Best Young Rider

As Childers' manager I feel I can speak up. I didn't expect him to be nominated as I didn't feel like he's earned it. I literally only raced him competitively for 3 weeks this season (day 35-54) so I really don't feel like he did enough.

Btw, if anyone else wants to add Childers to the list, I can do that.

Yes I know, hard choices I had to make. Made the choice for some riders that scored in Top Division which is a bit harder to do.

That's a great selection of young riders, Halecko indeed deserves to be on the longlist
But where's Hadley Childers - he's in the list of 'best rider outside top division' but not here...

Swapped. De Mayer out, Holecko in. New list of nominees:

Name: Bienvenido Ochoa
Team: Navarone Cycling Team
Age: 24 (at season start)
OCM Tour Rank: 8
OCM Tour Points: 1290
1 win (div 1.1)
5 other results (1 div 1, 3 div 1.1, 1 div 2) including 2nd in Nederlandse Tour YC (div 1.1), 5th in Nederlandse Tour GC (div 1.1) and 7th in Helsinki GP (div 1)

Name: Gottfried Schuhmacher
Team: Pelles Gazelles / Songolooz
Age: 22 (at season start)
OCM Tour Rank: 24
OCM Tour Points: 960
6 wins (2 div 3, 1 div 4, 1 div 5, 1 div 6, 1 div 7)
6 other results (2 div 3, 3 div 4, 1 div 6), including 7th in Rotterdam Classic (div 3)

Name: Claudio Lorenzo
Team: Nobodies
Age: 23 (at season start)
OCM Tour Rank: 39
OCM Tour Points: 858
2 wins (div 1), including Tweedaagse van Antwerpen YC
4 other results (div 1), including 8th in Astana GP and 9th in Tweedaagse van Antwerpen

Name: Rado Holečko
Team: Lokomotíva Zvolen
Age: 23 (at season start)
OCM Tour Rank: 199
OCM Tour Points: 445
8 wins (5 div 5, 3 div 6), including Tian-Shen Stone City Cup GC (div 5), Tian-Shen Stone City Cup YC (div 5), Odyssey of the Oryx SC (div 6)
5 other results (4 div 6, 1 div 7), including 2nd in Odyssey of the Oryx YC (div 6), 3rd in Odyssey of the Oryx GC

Name: Dirk-Jan Helwig
Team: Holwerda Cycling
Age: 24 (at season start)
OCM Tour Rank: 96
OCM Tour Points: 620
2 wins (1 div 1, 1 div 1.1), including Nederlandse Tour YC (div 1.1)
5 other results (1 div 1, 5 div 1.1), including 2nd in Nederlandse Tour GC (div 1.1) and 2nd in Copa Salsa di Cali YC (div 1)

Name: Sander van Amersfoort
Team: MrSjaakBraak
Age: 24 (at season start)
OCM Tour Rank: 154
OCM Tour Points: 500
2 wins (div 1), including Germany Tour YC and Patryk Drozdowski Trophy Cup YC
3 other results (div 1), including 3rd in Germany Tour GC and 5th in Patryk Drozdowski Trophy Cup

Name: Shu Jin
Team: Opium Fueled
Age: 23 (at season start)
OCM Tour Rank: 229
OCM Tour Points: 410
4 win (1 div 1, 3 div 2), including Essex Tour YC (div 1), Cymru Taith GC (div 2) and Cymru Taith YC (div 2)
2 other results (div 1), including 2nd in Patryk Drozdowski Trophy Cup YC and 7th in Essex Tour GC

I would add Holecko. Even for lower divs, 8 wins is quite a lot.

If he was younger than 24 I would agree, but he's been 25 for almost all the season. Still good, but I wouldn't put that above cup/tour wins.

Hmmm. I picked him bacause of three wins in Top Division, which I find pretty impressive.
I was thinking of Helwig and Lorenzo to swap.

I think I would swap De Mayer with Laeco or Holecko. Their results seem much better and his overall points are not good enough to make up for that.

