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[PCT '22] Philips - Force India
Fabianski
I can only echo the others, great final dash for your team, getting up from (almost) relegation zone to Top 10! And maybe even to PT? I do hope that not all the potential disbands will indeed happen, but I'm afraid it's more likely than not... (nothing against you ofc, but hoping to keep as many managers on board as possible).

Tour of America was great for you, starting with day 1 - and pretty much until day 20. Choi was pretty much beaten on bonus seconds (according to my maths, Bennett, got 20" more than Choi), and furthermore had one really bad day in the MTT. Shit happens, I'd say... Losing green on the last day - by simply not sprinting - was ugly to watch, but that's the PCM mechanics, can't put it otherwise. You still scored pretty big, and that trip to North America was worth it all I'd say Smile

And your team was impressive to watch in Emilia, being really dominant (alongside Trans), and Benoot finishing off the team's work in style. I think Benoot really was great in the hilly races in general, but left some points on the road in cobbled races.
Choi and Penasa also did what you expected them to do; maybe a planning not including ToA would have seen Choi score a little more, but he did well anyway.
So, why didn't you promote? I guess one of the main reasons is TvA. You mentioned that he didn't do anything useful all season long - except for ToA, where he missed out on green by a ridiculous margin after getting quite some stage podiums. Had he performed that well all year long, you'd probably have ended up on an automatic promotion spot. Maybe Minali could have contributed a little more as well, so I think the sprinters did hold you back a bit.
Furthermore, TT-heavy races and flat cobbles weren't well covered by your team - I guess you mostly tried to avoid those races, but with mandatory bands that's not easy.

All in all, you do certainly have a great core - and if you don't get promotion now, I'm sure you'll do next year Smile Good luck for the offseason anyway!
 
AbhishekLFC
@Fab: I was planning to post a season review tomorrow but you did most of my job already Pfft

Agree with most of what you say including the ToA analysis. Although I do think that if Choi had performed as expected just on that MTT, he'd have won the race! As to the others, only two points of difference is that I am actually quite happy with what Minali got as a 100k sprinter. Wasn't expecting too much more. The other would be that I was a bit disappointed with Eenkhoorn's season. Don't know if that's justified or it's just me having unrealistic expectations because I built him up as a talent! As for the terrains, cobbles was hard to predict with wins and no shows all included. Other than that, I think the rest went as expected with Benoot probably outdoing expectations. TvA did underperform for the rest of the season but made it up with ToA, so can't complain too much about that either.

Agree with you in hoping that we don't have too many disbands. Doesn't help the game even though the current announcements probably help me in the short term.
 
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Season Review - Part 1

Our best ever season comes to a close and it is now time to look back at how it went. We finished 8th this time, a massive leap of 11 spots from the relegation threatened 19th place finish last time. A great way for our current sponsors to sign off...

Season Goals
Race Category Goal Result
Tour du SuissePTHCTop 55th
Tour of the BattenkillPTHCTop 1040th
Vuelta a ColombiaPTHCTop 105th
Tour of AmericaC1Win2nd
PCT Team StandingsPCTTop 58th

*Green means Goal Achieved. Red means Goal Failed.
Our prime target for the off season was to get a PCT leader stage racer and we set goals accordingly, with three of the four goal races being stage races. We were able to achieve two of them and missed the Win goal by a single position. Battenkill proved to be our undoing. It was an ambitious goal to start with! Our standings goal was also ambitious, as we did not really have a squad to make it. We got close in the end, falling short by three positions.


