Jaako Hänninen should be added. Signed for AG2R as from 1st of August. In real life probably sort of a hilly all-rounder. Best youth in Coupe de France last year.
Looking at who whe beat when he won Tour de Gevaudin Occitaine last season he probably will be a good climber, as also suggested by his bronze medal at the U23 world's.
Have barely ridden any TT's on high level but former Finnish champion both U23 and junior so perhaps he could be more if a GC rider in the game as Finland lacks that but have a couple of punchers in development.
Edited by Atlantius on 01-08-2019 08:43
With the importance on acc this surely is something to consider.
But keep in mind that the trainings sprinter and fighter give high acc and still have lots of similarities with cobbles/classics. So a combination of more trainings can lead to a good classic guy with good acceleration already. Must be checked to not overpower them too much when doing combined training and even more acc.
SotD wrote:
Giving a bit of ACC to cobblers wouldn’t hurt imo.
Im a big fan of giving cobblers a bit more acc too but i reckon a slow introduction might be best.
Add it to the level 1 training this year, level 2 next year etc. that way the changes dont impact longterm planning and previously added talents as much.
Perhaps reduce the SP for the cobbler part a bit to balance it with other training paths to counter the added acc bonus too if deemed necessary..
That said, for the actual stat gains of the 2018 improvements, it won`t play a role. Changes would only be made for the 2019_stat gain file, which then comes into play at the end of the 2019 season.
Pier-Andrê Cote is one of the strongest prospects in Canada atm, he has done incredibly well on various parcours, mainly having a strong finishing punch or winning straight out bunch sprints. With Houle and Boivin declining soon, adding in a stronger Canadian talent for sprinting would be very nice for national focus reasons. Again a rider that can go both ways in term of getting stronger on hills or turn out a pure sprinter. Development shown here is just with sprint. Firstcycling page
Ivan Sosa the young future Grand Tour rider from Team Ineos. Might be a bit overlooked considering his close friend Egan Bernal is several steps ahead of him. He captured the u25 classification at La Route d'Occitanie - La Dépêche du Midi. He rode respectable in Giro d'Italia. He captured the KOM jersey and 2nd overall and in the u25 classification at Colombia 2.1.
I feel like he should at least get his stats fixed. As allways, i might be a bit to aggressiv with the stats. But Ivan should get a hefty bump right?
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
D
M
Year
Pot
x
Sosa
Ivan
65
71
71
66
66
68
67
60
59
67
67
65
64
COL
SA
1
0
31
10
1997
6
x
Sosa
Ivan
68
80
76
73
73
75
76
60
59
69
68
66
71
COL
SA
4
100
31
10
1997
6
4.100 by Stage Race
Tadej Pogacar is one of the greatest talents in modern cycling, and i could not find him in the DB. He has so far this season won the NC ITT, the u25 at Tour of Slovenia, the overall aswell as the u25 at Amgen Tour of California, the u25 at Itzulia Basque Country and the u25 and overall at Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta. Aswell as a respectable 18th at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. This kid can climb the long mountains aswell as the shorter hills with a great neck for ITT.
And again... I might be to aggressive with the stats.
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
D
M
Year
Pot
x
Pogacar
Tadej
67
70
70
69
67
68
68
51
53
70
66
65
69
SLO
EU
1
0
21
9
1998
7
x
Pogacar
Tadej
70
80
77
77
74
75
77
51
53
73
69
66
77
SLO
EU
4
100
21
9
1998
7
4.100 by Stage Race
Riders like Marc Hirschi should be added and Stephen Williams should be bumped?
Bram Welten: Best of the Dutch class this season. Fast sprinter who can also hang onto the reduced bunch in easier cobbled and punchy stages.
Best results
Stage win - Le Tour de Bretagne Cycliste ('17)
2nd Route Adélie de Vitré ('19)
2nd Grand Prix Criquielion ('17)
5th Grand Prix de Denain - Porte du Hainaut ('18)
4th Paris-Bourges ('18)
4th Cholet - Pays de la Loire ('19)
5th Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen ('18)
5th Omloop van het Houtland Lichtervelde ('18)
8th Danilith Nokere Koerse ('19)
8th Grand Prix de Denain - Porte du Hainaut ('19)
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
D
M
Year
Pot
x
Welten
Bram
69
63
66
58
65
67
68
67
70
69
56
66
59
NED
EU
1
0
29
03
1997
6
x
Welten
Bram
76
64
69
58
72
70
76
72
79
77
56
67
59
NED
EU
4
100
29
03
1997
6
x
Welten
Bram
76
63
69
59
68
74
73
67
79
77
56
67
67
NED
EU
4
100
29
03
1997
6
x
Welten
Bram
76
63
69
58
73
74
71
76
77
70
57
67
59
NED
EU
4
100
29
03
1997
6
Training - Sprinter, Track-Sprint, Cobbles (in that order, row-wise)
Pascal Eenkhoorn: A multi-faceted rider, comfortable on multiple terrains. Looks to eventually be heading towards becoming a climber. Strong in shorter TTs as well. Has ridden as domestique in both stage races and cobbles in the WT this season.
