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[PCT] Duolingo - 2020
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 21-09-2020 14:06
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Duo and his pupils are back for a second run. The first birth of the green polygots may not have been the most successful one, but their enthusiasm is yet to be stopped. Another attempt at securing PT kilometers is on the cards as the squad sets off in preparation for the 2020 season in the Swiss Alps.
We have been fortunate to be on the receiving end of the materfully skills of aidanvn13, whom having reclaimed back his place in the Man-Game peloton, was kind enough to continue his long story of kit-production for our teams. His much appreciated artwork will hopefully help motivate our riders to new heights this season.
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 21-09-2020 14:06
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Post-transfers
 Top 5 Volta a Portugal | Robert Gesink | 2nd |  Win Vuelta al Pais Vasco | Robert Gesink | 1st |  Win Monterrey TTT | Team | 2nd |  Win Tour of Slovenia | Robert Gesink | 3rd |  Top 5 PCT Team Standings |
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| Gustavovskiy |
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| Race | Cat | Result | Rider |  | Down Under Classic | HC | 34th | Ciolek | | Tour Down Under | C1 | 4th | Borges |  | Gisborne GP | C1 | 8th | Borges | | Volta a Portugal | PTHC | 2nd | Gesink |  | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | HC | 7th | Havik |  | Hong Kong Challenge | C1 | 34th | Borges |  | Paris-Nice | PT | 5th | Gesink | | Tour of Southland | C1 | 4th | Borges | | Geraardsbergen-Bosberg | HC | 51st | Havik |  | Roma Maxima | C1 | 42th | Havik | | Vuelta al Pais Vasco | HC | 1st | Gesink |  | Praha - Karlovy Vary - Praha | PT | 18th | Howson | | Le Samyn | C1 | 31st | Havik | | Strade Bianche | HC | 1st | Borges |  | Tour of Uppsala | C1 | 11th | Dempster | | Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne | HC | 39th | Havik |  | Tour of California | HC | 35th | Min |  | Tour de Pologne | HC | 1st | Gesink | | Corsica International | HC | 92th | R.Oliveira |  | Tour of Cyprus | HC | 25th | Min |  | Tour of Ukraine | HC | 8th | Gesink |  | Veenendaal - Veenendaal | HC | 34th | Sobota | | Lisbon Classic | C1 | 23rd | Sipos |  | Cheshire Cycling Tour | PTHC | 23rd | Havik | | Tour de Romandie | C1 | 11th | Barbio |  | Windhoek ITT | C1 | 5th | Howson | | Vuelta a Espana | GT | 4th | Gesink | | Scandinavia Open Road Race | PTHC | 14th | Borges | | Malopolski Wyscig | C1 | 41st | Havik |  | Int. Osterreich Rundfahrt | HC | 19th | Min | | Olympia's Tour | C1 | 2nd | Howson |  | Hanko Classic | C1 | 16th | Ciolek |  | Grands Prix Cyclistes | HC | 10th | Borges |  | Riga - Jurmala GP | PTHC | 67th | Havik |  | Tour of South Africa | C1 | 1st | Borges | | Monterrey TTT | C1 | 2nd | Team |  | Franceville Classique | PTHC | 1st | Havik |  | Berlin ProRace | HC | 19th | Ciolek |  | Torshavn GP | C1 | 34th | Borges | | Celtic Chrono | C1 | 7th | Howson | | Tour of Slovenia | PTHC | 3rd | Gesink |  | Nakhon Ratchasima Trophy | PTHC | 44th | Razumov | | Tour de Vineyards | C2 | 15th | Barbio |  | Arab Tour | HC | 21st | Howson | | Ronde van Het Ijsselmeer | C1 | 42nd | Ciolek | | Paris Tours | PTHC | 102th | Merlier | | Tour of Britain | C1 | 13th | Barbio | | Tour of the Battenkill | PTHC | |  | Tour of Lithuania | HC | |  | Tour de Maroc | PTHC | |  | Japan Cup | PTHC |
