How have I not stopped in to say how much I love Olei's NC yet?
I must say that your main jersey looks like it is one white fern away from being a very sexy NZ jersey, if you ever get that NC then I hope you go for something along the lines of your current main jersey for it.
Tenorio, Zabel and Yates should be enough to promote, especially after that training, now Yates is one of the elite PCT hill guys and is within range of being a strong PT guy in the future too.
Strap in, it's going to be a long season for the Desigual squad. After countless hours locked away in a dark room, Mresuperstar has emerged with the race planners for all 21 cyclists. Before we get into that, a look at the full calendar.
There is plenty of racing to go around, as Desigual will feature in 210 race days across 52 races this season. By far the busiest season in program history.
The major highlight being a return to the Vuelta a Espana as a wildcard team.
Mresuperstar is the first to admit that there are far too many cobbled races on the calendar and loss of Marcus Altur is going to hurt a lot. More hilly races for Simon Yates would have been ideal, but when signing up for races we didn't have an elite puncheur at the time. Now we do. Hopefully, Yates still makes the most of his limited opportunities. Still plenty of mountains to keep Justo Tenorio happy.
Now, the moment you have been waiting for: Team leader schedules.
And lastly to just strike fear into any Pro Tour managers that happen to stop by our HQ. Here is the squad we are sending to our 11th Grand Tour in team history.
Busy schedule indeed. It looks like we're going to be running into each other a lot this season. Hopefully there are enough points for both of us to succeed. Or at least us
Fabianski wrote:
Just have to mention that it's Tour of Romandie (which is in Switzerland), but given the flag you used, I guess you understood Tour of Romania
Fixed. That's what I get for trying to rush through and do everything in one sitting. I was going to screw something up.
Desigual team manager Mresuperstar has provided the following press release as we come to the conclusion of the 2019 man-game season.
The end of anything always brings mixed emotions.
I'm Grateful: Desigual has agreed to sponsor the team again for next season. It will be the Spanish outfitters third season as our primary sponsor and fourth season overall backing my vision for this program.
I'm Pleased: We have had 17 victories this season (and counting with most of the national championship races still to come). This is by far the most we have had in my eight-year career so far. Special shout out to Justo Tenorio and Omar Fraile for their contributions here and claiming gold at the TTT World Championship.
I'm Hopeful: The youth influx we brought in was a welcomed change. While most of them were loan-ins that now return to their home teams, we thank them for their service, upbeat personalities and always willing to get in the breakaway. For us, our two major talents, Xuban Errazkin and Jack Burke, gave me hope that we have a solid foundation for the future. Both are talent men and I can't wait to see what is next for them.
I'm Disappointed: Pushing for promotion and getting back to the Pro Tour was the goal, so finishing 11th in the PCT standings isn't great. But, given the circumstances of selecting a calendar with more cobbles for star cyclist we unexpected sold, Marcos Altur, and not enough crafted profiles for our new star to shine, Simon Yates, this feels like the intended result. Some times taking a risk backs fire. Staying in the PCT another season isn't the end of the world. Yet, I expected more.
I'm Motivated: That said, we have to be better. I know we have Pro Tour caliber guys on our squad who deserve to be racing in the biggest races in world. It's my job to get us back there. I don't take that responsibility lightly. Facing difficult decisions hasn't stopped me in the past and won't stop me now. We push forward.
- Manager Mresuperstar
The team would also like to apologize for the lack of HQ updates this season. But we have been recording our results, like we do every season, to preserve our rich team history. Feel free to check out the links below.
Alexey Tsatevich
