Written by Silenzio at 23:09 31/10-2022
Racing with a squad of only 14 trained riders.
Racing only 2/3 of the season.
We ended 11th in the ranking, took 3 palmares, 16 wins, 24 results.
A total success!
An overview
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After a mass-sale, mass-scout and mass-recharge during the first days of the season our first real goals was winning the only Hungarian race in top division: Rubiks Race. A race of own design, with homegrown "The Ervinator"  Sima Ervin. And he delivered. Unfortunately he disappointed in Vuelta de los Castillos, with the weight of being topfavorite on his shoulders.
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Next up: Carel Bastin, in his best form he got the chance of being captain in TWO races. In Zuid-Holland and Essex he maintained a maximum score: TWO attempts, TWO wins. Back to business as usual afterwards.
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...IT TAKES TWO...
In Copa Cali de Salsa though Carel wasn't more than a leadout for "The Fox" Reynardo Ceballos. The Fox showed his strength once more in Colombia and retained his title, despite fierce competition of Alpine. Like the season before he managed to win both stage 1 and 3.
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After that, Lenny Bertilsson, like last season, got a result out of Astana GP. Nothing spectacular with a 5th place. Winning he did as well, a bit earlier in Parma-Ferrara.
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In preparation for the leadout role in Germany Tour, Reynardo Ceballos wins Sicilia Rotonda
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...FINALLY GREEN AFTER SO MUCH BLUE...
With more of a FR-squad available, it was time for Gus Bailey to attempt Helsinki GP. In a loaded field, he didn't do better than 4th. His days would come though in Germany, where he mobbed the floor with the strong competition and won 4 stages. After predominantly blue jerseys it was now time for something different. Being on fire, he also took Hannover-Lubeck
Besides Bailey in Helsinki, Josué Pinhal (no TF), Jose Agia (TF) and Gudmund Viken (TF) noted top9s in all FR-races the team started. It didn't lead to a mention in the FR-podia, but we have faith this is a matter of time.
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Unfortunately we missed Nederlandse Tour and could not defend our title due to the many points we scored. To us it seems a faulty construction that the teams in the lower end of D1 can sign up for Vejle and Nederlandse, while the topteams cannot. Yet, Rajnay Bela took his win when the season neared its closing on D88 in Kentucky!
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...SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW...
The cherry on the cake came unexpectedly on d89 during the U23 Time Trial WC, where without planning or preparation Benedetto Pilosi claimed gold. Bene, bene, Benedetto!
Our sprintgoals will be more or less the same next season, and we hope we can broaden our horizon a bit with some of our trainees. It seems we might have a team for the babytour!
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Top 5 scoring riders of all-time
1. Rajnay Bela*: 2 trophies, 2 jerseys, 10 wins, 25 results, 40 times money. Prize money: 361k. Points: 2880
2. Gus Bailey*: 2 jerseys, 9 wins, 19 results, 37 times money. Prize money: 321.5k. Points: 2534.
3. Sima Ervin*: 5 wins, 13 results, 25 times money. Prize money: 230k. Points: 1812.
4. Reynardo Ceballos*: 2 trophies, 7 wins, 11 results, 18 times money. Prize money: 156k. Points: 1260.
5. Tijmen Van Lieshout: 1 jersey, 8 wins, 17 results, 27 times money. Prize money: 212k. Points: 1216.
*Still active for Silenzio
Lineup S63
SP-Captain 1 Gus Bailey 247 SP
SP-Captain 2 Reynardo Ceballos 235 SP, 283 SARS, 165 LOSP
HLSP-Captain Rajnay Bela 215 SP, 289 SARS, 159 LOSP
TQSP-Captain Sima Ervin 216 SP, 286 SARS
CBSP-Captain Lenny Bertilsson 219 SP, 280 CB, 144 LOSP
FRSP-Captain Josué Pinhal 222 SP, 282 SARS
LOSP Thijs Bouwens 220 SP, 170 LOSP
LOSP Pierrot De Baets 212 SP, 172 LOSP
LOSP Carel Bastin 219 SP, 165 LOSP
LOSP Yens Paschiers 213 SP, 144 LOSP
LOSP Twan Fokkens 204 SP, 144 LOSP
LO1 Jose Agia 205 SP, 145 LO1
LO1 Gudmund Viken 206 SP, 146 LO1
LO1 Danilo Vallalpando 215 TT, 167 LO1
Trainees
HLTT Bryant Hailey
CB Grant Simoni
U23
HH Marco Horring (maxed)
TT Benedetto Pilosi
Tour Elmar Deimek (not babytour-eligible)
Tour Qin Kejun
CL Maximilien Esteves
CB Benedict Gavilán
Out in S62
Fabrice Caers
Art Kivett
Durango Gamarra
Tulio De Tavira
Emesto Rainardi
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Comments
Great season! You will definitely be one of the powerhouses in OCM for seasons to come.
Thanks all
@Frank s62 i missed the first two races (and the 1.1 races) and rotated captaincy and TFs. Probably it will be for Pinhal this season more often. Not sure that will be good enough, also because 1.1 wont be possible again. Nice challenge though :)
Very impressive season!
You might get a mention in the Flats this season...
The sky is your limit when you‘re racing the whole season! Good luck :-)
Well done and congratulations for the season.
2 jerseys, of which one a WC and a cup. Great season, even if racing only 2/3rds. Good luck this season!
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