2018 season was a rough one. After a somewhat promising start, month by month we kept sliding down the rankings and finished dead last, 19th. Is that so bad? Hell naw, we got ourselves a core, learned the ropes and we are ready to go this year.
2019 season began with DK Zalgiris announcing a partnership with the country of Georgia, good friends of Lithuania and a nation full of youngsters who want to prove their worth on a global stage.
Our leading scoring, Evaldas Siskevicius remained on the team, amongst only other 5, which were all Lithuanians except young UBER talent Kyeng Ho Min. With a top 25 scorer in Siskevicius, and a bigger budget, DK Zalgiris are surely going to improve their record in 2019.
We went into renewals with a clear goal - get rid of players that we will be able to bring back without any issue.
We will be rolling into 2019 with a massive 6 man roster, allowing maximum flexibility.
Those 6 being:
Evaldas Siskevicius
78HIL 75ACC 145K
Darijus Dzervus
77SPR 77ACC 50K
Aidis Kruopis
77SPR 75ACC 50K
Egidijus Juodvalkis
75MTN 73HIL 50K
Airidas Videika
70COB 75ACC 50K
Kyeng Ho Min
75MTN 72HIL 55K
Only one leaving the club will be Min - on loan or permanently, as we cant get him to lvl 4 this season and his origins do not align with the team makeup were looking to have.
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I'm glad that Videika made the cut for you. Only was stagiare for a season at my team and i dont know if he even scored a single point but i like him somehow
We're happy to announce our first arrivals of the transfer window, a trio of youngsters joining the team permanently, and a loanee.
Let's start off with a Lithuanian Justas Beniusis, a young timetrialist, not particularly impressive anywhere else but on flat time trial stages. Joins us on a 50k wage.
Fla
Mo
Hill
TT
Sta
Res
Rec
Co
Spr
Acc
Ftr
Dhl
Prl
Ovr
Flg
Wage
68
64
55
72
66
67
66
56
57
66
66
68
71
67.85
50k
71
69
60
79
71
73
74
56
57
67
68
68
78
Maxed
50k
Next up is a Georgian youngster Sulkhan Akhmaevi, part of Georgia's youth prosperity program. He is more versatile than Beniusis, albeit more of jack of all trades, master of none. 50k for him too.
Fla
Mo
Hill
TT
Sta
Res
Rec
Co
Spr
Acc
Ftr
Dhl
Prl
Ovr
Flg
Wage
63
66
65
68
62
64
64
60
61
65
60
62
64
66.55
50k
68
71
68
77
69
69
71
60
61
65
63
63
73
Maxed
50k
Third rider joining us at the moment is Jhonatan Narvaez, an Ecuadorian native, who grew up idolizing Lithuanian women cyclists, which explains his choice of his first pro team. Joining us on 55k wage, this puncher is heir apparent to Siskevicius.
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Mo
Hill
TT
Sta
Res
Rec
Co
Spr
Acc
Ftr
Dhl
Prl
Ovr
Flg
Wage
67
67
70
67
68
67
70
61
71
68
66
65
65
69.75
55k
69
72
78
68
72
71
74
61
72
74
72
66
66
Maxed
55k
Lastly, Lucas Hamilton joins from Bennelong to gain experience in exchange for sweet cash money.
Another youngster joins the ranks of Zalgiris, and that is a beasty boy Alexandr Ovsyannikov from Kazakhstan. He's fairly decent on cobbles and on flat finishes, but his stardom will only come in a few years. We had to pry him away from couple of teams, but in the end we secured him for 80k
Fla
Mo
Hill
TT
Sta
Res
Rec
Co
Spr
Acc
Ftr
Dhl
Prl
Ovr
Flg
Wage
67
61
67
64
70
71
68
70
72
71
71
72
64
70,16
80k
74
61
68
64
75
72
80
75
79
78
71
73
64
Maxed
80k
Big Boy.
Enough of this baby hour kindergarten stuff. From now on it's all REAL SHIT. The real meat of the team is gotta start pouring in, and we have 2 lads that we've picked up from the free agency.
Starting off with Kai Reus. After a disappointing season (for someone on 150k) and an offseason of decline, he's joining DK Zalgiris for 70k. One of ours goals was to build a strong TT team, after failing to do so last year, and he is the first piece. He can also help on pretty any terrain, such a versatile rider with ability to score points is a steal.
Fla
Mo
Hill
TT
Sta
Res
Rec
Co
Spr
Acc
Ftr
Dhl
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Ovr
Flg
Wage
75
69
72
77
73
76
75
65
52
59
79
67
77
74,49
70k
And the last rider joining the squad this evening is Tesfar Teklit from Eritrea. 200+ points scored last season for Equinor, we've managed to pick him up for only 50k. What are other teams doing letting him fall into our lap, I do not know. He will be Siskevicius' lieutenant, and possibly even try his luck leading the squad.
