Meet the new month, same as the old month: HelloFresh with another dominating period thanks to amazing results at the Tour of America and the Euskal Bizikleta, more than doubling the next team's score. The Tour of America was the main factor for this month in general, as good performances there led Pas Normal Studios and Strava to the top ranks as well.
After two dry months pointswise, Crabbe returned to form on their favorite turf in Lillestrom to claim fourth place. On the other end of the spectrum, Volcanica - Fox and BWT Hyundai N Cycling performed below their standards, while we've unfortunately come to expect Eddie Stobart and Tafjord Kraft towards the bottom.
Kig
Arab
ToA
Eusk
Lill
M-T
Lug
Total
1
HelloFresh
59
0
315
179
50
0
10
613
2
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
0
0
196
22
55
0
3
276
3
Strava
0
0
165
0
73
0
9
247
4
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
61
0
0
2
131
0
0
194
5
Trans Looney Tunes
33
5
0
62
43
37
0
180
6
McCormick Pro Cycling
0
17
117
0
3
9
0
146
7
Aramco DP
0
64
0
55
8
0
0
127
8
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
0
0
0
90
0
27
0
117
9
Glanbia Foods Cycling Project
0
0
95
0
7
0
0
102
10
BNZ-Superhero Racing
0
0
86
0
6
0
8
100
11
Volcanica - Fox
11
0
21
58
0
0
0
90
12
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
0
0
0
7
40
0
32
79
13
Eddie Stobart
0
0
0
34
0
12
0
46
14
Tafjord Kraft
0
0
0
2
0
17
12
31
Full Ranking
Not a whole lot has changed since the previous ranking. HelloFresh towers above the rest and Aramco DP and Trans Looney Tunes can feel very and fairly secure in their second and third spots, respectively. Crabbe-CC Chevigny has opened the gap to Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team in 5th place a bit further but the Norwegian outfit also has a few more racedays in hand - and there are no more cobblestone races left.
Now within less than 100 points of Gjensidige, Pas Normal Studios has overtaken Volcanica - Fox to move into 6th place. Both of those teams may find themselves in promotion spots at the end of the year even if they remain where they are, but surely both would like to climb into the Top 5 just to be sure. And they still need to fend off Strava, too, who've been climbing this month as well. Meanwhile, McCormick Pro Cycling, despite a decent month, probably has to bid their promotion hopes - at least direct promotion - farewell.
Pos
Last
Team
Total
RD
PpRD
Proj
1
1
HelloFresh
2986
139
21,48
3222
2
2
Aramco DP
2185
132
16,55
2483
3
3
Trans Looney Tunes
1782
139
12,82
1923
4
4
Crabbe-CC Chevigny
1679
138
12,17
1826
5
5
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
1557
133
11,71
1757
6
7
Pas Normal Studios - Mikkeller
1470
135
10,89
1634
7
6
Volcanica - Fox
1447
139
10,41
1562
8
9
Strava
1314
133
9,88
1482
9
8
McCormick Pro Cycling
1239
139
8,91
1337
10
10
BWT Hyundai N Cycling
1009
133
7,59
1139
11
11
Glanbia Foods Cycling Project
972
136
7,15
1073
12
13
BNZ-Superhero Racing
541
134
4,04
606
13
12
Tafjord Kraft
502
133
3,77
566
14
14
Eddie Stobart
424
134
3,16
474
Individual Ranking
Just like in the team ranking, there were few changes in the individual ranking. The Top 9 stayed the same with minimal movement, most notably Kump jumping to second place. Potocki is the big riser of the month thanks to his Tour of America heroics, he moves from 32nd to 11th. Similarly, Aru gets the ToA boost to jump into the low end of the Top 30, while Lillestrom GP winner Declerq moves from 30 to 18.
Loving the teams looking for promotion. Especially enjoying our former riders Kump, Potocki and Kozhatayev all performing very well in the division, great to see. Also this has to be a record breaking points haul by HelloFresh, what a season they're enjoying!
Wow, those PpRD values are just amazing
Obviously part of it is due to the small size of the division, especially in C2HC races - but HelloFresh are just having an incredible season! And behind them, Aramco are doing an amazing job as well, especially considering the fact that they've been putting some heavy investment into development lately! Great job, guys!
Croatia14 wrote:
Loving the teams looking for promotion. Especially enjoying our former riders Kump, Potocki and Kozhatayev all performing very well in the division, great to see. Also this has to be a record breaking points haul by HelloFresh, what a season they're enjoying!
And to think I was almost considering selling Kump before the season. From what I can see in the archive I think we need to get like 30 more points or so to beat Gazelle's 2013 season where they had a 3005 points haul. While it is on a relatively cheap background due to fewer teams in the division it is nice to potentially have built the strongest squad in CT history.
And with Kump still to race at Herald Sun Tour it could be a very likely prospect. Other than that it would be Vingerling pulling off a blinder at Solidanorsc and some depth scoring at Zuri but it's looking very likely!
Again what looked like a very fun title battle with Aramco kinda faded with our incredible results streak towards the end of the season, not that I am complainig but they have had an amazing season in their own right and with a points total that would be a division winner more or less any other year than this.
Would love to see Gjensidige join us in the PCT, a consistent strategy in squad building paired with incredible patience would be nice to see it pay off!
Thanks for the update looking forward to following the end to the season PCT here we come!
I knew Tour of America will hurts us, but then again it was all about the regional focus. Finally Chaves was active, but I'm afraid that was too little too late. I still have some hopes for the last month. but remaining at CT level will not be a problem since I still hope to develop the regional talents into a decent team.
Not the best month for us in terms of PPRD. However, we should be finishing 2nd and I can't be unhappy about that given the season that HelloFresh has had.
I appreciate the kind words of other Managers in support of my team. It's always nice to know we're doing something right. Especially after the risks we have taken in recent seasons which saw us move down to the CT, it's nice to have a season of good results.
Hopefully we can have a strong end to the season where we have a few goal races!
