SotD wrote:

Yeah, no one wants those riders........

Start	End	Race	team goal	results
01-Oct		Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec	-	-

We just keep silence over this race.

points:	2
Aurelien Paret-Peintre	2

Start	End	Race	team goal	results
03-Oct	08-Oct	Tour du Maroc	-	GC Podium; Stage Podium; Stage Top 5; 2 Stage Top 10s; 2nd U25; 3rd U25

Stage 1 was rather uneventful for us with Rajovic finishing outside of the top 10 in the sprint. Stage 2 saw some huge gaps behind the favourites, but Ranaweera was able to stay with the front group. Stage 3 saw a 4th place from Rajovic in the sprint before the real GC action started. Ranaweera came 9th in the mountaintop finish of stage 4, but with the remnants of the break among the stage top 10 he sat in 4th of the GC before the hilly stage 5. And our Sri Lankan showed once again he’s surprisingly strong in hilly finishes this season, finishing 2nd in the stage and climbing to 3rd in the GC on s.t. with 2nd. The final stage was flat again and Rajovic added another stage top 10 as 9th.

points:	158
Suranga Ranaweera	121
Kevin Vauquelin	22
Arman Garibian	10
Dusan Rajovic	5

Start	End	Race	team goal	results
10-Oct	15-Oct	Tour of South Africa	-	GC Top 10; Stage Podium; 3 Stage Top 10s; 3rd Teams

The first stage was a rather quiet one for us, but APP finished in 10th with the main group and Costiou took the white jersey. Stage 2 was essentially the same, although there was a shock moment when APP lost contact to the favourites for some time. Stage 3 was rather flat (at least in comparison) and for some reason Boileau thought this could be his day. He actually was right and finished 2nd in the sprint (which also was his first ever podium), so it would have been interesting what APP could have done. Stage 4 was a TTT and we finished in a good 4th there, this time bringing APP to the line who climbed to 6th in the GC within reach of the podium. The next stage seemed like the Queen Stage of the race but ended up with a big peloton finishing together with APP in 8th. He finished the last stage one place better and stayed in 6th overall.

points:	66
Aurelien Paret-Peintre	47
Alan Boileau	13
Ewen Costiou	3
Sulkhan Akhmaevi	1
Stefan Küng	1
Matis Louvel	1

Start	End	Race	team goal	results
17-Oct		Giro dell'Emilia	-	Top 25

It’s been another rather mediocre classic for APP as he finished in 13th. But after this season that’s only a footnote anyway.

points:	15
Aurelien Paret-Peintre	15

redordead wrote:

Sucks for Lapeira that he already declined in his climbing skills at a young age

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Sulkhan Akhmaevi	68	8	0,16	1

Sulkhan was signed as an all-round helper for stage races and especially the TTTs and he did his job quietly all season. As a low wage domestique he has good chances to stay.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Alan Boileau	56	27	0,25	0

Alan had a hard job this season as essentially the main (and sometimes only) domestique of APP. His own scoring wasn’t great at all, but seeing how well his captain did puts that in perspective. And he achieved his first ever podium when the season was nearly done.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Ewen Costiou	85	47	0,94	2

Ewen has done pretty well for a lvl. 3 rider and scored some nice points on his own. He’ll continue his development with us.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Arman Garibian	59	279	2,94	0

Arman was a revelation this season. He won two U25 classifications and podiumed in 6 more. Add some nice depth scoring and a surprising 6th place in the GC of PTHC Tour de Suisse. He amassed nearly 300 points this season and was one of the big overperfomers who allowed us to not only fight for promotion but also for the division title.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Gabriel Grozev	15	0	0	0

Gabriel had the quiet season to be expected by a stagiaire. But given his potential as a punchy domestique, his experience from this season allowing him to be developed even in PT and the higher salary cap in PT he’ll clearly get an offer for a full time contract.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Gasper Katrasnik	58	130	1,86	4

Gasper had only one great result with a podium in Lisbon Classic, but given his wage and the scoring opportunities for rouleurs in PT we’re bound to keep him around as a low wage depth scorer.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Alexandre Kess	93	2	n/a	1

Alexandre did what we expected from him: just be helpful wherever he had to start. We wish him all the best with cycleYorkshire and hope to (probably) meet him again in the PT pelotons next year.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Jesse Kramer	15	0	0	1

For Jesse it’s essentially the same as with our other stagiaire: he didn’t have much room to shine, but given the new situation in PT he’ll surely get an offer to show himself full time.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Stefan Küng	71	308	3,08	0

Stefan did what we signed him for: he was our captain in those all-rounder racers like Benelux and nearly missed a GC podium in our wildcard appearance in ToNE. He scored over 300 points in the end and although his incoming decline he’ll still be a valuable all-round helper (and maybe depth scorer) next season – as long as his wage demands are reasonable.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Paul Lapeira	69	89	0,81	0

Paul was a crucial part of the successes of the cobbles squad and also scored some nice points himself given he’s not even maxed yet. We’re excited to see how he does in PT after finishing his development!

