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[PCT] Xero Racing '22
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2022 Season Review - Joseph Areruya

Joseph Areruya
26 | Maxed | 530,000 | Xero since 2018
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2022 Palmarès
- GC Tour de Pologne (HC)- 4th GC Balkans Int. (PTHC)
- Rwandan RR Championship (NC)- 5th GP Wallonie (HC)
- 2x Stage Win Tour de Pologne (HC)- 6th GC Hong Kong Challenge (C1)
- Stage Win Balkans Int. (PTHC)- 7th GC Tour du Maroc (HC)
- Stage Win Hong Kong Challenge (C1)- 8th Giro dell'Emilia (HC)
- 4x Other Stage Podiums- Points Tour de Pologne (HC)
- 2nd GC Tour of Chile (C1)- Points Hong Kong Challenge (C1)
- 3rd Strade Bianche (HC)- Points Tour of Chile (C1)
Rankings
2Joseph AreruyaRWApcmdaily.com/images/mg/2022/Micros/xr0.pngXero Racing892

What is a breakout season? Is it when you finish in the Top 120 of the PCT in your sophomore season, winning a stage of the Tour of Norway by chasing down a top puncheur in the final two kilometres while holding off a former World Champion? Is it when you suddenly become your team's third best rider in your third year, becoming a key piece of a promotion side? Is it when you animate a Grand Tour, battle for the win in a monument, and finish on the podium in Tirreno-Adriatico in your first season in the Pro Tour? It's surely somewhere in there, because after that, you've broken through. In your fifth year, it's time to deliver. And in 2022 Joseph Areruya, whenever he broke through, was ready to deliver.

2nd in the division, 892 points, and it didn't even feel like he fulfilled his potential. In his 8 races he managed to fill every one of the first 8 positions, from his first GC win in Pologne to his finale to forget in Emilia. Since 2018 Areruya has been the chosen one for Xero Racing and he's filled the role of their top leader to perfection in his two years so far, last season in the Pro Tour finishing 27th with Top 10s in the Giro di Lombardia and Giro d'Italia, and a fantastic 3rd place and stage win in Tirreno-Adriatico. This year as the team took the step down to PCT and Areruya received a large training plan he was expected to far outperform that and compete for the individual standings win as well as carry a large part of the team's hopes. He couldn't quite match Jonas Ahlstrand, and with some disappointing results (Emilia, Wallonie, Maroc and Hong Kong) to go with the successes (Pologne and Balkans), his 2nd place stands as both a testament to his strength and a challenge to do better next time. The prospect of a rider who can let himself down at times and yet score 892 points (thanks in no small part to his penchant for picking up stage wins and green jerseys along the way) is a fearsome proposition. If this sounds like we're holding him to an impossible standard, it's only the one he sets for himself.

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Alone at the front - Hong Kong Challenge

"This was a huge season for myself, obviously a lot of races I wanted to do better, especially letting the team down in the standings in Emilia, but I gained a lot of knowledge about myself and learned a lot. I think I can come back even stronger next year and hopefully improve and help the team." he says. Ever the humble, measured, and determined young man, it's clear to see that Xero have not only an awesome rider but a hard-working character too. It takes more than just talent to succeed in professional cycling, and Joseph Areruya seems to have the rest of what he needs in spades.

Next year? Nothing is ever set in stone, but it seems unreasonable to say Areruya wouldn't want to continue to lead the team that has raised him and now give him free reign over the calendar, and even more unreasonable to suggest Xero wouldn't continue to back their #1 after they've come so far together. Much like Houle and Bennett, Areruya gave an effort that was more than enough for the team to reach their ambitions of returning to the Pro Tour - he just has to do it again (maybe do more, if he's right about his potential) and hope the manager can assemble a better team around him.

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Blowing up the race - Balkans International

"I'm excited for next year. Rob [Stannard], Salim [Kipkemboi], Bachi [Nikiema] and James [Fouche] are all going to come out really strong and we'll obviously have Pidcock on the team now... I know everyone is talking about how it will all fit but I know we'll go into next season much stronger than this year. I want to be back at the biggest races and I know we can do it." he says, resolute and almost knowing he's pre-empting any follow-up questions about his future. "And for me next year is exciting to ride in the Rwandan jersey again. It's been a few years and it's very special to me."

So, much like with the team's other leaders, this season is about what was learned and what will be remembered. Areruya took four great stage wins, won his first race overall at the Tour of Pologne, and learned he's a marked man, and the dangers of over-aggression and poor positioning. If nothing else, he filled out every one of the first 8 positions in his 8 races this season, and whether or not that's disappointing, it's kinda cool as hell.
 
whitejersey
What a year he's had! Very excited to see where he goes next year and if there are going to be any training added to his already magnificent skillset!
 
