6th on Stage 2, Blaise Sonnery
7th on Stage 3, Blaise Sonnery
1st on Stage 4, Jocelin Maillet
GC Lead on Stages 5/6/7/8/9/10, Jocelin Maillet
KoM Lead on Stages 5/6/7/8, Jocelin Maillet
5th on Stage 7, Blaise Sonnery
5th on Stage 9, Jocelin Maillet
1st on GC, Jocelin Maillet
23rd on GC, Kenny Elissonde
26th on GC, John Gadret
5th in Points, Jocelin Maillet
2nd in KoM, Jocelin Maillet
6th in Youth, Kenny Elissonde
2nd in Teams, La Vie Claire
1st in PCT with 351 points from 18 racedays at 19.5 pprd.
2nd on Stage 1, Kai Reus
3rd on Stage 6, Kai Reus
3rd on GC, Kai Reus
11th on GC, Piotr Mazur
8th in Youth, Roy Goldstein
2nd in Teams, La Vie Claire
Corsica International
6th on Stage 1, Blaise Sonnery
2nd on Stage 2, Kai Reus
24th on GC, Kai Reus
28th on GC, John Gadret
29th on GC, Jocelin Maillet
30th on GC, Kenny Elissonde
6th in Points, Kai Reus
3rd in Youth, Kenny Elissonde
So that's the monthly reviews up to date. While May is not yet complete, we are approaching the midpoint of our season so I figured I'd do an informal summary and a little glimpse of what to expect as the season goes on. It's been a successful season so far with 2 stage race victories, a win in a classic and 3 stage wins as well as multiple podiums - I make it around 20 in total. We've completed a goal with Kai Reus finishing 3rd in the Olympia's Tour and sit in 4th place in the rankings. As it stands we are on course for promotion - but I still maintain we'll finish 6th.
Currently our scouts are at the Giro where they are watching our 3 loaned out riders, as well as 7 riders who are of varying degrees of interest to us for next season - good luck guessing them. Sponsorship negotiations for next season are ticking along nicely and in confirm we will remain Sri Lankan registered next season. Details of the new sponsorship arrangements and team name for 2015 will be announced during Le Tour. Feel free to comment now, be it guessing the riders we're scouting, the identity of our sponsors or whatever - I just currently feel like I'm talking to myself in here.
I'm just wondering how many riders i'll buy off you this season
But your season is going really really well. Better than most expected, and i really think you will be right in the mix for promotion. PCM13 mices really well with your team and i wish you the best of luck, go get that WT spot!
TheManxMissile wrote:
I'm just wondering how many riders i'll buy off you this season
But your season is going really really well. Better than most expected, and i really think you will be right in the mix for promotion. PCM13 mices really well with your team and i wish you the best of luck, go get that WT spot!
It depends on what division we're in. None of my current riders are PT quality, but even if we stay PCT I expect a high turnover to get the team more to my liking.
Thanks, as you say it seems PCM13 likes us - although it hates Haussler. I deliberately targeted attacking riders (possibly naively relying on their high FTR stats) so was delighted to get the likes of Mandri and Proni, as well as Maillet after he won the polka dot jersey last season. It seems to have worked so far
Still on course for a great season i think you will finish 4th not 6th haha, Scouted riders guesses Le Bon, Van Der Lijke, Pichon, Pineau, Scarponi and Martin haha complete guesses.
