Written by Amstel Flanders at 23:35 24/1-2024
Greetings, fellow managers and guest people. Once again we have finished another season and it’s time for an overall recount on our team performance.
This season had quite a large number of successful break aways from other teams, the only riders that weren’t able to score; ours. Luckily for the squad, the middle part and final races of the season brought better results, cash and parties. At the end, we managed to stay again in D3 with our second best score ever. Not bad at all…
S67 witness the depart of two of our veteran legends: Aksentiev and Congo. You guys were a big part of our success you’ll never be forgotten, with the Macedonian GOAT bringing the first SC jersey of the team and Congo, a cheap bargain that quickly gained a crucial point to increase his RV, and of course with his effective legs in competition.
A flag we like the most: Greenland. Iranman became the only winner of the team (besides Lindberg, who won in WT) and now holds the record of most wins at Issippoq Nittaappoq (3 wins). Our aims in the different SCs were close but not enough, losing against weak doped riders.
Training also failed and our scoutmen decided to go on the market to find good cyclist to fill the spots. Lindberg was again our best scorer thanks to a couple points to beat Iranman, let’s have a look on our team leaders.
 Wilhelm Lindberg
Total Races: 35
Wins: 1 (WT)
Results: 3
Top 9’s: 6
Total Earnings: 45.500$
Best Place: 1st
OCM Tour Ranking: 461st
Norway National Ranking: 16th
OCM Points: 272
Emil Sønderby
Total Races: 27
Wins: 0
Results: 3
Top 9’s: 2
Total Earnings: 24.000$
Best Place: 2nd
OCM Tour Ranking: 830th
Denmark National Ranking: 33rd
OCM Points: 170
Sam Azargoshasp
Total Races: 32
Wins: 1
Results: 5
Top 9’s: 2
Total Earnings: 44.000$
Best Place: 1st
OCM Tour Ranking: 474th
Iran National Ranking: 3rd
OCM Points: 270
Metodija Aksentiev
Total Races: 24
Wins: 0
Results: 0
Top 9’s: 2
Total Earnings: 10.000$
Best Place: 6th
OCM Tour Ranking: 2295th
Macedonia Tour Ranking: 6th
OCM Points: 40
Konštantín Hanák
Total Races: 31
Wins: 0
Results: 0
Top 9’s: 4
Total Earnings: 14.500
Best Place: 5th
OCM Tour Ranking: 1636th
Slovakia National Ranking: 20th
OCM Points: 76
Other contributions besides team leaders
Sylvain Nkurunziza
Total Races: 25
Wins: 0
Results: 0
Top 9’s: 2
Top Earnings: 12.000$
Best Place: 4th
OCM Tour Ranking: 1852nd
Rwanda Tour Ranking: 7th
OCM Points: 60
Team’s Overall
Wins: 1
Results: 10
Top 9’s: 18 (New Record)
Total Earnings: 150.000$
OCM Points: 886
Surely not the same numbers of last season, still better than nothing (giggles). We need to focus our energies on being more constant and kick any enemy alongside our bicycles and make them kiss the asphalt. Yeah, many injuries thanks to stubborn cyclist hitting ours.
Time to look at the team moves in the market.
Out
Josselin Tellier - 57k (Contract Resign)
Macario Elixaeberna - 34k (Contract Resign)
Nick Hilsted - 65k (Contract Resign)
Edvard Pettersson – 239,6k (Transfer) – to DCM
Freek Lannoye - 169k (Transfer) – to Team Formand United
Emil Sønderby - ? (Transfer) – to
Philippe Congo – 53,5k (End of Contract) – Retired
Metodija Aksentiev - 103k (End of Contract) – Retired
Total Incoming: 721.100$ + Sønderby’s final price
In
Jorg Van Bombergen - 40k - from Amstel Flanders Academy
Oscar Liebrechts - 51k (Free Agent)
Nestor Shcheglov - 135k (Transfer) – from Team WonderDee
Hermann Normann - 515k (Transfer) – from Lots o Huggin Bear
Total Spending: 741.000$
Total Balance: -20.000$ + Sønderby’s final price, minus Fagundes training deduction and Academy talent = +100.000$
Lots of activity in the last weeks, our team staff has been working hard to achieve all the moves for the squad. We expect to stay competitive another season and here is the official line up for S68.
1) Sam Azargoshasp - 36 years old, Captain Ahab (1 season deal left) - (225 SP/277 SARS)
2) Hermann Normann - 34 years old, SP/FRSP Captain (3 seasons deal left) - (247 SP)
3) Konštantín Hanák - 24 years old, SPTQ Captain (11 seasons deal left) - (224 SPTQ)
4) Wilhelm Lindberg - 28 years old, Sprint Captain (6 seasons deal left) - (223 SP)
5) Nestor Shcheglov - 35 years old, Lead-Out (220 SP)
6) Zack Fayard - 34 years old, Hill Sprint Captain (Last Season) - (226 HLSP)
7) Sylvain Nkurunziza - 31 years old, Lead-Out/Accidental Sprint Captain (1 season deal left) - (213 SP)
8) Rodas Lima - 31 years old, Lead-Out/Optional Sprinter (1 season deal left) - (205 SP)
9) Jasper Vandenbosch - 28 years old, Lead-Out/SPTQ Vice-Captain (2 seasons deal left) - (212 SPTQ)
10) Oscar Liebrechts - 35 years old, Lead-Out (1 season deal left) - (209 SP)
11) André Tran - 28 years old, Lead-Out/Wind-Breaker (1 season deal left) - (202 SP)
12) Artyom Karantirov - 25 years old, Lead-Out (3 seasons deal left) - (186 SP)
13) Inácio Fagundes - 21 years old, Lead-Out (4 seasons deal left) - (178 SP)
14) Jorg Van Bombergen – 20 years old, BA (5 seasons deal left)
Over n' Out.
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Comments
And keep Emil. Definitely a great move.
Nice move to sell the Freak - early maxer . I wasn't lucky that day :)
Yeah, i had decent luck with BAs in S65 and 66. Like two or three results per season but this past season best place was a 4th (Nkurunziza). So I have to try recover in that niche, besides selling that danish guy.
looked over your team a while ago and saw the jersey ( then a season ago ) and in my mind it's probably still s67. But you have some nice riders coming in and hopefully also less problems with other peoples' BA's ( or more luck in your own ).
Almost two seasons ago. And yeah, it was a recap of legend Aksentiev.
Oh, excusez moi, that was two seasons ago. Read that part of your PR wrong then.
What Jersey?
Congrats on the jersey and hopefully more luck for this season!
*Plays Monaco National Anthem*
Great recap - 68 looks very exciting for Amstel Flanders
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