Let`s start with our biggest prospect. Daan Olivier might be no immediate top star but his palmares is already pretty well filled including podiums in Avenir or a couple of good GC`s this season. And without a doubt he has a nice skillset to also play a nice role next season.

Davide Villella joined our team in the same year as Olivier but had a direct loan trip to the CT back in 2013. Since then he improved a lot and convinces with a great kick on hilly stages. The great acceleration surely will help him as he lacks the top puncheur skills of others. More results as in Bayern this year are hopefully coming.

And the last of our golden generation of 2013. Kristian Sbaragli will be a very nice rider in future. Already since year 1 he is showing some nice skills the harder the race gets. He is an excellent leadout rider and also of great support in cobbled races. Unfortunately with Groenewegen`s stagnation, his leadout skills might not be asked a lot next season.

Frederik Frison or the absoutely unknown U23 Road World Champion also made his last step. He joined almost two years ago in a swap deal with Bpost for the more-ready Van Aelbroeck. For us it was a long term trade and now we have the much stronger of those two. He is a very solid TTT rider and might get a couple of individual results himself as well.

Is it allowed to call this signing a long term signing? Possible no! More than once Maximillian Schachmann was half a foot out of the team already but somehow it only came to loan deals and even last year when he was secured to leave, he then decided to win the German NC. Next year as maxed rider he might have more or less good chances to play a role in the team as support rider.

A few similarities to Schachmann actually when it comes to Florian Scheit. Once with the team in 2012 he never really found a way to develop properly. After making a team change and surprisingly rejoining again this season, he now at least made another step but is not maxed yet. Also the a bit similar to Schachmann but with a bit potential left.

Jasper Bovenhuis was the only talent addition we made this year next to Scheit. The talented cobbler is also an option for tougher classics as he likes the hills as well. Not a world breaker, but a nice support to have for Vanmarcke next year.

The young German sprinter has a tough season behind him as he once again was mainly a support rider in most races. Most times he had to work for Dylan Groenewegen, who is expected to be the quicker rider in a sprint final. So opportunities were rare, but let`s see what he made in those.

In 4 Stage Races Alex had the chance to show his qualities. To make it short, the HC fields in the Bayern Rundfahrt and 5 Jours de Dunkerque were too tough for him as the PCT field had a very high depth on the top. Also the trip to the Volta a Catalunya was more for the stage racers. So he couldn`t show himself.

But the season luckily had a nice start for him. The first 3 stages in the Vuelta al Tachira were pan flat and saw a decent sprinter field around Avelino, Bouhanni and Keukeleire. In such field it was a perfect opportunity for him to find his rhytm. He sprinted into the top10 in all those stages but the clear highlight was the first career win on the 2nd stage.

Win	Vuelta al Tachira	Stage 2
Top 10	Vuelta al Tachira	Stages 1&3

Rating: 5/10 (26 pts)
Clearly he has room left and hopefully can repeat the performance of the first Tachira stages. Other than that his leadout skills should also come handy in future when having a stronger lead sprinter.

Thomas Koep in his 4th pro season went into the 2nd on loan. This time though not into the Pro Tour but instead to the lower Continental Division to get the chance to lead a team himself. At least this was the thought behind the move.

Unfortunately though his lack of acceleration proved to be too much an issue to really be competive even on that level. Stage results were super rare and also GC results are mainly in the late top20. So a very low scoring option, that has realized that he is more a support rider.

A bit unlucky for him though was the start of the year, when he just showed nice skills in the Middle East Tour before crashing out just the day after. Apparently since then he never really found his legs again. His biggest result then also was not for Carlsberg but instead for the German National Team, when he was part of the TTT squad at the Worlds going for a good 5th there as also a couple of U25 podiums. Stage top10`s mainly were in his main strength: Mountain/Hilly Timetrials.

15th	Giro de Capo
19th	Tatranska Classic
20th	Tour de Langkawi
18th	Giro del Trentino

Rating: 2/10
He somehow was consistent. But always behind expectations unfortunately. Next year in the PT he clearly won`t have chances to go for himself very often. Herlper tasks and breakaway is his kind of racing.

Tom Dumoulin was in his 2nd season for the team. As pure time trialist he had a simple job. Supporting our TTT squad in many races as also going for ITT results himself.

And the Dutch did exactly this. It was incredible to see him performing on such a high level this early in his career. Next to taking the U25 jersey in Denmark, he also got several top10 results in time trials himself.

He was part of our TTT podium in the Monterrey TTT event and also our TT motor in the TTT win in the Olympia`s Tour. While some of our veterans seemed to be inconsistent in some TT`s, he possibly was one of the most consistent. Hopefully he can keep that level up in the next years. Only his attempt to join the breaks surely could be worked on.

3rd	Corsica International	ITT
1st	Post Danmark Rundt	U25
8th	Post Danmark Rundt	GC
2nd	Monterrey TTT	Classic
1st	Olympia`s Tour	TTT

Rating: 8/10 (118 pts)
A podium in an ITT was highlight next to the U25 win. Also a couple of top10`s in stages and GC`s made it a very nice season overall for him. With 118 points, he was the most successful of this review and our 9th best scorer in the team.

With 27 years of age, Thurau possibly is no longer one of those young talents. Still he developed rather late but now had his first prime season. While the feeling was often, that he underperformed, the results in the end speak for itself. His season surely was no disappointment.

Due to our 2nd tier hill squad, he struggled to get many GC points. Also he had to share the leadership with Villella very often or in some races with Boom, Olivier, Bazzana. Hence his scoring came elsewhere.

As one of our top breakaway riders he tried it several times this year. Unfortunately without the biggest success a lot of times. Though one day was special and it was in his home race Bayern Rundfahrt. On the last stage there he found the way into the break, where he not only finished 2nd, but also went into the KoM and Point Jersey. Great showing by him in one of our important sponsor races.

His best classic result was a 16th in the Nelspruit Classic. In most others the competition was too tough to score really.

1st	Bayern Rundfahrt	Points
1st	Bayern Rundfahrt	KoM
2nd	Bayern Rundfahrt	Stage 5
16th	Nelspruit Classic	Classic

Rating: 7/10 (87 pts)
He showed the right spirit with several attacks. Unfortunately only once it was successful and while missing the stage win closely, he won 2 jerseys. If he can work on his attempts to find the correct time for a breakaway, he should also be a fun rider to watch next season.