Written by Amstel Flanders at 08:01 15/7-2025
Hello there, welcome to the most exciting moment of the season, when we all take a look back on what had happened in the last 90 days of Cycling.
Our tradition for bad season starts remains intact. Plus a little bit of bad luck or neglect, affecting Medgaard Sønderby the most. His Top form was accidentally triggered in the only racing window with no SP/HLSP, resulting in a major loss of points or better rewards the team could have earned in another part of the calendar.
The best (and unexpected) news of the season was the final arch of redemption for Lindbergh. Meant to be a captain when he arrived, he ended up serving other less technical, slower team mates. Using Down Under Tour to train, the Norgewian cyclist finally shook off his shoulder his infamous reputation of almost winner and made his best season, including the first jersey of D2 for the team.
For this coming season, we have a record of riders in break, with up to five! So our small hopes of having a super start for once in a new season will have to wait another year. Sønderby, King, Pinhal (another rider with good performance), De Fauw and Lindbergh will get a good rest in order to recharge energies for this new season that is about to begin.
The training department for our U23 Academy was 100% successful, with new local talent Caers joining the regular racing squad. Griffith (from another academy) and Feitosa will be the next cyclists that will visit our training facilities to improve their skills.
After 324 races with the team and almost 400 overall, Spanish cyclist Rodas Lima retired before the end of the season. A severe fall in a descend while riding in a break away race resulted in an ankle fracture. He tried his best to finish the season but considering his 37 years old and the uncertainty on how he would perform after rehab, forced his decision to retire. The staff and team mates wished all the best for his total dedication. Manager Williamson filled his spot offering to Italian cyclist Fanucchi a contract for the second half of S73 and S74.
Time to check our captain’s performance throughout the season.
 Emil Sønderby
Total Races: 45 (+1 WT)
Wins: 0
Results: 0
Top 9’s: 10
Total Earnings: 48.500$
Best Place: 4th
OCM Tour Ranking: 504th
Denmark National Ranking: 21st
OCM Points: 266
Mathias De Fauw
Total Races: 34 (+1 WT)
Wins: 0
Results: 0
Top 9’s: 1 (+1 WT)
Top Earnings: 9.000$
Best Place: 4th
OCM Tour Ranking: 1798th
Belgium Tour Ranking: 137th
OCM Points: 60
Josué Pinhal
Total Races: 34 (+4 WT)
Wins: 1
Results: 4
Top 9’s: 1 (+1 WT)
Top Earnings: 39.000
Best Place: 1st
OCM Tour Ranking: 423rd
Portugal Tour Ranking: 17th
OCM Points: 300
Bobby Carey
Total Races: 39 (+1 WT)
Wins: 0
Results: 1
Top 9’s: 0
Top Earnings: 6.000$
Best Place: 7th
OCM Tour Ranking: 2237th
USA Tour Ranking: 60th
OCM Points: 40
Other contributions beside team leaders
Carson King
Total Races: 32
Wins: 0
Results: 0
Top 9’s: 1
Top Earnings: 5.000$
Best Place: 7th
OCM Tour Ranking: 2836th
USA Tour Ranking: 89th
OCM Points: 20
Wilhelm Lindberg
Total Races: 39
Wins: 5
Results: 9
Top 9’s: 0
Jerseys: 1 (Tour of the Ganges SC)
Total Earnings: 93.000$
Best Place: 1st
OCM Tour Ranking: 103rd
Norway National Ranking: 7th
OCM Points: 625
Team’s Overall
Wins: 6
Results: 14
Top 9’s: 14
Jerseys: 1
Total Earnings: 200.500$
OCM Points: 1311
Another decent amount of points and money despite the struggles of facing many strong sprinting teams.
Here you can see the moves in the transfer market.
Out
Rodas Lima - 39k (Retired)
Total income: 39.000$
In
Draco Fanucchi - 41k - Free of Contract
Micheal Griffith - 45k - from (Freddy U23 Academy)
Paul-Louis Caers - 33k - Promoted (Amstel Flanders U23 Academy)
Cândido Feitosa - 35k - Promoted (Amstel Flanders U23 Academy)
Total spends: 154.000$
Total Balance: -113.000$
Academy and bargains were the rule after the huge investment of the past season. Our staff is working on some crucial contract renewals we expect to secure in the next weeks. With Pinhal ready to retire, we’ll try to work a better deal for the team until a flat roader profile appears in our radar.
Here’s the line up for this coming S74.
1) Emil Sønderby - 33 years old, Captain Ahab (1 seasons deal left) - (230 HLSP/ 203 SP)
2) Mathias De Fauw - 25 years old, Sprint Captain (Last Season) - (228 SP)
3) Bobby Carey - 25 years old, Hill Sprint Captain (4 seasons deal left) - (216 HLSP/221 SP)
4) Josué Pinhal - 35 years old, SP/FRSP Captain (1 seasons deal left) - (229 SP)
5) Wilhelm Lindberg - 34 years old, Lead-Out (Last Season) - (226 SP)
6) Carson King - 25 years old, Lead-Out/Accidental Sprint Captain (Last Season) - (215 SP)
7) Paul-Louis Caers - 23 years old, Lead-Out/Accidental Sprint Captain (5 seasons deal left) - (218 SP)
8) André Tran - 34 years old, Lead-Out/Wind-Breaker (1 seasons deal left) - (204 SP)
9) Artyom Karantirov – 31 years old, Lead-Out (2 seasons deal left) - (190 SP)
10) Roberto Lucena - 32 years old, Lead-Out (Last Season) - (203 SP)
11) Inácio Fagundes - 27 years old, Lead-Out (4 seasons deal left) - (189 SP)
12) Draco Fanucchi - 36 years old, Lead-Out (Last Season) - (188 SP)
13) Micheal Griffith – 23 years old, BA (5 seasons deal left)
14) Cândido Feitosa - 23 years old, BA (5 seasons deal left)
Over n’ Out.
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Right now we aren't negotiating with hehehe, our concern is more with De Fauw, after this season with few to none chances to lead.
What is Sonderby demanding in contract negotiations ? One last big payday awaits
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