks
Edited by Spilak23 on 23-08-2011 15:44
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 25-08-2011 20:05
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Rider Presentation
Free Elements
Juan Jose Cobo Acebo
Cobo returned to the team after one year with Caisse d'Epargne. His importance is shown by the fact that the team relegated in the year without him. He will try peak for the Volta Cyclista a Catalunya and the GP al Pais Viasco.
Mauricio Alberto Ardila
Ardila is a small Colombian climber. He came over from Rabobank, just as Menchov. He will be a domestique during the Giro and the Vuelta.
David Blanco
Blanco is a spanish climber/time-trialer. He will assist Cobo in Catalunya and Pais Viasco.
David De La Fuente
De La Fuente is a very attracting rider. He will be seen alot in breaks. He will go for the KoM-jersey in races like Catalunya and Pais Viasco.
Xavier Florencio
A puncheur with a good finish. Winner of San Sebastian some years ago. He will go for stages in the beginning of the season.
Edited by Spilak23 on 21-09-2011 21:08
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 26-08-2011 13:34
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Rider Presentation
Teammates
Thomas Alberio
Alberio is a young rider. In 2008, he became Europian champion U23 in the madison alongside Elia Viviani. His main power is his sprint. He will be a domestique in our team.
 Mathiass Brändle
Brändle is the Austrian time trial champion. He has potential to become a very good time trialer. He will ride the Giro this year.
Giampaolo Cheula
Cheula is a small Italian puncheur. He will fight for KoM-jerseys in races in his home country.
Danielli Colli
28 now, Colli used to be one of the most promising young sprinters in the peleton. He hasn't become a topper yet but it can still happen. He will fight for top 5's in sprints in the beginning of the season.
Marco Corti
Corti is an Italian rider and son of old-rider Claudio Corti. He is most famous of winning the Lanterne Rouge in the Giro of 2010. He will be a domestique in our team.
Edited by Spilak23 on 21-09-2011 21:09
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| aas169 |
Posted on 28-08-2011 15:11
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Good luck with your story |
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 28-08-2011 19:39
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Thanks aas169
I hope I can start the real story as quick as possible!
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 28-08-2011 19:41
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Rider Presentation
Team-mates
Arkaitz Duran
Duran is has been with the team for his whole carreer. He started young at the age of 19 in 2005 so he isn't old yet. He can help the team in the mountains and in time-trials.
 Noe Gianetti
This Swiss rider is the son of old rider and Team Manager Mauro Gianetti. Only 21 years old. He will be a domestique in the beginning of his career.
David Gutierrez Gutierrez
One of the true domestiques in our team.
Dimitry Kozontchuk
After his victory in Paris-Roubaix U23 in 2005, he got a chance with team Rabobank. There he met fellow Russian Menchov. Since then he has been Menchov's team-mate and friend.
Matteo Pelucchi
Pelucchi is a young Italian sprinter. He will never be a top-sprinter but he could become a good lead-out man.
Daniele Ratto
Another young Italian rider. He showed his talent last year winning the GP Industria & Artigianato in front of Pellizotti.
Rafael Valls Ferri
Valls is a small Spanish climber. He could become a good climbing teammate like Beltran or Smyd.
Marcel Wyss
Wyss is a Swiss climber with an okay time trial. He will be a good helper during this years GT's.
Edited by Spilak23 on 21-09-2011 21:11
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| Tooom3k |
Posted on 28-08-2011 20:27
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If you keep focus on HC races, it shouldn't be hard to get to the Pro Tour. Good luck |
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| dev4ever |
Posted on 30-08-2011 18:02
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Nice story! it gonna be very interesting to follow
Edited by dev4ever on 30-08-2011 18:04
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 31-08-2011 14:33
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Good news! I got a new activation key and can start the real story now!
And btw: thanks for the response Toom3k and dev4ever
Edited by Spilak23 on 31-08-2011 18:08
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