Best results
Stage win - Colorado Classic ('18)
Stage win - Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali ('18)
Stage win - Olympia's Tour ('17)
2x 2nd Stage Olympia's Tour ('17)
5th Stage The Larry H.Miller Tour of Utah ('18)
GC win - Olympia's Tour ('17)
2nd GC Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour ('17)
8th GC Tour de Normandie ('17)
10th GC Ovo Energy Tour of Britain ('18)
17th Paris - Tours Elite ('18)
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
D
M
Year
Pot
x
Eenkhoorn
Pascal
69
69
67
64
65
67
68
65
64
68
66
66
70
NED
EU
1
0
08
02
1997
5
x
Eenkhoorn
Pascal
70
78
75
65
68
71
75
65
64
75
74
67
71
NED
EU
4
100
08
02
1997
5
x
Eenkhoorn
Pascal
72
78
72
71
72
72
75
65
64
69
67
67
77
NED
EU
4
100
08
02
1997
5
Training - Climberv1, Stage Races (in that order, row-wise)
Arvid de Kleijn: Typical punchy sprinter who's not the fastest but loves it when the road is bumpy.
Best results
2x Stage Tour du Loir et Cher E Provost ('19, '17)
Stage Course Cycliste de Solidarnosc et des Champions Olympiques ('19)
Stage Tour de Normandie ('19)
Win - Sluitingsprijs Putte-Kapellen ('17)
Win - Antwerpse Havenpijl ('17)
Win - Midden-Brabant Poort Omloop ('19)
2nd GC Tour de Normandie ('19)
2nd Profronde van Noord-Holland ('17)
2nd GP Horsens Posten ('16)
4th Nationale Sluitingprijs - Putte - Kapellen ('16)
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
D
M
Year
Pot
x
de Kleijn
Arvid
69
59
71
60
68
69
74
66
73
72
61
63
67
NED
EU
3
0
21
03
1994
3
x
de Kleijn
Arvid
72
59
72
60
71
70
77
68
77
76
61
63
67
NED
EU
4
100
21
03
1994
3
x
de Kleijn
Arvid
71
59
72
60
69
72
73
65
77
76
61
62
70
NED
EU
4
100
21
03
1994
3
x
de Kleijn
Arvid
69
61
75
60
71
71
73
65
74
75
64
63
67
NED
EU
4
100
21
03
1994
3
Training - Sprinter, Track-Sprint, Hills (in that order, row-wise)
Bas van der Kooij: Similar to de Kleijn but more of a pure sprinter who is not scared of undulations.
Best results
Stage Win - Tour of Antalya ('19)
2nd Stage Tour of Qinghai Lake ('19)
2nd PWZ Zuidenveld Tour ('19)
3rd Fyen Rundt - Tour of Fyen ('18)
3rd GP Himmerland Rundt ('19)
3rd Antwerpse Havenpijl ('18)
3rd National Championships Netherlands - Road Race ('19)
4th Veenendaal-Veenendaal Classic ('18)
4th GC A Travers les Hauts de France ('19)
4th Stage Tour of Qinghai Lake ('19)
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
D
M
Year
Pot
x
van der Kooij
Bas
68
62
69
60
72
73
73
63
74
73
62
65
66
NED
EU
3
0
16
11
1995
4
x
van der Kooij
Bas
72
62
70
60
75
74
76
66
78
77
62
66
66
NED
EU
4
100
16
11
1995
4
x
van der Kooij
Bas
72
62
70
61
73
76
75
63
78
77
62
66
70
NED
EU
4
100
16
11
1995
4
Training - Sprinter, Track-Sprint (in that order, row-wise)
Martijn Budding: Hugley improved rider this season with a couple of wins and multiple Top 10 results on mostly hilly profiles. He's no slouch in the sprint either.
Best results
Stage win - Ronde de l'Oise ('16)
Stage win - International Tour of Rhodes ('19)
Stage win - Tour de la Mirabelle ('19)
GC International Tour of Rhodes ('19)
10th GC Baloise Belgium Tour ('18)
6th Ronde van Limburg ('19)
7th Schaal Sels ('17)
7th Circuit de Wallonie ('19)
2nd Ronde van Overijssel ('19)
8th Classic Sud Ardèche - Souvenir Francis Delpech ('17)
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
D
M
Year
Pot
x
Budding
Martijn
69
66
70
59
68
68
72
68
69
71
69
66
63
NED
EU
2
0
31
08
1995
4
x
Budding
Martijn
72
69
77
60
74
71
75
68
70
75
73
67
64
NED
EU
4
100
31
08
1995
4
x
Budding
Martijn
70
72
76
59
69
71
76
68
69
77
75
67
63
NED
EU
4
100
31
08
1995
4
x
Budding
Martijn
75
66
71
59
72
69
76
72
76
77
69
67
63
NED
EU
4
100
31
08
1995
4
Training - Hills, Climberv1, Sprinter (in that order, row-wise)
So I did my research on Andorran riders, it was quite dificult in fact as they are very rare, but very specialized. I had the attributes quite high as Andorra is not only lacking top riders, it is literally missing riders that can do more than being domestiques at CT level, perhaps low-level PCT. I've brought out some possibilities, some of these riders have fun skillsets that can be played with, with the lower limits on the skills it's expected a more balanced field in the future and as Andorra now as a team harvesting in the talent, may it be high or low level, it's one of the countries that deserves some more depth in the database.