Race-Wise Analysis
RaceCategoryPointsRDsPpRD
 Tour of AmericaC14662122.19
 Tour du MarocHC219636.50
 Giro dell'EmiliaHC162281.00
 Vuelta a ColombiaPTHC150625.00
 Tour de SuissePTHC140720.00
 Cheshire Cycling TourPTHC132266.00
 Benelux ChallengeHC126621.00
 Tour Down UnderHC125620.83
 Tour of East JavaPTHC122430.50
 Strade BiancheHC98249.00
 Criterium du Dauphine LiberePTHC97812.13
 1 Jour de DunkerqueC183241.50
 Post Danmark RundtHC76515.20
 Circulo de JuarezHC66513.20
 Tour d'AndorraC165513.00
 Japan CupPTHC62231.00
 Tour of CaliforniaC26178.71
 Int. Osterreich RundfahrtHC5678.00
 Tour of UkrainePTHC49316.33
 Pro Hallstatt ClassicHC45222.50
 GP KigaliC144222.00
 Tour of South AfricaC14267.00
 Paris ToursPTHC39219.50
 Viana do CasteloC137218.50
 Tour de RomandieC13465.67
 Omloop Het NieuwsbladHC28214.00
 Milano - TorinoC128214.00
 Bayern RundfahrtHC2245.50
 Lillestrom GPC120210.00
 Tour of ChileC11635.33
 GP WallonieHC1527.50
 Le SamynHC1025.00
 Badaling InternationalC1824.00
 Philadelphia International ChampionshipPTHC824.00
 Down Under ClassicHC623.00
 Tour of the BattenkillPTHC422.00
 Giro del TrentinoC2331.00
 Great Ocean Road ClassicPTHC221.00
 Tour of NorwayHC050.00
 Clasica San SebastianPTHC020.00
Unlike last year, our PTHC performances took a little hit. We did much better in HC this time, which was a big factor in our climb up the standings. C1 and C2 returns were also solid without being spectatcular.


Month-Wise Points Progression
JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMay
Points13119027084321
RDs814121125
PpRD16.3813.5722.507.6412.84
Rank161520
JuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberTotal
Points446732056034432766
RDs277163310163
PpRD16.5210.4312.8118.2744.3016.97
Rank141919138
We languished in lower mid table, and even flirted with relegation for most of the season. A reason for this being ToA being on our schedule in the late season. We made for it in the last two months though, as has become something of a norm for us in the recent past.


That's it for this part of the season review. We will be back soon with Part 2 where we'll look at how our riders performed, provide some season statistics and present our awards for the season...
 
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Season Review - Part 2

In this part of our season review, we'll be taking a look at how our riders performed, present some statistics from our race performances and announce the awards for the season.

Rider Analysis - Points, PpRD and Ranking
RiderPointsPpRDPCT Ranking
Tiesj Benoot78419.608
Ki Ho Choi53313.6726
Pierre Paolo Penasa4009.3049
Tom Van Asbroeck2916.3378
Pascal Eenkhoorn1573.34121
Riccardo Minali1733.15114
William Barta801.31191
Cristian Raileanu571.14227
Simone Velasco571.04226
Shiki Kuroeda540.95237
Tom Dumoulin390.60268
Saya Kuroeda290.55307
Dan McLay260.39319
Yannick Stoltz260.33320
Jan Xandri160.27366
Gijs Leemreize180.24355
Joonas Henttala120.16387
Clement Champoussin70.10421
Mick Van Dijke40.05452
Oscar Samuel Galvan Ramirez30.03462
Our best PpRD last season was in single digits and look at Benoot now. Even with a ToA hamstring season, Choi did well. A rare season where our four leaders stand on top of the PpRD standings! Benoot creates a new record of the most points scored by a rider in a single season for us. Every rider scored points, which is also very pleasing.


Rider Analysis - Wage/Point
RiderPointsWageWage/Points
Tiesj Benoot784375000478.32
Riccardo Minali173100000578.03
Pierre Paolo Penasa400240000600.00
Tom Van Asbroeck291195000670.10
Ki Ho Choi533410000769.23
Pascal Eenkhoorn157150000955.41
William Barta80900001125.00
Tom Dumoulin39500001282.05
Shiki Kuroeda54900001666.67
Yannick Stoltz26500001923.08
Simone Velasco571150002017.54
Cristian Raileanu571250002192.98
Dan McLay26650002500.00
Gijs Leemreize18500002777.78
Saya Kuroeda291000003448.28
Joonas Henttala12500004166.67
Jan Xandri16950005937.50
Clement Champoussin79000012857.14
Oscar Samuel Galvan Ramirez35000016666.67
Mick Van Dijke48000020000.00
Benoot rules the roost here as well with his insane season. A surprising name in second is Minali, which goes to show just how good his return was given his current wage. Penasa with another great season is 3rd on this list. Perhaps the two disappointments here are Saya Kuroeda and Jan Xandri, who underperformed quite a lot.


Team Statistics - Wins
Stage Race - 0
Best Result: 2nd, Tour of America - Ki Ho Choi, Tour du Maroc - Pierre Paolo Penasa


Classics - 2
1 Jour du Dunkerque - Tiesj Benoot
Giro dell'Emillia - Tiesj Benoot


Stages - 4
Tom Van Asbroeck - 2
Ki Ho Choi, Riccardo Minali - 1 each


Points Classification - 0
Best Result: 2nd, Tour of America - Tom Van Asbroeck


KOM Classification - 0
Best Result: 3rd, Post Danmark Rundt - Simone Velasco


U25s Classification - 0
Best Result: Best Result: 2nd, Tour of East Java - Pascal Eenkhoorn


Team Classification - 0
Best Result: 4th - Tour of America

The full list of achievements can be viewed here.