Ulrich Ulriksen
Always an entertaining rider, don't think it is a coincidence that many of the best stages I have reported he has been involved in. Such a great combination of skills.
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redordead
I think it's safe to say the three big Xero leaders performed well. The cap issues have been mentioned numerous times now, but the other challenge will be how to keep the leaders at their level while getting the rest of the squad to contribute towards a promotion season.

Areruya on his own should still be able to do better as he is. In fact I'll be a bit disappointed if he doesn't have a massive season like Beltran did two times Pfft

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"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
 
jandal7
@whitejersey - Thanks! Yeah so exciting to have him for all these future years. Going to be a lot of fun whatever path we take Smile

@Ulrich - Obviously the main thing you want when raising a rider like this is just for them to be good, so when they are as entertaining to watch and animating a rider as Areruya it's a very special thing on top of the quality. Glad to see he has a fan and has made your reporting more entertaining - always love you delivering his rides and here's to many more to come Wink

@red - Yep it's going to be a balancing act with the finances and the skillsets to try and whittle the unwieldy but high quality situation we'll have post-renewals into a promotion squad. And glad to see you agree with me Areruya hasn't found his limit yet, would trust you of most managers to get it after the monster seasons Beltran managed for you Smile
 
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2022 Team Awards: Fan Vote!

Voting is well underway for the annual Xero team awards amongst riders, staff and management, but one of the most important awards to the riders is the one decided by you all: the Fan's Rider of the Year! Below is the link to vote from a select list of riders, and beneath that you can find a summary of the contenders' seasons. Cast your vote now so your favourite rider can be honoured at our team awards ceremony next week!


Hugo Houle - 19th in PCT, 590 points, €441/point, 2 victories, Season Highlight: GC Win + Stage Win + Points at Euskal Bizikleta

Joseph Areruya - 2nd in PCT, 892 points, €594/point, 5 victories, Season Highlight: GC Win + 2 Stage Wins + Points at Tour de Pologne

George Bennett - 20th in PCT, 584 points, €582/point, 4 victories, Season Highlight: GC Win + Stage Win at Tour of America

Henok Tesfaye Heyi - 189th in PCT, 81 points, €617/point, Season Highlight: Great flat classics season culminating with 6th in Frankfurt Eschborn
 
AbhishekLFC
Voted. Think you already know who I will vote for given how things went Smile
 
knockout
It s a vote for the fan's favourite rider? Sorry Areruya, but the vote has to go to the one true home hero in your squad!
A Big Thank You To All MG Reporters!

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jandal7
@Abhishek - I mean when you get to see someone's quality first-hand it certainly gives you a strong opinion Grin

@knockout - Yeah a real dark horse in the race given his hordes of adoring home fans!
Keep voting!
 
Nemolito
jandal7 wrote:
I mean when you get to see someone's quality first-hand it certainly gives you a strong opinion Grin


And after reporting Euskal, that's why my vote went to Canada Cool
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whitejersey
There's only one man, but I might have some bias Pfft
 
jandal7
@Nemolito - Fair enough - thanks again for bringing that ride to life!

@whitejersey - Interested who you mean by that Pfft
 
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2022 Team Awards

It is now time for our team awards winners to be announced - but first the results of our fan-voted award. Voted by you all over the last few days, our prestigious Octagon Fan's Rider of the Year award. The fans voted and there were a few contenders with everyone getting a good share of the vote. But it could only be one man, and for the fifth time in six years it's...

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George Bennett
2nd: Hugo Houle
3rd: Joseph Areruya

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Now for the rider-and-staff-voted official team awards. First up is our Wheelworks Young Rider of the Year. A whole horde of eligible riders, but this went to a young man who shone through his multiple breakaways and some fantastic domestique work, particularly at the Tour of America...

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Salim Kipkemboi

We next are on to the My Food Bag Breakaway Rider of the Year. Not a particular strong suit of the team this year with only a few minor results and no real non-GC-related KOM fights to speak of. There were a few contenders among the riders with 4+ breakaways to their name, however one man was consistently looking dangerous and made a strong bid for a Tour of America stage win...

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Henok Tesfaye Heyi

Moving on now to our Stoney Creek Ride of the Year. This is an award for the most impressive individual ride on any given day. Usually it goes to a big, important and aggressive ride - often but not always a victory. The voting for this one came down to three rides from George Bennett as the top three (making him the first ever repeat winner of this award) - but which one took the cake?