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
D
M
Year
Pot
Training
x
Xandri
Jan
66
71
72
69
64
71
68
60
60
71
75
73
67
AND
EU
3
0
18
3
1994
5
x
Xandri
Jan
68
76
75
73
68
74
72
60
62
72
76
74
71
AND
EU
4
100
18
3
1994
5
Stage Race
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
D
M
Year
Pot
Training
x
Majoral
Jordi
69
70
69
69
69
71
71
63
63
68
65
70
69
AND
EU
1
0
24
9
1997
6
x
Majoral
Jordi
70
79
77
70
72
76
78
63
63
75
74
73
70
AND
EU
4
100
24
9
1997
6
Climberv1
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
D
M
Year
Pot
Training
x
Ponce
Joel
66
69
70
67
65
70
69
67
63
70
68
68
68
AND
EU
1
0
1
10
1997
6
x
Ponce
Joel
70
73
79
68
73
74
73
67
66
78
75
71
68
AND
EU
4
100
1
10
1997
6
Hills
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
D
M
Year
Pot
Training
x
Torrendes
Robert
67
66
67
68
69
69
65
70
67
69
64
66
66
AND
EU
1
0
2
5
1998
7
x
Torrendes
Robert
74
66
75
68
76
74
70
79
67
70
74
70
66
AND
EU
4
100
2
5
1998
7
Classics
x
Torrendes
Robert
74
66
70
68
78
76
69
80
75
72
67
67
66
AND
EU
4
100
2
5
1998
7
Cobbles
x
Torrendes
Robert
74
66
70
76
78
76
69
80
67
72
67
67
76
AND
EU
4
100
2
5
1998
7
Fabian
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
D
M
Year
Pot
Training
x
Ropero
Lluis
67
74
73
65
66
73
72
58
59
68
75
73
64
AND
EU
4
100
19
11
1988
2
These two riders are also available to be inserted into the Database, I won't be too pushy so I want them to come with random attributes, or ones decided by you. They are still young (relatively at least) and they would insert more depth in a way that they would completely be a part of MG.
Younger Brother of Lukas Spengler, Mario seems to be the less talented of the 2 but is still has good potential in his own right judging by some of his results. He looks to be a good, if unspectacular sprinter with some decent prologue/ short TT results to his name.
From what I can see he is normally towards the front of his group when races are split up and in the 10-15 place range on flat stages that end in a sprint. I’d suggest adding him in as a leadout level sprinter with a decent Prologue stat and a limited ability to survive hills.
Maybe something like 77/78 SP/Acc, 75Pr, 70Hi when maxed? That would make him similar to (but slightly weaker than) Aregger who would be 1 year from starting his decline.
Second link includes some NE races, if anyone knows these races or knows if they have profiles anywhere it would be appreciated if you could share where to look so I can judge other riders better.
Currently a Free Agent in the MGDB, Gino is set to max out at 73 Cob right now but is showing a lot more potential than that. After a strong showing last season with IAM Excelsior he has been signed up to Dimension Data WT team for 2019, with his best result this season being completing the Tour de Suisse in 31st GC and 10th in a stage of the Vuelta San Juan at the very start of the season.
Last season however was a breakout year for him getting a total of 5 wins and finishing 3rd at the prestigious Tour de L’Avenir. From what I can gather he is at his best on Hilly or mountainous stages, which is where all his wins came and would probably be better suited to the profile of a Climber V1 kinda guy as compared to other Swiss riders he isn’t one of the nation’s elite TT riders but could still merit his place in a TTT if junior results are an indication.
All of his results have been in small Belgian races where I haven’t found profiles so I don’t know his speciality and he probably isn’t good enough to get in based on his results considering how many Belgian riders are in the DB already however I couldn’t resist suggesting him just for the easter egg of having a Merckx in the DB
I’ll be Honest, I just guessed at stats for him as I have no idea on the races profiles but as a rider that would mainly be included because of his name I only wanted to create a Versatile CT domestique out of him and nothing particularly special unless anyone knows any different.
Results suggest he is a strong Climber, as most of his best results come in mountains/ tough hill stages. He won both the under 23 and Senior national TT titles in Malaysia this year so I think he must have some ability there even if it isn’t his main strength.
I know his results don’t fit strong stats as they are only in Asian races and not against elite competition, but considering in the DB currently 4 of the top 6 Malaysian riders are 30 or over based on OVL, including the standout rider in Anuar Aziz I don’t think adding him with PCT leader potential to replace Anuar Aziz, albeit on a different terrain, would be a problem.
I could see him ending with a stat line of 79MO, 76HI, 74TT being a reasonable replacement whilst sticking to where he has already shown his real life strengths lie, especially as Anuar Aziz hits his first year of decline this season.
Currently a very versatile level 1 free agent, however his best option right now turns him into a 70 Sprint rider, Stage Race, TT or Cobbles training options all get his main stat to 69 or 68 so not even worth it as a CT domestique. Best I could currently make him is a 74 Prologue rider.
Considering he profiles as a sprinter and all of the current top 5 Malaysian sprinters are 30 or 32 there is soon to be a lack of Malaysian options there, so giving him a specialisation and a chance to max at stats similar to Salleh so he would be a leading CT sprinter wouldn’t be a problem considering by the time he maxes he will be the best Malaysian sprinter and all the current ones will be either 33 or 35 so no longer as good, Salleh himself would be second year of decline so part of a leadout train for him the first year he maxes as a passing of the torch kinda moment if I manage to pick up Zariff, and if not then hopefully there is a flat WC they can have that moment in before Salleh declines too much.
I'm fairly shit at stats so only giving suggestions for maxed stats.