Team Awards for 2022


Rider of the Year
Spoiler
Tiesj Benoot

Signing and training Benoot has been one of the best off season decisions we have ever made. He broke the record for the most points scored for us by a rider in a single season, picking up two classics victories along the way. A special mention the Pierre Paolo Penasa for again reaching the 400 point mark, despite not having the most suited races as our second climber.

Young Rider of the Year
Spoiler
Pascal Eenkhoorn

Despite not having the best of times, Eenkhoorn was still better than all other U25s in the team by a comfortable margin. We hope that he can further improve when he gets further leadership opportunities in the future. This is also the first time ever that a loaned in rider has not won this award for us!

Race(s) of the Year
Spoiler
Giro dell'Emillia

There were a few good candidates to win this, with Tour of America, 1 Jour de Dunkerque and Tour du Maroc high on that list, but we had to go for the season ending classic in Italy which we absolutely dominated as a team, and delivered Benoot to the best result possible. It also meant we moved into the Top 10 in the standings.

 
Ulrich Ulriksen
Great call on the race of the year, that was an awesome team performance.

Barta looks like failure to me, would offload him.
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baseballlover312
Benoot ended up being quite the investment, and with that final season push and some of the unfortunate disbandment news, promotion seems to be right here.
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redordead
Great season! One of the few things I predicted correctly Pfft

I was also happy to 'lend a hand' in Emilia since it seems to have secured promotion for you Grin

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jandal7
Glad to see Emilia recognised as the race of the year, absolutely stellar team effort to deliver Tiesj and also gain the depth points for that stunning rankings jump. And as always enjoy your various stats at the end of each season Smile
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liefwarrior
That Emilia race really was quite something! Great to see you making the most of Benoot's abilities with that mixed schedule and no doubt his performances are made all the sweeter by the contrast with Kelderman. Congrats on a solid season.
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Nemolito
From almost relegating to very probably promoting in like a month, a remontada even Liverpool couldn't improve upon. It's a pleasure following your team, and I'm really looking forward to seeing you next season in PT or PCT. Congratulations on the wise Benoot decision(s), as well as having a (now) regional superstar in Choi and the cheeky Kuroeda brothers to represent Japan on the cobbles.
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AbhishekLFC
@Ulrich: Yeah Emillia was a great team effort, something we tend to do only very rarely! If that eventually gets us promoted, then it's a no-brainer choice really. Au contraire, I think Barta did quite well Wink

@bbl: Didn't think Benoot would do this well even! Without jumping the gun on promotion yet, Benoot did power to our best ever season comfortably.

@red: Thanks Pfft We did overachieve a bit I think but it's satisfying to be able improve on last season. We'll see about promotion as it's not confirmed yet. But will be a nice story especially after all the pain Beltran has given our punchers over the years Pfft

@jandal: Thanks Smile Emillia was indeed one of our best efforts, probably ever, as a team, and rounded off with the win.

@liefwarrior: Yes Emilia was great! Glad the Benoot moves worked out. Couldn't have asked for much more from him really. Definitely an improvement to previous years.

@Nemolito: Well we're not confirmed to be promoting yet, but we'll see. Liverpool's recent remontada's were not that hard to beat Pfft Thanks on the nice words and same here Smile
 
knockout
Brilliant end to the season for you and congrats for a team record high finish in the rankings. Looking back at our season prediction, im glad that i showed confidence in your team. Hesitated for a while because i knew it might look like an overly positive one but i had a good feeling this team setup would finally click for you.

Two achieved goals, two close misses and a healthy age structure amongst your leaders should give you some nice room to work with towards your new focus.
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AbhishekLFC
@knockout: Truth be told, we weren't expecting to finish this high and a top half finish was our target but the season end really did propel us close to your prediction! I'm guessing we'll end up in the middle range of the budget spectrum with what we achieved. We do have some rebuilding to do given a couple of leaders are declining or on the verge of it. Looking forward to jumping into the new era though Smile
 
AbhishekLFC
Rider Development

It's the end of the year. Our talents have gained significant experience throughout the same and are ready to take the next step(s) in the development. We take a look at them below:

Ide Schelling | Age: 25 | Pot: 5 | Lvl: 4.100
FLMOHITTSTRSRCCOSPACFTDHPR
2022 stats71757168747370636267726770
2023/Max Stats72777270767472636267726772
Ide Schelling reaches his full potential after a year out on loan in the PT with Huski. He should be an important part of our mountain train going ahead.


