On the Boards is a new story set up by both EwanWilson & Scattershot Will. this story is a track-orientated story about a fictional track league called the 'ProTrack Season'. This is written in the first-person in both Ewan's & Will's threads about 2 different riders (Lars Baanders & Tomas Linkwurst), and race reports, and information will be posted here, in the General Thread. Basically anything that isn't to do personally with both our riders.
The story will run for the first 14 weeks of 2015 and will be raced in real time (the Calendar can be seen below. We also have different classes of races and track series that will all accumulate toward the ProTrack Rankings.
If you have any questions or comments about the story, feel free to comment below
Tomas Linkwurst18yrs Bio:Tomas Linkwurst is an 18 year old track rider from the outskirts of Luxembourg City who dreams of racing for Luxembourg in the Track World Championships. He is currently racing for Zuno Bank Development Team getting prepared for the upcoming Luxembourg Cup.
Strava Cycling
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Francois Bougan25yrs Bio:He is a 25 year old Keirin Specialist who is half Luxembourgish, half French. Notable victories in his career include 3 Luxembourg Nation Championships and an Overall Victory in Keirin at The Luxembourg Cup Series.
Activia Cycling
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Jan Van Aaferlecht28yrs Bio: He has had a impressive collection of medals from the Amsterdam region, and Dutch 6-day style races but has moved to Luxembourg for a new style of racing.
Raphael Gerbarer23yrs Bio:He Is one of Switzerland's great prospects on the road and has decided to take to the track
Marceau Ynevs34yrs Bio:Marceau has raced for many multiple World Tour Teams but never quite made a breakthrough, when he started doing track he really found his strength.
Lotto.NL
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Lars Baanders18yrs Bio:Lars is a young Dutch rider who grew up in The Hague, and has always had an obsession with Track Cycling. He dreamed of becoming the next Wim Stroetinga and Tim Veldt, but now that time had come!
Team Barclays
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Tom Johnson23yrs Bio:The Young Brit has been racing in Luxembourg since he was 19, now 23 he has finished 3rd 3 times in the Luxembourg Cup for Keirin and won the Omnium once. He won the last Nederland-belgie trofee in 2014 aswell.
Ben Henterhill25yrs A bubbly young figure, Henterhill is a great against the clock and is the only rider in track cycling with a PhD
De Sporza Wielerploeg
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Dennis Van Vayern25yrs Bio:The Belgian Rider who specializes in Cobbles got spotted when riding the U23 Paris-Roubaix and gaining 6 places on the Velodrome.
Lars Nys26yrs Bio:Younger brother of Cyclocross rider Sven Nys has spent many years trying to get into the Belgian Track Team but has never quite made the cut.
Siemens Track
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Fernando Puertez 32yrs Bio:Fernando is one of the legends of track cycling, after winning more World Championships than anyone else in History! He is known as being the finest sprinter of all time, and shines in the Keirin, Sprint and Scratch disciplines. Puertez has been racing with the Siemens team for the whole of his career and has the best team-mates around him, who will be wanting to make Fernando the best racer of all time. Currently, he is World Champion in 4 races.
Martin O'Connor29yrs Bio:O'Connor is a powerhouse lead-out man, who has been regarded as the finest in the world. He has been Puertez's right hand man for years now, and rarely pus a foot wrong when he performs.
Nakoti Kabalu28yrs Known as 'The Bullet' Kabalu, packs the fastest burst of speed on the velodrome.In a sticky situation, you can rely on Nakoti to thrash the others in the sprint. He is the only African to win a World Championship (2014 Elimination Race), and the only Zimbabwean, to win an Olympic gold.
Telenor
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Samuel Linkwurst24yrs Bio:24 year old road specialist who was inspired by younger brother to ride track since then he has won 2 Luxembourg Cup Rounds.
Alexandr Gybev29yrs This Norwegian has been in the shadow of his teamates for all of his career. However, Gybev broke free in the 2014 World Championships back in Melbourne, he took a lap on the bunch in the Points Race and became World Champion.