| Bruno Borges | Tour Down Under | Stage 5 | 1st | | | | GC | 4th | | | Gisborne GP | | 8th | | | Strade Bianche | | 1st | | | | Grand Prix Cyclistes | GC | 10th | | | Tour of South Africa | Stage 1 | 2nd | | | | Stage 2 | 2nd | | | | Stage 3 | 1st | | | | Stage 5 | 3rd | | | | GC | 1st | | | | Points | 1st | | Robert Gesink | Volta a Portugal | Stage 1 | 5th | | | | Stage 5 | 2nd | | | | Stage 9 | 1st | | | | GC | 2nd | | | Paris - Nice | Stage 7 | 4th | | | | GC | 5th | | | Vuelta al Pais Vasco | Stage 3 | 2nd | | | | Stage 4 | 1st | | | | GC | 1st | | | Tour de Pologne | Stage 1 | 2nd | | | | Stage 6 | 1st | | | | GC | 1st | | | | Points | 2nd | | | Tour of Ukraine | Stage 1 | 3rd | | | | GC | 8th | | | Vuelta a España | Stage 13 | 1st | | | | GC | 4th | | | Tour of Slovenia | Stage 2 | 3rd | | | | Stage 5 | 2nd | | | | GC | 3rd | | | | Points | 4th | | Yoeri Havik | Omloop Het Niewsblad | | 7th | | | Franceville Classique | | 1st | | Damien Howson | Hong Kong Challenge | Stage 2 | 1st | | | Windhoek ITT | | 5th | | | Olympia's Tour | Stage 6 | 3rd | | | | GC | 2nd |  | Kyeng Ho Min | Tour of California | U25 | 2nd | | | Tour of Cyprus | U25 | 1st | | | International Osterreich Rundfahrt | U25 | 2nd | | | Tour of South Africa | U25 | 2nd | | Tim Merlier | Tour de Pologne | Stage 4 | 2nd |  | Nikita Razumov | Arab Tour | U25 | 3rd | | Dominique Cornu | Tour de Vineyards | Stage 1 | 3rd |  | Kristian Sobota | Tour de Vineyards | Stage 2 | 3rd | | | | Stage 4 | 3rd | | | | Points | 4th | | Team | Vuelta al Pais Vasco | Stage 1 | 2nd | | | Tour de Romandie | Stage 1 | 1st | | | Olympia's Tour | Stage 4 | 1st | | | Tour of South Africa | Stage 4 | 1st | | | Monterrey TTT | | 2nd | | | Tour de Vineyards | Stage 7 | 3rd | | | Tour of Slovenia | Stage 1 | 1st |
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| Gustavovskiy |
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2010
Spoiler  Team Energie-Diesel
Continental TourJuan Miguel Mercado
Antonio Colom Mas
Sergio Pardilla
Oscar Sevilla
Angel Vicioso
Gustavo Veloso
Jorge Nogaledo
Igor Astarloa
Eloy Teruel
José Carlos Rodrigues Silva
André Cardoso
Bruno Pires
André Vital
Jaoa Costa
Diamantino Gamboa
Paulo Lucas Martins
Marco Alexandre Ferreira Cunha
Claudio Corioni
Maurizio Biondo
Emiliano Rodomonti
Pedro Nicácio
Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio
Mauricio Soler
Paúl Torres
Yoann Bagot
Branislav Samoilev
Major results
11 stage victories
5th in the Final Continental Team Rankings (promoted)
7 KoM and Points jerseys won
Overall Victory in Tour of Slovénie and Rund um den Henninger Turm
Lots of top10s in Stage Races and One-day Races
NCs: Spain (RR), Brazil (TT), Mexico (RR)
2011
Spoiler Energie-Diesel
Pro Tour
Goals
1. Win Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - Domenico Pozzovivo 5th
2. KoM jersey in Tour de France - Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio 20th
3. Top10 in Giro d'Itália - Domenico Pozzovivo 4th
4. Top3 Vuelta a Asturias - Domenico Pozzovivo 6th
5. Avoid Relegation - Team 17th
Squad
Luis Léon Sanchez Gil
Antonio Colom Mas
Gustavo Veloso
Constantino Zaballa
José Joaquin Rojas Gil
Angel Vicioso
Jorge Nogaledo
Jesus Tendero
Eloy Teruel
Francisco Javier Echarri
Domenico Pozzovivo
Claudio Corioni
Maurizio Biondo
Elia Viviani
Davide Viganò
José Carlos Rodrigues Silva
André Vital
André Cardoso
Bruno Pires
