matt17br wrote:
Very smart transfers you did imo, great depth you have and a great base for the next seasons whereas most probably escaping relegation again thanks to some new great point scorers. No leader to match Di Maggio but at least a great support for him!

CountArach wrote:
Apollonio was a very good buy at this level, and at 27 there's still plenty of chances to improve him even further in future.

David Wöhrer winning the queen stage in Tachira.
At least for this stage the three big M on the left (in order: Marquez, Machado, Martin) had to admit defeat.

Cesare di Maggio repeated his strong ride from last years Tour Down Under. Even though he didn't win it this time, he secured enough ranking points to be Vontobels best achiever of the month. He is closely followed by Davide Appollonio who left a good first impression by winning two stages in Venezuela.

Martin Kohler was the only Swiss who scored in January. He grabbed a podium from a last days break at Tour Down Under.

David Wöhrer spend the last three days of Vuelta al Tachira in the break. One missed, one win and one podium is an excellent success rate.

Best result: Pierre Paolo Penasa finished 24th at Badaling International.

So close! Marcel Aregger almost winning his fist stage in a Vontobel dress. He was our lone ray of hope at Volta a Catalunya.

Edoardo Zardini surprisingly secured our best result of the month. 8th in San Luis isn't outstanding, but a lot better than expected.

Marcel Aregger had a busy month. His nice performance in Spain made him win the title.

While the team didn't manage to be in a surviving break Patrick Lane made his effords at Tour de San Luis worthwile. He's our third King of the Mountains winner of the young season.

Best result: none

Michael Schär and Ronan van Zandbeek showed their best at Duo Differdange.
Racing in Luxemburgh featured many surprising results, our guys joined the well-performing teams.

Cesare Di Maggio ended our struggles in scandinavian races. With the few races we attended in March the 4th in Ringerike made him top-achiever.

As part of our successful TT-Duo Michael Schär scored best among the confederates.

Ronan van Zandbeek had the right idea. Sadly the group of brave men at E3 Prijs didn't succeed, but he gave a good fight and finished best of our team.

Best result in March: Andrea Dal Col finished 11th at Chrono des Herbiers.

This time he made it! Marcel Aregger became our first Swiss stage winner of the season.

Marcel Aregger attended almost every race and became our most diligent scorer in April. Stage win in South Africa, two podiums at Romandie and an 11th spot at the Interlagos classic were his achievements.

No wonder Marcel Aregger is our best Swiss rider in April, too. Next best was Martin Kohler, who performed well in South Africa.

Once again Patrick Lane did his job in breakaways. Like last year he attacked the KOM-jersey at Tour de Romandie and improved his result from 5th to 3rd.

Best result: Pierre Paolo Penasa finished 23th at Giro d'Italia.

Züri: Today Vontobel officials announced the end of their pro cycling team sponsorship.

In a short dated press conference a brief statement was released:

Heavy-heartedly the decision was made that Vontobels sponsorship of its cycling team will come to an end with the last day of 2016th season.
There are two main reasons making this step inevitable:
Recent race competition developments and our teams lack of success.
And even more important, the upcoming 2017/18 financial markets crisis makes Vontobel to silence all sponsoring efforts.

Thanks to the whole team. Guys trying their best to keep good spirits even in the most difficult times.
Thanks to the organisers, fellow managers and our faithful fans!