Spotify-Cervelo
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Sebastian Uhl Bio: A 30 year old rider who has begun his fall from the high levels of track but still is a good Omnium specialist. Notable Victories include 3 World Championships in Omnium in 2008, 2009 & 2014 and 5 Swedish Omnium Championships.
Theo Ignazi20yrs Bio:A young 20 year old who grew up admiring his local hero Sebastian Uhl and is now placed on the same team as him.
Argos-Shimano Track Team
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Otto Van Stienberg 29yrs
The current Dutch Champion with a history of lucky wins, that include those Championships!
PMU.fr
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Jean Bonnet-Kipplestein20yrs Bio: The young 20 year old is competing on track whilst his road career picks up. His prospects on the road are looking good however with offers from PMU’s Pro Team FDJ.fr. As he has won multiple U23 races since starting age 18.
Julien Befereq25yrs Bio:After a huge injusy in the World Championships 2 years ago, Julien has recovered, and wants to make his mark back on the track, however his form is indecisive and he keeps on having reoccurring pains in his left knee when he sprints.
Team Oakley
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Tyler Thompson37yrs Bio:37year old arrived from the U.S this year hoping to end his career with a few wins, having won the U23 sprint world championships his career never hit the heights that were expected of him.
Paul Förster39yrs Bio:Half German, Half American 39 year old had a successful career on the road has switched to track for a bit of an adventure. He teamed up with friend Tyler Thompson in setting up team Oakley.
Wiggle
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Maxime Kermagoret16yrs Bio:This extremely young Frenchman has a lot to bring to the table, as a an incredible sprinter, he has also proved himself to the French Olympic Comitee, as he secured a place in the French Olympic Program.
Josh Wintle26yrs Bio:This rider has always been seen as an ideal team-mate who can sometimes shine in the Omnium discipline.
Ivaylo Filipov22yrs Bio: Filipov is the only Bulgarian in the Pro Track Season, and packs a decent sprint when he wants to. Filipov is also the ProTrack Season's tallest rider!
Gazzetta Dello Sport
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Roberto Di Nicheli40yrs Bio:Italian 40 year old who rode in 6 World Championships winning once in 1998 in the Madison with partner Tomachev Gevenezzi.
Tomachev Gevenezzi39yrs Bio: Half Italian, Half Georgian Rider who is a specialist sprinter on the road and performs well on the track, however he is growing old and is slowly losing his talent
Frederico Tabo Bio:The 28 year old has not had many successes in his career but has persevered to a 7th in the Nederland-Belgie Trofee for Omnium
Kevin Aasmae23yrs Bio:Kevin is a strong time trislist, who loves the long pursuit and TT races. He proved this in Melbourne when he won the Individual Pursuit title. Aswell as triumphing in the Madison Race.
Kevork Papazian24yrs Bio:Known as being the one of the most exciting riders in the peloton, Papazian is a breakaway force, and is hard to stop when he goes full-gas in a points race.
Getronics Project
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Marc Dendfelstein37yrs Bio: Marc is one of the older riders who has previously been seen as a legend. He has a vast fanbase in Germany, and he really wants to deliver in the World Championships in his hometown Berlin.
Tomasz Kalinsky36yrs Bio: Tomascz is the perfect example of a dedicated cyclist who gives up his time to his fans and fellow riders. He has been known to stay back for hours signing autographs and taking pictures with fans. He once spent 3 hours in the Warsaw Velodrome meeting up with fans in the stands.
Team PCM.Daily
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Jesper Janssen44yrs Bio: 'The Great Dane' himself having won 10 world championships he now sits in the lower leagues of cycling with his experience leading many youth riders to great things.
Ramunas Walsh23yrs Bio: Ramunas is half Irish, half Lithuanian, but decided to race for his mother's Lithuania after his Dad died in The Troubles when Ramunas was younger. Ramunas is the only Lithuanian in the ProTrack Season, and will probably go on to win a lot of races this year.
Stefan Heillden18yrs Bio: Stefan is one of the youngest riders, and has been promoted from the PCM.Daily Youth Program.