Marco Alexandre Ferreira Cunha
Mauricio Soler
Leonardo Duque
Pedro Nicácio
Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio
Paúl Torres
César Rojas Villegas
Fredy Colop
Loaned Out
Daniel Allonca
Paulo Lucas Martins
Major results
4 Stage Victories + 9 podium places
17th in the Final ProTour Team Rankings (relegated)
2 KoM jerseys won
1 green jersey won
Victory in Rund um Koln + 5 top-10 places in one-day races
4th in the Giro d'Italia + 4 top-10 places in stage-races
NCs: Brazilian TT + RR
2012
Spoiler Cerne
Continental Tour
Goals
1. Top10 Volta a Portugal (Luis Leon Sanchez Gil -1st)
2. Win Volta ao Algarve (Luis Leon Sanchez Gil - 1st)
3. Win Vuelta a Mallorca (Luis Leon Sanchez Gil - 3rd)
4. Top5 Clasica San Sebastian (Luis Leon Sanchez Gil - 12th)
5. Top10 Team Standings (Team - 27th)
Target Races
1. Tour de Luxembourg (Luis Leon Sanchez Gil - 5th)
2. Giro del Capo (Luis Leon Sanchez Gil - 4th)
3. GP di Lugano (Bruno Pires - 26th)
4. GP Montreal (Bruno Pires - 33rd)
5. GP Plouay (Luis Leon Sanchez Gil - 5th)
Squad
Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
Pedro Nicácio
Maurizio Biondo
Elia Viviani
Bruno Pires
André Vital
André Cardoso
José Carlos Rodrigues Silva
Ricardo Martins
Bruno Santos
José Martins
Rafael Reis
Bruno Borges
Lionel Coutinho
Marco Alexandre Ferreira Cunha
Carlos Baltazar
Luis Afonso
Bruno Silva
Antonio Carvalho
André Mourato
Marcio Portela
Marco Cunha
Ricardo Vilela
Paulo Lucas Martins
Gabriel Cerveira
Loaned In
Amaro Antunes
Nelson Oliveira
Jon Ander Insausti
Loaned Out
Samuel Caldeira
Marc Machado
Daniel Allonca
Major results
8 stage victories
18 appearances on the podium
1 Green jersey
27th in the Final Continental Team Rankings
Overall Victory in Volta ao Algarve and Volta a Portugal
NCs: Brazil (TT)
2013
Spoiler Prio - Porto
Pro Continental Tour
Goals
1. Win - GP Tunis ----- Óscar Avelino - 1st
2. Top 10 - Manx International ----- Francisco Ventoso - 1st
3. Top 10 - Clasica San Sebastian ----- Francisco Ventoso - 2nd
4. Top 5 - Volta a Portugal ----- Rubén Plaza - 3rd
5. Top 5 - America Tour Standings ----- Team - 2nd
Squad
Rubén Plaza
Francisco Ventoso
Óscar Avelino
Pedro Nicácio
Marc Machado
Bruno Santos
Jose Mendes
Rodrigo Nascimento
Daniel Allonca
Nelson Oliveira
Carlos Baltazar
Bruno Silva
Bruno Pires
André Vital
Luis Afonso
Samuel Caldeira
José Martins
Bruno Borges
Lionel Coutinho
Antonio Carvalho
Rui Pedro Vinhas
Ricardo Ferreira
Loaned-out
Rafael Reis
Vitor Rodrigues
Major results
20 stage victories
29 appearances on the podium
3 Green jerseys
1 KoM jersey
9th in the Final Continental Team Rankings (promoted to ProTour)
Overall victory in Tour of Britain, GP Montreal, Manx International, GP Tunis, Baltic Chain Tour, Volta ao Alentejo and Tour do Rio
NCs: Portugal, Brazil (TT)
2014
Spoiler Prio - Porto
Pro Tour
Goals
1. Top 3 - Vuelta a España: Tiago Machado - 4th
2. Top 5 - Tour de France: Markus Fothen - 18th
3. Win - Vuelta a Colombia: Tiago Machado - 2nd
4. Win - GP Liechtenstein: Tiago Machado - 7th
5. Avoid Relegation: not even close
Squad
Tiago Machado
Markus Fothen
Rui Costa
Óscar Avelino
Nelson Oliveira
Rafael Reis
Kiel Reijnen
Samuel Caldeira
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov
Domingos Gonçalves
Carlos Baltazar
Alfredo Balloni
Daniel Allonca
Bruno Silva
Ricardo Ferreira
Frederico Figueiredo
Luis Afonso
José Martins
Lionel Coutinho
Antonio Carvalho
Jaoa Costa
Loaned Out
Rodrigo Nascimento
Lluis Mas
Rui Pedro Vinhas
