Season-after-season stats

[Garfield]

Leader after season 1: 3009 by yours truly (and his new BFF, GVA)
Biggest jump: 1009
Best tour bet: Porte TDU 140 => 425 (285 gain)
Best classic bet: Kwiato MSR 40 => 280 (240 gain)

Average gross team return: +161.25
Average tax due: 77.5
Thus, average net team return: +83.75

[Garfield]

Leader after season 2: 4279 by yours truly (and his 23-strong GdI squad)
Biggest jump: 1270
Best tour bet: Tommy D GdI 300 => 890 (590 gain!!!)
Best classic bet: Phil RvV 110 => 280 (170 gain)

Average gross team return: +105.5
Average tax due: 103.6
Thus, average net team return: +1.8

[Garfield]

Delayed due to my own cycling, but here it comes:

Leader after season 3: 5132 by yours truly
Biggest jump: 1342
Best tour bet: Uran TdF 100 => 658 (558 gain!!!)
Best classic bet: just 2 classics and nobody over 100 gain

Average gross team return: +213.2!!!
Average tax due: 100.1
Thus, average net team return: +113.1

[Garfield]

Leader after season 4: the rich get richer
Biggest jump: 1075
Best tour bet: Froomdog VaE 700 => 1182 (482 gain)
Best classic bet: Viviani in Hamburg 30 => 220 (190 gain)

Average gross team return: -50.6, first time we're negative!!!
Average tax due: 70.4
Thus, average net team return: -121

From the feedback I got, most people seem very comfortable continuing just like designed originally: your 2017 winnings remain yours to reinvest in 2018. That keeps the tax pressure creeping on me, as it's nearly impossible to find 6000 worth of safe bets in most periods. Challenge accepted! However, since Fleur joins for the first time, and seeing how Bryan's assistant secretly transferred all their assets into private accounts in Cayman Islands before disappearing, I'd propose to offer a fresh 2000 start to all new or struggling small businesses. They are the backbone of our economy after all. Which leads to:

RadioShack   6207
Garmin   2000
Euskaltel   2000
Vacansoleil   2361
Vlaanderen   2000
Sky   2622

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x0SOLrswTiG7pjiEkLXtdzj5MpknRSvDgXhUx60pjnc/edit#gid=189873574

[Garfield]

Rough beginning of the season with cruel weather and so many upsets on the road!!!

Leader after season 5: 6206 by yours truly
Biggest jump: N/A we all lost money, so let's dwell into the details

[Garfield]

I don't have the feeling anybody reads those, but let's just say somebody ends 2018 above 10k because other people haven't been very active lately

[Teton]

Great concept IF we get participation from at least 4 or 5.