Written by Manisaspor at 13:38 21/4-2016
Perm Tour  imho is one of the most difficult tours to win. You have some clear formulas in others, one way or another, but I have seen climbers win Perm, I have seen all-rounders win Perm, I have seen TTers win Perm, I have seen old riders winning Perm. The Siberian tour is against any conventional wisdom. Our team's best result came in against my conventional wisdom yet again. I will dedicate two more PRs to Perm and this one is the first one, covering our long history of failures in Perm.
S 18
Sabri Rasim 9th GC
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Our first ever tour, our first ever legendary Turkish captain for those who do not know him, a high FR sprinter, he was supposed to target SC. Sabri had a great TT to sneak into the top 9. No result relevant to SC. For newer managers, here is a link about him before he won Orel-Kursk classic very late in his career: http://ocm.wikia.com/wiki/Sabri_Rasim
S 26
Sabri Rasim 20th GC - Oblivion in SC
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Again utter failure in SC. The season was the comeback from Division 8 where I fell from Zyte after an utter frustration to a CB-SP team which was dissolved unsuccessfully.
S 30
Senel Nedim 7th GC
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Our first serious GC attempt, Nedim won the King’s Stage but had a bad day in the ITT so finished only seventh. Nedim had TF. Hlohovsky was third this season with Scorpions POPRAD, it was the time I decided to pursue him after a long stalking period.
S 31
Senel Nedim 6th GC
Yasar Caglar 8th GC
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While we were targeting a higher spot with Nedim, we had two top 9 spots. Nedim had a TF. I can't remember why Hlohovsky could not get in to his tour after being paid 300 K only for winning Perm. Probably I still believed I can win all of the mid-division tours with a Turkish rider :)
S 33
Senel Nedim 12nd GC
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Nedim’s last attempt as a captain. A bad season. Sikora finished 26th with nonnies btw. Hlohovsky was not a captain? Why? I cannot remember. Probably not because of being a Turk. I was probably trying to conquer Norway and Perm at the same time.
S 34
Klement Hlohovský 4th GC
Hüsnü Dilmen 8th GC / 3rd YC
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Hlohovský’s only real attempt as a captain (so the era of nationalism was over), with full support. Only good enough for few stage top 10s and 4th place. Our rising tour star Hüsnü Dilmen rode a great ITT and CL stage as a TM, finishing 8th bringing us many extra points. He showed he can be successful when he is TT centered. The interesting note was Sikora finished 10th after a good ITT. Was it chance or a hint of what was coming?
S 35
Adrian Sikora - 2nd??
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Unless something extraordinary happens Sikora will be 2nd in Perm, our best result so far, at a very unexpected moment when we were not targeting Perm so totally unprepared for him. It was totally against my knowledge of the game.
Sikora had a great climbing stage with great support from three riders who had formerly had top 9 places in the GC. The stage tactics require a great thanks to Team Kernow.
With a second PR, we will share the background story and extend our thanks to the OCM chat community, whom I should thank for this result. I dedicate this result to them.
One final thing, Hlohovsky is so fired, two off days for a rider bought for a hefty 300 K only for this tour. If you want him just bid me RV+5 K to have him in the next few days. I will post my third forum thread about his transfer, apparently OCM community is very right about him being worthless :)
Perm Results aka Failures
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7 x GC results
2 x 2 GC results in one tour
1 x YC result
1 x Perm Podium
But no single jersey. I hate you Siberia!
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Comments
Love the PR! Persistance always pays off.
@Don: Thx, i heard few very strong teams are intending to line up we will see.
@Stroopwafel: Dilmen will have TT center for sure but he may choose Norway or Volta. Captain will have TF, younger TMs and more equipment.
Any idea on next season's strategy yet? Will Dilmen get a chance to shine?
Next season will be yours, I'm sure!
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