And now we move on to the final award of the evening: the Xero Rider of the Year. After all the riders and staff had submitted their vote, it came down to the same top three as the Fan's award: Bennett, Houle and Areruya. All three riders were in a different position here than before, but what was the final order?

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Joseph Areruya
2nd: George Bennett
3rd: Hugo Houle

And that just about wraps up another year for Xero Racing. One more post to come in this year's HQ as we give our annual update on the team's All-Time Statistics, including a couple of new additions the team have been putting together to show the team's history in even further detail. See you then.
 
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Xero All-Time Leaderboards

Finally in this season's HQ, we'd like to present the updated Xero All-Time Leaderboards, a collection of various statistics of the team since our inception in 2016. First, though, an update on the history of our team awards:

Xero Team Awards
RiderF. RiderY. RiderLoan-outBreak.Ride
'16DiggleNovardiantoNovardianto-NovardiantoSalinas
'17RouxBennettKennettSchleckNovardiantoRoux
'18VelitsBennettAreruya-AreruyaGilanipoor
'19BennettBennettAreruyaNovardiantoHiguitaAreruya
'20BennettBennettAreruya-NikiemaMeurisse
'21AreruyaAreruyaHiguitaPidcockHiguitaBennett
'22AreruyaBennettKipkemboi-TesfayeBennett
Rider = Rider's Rider, F. Rider = Fan's Rider, Y. Rider = Young Rider.

And now onto the All-Time Leaderboards!

Loyalty
YearsLoan InLoan OutStag.Tenure
Jamalidin Novardianto70102016-
Nils Schomber70112016-
George Bennett60002017-
Jordan Schleck60202016-21
Joseph Areruya50002018-
Tom Davison40002016-19
Luke Rowe40002018-21
Stanislau Bazhkou40002018-21
Hugo Houle40002019-
Morne Van Niekerk40002019-
Hamish Schreurs40102017-20
James Fouche40102019-
Daniel Habtemichael40102019-
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Marvain Tognama Kossohorou30002016-18
Carl Ngamoki-Cameron30002017-19
Dylan Kennett30002017-19
Mekseb Debesay30002018-20
Bachirou Nikiema30002020-
Robert Stannard30002020-
Salim Kipkemboi30002020-
Geremie Nzeke30102016-18
Sergio Higuita30102019-21
Yacine Hamza30112020-
Jonathan Salinas20002016-17
Simon Clarke20002016-17
Tom Diggle20002016-17
Matthew Lloyd20002016-17
Anthony Roux20002017-18
Jaco Venter20002018-19
Shaun Nick Bester20002019-20
Xandro Meurisse20002020-21
Johann van Zyl20002021-
Florian Vermeersch20002021-
Henok Tesfaye Heyi20002021-
Daniel Afoa20112017-18
Thomas Pidcock20202021-
Tom Scully10002016
Ole Hirschlein10002016
Aleksandr Efimkin10002016
Timothy Gudsell10002016
Igor Antón10002017
Stijn Vandenbergh10002017
Egidijus Juodvalkis10002017
Peter Velits10002018
Tosh van der Sande10002018
Abolfazl Gilanipoor10002018
Arvid de Kleijn10002019
Kristian Dyrnes10002019
Tsgabu Grmay10002019
Mikiel Habtom10002019
Corbin Strong10002022-
Ilan Van Wilder10002022-
Darren Young10002022-
Jean Helwani11002016
Rei Onodera11002017
Gregory Daniel11002018
Callum Scotson11002018
Syver Waersted11002020
Luke Mudgway11002021
Regan Gough11002022
Kim Ok Cheol10012016
Scott Ambrose10012017
Joseph Kimathi10012018
Hernan Ricardo Aguirre10012018
Mingrun Chen10012019
Akramjon Sunnatov10012019
Than Tung Huynh10012019
Miguel Florez10012019
Jason Tesson10012020
Henri Vandenabeele10012022-
Vito Braet10012022-
A bit of an extended list at the top with Houle, van Niekerk, Fouche and Habtemichael joining the 4+ years club. Novardianto continues to lead edging out Schomber due to the latter having one year being as a stagiaire, while both leave behind Jordan Schleck to make it only two riders remaining from our inaugural squad. Team superstars Bennett and Areruya round out the Top 5. Measuring by full seasons riding for the team itself, it's Bennett tied with Novardianto due to his year out on loan.


