Giro di Lombardia ;
26º
BeckVery good result, considering his doubtfull GV + he was riding with 99/99 without TC + tactical mistake that he was already isolated in s2.
Salzburg TT WC ;
12º
MillanDissapointing result, because (or despite) it is the WC time trial, so anything can happen.
But Millan is not high ranked(nr58) in the golden TT ranking, so maybe my expectations were too high.
And it was close, for example the top 14 finished within 0:10" and the best ranked flat TT specialist McDermot finished just as 14º
The very surprising winner was
Kangert ( Fiestina ) ; he is low ranked(nr62). I sold him on January 1st after being 9 months in my team.
If I knew he could be the worldchampion almost 3 months later, I would not have sold him.
Lisboa WC ;
10º KluivertNot a good race, Rubiera could help just one section.
And a little dissapointing result, despite Kluivert was not among the favorites and my expectations were not high.
A good season 15 despite it was a bit of an in between / reorganisation season.
My team finished as 9º in division 1A, for what it is worth because the 1A ranking was not my goal.
And there were just 4 race victories, what is also below my average per season.
But what made this season 15 good ;
that were not the 2 expected stage victories in little tours of climb TT specialist Smith,
but the very surprising DDV victory of the 33yo Stevens ( the first time ever my team won a cobblehills classic race ),
ánd the also surprising Giro stage victory of the just 24yo climber Macannazi.
The Itzulia GC victory of Vorre and the unexpected world championship with the NT of Australia, contributed to a good season 15 too.