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[PT] Evonik - ELKO | 2023
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Posted on 25-07-2023 21:04
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Posted on 25-07-2023 21:04
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[Maybe the team will be posted here at some point]
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Posted on 25-07-2023 21:04
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[Reserved just in case]
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Posted on 25-07-2023 21:05
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Continuity For Evonik - ELKO
Evonik - ELKO continues for another season. After joining the professional cycling circuit in 2014 and promoting to PT for the 2016 season, the team is heading into its 10th season - the 8th consecutive season in the highest level of cycling.
One key factor for success has been the continuity and stability, having been sponsored by German chemistry company Evonik since its beginning. The ELKO Group, a Latvian distributor of IT and electronics products, joined for the team's second season and stayed loyal ever since.
Despite enjoying slightly less success than in many previous seasons, none of the sponsors saw any reason to cancel their commitment to the project. The belief in the team to be visible and succesful in the biggest races is unbroken. Full list of returning sponsors can be found below:
Main Sponsors
Evonik | chemistry | Essen, Germany | since 2014
ELKO | IT | Riga, Latvia | since 2015
Premium Partner
Ērenpreiss | bicycles | Riga, Latvia | since 2017
The Baltic Times | newspaper | Riga, Latvia | since 2017
Lightweight | wheels | Friedrichshafen, Germany | since 2015
Partner
Staki oak floor | wood flooring | Užusaliai village, Lithuania | since 2017
Dion Sportlab | nutrition | Riga, Latvia | since 2017
Puma | sports wear | Herzogenaurach, Germany | since 2014
MAN | busses | Munich, Germany | since 2014
Telekom Slovenije | Ljubljana, Slovenia | since 2016
Baltic Sports Science Society | sports science | Vilnius, Lithuania | since 2017
Riopaila Castilla | sugar | Santiago de Cali, Colombia | since 2021
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Posted on 25-07-2023 21:35
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I admit that it's only after 4 years that I finally realize you actually have a German main sponsor - and even some link to Puma 
Wish you all the best for the transfer season, and I'm pretty positive you'll finish higher up than last year, not having to spend a fortune on signing the French cook (le cuisinier) this time 
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 26-07-2023 07:19
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The transition season is over and think you're all set to build on it and improve from here on in. Will be following closely how you supplement your newfound stage racing focus 
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Posted on 26-07-2023 10:43
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fabianski - We might have a german sponsor but we are a 100% latvian team. Might sound very weird but actually seems to fit with the recent sponsorship strategy of Evonik who stepped down as Bundesliga jersey sponsor of Borussia Dortmund but remains as their Champions League jersey sponsor to focus on an international audience. So basically Evonik wants to see us striving for success while ELKO wants to see some Latvian representation making us a Latvian team. At least thats my head canon
abhi - id say the transition was a big success, now i have to decide whether i want to extend the transition a bit longer or push for a top 5 immediately. Some intersting decisions ahead of me.
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Posted on 28-07-2023 10:17
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| Nat. | Name | Old Wage | New Wage | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier | 1.050.000 € | 1.010.000 € | -40.000 | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Miguel Angel Lopez | 1.000.000 € | 930.000 € | -70.000 | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Jan Polanc | 180.000 € | 199.000 € | +19.000 | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Martins Blums | 120.000 € | 150.000 € | +30.000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Andris Vosekalns | 115.000 € | 110.000 € | -5.000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Krists Neilands | 109.000 € | 105.000 € | -4.000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Armands Becis | 75.000 € | 75.000 € | +/- 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Olli Kulppi | 50.000 € | 55.000 € | +5.000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kaspars Sergis | 50.000 € | 50.000 € | +/- 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Luke Plapp | 325.000 € | 185.000 € | -140.000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Eriks Toms Gavars | 75.000 € | 50.000 € | -25.000 | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Piotr Havik | 50.000 € | 55.000 € | +5.000 | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Farzad Khodayari | 50.000 € | 0 € | -50.000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sakari Lehtinen | 50.000 € | 55.000 € | +5.000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jaako Hänninen | 50.000 € | 50.000 € | +/- 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Wojciech Pszczolarski | 50.000 € | 50.000 € | +/- 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kristers Ansons | 50.000 € | 55.000 € | +5.000 | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Fredrik Dversnes | 50.000 € | 55.000 € | +5.000 | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | Asbjorn Hellemose | 50.000 € | 50.000 € | +/- 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Alekss Krasts | 100.000 € | 55.000 € | -45.000 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
We entered the off-season with 20 riders and could agree on a new contract with 19 of them. Farzad Khodayari is the odd one out - he didn't feel valued enough and wanted a larger contract rewarding his Vuelta stage win. We felt he wasnt important enough to the future of the team to justify that and wish him all the best and hope that he will get a larger contract in free agency than he could have earned with us.
