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Awards Gala Season 21
by Yuri, at 3/10-12 - 00:02 GMT


  Accusations of dutchiness and corruption are the mist that embraces the awards. This has been a constant on the last few editions, and even if the Committee tried to unify criteria and change a bit the way of working this time, the haters’ are still hatin’. Presided by peddelen (the chairman), they tried their best, worked on this for hours, first individually nominating riders for each category, then checking each other’s categories suggesting some other riders, then proceeding to vote, then undoing the ties until there were five nominees per category.
  
   This being said, let’s start with what’s the proper awards gala. All in all, I’m sure that, whatever mist we have around the awards, the award itself is still something the owner feels proud of getting (or the haters’ would love getting). Gathering this time in Bergen, Norway, the crème de la crème of the cycling world, old glories, current ‘spot-holders’ and most renowned managers are ready to celebrate this annual meeting where, luckily for some, no wheels have to roll. Some climbers as Anderberg or Dorsher are maintaining the form, but you should see Fergal Lemire, he weights over 200lb!
  
   First award, as it is traditional, goes to the best hiller of the season. And it was… Thodoros Drimalas (Kremer)! The Greek rider completed a fantastic season, and is a clear winner over Utbah (Glamourade) and Tomkins (Gradient Levellers).
  
   Next one is the best sprinter award. I think that Ahnfeldt-Mollerup (ABK) and Dussel (peddelen) might have been looking to each other too much, because the winner is Cadman Kantor (thedutchies)! The English rider had no match this season when it came to bunch finishes.
  
   The Sterling Dorsher Trophy for best climber

awards the top rider in the mountains as you may know, and you voted it was… Fido Fernandez (adamo1999)! Despite racing in Zyte Division, the Spaniard was voted as a clear winner, with Bauwens (Team Crazy Downhillers) and Stubbe (WV De Dommel) far behind.
  
   The battle in the cobbles was not very interesting, if you ask me. The best cobbler award goes, obviously, to Bartoli Rivera (omega pharma lotto)! Persoens (radu) comes in second place, and third place is taken by Viola (Glamourade).
  
   And, on the solo efforts, the award goes to… Sandro Montelbano (Matrix team)! He’s been voted as the best time trialist of season 21, with a slim margin over Tingmann (Nairobi City Cycling Club) and, a bit further, Dadakos (mortenryt).
  
   The Elias Marquez Trophy for best tour rider, now entering the non-skill related awards, goes to… Jan-Joost Dussel (peddelen)! There’s no way we can let you go without an award per season at the very least, right Jan-Joost? Crusellas (The Doomsday Bunnies) almost made it, while Drimalas (Kremer) got third.
  
   Best young rider award, for that cyclist 25 years old or younger, goes to… Cadman Kantor (thedutchies)! With a wider margin than in his first award, the new OCM star collects a second recognition. Montelbano (Matrix team) was no threat for him, neither it was Peter-Jan Van de Wal (CCFC).
  
   The best breakthrough award, given to the rider who improved the most, goes to… Ewould Haegg (Shinboners)! Three victories in Top Division certainly deserve it. Hadfield (1 2 Cycle) and Lassen (Hard Gaat Ie) complete this tight category podium.
  
   Coming next, the award to the best rider outside top division goes

to… Pascal Pârcalab (Kaizzee)! Watch out this amazing climber. Hadfield (1 2 Cycle) bites the dust once again in a contended category, and Yocemento (nonnies) gets third.
  
   Finally, the last award for riders and most prestigious one: The Ame Anderberg Trophy for best rider of the season. And it goes to… Cadman Kantor from thedutchies!!! Third award, and he gets the important one. This night certainly has a name! Props to both rider and manager for this fantastic season. Jan-Joost Dussel (peddelen) is a proud, yet distant, second finisher. Fido Fernandez (adamo1999) gets third place.
  
   And now heading to the pair of awards for teams. Last season we hadn’t had an award for best breakthrough team (the Committee decided not to award anyone), but this time around things have changed for good. And the winner is… California Mist! Knotts, manager of this North-American team, climbed up to third division building up a great team, and he deserves our credit. Bergsteiger and Opium Fueled got second and third, but even if you add both team’s points you cannot reach what California Mist got! Didn’t I tell you that there was some Mist around the awards?
  
