Glad Powless is 30 and you can only get maximum one season with him in PT, because the present and future is bright in Rome even if your golden boy is gone!
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant." [PT] Xero Racing
Looks like you were able to pivot well into a strong team that should get back into PCT. If Saber did it then Powless should manage as well. And even without Isaac there is still some nice talent here.
Powless alone should put you in contention for promotion, especially with his support cast. The question will be if he and the scoring of your secondary leaders are enough to actually make it back to the P(ope's)CT.
Shoutout to Fabi for another calendar this year. Our season starts nice and slow, before gradually picking up pace. March and August will be important months for us for sure.
We can hardly publish our calendar and keep our goals secret to you. What isn't a secret, is who these goals were picked for. So let's dive right in.
Team Standings
Win
Post Danmark Rundt
Top 5
Vuelta al Tachira
Win
Herald Sun Tour
Win
Isle of Mann
Win
First things first, I submitted these goals after the transfer window had already opened, while I was at work. So yeah, totally didn't think Tachira had it's own points system that would've made it worth it to go there with a certain stage racer on our team. It isn't, and it also isn't worth it to us.
So yeah, winning the standings isn't super unrealistic but if we don't try now when will we?
Two years ago Powless came 8th in Denmark. With most of his competitors promoting out of the race and Powless having his TT training it made sense to gun for a Top 5 here. But realistically I suspect he'll fight for the overall win.
Tachira is just YOLO at this point.
Herald Sun Tour and Isle of Mann pretty much have the same reasoning. There isn't a better Time Trialist eligible for either than Neilson Powless himself. Knock on wood, but logic would dictate a fair shot at winning both.