A long and quite hilly race in the finish, thats how we start our season. And thats how we can see Guerreiro for the first time. He will be our first option when it comes to score big here. We hope he will have the legs to keep with the best puncheurs and show them how he can sprint at the end. Besides him Mager is our second option. Lehtinen & Goossens are the one who most likely should join an early break if possible. Campeneaerts is here to prrovide support with his experience and skills on the flat. The youngsters Vangheluwe, Van Bekkum and Andersen are also in a supporting role but if they have the chance of course they should grab it.

Nat.	Name	FL	HI	ST	RS	SP	AC	FG
	Ruben Guerreiro	71	77	73	73	72	72	61
	Christian Mager	70	77	68	70	60	71	68
	Kobe Goossens	73	73	71	75	64	70	73
	Sakari Lehtinen	67	73	72	69	65	67	67
	Victor Campenaerts	70	68	69	71	52	63	77
	Warre Vangheluwe	75	63	71	74	62	70	75
	Darren Van Bekkum	69	67	70	70	66	62	71
	Kasper Andersen	68	67	70	65	69	66	66

A flat classic and we hope the peloton stays together till the end so Willwohl can fight for a good result. Last years we didnt do too well here but we hope this year we may get into Top 5. With Reinhardt we have another option in a chaotic sprint and Stalberg is here to support them both. Campenaerts and Vangheluwe hopefully our first options when it comes to joining a break. Van Bekkum and Andersen also have chances here but are more assigned to help the captain.

Nat.	Name	FL	HI	ST	RS	SP	AC	FG
	Willi Willwohl	73	65	71	67	79	78	61
	Theo Reinhardt	68	64	68	61	76	79	50
	Victor Campenaerts	70	68	69	71	52	63	77
	Warre Vangheluwe	75	63	71	74	62	70	75
	Nicolas Heinrich	67	59	66	74	67	72	68
	Albin Stalberg	66	59	63	76	75	72	73
	Darren Van Bekkum	69	67	70	70	66	62	71
	Kasper Andersen	68	67	70	65	69	66	66

For the first stage race of our season we send Vanhoucke as our captain. With the competitive field this year in CT we would call a Top 10 for him here a success. He is surrounded by Lehtinen, Van Bekkum and Andersen to help him. Also as support we have our TT Specialists Predatsch and Campenaerts but they will have a chance to shine at the last stage. Reinhard & Stalberg is our duo here for the flat sprint finishes. This isnt something we expect to score big in general but we hope we can get some decent points overall from this race.

Nat.	Name	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	SP	FG	PR
	Harm Vanhoucke	77	72	72	71	72	76	67	72	73
	Sakari Lehtinen	75	73	65	72	69	70	65	67	60
	Theo Reinhardt	54	64	64	68	61	71	76	50	64
	Victor Campenaerts	53	68	77	69	71	70	52	77	77
	Kevin Predatsch	53	55	77	73	77	69	54	71	77
	Albin Stalberg	52	59	57	63	76	66	75	73	65
	Darren Van Bekkum	69	67	67	70	70	64	66	71	65
	Kasper Andersen	65	67	63	70	65	68	69	66	58

The first race of the Season for us was this hilly classic. As Leader for us we did send Ruben Guerreiro. And he did all we could wished for. Having a strong race and finishing as 4th, Great result for us since in the past the hilly races werent really our strength.

At a flat classic like this we hoped for Willwohl to maybe get into the Top 5/10 but our team overall wasnt that strong. In the end more than the 18th position came out of it. A little bit disappointing

The first GC of the season and for us our longest. Clear leader was here Harm Vanhoucke in his first leading role for us. The first half of the Race was more targeted towards sprinters with a lot of close finishes. We did send the veteran Theo Reinhardt to the race so we could grab a few points. In 5 Flat finishes always Top 10 and once on the podium was some good results for us. For the second half it was time for the GC riders to shine. The first more hilly stage, stage 4, Harm Vanoucke could finish at 6th. The other more steep stages he could alwas finish around Top 10, except the 9th stage where he lost a bit time as 23rd. On the hard Mountain TT he came in also at 10th. Overall we were really happy with his performance in here. The final flat TT he did finish well too so he could claim the 5th Position at the Final GC, which was a good result with the competition he was in. Also at the Final TT, Predatsch & Campenarts could finish in the Top 10, as 6th and 8th.

A race we almost forgot that we competed in, and checking the results it was clear why. Never made the Top 10 at any stage and with Willwohl placing at 25th in the final GC it was very uneventful for us.

Another hilly classic and another chance for Guerreiro to shine. This time he came in 6th which was still a good result for us!

In Portugal we faced our 1st cobbles race of the season. But this one was a really hard one with a lot of hills and climbs. Here we didnt have high expectations because of the hard route but in the end we were pleasantly suprised by Ruben Zepuntke who could finish as 5th here!

Gent Wevelgem was another cobbles classics for us. We didnt expect a lot from this too because this hadnt too much cobbles also especially not at the end so we expected a more traditional sprint finish. In the end it was like this and Zepuntke could only score slightly with the 14th place.

Cobbles time overall, because GP Herning was another one. This time it was a bit harder. But since there was a clash in the calendar with the following race we could only send one of our cobbles experts. Beka Nareklishvili was our leader here. He did a good job filling that role and came in as 5th!

Le Samyn, a traditional hard cobbles classic raced at HC category. Though we are only a CT team we hoped for a good result with a rider like Ruben Zepuntke. But this race lead to our first really disappointing result. He couldnt finish Top 10 and only got the 26th place at the end.

In Catalunya the next tour was ahead of us. A short but hard one. Our leader once again was Harm Vanhoucke. The competition here was really hard and the profile too so our hopes werent too high. But Harm knows how to surpsise me. We got our first stage win this year on the fest stage which was bit more hilly. Also at the 5th stage which was again more on the hilly side he could finish on 2nd also. Overall thast lead to the Points Jersey which he won! There was also a Team TT and we could finish 5th as a team there only susing a few seconds. Besides this great results on the stages and the jersey, Harm Vanhoucke finished as 9th in the Overall GC what was a satisfying result. Also to mention is that our Neopro Darren Van Bekkum could finish as 4th in the Youth Classement which is hopefully an indication for the future too!

In Belgium we were on Cobbles again. Time for Zepuntke to shine. But it was again not a satisfying result. He got the 11th position in the end which was better than Le Samyn but far below our targeted podium. Lets hope the next months and races will have different results for him.

The final race of the first 2 months for us was, like the first race, a hilly classics for us. it was time for the other Ruben again, Ruben Guerreiro. And he definitely knows how to deliver! We didnt expect him to do that good and win this race but he did! Great result and a good way to finish these first two months!

Final conclusion for now:

+++ Ruben Guerreiro: Doing a great and scoring well.
++ Harm Vanhoucke: A pleasant surprise also, we hoped he would be a slight upgrade and so far he proved he is.
o Beka Nareklishvili: So far he didnt have much chances to shine but did his job like expected.
o Rest of the Team: Solid work so far in supporting the captains.
- Sprinter: Reinhardt & Especially Willwohl didnt work yet.
-- Ruben Zepuntke: Sadly I need to rank him so for now. Viana do Castelo was really good but everything else was below expectations.