Well, it's been a hectic year for us Schlecklanders, we all had to move our loyalties from SaxoBlank onto the new team, and we had barely had time to get used to the new kit before we sadly lost one of our new team members, Wouter Weylandt.
It seems as though we had hardly had time to recover from that before the Tour was upon us, and of course we had the immense thrill of Andy and Franky taking two podium places, balanced by the disappointment that we had all wanted Andy to be on the top step. (*pets Andy: "there, there, next time."*)
But then things all went spectacularly wrong, with the leaked news that Leopard Trek was a dead duck, and was being taken over by RadioShack, a team which unfortunately brings with them connotations of past misdemeanours, and the present iron rule of their current DS. They also bring with them a feeling of obligation to support their particular charity, another reason that many of us Schlecklanders have not opened our arms to them.
Still, we won't have much longer to wait before we see the new kit, the new operation, the new team: and let's all hope that it's going to be a fun, thrilling, and enjoyable new year for the new team.
So Merry Christmas to all Schlecklanders, past, present and future: Good Luck to all RadioShack-Nissan-Trek riders, old and new: and let's hope we all enjoy a successful 2012.
Obviously there will be a bit of a gap in blogging for a few days, there's this little celebration thingy that we have to do, but I hope you all have a good time, and I look forward to your merry comments on future posts.
Coug
(Virtual Hugs all round)