Breadwinners
PointsBiggest Year
George Bennett3006716
Joseph Areruya2556985
Hugo Houle2142653
Luke Rowe1943529
Mekseb Debesay1214482
Anthony Roux841631
Xandro Meurisse658382
Stanislau Bazhkou581278
Peter Velits572572
Sergio Higuita396379
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Jonathan Salinas370263
Jamalidin Novardianto365138
Daniel Habtemichael360244
Tom Diggle276218
Simon Clarke244134
Morne Van Niekerk244134
Nils Schomber212191
Robert Stannard210112
Henok Tesfaye Heyi210129
Johann van Zyl185178
Tsgabu Grmay165165
Bachirou Nikiema139109
Kristian Dyrnes138138
Salim Kipkemboi13693
Shaun Nick Bester13475
Tom Davison13057
Jordan Schleck12986
Tosh van der Sande128128
Abolfazl Gilanipoor106106
Geremie Nzeke9063
James Fouche8466
Luke Mudgway7676
Hamish Schreurs6945
Igor Antón6666
Ole Hirschlein6666
Jaco Venter6340
Tom Scully5252
Florian Vermeersch5134
Stijn Vandenbergh5050
Matthew Lloyd3736
Marvain Tognama Kossohorou2813
Timothy Gudsell2121
Dylan Kennett189
Darren Young1313
Carl Ngamoki-Cameron109
Corbin Strong99
Rei Onodera44
Aleksandr Efimkin44
Ilan Van Wilder22
Egidijus Juodvalkis22
Arvid de Kleijn22
Syver Waersted22
Henri Vandenabeele11
Hernan Ricardo Aguirre11
Jean Helwani11
Daniel Afoa11
Callum Scotson00
Vito Braet00
Mingrun Chen00
Miguel Florez00
Yacine Hamza00
Mikiel Habtom00
Jason Tesson00
Thomas Pidcock00
Joseph Kimathi00
Kim Ok Cheol00
Regan Gough00
Scott Ambrose00
Gregory Daniel00
Akramjon Sunnatov00
Than Tung Huynh00
The top eight riders in Xero history really come as no surprise with all our leaders who spent multiple years with the team with at least one in a non-CT level being in the list. Joseph Areruya draws within 500 of George Bennett at the top, but judging by their 2022 performances he may need two years or one herculean one to pass the Kiwi - this year he lead him by 308 points, and he is trailing by 450 overall.

Hugo Houle moves into the podium spots now that he has rode for the team for as many years as Luke Rowe. Jamalidin Novardianto and Daniel Habtemichael could both reasonably expect to pass Sergio Higuita to get into the Top 10 next year - but there's only room for one.
Single-Season Record: 985 (Joseph Areruya, 2021)
PCT: 892 (Joseph Areruya, 2022)
CT: 631 (Anthony Roux, 2017)


Points by Year
2016201720182019202020212022Total
George Bennett1973666707164735843006
Joseph Areruya381684739858922556
Hugo Houle4574426535902142
Luke Rowe5184035294931943
Mekseb Debesay2544784821214
Anthony Roux631210841
Xandro Meurisse382276658
Stanislau Bazhkou27811177115581
Peter Velits572572
Sergio Higuita17Loan379396
Jonathan Salinas263107370
Jamalidin Novardianto138144Loan5912525365
Daniel HabtemichaelLoan3680244360
Tom Diggle21858276
Simon Clarke134110244
Morne Van Niekerk503013430244
Nils Schomber0Loan04419113212
Robert Stannard1311285210
Henok Tesfaye Heyi12981210
Johann van Zyl1787185
Tsgabu Grmay165165
Bachirou Nikiema1210918139
Kristian Dyrnes138138
Salim Kipkemboi229321136
Shaun Nick Bester7559134
Tom Davison5750914130
Jordan Schleck0Loan9Loan3486129
Tosh van der Sande128128
Abolfazl Gilanipoor106106
Geremie Nzeke6327Loan90
James FoucheLoan2661684
Luke Mudgway7676
Hamish Schreurs519Loan4569
Igor Antón6666
Ole Hirschlein6666
Jaco Venter234063
Tom Scully5252
Florian Vermeersch341751
Stijn Vandenbergh5050
Matthew Lloyd36137
Marvain T. Kossohorou5101328
Timothy Gudsell2121
Dylan Kennett91818
Darren Young1313
Carl Ngamoki-Cameron19010
Corbin Strong99
Rei Onodera44
Aleksandr Efimkin44
Ilan Van Wilder22
Egidijus Juodvalkis22
Arvid de Kleijn22
Syver Waersted22
Henri Vandenabeele11
Hernan Ricardo Aguirre11
Jean Helwani11
Daniel Afoa11
Callum Scotson00
Vito Braet00
Mingrun Chen00
Miguel Florez00
Yacine Hamza0Loan00
Mikiel Habtom00
Jason Tesson00
Thomas PidcockLoanLoan0
Joseph Kimathi00
Kim Ok Cheol00
Regan Gough0
Scott Ambrose00
Gregory Daniel00
Akramjon Sunnatov00
Than Tung Huynh00
Another way to look at the points - the year-by year scoring and progression of each rider. Particularly notable is having seven of the top eight riders together in the 2020 promotion squad - what a special team that was.


