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| whitejersey |
Posted on 18-07-2018 20:01
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Sounds like you got a very busy window ahead of you! Some very ambitious names listed in that piece for sure.
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 18-07-2018 20:03
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What he said
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Posted on 22-11-2024 06:21
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| SotD |
Posted on 18-07-2018 20:03
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Lecuisinier? Good luck 
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| Scorchio |
Posted on 18-07-2018 20:06
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Mr Ember must have one hell of a size of cheque book avaiable to him given where his envious eyes are being cast. Colombian cycling pundits are abuzz with thoughts on whether interest in MAL indicates the intention to pair with compatriot Beltran, or whether Eduard after a difficult introductory season in the PT may be deemed surplus to requirments at Aker - MOT as an experiment that didn't quite work out? (!)
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 18-07-2018 23:41
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Those are certainly some ambitious targets - landing one of those rider's signatures would indeed be a coup. Best of luck with your transfer endeavours - I feel like every man and their dog will be watching the Lutsenko bidding with great intent 
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 18-07-2018 23:53
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Can't all these big budget PT Scandinavian teams just let me have a star talent every once in a while?
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| ember |
Posted on 19-07-2018 07:13
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@viking90: I think so too
@whitejersey: True, but of course I won't be able to sign all the big names listed in the post, due to the laws of FA wages and the wage cap in general. But hopefully I can land a big name or two, as I'm lacking a clear captain after Kristoff's departure.
@Atlantius: Hoping to speak to you when transfers start, that's for sure
@SotD: Thank you! Hoping to find him desperate on a boat in The English Channel, trying to make his way to the Northern Sea and further north to Norway. I'll happily pick him up then
@Scorchio: Beltran definitely didn't perform according to what I hoped in 2017, but I also think it will be kind of rude not giving him a second chance, especially with all the new races introduced in the PTHC category, where there seems to be several race profiles that should be interesting for a rider like him. Having said that, it's transfer time, and if a team has a great interest in him and make a bid according to that, we might sell as well. But originally I'm hoping to keep him for another season
@Eden95: Thank you! True, and Lutsenko is indeed one of the most interesting FA out there this season, I feel, due to his age and stats combination. Whoever gets him should be in a great position coming to the hills and classics.
@baseballlover312: It's all about the money, you know I'm sure we'll somehow clash in biddings this year as well. Best of luck, and I'm looking forward to talk to you on transfers in general again! |
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| ember |
Posted on 22-07-2018 09:59
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First Signings Of The Season
It has been a very busy first few days of the transfer season for Aker - MOT, as the attentive follower would have seen in both the Free Agents and Deal section. With more than 60 hours done, it's finally time to present the first riders that put pen to paper and will ride for Aker - MOT in 2018.
 Trond Hakon Trondsen | Future Leadout | XP: 3.0 | € 50,000
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FI | DH | PR | | Current | 71 | 65 | 71 | 64 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 63 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 66 | 65 | | 2020 | 75 | 65 | 72 | 64 | 71 | 73 | 83 | 66 | 76 | 76 | 66 | 67 | 65 |
We're pleased to announce that Trond Hakon Trondsen will be part of Aker - MOT for the upcoming season and hopefully many more. He will develop into a strong leadout rider, and already now he has expressed his love for the Grand Tours. He'll clearly train for them, so that he only gets stronger when other riders fade towards the end, and hopefully the team can one day make use of that, maybe even on the arguably biggest scene there is for sprinters, on the Champs-Elysees.
 Takeaki Amezawa | Future climber | XP: 2.0 | € 65,000
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FI | DH | PR | | Current | 67 | 70 | 70 | 63 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 60 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 59 | | 2021 | 68 | 77 | 77 | 64 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 76 | 69 | 60 |
Takeaki Amezawa will be the first rider from East Asia to ever ride for Aker - MOT. The 23 years old is expected to have a bright future, as he has the backupstats both to become a strong puncheur or climber, or even both. His long-term training plan is yet to be finally decided, but Aker - MOT definitely values riders who can do well on several terrains highly.