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
D
M
Year
Pot
N/A
Spengler
Mario
74
62
70
67
72
74
75
64
77
78
62
68
75
SWI
EU
4
100
22
8
1997
4
594
Mäder
Gino
70
77
76
72
73
77
75
67
64
73
71
69
70
SWI
EU
4
100
4
1
1997
5
N/A
Merckx
Niels
73
69
72
66
70
70
70
74
75
75
79
71
68
BEL
EU
4
100
13
9
1994
3
N/A
Mizbah
Mushin
72
79
76
74
77
76
75
62
68
72
71
72
73
MAS
AS
4
100
23
7
1997
6
212
Zariff
Nur Aiman
70
60
60
60
71
67
77
60
80
80
60
67
70
MAS
AS
4
100
1
10
1997
5
I'm not suggesting Hirschi because he is 1998 and I think he would likely be held back to be one of the top additions next season judging by his WT results so far this year. Also if anyone knows these riders better feel free to correct me.
Sykkel_Freak wrote:
I'll start with three suggestions, more might follow later. These riders are pretty well known, but I can't say I've followed them closely or seen a lot of them, so feel free to let me know if my stat suggestions are way off
Jasper Philipsen: First and foremost a sprinter of course, with a range of top 5's this year from small and big races. Won Paris - Tours Espoirs in 2017. Six out of seven Belgian MG rider with 80+ sprint is 30 years or older, so 80 potential in sprints shouldn't be a problem. In addition, he's a pretty good cobbler, achieved top 5's in both Paris - Roubaix Espoirs and Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften. Also delivered good TT's as a junior, x2 national champion and 6th in the WC time trial in Richmond. Training examples below: sprint, cobbles, track-sprint and fabian.
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
D
M
Year
Pot
x
Philipsen
Jasper
67
57
64
67
67
67
65
68
71
72
63
61
67
BEL
EU
1
0
2
3
1998
6
x
Philipsen
Jasper
74
58
67
67
74
70
80
73
80
80
63
62
67
BEL
EU
4
100
2
3
1998
6
x
Philipsen
Jasper
74
57
67
67
75
74
75
77
78
73
64
62
67
BEL
EU
4
100
2
3
1998
6
x
Philipsen
Jasper
74
57
67
68
70
74
77
68
80
80
63
62
75
BEL
EU
4
100
2
3
1998
6
x
Philipsen
Jasper
74
57
67
75
75
74
68
77
71
73
64
62
74
BEL
EU
4
100
2
3
1998
6
Bjorg Lambrecht: His most impressive performances as a pro has been in the hills, with a 6th place in Amstel and 4th in Flèche Wallonne this year. In the mountains, he's been very consistent and won the white jersey in Dauphine for example. He finished 2nd behind Bernal in l'Avenir 2017 and been top 10 in Valle d'Aosta twice, with a second place as best. Was also second in the WC U23 road race in Innsbruck. Usually well placed in the peloton, thus warranting a decent flat stat, but does not seem to favor TT's or long races. Training examples below: stage race, climberv1, climberv2, hills.
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
D
M
Year
Pot
198
Lambrecht
Bjorg
67
70
70
63
66
70
67
62
64
68
61
64
61
BEL
EU
1
0
2
4
1997
6
198
Lambrecht
Bjorg
70
79
76
70
74
77
76
62
64
71
62
65
68
BEL
EU
4
100
2
4
1997
6
198
Lambrecht
Bjorg
68
79
78
64
69
75
74
62
64
75
70
67
62
BEL
EU
4
100
2
4
1997
6
198
Lambrecht
Bjorg
70
79
73
63
74
79
71
62
64
72
66
75
61
BEL
EU
4
100
2
4
1997
6
198
Lambrecht
Bjorg
70
74
79
64
74
74
71
62
67
76
68
67
62
BEL
EU
4
100
2
4
1997
6
Tim Merlier: Cyclocrosser who's proven himself to be a very fast sprinter. Won the Belgian NC and Elstedenronde this year, and two stages in Danmark Rundt last year. Also done well in the Tour of Belgium sprints the past couple of years, beating Philipsen and Jakobsen on several occasions. Unfortunately he's not been riding the biggest of races, so hard to say how fast he really is, around 76 is probably fair, but perhaps also a bit conservative. Training examples below: sprint, cobbles, classics.
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
D
M
Year
Pot
6232
Merlier
Tim
70
56
67
58
69
69
60
71
72
71
63
72
60
BEL
EU
3
0
30
10
1992
4
6232
Merlier
Tim
75
56
68
58
72
70
70
74
76
75
63
73
60
BEL
EU
4
100
30
10
1992
4
6232
Merlier
Tim
74
56
68
58
73
72
69
75
75
74
64
72
60
BEL
EU
4
100
30
10
1992
4
6232
Merlier
Tim
74
56
70
58
72
71
62
75
72
71
67
73
60
BEL
EU
4
100
30
10
1992
4
3 very nice riders I was going to suggest myself, well done! Just going to add a few more comments. Philipsen will become a sprinter I think, he's good on cobbles but he's not world class. I think he'd do best in munchy sprints, so I'd up his hill a bit as well. In my opinion, he should be a slightly better version of the current Tom Van Asbroeck. And sign for my team
Lambrecht is more of a puncheur then a climber in my opinion, Dan Martin / Dani Moreno type. Add 1 to his base hill stat and it's fine I think, also a huge talent so starting of with 71 hill should be fine in my opinion. Lastly, he should also sign for my team.
Merlier has been the fastest Belgian sprinter for a few years now, so looking at the numbers other sprinters get, I think he could be a little higher than what you suggest. You can have this one then.
Back from holyday, will do some more catching up tomorrow.
