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[PCT '24] Mar Preview/Sony - Force India
Nemolito
Indeed a very nice roster of talents, your (former) regional sponsors can only be proud. Hayter fighter training looks like a must-try Cool
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knockout
A very nice mix of a strong team to be very competitive this year and a bunch of strong talents for the future when riders like Daan Olivier decline. Future looks bright.
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AbhishekLFC
@Nemolito: Former sponsors are proud, current ones not so much! Don't be a hater for the real Hayter Cool

@knockout: Hope you are right about the future, and indeed the present!
 
Ulrich Ulriksen
Impressive crew of talents, you seem to specialize in finding second tier guys at good prices. They not only generate great depth scoring but also have good value if you want to raise money.

Alben, R Singh and Trezise all occupy similar spaces so yo have some decisions to make there. My favorite is Mick Van Dijke, his SP/AC values make him a successor to Meurisse. A little worried about Hayter's HI, at some point i think low hill begins to be a problem for stage racers, although his nice AC might help offset that.
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Wildcards Announced

Giro d'Italia
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The MGUCI have recently announced the wildcards for PCT teams and we are delighted to have received a wildcard to the only race we applied for. We will be going back to a Grand Tour for back to back seasons, and also headed back to the Giro for the first time since 2018. We are hoping to be able to showcase ourselves in the best possible way when this premier event rolls up in April.

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@Ulrich: I never seem to have enough wage available to get the top talents, with Hayter being an exception last season! But your assessment is definitely correct, so I'm fine with the ones I have been able to recruit over time. The idea is for Trezise to become more of a Roleur than a sprinter, while the other two takes on the latter role in the future. Hopefully Hayter's low hill will not bother him too much, but will improve it if required in the future.
 
Fabianski
Hum... Olivier in the Giro then? I think he'd better try to repeat his 3rd place in Pologne Wink
 
AbhishekLFC
Fabianski wrote:

Hum... Olivier in the Giro then? I think he'd better try to repeat his 3rd place in Pologne Wink

Pologne was never in the plan for the stage racer we ended up getting! Gotta give Leemreize some races to show himself Wink
 
DarkWolf
I was thinking of applying to a wild card myself, but then I thought it is better to play for survival in the PCT this season. Of course, I had a bit of surprise during transfers and planning, but in the end I don't regret that much. It's nice to see you getting the wild card and I wish you all the best in Giro d'Italia.
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AbhishekLFC
DarkWolf wrote:

I was thinking of applying to a wild card myself, but then I thought it is better to play for survival in the PCT this season. Of course, I had a bit of surprise during transfers and planning, but in the end I don't regret that much. It's nice to see you getting the wild card and I wish you all the best in Giro d'Italia.

With the exception of last year, I have always only applied to Wildcards if I had money left over and no way to use that for training. The same was the case this time, even picking it late as Giro was still open! Thanks for the good wishes Smile
 
Nemolito
Always glad to see a team like Sony in a GT. Looking forward towards the Eastman vs. Olivier battle. And Zmorka vs. Howson. And your designated sprinters vs. the other PT sprinters! Go Sony!
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The team management is proud to present the NC jerseys that some of our riders will be wearing this season.

Australia - Individual Time Trial - DAMIEN HOWSON
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Belgium - Road Race - TIESJ BENOOT
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Canada - Individual Time Trial - ALEXANDOR CATAFORD
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India - Road Race - ESOW ALBEN
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Israel - Road Race - AVIV YECHEZKEL
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Philippines - Road Race - JONEL CARCUEVA
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Credits to Ezeefreak for these amazing jerseys.

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@Nemolito: Thanks for the nice words on our GT participation! I do believe we'll come out second best in both the battles that you mention Pfft Hope we can still have some fun in the race.
 
Ulrich Ulriksen
Do we start the count of how many consecutive Indian road race titles you can win now?
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AbhishekLFC
Ulrich Ulriksen wrote:

Do we start the count of how many consecutive Indian road race titles you can win now?

You can if you want Pfft
 
Ulrich Ulriksen
AbhishekLFC wrote:

Ulrich Ulriksen wrote:

Do we start the count of how many consecutive Indian road race titles you can win now?

You can if you want Pfft


Let's start: One
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AbhishekLFC
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Now that we have firmly established that we have won our first ever Indian RR NC, and also the Indian ITT NC by the way, we would like to present our goals for the coming season. Similar to last time, we selected two goals for Benoot, and two goals for whoever our Stage Racer turned out to be. Luckily, we found a pretty decent one in the transfer window!

Viana do Castelo
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Goal: Win
Benoot won here last season, and we are hoping he can repeat it this time.


Giro dell'Emelia
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Goal: Top 5
Benoot finished on the podium here last year, and won the year before. We're hoping he can get close to the same performance again.