Chicken Dinners
ClassicsGCsStage WinsTotal
George Bennett231015
Anthony Roux1168
Joseph Areruya0167
Hugo Houle0156
Luke Rowe2013
Mekseb Debesay0033
Tosh van der Sande0033
Peter Velits0022
Xandro Meurisse1001
Sergio Higuita0011
Jonathan Salinas0011
Abolfazl Gilanipoor0011
Nils Schomber0011
Igor Antón0011
In terms of victories, though, Areruya can only make up one of the nine he needs to surpass Bennett, who now sits with almost double the next rider, which is still Anthony Roux, who had Areruya's current total in just one season! With Areruya, Bennett, and Houle the only winners for Xero this year the total remains at just 14 riders in 7 seasons to have won a pro race in the jersey - perhaps it's because there's just three sprinters on the list (though one other rider here has won a bunch sprint for us!).
Single-Season Record: 7 (Anthony Roux, 2017)


Including Plant-Based Chicken Dinners
Clas.GCsStagesRealU23Pro NCCont. ChampTotal
Bennett23101502017
Areruya016712010
Roux11680008
Houle01560107
Bazhkou00000606
Debesay00330104
Rowe20130003
van der Sande00330003
Velits00220103
Van Niekerk00001113
Nikiema00000303
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Sergio Higuita00111002
Carl Ngamoki-Cameron00000202
Daniel Habtemichael00000202
Xandro Meurisse10010001
Jonathan Salinas00110001
Abolfazl Gilanipoor00110001
Nils Schomber00110001
Igor Antón00110001
Daniel Afoa00000101
Jordan Schleck00000101
Kristian Dyrnes00000101
Jamalidin Novardianto00000101
Tsgabu Grmay00000101
Henok Tesfaye Heyi00000101
Akramjon Sunnatov00000101
Geremie Nzeke00000101
Dylan Kennett00001001
Florian Vermeersch00001001
If we include non-season races Areruya makes up one extra spot to Bennett, with whom he previously shared a total of two extra-curricular victories, thanks to his win in the Rwandan RR Championship. It also allows Morne van Niekerk and Bachirou Nikiema to leapfrog from off the list into the Top 10 (the former having two peculiarities: he has 1 of each of the three types of extra races we have won, and he also won his U23 race for us before he was actually a Xero rider, when he rode for us at the Tour de l'Avenir).

Florian Vermeersch is the sole new addition to this list.


Jerseys
PointsKOMU25Total
Joseph Areruya3047
George Bennett3205
Hugo Houle3003
Luke Rowe2002
Daniel Habtemichael0022
Anthony Roux1001
Mekseb Debesay1001
Peter Velits0101
Tom Davison0101
Timothy Gudsell0101
Sergio Higuita0101
Jamalidin Novardianto0011
Robert Stannard0011
Joseph Areruya's three points classification wins in 2023 see him finally overtake George Bennett in one of these tables. Minor classifications have never been a strength of ours, particularly when you take away U25 jerseys. George Bennett may look like a shark here, but four of his five wins came from his two dominating years at the Tour of Japan where he took yellow, green and polka dots all at once. Much as he has done elsewhere, Hugo Houle makes third spot his own this year with his green jersey win in Euskal Bizikleta.