Thanks for the suggestions so far and I really appreciate that many of you add more than one training option to the maxed stats as this helps a lot.
In Lambrecht`s case above actually it shows pretty good that it`s important to be careful with the start stats. If he is supposed to end up as a puncheur, the start stats most likely won`t work as most managers most likely would go for the climberV1 training, which then results in the 79mo/78hi/75acc. Or maybe as some mix into the stage racer category with less acc/hi and higher TT.
While the actual plan was maybe more the bottom stat line with 74 mo 79 hi 76 acc to really make him a puncheur. At least this would have been my main idea of adding a rider like him, that did well in the Ardennes and shorter hill races.
Slovenia is having a brilliant class this year. As mentioned a couple of years ago, the year of 1998 is a golden generation in Slovenian cycling, with some rather strong riders. Frontrunner of course is Tadej Pogačar, who won Avenir last year and moved on to impressively beat the world class in races like California and Algarve. Winning a WT races as a late 98er is already strong, being the 2nd best scorer at UAE Abu Dhabi at the age of 20 is on another level. I suggest him as the replacement of Simon Spilak, who'll decline after this season. Pogacar could take over his Rein as the front runner in Slovenian Stage Racing once Spilak is retired.
His stats are modelled in a manner that it excludes the possibility of the Miguel Angel Lopez training path that puts hill as the main stat of a rider intended to be a stage racer. With this style of stats I'm confident that, as intended, stage racer is the best way to train him. First path is stage racer, second path is climber v1
Spoiler
xx
Pogačar
Tadej
69
74
73
73
72
73
67
57
68
74
68
76
73
SLO
EU
2
0
21
9
1998
6
xx
Pogačar
Tadej
70
76
74
75
74
75
69
57
68
75
68
76
75
SLO
EU
3
0
21
9
1998
6
xx
Pogačar
Tadej
71
79
76
77
76
77
72
57
68
76
69
77
77
SLO
EU
4
0
21
9
1998
6
xx
Pogačar
Tadej
72
81
77
79
78
79
74
57
68
77
69
77
79
SLO
EU
4
100
21
9
1998
6
xx
Pogačar
Tadej
69
76
75
73
73
74
69
57
68
76
70
77
73
SLO
EU
3
0
21
9
1998
6
xx
Pogačar
Tadej
70
79
78
74
74
76
71
57
68
78
73
78
74
SLO
EU
4
0
21
9
1998
6
xx
Pogačar
Tadej
70
81
80
74
75
77
73
57
68
80
75
79
74
SLO
EU
4
100
21
9
1998
6
The second big hope of Slovenia of this year is Žiga Jerman, who rides for Groupama-FDJ u23. He is a strongman that does very well in sprints but also really enjoys the cobbles. I'm convinced he'll promote to the main team with classics results like his at young age. I modelled him as a high flat guy with a strong sprint and decent cobbles, as this fills the needs of Slovenia more than pure sprinter or cobbler. I kept his flaws, which are any sort of time trial or uphill riding alongside average acceleration, to make sure he won't be of more than domestique use on hybrid terrains or mixed stage races. Potential 7 has been used just for modelling reasons, as otherwise cobbled training could've been a useful option instead. He could replace the sprint/half-classic side of Marko Kump as Slovenian in the long term, as he'll be declined when Jerman has become a useful rider.
Spoiler
xx
Jerman
Žiga
73
56
64
63
71
76
58
67
69
69
65
59
64
SLO
EU
1
0
26
6
1998
7
xx
Jerman
Žiga
75
56
64
63
72
76
59
68
71
71
65
59
64
SLO
EU
2
0
26
6
1998
7
xx
Jerman
Žiga
77
56
65
63
74
77
61
70
73
74
65
60
64
SLO
EU
3
0
26
6
1998
7
xx
Jerman
Žiga
79
57
66
63
76
78
71
72
77
75
65
61
64
SLO
EU
4
0
26
6
1998
7
xx
Jerman
Žiga
81
57
67
63
78
79
73
74
79
77
65
62
64
SLO
EU
4
100
26
6
1998
7
More Slovenian riders on the list are there to provide needs in the current Slovenian cycling state in mg. With 2 teams having a quite national-biased approach on Slovenia accumulating the riders and also developing lower-level talent (Isostar & Swisslion) with more teams looking towards that market, I feel like there is a need and space for a couple of more good domestiques/free riders. Slovenia also is an emerging market irl with the presence of Roglic, Mohoric and Pogacar especially, so it should be similar in MG with the interest into Slovenian riders.
Matic Grošelj really is an allrounder, excelling at his pace on the flat. For making use of him in MG, I took away his uphill strength for creating a two-trick flat powerhouse that favors the race against the clock.
Ziga Rucigaj is already in the db as an allrounder, which kind of matches his real strengths. I'd like him as a flat powerhouse as well, that could just push the pace on the flat which no Slovenian in the db atm can't do really well on a higher level.
Tilen Finkšt is another versatile guy that can do a lot of damage on several terrains. With his frame I could see him riding the best at the tougher cobbled races with some hilly obstacles.
Kristjan Hočevar comes from CX and came out of nowhere into the scene just this year. He uses his flashy acceleration and downhill abilities to be a dangerous climber in the mountains. While his sprint and energy stats as well as his lackluster time trial will be kept far below par, he'd be a very handy PCT opportunity climber with maxed stats.
