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Episode Topics:Sam and Aaron share their ride of the week. They also continue their team breakdowns with Cofidis, Solutions Credits and Israel Start-Up NationSocial Media:https://www.instagram.com/postridecafe/https://twitter.com/PostRideCafeStrava:Aaron - https://www.strava.com/athletes/777347Sam - https://www.strava.com/athletes/150453Strava…..Stats of the week!Sam: 80 Miles, 2800 FtAaron: 220 Miles, 6500 FtRide of the Week:Sam - Freshies San Juan; 40 Miles, 2100Aaron - Pushing It, 5 hours Deep; 87 Miles, 4100Pro Cycling News: Cyclingnews.com - Froome looking at possible mid season transfer Everesting - Gaimon, US National XC MTB Champion potentially breaks that record just a few days later. Buchmann also everested for charity. Cavendish and Rowe did a virtual everest.Topic of the Week:Cofidis, Solutions Credits2019 StatsPCS Rank 17th (3629 pts), Same as 201820 Victories: 1 WT, 1 GT Stage2018 Comparison: 21 Victories, 1 GT StageKey 2020 Wins Tour des Alpes Stage 1and GC - Anthony Perez (pinot, clarke, storer, bardet in top 10)La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Stage 1 - Atilio VivianiTeam Identity: Appear to be WT but only Pro Conti, StagesKey Signings: E Viviani, G Martin, J VermoteKey Losses: N BouhanniKey Riders: E Viviani, J Herrada, G MartinYoung Riders?Attilio Viviani (23)Schaal Sels Merksem / Johan Museeuw Classic: 1stDamien Touze (23)National Championships France - RR: 3rdPersonal thoughts on the TeamMain Topics:Finally a WT team. How long will they last?Bouhanni leaves, Cofidis fault or just a time bomb?J Herrada, G MartinCan Viviani win at his previous level?Better or Worse than 2019?Israel Start-Up Nation2019 StatsPCS Rank 16th (3659 pts), up 8 from 201829 Victories: 0 WT2018 Comparison: 15 Victories, 0 WTKey 2020 Wins Le Samyn - HofstetterStage 1 Vuelta a San Juan - BarbierTeam Identity: Stages, Sprints?Key Signings: The Gorilla, D Martin, Absorbed Most of Katusha Alpecin Squad (N Politt, D Navarro, A Dowsett)Key Losses: ???Key Riders: D Martin, N PolittYoung Riders?NoPersonal Thoughts on the TeamMain Topics:How will the team handle the WT pressure?Team is about 50:50 age split.No Marquee rider leaves an open racing styleBetter or Worse than 2019?Race Coverage:Takeaways - Next Week Preview:Team Sunweb & Groupama-FDJ