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PT Wildcards Announced, 2017
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 19-09-2017 08:23
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Thank you to all PCT teams for getting your choices in so swiftly after transfers, with 16 of the 26 teams looking to take part in PT races this season. Now, onto the results!
Starting with the Grand Tours, there was in the end the ideal situation of 6 applicants for the 6 spaces, and we have three teams who will make their GT debuts. Both Ferrero - Samruk and Podium Ambition at the Giro, plus Haute Route - Movic at the Tour. Having both previously ridden the Tour, Euskaltel and Valio - DeLaval will mark their 2nd Grand Tours at the Vuelta. More familar with Grand Tours, Team UBS are heading back to the Tour de France.
| Giro d'Italia | Ferrero - Samruk | Podium Ambition | | Vuelta a Espana | Euskaltel | Valio - DeLaval | | Tour de France | Haute Route - Mavic | Team UBS |
There are 6 teams taking part in the Monuments across the season, meaning that 4 teams get to compete in 2. This includes PCT newcomers Isostar - Adriatic (from CT) and Grieg-Eftel - who were the only relegating PT team to apply for wildcards.
| Milano San Remo | Ferrero - Samruk | Novatek-Panarmenian.net | | Ronde van Vlaanderen | Isostar - Adriatic | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Paris - Roubaix | Grieg-Eftel | Valio - DeLaval | | Liege- Bastogne - Liege | Grieg-Eftel | Novatek-Panarmenian.net | | Giro di Lombardia | Isostar - Adriatic | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam |
There are 7 teams who will take part in Stage Races, of which there are 8 this season. SPAR - Shimano - SCG, Team Ticos Air Costa Rica, Orange Pro Cycling and Eritel - Sonatrach get their wildcards fix here - with more races for some of the GT teams too.
| Tour of Qatar | Haute Route - Mavic | Team Ticos Air Costa Rica | | Tirreno-Adriatico | SPAR - Shimano - SCG | Team Ticos Air Costa Rica | | Paris-Nice | Eritel - Sonatrach | Valio - DeLaval | | Tour de Suisse | Eritel - Sonatrach | Team UBS | | Criterium du Dauphine Libere | Haute Route - Mavic | Orange Pro Cycling | | | Praha - Karlovy Vary - Praha | Haute Route - Mavic | SPAR - Shimano - SCG | | Tour of Northern Europe | SPAR - Shimano - SCG | Valio - DeLaval | | Tour of Tasmania | Orange Pro Cycling | Team UBS |
The classics see 8 teams across 10 classics. 3 races for Carlsberg - Danske Bank, Netia - Vónin and Kraftwerk Man Machine, who only applied for classics. Also 3 for Lierse, and 2 races for the others.
| Badaling International | Grieg-Eftel | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Classique du Grand-Duché | Grieg-Eftel | Isostar - Adriatic | | Chrono des Herbiers | Netia - Vónin | Novatek-Panarmenian.net | | Strada Appia Antica | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | GP Liechtenstein | Isostar - Adriatic | Kraftwerk Man Machine | | Fleche Wallone | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | Netia - Vónin | | Amstel Gold Race | Kraftwerk Man Machine | Valio - DeLaval | | GP Moscow | Netia - Vónin | Novatek-Panarmenian.net | | East Midlands Cicle Classic | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Copenhagen-Malmo TTT | Carlsberg - Danske Bank | Valio - DeLaval |
Edited by SportingNonsense on 19-09-2017 18:12
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| SotD |
Posted on 19-09-2017 08:32
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Congrats to all who got wildcards.
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| trekbmc |
Posted on 19-09-2017 08:36
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Thanks SN, amazing that it all got in so fast! 
Nice to get 3 classics wildcards, I was 4k short of being able to go for stage races  But we got a GT last year so it's good that some new teams get to have a go in the PT.
Funnily, we are becoming a regular feature in FW, so we'll get a shot at improving on LLS' 23rd last season, this time with Kwiatkowski. GP Moscow will be Vantomme's chance to shine but Qatar last season will probably make me aim higher than possible, will be fun to give him a go anyway.  Finally Chrono des Herbiers will be hilarious given we have no stable time trialists.