Luka Pajek is a heavy metal sprinter with strong legs. He can take on tough flat days with his projected max stats, but with his awful energy stats he surely is meant to be a leadout guy instead of a man that can go for himself, especially with no significant hill/cobbled/tt skill for any hybrid terrain.
Jure Rupnik has some great power in his legs for flat stages, while adding a punch for any sort of speedbumps. He's drawn up to be a domestique in classics races.
Matic Veber shares the same qualities, though yet on a lower level. His stats are mainly fantasy based, so that you could develop him into a cool multi-trick domestique. Note that with him also cobbles and classics training would be interesting, but I'd prefer hills.
Spoiler
xx
Grošelj
Matic
74
58
65
72
71
76
68
68
71
71
69
74
76
SLO
EU
3
0
5
4
1996
5
xx
Grošelj
Matic
76
58
66
75
73
77
70
68
73
72
70
75
79
SLO
EU
4
0
5
4
1996
5
xx
Grošelj
Matic
78
58
66
77
74
79
72
68
74
73
71
75
81
SLO
EU
4
100
5
4
1996
5
611
Rucigaj
Ziga
68
69
67
66
68
69
66
61
63
63
68
66
69
SLO
EU
1
xx
10
11
1995
4
611
Rucigaj
Ziga
75
69
69
70
73
75
67
62
68
68
68
69
71
SLO
EU
3
0
10
11
1995
4
611
Rucigaj
Ziga
77
70
70
72
75
77
69
62
68
68
70
69
73
SLO
EU
4
0
10
11
1995
4
611
Rucigaj
Ziga
79
70
71
74
76
79
70
62
68
68
71
69
75
SLO
EU
4
100
10
11
1995
4
xx
Finkšt
Tilen
71
65
70
65
68
69
65
69
68
73
67
72
64
SLO
EU
1
0
3
12
1995
3
xx
Finkšt
Tilen
72
65
70
65
69
69
65
70
68
73
67
72
64
SLO
EU
2
0
3
12
1995
3
xx
Finkšt
Tilen
73
65
70
65
70
70
65
72
69
73
68
72
64
SLO
EU
3
0
3
12
1995
3
xx
Finkšt
Tilen
75
65
71
65
72
72
66
74
71
74
71
73
64
SLO
EU
4
0
3
12
1995
3
xx
Finkšt
Tilen
76
65
71
65
73
73
66
76
72
74
72
73
64
SLO
EU
4
100
3
12
1995
3
xx
Hočevar
Kristjan
68
69
69
57
66
70
61
64
64
72
64
79
57
SLO
EU
1
0
3
5
1999
4
xx
Hočevar
Kristjan
68
71
70
57
66
71
62
64
64
73
65
79
57
SLO
EU
2
0
3
5
1999
5
xx
Hočevar
Kristjan
68
73
72
57
67
72
64
64
64
75
67
79
57
SLO
EU
3
0
3
5
1999
5
xx
Hočevar
Kristjan
69
76
75
58
68
73
66
64
64
77
70
80
58
SLO
EU
4
0
3
5
1999
5
xx
Hočevar
Kristjan
69
78
77
58
69
74
68
64
64
79
72
80
58
SLO
EU
4
100
3
5
1999
5
xx
Pajek
Luka
71
58
64
60
63
66
61
62
71
72
60
63
67
SLO
EU
2
0
17
6
1996
4
xx
Pajek
Luka
73
58
64
60
64
66
62
63
73
74
60
63
67
SLO
EU
3
0
17
6
1996
4
xx
Pajek
Luka
75
59
65
60
66
67
68
65
75
76
60
64
67
SLO
EU
4
0
17
6
1996
4
xx
Pajek
Luka
77
59
65
60
67
67
72
66
77
78
60
64
67
SLO
EU
4
100
17
6
1996
4
xx
Rupnik
Jure
76
69
72
71
74
74
66
73
69
73
66
68
59
SLO
EU
4
100
28
10
1993
4
xx
Veber
Matic
74
68
70
63
68
69
66
70
70
73
69
74
63
SLO
EU
2
0
22
11
1996
2
xx
Veber
Matic
74
68
71
63
69
70
67
70
70
74
70
74
63
SLO
EU
3
0
22
11
1996
2
xx
Veber
Matic
75
69
73
63
71
71
68
70
71
76
71
74
63
SLO
EU
4
0
22
11
1996
2
xx
Veber
Matic
75
69
74
63
72
72
69
70
71
77
72
74
63
SLO
EU
4
100
22
11
1996
2
Also I'm going to repeat the suggestions for Gorazd Per and Jon Bozic from last year, as the sadly turned out to be pretty useless in the shape they were added.
Gorazd Per: First of all it would be freakin awesome to have the Per brothers together on cobbles. Then he has some great technigue with some power in his legs. And he's surprisingly punchy also on hills for a man with his statue. Jon Bozic: A powerhouse that can go very fast over short term efforts. Huge energy potential, but especially awful over hills.
