[PCT '24] Mar Preview/Sony - Force India
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Posted on 04-09-2024 21:01
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Huge signing. He's gonna lead your promotion charge. Philips would be proud. <3
A Big Thank You To All MG Reporters!
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AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 05-09-2024 08:26
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@knockout: Would be nice to do better than 8th for sure Never a bad idea to keep good relations with past sponsors I think!
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redordead |
Posted on 06-09-2024 08:04
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Cataford is such a cool rider. Some serious TT power between him and Howson. Olivier is also top notch for the PCT division
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AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 06-09-2024 10:12
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@redordead: I hope the stats translate to results in the races for all three of them!
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AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 06-09-2024 19:59
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In this update, we wrap all the incomings for the season in the final couple of days of the transfer window.
Aviv Yechezkel | Northern Classics
Age: 30 | Wage: 50,000 | Fee: 200k + rider swap Yechezkel is brought in to add a body to our cobbles squad, which will definitely be flying without a designated leader this season.
Stats OVL | FLA | MON | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHI | PRL | 73.70 | 74 | 55 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 64 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 65 |
Declan Trizese | Talent | Level: 1.00
Age: 22 | Wage: 50,000 We pulled a late late show to rope in Trezise as the final talent signing of the season. We expect him to grow into a strong roleur in the future.
Stats OVL | FLA | MON | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHI | PRL | 67.85 | 71 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 73 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 70 | 61 | 67 | 64 | Sprinter | 78 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 69 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 68 | 64 | Track Sprint | 78 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 78 | 73 | 64 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 68 | 71 | Fighter | 79 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 67 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 68 | 71 | 67 |
Alejandro Franco | Stagiare | Level: 3.15
Age: 23 | Wage: 10.000 Franco joins us the first of two Stagiares, whose most important role perhaps will be to be the domestique of Hayter in the Tour de l'Avenir!
Stats OVL | FLA | MON | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHI | PRL | 69.13 | 65 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 60 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 57 | Climber v1 | 66 | 76 | 70 | 57 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 60 | 60 | 77 | 77 | 66 | 57 | Climber v2 | 66 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 74 | 74 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 75 | 76 | 70 | 57 | Stage Race | 66 | 76 | 69 | 61 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 60 | 60 | 74 | 74 | 65 | 61 |
Fran Miholjevic | Talent | Level: 1.00
Age: 22 | Wage: 10,000 Our other Stagiare joins from Croatia, to possibly become the first ever rider from this country to ride for us! He should develop into a competitive TT rider, with a preference for the Prologues.
Stats OVL | FLA | MON | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHI | PRL | 66.24 | 68 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 70 | Time Trial | 75 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 68 | 77 | Track TT | 75 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 77 |
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Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 06-09-2024 23:06
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Love Trezise, I think you go sprinter path, with the sprinter matrix coming down and the flat stats I think he will win races. Although I guess you have Singh on that path, and he has really nice back ups as well.
Cataford I am very jealous about, as you know.
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Nemolito |
Posted on 07-09-2024 11:25
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Love the new signings. Yechezkel is a very useful cobbles domestique and Trezise another talent I really like. Maybe a mix of fighter and sprint could also be an option for him. Franco is a very useful avenir domestique immediately (as well as in his 15 real rd's), and concerning Miholjevic it's almost crazy no regional team went for a rider that's able to max out at 70/71 mtn/hill and 75/77 tt/prol Great signings!
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AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 08-09-2024 09:05
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We round out transfer updates for the season with the loan-outs and departures for the season.
Daan Hoole | Loaned To: Fastned
Age: 25 | Level: 4.49 Stats OVL | FLA | MON | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHI | PRL | 72.33 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 68 | 73 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 |
Naveen John | Loaned To: EA Vesuvio
Age: 29 | Level: 4.02 Stats OVL | FLA | MON | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHI | PRL | 71.14 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 58 | 64 | 67 | 73 | 66 | 74 |
Yanglem Rojit Singh | Loaned To: Babymetal
Age: 24 | Level: 2.00 Stats OVL | FLA | MON | HIL | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SPR | ACC | FTR | DHI | PRL | 67.71 | 67 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 61 | 60 | 70 |
Choi and Vesely were the big name outgoings in this transfer window. In all, we let me go of around 2000 points, which we will need to replace and better with the incomings! We would like to thank all the above riders for having contributed to the team in their time with us.
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@Ulrich: I think sprint is indeed the better path for Trezise, but that 79 flat stat is a very nice thing to have! We've been jealous of Cataford for a few years now
@Nemolito: I like the latest signings as well. Was looking for a cobbles rider at the end and when the chance arose to get Yechezkel, it was a no-brainer. Very surprised both Trezise and Miholjevic did not get picked up earlier, they seem like they can do well when maxed.