Bruno Borges
Dario Antonio
Major results
3 stage victories
8 appearances on the podium
1 KoM jersey
23rd in the Final PT Team Rankings (relegated to Pro Continental Tour)
NCs: Angola (RR & TT) and Brazil (TT)
2015
Spoiler Prio - Porto
Pro Continental Tour
Goals
1. Win Volta a Portugal - Tiago Machado: 1st
2. Win Tour of Ukraine - Rui Costa: 2nd
3. Top 5 Tour of South Africa - Rui Costa: 44th
4. Top 5 Tour of Britain - Rui Costa: 9th
5. Top 5 PCT Team Standings - Team: 11th
Squad
Tiago Machado
Rui Costa
Óscar Avelino
Nelson Oliveira
Rafael Reis
Samuel Caldeira
Domingos Gonçalves
Carlos Baltazar
Daniel Allonca
Bruno Silva
Ricardo Ferreira
Frederico Figueiredo
Luis Afonso
Lionel Coutinho
Antonio Carvalho
Jaoa Costa
Rodrigo Nascimento
Lluis Mas
Rui Pedro Vinhas
Dario Antonio
Ramon Domene
Loaned Out
Bruno Borges
Major results
10 stage victories
22 appearances on the podium
2 Points jerseys, 1 KoM jersey and 1 U25 jersey
Overall victory in Volta a Portugal
11th in the Final PCT Team Rankings
NCs: Angola (RR & TT) and Portugal (TT)
2016
Spoiler Porto - Prio
Pro Continental Tour
Goals
1. Win Volta a Portugal - Rafael Reis: 2nd
2.  Win Tour d'Andorra - Tiago Machado: 6th
3. Win Giro del Trentino - Rafael Reis: 5th
4.  Win Colombian Venteaux - Tiago Machado: 1st
5. Top 5 PCT Team Standings - Team: 2nd
Squad
Tiago Machado
Ruben Guerreiro
Óscar Avelino
Nelson Oliveira
Rafael Reis
Samuel Caldeira
Domingos Gonçalves
Carlos Baltazar
Daniel Allonca
Bruno Silva
Ricardo Ferreira
Frederico Figueiredo
Luis Afonso
Lionel Coutinho
Antonio Carvalho
Jaoa Costa
Rodrigo Nascimento
Lluis Mas
Rui Pedro Vinhas
Dario Antonio
Manuel Betilson
Bruno Borges
Major results
Countless stage victories
So many appearances on the podium that I can't be bothered to count
Various Points jerseys, numerous KoM jersey and maybe even a few U25 jerseys
Overall victory in Colombian Venteaux and perhaps other races too
2nd in the Final PCT Team Rankings
NCs: Angola (RR & TT)
2017
Spoiler Porto - Prio
Pro Tour
Goals
1. Win Volta a Portugal:14th
2. Podium Vuelta a España:5th
3. Stage wins every Grand Tour: 2nd (TTT - Giro)
4. Podium Copenhagen - Malmo TTT:4th
5. Top10 Pro Tour Team Standings:16th
Squad
Tiago Machado
Ruben Guerreiro
Óscar Avelino
Nelson Oliveira
Rafael Reis
Jacob Fiedler
Domingos Gonçalves
Marlen Zmorka
Daniel Allonca
Bruno Silva
Ricardo Ferreira
Frederico Figueiredo
Luis Afonso
Lionel Coutinho
Antonio Carvalho
Jaoa Costa
Rodrigo Nascimento
Lluis Mas
Rui Pedro Vinhas
João Gaspar
Christian Egidio
Roy Goldstein
Krzystof MArchewka
Manuel Betilson
Bruno Borges
Major results
Sorry didn't count this year
16th in the Final PCT Team Rankings
NCs: Angola (RR & TT), Portugal (RR & TT), Ukraine (TT), Germany (TT), Israel (TT)
2018
Spoiler Porto - Prio
Pro Tour
Goals
Giro d'Italia Top 3
Tour of California Win
Tour de Suisse Top 3
Chrono des Herbiers Win
Team Standings Top 10
Squad
Tiago Machado
Dimitri Claeys
Óscar Avelino
Rafael Reis
Beñat Intxausti
Bruno Silva
Antonio Barbio
Andre Looij
Hugo Nunes
Frederico Figueiredo
Luis Afonso
Chun Wing Leung
Antonio Carvalho
Reda Aadel
Rodrigo Nascimento
Lluis Mas
Rui Pedro Vinhas
Paul Junior Maroga
Christian Egidio
Girogi Nareklishvili
Stefan Petrovski
Manuel Betilson
Bruno Borges
Major results
4 stage wins
20th in the Final PCT Team Rankings
NCs: Angola (RR & TT), Brazil (TT), Portugal (RR)
2019
Spoiler Duolingo
Pro Continental Tour
Goals
1. Top 5 Berlin Pro Race: 15th Oscar Avelino