Outside of that, we are especially glad that the cornerstones of our long-term future were quick to agree to team friendly deals. Both our top stars Miguel Angel Lopez and Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier took responsibility for a mediocre 2022 season and took small paycuts as did both of our top talents Luke Plapp and Alekss Krasts. On the other hand, Blums and Polanc earned a pay rise after strong performances over the last few seasons.
These are the 19 riders that are heading in transfers as Evonik riders although a few of them might be open for new challenges at other teams:
| Nat. | Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | XP | Age | | Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier | 71 | 85 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 65 | 67 | 74 | 65 | 70 | 77 | 4.100 | 30 | | Miguel Angel Lopez | 70 | 79 | 84 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 50 | 66 | 78 | 80 | 71 | 72 | 4.100 | 29 | | Jan Polanc | 72 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 73 | 65 | 78 | 67 | 75 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 4.100 | 31 | | Martins Blums | 72 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 63 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 71 | 4.100 | 28 | | Andris Vosekalns | 66 | 78 | 75 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 51 | 67 | 71 | 81 | 68 | 62 | 4.100 | 31 | | Krists Neilands | 77 | 56 | 69 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 63 | 71 | 67 | 4.100 | 29 | | Armands Becis | 74 | 68 | 73 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 65 | 74 | 4.100 | 32 | | Olli Kulppi | 73 | 59 | 67 | 61 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 77 | 65 | 70 | 63 | 70 | 60 | 4.100 | 32 | | Kaspars Sergis | 68 | 75 | 76 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 58 | 58 | 70 | 76 | 66 | 58 | 4.100 | 31 | | Luke Plapp | 70 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 72 | 64 | 74 | 3.02 | 23 | | Eriks Toms Gavars | 70 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 58 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 72 | 4.100 | 26 | | Piotr Havik | 77 | 63 | 70 | 65 | 74 | 73 | 64 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 75 | 70 | 64 | 4.100 | 29 | | Sakari Lehtinen | 67 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 60 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 60 | 4.100 | 30 | | Jaako Hänninen | 70 | 70 | 74 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 4.58 | 26 | | Wojciech Pszczolarski | 73 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 68 | 72 | 67 | 53 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 77 | 4.100 | 32 | | Kristers Ansons | 73 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 3.99 | 24 | | Fredrik Dversnes | 73 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 73 | 74 | 66 | 67 | 3.99 | 26 | | Asbjorn Hellemose | 66 | 71 | 71 | 59 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 61 | 62 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 59 | 3.92 | 24 | | Alekss Krasts | 69 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 69 | 1.95 | 22 |
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Posted on 28-07-2023 12:23
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Nice work cutting down the wages of PHL and MAL, even if Polanc and Blums tempered the savings. Disappointing that you've kept Hellemose though, I'm pretty certain he'd enjoy his life more if he was riding for us!
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Posted on 28-07-2023 12:38
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Looking forward PHL and MAL kicking our butts this season 
Nice wage cut on Plapp
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Posted on 28-07-2023 13:48
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Pretty solid renewals all around! Good cuts on MAL and PHL, with the former not being a millionaire anymore! Those cuts should allow you to find a few decent riders to start pushing back towards a potential top 3 charge again!
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Posted on 28-07-2023 18:53
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Great cuts for the leaders, some free wage to go about as well as sellable assets. Look forward to how you take the next step towards getting back to title contention
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Posted on 28-07-2023 22:45
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redordead - I hope so too. Both have room for improvements compared to last year. And I'm very happy with Plapps wage
whitey - I even considered offering Lecuisinier 999k to not have a millionaire anymore but felt like that was pushing it a bit too much for not enough gain. But as you said, it gives us a bit of room to manoever which is of course much appreciated!
abhi - Don't put too much pressure on me  I might have a nice big two but its still a long way to go towards the t word
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Posted on 31-07-2023 10:08
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Very nice renewals I'd say, onto a bit of a more pleasant season for you hopefully. The relegation troubles persisted for a bit too long in 2022, but surely/hopefully this time you'll be back where you belong more quickly, and with the free salary cap I can see you finish several spots higher than last time. Of course, always hard to exactly predict before transfer season even starts. There's exactly one fun South American in your team, but something tells me he's not the most available rider you have. And even if he was, my bank account tells me he really isn't. Good luck during transfers
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Posted on 31-07-2023 13:02
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Great deals for the big two and very solid work with the talents as well. Given the space that's been freed up and already being at a 5-man surplus of full-time riders you normally need I'm excited for what you can do in transfers
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Posted on 31-07-2023 21:10
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Saving some wage is always fine and with two such leaders you probably won't have to sweat before transfers start, but I'm curious how you'll spend your cap space and probable transfer incomes.
