Results post is now up to date just to let you know

@DaveTwoBob - nice that you are reading these things and following the team, its nice
@Dippofix - yes you are now ahead of me we need to help each other get to the promotion spots again!

This Ranking Update doesnt read well for us but we have only raced once since the last one

CT

Vontobel have moved past the 1000 point mark and continue to lead, while Nutresa are up to 3rd and Bonsucro move to 5th.

Siam Cement and Maloja top scored in the Middle East and that gains them 2 and 5 places respectively. This has taken Maloja off the bottom spot, which is bad news for Live Nation.

1	1		Team Vontobel	1002
2	2		Team TomTom	778
3	5		Grupo Nutresa	771
4	3		Evonik - Signal Iduna	760
5	7		Bonsucro	721
6	4		Risa - Ergon	679
7	6		Fletcher-Garneau	630
8	9		Bank of Ireland - Irish Cycling	628
9	13		Team Nordeus	562
10	12		Azteca-NBCSN	559
11	10		Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo Cycling Team	540
12	8		Team ASDA-Savers	531
13	15		Siam Cement - Lenovo	509
14	11		In-n-Out Racing p/b Auchan	494
15	14		ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team	448
16	21		Team Carlsberg - Danske Bank	367
17	17		Team Ameriabank-Novatek	362
18	20		Euskaltel - Bavaria	359
19	16		Eddie Stobart Pro Cycling	339
20	18		Dell - 361° Racing	316
21	26		Maloja Mountain Nomads	314
22	19		Team Chiquita-Universal	291
23	23		Sauber Petronas	241
24	22		Wounded Warrior	236
25	25		Alpina - Avianca	222
26	24		Team Live Nation	215

We sent our top sprinter Rowe for this race with an incredibly long name. Unfortunately for us the break won the race and Rowe didn't really impress in the bunch sprint, finishing in 23rd place, something that he has made his own in his stay so far.

We came into this C1 cobble classic with Takenouchi as our leader. He lead a mid-stage attack which couldn't make it to the break, which eventually took the win. In the end he couldnt finish in front of the peloton either but he did bring us some sponsor exposure.

This was a semi-cobble classic and we hoped to get a good result with Takenouchi in the mix, he could only finish 14th as he missed a vital break.

This was our win goal and we hoped that we could achieve this. Tiernan-Locke was our man in the break and finished as our best rider in 12th, Takenouchi livened up the race with many attacks, but it just didn't work out for us in the end, disappointing to be honest.

Stannard was our only hope in this race to be honest and he did deliver some decent stage placings in the time trials, with a 3rd and 5th place. We were quite disappointed that we hadn't featured in any of the breaks, but Stannard's results were relatively pleasing.

Rowe was our main man for this race and he delivered! Yes, it was surprising to me but he did it, managing 3 top tens with 2 4th places on the way, not bad!

@DaveTwoBob - Nice that you are still following me, indeed it is nice that Takenouchi has been attacking lately, he will certainly get a new contract and Rowe, well, if it the start of something good then I won't complain!

And here is another ranking update, hope I can sneak back in the top 10 soon!

CT

Just as the fight for topspot in PCT is hotting up, the same can be said in CT, with the division now past the halfway mark with teams on an average of 78 race days out of 150. Vontobel do still lead but TomTom, Nutresa, Risa, Evonik and Bonsucro are all closing in.

There's a threat of those 6 edging away from the rest, but actually many others are well within touching distance if they can get into a good run of form. The big climb this update comes from ONCE-Eroski, into the Top 10 after a mighty 1-2 in the HC Madrid classic.

Maloja are continuing their climb up, now 17th, while Sauber are up to 18th after a surprise victory at the Tour of Japan. Alpina - Avianca were also able to move slightly away from the bottom, up 2 to 23rd. Although actually, they are only 2 points clear of 25th in a tight battle that Live Nation would very much like to join.

1	1		Team Vontobel	1067
2	2		Team TomTom	931
3	3		Grupo Nutresa	915
4	6		Risa - Ergon	912
5	4		Evonik - Signal Iduna	901
6	5		Bonsucro	886
7	8		Bank of Ireland - Irish Cycling	767
8	7		Fletcher-Garneau	680
9	10		Azteca-NBCSN	663
10	15		ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team	652
11	9		Team Nordeus	629
12	11		Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo Cycling Team	617
13	12		Team ASDA-Savers	598
14	13		Siam Cement - Lenovo	556
15	14		In-n-Out Racing p/b Auchan	556
16	16		Team Carlsberg - Danske Bank	474
17	21		Maloja Mountain Nomads	467
18	23		Sauber Petronas	440
19	17		Team Ameriabank-Novatek	387
20	18		Euskaltel - Bavaria	375
21	19		Eddie Stobart Pro Cycling	349
22	20		Dell - 361° Racing	334
23	25		Alpina - Avianca	297
24	22		Team Chiquita-Universal	297
25	24		Wounded Warrior	295
26	26		Team Live Nation	222

The projected standings are good reading for Bonsucro, lifting them from one spot outside of guaranteed promotion right ot the top. Risa-Ergon slip to 6th, but are continually improving after a very poor start to the season.

In-n-Out and ASDA-Savers are two more who favour well in these standings.

