Not the greatest race for the team. Bystrom could have done better in GC, though the depth is nice, so it compensates itself.
Ponzi... no words lol. Win nº50 of his career, now in the Top10 of the MG Ranking. And i guess it's a pretty difficult to check stat, but it's possible that what he did of winning every stage in stage race is only the second time it's ever happened in the MG (Bellis did it in Tour de Boland 2012 (with 4 stages)
Vien wrote:
Thanks for the detailed reports, Tamijo. There's something wrong with this stage's results though, the top riders have other riders' names as teams
Only just now realized how crappy, Robert Gesink performed. What a huge letdown! Sorry to see such underperformance from a team who really needs some succes. 300+ points here like Hugo Boss and Puma could have lid atleast some glimmer of hope for survival. This isn’t what is needed for sure.
Spreading the points out nicely over three riders thanks to that cool group ride on stage 2, we get away with the one of the most deserved team classification wins of our existence for sure.
I dread renewals day regardless of the team's performance SotD, no extra worries Kämna might not get a huge offer from us anymore though if the trend continues...
Demare used his 3rd well here, even though stage 3 looked more promising on paper. 22 places on Van Stayen however <3
After a disappointing Giro from Morton (partiucarly in stage 20) and a laughable bad Ardennes campaign, it was good to see a competitive Bobridge in Scandinavia. Two 2nd places in stages, 2nd in GC and 2nd in points.. 2nd in Team's rankings.. Watson also somehow managed to grab a rare jersey (white) for Bennelong! Ponzi was unbeatable, so I'm happy with this result for Jack.. definitely some well needed points for us..
Kämna might not get a huge offer from us anymore though if the trend continues...
