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You are the Hero of the Game -THE END
The Rider
Not a huge amount of races left but Jellybelly has no reason/business to be racing in the likes of Bulgaria anyway! Pfft

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sutty68
Those race organisers are so miserable Sad
 
welker3257
Shame that the team can't get a wildcard to a 2.2 raceSad
Gig 'em Aggies

Fast N' Loud Cycling Project - ICL
 
duxili
@ all: Shame indeed but The Rider is right: we have no reason to race like mad men for this season end Wink So I'll spead up the race report so that we can move together into 2013 planning. We have important decisions to make here!

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STAGE 1 – Prologue – 5km

“South America has been a lot of fun but is good to be back home! We have a tough race to ride: category 1 means stronger competition and a prologue plus an ITT is not the dream. Guys, this might be your last race after almost 6 months non stop riding.

There is no more time to save energy. You give it all! Let’s target a Top 10 and the KoM.”


RankNameTime
1Rory Sutherland7'34
2Jeremy Vennell+ 3
3Alexandr Pliuschin+ 6
4Giorgio Brambilla+ 7
5Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg+ 11
30Charles Bradley Huffs.t.


STAGE 2

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“Tomas you are on the favorite list today, so wait for the final. Sutherland is the wheel to keep.
Charles, Ken, Jeremy and Sean you go in the break to collect points.”


Hanson makes the break and passes 1st on the 2 Mountain sprint. So he will have a nice jersey tomorrow.

But it could be nicer as the pack is not closing the gap. So we will have a 4 men sprint today… with our team sprinter!
Hanson is perfectly positioned when the sprint is launched.
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And when it ends too!
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RankNameTime
1Ken Hanson4h05'49
2Carlos Andres Martinez Monteros.t.
3Martins Renato Seabras.t.
4Andrei Krasilnikaus.t.
5Thomas Rabou+ 1'27


STAGE 3

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“Ken you have been perfect yesterday. Our objective hasn’t change yet, it is still a Top 10 but KoM might prove difficult as Ken can’t be in the break away today. Anyway we don’t have the team to control the race on such a difficult terrain. Charles, you can try the break. The rest of the tea is to stay in the bunch and wait to see if their work would be needed. Ken and Tomas being co-leader now.”

A quality break and nobody chasing. Our team has to do something.
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Everybody but Hanson and Alberio was powered out before the final and the break will hold till the line. Moreover many small breaks in the final sprint make big difference in the GC. And Hanson looses his lead for 14’’.

RankNameTime
1Byron Patricio Guama De La Cruz4h31'56
2Carter Jones+ 17
3Jaime Vergara Caros.t.
4Zakkari Dempsters.t.
5Charlie Aviss.t.
16Tomas Alberio+ 1'13
38Ken Hanson+ 1'54


STAGE 4 – Flat

“Completely flat stage today. Ken you go for intermediate bonus, few secs might do the difference for a Top 10! You are our leader now.”

Hanson manages 1st for the 1st intermediate but nothing for the second. Massive sprint to close the stage.

RankNameTime
1Tyler Day3h46'21
2Reinardt Janse Van Rensburgs.t.
3Cole Houses.t.
4Alejandro Alberto Borrajos.t.
5Jeremy Vennells.t.
16Ken Hansons.t.


STAGE 5 – ITT – 13km

RankNameTime
1Rory Sutherland18'23
2Alexandr Pliuschin+ 12
3Jeremy Vennell+ 15
4Ignacio Sarabia Diaz+ 39
5Thomas Rabous.t.
73Charles Bradley Huffs.t.


STAGE 6 – Flat

“Ken, you are 11th with no time bonus to pick but many small hills at the end of the stage. Tactic is simple: the team ensures no break takes more than 1’ on the flat, then Ken, you attack in the hills, this will secure your KoM and if not chase might open you a place in a Top 10. Tomas, f you see Ken is too tired you can attack in the latest hills for a stage win.”

Hanson attacks and secure his jersey but is chased. Alberio tries later on but is caught too. However Dempster loosing 5’ opens a Top 10 GC for Hanson!

