Written by Tashkent Browncoats at 14:58 26/4-2020
When Tashkent Browncoats decided some 12 seasons ago to gradually move away from TT-ing, the first major rider to come to Tashkent was Jacenty Niezgoda. A seasoned downhiller, with wins in Div 1.1 under his belt, Jacenty was the first sign of a culture change which brought us from the shadowy realms of division 7 and the crowded calendar of division 6 to the better life of division four, in a little less than a season. Jacenty introduced success, based on more than the luck of a risky TT. However, Jacenty was relatively old when he was bought, and after a season and a half he was sold to Liechenstein team Beliebers to make funds for the signing of DH legend Yanik Arda. As a teammate for Arda, Samuel Romanowski was bought. Samuel was an experienced hillclimber, who was great help for Yanik during his period in Tashkent. So despite not getting results during his Uzbek spell, Samuel will be remembered as the third significant Pole in Tashkent Browncoats' history. Third, you ask, as I've only mentioned two?
Because at the same time when Jacenty arrived as a relatively big star in Tashkent, another young pole also quietly became a browncoat: Erazm Dębski. If Jacenty is the symbol for the start of the rise of Tashkent Browncoats, Erazm is the symbol for the rise itself. While Yanik still was the poster boy of the browncoats, Erazm started picking up more and more results, and when Yanik returned to Iran to retire at team Oasis, Erazm's status as heir to Yanik's captaincy was unchallenged. He did good in allround races, but could also compete in more climbing or downhill oriented races, and his third place in the GC in the 33rd edition of Race of the Minutemen marked the start of his most succesful period: a season later in season 49 he disappointed slightly with a 8th place in the GC of RotM, but he went on to dominate the inaugural edition of the Tian-Shen Stone City Cup around our hometown Tashkent, winning two out of three stages and the GC, delivering us our first trophy. He also won the Vuelta de Mallorca for the second time in his career, alongside some other results. While the results in the next season where significantly less in number, they did include winning Criterium la Grasse and a second place in Classic Oslo
This season, Erazm came back to la Grasse to win the classic a second time (without topform). However, it is clear that he is getting older and will soon retire. Luckily, the next Polish star is already rising right next to him
Rafał Figura was bought from Alpine in season 50, and while he was supposed to become a downhiller he became a hilly climber instead. While his first two seasons had rather humble results (a second place in an U23 race, a second place in the youth classification of the Red Deer tour, a third place in a regular race), this season he showed his potential by finishing second in the Cesko-Slovensky Pohar GC and winning the YC. Surely his future is bright.
But we do not even have to rely just on him to continue Erazm's legacy, as the next Polish talent has already arrived. Not one with outstanding potentials, but neither was Erazm. The fact that they both come from AK Pro Race is a good sign for sure
Krzysztof Wieczorek
CL: Good
DH: Average
HL: Good
SP: Small
FR: Small
CB: Small
TT: None
TQ: Small
One way or the other, a Polish presence in Tashkent seems ensured for years to come!
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And buying them already maxed, even better :D
Buying talents from Alpine is always the best strategy. An average max of 51 for me I think. ;)
Oh, of course. :)
He has the peculiar polish L in his name, that makes it hard sometimes
I tried to search for the whole name, didn't work for some reason. Okay, so nice trade, I would say.
As in the transfer sum? 75k
http://www.cyclingsimulator.com/forum/transfer/369276?search_string=figura
How much was it for Rafal Figura, if I may ask?
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