I like the sense of realism a lot. So I’m controlling a lot of transfers, sponsor changes and also edited some attributes. And I will be doing also during the story.

Mostly I will be following Mathieu van der Poel during the reports as he is the main star of the team and is the reason why I even started playing.

That is all for now. Hope you will enjoy my career with me and will be following. Played seasons overview and 2019 season presentation will come in the next days so stay tuned!

A lot of team still remain within the same sponsorships. Some of them went through rebranding, like Lotto Soudal, Sunweb or Jumbo-Visma, where the LottoNL stepped down just before the season.

On the other hand, BMC quit the first division completely for now, and Tag Heuer took over the team with a decent budget raise that saw them attract more decent riders.

As well as BMC, in 2018 also Katusha stopped supporting the team and it was time for Italy to come back to World Tour after a few absent years as Lavazza took over the team formerly sponsored by Katusha. We can see that the team is slowly changing towards the Italian core.

In the Pro Continental level, Aqua Blue merged with Israel Cycling Academy before the 2019 season and they built decent squad with two Irish leaders – Dan Martin and Sam Bennett. Cofidis and Arkéa-Samsic also belong to the best teams in the second level of pro cycling.

AG2R


Astana


Bahrain-Merida


Bora-Hansgrohe


Cannondale-Drapac


Dimension Data


FDJ


Jumbo-Visma


Lavazza


Lotto Soudal


Mitchelton-Scott


Movistar


Quick-Step


Team Sky


Sunweb


Tag Heuer


Trek-Segafredo


UAE-Team Emirates

Before the 2019 season Alpecin-Fenix signed some very interesting riders like Mike Teunissen or Loic Vliegen and bolstered the classics squad. Also you can see we signed some promising young talents like Jasper Philipsen, Mikkel Bjerg or David Dekker, who all should play a bigger role in the upcoming years. Also Andries Van Dreggen is our big hope for Ardennes classics in the future. He is a product of our scouting and is part of the team for the second season now and his development is very promising.

For now and hopefully for the long future the team is mostly equipped around one of the biggest cycling stars – Mathieu Van Der Poel.

Mathieu Van Der Poel is looking towards the spring classics – starting with Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and finishing the campaign at Amstel Gold Race. He then will take a long rest and will focus on defending his NC title. His main goal for the autumn will be La Vuelta, which we hope we could contest on the wild-card.

Tim Merlier will start his season early focusing on the Middle East stage races as his first objective is Abu Dhabi Tour. Then he will be riding mostly in Belgium and the Netherlands with the goal being stage wins and one-day races.

Basically, Roy Jans will be our leader in the races where MVDP nor Tim Merlier will be riding. His focus is mainly on the semiclassics and supporting MVDP whenever is needed.

As it was said earlier, Van Dreggen is another upcoming Dutch prospect. His main focus in the future should be Ardennes, but he is quite ready now to lead the team here as we don't have better puncher. We will see what he can achieve as there is no pressure for him to deliver this season. He will have free hand in most races.

Mike Teunissen's role is quite clear right now – he will be the right hand for MVDP in most one-day races. Anyway, we will try to fit race where he will lead the team with his experience from World Tour level.

J. Stallaert	J. Hoekstra	P. Koning	D. De Bondt
L.N. Hansen	T. Merlier	J. Rickaert

Tim Merlier was our leader here with the hope of good results in the bunch sprints. He had support of Rickaert, Koning and Stallaert for the finale. Guys like Dries De Bondt or Hansen should try to go to the breakaways.

1	Giacomo Nizzolo	Bahrain - Merida	2h55'12
2	Andrea Palini	Movistar Team	s.t.
3	Jens Debusschere	Lotto - Soudal	s.t.
4	Mark Cavendish	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
5	Tim Merlier	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	s.t.