			Team	Total	RD	PpRD	Proj
1	6		Bonsucro	886	73	12.137	1821
2	1		Team Vontobel	1067	95	11.232	1685
3	3		Grupo Nutresa	915	82	11.159	1674
4	2		Team TomTom	931	87	10.701	1605
5	5		Evonik - Signal Iduna	901	85	10.600	1590
6	4		Risa - Ergon	912	94	9.702	1455
7	15		In-n-Out Racing p/b Auchan	556	62	8.968	1345
8	7		Bank of Ireland - Irish Cycling	767	86	8.919	1338
9	10		ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team	652	74	8.811	1322
10	13		Team ASDA-Savers	598	71	8.423	1255
11	9		Azteca-NBCSN	663	84	7.893	1184
12	11		Team Nordeus	629	81	7.765	1165
13	12		Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo Cycling Team	617	80	7.713	1157
14	8		Fletcher-Garneau	680	91	7.473	1121
15	14		Siam Cement - Lenovo	556	75	7.413	1112
16	17		Maloja Mountain Nomads	467	70	6.671	1001
17	18		Sauber Petronas	440	70	6.286	943
18	16		Team Carlsberg - Danske Bank	474	84	5.643	846
19	20		Euskaltel - Bavaria	375	70	5.357	804
20	21		Eddie Stobart Pro Cycling	349	70	4.986	748
21	19		Team Ameriabank-Novatek	387	84	4.607	691
22	24		Team Chiquita-Universal	297	70	4.243	636
23	22		Dell - 361° Racing	334	79	4.228	634
24	25		Wounded Warrior	295	73	4.041	602
25	23		Alpina - Avianca	297	77	3.857	579
26	26		Team Live Nation	222	73	3.041	456

We brought our main sprinter Rowe for this sprint classic with the aim of getting somewhere close to the win, Rowe managed 6th in the end in an extremely close finish, American Tyler Farrar took the win.

We sent a rather below par team to this race and Richardson didn't do badly at all, he finished 3rd in the king stage after attacking from distance and was rewarded with 9th in the GC.

Rowe once again was our leader in Spain, again he failed to win but he did collect another 6th place finish, which wasn't so bad...

This was a key stage race for us and involved some hard hills, especially the last stage which was a big one... Tiernan-Locke finished 6th in the king stage and finished 5th overall, bringing more success to the team.

Rowe was also our main sprinter once again in another sprint classic, however he disappointed and only managed to finish 11th, lets move on!

The race came and went as quickly as it came, the team didn't manage to score a lot of points but what did come from the race was an unexpected win by Rowe. He finished on the top spot of the podium in stage 2, narrowly beating Geschke in a close sprint, something which raised a smile on our face!

We sent Stannard to this TT in the Isle of Man, we hoped for a positive result but in the end, the hill in the middle proved too much for Stannard and he finished down the order.

This was one of the biggest races on our calendar for the team, being a HC Band race. Semple made the break and ultimately finished the best of our team in 20th after Tiernan-Locke failed to make the split. Still we got some major exposure in our home country which isn't the end of the world.

JTL was our man for the overall, and with a large TT, it proved too much for him. The hilly stages proved to be decisive as Arredondo attacked to win stage 2 and the GC with it. Stannard won the TT while JTL's best result was 3rd, Rowe did not do much of relevance it had to be said though...

This race was a big disappointment, Tiernan-Locke proved out of his depth against the elite of the PCT division and dropped away early on, he finished 47th over a minute down on the winner Di Maggio

Rowe was a designated sprinter for the race but the stages finished on a slight incline, ending our hopes of a notable stage result on his behalf. Stannard won the TT with 2 seconds to spare in difficult conditions but a win is a win none the less. The mountain stage was very tough and we saw a rather peculiar sight, with both Richardson and Woods attacking looking to gain some time. Although the move didn't work out, we managed 15th (Woods) and 20th (Richardson) in the GC as well.

This was a flat criterium with cobbles on each circuit, the cobbles didnt prove to be hard enough for Takenouchi so the best we could muster was 26th in a sprint finish.

This was a tough stage race where JTL ended up as our leader. His best result was expected to come on the hilly stage 3 but he only managed 7th, he did however snatch a stage win the next day and eventually finished 7th overall, not bad!

Another cobble criterium, this time at C2 level. Takenouchi was aggressive towards the end of the race but was caught before the line and couldn't manage a notable result.

This was a race with teams more familiar with the PCT circuit. We didn't manage to impress at all in Germany, although JTL stole some screen time during stage 2.

@DaveTwoBob - Yeah, it really was a surprise that Rowe won a stage, thought it would never happen! Anyway, I have seen you have posted in the Interest in the ManGame thread, hope you would get one as it would be fun racing against/beating you

This was a nice relaxing break for some riders in the basking sun of down under. Stannard won yet another TT and spent two days in the yellow jersey, but was eventually deposited after the king stage. No major points here but we won another stage, which isn't bad at all.

Probably the race of our season here, we wanted to show our colours in the aim of attracting some notable sponsors but our riders didnt get the memo. Stannard finished 7th in the TT while the rest of the team was pretty inactive, lets move on...

This was a race where JTL could show his abilities and the management was quite confident as well. However, he missed out on the key moves and he ended up 7th after finishing strongly, its a decent result all things said, but not quite the win we hoped for.

This was another hilly classic where JTL would, once again, lead the team. He joined a promising move late on, but was swallowed up by the group of favourites late on and could only manage a pitiful 16th place, Orbe of Euskaltel Bavaria managed to win from the break late on...