Allianz ProCycling
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Anders Berg42yrs Bio:This rider is one of the most loved in track cycling because of his sense of humour and personality. His cycling skill may be lacking, but he is a legend of the sport anyway.
Fritz Hundssen40yrs Bio:Fritz has been best friends with Anders since 1992 when they met on the Allianz Junior team. Since then you will have never seen them on a different team, giving Allianz a huge fanbase. He also has an infectious personality and is one of the nicest guys on the track track.
Samsung
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Takasaki Osowono30yrs Bio: The Japanese track legend who set two world records in pursuit and Team sprint. He came 4th in the ProRankings last year, so he has a lot of hype surrounding him coming into the next season. Oswono won 2 World Championship races in 2014 in the 250m TT & in the Team Pursuit with his team-mate Tom Davies.
Kim Ji-Park28yrs Bio: This 28 year old is known as the breakaway killer on the road, He uses his stamina in the races like elimination race.
Tom Davies25yrs
The Welshman moved to Korea aged 13, now 25 he has represented Korea at 5 Asian games, winning thrice in the traditionally Japanese, Keirin, but on top of this he won the Team Pursuit back in 2014 with his team-mate Takasaki Oswono.
United Cup Barcelona (Velodrom d'Horta)-3rd-4th January 2015 Nederland-Belgie Trofee Ghent (Eddy Merckx Velodrome)-7th January 2015 European Track Series Pruszkow (BGZ Arena)-January 10th 2015 Luxembourg Cup Mondorf-Les-Bains (Schleck Velodrome)-16th January 2015 United CupToronto (MATTAMY Cycling Centre)-23rd-24th January 2015 Luxembourg Cup Mondorf-Les-Bains (Schleck Velodrome)-30th January 2015
Nederland-Belgie Trofee Apeldoorm (Omnisport Apeldoorm)-1st February 2015 European Track Series Odense (Odense Cykelbane)-8th February 2015 Luxembourg Cup Mondorf-Les-Bains (Schleck Velodrome)-13th February 2015 European Track SeriesGlasgow (Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome)-15th February 2015 United CupChangwon (Changwon Velodrome)-21st-22nd February 2015 European Track SeriesAthens (Athens Olympic Velodrome)-28th February 2015
Nederland-Belgie Trofee Alkmaar (Sportpaleis)-6th March 2015 United CupLos Angeles (VELO Sports Centre)-13th-14th March 2015 European Track Series FINALVienna (Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion)-18th March 2015 United Cup FINALLondon (VELO Sports Centre)-21st-22nd March 2015 National Championships28th March 2015
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSBerlin (Velodrom)-3rd-5th April
United Cup
The United Cup is a turn based track series around the world in which all teams of the ProTrack Season compete in. The winner is determined by Points accumulated through all 5 rounds in Barcelona, Toronto, Changwon, Los Angeles & the Final in London. This is seen as the most illustrious Track series in the calendar, and is a high points scorer.
Records
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2014 Winner: Fernando PuertezSiemens
Most Wins: Jesper Janssen (x5) PCM.Daily
European Track Series
The European track series is an optional 'step-down series', that normally plays second fiddle to the United Cup. The European Track Series is held exclusively in Europe, and is normally a big stepping stone for young riders, but usually provides fast racing. Known as the 'true track series', traditionalists love this series and see it as the ultimate goal. However, Fernando Puertez is known to avoid this race to focus on the United Cup, but for some riders, this is their prime objective. The series takes place in 5 different European cities: Pruszkow, Odense, Glasgow, Athens & the Final in Vienna. the final is known to be a huge affair with cycling fans, and the final city is a huge destination for cycling fans. The series is known for surprising riders to win, meaning the series winner changes almost every year.
Records
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2014 Winner: Sebastian UhlSpotify-Cervelo
Most Wins: Luuk Handers (x4) Retired
Nederland-Belgie Trofee
This little series is held in Holland and Belgium, as the title suggests. This is known for having the best atmosphere, especially at the Ghent round that almost hosts the first round every year. The NED-BE Trofee as it's sometimes known as, showcases young talents only (U24s only),and provides some of the most exciting racing of the year. The 2 countries take it in turns to host the 2 other rounds, but this year the host cities are: Ghent, Apeldoorm & the Final round in Alkmaar.