2. Top 5 Down Under Classic: 3rd Oscar Avelino
3. Win Tour of America: 8th Rafael Reis
4. Top 5 Deutschland Tour: 2nd Zakkari Dempster
5. Top 5 PCT Team Standings: 9th
Squad
Rafael Reis
Óscar Avelino
Rafael Reis
Antonio Barbio
Frederico Figueiredo
Antonio Carvalho
Bruno Borges
Ivo Oliveira
Rui Oliveira
Yuri Trofimov
Nikita Razumov
Dominique Cornu
Tim Merlier
Nicola Bagioli
Edoardo Affini
Fabio Duarte
 Choon Huat Goh
Zakkar Dempster
Georgios Bouglas
Libin Chen
Walter Trillini
David Veilleux
Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka
Shane Archbold
Markus Kopfauf
Rodrigo Nascimento
Major results
6 stage wins (Romandie x2, Slovenie, Olympia's, Colombiar and ToA)
+ 16 podium appearances (stages and GC)
Overall victory in the Tour de Romandie - R. Reis
9th in the Final PCT Team Rankings
NCs: Singapore (RR & TT), Brazil (TT), Portugal (TT), Belgium (TT)
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 27-09-2020 18:19
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Into the 2020 season we gathered the boys for contract discussion. This is what we came up with:
| | | Wage | Availability | | Rafael | Reis | € 290 000 | Yes | | Yoshimitsu | Hiratsuka | € 50 000 | Positive | | Frederico | Figueiredo | € 100 000 | Hypothetical | | Antonio | Barbio | € 50 000 | Mysterious | | Choon Huat | Goh | € 85 000 | Ratified | | Bruno | Borges | € 322 000 | Questionable | | Nicola | Bagioli | € 50 000 | Existent | | Ivo | Oliveira | € 70 000 | Doubtful | | Rui | Oliveira | € 50 000 | Flimsy |  | Walter | Trillini | € 50 000 | Detected | | Dominique | Cornu | € 70 000 | Plausible | | Nikita | Razumov | € 130 000 | Not impossible | | Markus | Kopfauf | € 50 000 | Acknowledged | | Shane | Archbold | € 50 000 | Apparent | | Tim | Merlier | € 70 000 | Possible | | Oscar | Avelino | € 190 000 | Concrete | | Zakkari | Dempster | € 80 000 | Unequivocal |
Different kinds of availability for our riders in the upcoming transfer market, but the gist of it is that the administration is willing to negotiate almost everyone. We must also ackowledge that the following men have been relieved of their contracts and are free to negotiate their future. We thank each everyone of them for their services, especially Nascimento who has been with us a good number of years now.
| Fabio | Duarte | Released | | | Yuri | Trofimov | Released | |  | Libin | Chen | Released | | | David | Veilleux | Released | |  | Rodrigo | Nascimento | Released | |  | Georgios | Bouglas | Released | |
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 27-09-2020 22:21
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My favourite rider availability format yet 
30/12/14 - matt17br said "Sutty's birthday is more important than [Jesus' Birthday]"
4/10/20 - jph27 said "Just need to make sure I don't accidentally promote again."
24/2/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don’t drink famous people.”
[ICL] Santos-Euskadi | The Life And Times | [Doomed]  Xero Racing
[CX] Listerijns & Kiwis
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 28-09-2020 05:25
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My vocabulary has improved after reading the availability post!
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 28-09-2020 23:18
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@Abhishek: I have to admit mine too
@jandal: forgot to include the term "Party-pooperish", which I think you'll agree is pretty conclusive and informative.