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Posted on 01-08-2023 12:00
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lief - Hellemose is a very cool rider who can be a big asset for our future. But he is not crucial enough that im not open for trade talks
nemo - Sounds like you think i need to invest more into South americans so that he isnt alone anymore?
jandal - I think the two of us need to start a petition to allow more stagiares to count towards min riders across all divisions
kandesbunzler - there is always some sweat ahead of transfers. Maybe not about relegation but so many ideas, so little space to act in - i have yet to decide on a proper plan to follow
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Posted on 02-08-2023 22:46
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Likely to be sold
| Nat. | Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | XP | Age | Wage | | Armands Becis | 74 | 68 | 73 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 65 | 74 | 4.100 | 32 | 75.000 | | Olli Kulppi | 73 | 59 | 67 | 61 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 77 | 65 | 70 | 63 | 70 | 60 | 4.100 | 32 | 55.000 | | Piotr Havik | 77 | 63 | 70 | 65 | 74 | 73 | 64 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 75 | 70 | 64 | 4.100 | 29 | 55.000 | | Sakari Lehtinen | 67 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 60 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 60 | 4.100 | 30 | 55.000 | | Wojciech Pszczolarski | 73 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 68 | 72 | 67 | 53 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 77 | 4.100 | 32 | 50.000 |
These five riders are looking for a new team. While they could easily remain with us, a sale is the most likely option.
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| Nat. | Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | XP | Age | Wage | | Andris Vosekalns | 66 | 78 | 75 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 51 | 67 | 71 | 81 | 68 | 62 | 4.100 | 31 | 110.000 | | Kaspars Sergis | 68 | 75 | 76 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 58 | 58 | 70 | 76 | 66 | 58 | 4.100 | 31 | 50.000 | | Jaako Hänninen | 70 | 70 | 74 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 4.58 | 26 | 50.000 | | Asbjorn Hellemose | 66 | 71 | 71 | 59 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 61 | 62 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 59 | 3.92 | 24 | 50.000 |
These four fill important roles for the present and future but we are very much open to negotiations and/or can see likely scenarios of a sale fitting our plans. Hit us up if you are interested.
Unlikely
| Nat. | Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | XP | Age | Wage | | Jan Polanc | 72 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 73 | 65 | 78 | 67 | 75 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 4.100 | 31 | 199.000 | | Eriks Toms Gavars | 70 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 58 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 72 | 4.100 | 26 | 50.000 | | Kristers Ansons | 73 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 3.99 | 24 | 55.000 | | Fredrik Dversnes | 73 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 73 | 74 | 66 | 67 | 3.99 | 26 | 55.000 |
You could try to convince us with these riders but we are somewhat confident that you will not make us an offer good enough to entice a sale.
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| Nat. | Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | XP | Age | Wage | | Martins Blums | 72 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 63 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 71 | 4.100 | 28 | 150.000 | | Krists Neilands | 77 | 56 | 69 | 63 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 71 | 67 | 63 | 71 | 67 | 4.100 | 29 | 105.000 | | Luke Plapp | 70 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 72 | 64 | 74 | 3.2 | 23 | 185.000 |
Here to stay. It would need one hell of an offer.
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| Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier | 71 | 85 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 65 | 67 | 74 | 65 | 70 | 77 | 4.100 | 30 | 1.010.000 | | Miguel Angel Lopez | 70 | 79 | 84 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 50 | 66 | 78 | 80 | 71 | 72 | 4.100 | 29 | 930.000 | | Alekss Krasts | 69 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 69 | 1.95 | 22 | 55.000 |
Negotiations start at 4.3m + a leader that improves our chances to win LBL and TDF.
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Posted on 03-08-2023 02:28
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Vosekalns potentially for sale, no way?! I don’t think I could ever picture him riding for another team, it would be too wrong.
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Posted on 03-08-2023 13:10
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Eden95 wrote:
Vosekalns potentially for sale, no way?! I don’t think I could ever picture him riding for another team, it would be too wrong.
It definitely feels wrong. He has been such an iconic and succesful break rider for me that i probably should keep him till the end of his career. But if i need/want to raise some funds, he looks like one of the better riders to do so. It will be a hard decision to do but i think I'm ready after making so many tough decisions last season...
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