 Hampus Anderberg | Future Cobbler | X.P: 1.0 | € 100,000
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FI | DH | PR | | Current | 71 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 60 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 69 | | 2021 | 78 | 64 | 69 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 60 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 76 |
Hampus Anderberg was a rider high on Aker - MOT's priority list going into transfers this season. The Swede has already shown glimpses of his potential, and having our former rider Fabian Cancellara as an idol, it's likely he'll look to his idol when deciding on which abilities to focus on, as he has the potential to become a valuable rider both on the cobbles and in the TTs. |
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| trekbmc |
Posted on 22-07-2018 10:02
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Anderberg is a really nice rider, I wanted to go for him as well but just didn't have the budget to dedicate, good luck with him!
Amezawa also a nice signing with awesome back-ups.
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 22-07-2018 10:08
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That's a great trio of riders to work with in the future, and in such low wages 
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| ember |
Posted on 22-07-2018 22:16
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@trekbmc: Thank you! And I must say I'm happy you didn't
@Aquarius97: I'm definitely happy with all of them, especially Amezawa, who I think has the biggest potential compared to Anderberg.
Where Did The Norwegians Go?
Going into the transfer season, the management, directors and owner of our team definitely expected a big rebuild, as owner Kjell Inge Røkke made it clear going into the transfer season that the team had to become more international. Well, we definitely did. A sad result of such a big change compared to previous seasons, is that we've said goodbye to no less than eight Norwegian riders, and also the Belgian Dylan Teuns. Team manager ember had a short comment regarding all the Norwegians leaving.
It's difficult. No question about it. We've raised most of them and followed them closely from when they first stepped into the world of professional cycling, and to see them leave for other teams... I guess it's something you can never be fully prepared for.
It was quite clear from the actions made by the team's management on the early days of the transfer season that the team was low on money going into it. Owner and sponsor, the billionaire Kjell Inge Røkke, stated before transfers he hoped such an approach would encourage the staff to find good deals that could help the team economically and move forward.
From all deals involving Norwegian riders we've been paid in money, with no riders arriving in the same deal. For the departure of Dylan Teuns it was slightly different, as he was part of a trade deal including money, which sees Wawa join us. More on that later. Hopefully such an approach is satisfying for our sponsors. It has been painful, eventhough we've got good deals and good chats with other teams and managers.
The riders that have left the team are:
| Jo Kogstad Ringheim | 78 CO, 73 SP | Grieg - Eftel | | Sigurd Nesset | 78 MO, 77 ST | Grieg - Eftel | | Vegard Stake Laengen | 76 MO, 76 TT | Grieg - Eftel | | Vegard Robinson Bugge | 75 HI, 74 MO | Equinor Pro Cycling | | Bjørn Tore Hoem | 77 MO, 72 HI | Equinor Pro Cycling | | Daniel Hoelgaard | 77 HI, 74 MO | Team Cerveceria Costa Rica | | Lorents Ola Aasvold | 76 MO, 75 HI | BNZ Cycling Team | | Vegard Breen | 77 CO, 73 SP | Delvaux |  Dylan Teuns | 78 HI, 75 MO | Team Cerveceria Costa Rica |
We wish them all the very best for the future. Some of them we'll see a lot this season, while some will join their new teams as leaders. We'll follow them all very closely, and hopefully they'll make their new teams happy with great racing and results, just like they have done in the years they've been with us at Aker - MOT.
Edited by ember on 22-07-2018 22:38
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 22-07-2018 22:29
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Cool story. You know how much I'd have liked Teuns on my squad Perfect signings, seems like the internationalization of the project continues to point in towards the right direction. Outstanding work on talents for bargain wages!
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 23-07-2018 02:07
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Very busy transfer season for you. Looks like you are gonna come out alright tho. Some solid talents secured for sure!
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| ember |
Posted on 23-07-2018 17:04
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@Croatia14: Yeah, there was indeed a lot of interest for Teuns, but I figured making him part of that trade deal had to take priority. And thank you! Must say I'm excited for the season to come, having all kinds of new riders, who previously wasn't, neither couldn't be transfer targets.