1	Bryan Coquard	Direct Energie	3h55'17
2	Tim Merlier	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	s.t.
3	Mark Cavendish	Team Dimension Data	s.t.
4	Andrea Palini	Movistar Team	s.t.
5	Adam Blythe	Israel Start Up Nation	s.t.

1	Matteo Trentin	Bahrain - Merida	4h36'54
2	Andrea Palini	Movistar Team	+ 7
3	Juan José Lobato	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	s.t.
4	Adam Blythe	Israel Start Up Nation	s.t.
5	Rick Zabel	Team Sunweb	s.t.
...
10	Tim Merlier	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	s.t.

1	Eduard Prades	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	2h34'04
2	Yoshinori Kawamoto	NIPPO - Vini Fantini	s.t.
3	Dries De Bondt	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	s.t.
4	Laurent Pichon	Team Arkéa Samsic	s.t.
5	Anthony Delaplace	Cannondale - Drapac	s.t.

1	Team Sunweb	16'38
2	Lavazza Pro Team	+ 11
3	Lotto - Soudal	s.t.
4	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	s.t.
5	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.

1	Fabio Aru	Movistar Team	4h03'35
2	Tom-Jelte Slagter	Cannondale - Drapac	+ 36
3	Tom Dumoulin	Team Sunweb	s.t.
4	Daniel Martin	Israel Start Up Nation	s.t.
5	Fabio Felline	Bahrain - Merida	s.t.
...
20	Andries Van Dreggen	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	s.t.

1	Florian Sénéchal	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	4h04'43
2	Raúl Sandro	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
3	Jason Lowndes	Kaspersky	+ 1'19
4	Dimitri Claeys	Lavazza Pro Team	s.t.
5	Niccolo Bonifazio	Lavazza Pro Team	s.t.
...
12	Mike Teunissen	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	s.t.

1	Daniel Martin	Israel Start Up Nation	3h34'59
2	Louis Meintjes	Team Sky	s.t.
3	Vincenzo Nibali	Bahrain - Merida	+ 24
4	Ben Hermans	Lotto - Soudal	s.t.
5	Tim Wellens	Trek - Segafredo	s.t.
...
21	Andries Van Dreggen	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	s.t.

1	Niccolo Bonifazio	Lavazza Pro Team	2h29'55
2	Jason Lowndes	Kaspersky	s.t.
3	Logan Owen	Cannondale - Drapac	s.t.
4	Yves Lampaert	Lotto - Soudal	s.t.
5	Dimitri Claeys	Lavazza Pro Team	s.t.
...
8	Mike Teunissen	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	s.t.

1	Fabio Aru	Movistar Team	14h32'00
2	Tom Dumoulin	Team Sunweb	+ 8
3	Daniel Martin	Israel Start Up Nation	+ 9
4	Louis Meintjes	Team Sky	+ 10
5	Tanel Kangert	Lavazza Pro Team	+ 20
...
9	Andries Van Dreggen	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	+ 21

1	Tim Merlier	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	2h53'50
2	André Greipel	Lotto - Soudal	s.t.
3	Jay McCarthy	Bahrain - Merida	s.t.
4	Dylan Groenewegen	Team Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
5	Caleb Ewan	Team Sky	s.t.

1	Michael Matthews	Mitchelton - Scott	4h21'46
2	Caleb Ewan	Team Sky	s.t.
3	Michał Kwiatkowski	Team Sky	s.t.
4	Sebastian Langeveld	Team Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
5	Tony Gallopin	Team Sunweb	s.t.
...
7	Tim Merlier	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	s.t.