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Posted on 04-12-2024 05:53
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Posted on 08-09-2024 13:18
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Gotta respect that amount of wheeling and dealing. Have to think promotion is the result.
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redordead |
Posted on 09-09-2024 08:27
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Fran should get more experience as a stag in PCT than he would in PT. I'm happy with that
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AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 10-09-2024 11:46
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The Sony - Force India management is proud to bring to you our squad presentation for the 2024 season. We are hoping to improve on our consecutive 8th place finishes in the PCT the past two seasons. These are the riders that will take on the challenge.
Climbers and Stage Racers | Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | | Daan Olivier | 72 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 59 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 69 | | Gijs Leemreize | 66 | 78 | 76 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 60 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 68 | 65 | | Jonel Carcueva | 69 | 77 | 76 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 60 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 69 | 65 | | Yamato Shirota | 68 | 75 | 75 | 58 | 69 | 68 | 73 | 55 | 63 | 78 | 73 | 58 | 58 | | Kristjan Hocevar | 67 | 75 | 74 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 63 | | Leo Hayter | 72 | 75 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 66 | 74 | 65 | 70 | 73 | | Alejandro Franco | 65 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 60 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 57 |
Olivier replaces Choi as our leader for the mountains with a somewhat changed support cast as well. We hope the Dutchman can help replicate or better Choi from last season.
| Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | | Tiesj Benoot | 71 | 75 | 81 | 63 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 69 | 71 | 62 | 66 | 62 | | Mick Van Dijke | 69 | 71 | 76 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 72 | | Yamato Shirota | 68 | 75 | 75 | 58 | 69 | 68 | 73 | 55 | 63 | 78 | 73 | 58 | 58 | | Kristjan Hocevar | 67 | 75 | 74 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 63 |
Benoot continues to lead our line in the hills for a third season. Mick Van Dijke steps up to become his new chief lieutenant. Shirota and Hocevar will provide the depth.
| Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | | Saya Kuroeda | 74 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 74 | 78 | 63 | 64 | 71 | | Shiki Kuroeda | 72 | 63 | 70 | 52 | 76 | 77 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 67 | 71 | 63 | | Aviv Yechezkel | 74 | 55 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 64 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 65 | | Tiesj Benoot | 71 | 75 | 81 | 63 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 69 | 71 | 62 | 66 | 62 | | Marten Kooistra | 77 | 60 | 65 | 59 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 63 | 63 | 64 |
The cobbles squad is weaker than last season with Ringheim being replaced by Yechezkel. The focus however will be on the hilly cobbles, where Benoot will lead. The Kuroedas, along with Yechezkel will spearhead the attack on the flat cobbled races.
| Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | | Alexandr Kulikovskiy | 73 | 64 | 71 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 61 | 78 | 79 | 65 | 67 | 66 | | Marten Kooistra | 77 | 60 | 65 | 59 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 63 | 63 | 64 | | Shiki Kuroeda | 72 | 63 | 70 | 52 | 76 | 77 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 67 | 71 | 63 | | Saya Kuroeda | 74 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 74 | 78 | 63 | 64 | 71 | | Tim Van Dijke | 75 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 73 | 75 | | Esow Alben | 73 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 71 | 64 | 61 | 52 | 72 | 75 | 62 | 64 | 69 | | Declan Trezise | 71 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 73 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 70 | 61 | 67 | 64 | | Ronaldo Laitonjam Singh | 67 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 66 | 72 | 59 | 60 | 69 | 70 | 58 | 67 | 67 |
A much deeper flat squad than before but don't have the big sprinter anymore. Kulikovskiy is our new leader for the sprints, with Kooistra and the Kuroedas acting as leadouts.
| Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | | Damien Howson | 71 | 59 | 65 | 80 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 58 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 63 | 80 | | Alexandor Cataford | 74 | 72 | 70 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 60 | 69 | 67 | 71 | 79 | | Tim Van Dijke | 75 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 73 | 75 | | Leo Hayter | 72 | 75 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 66 | 74 | 65 | 70 | 73 | | Mick Van Dijke | 69 | 71 | 76 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 72 |
Howson and Cataford are two big names TT signings this season. The rest of the TTT lineup isn't strong but it was not really warranted with us participating in just 3 TTT RDs all season.
| Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | | Mick Van Dijke | 69 | 71 | 76 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 72 | | Tim Van Dijke | 75 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 73 | 75 | | Daan Hoole | 71 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 68 | 73 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 | | Naveen John | 67 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 58 | 64 | 67 | 73 | 66 | 74 | | Leo Hayter | 72 | 75 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 66 | 74 | 65 | 70 | 73 | | Esow Alben | 73 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 71 | 64 | 61 | 52 | 72 | 75 | 62 | 64 | 69 | | Alejandro Franco | 65 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 60 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 57 | | Declan Trezise | 71 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 73 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 70 | 61 | 67 | 64 | | Yanglem Rojit Singh | 67 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 61 | 60 | 70 | | Ronaldo Laitonjam Singh | 67 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 66 | 72 | 59 | 60 | 69 | 70 | 58 | 67 | 67 | | Fran Miholjevic | 68 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 70 |
The Van Dijkes and Hayter continue to be our star talents, with the brothers set to max at the end of the season. Having said this, we have added more talents this time, and the focus was definitely on expanding the width of capabilities for the lot of them. The only thing missing is probably a strong cobbles talent for the future, so maybe that will be a target for us next season!
| Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | Age | | Daan Olivier | 72 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 77 | 59 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 32 | | Tiesj Benoot | 71 | 75 | 81 | 63 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 69 | 71 | 62 | 66 | 62 | 30 | | Alexandor Cataford | 74 | 72 | 70 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 60 | 69 | 67 | 71 | 79 | 31 | | Gijs Leemreize | 66 | 78 | 76 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 60 | 62 | 72 | 76 | 68 | 65 | 25 | | Jonel Carcueva | 69 | 77 | 76 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 60 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 69 | 65 | 29 | | Saya Kuroeda | 74 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 74 | 78 | 63 | 64 | 71 | 29 | | Damien Howson | 71 | 59 | 65 | 80 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 58 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 63 | 80 | 32 | | Alexandr Kulikovskiy | 73 | 64 | 71 | 64 | 70 | 73 | 78 | 61 | 78 | 79 | 65 | 67 | 66 | 27 | | Shiki Kuroeda | 72 | 63 | 70 | 52 | 76 | 77 | 82 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 67 | 71 | 63 | 32 | | Mick Van Dijke | 69 | 71 | 76 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 24 | | Yamato Shirota | 68 | 75 | 75 | 58 | 69 | 68 | 73 | 55 | 63 | 78 | 73 | 58 | 58 | 30 | | Marten Kooistra | 77 | 60 | 65 | 59 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 27 | | Aviv Yechezkel | 74 | 55 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 64 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 30 | | Kristjan Hocevar | 67 | 75 | 74 | 62 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 54 | 66 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 25 | | Leo Hayter | 72 | 75 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 66 | 74 | 65 | 70 | 73 | 23 | | Tim Van Dijke | 75 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 24 | | Esow Alben | 73 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 71 | 64 | 61 | 52 | 72 | 75 | 62 | 64 | 69 | 23 | | Alejandro Franco | 65 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 60 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 57 | 23 | | Declan Trezise | 71 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 73 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 70 | 61 | 67 | 64 | 22 | | Ronaldo Laitonjam Singh | 67 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 66 | 72 | 59 | 60 | 69 | 70 | 58 | 67 | 67 | 22 | | Fran Miholjevic | 68 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 22 |
We went into this off season with a very different strategy than past years. For the time as a team, we prioritized the signing of a TT rider higher than anything else. We were pleased that we were able to do so with Howson right at the start of the window. The Cataford signing fell into our lap with the circumstances. The other major development is of course the signing of Olivier, a rider we've admired and kept an eye on for many years, and now finally could sign. Beyond this, we sort of sold down with the outgoings much more significant than the riders coming in as replacements. We were very pleased to be able to sign both Indian talents for the season, and in general are very pleased with the state of our talent factory presently.
We hope this team can take a step forward from last two seasons, and finally be in promotion contention next season. The management has tried our best to improve on an already good team from last year and hope it bears fruit in the races.
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@bbl: Hope your prediction comes true
@redordead: Fran will definitely be using up all his available RDs with us!
Edited by AbhishekLFC on 13-09-2024 09:55
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Nemolito |
Posted on 10-09-2024 12:48
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I like your roster and really hope this year's the year where you go to PT, after being close before. As long as there aren't too many unlucky situations it really seems like a real possibility.
Your (former) regional talents developing is a great thing to see as well. And I'm already looking forward to see what Hayter has to offer in Avenir!