   Finally, the trophy for best manager of the season goes to… pete from peddelen!!! The results will give you the best idea of how close this was. Let me tell you: pete (peddelen) 70 points, A Fool (The Doomsday Bunnies) 66 points, Noppes (NECFTW) 61 points, Wojciu (Kremer) 53 points, slico (sprint4live) 50 points. It was close, but photo-finish never lies!
  
   Congratulations to all the winners!
  
  
   Written by Holger Czukay from Asymm Project, member of Awards Committee of Season 21, to OCM Magazine



Comments


Drapeau Noir at 00:41 3/10-2012
  It's a shame we let bad losers getting revenge through the majority they had this time in the committee. Unable to win in the races, they act dishonestly afterwards to steal what should not be theirs.
  
  The dishonest introduction tells it all: if a member of the committee blocks a nominee out of PURE SPITE, we must all "shut up".
  Let's be clear: it's the guy who uses his little power like that who is the "hater", unable to act unbiased as he had the moral duty to do. Shame on him.


Yuri SuperTeam at 00:48 3/10-2012
  Great article Holger! 5th award article! That's a lot, great work!


Drapeau Noir at 00:57 3/10-2012
  Well done Yuri, you'll go on lying and trolling after such a success: cheating on the nominations, judging unfairly teams and riders, dismissing the truth when it hurts your feelings: yes, the guys you don't like play better, without cheating, than you'll ever do.


NightmareChaos at 01:02 3/10-2012
  Nice article


Drapeau Noir at 01:47 3/10-2012
  More details on how fraudulent this thing is here:
  http://www.cyclingsimulator.com/forum/general/111945


Greenride at 02:09 3/10-2012
  If you show appreciation for this article it's trolling? Damn.
  
  Please Delion, stop behaving like a haunted bull in an arena. Looking back at the past week to me it seems you're raging at any flag that isn't black. To me it's getting really annoying to be honest.
  
  I like the article as well, nice read Holger.


Drapeau Noir at 02:18 3/10-2012
  If you show appreciation for this article despite this deceptive introduction and despite the posts I wrote to explain the all story, you're a fool, but not a troll.
  I was talking about Yuri's behaviour in the forum where he harassed me, hijacking a thread just to launch another childish feud.


California Mist at 02:23 3/10-2012
  Nice article, congrats to all who won awards


Greenride at 02:32 3/10-2012
  Congrats to you California Mist, and to the other winners too.


EricV at 04:39 3/10-2012
  Nice article, and congrats to al the winners!


Hommerts Cycling Team at 06:24 3/10-2012
  Great article. Congratz to the winners!


ultrajectum at 07:22 3/10-2012
  Well done Holger, your English is improving :)
  I appreciate your work, thx


CCFC at 07:45 3/10-2012
  Congratulations to all the winners! Can't quite see how necessary the first bit was, so that ruined it a bit for me. Besides from that the article was great!


Matrix team at 08:55 3/10-2012
  Agree with CCFC : the first part has not his place here IMO...


NECFTW at 09:36 3/10-2012
  Although I agree with the 1st paragraph, I also think it's not something suitable for a front page article.
  
  I do understand however WHY it is in. People can only take up to a certain level of stick.


Lusitano at 09:52 3/10-2012
  this awards should stop...
  no one cares anyway


nonnies at 10:24 3/10-2012
  Great article. Guys remember people are doing this for fun and do net get any monetary reibursement for the time invested. Be greatful. And as for the first paragraph , I would've put it last... I do not agree with some of the nominations , but hey if life were fair we wouldn't appreciate fairness.


omega pharma lotto at 12:14 3/10-2012
  Nice, the first award for my team is a fact. However, it will be difficult to beat Viola in the next awards.


Team Kernow at 12:24 3/10-2012
  maybe you should just leave the game lusitano .....
  with that attitude maybe people like me, will begin to not care about you no more.


Jonas Pro Cycling at 17:14 3/10-2012
  I want to thank those who makes a difference, those who puts in a constructional effort.
  
  As long as nominations don't involves money, points or other stuff that gives an advantage in the game, I think we as consumers of others work effort, should keep criticism to a minimum, and if we have to make at least make it sober.
  
  


Drapeau Noir at 00:52 4/10-2012
  I can see the article has been edited. A new childish insult has been added! ("haters") But some of them were deleted. We're getting somewhere.
  
  @Jonas
  
  I worked in the committee in the past and I didn't feel entitled to let my personal grudges interfere with my choices. It's a matter of ethics.
  
  "Sobriety" is what this article lacks. My response to it is not as crude as "the haters are still hatin".