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Matis Louvel	68	216	2,16	1

Matis scored about 200 points and showed his potential as a leader for hilly-cobbled races with a podium in Macskako Kerekparverseny. We really hope to find the funds to allow him some training for the next season.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Lenny Martinez	97	4	0,01	1

This season was all about learning for Lenny so he was our most racing rider this season. We hope he’ll be able to contest in some more breaks next season and be a (co-)leader from 2027 onwards.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Matija Mestric	59	60	1,2	0

Matija has been a loyal helper for our cobbles leader and had the opportunity to co-lead (and show his NC jersey) in the C2 races. He scored decently for himself and given his expected salary there’s no reason why he shouldn’t stay with the team.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Aurelien Paret-Peintre	48	655	2,43	0

APP was less consistent in the classics than last season due to his thinned out support cast, but he also had some great results there with a win in Wallonie or a podium in San Sebastian. And he even did far better in the hilly stage races by adding some big results to his usual consistency, most prominently in Pais Vasco. He ended as the fourth best puncheur of the division with a shared 15th place in the individual rankings.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Thibaut Pinot	67	9	0,18	2

Thibaut was a late addition and essentially worked as our road captain in all the classic stage races. And though his scoring was low (no surprise given his third decline) our stage racers did great, so it’s mission accomplished in his final season with the team.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Nate Pringle	87	1	n/a	9

Nate continued the tradition of loaned-in riders being our breakaway kings as he was responsible for nearly a third of all our breakaway appearances this season. We’re hopeful to see him make his way with Xero in the years to come.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Alain Quispe	71	16	0,25	2

To be frank, we’re a bit disappointed to see Alain in only two breaks over the entire season. We clearly hoped for more, but on the other hand our breakaway appearances were pretty scarce most of the season, probably because we had GC contenders in the race so often, so it’s hard to call him out on that. And who doesn’t want to see the Peruvian in an early break of a GT next season?

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Dusan Rajovic	74	135	1,04	0

Dusan had some bad luck by facing an insanely strong competition in PCT sprints this season, but he did his best to get the occasional stage podium and even a win in Japan. We’ll probably face him ourselves when he’s back with Cedevita the next season.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Suranga Ranaweera	44	784	2,99	0

Suranga surpassed all expectations by finishing as the third best stage racer of the division and just lost his spot in the top 10 of the individual rankings in the final race, scoring nearly 800 points. So as long as those results don’t get to his head (too much) we’ll be happy to see him lead us in a GT next season.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Timo Roosen	74	111	1,85	4

Timo used his opportunities in the C2 races to even get a podium in Geraardsbergen-Bosberg and was also among our most active breakaway riders. If he allows for a decent salary given his incoming decline there’s no reason why he shouldn’t get a renewal.

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Kevin Vauquelin	55	103	1,29	0

Kevin was a valuable domestique for Ranaweera this season and got himself some U25 podiums even as a non-maxed rider. We hope he'll actually win some white jerseys in the PT next season!

rider	RDs	points	Ppk	BotDs
Ruben Zepuntke	63	489	2,45	0

Deemed a perennial disappointer by some Ruben scored only one podium all season (by winning Kuurne – Bruxelles – Kuurne), but he was incredibly consistent in the cobbled classics over all categories and ended as the third best cobbler of the division with just under 500 points. He’ll be declining, but given his wage hopefully won’t increase (much) he’s about to stay and get a final shot at leading a team in PT.

Marcovdw wrote:

Zepuntke AND Quispe? 2025 PCT winners right here

Marcovdw wrote:

Zepuntke AND Quispe? 2025 PCT winners right here

AbhishekLFC wrote:

Amazing season and an amazing bunch of talents who will only make you stronger in the future! Team building, and planning, was top notch. Congrats on the well deserved promotion.

cunego59 wrote:

Big congrats on the title! What a fantastic season I think you have a tough offseason ahead of you, because I think your team was very PCT specific in its build, with a lot of depth scoring from riders that I suspect won't be able to deliver the same impact in PT, and I'm not sure how well APP, Ranaweera or a 33 y/o Zepuntke can perform as leaders.

Then again, I might be very wrong about that, and obviously, as has been mentioned elsewhere, if you are looking for new leaders for PT, this might be the best FA market maybe ever. So, I'm very much looking forward to how you will navigate that, and I will root for you

Marcovdw wrote:

Proof I am a both genius and an idiot for not offering them wages they definitely deserve

Congrats on the title!