Season 24

[Vos]

   selection SPORTLIFE

Another recent new buy of a golden tour cyclist makes his debut in my team ;
Mike Milne ( 8,2 M ) was 8º in Catalunya this season in his previous team QuintoYtapa.
What is even the only result on his palmares, hopefully he can add some more good results next season.

But this Giro di Lombardia selection is posted as a tribute to Lasse Rønneberg.
Therefore he gets the backnumber that ends on 1, but of course he will not be the teamcaptain.
He was bought a few days ago to put him in my hall of fame.
His palmares in my team ; 5x GC podiumplaces little tours, 2x 5º GC big tours, 4º Frankfurt, and many other top10 results.
Victories = 4 stages( incl. 1x CFF record ) + Norwegian champion + Catalunya + Bronze Bike.

111 Rønneberg ( 34 ), tour
112 Boyar ( 29 ), tour
113 Reigersman ( 29 ), hillsclimb
114 Conti ( 30 ), tour
115 Milne ( 28 ), tour


Lasse Rønneberg ; born in Alesund, Norway

15º  Boyar
26º  Reigersman ( free role )
Rønneberg ( helper ) got the hands symbols in s3 + s4, an excellent last CFF race of this SPORTLIFE-legend.

[Vos]

Leeds-Harrogate WC ;
19º  Muntendam ( silver )   0:00"


SPORTLIFE finished as 12º this season 24, what is the worst season ever of my team in all 23 div1-seasons.
Not due to the ranking, because in 3 seasons there was a lower ranking, although a long time ago ; s3=16º, s4=14º, s5=13º.
But now the worst season ever because for the first time nothing was won with my team.
It is even the first season without a stage victory, and the 2nd time in history that the Australian championship is not achieved.

This s24 was not entirely without celebrating, because as Australian NT manager = a NT race victory + the NT world championship.
It is even the 11th world championship of Australia !
Due to lack of success in s24 with my own team, it is the best to highlight my impressive NT palmares ;
I was 9x the Australian NT manager, what resulted in 2x 2nd and 7x world champion.

Hopefully a better next season 25 for SPORTLIFE, and the goal is to get at least 1 victory or 1 jersey or 1 price.

[Aurora Australis]

Well my team apparently did the goods in the TT WC without me, with a nice 1-2 from our seniors in the team's final full season.

[Kekipi]

For future reference, this is how the WC road race went, with 190 riders entered:

S1 --  51 riders @ 0:00 and 79 (including 4 from my team) @ 0:22"   

S2 --  43 riders @ 0:00" and 60 (including 3 from my team) @ 0:25"

S3 --  24 riders @ 0:00",  46 (including 2 from my team) @ 0:17", and 22 @ 0:42"

S4 --  53 riders (including 2 from my team) @ 0:00" and 26 @ 0:35"

Final result (top 30)

1º     Pavlo Fetisov   31   °Peachy°Melocotons   0: 00"   
2º     Camilo Castilla   28   Spitz   0: 00"   
3º   Lyuvomir Fedyunin   26   MortoviaCycling   0: 00"   
4º   Clovis Beart   30   LottoStelvio   0: 00"   
5º   Jacco VanSwieten   29   Yvo_Meppelink_ProCycling   0: 00"   
6º   Marten Smeets   28   Villavante   0: 00"   
7º   Wybe Heijmans   25   Rekutxuteam   0: 00"   
8º   Gus VandeVelde   31   FaltososDeChigre   0: 00"
9º   Tyler Daily   29   ValeronIdolo   0: 00"   
10º   Mycola Yeliseev   25   MarquinaTeam   0: 00"   
11º   Levente Gábor   30   Álvaro_Pino_Boys   0: 00"   
12º   Kurt Kastrup   29   CaptainOrange   0: 00"   
13º   Lev Feofanov   31   Wiggo_pupils   0: 00"   
14º   Alan Planas   29   ICSluj   0: 00"   
15º   Sammy Robert   26   Flyvende_hjul   0: 00"   
16º   Pedro Saenz   30   JGMTeam   0: 00"   
17º   Ismel Tlisov   30   Bikeos   0: 00"   
18º   Kalev Tuum   29   MortoviaCycling   0: 00"   
19º   Sem Muntendam   32   SPORTLIFE   0: 00"   
20º   Pete Haber   27   Elgrand   0: 00"   
21º   Teodoro Marques   32   team_piroshki   0: 00"   
22º   Yanis Pensec  LanihuliCycling   0: 00"
23º   Eldar Lachugin   26   Spitz   0: 00"   
24º   Laurits Berg   30   Marcatone_Due   0: 00"
25º   Birger Rogstad   28   Villavante   0: 00"   
26º   Mikhail Zdorov   31   Shiro_Lions   0: 00"   
27º   Jorn Arrat   28   SentinelChickens   0: 00"   
28º   Ralf Scheffer   29   Yvo_Meppelink_ProCycling   0: 00"   
29º   Bela Quaskov   31   °Peachy°Melocotons   0: 00"   
30º   Esteban Saxer   25   CobbleCrushers   0: 00"   
This race brought season 24 to an end, with a final tally of 5444 points earned for our squad and a final placement of 24th in the team standings.  So we achieved the goal of a top 30 placement (and non-relegation).     

We now will proceed to Season 25 with the same goal plus an added goal of a podium place in one of the 91 races and in one of the small tours.   

[Kekipi]

Well my team apparently did the goods in the TT WC without me, with a nice 1-2 from our seniors in the team's final full season.

No doubt about doing the goods.  The 3010 points earned by you guys is damn impressive.  Congrats! and I hope you continue to do the goods in your future undertakings.