@whitejersey: Busy indeed, but that's what's the best thing about this game, I think
New Riders From Left, Right And Center
With no less than nine riders leaving the team, it goes without saying that the managers and directors have worked day and night to sign several riders as well. We've already announced the arrival of Takeaki Amezawa, Trond Hakon Trondsen and Hampus Anderberg (who will ride with Azteca - NBCSN this season). We're now proud to announce four more riders!
Carl Fredrik Hagen | Climber | XP: 4.100 | € 50,000 | OVL: 74,57
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FI | DH | PR | | 68 | 74 | 75 | 65 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 69 | 72 | 64 |
Carl Fredrik Hagen is a ready we welcome with great pleasure. He's signed to work as a domestique, and we're confident he has what it takes to do just that on the highest level of professional cycling. Eventhough it's unlikely he'll be a threat for a stage win from a breakaway on hilly or mountainous terrain, he definitely packs a sprint on top of his climbing abilities that could see him surprise here and there.
 Philipp Walsleben | Cobbler | XP: 4.100 | € 50,000 | OVL: 73,24
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FI | DH | PR | | 73 | 66 | 66 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 76 | 75 |
There's no question naming Walsleben only a cobbler is a great injustice. The German powerhouse also knows how to handle a time trial bike, and we hope to make good use of him both on the cobbles and in races where a team time trial is on the menu. We bought him from our friends over at eBuddy, thank you for that, alexkr00! Walsleben is signed as a domestique, which is reflected by his 50k wage.
 Yoann Paillot | Time trialist | XP: 4.100 | € 160,000 | OVL: 76,39
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FI | DH | PR | | 70 | 70 | 71 | 80 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 63 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 80 |
Could you believe it? For the first time since our very first season back in 2012, we've signed a strong time trialist. Back then it was Gustav Larsson, and we hope Paillot can do similar things to the big Swede. We've brought him in to lead the team in races expected to be dominated by a time trial.
With that, he's looking to lead the team on home turf in Tour of Norway, where we hope to put on a show for the crowd cheering for us. Paillot has all the tools needed to do well in the time trials, and we're very grateful to his former team Valio - DeLaval and their manager Atlantius.
Gerald Ciolek | Sprinter | XP: 4.100 | € 240,000 | OVL: 78,01
| FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FI | DH | PR | | 75 | 52 | 66 | 61 | 73 | 69 | 78 | 60 | 83 | 79 | 69 | 61 | 61 |
We've got great expectations for Gerald Ciolek, who will be our most profilic sprinter this season, after Alexander Kristoff left us during renewals. We must admit we didn't ever really dare to believe he would sign for a 240k wage, but that clearly tells a lot about his motivation for doing well for us.
He had a strong 2017, eventhough his former manager cio93 might disagree to that, racing for Team Puma - SAP and collecting 398 points for his team in the Pro Tour ranking. We honestly don't expect him to replicate that for us, but we hope 2018 will be another good year for Ciolek, at least going close to last season's results.
That's all for now. We're very, very happy with these signings, just like we were with the previously announced riders. And there will be more, that's the only thing we can guarantee at this point.
Edited by ember on 23-07-2018 17:11
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 23-07-2018 17:08
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I look forward to seeing what Paillot can do for you: I hope he will do great things and I'm happy with the deal that made way for König arrival to Finland.
Ciolek obviously great but even Hagen and Walsleben looks like strong additions.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 23-07-2018 17:10
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Best of luck!
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| ember |
Posted on 25-07-2018 10:36
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@Atlantius: I definitely do too! Hope he challenges for top 10s in PT TTs, which will be a great change compared to what I'm used to see from the team in TTs
@cio93: Thank you! Now that Ringheim left, I guess another former Puma rider had to be prioritized, at least quality wise it's always a guarantee to bring in riders having stayed with your team for some time |
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 25-07-2018 11:21
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Love the Yoann Paillot and Gerald Ciolek signing
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Posted on 25-07-2018 18:41
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I love Gerald Ciolek as a potential bargain there. Nice signing!
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| viking90 |
Posted on 25-07-2018 18:56
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It has happend a lot for you this transfer season, good bye to a few Norwegian and added some nice riders.
Walsleben was very interesting for me aswell,and of course Andersberg but I had to settle with Tiller instead
Ciolek with acceptable wage for sure. |
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