He want a contract renewal.

If you’re going to break a bone, do it a couple of weeks before the VDS season even starts. Rest, recover, and come back super-motivated for wins in mid-to-late March.

But for perspective, let’s take a look at the winners of Challenge Mallorca races in the past couple of years, and how they did that year in VDS.

2009: Overall winner, Antonio Colom. Oops. Well, he did cost only 2 points, and returned 390, so actually was a good deal anyway.

Individual winners
Trofeo Mallorca: won by Steegmans, he of the no-point year.
Trofeo Cala Millor: won by McEwen, who cost 12 points and returned 70.
Trofeo Pollensa: Bennati, whose 620 points look okay, until you consider his 18-pt cost
Trofeo Inca: Colom, see above
Trofeo Calvia: Ciolek, cost 10 and returned 450

2008: Overall winner Philippe Gilbert, who cost 12 and returned 1090. Nice.

Individual winners
T. Mallorca: Gilbert
T. Cala Millor: Graeme Brown, cost 10, returned zero.
T. Pollenca: JJ Rojas, cost 10, returned 310.
T. Soller: Gilbert again.
T. Calvia: Steegmans, who cost 12 and returned 195.

So…looks like only the overall winner of the Challenge Mallorca can be counted on to return sufficient points to make him worth his cost. Now, Leeenooos could still win the overall, but right now as a single Trofeo winner, the deck looks stacked against him.

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Psst—Phil: are they gone? ’Cause Der Linus is sooooooooooooooo gonna rule this year!!!!!