Following other announcements from other teams regarding rider availability. Team management have decided to follow suit. The following riders are potentially available depending on the offer on the table:

There are rumours that the priority is to sell Stauff, quite simply he hasn't had the impact required of him and we feel that he would be best placed in another team, as a leader for a CT team or as a member of a leadout train.
Tvetcov has seen his prominence decline in recent years, being replaced by new boy Meintjes so its little surprise there have been rumblings that the former winner of the Individual Riders Rankings in the CT division in 2016 wants to taste more of that glory in the future.
The other two riders are seen as settled in the team but if the right offer came in, or to the right team then these riders could leave the team. Even team leader Jonathan Bellis could leave depending on the circumstances...

Overall, we feel that we have managed to keep the team at a similar level to last season, even with the outgoings of Andreas Stauff, Serghei Tvetcov and Stelly Robert. The window proved to be very difficult, with many plans having to be thrown out in place of new ones on a routine basis as key free agent signings were missed out on in a very busy market. Even so, the signing of Sondre Holst Enger may prove to be a very astute one - coming in from Aker - MOT in exchange for Tvetcov. This has strengthened our sprint corps and the additions of Bar and Redecker ensures we will field an impressive lead out train on our day. Koren and to a lesser extent Ovechkin add a little depth to our TT unit and may prove to add some well needed depth scoring in races we may not do well in otherwise.
Unfortunately, Meintjes and Bellis will both have to lead their respective races with less support than before with the loss of Tvetcov. The cobbles duo of Fenn and Thwaites was not broken up either and may prove to score a decent haul of points in the cobbled races we have to face.
Talent wise we add Thomas, Skaarseth and Okamoto on year long loans to aid in their development while we sign promising Welsh climber Stephen Williams on a permanent deal to expand on our growing local home grown talent alongside Cullaigh.

Hopefully all these signings have allowed us to maintain a comfortable position in the PCT division, we see many other strong teams and leaders which make us feel that we would do well to do any better. That being said we do wish our competitors good luck and we cant wait for the new season to begin!

So what went wrong you ask? Good question. For some reason almost all year I felt pretty damn weak to be honest with you, and for not much good reason either. Every breakthrough seemed to follow an even greater disappointment and by season's end I was totally empty. Team doctors eventually settled on over training during the off season as the prime suspect although I did hear one doctor suggesting mononucleosis. Either way my season was blown to pieces and the treatment was simple - a lot of rest. Something I will do this winter mind you!


Almost a perfect metaphor for my year could be summed up in two races, The Tour of Uppsala and the Baltic Chain Tour. In nearby Sweden I had my best race of season beyond doubt! Two podiums and another top 10 gave me a glimpse of what I knew I had! The only race I felt that I was truly competitive and in the mix for a win. In the end I had to settle with 2nd place as my best result - too bad for me. The food and family visiting really made me up my game, shame that form never lasted, I never finished in the top 10 for the rest of the year with the Baltic Chain Tour one of the worst races of my life almost convincing me to end my season early but I was convinced to ride Paris - Tours in solidarity with my team, and a welcome bonus!

In the end I'm glad this nightmare is over and I'll look forward to the future, even if it is a little uncertain. I'm in no doubt I can do better in 2020. Just you watch!

Sondre Holst Enger

After a rather hectic transfer season, cycleYorkshire are pleased to announce the team that will compete in the PCT division for the 2021 season. Ambitions are high in the outfit from Yorkshire despite the fact we missed out on some high priority targets but in the end we feel we managed to salvage the situation with some pretty astute signings