Spoiler
3018
Per
Gorazd
67
65
66
67
66
67
61
68
64
71
63
68
67
SLO
EU
1
x
5
3
1997
4
3018
Per
Gorazd
72
65
66
67
67
70
61
70
67
72
63
68
67
SLO
EU
2
0
5
3
1997
6
3018
Per
Gorazd
74
65
67
67
69
72
62
72
69
72
63
68
67
SLO
EU
3
0
5
3
1997
6
3018
Per
Gorazd
76
65
68
67
72
74
63
75
71
73
64
69
67
SLO
EU
4
0
5
3
1997
6
3018
Per
Gorazd
78
65
69
67
74
76
64
77
73
73
64
69
67
SLO
EU
4
100
5
3
1997
6
5680
Bozic
Jon
66
62
59
68
70
65
60
67
65
72
56
67
68
SLO
EU
1
0
16
11
1996
4
5680
Bozic
Jon
70
63
61
72
73
69
63
67
65
72
59
67
72
SLO
EU
1
0
16
11
1996
4
5680
Bozic
Jon
71
63
61
73
74
70
64
67
65
72
60
67
73
SLO
EU
2
0
16
11
1996
4
5680
Bozic
Jon
73
63
62
75
75
72
65
67
65
72
61
67
75
SLO
EU
3
0
16
11
1996
4
5680
Bozic
Jon
75
64
63
77
77
74
67
67
65
72
63
67
77
SLO
EU
4
0
16
11
1996
4
5680
Bozic
Jon
77
64
64
79
78
76
68
67
65
72
64
67
79
SLO
EU
4
100
16
11
1996
4
For Estonia, they finally have a very promising rider in Siim Kiskonen. He does a lot of things very well, but I see him the most as a classics man. Steven Kalf rides overseas in the US and seems to develop into a very nice powerhouse over there. Kristjan Johanson doesn't have any result to justify his proposal, but coming from MTB as well his stats seems to be quite fun without any back-ups, so he could be an interesting mg rider and add some flair to Estonia. Peter Pruus is an old allrounder that could take his final years as an all terrain domestique. Aksel Nommela however is a strong rider that sprints very well after some hills or cobbles. He did great in his CX attempts in the Belgian winter as well, so his stats reflect the identity of his numerous years of riding in the Benelux countries mainly.
Spoiler
xx
Kiskonen
Siim
73
67
70
68
74
74
67
71
71
72
68
72
67
EST
EU
1
0
16
1
1997
2
xx
Kiskonen
Siim
74
67
70
68
74
74
67
72
71
72
68
72
67
EST
EU
2
0
16
1
1997
2
xx
Kiskonen
Siim
75
67
71
68
75
74
67
73
71
72
69
72
67
EST
EU
3
0
16
1
1997
2
xx
Kiskonen
Siim
77
67
72
68
76
75
68
75
71
72
71
72
67
EST
EU
4
0
16
1
1997
2
xx
Kiskonen
Siim
78
67
73
68
77
75
68
76
71
72
72
72
67
EST
EU
4
100
16
1
1997
2
xx
Kalf
Steven
74
60
68
67
74
73
70
73
72
71
64
68
67
EST
EU
4
0
21
4
1995
4
xx
Kalf
Steven
75
60
68
67
76
74
71
75
73
71
64
68
67
EST
EU
4
100
21
4
1995
4
xx
Johanson
Kristjan
65
69
67
54
63
63
59
52
62
69
55
79
54
EST
EU
1
0
26
4
1997
6
xx
Johanson
Kristjan
65
71
68
54
63
64
60
52
62
70
57
79
54
EST
EU
2
0
26
4
1997
6
xx
Johanson
Kristjan
65
73
70
54
64
65
62
52
62
72
59
80
54
EST
EU
3
0
26
4
1997
6
xx
Johanson
Kristjan
66
76
73
55
65
67
64
52
62
74
62
81
55
EST
EU
4
0
26
4
1997
6
xx
Johanson
Kristjan
66
78
75
55
66
68
66
52
62
76
64
82
55
EST
EU
4
100
26
4
1997
6
xx
Pruus
Peter
75
73
72
73
71
73
72
69
72
73
68
76
74
EST
EU
4
100
16
7
1989
4
7006
Nommela
Aksel
68
57
66
58
67
69
62
63
74
74
68
66
65
EST
EU
3
26
22
10
1994
4
7006
Nommela
Aksel
76
68
73
67
74
77
71
74
75
75
67
69
67
EST
EU
4
100
22
10
1994
4
Also I took care of a couple of regions nobody really likes to promote atm, but I felt like they could use a push. For internationals I took on the star talents Aliaksandr Riabushenko (classics leadout for Kristoff, also strong puncheur e.g. Lugano when riding for himself) and Dusan Rajovic. While Riabushenko should be added to become a puncheur with a great sprint, I like Rajovic with a certain flair. He wouldn't be a consistent rider with his stats, and only useful in flat sprints, but similar to Theo Reinhardt could have some flashy results here and there. Both have placeholder stats in the db.
Ognjen Ilić is the first of a bunch of domestique level balcan riders I'd like to throw into the ring. While he is a TT-first guy and competing well on national level for several years despite his young age, Dragan Nikolcevic is THE rider from the Kosovo. He is just the guy with the most power there, winning road and tt races en masse. He's a flat only no climb no hills no cobbles races in the proposal. Ivan Širić is the coolest Bosnian talent I could find. He'd make a handy classics sprinter for any team, being a leadout or a captain on lower level.