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| jph27 |
Posted on 28-09-2020 23:22
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Am I ready to contemplate more disappointment from another stage racer who TTs well but shows a limited understanding of what climbing entails? Yes, yes I am...
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| SotD |
Posted on 29-09-2020 07:34
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Mine has imploded 
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| redordead |
Posted on 29-09-2020 07:37
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Same for me
"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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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 25-10-2020 22:09
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Bruno Borges
Antonio Barbio
Rui Oliveira
As ever, portuguese continues to be a proeminent subject. It has admitedly less teaching peers in our ranks. Borges assumes the position of sole leader in the hilly lessons. Oliveira should help him while developing his own language skills. Barbio will provide a helping hand to our alrounders
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| Zakkari Dempster | Damien Howson | | Shane Archbold | Choon Huat Goh |
English keeps its relevant position in our roster as well. Timed practice is an important way to improve fluency and as such chrono men gain relevancy. Goh will essentially play a supporting role to Borges.
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| Dominique Cornu | | Tim Merlier | | Gijs van Hoecke |
In 2020 we decided to keep our strategy of teaching belgian french, which provides us the opportunity of including flemish bonus lessons for cobbles fans. Cornu as one of our seniors will be acting as timekeeper while our junior colaborators are going to be dealing with social media demands of said cobbles fans.
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| Nicola Bagioli |
Our junior pizzaiolo did well in 2019 to provide gastronomic relief to our polyglot captains. We expect him to be fully capable of cooking and delivering those pizzas on his way to becoming a luxury object of mediocre italian puns.
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Walter Trillini
Spanish is going to be taught by an argentinian. The reason IS simple: the manager likes asado. Trillini though is someone we know can be trusted more than a mere meat turner but rather someone we hope will be turning others into meat.
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Nikita Razumov
Alexandr Kulikovskiy
Nikita has learned enough from Trofitruffles and is now tasked with teaching how to read upside-down letters and pronouncing half the consonants of the alphabet in single words. The best paid stagiare in world history is also with us here.
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Markus Kopfauf
Gerald Ciolek
Youth and seniority combine to produce this year's german department. One for the intros the other for finales. Time will tell if we're looking at valuable assets or just a plain waste of lingots
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Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka
Japanese is always a language in demand so Yoshimitsu stays with us. Looking after our mountainous escapades and who knows maybe a surprise outdoor lesson atop Mount Fuji
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Kyeng Ho Min
Continuing the climbing trend, Min is one of the newest contributors on the team. He's going to start cracking those Korean lessons, but we expect him to really flourish only in 2021.
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Robert Gesink
Yoeri Havik
And then come the dutch. We're counting on these two to bring a sizeable amount of newcomers and especially a lot of crowns. Gesink especially was a transfer long overdue in the incubation phase this transfer season, but now he's with us we're hoping good things to come our way!
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 Elias Abou Rachid
Arabic is on the cards this year as well. A cheap acquisition to finish up the squad, Rachid is someone we hope to see grow within our ranks for years to come.
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 Zoltan Sipos
Hungarian is not for the faint-hearted and as such, a meritable tutor has also been brought in. Zoltan is not only fluent in his native language, but he can also type stuff in a keyboard. Not only that he can do it in a remarkably aerodynamic way. Two things we value here at Duolingo, which made him an opportunity we couldn't pass on.
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Kristian Sobota
Nordic quality colaborators have been hard to come by, but we stumbled upon Kristian. The danish will provide a solid launchpad for fast lessons, but can also be counted on to represent us on lower levels of learning which represents a nice bonus for us.
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 Norman Vahtra
Siim Kiskonen (loaned in)
Lastly, we bring you our pair of young Estonians. "But you don't teach Estonian in your app, how can you possibly ruin such a well-structured masterpiece of a narrative?" I hear you ask. The answer is they are both hardcore Star Trek fans, mind you, which means Klingon is going to be kickstarted by them. Take that, you loophole hunters!
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 26-10-2020 04:46
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Team building living up to the sponsor  Great presentation too!
