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[CT] Mercatone Uno - Weba
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| YMeister |
Posted on 25-07-2023 14:59
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Hello all, I proudly present you hereby a brand new team in the Continental division of MG.
But let me first introduce you to both of my sponsors!
The first one all of you might recognize. It's Mercatone Uno.
The former Italian giant is back after an absence of 20 years in cycling.
Mercatone had a lot of successes in history with a Tour win with Marco Pantani. But also a lot of other Italian icons of cycling like Mario Cipollini, Michele Bartoli and Stefano Garzelli.
And that's what the Italian sponsor also wants to achieve with us. Winning a Tour in Pro Tour, but that's a goal for in the future.
Next up is Weba.
A Belgian furniture store which is known all over Belgium because of all the publicity it gets on radio and tv. But in the world of cycling the store doesn't have experience at all. And they are looking forward to partner Mercatone here in MG.
At last I want to say a big thank you for giving me the opportunity to participate in Man-Game. I'm looking forward to a nice and fun season with hopefully a lot of success! And I wish all my other managers in all the divisions a lot of luck and may the best win!
Spoiler Team Roster:
 Simone Consonni
Matteo Malucelli
Daniele Dall'Oste
Luca Mozzato
Timo Kielich
Louis Blouwe
Stan Van Tricht
Stan Dewulf
Tosh Van der Sande
Lahcen Saber
Ben Turner
Dobrin Lilovski
Edited by YMeister on 16-08-2023 20:28
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 25-07-2023 15:15
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Love the combination I must say, especially as a Belgian myself 
Good luck in your first season!
MG - Lotto - Caloi
[MG] New Manager of the Year - PCM.daily Awards 2022
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 25-07-2023 15:39
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Saeco and Mercatone Uno joining in the same year! What a renaissance for Italian nostalgia  Awesome jersey, too. Good luck and a good start to your MG career!
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| Mantez |
Posted on 25-07-2023 17:02
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Welcome to the MG experience, wanna welcome you on the CT Circuit.
Really looking forward to have some nice rides with you on the roads.
also great choice of sponsors but me as a belgian must say: "Kaak kaak nen twiedekker" en "In Gent? Nee, in Deinze!" |
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| ShinyShinx |
Posted on 25-07-2023 19:55
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I was so close picking Mercato Uno at one point, I'm so happy it's joining Saeco in the peloton! You're my favourite rival ❤️ |
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| KaiserAdler |
Posted on 25-07-2023 20:09
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Welcome in the MG! I wish you good luck with this legendary sponsor combo, but I have to ask. Is your team based in Gent or Deinze?
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 25-07-2023 20:58
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Welcome to the game, I expect that we will clash a bit in the off season when it comes to the Italian riders on offer but should be fun regardless
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| Ad Bot |
Posted on 23-11-2024 23:45
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 25-07-2023 21:17
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Great taste with the sponsor choice! Looking forward to following your team and seeing what you can pull together in your first off season.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 25-07-2023 21:22
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Fun jersey, welcome to the game! Enjoy CT, don't let anyone scare you about competition for rdiers from certain nations!
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 25-07-2023 21:39
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Joining the others in giving you a warm welcome to the game! I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as I do - despite all the lows that inevitably happen every now or then...
Guess I can be glad that Italy isn't one of my main focus regions anymore, with both Saeco and Mercatone Uno coming in, plus Lampre taking over at HelloFresh On the other hand, one more candidate to one day show interest in some of my riders 
Good luck for navigating your first transfer period - it'll be a lot of fun despite all the plans that will be crushed in the first five minutes
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| YMeister |
Posted on 25-07-2023 21:44
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Thanks all for the nice messages! They're very appreciated!  |
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| YMeister |
Posted on 25-07-2023 21:45
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KaiserAdler wrote:
Welcome in the MG! I wish you good luck with this legendary sponsor combo, but I have to ask. Is your team based in Gent or Deinze?
To do you a favour my dear Adler, it's located in Aalter |
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| Shonak |
Posted on 25-07-2023 21:50
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great sponsor, welcome!
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 26-07-2023 07:21
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Welcome to the game Like the look of that jersey too. Hope you have an enjoyable first season in the CT!
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| redordead |
Posted on 26-07-2023 07:32
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That looks like a fun jersey, can't wait to see how it looks in the game
Welcome and good luck!
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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| seancoll |
Posted on 26-07-2023 14:28
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Domestique
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Amazing jersey and wishing you the best in CT this year, too. Excited to battle it out with you! |
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 26-07-2023 21:01
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Welcome to the CT! I really like your jersey, it will certainly stand out in a peloton. Good luck in the carnage of the transfers, especially regarding the other new teams with a similar focus region.
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| knockout |
Posted on 28-07-2023 22:40
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YMeister wrote:
The first one all of you might recognize. It's Mercatone Uno.
The former Italian giant is back after an absence of 20 years in cycling.
Mercatone had a lot of successes in history with a Tour win with Marco Pantani.
So i searched through the MG archives and it appears there never was a team called Mercatone Uno and no guy called Pantani won the Tour ever since cycling was invented in 2007
Just kidding - Welcome to the game!
A Big Thank You To All MG Reporters! |
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 31-07-2023 12:10
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Very neat to bring Mercatone Uno to the MG era for the first time and with a cool jersey! Excited for your first transfers, welcome to the game!
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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| SotD |
Posted on 04-08-2023 08:10
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Extremely beautiful design. I really like it!
It will be interesting to see if you'll succeed on your long term goals. Would be great to see some Italian succes, just like I mentioned to your CT company Saeco.
I'm unsure if it's going to be easy to build up Italy from the ground, but there really should be a way around it when combining with Belgium.
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