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An era has come to its end

Written by Team Celeste at 20:58 6/4-2017

  After 14 seasons of racing in the top division Jerry Grundin decided to end his career. Winning the Alpe D'Huez Classic was one of his milestones, but there are many more great memories. 30 victories and 96 results, more than 16000 points speakes for themselves. Besides his own victories there were some special moments, for instance the magic week when the team grabbed 7 podium finished in only 4 (top division) races. During that week Jerry shared the podium with André Skerjanc a few times, including the classic Zürich-Bern-Zürich. He got the OCM Award as best climber a few times and was ranked as OCM number one during several periods.
  
  Team manager Michael Johansson says that the team never gonna be the same team again. We had a few good riders in the past that helped bringing the team up to top division, but it was Jerry and André that led the team to top ten. We have other good riders that will continue to bring good results to the team, and we look forward to the future. But it will never be the same again
  

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Comments


Manisaspor at 04:33 8/4-2017
  You should definitely add a bio to the OCM HD. A great legend.

AK Pro Race at 08:58 7/4-2017
  Jerry the Greatest! My favourite rider retired ;(

TeamQuetzal at 21:04 6/4-2017
  A legend goes out...
  A sad day for OCM
  Amazing talent that will only happen once
  
  
  JHDZ

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