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Fabianski |
Posted on 10-09-2024 13:18
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Don't quite know how your 2024 roster compares to the 2023 tbh... Even though Choi was great, Olivier could indeed be an upgrade, although he obviously can't target the same races due to his lower TT. But Olivier scored 100 points more last year, and in particular with Choi starting his decline, that was a logical move. Not in terms of regional focus of the main sponsor, but as it was said before, the Dutchies won't be unhappy
I guess you also learnt from Benoot's performance last year how to better plan him this year, meaning he could - or should - score bigger.
But then, there are all the points lost from Ringheim and especially Vesely. Can Cataford and Howson replace them? Cataford looks a lot like Paillot who did an awesome job, but he's slightly weaker in pure TTs. Howson on the other hand is Top 5 material in flat TT races. Can they fill that 900 points gap? It could be, but it could also be slightly lower. But Kulikovskiy should bring some points, too.
Then, Leemreize perfectly replaces Carboni, and Carcueva could replace Kozhatayev's points. So could it actually be Mick van Dijke who makes the difference?
Overall, I guess there's indeed some higher scoring potential for you this year - but most importantly, I estimate the 2024 PCT division to be weaker overall than last year's, so a Top 5 looks like a reachable target for you indeed Best of luck
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Posted on 10-09-2024 16:25
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I really really like this roster for PCT. Promotion incoming!
The depth across terrains is *chef’s kiss* and love the local + ex-Phillips themes coming through!
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SotD |
Posted on 10-09-2024 19:13
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I too have you as one of the top promotion contenders. Very strong and versatile team, with both high potential scorers, and depth. Should be a really good season for you.
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Posted on 12-09-2024 07:25
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A very good team
At least the leaders seem a bit more stronger then in the last couple of years.
"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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AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 12-09-2024 12:23
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@Nemolito: Well I hope you are right and we can do better than last year! Looking forward to the Avenir myself
@Fabianski: Basic idea is to have the new leaders - Olivier, Howson, Cataford and Kulikovskiy outscore the departed trio of Choi, Vesely and Ringheim. The rest of the team are quite similar to what we had last time I would say. Benoot indeed has a slightly different calendar to last, so hope that works out. Let's hope it is enough this time!
@Booker: Thanks for the nice words Hope we can live up to it.
@SotD: I hope your assessment turns out to be accurate at the end of the season. Do like where we ended with the squad myself.
@redordead: Let's see if the better leaders on paper can deliver a higher finish!
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AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 13-09-2024 11:51
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It is time to look at the talents we have recruited over time, who will be developing with us or elsewhere this season. At eleven including Stagiares, this is the most number of talents that we have ever had! Let's take a look at where they are currently in their development journeys and where they can end up.
Mick Van Dijke | In-house
Age: 24 | Level: 4 Taking another step towards becoming or best ever puncher talent, Mick should already be a useful asset this year.
Stats | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | 2024 | 69 | 71 | 76 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 72 | Puncher | 70 | 72 | 78 | 71 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 72 | Climber v1 | 69 | 73 | 78 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 72 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 72 | 72 | Stage Racer | 69 | 73 | 77 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 74 |
Tim Van Dijke | In-house
Age: 24 | Level: 4 Tim is well on his way to establishing himself as a flat beast with competitive TT skills.
Stats | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | 2024 | 75 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 73 | 75 | Time Trial | 77 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 73 | 77 | Track TT | 77 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 73 | 77 |
Daan Hoole | Loaned Out
Age: 25 | Level: 4 Hoole will develop into an important asset for us in both the Northern Classics and the Time Trials.
Stats | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | 2024 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 68 | 73 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 | Cobbles | 73 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 69 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 | Time Trial | 73 | 68 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 77 | 70 | 73 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 71 | Fabian | 73 | 68 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 69 | 75 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 71 | Time Trial | |
Naveen John | Loaned Out
Age: 29 | Level: 4 The senior most Indian in the game is just a step away from developing into a stage racing Time Trialist.
Stats | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | 2024 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 58 | 64 | 67 | 73 | 66 | 74 | Time Trial | 68 | 70 | 68 | 75 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 58 | 64 | 67 | 74 | 66 | 76 | Stage Race | 67 | 72 | 69 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 58 | 64 | 67 | 73 | 66 | 75 |
Ethan Hayter | In-house
Age: 23 | Level: 3 Hayter continues to be the rider on whom we have the most expectations for the future.
Stats | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | 2024 | 72 | 75 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 66 | 74 | 65 | 70 | 73 | Stage Race | 73 | 79 | 69 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 61 | 66 | 75 | 66 | 70 | 77 | Climber v1 | 73 | 79 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 61 | 66 | 78 | 69 | 71 | 73 | Fighter | 77 | 77 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 63 | 68 | 77 | 69 | 72 | 75 |
Esow Alben | In-house
Age: 23 | Level: 3 Alben is on course to develop into a sprinter who will favour the less difficult profiles.