RankNameTime
1Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg3h49'06
2Jeremy Vennells.t.
3Giorgio Brambillas.t.
4Alexandr Pliuschins.t.
5Cole Houses.t.
22Tomas Alberios.t.


FINAL CLASSIFICATION
RankNameTime
1Rory Sutherland16h41'33
2Jeremy Vennell+ 28
3Darren Lapthorne+ 32
4Charlie Avis+ 34
5Byron Patricio Guama De La Cruz+ 42
6Oscar Sevilla Ribera+ 43
7Carlos Andres Martinez Montero+ 48
8Darwin Ferney Pantoja Tovar+ 51
9Guy East+ 54
10Ken Hanson+ 56

Spoiler
Points
RankNameGeneral
1Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg68
2Jeremy Vennell63
3Giorgio Brambilla53
4Rory Sutherland51
5Ken Hanson39

Mountain
RankNameGeneral
1Ken Hanson40
2Tom Southam24
3Oscar Clark20

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sutty68
A Good top ten finish for Hanson and a nice stage win as well Smile
 
welker3257
Good race for Jelly BellySmile
Gig 'em Aggies

Fast N' Loud Cycling Project - ICL
 
duxili
@ sutty68 & welker3257: Utah has been a rather good race indeed. Still I should have done better sacrifying Alberio for Hanson earlier in the race...

We have added three 1-day races to our calendar with no hope of result but to improve Ovechkin’s fitness before the US Pro Cycling Challenge.

Spoiler
Dutch Food Valley Classic
RankNameTime
1Bram Tankink4h23'53
2Xavier Florencio Cabres.t.
3Dominique Cornus.t.
4Bartosz Huzarskis.t.
5Daniele Collis.t.
37Artem Ovechkins.t.


Puchard Ministra Obrony Narodowej
RankNameTime
1Fabien Bacquet4h04'08
2Lucas Schädlichs.t.
3Tomasz Smolens.t.
4Stefan Schäfers.t.
5René Weissingers.t.
29Ken Hansons.t.


Châteauroux Classic de l’Indre
RankNameTime
1Daniele Colli4h44'33
2Bobbie Traksels.t.
3Daniel Schorns.t.
4Mickael Delages.t.
5Rafaâ Chtiouis.t.
68Ken Hansons.t.


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“3 hilly stages where our goal will be to limit time lost; a couple a flat stage with no interest for our team; a prologue and an ITT where Artem should target the win so as to close a Top 10 or a Top 5 overall”.

STAGE 1 – Prologue

Not being at the top of his form, Ovechkin is just an outsider today. Still his 10th place is very disappointing.
RankNameTime
1Alexandr Pliuschin10'37
2Zachary Bell+ 2
3David Pell+ 5
4Jeremy Vennell+ 6
5Giorgio Brambillas.t.
10Artem Ovechkin+ 8


STAGE 2 – Flat

RankNameTime
1Juan Pablo Forero Carreno4h17'07
2Robert Försters.t.
3Hilton Clarkes.t.
4Giorgio Brambillas.t.
5David Pells.t.
29Artem Ovechkins.t.


STAGE 3 – Hilly

First difficult stage today. We got Miller in the break. We let Pliuschin and Pedraza go, relying on Movistar strong team to close the gap on the flat.

But when Moreno Bazan attacks with his team mate Brenes and Justo, Ovechkin pushes hard to close the gap. Brenes then does most of the job for his team mate, Justo also participating. Ovechkin is trying to take back his breath.

When Brenes is tiering, Moreno attacks and Justo counters. Ovechkin has just enough power to close the gap with Brenes in his wheel.

The time gap with the break, that Pliuschin has now joined is down to 1’ when Moreno attacks again with Justo countering. Ovechkin has to let go and we ask Miller to wait his leader and to use all his last strength.
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It is not enough to close the gap and instead few favorites such as Rabou and Boily are joining our group, attacking from behind. Miller is spent as the break is cought and Ovechkin does a fantastic job to stick with the favorites. But too late as the 4 strong men have attacked before the junction and are going for victory.