Tour of Japan
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Goal: Top 5
Picking the home stage race after finishing 2nd here last season was an easy choice. However, Choi has left the team, but Olivier did finish 3rd, so we're hoping for another repeat, or near about result.


Vuelta a Colombia
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Goal: Top 10
We do expect a tough startlist at this race, but we're still hoping Olivier can achieve this goal.


PCT Team Standings
Goal: Top 5
Our target once again, is to firstly improve on last season, and then to finally get into the promotion spots after two Top 10 finishes. If we do that, this goal will be successful!

 
jandal7
Seems like a set of goals primed for a 5/5, some big targets but given the track record of your riders and the quality of the squad this year I think they're very doable ones!
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AbhishekLFC
jandal7 wrote:

Seems like a set of goals primed for a 5/5, some big targets but given the track record of your riders and the quality of the squad this year I think they're very doable ones!

Hope we can get 4/5 at least because I don't remember the last time we got more than 3 successful goals! Think it has happened only once. Going to need the extra money next season either way Pfft
 
AbhishekLFC
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It is time to reveal this year's calendar. We chose our bands and additional races to suit Benoot and any stage racer that we would sign. We were also always on the lookout for a top Time Trialist, and we were able to sign a couple of those as well!

StartEndRaceCategory
07-Jan Down Under ClassicHC
19-Jan Badaling InternationalC1
26-Jan29-Jan Tour of GuadeloupeC1
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01-Feb08-Feb Volta a PortugalPTHC
04-Feb Omloop Het NieuwsbladHC
04-Feb Viana do CasteloC1
08-Feb Isle of Man TTTC1
10-Feb GP HerningC2
10-Feb Le SamynHC
22-Feb26-Feb Circulo de JuarezHC
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05-Mar10-Mar Vuelta a ColombiaPTHC
05-Mar08-Mar Tour of the Middle EastC2
12-Mar15-Mar Praha - Karlovy Vary - PrahaPT
12-Mar16-Mar Tour of NorwayHC
18-Mar19-Mar Franceville ClassiquePTHC
25-Mar Strade BiancheHC
27-Mar 1 Jour de DunkerqueC1
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03-Apr23-Apr Giro d'ItaliaGT
03-Apr05-Apr USA Pro Cycling ChallengeC1
12-Apr18-Apr Tour de PologneHC
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01-May Cheshire Cycling TourPTHC
01-May Pro Hallstatt ClassicC1
03-May08-May Tour de RomandieHC
11-May15-May Baltic Chain TourC1
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01-Jun Hanko ClassicC1
05-Jun08-Jun Tour of East JavaPTHC
12-Jun18-Jun Criterium du Dauphine LiberePTHC
28-Jun Clasica San SebastianPTHC
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01-Jul Riga - Jurmala GPPTHC
01-Jul Torshavn GPC1
03-Jul06-Jul Arab TourHC
08-Jul11-Jul Euskal BizikletaC1
13-Jul16-Jul Uppsala ClassicC2
18-Jul23-Jul Benelux ChallengeHC
19-Jul Philadelphia International ChampionshipPTHC
25-Jul29-Jul Tour d'AndorraC1
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07-Aug11-Aug Post Danmark RundtHC
11-Aug GP KigaliC1
15-Aug20-Aug Tour du MarocC1
18-Aug20-Aug Ras TailteannPTHC
22-Aug Milano - TorinoHC
22-Aug GP LuganoHC
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22-Sep26-Sep La Tropicale Amissa BongoC1
28-Sep Tour of the BattenkillPTHC
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01-Oct06-Oct Tour of JapanHC
04-Oct Paris ToursC1
09-Oct Japan CupPTHC
12-Oct16-Oct Tour of BritainC1
18-Oct Giro dell'EmiliaHC

Thanks to Fabianski for the calendar format!
 
AbhishekLFC
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It is time for us to take a look at the schedules of our leaders for the season.We continue our philosophy of trying to have a leader for every race and as many stages in each race as possible, and we have again got close to that.

Daan Olivier | Climber
StartEndRaceCategory
05-Mar10-Mar Vuelta a ColombiaPTHC
03-Apr23-Apr Giro d'ItaliaGT
01-May Pro Hallstatt ClassicC1
03-May08-May Tour de RomandieHC
05-Jun08-Jun Tour of East JavaPTHC
12-Jun18-Jun Criterium du Dauphine LiberePTHC
25-Jul29-Jul Tour d'AndorraC1
01-Oct06-Oct Tour of JapanHC
Olivier goes to a mostly mountainous calendar, with the exception of Pro Halstatt, where he won last season. He has the responsibility of completing two goal races.