Stats | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | 2024 | 73 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 71 | 64 | 61 | 52 | 72 | 75 | 62 | 64 | 69 | Sprinter | 77 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 75 | 66 | 71 | 55 | 77 | 79 | 62 | 65 | 69 | Track-Sprint | 77 | 58 | 64 | 63 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 52 | 77 | 79 | 62 | 65 | 73 |
Alejandro Franco | In-house
Age: 23 | Level: 3 Frnaco is a useful climber already, and will develop as a solid domestique in the future.
Stats | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | 2024 | 65 | 72 | 66 | 57 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 60 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 57 | Climber v1 | 66 | 76 | 70 | 57 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 60 | 60 | 77 | 77 | 66 | 57 |
Yanglem Rojit Singh | Loaned Out
Age: 24 | Level: 2 The first of this year's batch of talents, Rojit Singh will develop into a Time Trialist for the flats.
Stats | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | 2024 | 67 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 61 | 60 | 70 | Time Trial | 71 | 62 | 65 | 76 | 72 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 64 | 60 | 76 | Track TT | 71 | 62 | 64 | 76 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 61 | 60 | 76 | Track Sprint | 71 | 62 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 68 | 75 | 77 | 61 | 60 | 74 | Sprinter | 71 | 62 | 65 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 75 | 71 | 75 | 77 | 61 | 60 | 70 |
Ronaldo Laitonjam Singh | In-house
Age: 22 | Level: 1 Ronaldo will develop into a competitive sprinter with a skill for short bursts against the clock.
Stats | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | 2024 | 67 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 66 | 72 | 59 | 60 | 69 | 70 | 58 | 67 | 67 | Sprinter | 74 | 62 | 66 | 61 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 65 | 78 | 78 | 58 | 68 | 67 | Track-Sprint | 74 | 61 | 66 | 62 | 69 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 78 | 78 | 58 | 68 | 75 |
Declan Trezise | In-house
Age: 22 | Level: 1 Our best ever roleur talent is the Australian Trezise, who is already a useful rider to have on the flats.
Stats | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | 2024 | 71 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 73 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 70 | 61 | 67 | 64 | Sprinter | 78 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 69 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 68 | 64 | Track-Sprint | 78 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 67 | 78 | 73 | 64 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 68 | 71 | Fighter | 79 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 67 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 68 | 71 | 67 |
Fran Miholjevic | In-house
Age: 22 | Level: 1 Miholjevic will follow in John's footsteps and develop into a Time Trialist who can tackle the inclines.
Stats | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | 2024 | 68 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 70 | Time Trial | 75 | 64 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 68 | 77 | Stage Race | 69 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 75 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 77 |
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | Mick Van Dijke | 69 | 73 | 78 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 72 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 72 | 72 | Tim Van Dijke | 77 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 73 | 77 | Daan Hoole | 73 | 68 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 69 | 75 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 71 | Naveen John | 68 | 70 | 68 | 75 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 58 | 64 | 67 | 74 | 66 | 76 | Ethan Hayter | 73 | 79 | 69 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 61 | 66 | 75 | 66 | 70 | 77 | Esow Alben | 77 | 58 | 64 | 63 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 52 | 77 | 79 | 62 | 65 | 73 | Alejandro Franco | 66 | 76 | 70 | 57 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 60 | 60 | 77 | 77 | 66 | 57 | Y. Rojit Singh | 71 | 62 | 64 | 76 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 74 | 61 | 60 | 76 | Ronaldo L. Singh | 74 | 61 | 66 | 62 | 69 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 78 | 78 | 58 | 68 | 75 | Declan Trezise | 79 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 67 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 68 | 71 | 67 | Fran Miholjevic | 69 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 75 | 53 | 56 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 77 |
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Dippofix |
Posted on 13-09-2024 13:40
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Really nice roster of talents, the Dutch and Indian sponsors must be delighted. It'll be particularly interesting to see what direction you take Hayter in, I think the stage racer profile with perhaps a bit of extra training on top could be a phenomenal rider for years to come.
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AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 14-09-2024 06:43
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Dippofix wrote:
Really nice roster of talents, the Dutch and Indian sponsors must be delighted. It'll be particularly interesting to see what direction you take Hayter in, I think the stage racer profile with perhaps a bit of extra training on top could be a phenomenal rider for years to come.
Do hope the sponsors like the way we are headed with our talent factory. Now to make some headway into our primary focus region
The stage race training is indeed the plan for Hayter, with trainings lined up wherever possible. Hopefully you are right about his future potential
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