Written by AnnoDomini at 14:39 22/5-2019
I never managed to write the summary of S47 as I was swamped at work during the beggining of S48 and then, when it got a bit better, the season was slowly coming to an end, so it would be a bit awkward to write a previous season summary so late... So now I have to make up for it and write a proper review of S48.
Team spent this season in div 2 and ended up with 1656pts, which was much better than S47, but nothing spectacular, with 3 wins and 11 results in total.
The highlight of the season was surely adding a new cup to our palmares after a win in Ainet-Bruggen. Two tours which we participated in (Porto and Valparaiso) were fun as well and it was also very interesting to take part in some of the newly created races, even though we didnt have much success in them.
In terms of the team itself nobody left in S48, instead we have acquired a new talent from the talent feature Denis Halas, who we hope will make some noise soon in the peloton (this is a pun, as his last name in Polish means literally "noise"). We have also completed training of a Belgian rider Yannis van Haershot and everyone in the team is happy with the level he managed to reach.
Now time for a few words about each of riders who scored points in S48.
Gustaw Banas, 496pts
Best scoring rider in the team with a stage win in Porto and 4 other results.
He also made a surprise breakaway attack in a WT A race in Oslo and won it for Poland. Well done Gustaw!
Jurre Bekkers, 430pts
Jurre was in top form at the beggining of the season and clinched 2 great wins in this period. For previous 8 season in the team he was mainly a domestique, so I am happy he got the results when he was given his chance.
Orlando Kacciavurian, 240pts
Our DH captain only managed to get a 5th and two 6th places in Dh races this season, which is very dissapoitning. This is the first season from last 6 seasons when he didnt get any result. The team is searching for a new DH talent and meanwhile it may be the new rider Yannis who takes over the capitancy on downhills after Orlando.
Jorg Meyer, 230pts
I have a constant feeling that Jorg is underperforming all the time. He looks super strong on paper, but he cant seem to execute it in races. His Valparaiso tour was not bad, but not superb either. Hopefully he will be able to prove himself next season.
Bernard Kozak, 130pts
No results and pretty poor performance. However with the lack of other cobble captains he will lead the team next season together with Kajetan Lis
Kajetan Lis, 80pts
A very untypical rider, hilly cobbler with top stat being FR, he got 5th place in Lappi Sea GP classic. He is still young and has to learn a bit, but will surely be given a captain role in CB races with some HL in the profile.
Floriano Moutinho, 40pts
S49 will probably be the last season for this sprinting veteran. His only points were in a sprinting stage of H-N this season.
Julian Cichocki, 10pts
Once the cobble star, now only a pave pacer. He had his last chance to shine in Haute-Normandie, but he proved to be too weak for the field. We have asked him to help us find a new CB talent and he is now more into a scouting role rather than pure cycling.
Ok, thats enough. Thanks for reading and enjoy next season. We are close to 50 already! Hurray!!!
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Thanks, not sure if Yannis will do well, but worth trying. He should be ok for flatter profiles like Stockholm Tour, or even for all round 3-3-3-3-3-3 races, but may struggle elsewhere...
Good luck for this season and hopefully you‘ll be successful again in DH-races with Yannis!
Gustaw is great, I predict that he will get around 1000 point very soon :)
Good luck and see you in 1 div!
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