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A new start for cycling [EPIC season 2]
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 14-11-2014 10:37
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UCI press conference
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. As were approaching the end of the first season after the great purge [see details: https://pcmdaily.c...626], we want to look back at what we have achieved so far and look forward to the second season.
Looking back at the goals we had set for the first season, we can only say that it was an absolute success. The corruption within the UCI has ended and there is more transparancy. We give the teams imput in all kinds of things, from calendar changes to the point system.
Another important goal was the globalisation of cycling. We gave important places on the calendar for some South American, African and Asian races. Joaquim Rodriguez participated and won the Tour de San Luis, Belkin dominated the Tour de Gabon and the Tour of Hainan currently underway also has an impressive field. We also welcomed cyclists from all over the world into the peloton, including some that are almost completely new to cycling.
We also succeeded in our attempts to bring young cyclists into the peloton. Over 80 new riders aged 18 to 23 have made it into the peloton so far. We also have 13 extra riders confirmed next seaon already. Not all those who rode this year will continue, but most of them will. We hope to welcome even more young riders before the next season starts.
These young riders went on to get some results in their first year, including a few big wins. Most succesful of these was Willem Brouwer, currently 17th on the rankings. He managed to win the Tour de Gabon, the Clasica de Almeria, Tour de Vendee and a Giro stage, while also wearing the maglia rosa for one day. Kim Po-ding, the first North Korean in the peloton, won the Volta ao Algarve and the Bayern Rundfahrt. Christian De Vries won the Osterreich Rundfahrt, Jordan Birtles won the Danmark Rundt and Cristian Schroder won the Tour of Norway. A lot of riders picked up stage wins as well, champion here is Adrien Hanzen. Oreste Ghita managed to finish 10th in the Vuelta, while Mitchell Birt picked up 2 stages wins in that Vuelta.
For the next season, we will be changing the calendar a bit. A few more classics will be added and a stage race will disappear. We will welcome Drapac Cycling in the Continental Tour, giving us a total of 40 teams for next season. The World Tour will be reduced to 16 teams, so we'll have 24 Continental Tour teams.
We will also be looking for more managers. Amongst the available teams are Trek, AG2R and Cofidis to name a few. We will open manager applications in a few days, to join the existing group of about 20 managers continuing into the next season.
We also hope to welcome new riders, those applications will be opened soon as well. Riders will be allowed to compete from the start of the upcoming season.
After this explanation, we will now take any questions you may have.
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 14-11-2014 10:43
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Ollfardh wrote:
The corruption within the UCI has ended
already lost it there 
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 14-11-2014 10:48
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SSJ2Luigi wrote:
Ollfardh wrote:
The corruption within the UCI has ended
already lost it there
Well, what was I supposed to say? Yeah, we're still corrupt as hell, but we're doing a better job at covering it up 
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| sgdanny |
Posted on 14-11-2014 10:53
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Well said  Really hope that more will join The attitude is both friendly and competitive 
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 14-11-2014 14:17
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Ollfardh wrote :
The corruption within the UCI has ended
Lampre Merida for one are glad to hear this news |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 15-11-2014 18:27
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Manager applications opened
The UCI is now taking applications for the next season. While of course we gave priority to existing managers, the remaining spots will be open to new managers.
To sign up, follow the link in my signature or send me a PM if you have questions. YOu also find a FAQ in this link:
https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread....d_id=36868
Below you'll find a list of available teams.
Teams
World Tour Teams
 Astana [The Schleck Fan  ]
 Belkin [Ollfardh  ]
 BMC [brewers90 ]
 Cannondale [mvhoogdalem ]
 Europecar [SSJ2Luigi ]
Garmin-Sharp [Dippofix  ]
Giant-Shimano [nacho63  ]
 Katusha [Bikex ]
Lotto-Belisol [Marcovdw ]
 Movistar [knockout  ]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step [Paul23 ]
Team Sky [jaxika  ]
Tinkoff-Saxo [Stromeon  ]
Trek Factory Racing
Still in the fight for the last 2 WT spots
AG2R
Euskaltel [Atlantius ]
 Orica-Greenedge [Cycleman123 ]
Pro Continental Teams
Androni Giocattoli [Luis Leon Sanchez  ]
Bardiani-CSF [The Hobbit  ]
Bretagne
Caja Rural
 CCC Polsat Polkowice[sgdanny ]
 Champion System [Silvio Herklotz ]
Cofidis
 Colombia [JoeArmstrong13 ]
Crelan-Euphony
Drapac Cycling
FDJ [TheManxMissile  ]
 IAM Cycling
Lampre-Merida [sutty68 ]
Neri Sottoli
 MTN Qhubeka [Selwink ]
NetApp-Endura [Shonak  ]
Rusvelo
Sojasun
Team Novo Nordisk
Topsport Vlaanderen
UnitedHealthcare
Vacansoleil-DCM [trekbmc ]
Wanty-Groupe Gobert
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| Roextro |
Posted on 15-11-2014 18:43
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I am hoping that I can get a team for the next year |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 17-11-2014 08:57
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Riders applications opened
The UCI is now also taking applications for new riders for 2014. Do you think you have what it takes to turn professional? Sign up today!
https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread....d_id=31750
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 07-12-2014 10:30
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Offseason starting tomorrow
With Lars Boom winning Paris-Tours and Joaquim Rodriguez taking the World Championship jersey, the first season of EPIC concluded. The offseason will start tomorrow, so this is pretty much the last call to all managers for next year if you want to work on your team. Available teams are AG2R, IAM, Sojasun and many others. Sign up in the link below!