Greedy Bastards
Total WageHighest Year
Joseph Areruya€1,640,000€540,000
George Bennett€1,360,000€420,000
Hugo Houle€1,259,000€409,000
Luke Rowe€1,165,000€370,000
Mekseb Debesay€835,000€365,000
Robert Stannard€710,000€340,000
Thomas Pidcock€670,000€600,000
Xandro Meurisse€540,000€300,000
Florian Vermeersch€450,000€280,000
Jamalidin Novardianto€350,500€65,000
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Sergio Higuita€350,000€250,000
Peter Velits€350,000€350,000
Stanislau Bazhkou€285,000€75,000
Tosh van der Sande€275,000€275,000
Nils Schomber€275,000€65,000
Jordan Schleck€260,000€70,000
Daniel Habtemichael€252,500€12,000
Tom Diggle€230,000€130,000
Tom Davison€225,000€75,000
Anthony Roux€220,000€130,000
Morne Van Niekerk€212,000€60,000
Hamish Schreurs€210,000€85,000
Tom Scully€210,000€210,000
Kristian Dyrnes€180,000€180,000
James Fouche€177,000€77,000
Salim Kipkemboi€165,000€65,000
Bachirou Nikiema€160,000€60,000
Jonathan Salinas€155,000€80,000
Marvain Tognama Kossohorou€150,000€50,000
Tsgabu Grmay€150,000€150,000
Carl Ngamoki-Cameron€150,000€50,000
Dylan Kennett€150,000€50,000
Ole Hirschlein€140,000€140,000
Jaco Venter€135,000€70,000
Shaun Nick Bester€131,000€81,000
Ilan Van Wilder€130,000€130,000
Geremie Nzeke€120,000€105,000
Henok Tesfaye Heyi€110,000€60,000
Johann van Zyl€108,000€55,000
Matthew Lloyd€105,000€55,000
Simon Clarke€105,000€55,000
Igor Antón€100,000€100,000
Abolfazl Gilanipoor€81,500€81,500
Mikiel Habtom€70,000€70,000
Stijn Vandenbergh€55,000€55,000
Rei Onodera€50,000€50,000
Egidijus Juodvalkis€50,000€50,000
Arvid de Kleijn€50,000€50,000
Corbin Strong€50,000€50,000
Timothy Gudsell€50,000€50,000
Aleksandr Efimkin€50,000€50,000
Darren Young€50,000€50,000
Gregory Daniel€37,500€37,500
Joseph Kimathi€15,000€15,000
Henri Vandenabeele€10,000€10,000
Vito Braet€10,000€10,000
Mingrun Chen€10,000€10,000
Hernan Ricardo Aguirre€10,000€10,000
Miguel Florez€10,000€10,000
Yacine Hamza€10,000€10,000
Jason Tesson€10,000€10,000
Kim Ok Cheol€10,000€10,000
Regan Gough€10,000€10,000
Scott Ambrose€10,000€10,000
Akramjon Sunnatov€10,000€10,000
Than Tung Huynh€10,000€10,000
Daniel Afoa€10,000€10,000
Callum Scotson€0€0
Jean Helwani€0€0
Syver Waersted€0€0
Luke Mudgway€0€0
Joseph Areruya also takes the lead in terms of our highest paid riders, however this time he is not taking the spot from George Bennett, who he already had beat. In fact both him and Bennett as well as Hugo Houle are all surpassing Luke Rowe, who moves from the long-time first place here down to fourth. Shoutouts to Jamalidin Novardianto who finally claws his way into the Top 10 after seven years, and Thomas Pidcock who has risen to seventh without riding a single day for us.
Single Season Record: €540,000 (Joseph Areruya, 2021)


Value for Money
€/point
Anthony Roux€262
Jonathan Salinas€419
Simon Clarke€430
George Bennett€452
Stanislau Bazhkou€491
Henok Tesfaye Heyi€524
Johann van Zyl€584
Hugo Houle€588
Luke Rowe€600
Peter Velits€612
Spoiler
Joseph Areruya€642
Mekseb Debesay€688
Daniel Habtemichael€701
Abolfazl Gilanipoor€769
Xandro Meurisse€821
Tom Diggle€833
Morne Van Niekerk€869
Sergio Higuita€884
Tsgabu Grmay€909
Jamalidin Novardianto€960
Shaun Nick Bester€978
Stijn Vandenbergh€1,100
Bachirou Nikiema€1,151
Salim Kipkemboi€1,213
Nils Schomber€1,297
Kristian Dyrnes€1,304
Geremie Nzeke€1,333
Igor Antón€1,515
Tom Davison€1,731
Jordan Schleck€2,016
James Fouche€2,107
Ole Hirschlein€2,121
Jaco Venter€2,143
Tosh van der Sande€2,148
Timothy Gudsell€2,381
Matthew Lloyd€2,838
Hamish Schreurs€3,043
Robert Stannard€3,381
Darren Young€3,846
Tom Scully€4,038
Marvain Tognama Kossohorou€5,357
Corbin Strong€5,556
Dylan Kennett€8,333
Florian Vermeersch€8,824
Henri Vandenabeele€10,000
Hernan Ricardo Aguirre€10,000
Daniel Afoa€10,000
Rei Onodera€12,500
Aleksandr Efimkin€12,500
Carl Ngamoki-Cameron€15,000
Egidijus Juodvalkis€25,000
Arvid de Kleijn€25,000
Ilan Van Wilder€65,000
Luke MudgwayInfinite but Most
Syver WaerstedInfinite but More
Jean HelwaniInfinite
Callum ScotsonN/A
Vito BraetN/A
Mingrun ChenN/A
Miguel FlorezN/A
Yacine HamzaN/A
Jason TessonN/A
Kim Ok CheolN/A
Regan GoughN/A
Scott AmbroseN/A
Akramjon SunnatovN/A
Than Tung HuynhN/A
Joseph KimathiN/A
Gregory DanielN/A
Mikiel HabtomN/A
Thomas PidcockN/A
Anthony Roux may never be beaten here with his ridiculous efficiency in his stellar twilight stint with the team, while our other great CT leaders in Salinas, Clarke and Bennett also look well set in the top four. Bennett very impressive with his tenure and high wages, but the fact he was trained twice and didn't receive a pay rise until the subsequent year surely has a small affect (he was at just €308 after his second training year in 2020). Houle once again passes Rowe as he has done in every statistic he wasn't already leading him in, while Areruya narrows his gap to the Top 10 but still has to settle for 11th.
Single Season Record: €135/point (Anthony Roux, 2017)