1	Guillaume Martin	Team Arkéa Samsic	4h18'07
2	Warren Barguil	Team Arkéa Samsic	s.t.
3	Esteban Chaves	Mitchelton - Scott	s.t.
4	Nairo Quintana	Bahrain - Merida	s.t.
5	Bauke Mollema	Trek - Segafredo	s.t.
...
47	Nico Hansen	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	+ 54

1	Rohan Dennis	Team Sky	18'32
2	Primož Rogli�	Team Jumbo-Visma	+ 1
3	Adam Yates	Mitchelton - Scott	+ 2
4	Sergey Chernetskiy	Kaspersky	+ 5
5	Leopold König	Bora - Hansgrohe	+ 7
...
10	Nico Hansen	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	+ 12

1	Evgeny Shalunov	Kaspersky	4h06'43
2	Nairo Quintana	Bahrain - Merida	s.t.
3	Jakob Fuglsang	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
4	Warren Barguil	Team Arkéa Samsic	s.t.
5	Hugo Houle	Bike Aid	+ 32
...
15	Nico Hansen	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	+ 2'58

1	Joseph Dombrowski	Team Sunweb	4h34'32
2	Tony Gallopin	Team Sunweb	s.t.
3	Michał Kwiatkowski	Team Sky	s.t.
4	Wout Van Aert	Team Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
5	Michael Matthews	Mitchelton - Scott	s.t.
...
10	Lasse Norman Hansen	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	s.t.

1	Phil Bauhaus	Team Sunweb	3h53'47
2	Jürgen Roelandts	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
3	Danny Van Poppel	Tag Heuer Cycling	s.t.
4	Elia Viviani	Lavazza Pro Team	s.t.
5	Marcel Kittel	Quick-Step Floors	s.t.
...
22	Roy Jans	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	s.t.

1	Miguel Angel Lopez	Astana Pro Team	4h59'13
2	Yukiya Arashiro	UAE Team Emirates	s.t.
3	Tom-Jelte Slagter	Cannondale - Drapac	s.t.
4	David Gaudu	FDJ	s.t.
5	Paweł Poljański	CCC Sprandi Polkowice	+ 13
...
19	Mathieu Van Der Poel	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	+ 40

1	Tony Martin	Team Sunweb	21'24
2	Alexey Lutsenko	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
3	Bob Jungels	Quick-Step Floors	+ 3
4	Gianni Moscon	Team Sky	s.t.
5	Simon Geschke	Quick-Step Floors	+ 4
...
20	Mathieu Van Der Poel	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	+ 16

1	Elia Viviani	Lavazza Pro Team	4h06'48
2	Phil Bauhaus	Team Sunweb	s.t.
3	Peter Sagan	Bora - Hansgrohe	s.t.
4	Danny Van Poppel	Tag Heuer Cycling	s.t.
5	John Degenkolb	Tag Heuer Cycling	s.t.
...
15	Mathieu Van Der Poel	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	s.t.

1	Michael Schär	Team Dimension Data	4h02'47
2	Gianni Vermeersch	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	+ 6
3	Miguel Angel Lopez	Astana Pro Team	s.t.
4	Nils Politt	Team Sunweb	s.t.
5	Frederico Figueiredo	RTP Internacional	s.t.

1	Pello Bilbao	Movistar Team	4h12'34
2	Thibaut Pinot	FDJ	s.t.
3	Quentin Pacher	FDJ	+ 18
4	Toms Skujins	Movistar Team	s.t.
5	Wout Van Aert	Team Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
...
8	Andries Van Dreggen	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	s.t.

1	Wouter Wippert	Team Jumbo-Visma	4h09'19
2	Pim Ligthart	Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise	s.t.
3	Geoffrey Soupe	FDJ	s.t.
4	Adrien Petit	AG2R La Mondiale	s.t.
5	Moreno Hofland	Team Jumbo-Visma	s.t.
...
49	Andries Van Dreggen	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	s.t.

1	Pello Bilbao	Movistar Team	4h03'43
2	Quentin Pacher	FDJ	s.t.
3	Cesare Benedetti	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	s.t.
4	Anthony Roux	Direct Energie	s.t.
5	Alexis Gougeard	Movistar Team	s.t.
...
7	Andries Van Dreggen	Alpecin-Fenix Cycling Team	s.t.