I am a little in doubt about the nominees. I have left out:
Boleslav Bielik (http://www.cyclingsimulator.com/?page=Rider%20Profile&id=1121061) 6 wins in lower divisions
Rado Holečko (http://www.cyclingsimulator.com/?page=Rider%20Profile&id=1122683) 8 wins in lower divisions including Tian-Shen and Odyssey SC
Calvino Laeco (http://www.cyclingsimulator.com/?page=Rider%20Profile&id=1152129) winner Kangaroo Tour
Hadley Childers (http://www.cyclingsimulator.com/?page=Rider%20Profile&id=1139453) Norway SC

Here are my nominees:

Name: Bienvenido Ochoa
Team: Navarone Cycling Team
Age: 24 (at season start)
OCM Tour Rank: 8
OCM Tour Points: 1290
1 win (div 1.1)
5 other results (1 div 1, 3 div 1.1, 1 div 2) including 2nd in Nederlandse Tour YC (div 1.1), 5th in Nederlandse Tour GC (div 1.1) and 7th in Helsinki GP (div 1)

Name: Gottfried Schuhmacher
Team: Pelles Gazelles / Songolooz
Age: 22 (at season start)
OCM Tour Rank: 24
OCM Tour Points: 960
6 wins (2 div 3, 1 div 4, 1 div 5, 1 div 6, 1 div 7)
6 other results (2 div 3, 3 div 4, 1 div 6), including 7th in Rotterdam Classic (div 3)

Name: Claudio Lorenzo
Team: Nobodies
Age: 23 (at season start)
OCM Tour Rank: 39
OCM Tour Points: 858
2 wins (div 1), including Tweedaagse van Antwerpen YC
4 other results (div 1), including 8th in Astana GP and 9th in Tweedaagse van Antwerpen

Name: Kristiaan De Mayer
Team: Jubalon ProCycling
Age: 24 (at season start)
OCM Tour Rank: 61
OCM Tour Points: 730
3 wins (div 1)
2 other results (1 div 1, 1 WT-A)

Name: Dirk-Jan Helwig
Team: Holwerda Cycling
Age: 24 (at season start)
OCM Tour Rank: 96
OCM Tour Points: 620
2 wins (1 div 1, 1 div 1.1), including Nederlandse Tour YC (div 1.1)
5 other results (1 div 1, 5 div 1.1), including 2nd in Nederlandse Tour GC (div 1.1) and 2nd in Copa Salsa di Cali YC (div 1)

Name: Sander van Amersfoort
Team: MrSjaakBraak
Age: 24 (at season start)
OCM Tour Rank: 154
OCM Tour Points: 500
2 wins (div 1), including Germany Tour YC and Patryk Drozdowski Trophy Cup YC
3 other results (div 1), including 3rd in Germany Tour GC and 5th in Patryk Drozdowski Trophy Cup

Name: Shu Jin
Team: Opium Fueled
Age: 23 (at season start)
OCM Tour Rank: 229
OCM Tour Points: 410
4 win (1 div 1, 3 div 2), including Essex Tour YC (div 1), Cymru Taith GC (div 2) and Cymru Taith YC (div 2)
2 other results (div 1), including 2nd in Patryk Drozdowski Trophy Cup YC and 7th in Essex Tour GC

Rider must have been under 25 at the beginning of the season (so 24 or younger)


Format for this category:

Name:
Team:
Age:
OCM Tour Rank:
OCM Tour Points:
wins, including  mention classic and tour wins, do not mention stages (Divisions in which races were won)
other results, including mention classic and tour results, do not mention stages (Divisions in which results were achieved)

Example:

Name: Young Doe
Team: Invisible Riders
Age: 23
OCM Tour Rank: 144th
OCM Tour Points: 660
2 wins, including Kangaroo YC (both Div3)
6 other results, including 2nd Baltimore Invitational, 8th Kangaroo GC (1 Div2, 2 Div3, 3 Div4)

Please do it exactly like this, just don't nominate Young Doe