https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread....rowstart=0
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 07-12-2014 17:05
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Finally the season has ended, now lets hope the new one will be a little bit more successful for us here at Lampre Merida |
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 08-12-2014 16:02
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After the first season, Europcar secured a place in the World Tour next year, while AG2R, FDJ, Lampre and Vacansoleil went down. Here are the teams for next year, with a few teams still looking for a new manager:
2014 Teams
World Tour Teams
Astana [The Schleck Fan ]
Belkin [Ollfardh ]
BMC [brewers90 ]
Cannondale [mvhoogdalem ]
Europecar [SSJ2Luigi ]
Euskaltel [Atlantius ]
Garmin-Sharp [Dippofix ]
Giant-Shimano [nacho63 ]
Katusha [Bikex ]
Lotto-Belisol [Marcovdw ]
Movistar [knockout ]
Omega Pharma-Quick Step [Paul23 ]
Orica-Greenedge [Cycleman123 ]
Team Sky [jaxika ]
Tinkoff-Saxo [Stromeon ]
Trek Factory Racing [jihardy ]
Pro Continental Teams
AG2R
Androni Giocattoli [Luis Leon Sanchez ]
Bardiani-CSF [The Hobbit ]
Bretagne
Caja Rural [Smowz ]
CCC Polsat Polkowice [sgdanny ]
Champion System [Silvio Herklotz ]
Cofidis [DaveTwoBob ]
Colombia [JoeArmstrong13 ]
Crelan-Euphony
Drapac Cycling [OZrocker  ]
FDJ [TheManxMissile ]
IAM Cycling
Lampre-Merida [sutty68 ]
Neri Sottoli
MTN Qhubeka [Selwink ]
NetApp-Endura [Shonak ]
Rusvelo
Sojasun
Team Novo Nordisk
Topsport Vlaanderen [DarkBlut ]
UnitedHealthcare
Vacansoleil-DCM [trekbmc ]
Wanty-Groupe Gobert
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 11-12-2014 13:50
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2013 awards
Here are this years nominations for the Velo d'Or, voting is now open!
https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread....ost_999748
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 15-12-2014 15:42
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Vélo d'Or
1) Best Rider:
Peter Sagan
2) Best Team:
Sky
3) Best HQ:
Euskaltel
4) Best Manager:
Brewers90
5) Best EPIC rider:
Adrien Hanzen
6) Best reporter:
Shonak
Congratulations to all the winners!
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 22-12-2014 22:08
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Last call for new managers, follow the link in my signature
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 06-01-2015 20:08
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Draft
After two draft rounds, a lot of teams added interesting riders to their rosters. First pick was Caja Rural, who brought Julian Arredondo into the peloton. NetApp surprised by signing 18 year old Mathieu Van Der Poel, the youngest rider of them all. Frank Schleck returns to Vacansoleil after his suspension. We have some "brothers of" joining as well. Dayer Quintana was drafted by Androni while Sebastian Henao went to AG2R. The Yates brothers split up, Adam went to Giant and Simon went to Garmin. Sam Bennett turned pro as well, joining Saxo. Finaly some guys who are expected to rule te world some day: Caleb Ewan went to Orica, Matej Mohoric went to Astana and Silvio Herklotz joined Belkin. Finaly Lampre decided to give Felix Cardenas another chance.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 16-01-2015 09:56
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Transfers
Some really big changes in the offseason this year. One of the biggest transfers came at the start, as Mark Cavendish returned to Sky while Richie Porte joined Omega Pharma. In the mean time, Euskatel started a big operation to bring all the Basques home, signing Intxauski, Zubeldia and a bunch of others. Evans and Albasini switched teams, as did Barguil and Ten Dam and also Roche and Fuglsang. The next big transfer was a bit one sided, as BMC got Konig from NetApp, giving the Germans Nerz instead.
What followed was some more questionable transfers. Giant traded their draft pick Adam yates for Hesjedal and some Kreders. Omega Pharma traded both Stybar and Velits to Germin for Dennis. Pinot went to Trek and Gallopin went to FDJ. Kangert joined Giant and Degenkolb was given in return to Astana. Some of these transfers look a bit one-sided, to say the least.
In the mean time Basso realised it was time for a step back and was sold to Androni. Chavanel joined Europcar. Flecha went to Movistar, so they would score some points on the cobbles this year. Giant kept turning their team around, Mezgec out, Van Poppel, Westra and Poels in. At the same time, Omega Pharma kept demolishing their successful cobble squad, trading Vandenbergh for De Gendt.
We had to wait for the last days of the transfer period for the biggest deal though. Katusha traded Joaquim Rodriguez and Dani Moreno for Kreuziger and Kump. Next Turgot and Guardini switched teams, and the final trade was Bobridge and Wagner to Lampre, Malori to Belkin.
In the mean time, Argos did not extend Kittel's contract, which came as a shock. Belkin used their budget to buy him for a record sum. Bradley Wiggins also got tired of the competition at Sky and joined Garmin, where he could lead a GT.
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| trekbmc |
Posted on 16-01-2015 09:59
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All those guys leaving Vaconsoleil. *criesinside*
"What done is, is one." - Benji Naesen
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 16-01-2015 10:01
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Why am i still Swedish?
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| trekbmc |
Posted on 16-01-2015 10:11
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It's your manager nation. but if that isn't sweedish I have no idea.
"What done is, is one." - Benji Naesen
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 16-01-2015 10:12
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Trek - It's Vacansoleil. And something tells me the fault lies somewhere in your camp
TMM - Well, when did you change it?
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