Men of Steel
RDs
Nils Schomber443
Jamalidin Novardianto442
Morne Van Niekerk293
George Bennett288
Joseph Areruya286
Tom Davison285
Stanislau Bazhkou263
Bachirou Nikiema240
Salim Kipkemboi238
James Fouche235
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Dylan Kennett229
Jordan Schleck225
Daniel Habtemichael212
Marvain Tognama Kossohorou201
Luke Rowe191
Hugo Houle191
Hamish Schreurs179
Robert Stannard179
Carl Ngamoki-Cameron174
Sergio Higuita166
Johann van Zyl159
Henok Tesfaye Heyi147
Shaun Nick Bester140
Florian Vermeersch140
Jaco Venter131
Xandro Meurisse111
Mekseb Debesay110
Geremie Nzeke107
Anthony Roux107
Tom Diggle106
Simon Clarke103
Matthew Lloyd98
Jonathan Salinas97
Ilan Van Wilder93
Corbin Strong92
Arvid de Kleijn87
Luke Mudgway83
Yacine Hamza81
Rei Onodera76
Callum Scotson72
Gregory Daniel71
Mikiel Habtom65
Syver Waersted64
Timothy Gudsell63
Tsgabu Grmay63
Abolfazl Gilanipoor62
Darren Young62
Egidijus Juodvalkis60
Aleksandr Efimkin60
Jean Helwani57
Ole Hirschlein53
Regan Gough53
Tosh van der Sande51
Kristian Dyrnes50
Igor Antón48
Tom Scully47
Peter Velits46
Stijn Vandenbergh45
Hernan Ricardo Aguirre15
Joseph Kimathi15
Daniel Afoa15
Mingrun Chen15
Than Tung Huynh15
Miguel Florez15
Jason Tesson15
Scott Ambrose14
Akramjon Sunnatov14
Henri Vandenabeele14
Vito Braet14
Kim Ok Cheol10
Thomas Pidcock0
A monumental moment as, by one single day, Nils Schomber overtakes Jamalidin Novardianto who has lead the count here since our first year. It was inevitable with Schomber's far higher allowance, but still a strange sight to see a new face on top of this list. Areruya and Bennett's approach to the podium is Zabel'd by Morne van Niekerk who grabs Tom Davison's long-held position of distant third ahead of them, while Bennett also passes the Rwandan who has slightly fewer RDs in his allowance these days. Nikiema, Kipkemboi and Fouche all enter the Top 10. Hugo Houle can't pass Luke Rowe but does draw level on 191 each in four seasons - rather fitting.
Single Season Record: 100 (Nils Schomber, 2019)
CT: 76 (Jamalidin Novardianto, 2016; Rei Onodera and Dylan Kennett, 2017)


