Written by Finz of NightmareChaos
  
  Tours
  
   Essex Tour
  
  By winning Essex Tour, Sandro Montelbano, Matrix team, re-wrote history. He succeeded himself as winner of Essex Tour for the seventh time setting a new record of successive race victories. Winning Essex by just three seconds it was the closest finish in the last seven episodes. Will this be his last time and will someone else take over. Maybe but, seven times in a row. It will be unseen.
  
   Race of the Minutemen
  
  The twelfth edition of Race of the Minutemen was a one man show. Terkel Lindegaard did not won any stage but, grabbing the leaders jersey on stage three, he was in control the entire race. With attacks from Roman Petrescu in the time trial stage and Noe Rubio on the King Stage it was not an easy ride for Terkel but he secured the victory for Sons of the Desert. Youth Classification went to Ammar Zenagui, iheb pro team and Sprinting Classification winner was Filip Hamre, Avataria.
  
   Perm Tour
  
  With a great second stage and a decent time trial Griswald Pepper, old town racing club, nailed Perm Tour. With a thirty-seven seconds margin over Drew Weis and almost one and a half minute over Luis Landim it looked easy. This years Sprinting Classification was also for Griswald Pepper with a victory and a fourth place. Leaving the Youth Classification to Dwight Koch of jmtoler
  
   Vuelta de los Castillos
  
  As the complete race was lead by Garami Gedeon, Drapeau Noir, it was not untill the last stage and the last riders this race was settled. Winning stage one, two and four gave him a big advantage over the rest. Fergus Harrold, peddelen, was close by though and on the last stage Garami suffered a puncture and Fergus Harrold managed to beat him by just one second. Tears were everywhere, of joy and disbelief. Garami Gedeon took home the Sprinting Classification and Drazen Cetnik, Red Star, is the future with a Youth Classification victory.
  
   Cymru Taith
  
  Three days in Wales is not for the fainthearted and after a great first race it was Tapuwa Mathema, Opium Fueled, who never left the leaders jersey. With a great opponent in Joachim Kerch, ABK, it was still a battle of who would take what jersey. The Youth Classification went to Joachim in the end and Tapuwa celebrated his biggest victory to this date.
  
   Norway Tour
  
  With a new tour there is new hope. New hope for new victories. Man of the race was Bohuslav Racko, PEKAC B, for winning three stages and the Sprinting Classification. As a sprinter he was not strong enough to keep pace in the mountains and in the King Stage it was Erik Williamson, Ultras Spirit, who shook the tree and emerged with the leaders jersey. In the last stage it was not contested and he was the successor of Tue Doris, many seasons

ago. Terada Kazuki, Joss, was the winner of the Youth Classification.
  
  World Tour
  
   Lisboa – Peniche
  
  With seventeen teams it was a decent turn up for the Portuguese World Tour race. It could be better but it is all a matter of preparation and dedication. With those seventeen that did turn up the crowed were treated to a spectacle up to the end. As a small group arrived in Peniche, spectators wished for a memorable finish. And on the final climb it was Joachim Kerch who released his horses first. A bit too early but this youngster was wild and impatient. It payed off in the end as the others did not follow him.
  
  1. Joachim Kerch, ABK
  2. Benjamin Kervel, NECFTW
  3. Fernando Allende, Dormilon
  
   Stavanger – Hauge
  
  The Norwegian division B race in Stavanger is always well received and welcomed many exotic nations for the eight time. Fiji, Malaysia, New Zealand and Venezuela are amongst the far away nations that traveled to Norway. But it was a rider with a more then decent palmares who delivered a fine win by finishing alone in Hauge. Vid Lazic won for Croatia and was well ahead of Elias Larsen and Jaakko Palonen who had a sprint a deu for the remaining podium.
  
  1. Vid Lazi?, Ponika
  2. Elias Larsen, SK12KOTH
  3. Jaakko Palonen, millskids army
  
   Aberystweth – Llanelli
  
  In Wales it was time for division C to battle for the World Tour points. And with fourteen teams it was a more then decent turn up. With some big nations such as Australia and Poland around it would be hard for the small nations to compete. How wrong could this prediction be. Olimpio Djukate won the race for Sao Tome and Principe and the first Australian was at place ten. Poland just dropped off the podium with Markus Kogler and Agrin Emadi finishing second and third.
  
  1. Olimpio Djukate, Por Noster
  2. Markus Kogler, Team Blund
  3. Agrin Emadi, mapei bianchi
  
  Classics
  
  
  
   Rotterdam Classic
  
  When there is a race in the Netherlands it is almost always a sprint finish. With a race in Rotterdam we know we are battling for the anchor trophy of Rotterdam Classic. It was, like expected, the sprint teams that

kept the peloton together as they raced towards the last long stretch on the boulevard along the river Maas. With a final dash it was Mirko Pasic who threw his wheel just infront of Benni Manstein. Antonio Gabbrielli took a nice third.
  
  1. Mirko Pasic, Oscar en Luna
  2. Benni Manstein, Team GER
  3. Antonio Gabbrielli, Cykelmyggen
  
  
  
   Antwerpen – Huy
  
  With the famous wall of Huy facing the riders in the last kilometers they left Antwerpen in a rainy morning. Wet and cold they arrived in the province of Liege. With the wall in sight some did not want to wait for it and decided to give it a go. Paul Jackson and Rowan Baird were the ones that started the early attack. They got with them Viljo Teravainen and the three of them stayed away. With Rowan the strongest of the three it was no surprise he jumped away from them at the final climb and secured a nice victory.
  
  1. Rowan Baird, Team Tirilla
  2. Viljo Teravainen, Asymm Project
  3. Paul Jackson, Drapeau Noir
  
  
  
   Lappi Sea GP
  
  The Finnish classic Lappi Sea GP had a new course. Unknown to the riders it was a great race as some riders tried to escape early and others tried to make it a sprint finish. When the riders finally approached Kemi from the north they could see the sea that would mark the end of their journey. With small groups battling for the victory it was Clifford Gramolini who was strongest in the end and managed to sneak away on the final hill. He arrived alone to take the glass horse back to Wales.
  
  1. Clifford Gramolini, team tdb
  2. Robert De Meulder, DCM
  3. Vital Sahabo, nonnies
  
  Top Ten Transfers
  
  1. Ketil Boisen from DCM to Team JAN for 435K
  2. Thobias Pelsers from Los Belgicos to Team Tirilla for 425K
  3. Robert Thomas from EricV to ridecoppi for 345K
  4. Sebastiaan Pruischer from Vientiane Cycling to speedyb for 260K
  5. Hugo Jensen from Vientiane Cycling to sprint4live for 250K
  6. Rik Roosendael from Team Majones to jmtoler for 225K
  7. Lex Warneke from WinterStorm to DCM for 205.711
  8. Nathan Jennings from Team Revolutie to Team Jayco for 200K
  8. Demirhan Tuncay from freebee to Castelli for 200K
  8. Perry Wuets from Vientiane Cycling to Jonas Pro Cycling for 200K