**Races marked in bold are Goal races.


Tiesj Benoot | Puncher
StartEndRaceCategory
04-Feb Viana do CasteloC1
25-Mar Strade BiancheHC
27-Mar 1 Jour de DunkerqueC1
03-Apr05-Apr USA Pro Cycling ChallengeC1
01-May Cheshire Cycling TourPTHC
28-Jun Clasica San SebastianPTHC
08-Jul11-Jul Euskal BizikletaC1
18-Jul23-Jul Benelux ChallengeHC
11-Aug GP KigaliC1
22-Aug Milano - TorinoHC
28-Sep Tour of the BattenkillPTHC
09-Oct Japan CupPTHC
12-Oct16-Oct Tour of BritainC1
18-Oct Giro dell'EmiliaHC
Benoot goes back to his 2022 calendar, which proved to be more fruitful for his skillset. He is also given the responsibility of completing two goals.

**Races marked in bold are Goal races.


Alexandor Cataford | Time Trialist
StartEndRaceCategory
04-Feb Viana do CasteloC1
08-Feb Isle of Man TTTC1
12-Mar16-Mar Tour of NorwayHC
03-Apr23-Apr Giro d'ItaliaGT
01-May Cheshire Cycling TourPTHC
03-May08-May Tour de RomandieHC
01-Jul Riga - Jurmala GPPTHC
03-Jul06-Jul Arab TourHC
18-Jul23-Jul Benelux ChallengeHC
07-Aug11-Aug Post Danmark RundtHC
22-Aug Milano - TorinoHC
22-Sep26-Sep La Tropicale Amissa BongoC1
01-Oct06-Oct Tour of JapanHC
Cataford will be riding in all but one ITT this season, and every available TTT (just 2 on our calendar).

**Races marked in bold are Goal races.


Gijs Leemreize | Climber
StartEndRaceCategory
19-Jan Badaling InternationalC1
01-Feb08-Feb Volta a PortugalPTHC
05-Mar10-Mar Vuelta a ColombiaPTHC
12-Apr18-Apr Tour de PologneHC
03-May08-May Tour de RomandieHC
12-Jun18-Jun Criterium du Dauphine LiberePTHC
15-Aug20-Aug Tour du MarocC1
01-Oct06-Oct Tour of JapanHC
Leemreize has been handed a huge responsibility to lead in four races - Badaling, Portugal, Pologne and Maroc. We do believe he should do well enough in those races, and this will be a very good indication as to whether it will be worth investing further in him in the form of future training!

**Races marked in bold are Goal races.


Damien Howson | Time Trialist
StartEndRaceCategory
04-Feb Omloop Het NieuwsbladHC
08-Feb Isle of Man TTTC1
12-Mar16-Mar Tour of NorwayHC
03-Apr23-Apr Giro d'ItaliaGT
03-May08-May Tour de RomandieHC
11-May15-May Baltic Chain TourC1
01-Jun Hanko ClassicC1
12-Jun18-Jun Criterium du Dauphine LiberePTHC
01-Jul Torshavn GPC1
03-Jul06-Jul Arab TourHC
18-Jul23-Jul Benelux ChallengeHC
07-Aug11-Aug Post Danmark RundtHC
18-Aug20-Aug Ras TailteannPTHC
22-Sep26-Sep La Tropicale Amissa BongoC1
Howson also rides every ITT this season, besides the MTT in Japan. He will also be in a couple of the flat races to help the sprinting team.

**Races marked in bold are Goal races.


Alexandr Kulikovskiy | Sprinter
StartEndRaceCategory
07-Jan Down Under ClassicHC
26-Jan29-Jan Tour of GuadeloupeC1
04-Feb Omloop Het NieuwsbladHC
10-Feb Le SamynHC
22-Feb26-Feb Circulo de JuarezHC
12-Mar16-Mar Tour of NorwayHC
03-Apr23-Apr Giro d'ItaliaGT
11-May15-May Baltic Chain TourC1
01-Jun Hanko ClassicC1
05-Jun08-Jun Tour of East JavaPTHC
01-Jul Torshavn GPC1
03-Jul06-Jul Arab TourHC
19-Jul Philadelphia International ChampionshipPTHC
07-Aug11-Aug Post Danmark RundtHC
18-Aug20-Aug Ras TailteannPTHC
22-Aug GP LuganoHC
22-Sep26-Sep La Tropicale Amissa BongoC1
04-Oct Paris ToursC1
Kulikovskiy will ride al the flat races, except Riga - Jurmala, along with a couple of other stage races and cobbled classics.


Shirota and Hayter will lead the team in the Tour of the Middle East, while Kooistra will do the same in Uppsala.

Edited by AbhishekLFC on 05-10-2024 11:26
 
Ulrich Ulriksen
Olivier and Yates clash less than I thought they might. I think just East Java and Japan. Seems like you have solid leaders for nearly every race.
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