Shut Up Legs
BreakawaysWinsKOM
Jamalidin Novardianto2600
Sergio Higuita1911
Joseph Areruya1710
Bachirou Nikiema1300
Tom Davison1201
Nils Schomber1200
Henok Tesfaye Heyi1100
Salim Kipkemboi1100
Robert Stannard900
Morne Van Niekerk800
Spoiler
Carl Ngamoki-Cameron700
James Fouche700
Xandro Meurisse600
Kristian Dyrnes501
Geremie Nzeke500
Marvain Tognama Kossohorou500
Hamish Schreurs500
Daniel Habtemichael500
Timothy Gudsell401
Dylan Kennett400
Shaun Nick Bester400
Johann van Zyl400
Corbin Strong400
Peter Velits301
Anthony Roux300
Rei Onodera300
Gregory Daniel300
Jordan Schleck300
Stanislau Bazhkou300
Florian Vermeersch300
Regan Gough300
Ilan Van Wilder300
Mekseb Debesay210
Matthew Lloyd200
Jean Helwani200
Igor Antón200
Daniel Afoa200
Jaco Venter200
Mikiel Habtom200
Yacine Hamza200
Darren Young200
Abolfazl Gilanipoor110
George Bennett110
Tom Diggle100
Aleksandr Efimkin100
Stijn Vandenbergh100
Callum Scotson100
Hernan Ricardo Aguirre100
Luke Rowe100
Than Tung Huynh100
Miguel Florez100
Syver Waersted100
Jason Tesson100
One category Novardianto maintains his lead in is the all-time breakaways chart, which he always chips away at along with his amazing domestique work. With his closest challengers off the team (Higuita) or maybe never going to be in a breakaway again (Areruya) it could be an unbreakable record for a long, long time.
Single-Season Record: 14 (Jamalidin Novardianto, 2016)


Mr. Month
Wins
George Bennett10
Luke Rowe7
Joseph Areruya7
Hugo Houle6
Anthony Roux5
Jamalidin Novardianto3
Xandro Meurisse3
Sergio Higuita3
Spoiler
Simon Clarke2
Tom Diggle2
Peter Velits2
Stanislau Bazhkou2
Mekseb Debesay2
Tom Scully1
Jonathan Salinas1
Tom Davison1
Timothy Gudsell1
Igor Antón1
Abolfazl Gilanipoor1
Dylan Kennett1
Tsgabu Grmay1
Robert Stannard1
Salim Kipkemboi1
Daniel Habtemichael1
Henok Tesfaye Heyi1
Finally it's our Team HQ Rider of the Month wins, where Bennett's lead on Areruya is narrowly sliced from four to three, the Rwandan tied up with Luke Rowe, and with the help of Hugo Houle bumping Anthony Roux from third to fifth. Habtemichael and Tesfaye Heyi were the only other winners this season, each grabbing their first. Another category where Anthony Roux's 2017 might reign supreme for a long while to come.
Single-Season Record: 4 (Anthony Roux, 2017)
 
cunego59
I really love those statistics, a great view of the team history. Areruya is closing in on Bennett fast on the all-time points list, two legends (perhaps one in the making). Two riders remaining from the original squad 7 years in, I'm curious who's still there for me when I get to that point Grin
 
jandal7
cunego59 wrote:
I really love those statistics, a great view of the team history. Areruya is closing in on Bennett fast on the all-time points list, two legends (perhaps one in the making). Two riders remaining from the original squad 7 years in, I'm curious who's still there for me when I get to that point Grin

Thanks Smile Yeah Areruya has been chipping away on the 1000+ point gap Bennett held a couple of seasons ago but might take two more years at the current rate. Definitely special to have long-term riders on a team with those two and of course as you say Schomber and especially Novardianto still here from the team's inception.
 
knockout
Novardianto really is the team legend. Such a cool rider. And Bennett is obviously the guy that most people link with your team. Gonna be interesting to see how much longer he will defend his lead over Areruya.


Love the post!
A Big Thank You To All MG Reporters!

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AbhishekLFC
Hell of a post! Love those stats Cool

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Stealing that awards recap and maybe even the loyalty Wink

 
Nemolito
AbhishekLFC wrote:
Hell of a post! Love those stats Cool

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Stealing that awards recap and maybe even the loyalty Wink


Same, incredible season/career recap. Lovely to go over those stats and will very probably steal some ideas for myself. Not looking forward to meeting Areruya next season, but definitely looking forward to be in the same division as you for the first time!
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jandal7
@knockout - Thanks Smile Absolutely Novardianto and Bennett are huge legends for the team and Areruya firmly establishing himself on that tier too from his amazing overachievement each year while developing to now holding our two highest scoring seasons since he's maxed.

@Abhi - Thank you, and go for it! This format was stolen/adapted/built off (I really don't remember) knockout's one anyway Wink

@Nemo - Thank you, as above feel free to use the format, just means more great history posts! Well I can say the same about a couple of your guys, though I think pre-renewals our leaders are in quite different domains which is nice. And the same to you, looking forward to it Smile
 
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