Written by Yuri SuperTeam at 10:01 15/4-2021
After the amazing season start where we achieved very interesting results with the TF periods from Hermenegildo Jordão (2nd in Vejle-København and 5th in Norwich-London) and Pascoal Baptista (2nd in Volta ao Porto YC), the victory from Alípio Almada in Spain (Lérida - Barcelona) and 2 BA wins from Gil Garcêz and Martinho Ruela (Highlander´s Race to Aberdeen and York - Manchester) the team started a TF recharge period and went through a couple of transfers to re-build the Climbing/All-round team and the Hilly team.
The following riders left the team:
Eurico Sintra - 575k to DZWF
Germano Aires - 190k to Navarone Cycling Team
Maximiliano Farinha - 80k to Vitória FC
And the following were bought:
Gabriel Arouca - 190k from Borussia Milano
Raimundo Frota - 200k from TD rockets
Celso Imperial - 160k from kakaolin
Guido Peixoto - 105k from Matrix team
Avelino Fraga - 275k from lastplace1414
This will mark the return from Arouca and Frota to the team that brought them to the sport and Fraga who was scouted by us but bought by lastplace1414.
With these inclusions we finally set up our Climbing/All-round team but also the Hilly team. Let me present all different teams to you:
Climbing/All-round Team:
Maximino Teles - ALL Captain
Raimundo Frota - CL Captain
Pascoal Baptista - CL Captain
Guido Peixoto
Avelino Fraga
Celso Imperial
This team will have mixed targets between the pure CL races, the CL-HL races, the Tours and the All-round races. The first real target will be the Volta ao Porto next season with Frota in TF. After that we might focus on the Vuelta de los Castillos or the Germany Tour with Baptista in TF.
Hilly Team:
Nicolau Oliveira - Captain
Gabriel Arouca
Martinho Ruela
Sandoval Pontes
Donato Dornelas
Rafael Vilarinho
Frederico Mendes - replacement
Despite having here, a clear captain, Arouca might be given his opportunities once in a while. Here the target is not yet well defined, but sooner or later, we'll target and win the Bergen Rundtur. That will be the long-term target while Essex Tour will also be targeted later.
Sprint Team:
Hermenegildo Jordão
Alípio Almada
Nuno Carvalho
Gaudêncio Barroqueiro
Cássio Lisboa
Abel Eiró
Gil Garcêz - replacement
What I like the most from this team is the fact that there is no clear captain, all of them will get a shot on the right race. First targets will be Norwich-London with Almada and Nederlandse Tour with Jordão. In between, someone will target the Helsinki GP. All, of course, in TF. Will they still have it? Hope so...
Others:
Hermano Montenegro - TT king
Joaquim Cruz - Jobber
Not much to add here, the "Mountain" will most likely get a last shot at Essex Tour next season in TF (or maybe he'll target the World Championships ITT) and Cruz will stay as our only jobber.
A tight calendar next season where the start of the season will be vital for our goals once again.
Guido Tomé,
PR Manager
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Comments
Ready indeed !! A very large shake up of the team in the last months, after an intensive scouting campaign, good luck in all fields :)
esta bom, boa sorte !!
Nice teams! Great to see how you manage to be competitive in so many different races. Love how this post gives insights in your decision
Nice overview! Will be interesting to follow.
Nice plans, good luck!
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