RankNameTime
1Javier Moreno Bazan5h07'37
2Alexandr Pliuschins.t.
3Tiego Gasparotto Justos.t.
4Walter Fernando Pedraza Moraless.t.
5Jaime Vergara Caro+ 1'29
17Artem Ovechkins.t.


STAGE 4 – ITT – 19km

“We did very well yesterday and today is the day, the ITT is flat and Artem, you are the big favorite!”

Passing the intermediate down 9’’, Ovechkin is accelerating till the end.

RankNameTime
1Jason McCartney27'18
2Artem Ovechkin+ 2
3Ignacio Sarabia Diaz+ 7
4Michael Friedman+ 9
5Zachary Bell+ 12


STAGE 5 – Hilly

The break, with Hamilton, reaches the line today. Ovechkin sticking with the best GC men behind.

RankNameTime
1Ryan Roth4h48'48
2Ormeno Challe+ 25
3Alexander Boyd+ 2'19
4Sundai Tshabalalas.t.
5Mauricio Ortega Ramirezs.t.
7Nic Hamiltons.t.


STAGE 6 – Hilly

A group with all favorites arrives for the last 2 kilometers up hill sprint. Ovechkin's print capacity haven't improved...

RankNameTime
1Javier Moreno Bazan6h08'39
2Tiego Gasparotto Justo+ 16
3Walter Fernando Pedraza Moraless.t.
4Michael Friedman+ 27
5David Boilys.t.
16Artem Ovechkin+ 1'14


STAGE 7 – Flat

Massive sprint to conclude this race. Good enough for our 1'' Top 5 Wink

RankNameTime
1Juan Pablo Forero Carreno3h38'26
2Keven Lacombes.t.
3Michael Friedmans.t.
4Johnnie Walkers.t.
5David Pells.t.
37Artem Ovechkins.t.


FINAL CLASSIFICATION
RankNameTime
1Javier Moreno Bazan24h42'28
2Tiego Gasparotto Justo+ 30
3Alexandr Pliuschin+ 35
4Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales+ 1'03
5Artem Ovechkin+ 2'29
6David Boily+ 2'30
Spoiler
7Michael Friedman+ 3'09
8Gregory Juel Brenes Obondo+ 5'10
9Ryan Roth+ 5'23
10David Pell+ 5'39

Points
RankNameGeneral
1Alexandr Pliuschin37
2David Pell36
3Ryan Roth35
16Artem Ovechkin15

Mountain
RankNameGeneral
1Guy East34
2Chistopher Baldwin32
3Willie Ngon22
25Nic Hamilton4

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sutty68
Another nice performance from Artem :lol:
 
welker3257
5th place is a great result on a 2.HC raceGrin
Gig 'em Aggies

Fast N' Loud Cycling Project - ICL
 
duxili
@ sutty68 & welker3257: 5th overall is great and we manage vey good the hilly stage. But finishing 2nd in the ITT is very disapointing... Would have prefer stage win and Top 10 which would have sound more logical.

So after an empty September, we registred to a couple of 1-day race to prepare Brazil our last race as Jelly Belly Cycling team!

Spoiler
Coppa Sabatini
RankNameTime
1Michele Scarponi4h43'11
2Giovanni Visconti+ 11
3Enrico Gasparotto+ 27
4Manuel Antonio Cardoso Leals.t.
5Michael Rogerss.t.
26Artem Ovechkin+ 1'33


Nationale Sluitingprijs
RankNameTime
1Benoît Drujon3h54'58
2Simon Geschkes.t.
3Nico Eeckhouts.t.
4Jure Kocjans.t.
5Michael Van Staeyens.t.
102Artem Ovechkins.t.


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STAGE 1 – TTT

First Team Time Trial for our team this season. Well, I guess I should have run more!

RankTeamTime
1Jelly Belly Cycling13'55
2UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling+ 4
3Colombia - Coldeportes+ 13
4Trek Livestrong U23s.t.
5Movistar Team Ct+ 39


STAGE 2 – Flat

The team has to work hard to keep the break under control with such a huge wind. But we succeed.

