Welcome to the HQ of Indosat Ooredoo for the upcoming 2021 cycling season. We're going to be riding in the PCT division after an immensely disappointing 2020 season in the PT. With a change of focus described below, we hope to remain competitive in the division whilst continuing to develop our young core of Indonesian riders.

We're now going into our seventh season in the world of professional cycling. After many mishaps last year out of our control that determined the fate of our season before it had even started, the team sunk to the bottom of the PT rankings quickly and floundered around for the rest of the season and ultimately, we were relegated for the first time in the team's history back to the PCT division.

With relegation being secured and the surrounding disappointment subsiding so early in the year, the team took advantage of the spare time to determine what was to come for the future and how to go about it. We have always wanted to be able to provide a pathway into the professional ranks for Indonesian and SE Asian riders who would otherwise not be able to make it there themselves and lose their passion. Now that we've experienced relegation for the first time, the team is going to take advantage of the situation to strengthen these pathways and focus more on development of younger riders to help prepare them for a future in the professional ranks whilst still hoping to remain competitive. Our renewal strategy reflected that, with half the team departing.

Cycling has become a staple sport in Indonesia, where only a few short years ago it was relatively unknown - there was no race coverage, barely any participation in the sport and no care whatsoever for it. Since our inception, a sport that was ignored is now held in high regard and cherished. Not only has race viewership increased exponentially, but a country that once had only a few cycling clubs speckled across the archipelago has now snowballed into well over a thousand. The Tour of East Java attracts over 200,000 spectators that line the roads every year; not to mention the plethora of other races such as the Tour of Singkarak and Tour of Indonesia.

We were contacted by the ridiculously talented hillis91 with an update to our older jersey we had donned for a number of years. Would normally be hesitant to change from something that was already great, but his updated design was so fantastic that there were no second thoughts about the decision to ride in it for the upcoming season.

This year's renewals were very turbulent. As a relegating team with shocking results the previous season and multiple declined riders, they all decided to group up and demand more wages for riding in a lower division. The ringleader, Romain Vanderbiest (of course), was subsequently shot out of a jumbo-sized cannon into the stratosphere where we hope he remains.

Jan Bakelandts wanted a huge upgrade which was never going to happen for the 35-year old. We hoped to retain him on a much, much lower wage to use as a mentor to our younger riders but unfortunately he wants another mansion in Catalunya and shot down all of our offers. We wish him all the best and will always cherish his first season with us, which saw him win the Liege-Bastogne-Liege.

Gregory Brenes found a home here after the disband of Quickstep many moons ago. He has been absolutely fantastic for us as a support rider and a leader. His efforts in the grand tours the past two seasons have been immense and we will miss him greatly.

Age has unfortunately gotten the better of Matt Goss. We purchased the former world champion from Amaysim quite a while ago in our first PCT season where he was immense for us. He's been in and out of the team since, but has always remained a core part of the team.

Cheng Ji was also brought in for an absolute minimum from Amaysim again around the same time Goss arrived. He's been a legend and a cult hero ever since as the leader and chief organizer of our sprint teams. He has been passing his wisdom onto Bolor-Edene in the past season who hopes to take up the mantle he leaves behind.

Kenny Elissonde only recently joined the team. He constantly delivered sub-par results and wanted a sizeable wage to ride for us in PCT which we very politely declined.

Nurbolat Kulimbetov was the first rider we ever fully developed. He has grown into a competent puncheur and would make a great asset for any team.

Isaac Speirs has been the rider to lead the sprinters after Ji peels off for the past 3 seasons and also leaves the team alongside him. He was always trusty and super reliable, and hopefully Abdul Gani can take his place.

Ligthart and De Souza also leave. Ligthart after only one year, and De Souza after 4.