Records
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2014 Winner: Ben HenterhillBarclays
Most Wins: Martin O'Connor (x4) Siemens
Luxembourg Cup
The Luxembourg Cup is a re-vitalised track series that has seen a re-vamp in the last 5years. The old Luxembourg Velodrome was flattened 8yrs ago but they have re-built a Velodrome in Mondorf-Les-Bains (the Schleck's hometown), and the series Cup continued. To get into the series, you have to be approved by the Luxembourgisch Cycling Council. this race is held every other week for the 7 weeks and is on Friday night, which is a fantastic spectacle.
Records
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2014 Winner: Francois BouganStrava
Most Wins: Tomachev Gevenezzi (x2) Gazzetta Dello Sport Francois Bougan (x2) Strava Luuk Handers (x2) Retired Nakoti Kabalu (x2) Siemens
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The World Championships are the holy grail of track cycling. This race is held over a weekend in a host city that changes every year. This year the Championships will he held in Berlin, inside the amply named: Velodrom. This will be most riders aim for the year, and they have 4 months to build form, so we should be in for a fantastic finale.
2014 World Champions
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Keirin: Fernando PuertezSiemens
Sprint: Fernando PuertezSiemens
Team Sprint: Siemens (O'Connor, Puertez & Kabalu)
Scratch: Fernando PuertezSiemens
Omnium: Sebastian UhlSpotify
Individual Pursuit 4km: Kevin AasmaeSkype
Team Pursuit 2km (2-Men): Samsung (Oswono & Davies)
200m TT: Takasaki OsowonoSamsung
Madison: Skype (Aasmae & Papazian)
Points Race: Alexandr Gybev Telenor
Elimination Race: Nakoti KabaluSiemens
The ProRanks 2015 will be published here, as will the points systems, the ProRanks can determine your team for the following year, because the transfer system is based on Rankings.
2015 ProTrack Season Rankings
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2014 ProTrack Season Rankings
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1. Fernando PuertezSiemens
2. Sebastian UhlSpotify
3. Nakoti KabaluSiemens
4. Francois BouganStrava
5. Takasaki OsowonoSamsung
6. Kevin AasmaeSkype
7. Martin O'ConnorSiemens
8. Tomasz KalinskyGetronics
9. Tomachev GevenezziGazzetta Dello Sport
10. Jan Van AaferlechtActivia
Here in the archives, you can find records of the ProTrack Ranking, and check the long list of former winners, including some that race in the 2015 ProTrack Season!
baseballlover312, 06-03-14 : "Nuke Moscow...Don't worry Russia, we've got plenty of love to go around your cities"
Sarah Palin, 08-03-14 (CPAC, on Russian aggression) : "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke"
Big thanks to jdog for making this AMAZING userbar!
@LuisLeonSanchez- The reason have 3 threads is that 2 of them are written in the first person, (mine & Will's) about what goes on in this thread. This thread is for writing out race reports, and publishing results, where the others focus on the riders life (a diary sort of thing) while he's racing.
One thread per rider i could understand, but a general thread as well? Just kind of why? What goes in here that could not possibly go into one/both of the rider threads?
Zuno Bank
Tomas Linkwurst 18yrs
Strava Cycling
Activia Cycling
Lotto.NL
Team Barclays
De Sporza Wielerploeg
Siemens Track
Telenor
Spotify-Cervelo
Gazzetta Dello Sport
Skype Cycling
Team PCM.Daily
Samsung
Barcelona (Velodrom d'Horta)-3rd-4th January 2015
Pruszkow (BGZ Arena)-January 10th 2015
Mondorf-Les-Bains (Schleck Velodrome)-16th January 2015
Toronto (MATTAMY Cycling Centre)-23rd-24th January 2015
Athens (Athens Olympic Velodrome)-28th February 2015
Vienna (Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion)-18th March 2015