Fla
Mo
Hill
TT
Sta
Res
Rec
Co
Spr
Acc
Ftr
Dhl
Prl
Ovr
Flg
Wage
70
70
77
64
75
72
70
59
64
70
60
67
64
74,50
50k
Provisional 2019 Squad
Name
Fla
Mo
Hill
TT
Sta
Res
Rec
Co
Spr
Acc
Ftr
Dhl
Prl
Ovr
Flg
Wage
Evaldas Siskevicius
70
73
78
65
73
72
68
50
71
75
72
64
65
76,06
145k
Tesfar Teklit
70
70
77
64
75
72
70
59
64
70
60
67
64
74,50
50k
Kai Reus
75
69
72
77
73
76
75
65
52
59
79
67
77
74,49
70k
Darijus Dzervus
73
54
66
71
73
72
75
57
77
77
71
65
76
73,83
50k
Aidis Kruopis
72
63
69
70
71
74
73
68
77
75
69
63
75
73,53
50k
Egidijus Juodvalkis
64
75
73
61
69
70
71
54
67
68
68
58
61
72,08
50k
Alexandr Ovsyannikov
67
61
67
64
70
71
68
70
72
71
71
72
64
70,16
80k
Airidas Videika
70
63
64
66
65
66
69
70
70
75
51
64
68
70,15
50k
Jhonatan Narvaez
67
67
70
67
68
67
70
61
71
68
66
65
65
69.75
55k
Lucas Hamilton
68
67
67
64
66
69
69
55
64
70
68
69
66
68.32
0k
Justas Beniusis
68
64
55
72
66
67
66
56
57
66
66
68
71
67.85
50k
Sulkhan Akhmaevi
63
66
65
68
62
64
64
60
61
65
60
62
64
66.55
50k
As you can see, only 12 riders there, so in the coming days at least 3 more will be joining the Greatest Team On Earth
DK Zalgiris has announced the arrival of two more riders, plugging more holes on the roster.
First up is Tushantha Rajapakshage, joining us from Farfetch Pro Cycling for 50k. As it was outlined when talking about Kai Reus, we want to build a good TTT team. He is also a decent hill domestique, with ability to get into breakaways.
Fla
Mo
Hill
TT
Sta
Res
Rec
Co
Spr
Acc
Ftr
Dhl
Prl
Ovr
Flg
Wage
72
64
70
76
71
72
68
61
50
69
75
54
78
73,35
50k
And the second signing is gonna be our cobble leader, Alexandr Nepomnyachsniy, joining us from SPAR for 325k. We've completely neglected cobbled races last year, and I wasn't going to make the same mistake again. With a couple of talented cobblers in Videika and Ovsya coming up, having a mentor like Nepo cannot hurt.
For our 15th spot on the roster we bring in DA BIG GUN. For club record 1 MILLION DOLLARS Benat Intxausti joins DK Zalgiris from Duolingo. Preliminary talks included only 650 thousand fee, but due to clerical error that rose up to a million. Taking some weight off Siskevicius' shoulders, Benat will be relied upon to score big buck points in the stage races and if possible, help out in TTTs. 300k wage is a rather large one for CT team, but is it worth it when MAL was on 200k last year? I'll say yeah. From now on forever known as a Lithuanian, Benat Intxausti is the new member of Greatest Team On Earth.
Fla
Mo
Hill
TT
Sta
Res
Rec
Co
Spr
Acc
Ftr
Dhl
Prl
Ovr
Flg
Wage
69
81
70
76
77
77
75
50
61
69
66
63
76
77,27
300k
Our omega super talent Kyeng Ho Min has departed DK Zalgiris for Farfetch Pro Cycling for 500k. While it is sad to see a youngin who has started spreading his wings in Lithuania, we could not hold onto him for too long to stall his progress towards becoming the next TdF winner.
We complete our predraft squad with Andreas Hofer. Joining us from T-Mobile for 175k, he is the best pure time trialist on the squad, and rounds out our TTTeam (78-77-77-76-72 is not bad).
Fla
Mo
Hill
TT
Sta
Res
Rec
Co
Spr
Acc
Ftr
Dhl
Prl
Ovr
Flg
Wage
73
58
65
78
74
72
68
55
63
68
75
64
78
73,50
50k
To make deals work, Airidas Videika has left DK Zalgiris for a season to join Aker - MOT on loan. We expect him to reaturn to Lithuania next year looking like a much improved rider
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51
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51
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Pre-Draft Squad
Name
Fla
Mo
Hill
TT
Sta
Res
Rec
Co
Spr
Acc
Ftr
Dhl
Prl
Ovr
Flg
Wage
Benat Intxausti
69
81
70
76
77
77
75
50
61
69
66
63
76
77,27
300k
Evaldas Siskevicius
70
73
78
65
73
72
68
50
71
75
72
64
65
76,06
145k
Alexandr Nepomnyachsniy
74
52
64
67
74
66
78
76
78
76
70
77
67
74,82
90k
Tesfar Teklit
70
70
77
64
75
72
70
59
64
70
60
67
64
74,50
50k
Kai Reus
75
69
72
77
73
76
75
65
52
59
79
67
77
74,49
70k
Darijus Dzervus
73
54
66
71
73
72
75
57
77
77
71
65
76
73,83
50k
Aidis Kruopis
72
63
69
70
71
74
73
68
77
75
69
63
75
73,53
50k
Andreas Hofer
73
58
65
78
74
72
68
55
63
68
75
64
78
73,50
50k
Tushantha Rajapakshage
72
64
70
76
71
72
68
61
50
69
75
54
78
73,35
50k
Egidijus Juodvalkis
64
75
73
61
69
70
71
54
67
68
68
58
61
72,08
50k
Alexandr Ovsyannikov
67
61
67
64
70
71
68
70
72
71
71
72
64
70,16
80k
Jhonatan Narvaez
67
67
70
67
68
67
70
61
71
68
66
65
65
69.75
55k
Lucas Hamilton
68
67
67
64
66
69
69
55
64
70
68
69
66
68.32
0k
Justas Beniusis
68
64
55
72
66
67
66
56
57
66
66
68
71
67.85
50k
Sulkhan Akhmaevi
63
66
65
68
62
64
64
60
61
65
60
62
64
66.55
50k
We will go into the draft looking to build some extra depth, maybe bring in another TTer, will be quite interesting to see how will we round up the squad by the end of the transfer window.
That is a great CT team for everything going uphill while Nepom should be good on the CT cobbles. A wonderful turnaround this transfer window after a difficult first season!