Gijs Leemreize | Age: 23 | Pot: 6 | Lvl: 4
FLMOHITTSTRSRCCOSPACFTDHPR
2022 stats65737164687170606268716664
2023 Stats66767465697372606270746765
Potential Stats66787665707474606272766865
Our next potential climbing leader is just a step away from reaching his full potential. Leemreize has been taking small but significant steps in his development with us over the past couple of seasons and we look forward to continue seeing him grow. He should be a great asset for the future.


Marten Kooistra | Age: 25 | Pot: 4 | Lvl: 4
FLMOHITTSTRSRCCOSPACFTDHPR
2022 stats72596458706758687372616263
2023 Stats75606559726960697474636364
Potential Stats77606559736968707676636364
Kooistra started off as a slow burner, but is now shaping up into a very useful rider on the flat roads and more. He is destined to become the first ever roleur talent to come out of the (erstwhile) Philips talent factory. He spent the 2022 season in the PT with Aegon.


Mick Van Dijke | Age: 22 | Pot: 4 | Lvl: 3
FLMOHITTSTRSRCCOSPACFTDHPR
2022 stats68677069717168677068707170
2023 Stats68707370727370677070727171
Potential Stats69737871747572677174767272
The next gen leader of Dutch punchers comes out of our talent pool and we're very excited about seeing him mature into his full potential.

For the first time in our history, all of our developing talents are Dutch. It is ironic that this comes in the season when our Dutch sponsors are leaving! Nonetheless, we do think all or most of them will have a future in our team next season.

We would like to thank Huski and Aegon for their help in developing our talents. We hope they were able to help you in your seasons and look forward to more possible associations in the future.
Edited by AbhishekLFC on 22-06-2023 09:28
 
Nemolito
Some lovely talents! Schelling maxed should be a great asset for your mountain train indeed, whereas I love the future Van Dijke has for him as well. Kooistra should be a superb lead-out when maxed, whereas Leemreize is also a great Dutch asset. Galapagos is thinking it was stupid to give extra money to Los Pollos and should have gone to Philips with their cash instead. But hey, at least we got Hoole Cool
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liefwarrior
Surely every Dutch rider has ridden at least one season in your colours, I swear every time I turn around there's a new talent finding his feet with this squad. Schelling and Leemreize look like excellent additions to the mountain train. Van Dijke to be the next Tiesj Benoot? Kooistra also appears a fun rider - just needs a sprinter to lead out.
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quadsas
Ouch, Van Dijke has been absolutely RUINED, I knew I should've fought for him
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Fabianski
I thought the Netherlands didn't have real mountains, where do all those climbers come from? Shock Schelling and Leemreize should definitely be some strong helpers for your stage race leaders. And Van Dijke is looking cool anyway, should be a well-balanced puncheur Smile
 
knockout
You really had a cool group of dutch talents with this bunch as well as the guys that maxed last year already. Curious to see how long they will stay part of your project with the focus shifting away a bit.

Not sure i would classify Kooistra as a rouleur. Of course he has that high flat stat but the entire stat set look far more like a typical leadout sprinter to me.

I second the love for van Dijke. His 2023 stats already look quite cool and those are just his lvl3 stats. One of those talents that are just impossible to ruin no matter how you develop em.
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AbhishekLFC
@Nemolito: We're just as excited as you are with our crop of talents coming through. Enjoy Hoole, he's nice too Grin

@liefwarrior: We wish we had all the cool Dutch riders hanging around elsewhere Pfft And yes, that is indeed the plan for Van Dijke, replace Benoot when the time comes eventually.

@quadsas: Well, finders keepers... you know the rest.

@Fabianski: Wherever they come from, I'm not complaining Grin Agree with you on all of them. Maybe Leemreize becomes a bit more than that, but it depends on how other stuff turns out.

@knockout: Netherlands is still our secondary focus, so we don't intend to give up on any of them abruptly. Having said that, new directions always bring new opportunities. Perhaps you are right about Kooistra but we'll see if we can utilize him for both roles in the future. I'm glad Van Dijke is getting the love, as perhaps we have put in the most effort in trying to maximize his potential with his development path.
 
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