Honestly think you've rebuilt well and have a good chance of promotion this time. Gesink is one to watch out for and I hope Havik can do better for you than he did for us last season
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| redordead |
Posted on 26-10-2020 06:06
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I didn't enjoy facing Gesink last year and I'm pretty sure I won't this year also
I wonder how Ciolek will do for you after his 2nd decline as he was still solid for me last year and I'm always keeping an eye on our former loanee Rui Oliveira
"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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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 27-10-2020 23:04
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Abhishek: I have to say I was hoping to build a stronger team. My guess is we will be more or lessin the same spot we were last season - 1st half of the table but missing out on the greater prize.
redordead: Apologies but I hope he continues to be a nuisance to you Will mirror that behaviour especially since you brought in two riders I was eyeing but ultimately decided to go for 2nd or 3rd tier alternatives.
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| redordead |
Posted on 28-10-2020 06:14
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Gustavovskiy wrote:
redordead: Apologies but I hope he continues to be a nuisance to you Will mirror that behaviour especially since you brought in two riders I was eyeing but ultimately decided to go for 2nd or 3rd tier alternatives.
Now you have me intrigued who those two riders are
"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 28-10-2020 08:45
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redordead wrote:
Gustavovskiy wrote:
redordead: Apologies but I hope he continues to be a nuisance to you Will mirror that behaviour especially since you brought in two riders I was eyeing but ultimately decided to go for 2nd or 3rd tier alternatives.
Now you have me intrigued who those two riders are
I think I know one
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| redordead |
Posted on 28-10-2020 08:53
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AbhishekLFC wrote:
redordead wrote:
Gustavovskiy wrote:
redordead: Apologies but I hope he continues to be a nuisance to you Will mirror that behaviour especially since you brought in two riders I was eyeing but ultimately decided to go for 2nd or 3rd tier alternatives.
Now you have me intrigued who those two riders are
I think I know one
I'm sure you do
"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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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 31-10-2020 12:46
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@red: Sorry for the late reply: Kris and Lahcen.
Calendar and Goals announcement
We take this chance to announce our race schedule for the season as well as our key races. We're targeting promotion (as ever), so overall top 5 is the desired endopint.
| Race | Cat | Goal | | Down Under Classic | HC | | | Tour Down Under | C1 | | | Gisborne GP | C1 | | | Volta a Portugal | PTHC | Top 5 | | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | HC | | | Hong Kong Challenge | C1 | | | Paris-Nice | PT | | | Tour of Southland | C1 | | | Geraardsbergen-Bosberg | HC | | | Roma Maxima | C1 | | | Vuelta al Pais Vasco | HC | Win | | Praha - Karlovy Vary - Praha | PT | | | Le Samyn | C1 | | | Strade Bianche | HC | | | Tour of Uppsala | C1 | | | Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne | HC | | | Tour of California | HC | | | Tour de Pologne | HC | | | Corsica International | HC | | | Tour of Cyprus | HC | | | Tour of Ukraine | HC | | | Veenendaal - Veenendaal | HC | | | Lisbon Classic | C1 | | | Cheshire Cycling Tour | PTHC | | | Tour de Romandie | C1 | | | Windhoek ITT | C1 | | | Vuelta a Espana | GT | | | Scandinavia Open Road Race | PTHC | | | Malopolski Wyscig | C1 | | | Int. Osterreich Rundfahrt | HC | | | Olympia's Tour | C1 | | | Hanko Classic | C1 | | | Grands Prix Cyclistes | HC | | | Riga - Jurmala GP | PTHC | | | Tour of South Africa | C1 | | | Monterrey TTT | C1 | Win | | Franceville Classique | PTHC | | | Berlin ProRace | HC | | | Torshavn GP | C1 | | | Celtic Chrono | C1 | | | Tour of Slovenie | PTHC | Win | | Nakhon Ratchasima Trophy | PTHC | | | Tour de Vineyards | C2 | | | Arab Tour | HC | | | Ronde van Het Ijsselmeer | C1 | | | Paris Tours | PTHC | | | Tour of Britain | C1 | | | Tour of the Battenkill | PTHC | | | Tour of Lithuania | HC | | | Tour de Maroc | PTHC | | | Japan Cup | PTHC | |
Robert Gesink's schedule is also up for scrutiny. Our dutch leader will race a number of prominent events, expectedly with an emphasys on our goals. There's also a GT in the mix:
| Volta a Portugal | Tour of Ukraine | | Paris - Nice | Vuelta a España | | Vuelta al Pais Vasco | Tour of Slovenia |  Tour de Pologne | Tour du Maroc |
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