The Euskaltel-Bavaria Team was formed after getting acceptance into the World of Cycling. The Basque Country cycling supporters were all very disappointed about the disbanding of the Euskaltel-Euskadi Team and thus Euskaltel decided to rejoin the cycling scene as a Co-Sponsor of the new team with Colombian Beer Company, Bavaria. The team hopes to adopt the attacking style of climbing of the Basque and Colombian Riders.

Mresuperstar wrote:
Good luck, can't wait to see what kind of team you will be able to achieve.

Igor Anton: The very strong, well known Climber is one of two big targets for the team for the upcoming transfer period. We are hoping to make some sort of direct transfer deal.
Mikel Nieve: Like Anton, Nieve is another Basque Climber. Although he is not as strong as Anton he is still a big target for the team.
Sammy Sanchez: He may be old but he was the icon of Basque cycling throughout his career and continues to be as he ages.
Daniel Navarro: A strong climber, especially at a CT level, who will be a perfect leader for the team for the first couple of seasons. A direct transfer will be the ideal situation here.
Izagirre Brothers: Both Gorka and Ion are both big targets for the team. They are both young and full of potential, with Ion being a perfect CT Stage Race Rider.
Jaime Suaza: A very strong Colombian Climber, although it may be a little difficult to bring him to the team.
Wilson Marrentes- He may not be the strongest of riders but he will be a very solid domestique for the team.
Nairo Quintana: Probably not a huge surprise to see the young climbers name here. With great potential and a possible stats update he will certainly be as strong as he is in real life. If we can get hold of him that will make our Colombian Sponsor very happy.

Obviously there are many strong young talents and riders to be added to the database but for now these are the riders that we do not mind sharing our interest in.
We also know that some of these riders are quite possibly out of reach but we will try where we can.

Luis Leon Sanchez wrote:

ProContinental and Continental teams have the same goals rules to follow:
All teams must have at least 1 'Win' Goal - This means winning a classic or Stage Race outright

Band 1

Band 1 has quite a few teams but we should be able to score points in Ruta America del Sur which is quite a hilly stage race. The Volta ao Algarve is the only other important race in this band and that is because our Sponsor Onda wants a result here. The hilly stages 2 and 3 should provide a few opportunities for the team.

Ruta America del Sur


Volta ao Algarve

Band 2

Band 2 contains by far the most important races of our season and is also going to have the max 24 teams at each race. This will make it difficult but we are up for the challenge. One of our goals is to win the mountainous Tour de Azerbaijan, we have seen that other teams also have this as a goal so we are looking forward to an exciting race. Our other race goal is to get a top 5/3 GC in the Tour de Pologne, this hilly mountainous race suits the team and we are hoping to get our goal here. The Tour of Utah will also be targeted by the team due to the very mountainous stages. We do not have a goal here but if we want to do well in the rankings then we need a good result here.

Tour de Azerbaijan


Tour de Pologne

Band 3

The races in band 3 will only have 15 teams at them so this will provide us with good opportunities to score points. The flattish stage races of Tour de Langkawi and Tour de Algerie will still be of interest to the team as there are still a few hilly stages. breakaway attempts may also be successful due to smaller numbers of riders and teams. The Mountainous Classic , Vuelta la Comunidad de Madrid should also be a good chance for a win, with only 15 teams and it being in the teams home country we can definitely hope for a good result here.

Tour de Langkawi


Tour de Algerie


Vuelta la Comunidad de Madrid