RankNameTime
1Floris Goesinnen3h16'44
2Zakkari Dempsters.t.
3Bernard Sulzbergers.t.
4Juan Pablo Forero Carrenos.t.
5Giorgio Brambillas.t.
40Artem Ovechkins.t.


STAGE 3

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“Artem, you have two days with hills to pass. Today is particularly difficult and you are only a remote outsider. But you wear the yellow jersey!”

Ovechkin did well sticking with De Maar, one of the favorite.
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Unfortunately, Duarte was far ahead…

RankNameTime
1Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo5h57'26
2Marc De Maar+ 1'33
3Artem Ovechkins.t.
4José Antonio Alarcon Morales+ 1'46
5Kristian House+ 2'14


STAGE 4 – Hilly

“Artem, you did a good job. Try to stay with Duarte, we may have opportunity on mountain stages and you will recover time on the final ITT!”

Ovechkin did a fantastic job sticking to Duarte who only gains a few sec in the final sprint!

RankNameTime
1Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo5h59'00
2Artem Ovechkin+ 17
3Marc De Maars.t.
4José Antonio Alarcon Morales+ 49
5Javier Moreno Bazans.t.


STAGE 5 – Mountain

“The last summit is still very far from the arrival, so it should be easy not to loose time today! It is nice to see your name up to the 3rd place in the favorite list though.”

Hamilton goes in the break with the hope to gain mountain jersey, but he is just to weak and cannot gain any point. He finishes ahead of the pack but far from his best break away companions and behind Miller who attacks on the flat to gain 1’ over the pack.

Everything goes as planned for Ovechkin who safely arrives in the pack.

RankNameTime
1Carlos Alberto Ospina Hernandez4h43'34
2Joseph Lewiss.t.
3Kyle Wamsleys.t.
4Darren Lapthornes.t.
5Renato Aparecido Santoss.t.
14Carson Miller+ 5'11


STAGE 6 – Flat

Just boring

RankNameTime
1Juan Pablo Forero Carreno4h04'27
2Alejandro Alberto Borrajos.t.
3Hilton Clarkes.t.
4Zakkari Dempsters.t.
5Bernard Sulzbergers.t.
16Artem Ovechkins.t.


STAGE 7

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“Today is our last chance to close part of th gap to Duarte. Artem, attack from the bottom of the climb and hope Duarte let you some space."

Ovechkin creates a short gap and we were all hoping for the best, until
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Great day for Ovechkin non the less, he is beaten by much stronger. No regret.

RankNameTime
1Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo3h49'03
2Artem Ovechkin+ 33
3Martins Renato Seabra+ 1'32
4Marc De Maar+ 1'42
5Darren Lill+ 2'21


STAGE 8 – ITT – 20km

“It is our last racing day for this year, and I expect nothing but a win. Artem you are the big favorite, just do it!”

At the intermediate, Ovechkin is 5’’ ahead. And he can accelerate pretty strong to the end. Great win to close the year!

RankNameTime
1Artem Ovechkin32'45
2Marc De Maar+ 38
3Michael Creed+ 48
4Ben Jacques-Maynes+ 50
5Oscar Sevilla Riberas.t.


FINAL CLASSIFICATION
RankNameTime
1Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo32h17'57
2Artem Ovechkin+ 1'30
3Marc De Maar+ 3'27
4Javier Moreno Bazan+ 8'58
5Carlos Alberto Ospina Hernandez+ 9'13
Spoiler
6Oscar Sevilla Ribera+ 9'43
7Martins Renato Seabra+ 9'59
8Darren Lill+ 10'13
9Jeffry Louder+ 11'00
10Rafael Anibal Montiel Cuellar+ 11'23

Points
RankNameGeneral
1Juan Pablo Forero Carreno55
2Alejandro Alberto Borrajo53
3Hilton Clarke46
5Artem Ovechkin41

Moutain
RankNameGeneral
1Oscar Clark86
2Bjorn Selander78
3Chase Pinkham70
5Nic Hamilton47

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sutty68
2nd Overall on the Final GC is very good indeed Smile

And two wins for the team, both in time trials :lol:
 
welker3257
Sad to see Jelly Belly leave, but hopefully the team can get into the WT under Dual TempWink
Gig 'em Aggies

Fast N' Loud Cycling Project - ICL
 
duxili
@ sutty68: yeap and with Catroviejo joining I expect to become the TT king next season Wink

@ welker3257: it will be very hard to compete for WT promotion imho, team is still a little weak both in number and quality and more importantly we may very well struggle with invites once again Sad But we will do our best.

