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[PCT] Euskaltel
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 07-06-2016 09:31
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The Euskaltel team is a team based around their supporters and those of Spanish Cycling in general. Alongside other Spanish cycling teams, the Euskaltel team looks to become a great force in the cycling world.
The Euskaltel team of the past is known for their climbing and it is this which gained the team promotion in their first season from the CT to the PCT. However a relatively unsuccessful season which saw us finish in the final relegation place made the manager realise the team needs a bit of a shake up. Due to other teams disbanding we were offered the chance to remain in the PCT and we took it very quickly and so we hope to prove our worth this season.
Euskaltel looks to be a force over a wide range of terrains, especially in the Mountains, the Hills and the Sprints. The PCT is a competitive division and a well rounded team will be necessary to achieve what we hope to achieve.
We hope you thoroughly enjoy your journey as a supporter of the Orange on their way to Cycling Legend!
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 07-06-2016 09:31
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 Sander Armee
Dominique Cornu
 Julian David Arredondo
Rafael Infantino
Juan Sebastian Tamayo Martinez
 Francisco Anton Martin
Hector Duenas Nevado
Ruben Fernandez
Delio Fernandez
José Herrada
Gorka Izagirre
Eduard Prades
Enrique Sanz
Rafael Valls
 William Bonnet
Nacer Bouhanni
Ludovic Bret
Christopher De Souza
Arnold Jeannesson
Kévin Reza
Jérémy Roy
 Damiano Caruso
 Sergiu Cioban
 Milos Borisavljevic
 Nazir Jaser
Edited by Luis Leon Sanchez on 30-06-2016 08:16
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 07-06-2016 09:32
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As always our brilliant jersey maker Jakstar22 provides the goods with yet another stunning outfit. The orange in this jersey is what we really love about it, it represents the Euskaltel of old and the Basque flags on the front and bottom add a little touch to remember the roots of this famous team.
Edited by Luis Leon Sanchez on 07-06-2016 09:45
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 07-06-2016 09:32
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January
 Down Under Classic
Tour Down Under
February
 Berner Rundfahrt
 Tour of Eritrea
 Tour de San Luis
 Gisborne GP
March
 FBD Eire Tour
 Kandy Cycling Classic
Corsica International
April
 Tour of Vancouver
 Philadelphia International Championship
Tour of Romandie
 Dutch Food Valley Classic
 Interlagos Grand Prix
May
5 Jours de Dunkerque
 Tour of Japan
 Windhoek ITT
 Scandinavia Open Road Race
Euskal Bizikleta
 Berlin ProRace
Olympia's Tour
June
 Tour of Norway
 Nelspruit Classic
 Tour d'Andorra
July
 Isle of Man ITT
Giro del Trentino
 Tour of Beijing
August
Clasica San Sebastian
 Nakhon Ratchasima Trophy
 Baltic Chain Tour
Grands Prix Cyclistes
September
 Tour of Ukraine
 Grand Prix de la Ville d'Oran
Milano - Torino
October
Colombian Venteaux
Giro dell'Emilia
 Course de Solidarnosc
 Tour of East Java
Edited by Luis Leon Sanchez on 30-06-2016 09:01
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 07-06-2016 09:32
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| Course de Solidarnosc | Win | | Tour of Eritrea | Win | | Berlin ProRace | Top 5 | | Tour de Romandie | Top 5 | | Team Standings | Top 10 |
In typical manner, we've decided to go with some very difficult and also a variety of goals. Two Win goals and two Top 5 goals along with a Top 10 in the Team Standings will all be difficult having failed a majority, if not all, of our goals in the last two seasons. This season is the one where we shall look to turn it around and this post will be updated with reports to show our progress!
Edited by Luis Leon Sanchez on 10-06-2016 11:14
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 07-06-2016 09:38
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| knockout |
Posted on 07-06-2016 11:37
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Cool to see you getting a second chance in PCT. I wish you all the best for the upcoming season 
A Big Thank You To All MG Reporters! |
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 07-06-2016 16:34
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Well, time for you to show the world I should have relegated 
Good luck!
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 07-06-2016 23:08
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I will never grow tired of a Euskaltel jersey! Hope to see it at the front of the peloton quite a bit during the season.
Indosat - ANZ HQ
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| Margh Norway |
Posted on 08-06-2016 18:52
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Great to see our arch-rivals back in PCT!
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 08-06-2016 19:17
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Great to see you back on the site and nice to see the team has been allowed back in PCT
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 10-06-2016 10:50
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| Nationality | Rider | Wage | | Francisco Anton Martin | 70,000 | | Julian David Arredondo | 75,000 | | William Bonnet | 75,000 | | Milos Borisavljevic | 95,000 | | Nacer Bouhanni | 100,000 | | Hector Duenas Nevado | 50,000 | | Ruben Fernandez | 80,000 | | Delio Fernandez | 60,000 | | José Herrada | 75,000 | | Rafael Infantino | 70,000 | | Gorka Izagirre | 100,000 | | Nazir Jaser | 50,000 | | Arnold Jeannesson | 65,000 | | Kévin Reza | 95,000 | | Enrique Sanz | 50,000 | | Juan Sebastian Tamayo Martinez | 60,000 | | Rafael Valls | 450,000 |
These 17 riders have shown in the last season or two that they are worth keeping for now. They will provide a core for us to build around during the transfer season especially with the likes of Bouhanni and Valls. Although it is likely that we'll cause some sort of transfer season shock again because we always like to surprise the fans!