Congrats to the other wildcard getters, seeing a French and Swiss team in the TDF is cool, as is a Spanish one in the Vuelta.
"What done is, is one." - Benji Naesen
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| viking90 |
Posted on 19-09-2017 08:41
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Congrats guys! Hopefully you all help a fellow earlier PCT manager and give me some leadout and stuff like that so we can survive in PT |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 19-09-2017 08:44
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Forza Giro! Not my preffered grand tour, but we can't all be part of the tour. We're going to do sod all in that race, but it'll be fun nonetheless
Surprised more teams didn't apply for the GT's, y'all missing out
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 19-09-2017 10:02
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Thank you very much for the chance to ride La Vuelta!
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| ember |
Posted on 19-09-2017 10:06
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Cool to see that no less than 16 PCT teams will take part in PT this season! Also great to see Grieg-Eftel get a wildcard for LBL, as that means we'll see EBH there, assuming tastasol will send him.
Also some strong teams getting a wildcard for the GTs, which is cool. Would definitely be interesting to see a rider like Amador at the Tour, if that's part of UBS's plans! |
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| roturn |
Posted on 19-09-2017 10:21
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ember wrote:
Cool to see that no less than 16 PCT teams will take part in PT this season! Also great to see Grieg-Eftel get a wildcard for LBL, as that means we'll see EBH there, assuming tastasol will send him.
Also some strong teams getting a wildcard for the GTs, which is cool. Would definitely be interesting to see a rider like Amador at the Tour, if that's part of UBS's plans!
Which is not ideal if you have a high set goal there. |
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 19-09-2017 10:52
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Wonderful. This is crucial for a few of my talents. Secures that Manninen, Henttala and Halme can all be maxed without much trouble as well as moving Nurmi and Khalifa a bit into level 4 making them easier to mx next season 
Very happy to get a GT as well as especially sending Kulppi back to P-R where he had his big breakthrough, Tour of Northern Europe in our backyard and Malmö-Copenhagen likewise in our home area. Really couldn't be happier!
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| Spilak23 |
Posted on 19-09-2017 11:00
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Nice to get a wild card for the two races we applied for. Should be competitive in both.
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| Bikex |
Posted on 19-09-2017 11:30
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Would have loved to ride the Giro again after Denifls 6th place last year. But the chances to get accepted were low, so only applied for the Stage Races. Thanks for allowing me to enter 3 races there. Tirreno - Adriatico is a great race to let Denifl compete against the PT climbers, Tour of Northern Europe is not really to the strength's of my team but wanted to try the race with its unique route. P - KV - P is a bonus, my timetrialers are not really strong, but Guerao will bring his sprint train for the two flat stages. |
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 19-09-2017 13:04
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This could not have gone better, thank you for these opportunities! Amador will definitely be at the Tour and the Tour de Suisse. This is nice because he only has 2 more chances (in theory) before he starts declining.
Congratulations to the other PCT managers who got what they wanted, especially you guys making your PT debuts!
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 19-09-2017 14:50
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Sick! Really glad to get these wildcards. I never imagined I'd be in a PT race, and as this might be my only chance for a while, I'm glad we get to be in so many.
Hopefully we attack a bit in the cobbled classics, and even without a good TTT squad, just showing the colors in Denmark/Sweden is a good enough present for me. Well worth the money. Classics was the only category I wanted as my team on other terrains wouldn't even be capable of attacking, and I wanted Boonen's last monument hoorah to have been 2015 Roubaix.
Thanks to the MGUCI for this opportunity!
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 19-09-2017 18:16
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I slightly jumped the gun on the wildcards post, assuming CrueTrue didn't want any races, when he did.
A couple of changes have been made to the Stage Races allocation now, to award two races to Orange Pro Cycling.
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 22-09-2017 16:32
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Great to get 3 wildcards for a first taste of PT competition
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