Nat.	Last name	First name	Fla	Mo	Hill	TT	Sta	Res	Rec	Cob	Spr	Acc	Fig	Do	Pro
	Carthy	Hugh	71	81	75	67	77	76	78	56	60	69	65	65	65
	Fraile	Omar	69	76	72	79	74	76	72	58	60	66	79	65	79
	McCarthy	Jay	70	67	81	58	80	75	70	69	65	74	71	71	58
	Cullaigh	Gabriel	73	61	66	63	73	70	78	72	80	81	66	68	67
	Durbridge	Luke	73	58	67	81	73	74	70	53	62	64	68	61	81
	Oliveira	Ivo	70	70	72	79	76	72	67	61	70	72	68	68	79
	Bellis	Jonathan	74	67	77	61	79	70	67	57	73	74	76	67	61
	Viviani	Elia	78	60	66	79	71	77	74	60	71	70	73	64	79
	Fenn	Andrew	72	53	61	63	75	71	68	79	70	69	72	71	63
	Kennaugh	Tim	74	77	70	74	71	70	70	54	66	63	72	59	72
	Holmes	Matthew	70	72	75	61	71	73	69	61	67	71	71	68	62
	Skaarseth	Anders	67	75	72	70	70	71	73	55	61	67	58	69	68
	Bar	Jocelyn	76	54	69	60	73	70	77	67	76	74	71	62	60
	Hayter	Ethan	74	66	68	73	72	75	70	60	71	72	70	62	74
	Rowe	Matt	71	50	61	66	78	56	77	66	79	68	60	65	66
	Atkins	George	77	50	58	55	69	64	60	73	72	66	61	58	55
	Stannard	Ian	73	51	53	77	66	67	62	64	55	69	67	59	77
	Tennant	Andrew	74	60	66	75	71	71	72	51	64	63	75	64	74
	Hennessy	Jacob	69	61	65	61	67	68	66	67	73	73	60	66	65
	Romo	Javier	68	68	71	65	70	72	66	60	64	63	71	60	62
	Christakos	Dimitrios	68	69	67	66	66	69	66	58	61	66	70	69	69
	Turner	Ben	65	63	65	66	67	67	61	62	68	70	62	68	67

Obviously looking down the team one of the biggest absences and in all truths most unlikely outgoings is the team's former stalwart, Louis Meintjes. The South African had an impressive breakout year in the PT - finishing the year with 860 pts. The highlights being taking 6th Overall and a stage win in the TDF, a 3rd place finish in the Volta ao Portugal and 4th overall in the Tour de Suisse. In the end we felt we received a good enough deal for him, receiving a rider we have always wanted in return. He will ply his trade yet again at the highest level of the MGUCI by riding for Farfetch Pro Cycling.

Another key outgoing is Sondre Holst Enger. It didn't really work out the way we wanted to so the multi talented young sprinter will aim to revive his career at Amaysim - Cervélo. We wish him well in his endeavours.

Dylan Van Baarle moved to one of his greatest admirers in Generali, the Dutchman has a unique skillset and while he didn't necessarily get the top results as a cycleYorkshire rider, he still did manage a 11th place finish in the TONE and an 13th place finish in the Cheshire Cycling Tour.

Stephen Williams will finish his journey collecting experience at top outfit Evonik - ELKO he should be a valuable asset for them shadowing MG legend himself Rein Taaramäe.

So with one key outgoing you must wonder who we traded for after selling our metaphorical soul in Louis Meintjes. That rider is premier British climber - Hugh Carthy. He will have some pretty big shoes to fill but we are happy we have brought in one of Britain's top riders. Expect him to lead cycleYorkshire's charge in the high mountains across the world.

Another key addition is Omar Fraile. He joined from Isostar - Specialized for a cool 1.25 million. He has a skillset not matched by our other Time Triallers, being able to cope with hills and high mountains very well. The Spaniard will be key for our push for an immediate return to the Pro Tour.

Ivo Oliveira joined in the trade for Dylan Van Baarle, he brings youthfulness to our team while still being a top class operator in the time trials. He should be in the shout for a few more U25 jerseys and a valuable part of our TTT aperatus.

We further strengthen the team with the astute signing of Elia Viviani from King Power. He signed for 500k and will bring his experience to not only act as a valuable road captain but again to strengthen our TTT core. Something which was key to our promotion back in 2019.

Our next two additions are not expected to be point scorers now but are talents for the future, one being - Dimitrios Christakos of Festina - OAKA the young Greek is certainly not the most talented rider discovered by one the world's best outfits but he will none the less ride his first year in the professional ranks for cycleYorkshire.

The other talent being Javier Romo, the young Spaniard unexpectantly fell to the Yorkshire outfit from Free Agency late in the window but the impressively talented puncheur will start the first of hopefully many years for us. Rated as being an outside shot for one of the monuments of cycling providing the right support the 22 year old will look to come good on that promise by shadowing Jay McCarthy and compatriot Omar Fraile.

Young rider Ben Turner has signed a stagiare deal for the team and providing his progress with the team, he could secure a contract with the team for the future. He is projected to be a solid sprinter but lacks the real top speed of a leader so should find himself in the career of a leadout man if he impresses.

Overall we feel we have adjusted well to life back in the PCT division, Life may be hard for us without Louis Meintjes but I certainly feel we should cope fine without him with the signings we have made. It may not be enough for promotion looking at our competition but we should look to give a creditable showing over the coming year.