Now is time for planning next season and there are important decisions to be made.
New season, new team, new banner Smile
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Well not as good as the previous one as I did it by myself. But the message remains Wink

First what strategy for requesting invitations?
Should we ask for WT races? If yes which one? How to select?
Should be go for 1-day races this season?
Should I ask invite to all 2.X races?

Second how to organize the team?
I would split the team in 3 groups of 6, each group racing 3 periods (inc. 2 consecutive ones otherwise it is not possible to deal with training workload). Each group having the same training program (in case we need 6+8 riders, I don’t mind taking teammates out of form from the 3rd group, even out of form, to make the number).
Are you ok with this approach or do you have a better alternative to suggest?

Third question what to do with our budget?
We have a budget of 100k and riders salaries of 75k. I plan to hire a top Trainer that will cost around 30k. We will also have to recruit an agent to look for a new sponsor.
Should we hire an extra staff? If so, another coach to optimize various skills in the team and train more than 8 riders or a scout? And how much to spend?
Or should we keep the money so as to double our riders salary for next season?
Edited by duxili on 26-10-2013 10:05
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Neillster
Could you possibly give us a screen shot of the team roster for the new season and their abilities please? Smile
 
duxili
Neillster wrote:
Could you possibly give us a screen shot of the team roster for the new season and their abilities please? Smile


That would help SmileWink
Especially with some good suprise since we closed our recruitments Grin
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Neillster
Well first of all, class to see that your 5 new signings are in your top 6 riders Smile

Now I think that certainly for the start of the season it's a bit soon for you to be applying for the World Tour. However, given how your team has grown and the massive improvements, you should easily have your applications accepted to the 2.X races, and I think that you should stick with them for this season, though to start apply for the ones you want, cause I believe you will get them Smile

As for 1 day races, I'd suggest anything flat where Roelandts can seriously challenge, and I'd seriously suggest applying for the Chrono des Nations at the end of the season cause of your 3 good time trialists Smile Beyond that, I can't see why not.

As for organizing the team, it's up to you, though I'd set goals for the big riders to aim at Smile

As for the rest of the dosh, I'd advise a trainer, you've guys with a lot of potential there and a trainer will do them the world of good Smile
 
Abelbaba
I agree with Neillster here, nothing to add or change Pfft

And those were some great end season races
Edited by Abelbaba on 26-10-2013 21:20
 
welker3257
I would only go for smaller WT races, like Poland, Bejing, and TDU

In planning I basically agree with Neilster
Edited by welker3257 on 27-10-2013 02:57
Gig 'em Aggies

Fast N' Loud Cycling Project - ICL
 
duxili
JELLY BELLY WRAP UP

Let’s begin with our Palmares detailing our 22 victories and other Points and KoM contests:
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No 1-day race but two wins in category 1, Alberio in Poland GC and Hanson’s stage in Utah, not the one I would have expected!

Our classifications are disappointing though with Ovechkin only 18th and Jelly Belly 43rd. Alberio ranking 25th is the only great satisfaction on this front (I loved Colombia Wink).
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On the WT front, Scarponi was astonishing smashing fantastic results and logically grabbing the number 1 ranking and Cyanide trophee!
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Time to say good by to Jelly Belly who has been a great supportive sponsor and to Bernard Van Ulden and Sergio Hernandez.
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And to welcome our new sponsor.
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My job is now to cement our new team. (I just introduce it previous post Wink)

@ all: Thanks and nice to see you all agree for once Smile I'll propose tentative schedule in my next post according to your plan (so we are kissing goodbye the dream of WT next season Wink)
Edited by duxili on 27-10-2013 06:14
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Abelbaba
A nice seaon review

Haha that TdF podium :lol:
 
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