Released:
Sebastian Anaya
David Arroyo
Juan José Cobo
Julien El Fares
Alex Frame
Manuel Lloret
David López Garcia
Amaël Moinard
Haritz Orbe
Amets Txurruka
Benoît Vaugrenard
As you can see a bit of a shake up, none of the above riders were offered a contract opportunity at all which may come of a surprise to some. Most will be heading off to the Free Agency due to age/decline and others because we don't believe they belong in our project any longer. Many have served us well and we wish them look in their future endeavours.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 10-06-2016 11:18
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Oh, Anaya free?  |
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 14-06-2016 10:32
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First FA Signing- Jérémy Roy
The very first signing made by the Euskaltel team this transfer season is a man from the Free Agency. He was one of the first riders that we placed a bid on and luckily no one else was interested which surprised us somewhat but also led to extreme happiness when he was confirmed as one of our riders earlier today!
That man is Jérémy Roy, the 33 year old Frenchman joins the team on a very low wage of only 60,000 which in our minds is a bargain. He wasn't overly pleased about the lack of interest in him but realises that his age means that he may only spend one year here before moving on so he wants to make the most of it while he can. He is the first pure Puncheur to join our team and may not be the only one this transfer season. He will certainly play a part in our position in the standings at the end of the season and we look forward to seeing him in the Orange colours. His fighting spirit is bound to catch the attention of our Basque fans.
| FLA | MO | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHW | PRO | | 74 | 62 | 78 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 61 | 69 | 63 | 65 | 76 | 69 | 72 |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 14-06-2016 10:34
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Absolute bargain indeed!
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| roturn |
Posted on 14-06-2016 11:20
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On that wage you can`t do any wrong. No matter now if he starts to perform or not. |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 15-06-2016 05:21
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That is such a bargain, particularly seeing how expensive a fair few other similar puncheurs are getting. Good job!
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 15-06-2016 08:47
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Next Signings- Cornu and Bret
The next two signings we present are both Time Trial specialists with one being a world beater and the other a good domestique. Both signed from other teams.
The first of these riders is Belgian National TT Champion Dominique Cornu. He has spent previous seasons riding for Bpost-Vlaanderen and has made a name for himself in the cycling world. He joins the team for a fee of 900,000. His 210,000 wage is certainly helpful as it is not very high and he should score a lot of points for the team.
His 81TT is by far his greatest asset as a rider and he is the kind of leader that our team has simply not had in previous seasons. His MO/HIL combination of 67/72 is also bound to be useful to try and secure good GC positions in stage races. His 73ACC and 75FTR also add to his arsenal. He is a rider who we feel can make a huge difference to our season and hopefully he performs well!
| FLA | MO | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHW | PRO | | 75 | 67 | 72 | 81 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 61 | 73 | 75 | 62 | 81 |
The second of the riders is Ludovic Bret. The 29 year old is the second Frenchman and second Time Trial specialist to join the team in this transfer window. He joins from Ayubowan! for a fee of 75,000. His 65,000 wage does mean that he will be riding as a domestique for the team. His 75TT and 74FLA will hopefully be useful for us in flat stage races where he can work on the front for Bouhanni, he may even be able to pick up a few points here and there.
| FLA | MO | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHW | PRO | | 74 | 58 | 62 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 66 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 75 |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 15-06-2016 19:10
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Very happy you're staying in PCT. Looking forward to that. Too bad to see you lose the Basque focus a bit here, though. But I'm sure it's all thought out of  |
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 21-06-2016 11:32
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Throughout the two seasons that the team has been running, we have never really had any specialist puncheurs or especially not a team full of them. This was the main change made to the team this year. Roy has already been presented and now we present 5 more! It may be noticeable that we signed quite a few riders from outside Spain/France but we do not feel like this will harm the team in any way as they are all of similar quality and they all add something to the team.
Damiano Caruso
The strongest rider of the five is not from one of our main focus countries but we didn't mind looking elsewhere to secure this top rider. His acceleration, mountain and sprint stats are good back up to his strong Hill stat and he will lead the team in the Hills alongside Roy. The 29 year old joined us from the Free Agency with a wage of 300,000 so he didn't come cheap but we believe he will prove his worth!
| FLA | MO | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHW | PRO | | 68 | 69 | 78 | 57 | 76 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 70 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 57 |
Christopher De Souza
The 27 year old Frenchman joined the team from Ayubowan! for 50,000 which we believe is a bargain due to his 50,000 wage. He will be a very good domestique for our two leaders in this terrain and he is from one of our focus nations.
| FLA | MO | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHW | PRO | | 69 | 65 | 75 | 55 | 75 | 75 | 64 | 60 | 63 | 74 | 64 | 69 | 55 |
Sergui Cioban
The 26 year old Moldovan joined us from Valio - De Laval for a fee of 100,000 and on a wage of only 50,000. He is another minimum wage rider who we believe will be a strong domestique for our leaders. He is our first and probably only rider to come from Moldova.
| FLA | MO | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHW | PRO | | 68 | 65 | 75 | 64 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 63 |
Eduard Prades
The 29 year old is the only Spaniard to join the team during this transfer season. We managed to acquire his services from the Free Agency on a 50,000 wage. He will be an important part of our Hills team and we hope that his decent fighter stat will lead to him being a good breakaway rider.
| FLA | MO | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHW | PRO | | 69 | 70 | 74 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 74 | 67 | 66 |
Sander Armee
The 31 year old Armee becomes the second Belgian rider to sign for the team in this transfer window. He also joins the team as a 50,000 wage Free Agent which is a small price to pay for his services. We are hoping that his decent SPR/ACC/FTR combo will lead to him being active in breakaways where he could find decent results. He also takes the title for being the best cobbler in the team so he will get the chance to ride as a leader on occasions.
| FLA | MO | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHW | PRO | | 71 | 68 | 74 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 76 | 64 |
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