Spoiler
1641
Riabushenko
Aliaksandr
58
58
58
58
58
58
58
58
58
58
58
58
58
BLR
EU
1
0
12
10
1995
5
1641
Riabushenko
Aliaksandr
73
69
73
67
65
74
65
62
74
75
67
68
70
BLR
EU
3
0
12
10
1995
5
1641
Riabushenko
Aliaksandr
74
70
76
68
68
75
66
62
75
77
69
69
71
BLR
EU
4
0
12
10
1995
5
1641
Riabushenko
Aliaksandr
75
71
78
68
70
76
67
62
76
79
70
69
71
BLR
EU
4
100
12
10
1995
5
1139
Rajovic
Dusan
63
57
64
63
57
61
58
63
62
58
61
65
57
SER
EU
1
0
19
11
1997
2
1139
Rajovic
Dusan
69
58
67
59
67
73
59
54
70
76
57
57
73
SER
EU
1
0
19
11
1997
5
1139
Rajovic
Dusan
70
58
67
59
68
73
60
55
72
77
57
57
73
SER
EU
2
0
19
11
1997
5
1139
Rajovic
Dusan
72
58
67
59
70
74
62
56
74
79
57
57
73
SER
EU
3
0
19
11
1997
5
1139
Rajovic
Dusan
74
59
68
59
72
75
71
58
77
81
57
58
73
SER
EU
4
0
19
11
1997
5
1139
Rajovic
Dusan
76
59
68
59
74
76
72
59
79
83
57
58
73
SER
EU
4
100
19
11
1997
5
xx
Ilić
Ognjen
71
68
68
69
68
69
67
66
64
69
65
77
69
SER
EU
1
0
21
11
1998
4
xx
Ilić
Ognjen
71
69
69
70
69
70
68
66
64
69
65
77
70
SER
EU
2
0
21
11
1998
4
xx
Ilić
Ognjen
71
71
70
72
70
71
70
66
64
70
65
77
72
SER
EU
3
0
21
11
1998
4
xx
Ilić
Ognjen
72
73
72
74
72
73
72
66
64
71
66
77
74
SER
EU
4
0
21
11
1998
4
xx
Ilić
Ognjen
72
75
73
76
73
74
74
66
64
72
66
77
76
SER
EU
4
100
21
11
1998
4
xx
Nikolcevic
Dragan
77
52
63
73
74
77
67
54
74
73
68
63
72
KOS
EU
4
100
25
4
1987
3
xx
Širić
Ivan
71
63
68
65
69
74
58
68
69
68
59
74
65
BIH
EU
1
0
23
11
1998
6
xx
Širić
Ivan
72
63
68
65
70
74
59
69
71
70
59
74
65
BIH
EU
2
0
23
11
1998
6
xx
Širić
Ivan
74
63
69
65
72
75
61
70
73
72
59
74
65
BIH
EU
3
0
23
11
1998
6
xx
Širić
Ivan
76
64
70
65
74
76
71
72
76
74
59
75
65
BIH
EU
4
0
23
11
1998
6
xx
Širić
Ivan
78
64
71
65
76
77
73
73
78
76
59
75
65
BIH
EU
4
100
23
11
1998
6
Keep in mind that some of these stats (for Estonians and Internationals more as for the Slovenians) are obviously long shots, but in my opinion they'd add to some flair into the game. Also it's just a lot of fun to fine-tune those. As it took several hours to create these riders and to model them to useful mg paths, I am quite convinced that I made sure to have laid out the best possible training paths. If any questions arise, I'd obviously discuss and share thoughts on this.
Would you like to hear about our Lord and Savior Lennard Kämna now?
I hope I am allowed to discuss this matter, and I have tried my hardest to remain unbiased.
Kämna has shown prowess as a leadout rider, a climber (just recently), a decent puncheur, and of course as a TTer. He's not awfully slow in a small sprint either.
So my basic guideline for his stats was to make him a versatile superdomestique with a potential to reach leader status in sub-GT races with a couple of years of training. Nothing overpowered, but a good addition to any team.
They have been roughly modeled to have Kämna be somewhat of a Nico Keinath replacement, who will be well into his decline by the time Kämna would max out, while also slightly taking into account that Germany's top TTers Fiedler, Kittel and Schädlich will decline soon too.
Taking this and real life into consideration, I have gone for slightly higher TT for a former junior world champion compared to Keinath, but reduced MO in return to keep his overall profile balanced, and because Herklotz has been so overpowered in that regard.
I think this keeps his abilities well within the realm of what he can achieve IRL in a few years.
Interestingly these stats are also not far off what SotD suggested last season, even though I only looked them up while finishing up this post.
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
D
M
Year
Pot
878
Kämna
Lennard
73
70
71
72
70
72
72
62
66
68
66
67
72
GER
EU
2
0
9
9
1996
4
878
Kämna
Lennard
74
76
75
78
74
75
76
62
66
69
67
68
78
GER
EU
4
100
9
9
1996
4
878
Kämna
Lennard
75
73
78
73
76
74
73
62
67
72
70
69
73
GER
EU
4
100
9
9
1996
4
878
Kämna
Lennard
79
71
74
78
74
77
74
62
66
68
70
68
78
GER
EU
4
100
9
9
1996
4
878
Kämna
Lennard
79
70
72
78
74
76
74
62
70
71
66
68
78
GER
EU
4
100
9
9
1996
4
I think it is fair to have a 1996 rider start on level 2, in particular one who has three years of WT experience.
This will make him maxed out as a 26 year old if given perfect xp opportunities.
In return, I have decided to put him on a lower potential with pot4. There are several reasons for this that I deem sensible.
1) It makes him more useful on lower xp levels, which again can be explained with his experience.
2) It reduces the variance of his final stats in regard to different training plans.
As you can see, both hilly training and pure TT training make sense to a degree if a team has specific needs on those positions, and maybe some training funds further down the road.
A puncheur path with a little bit of training could result in an Izagirre type, the TT routes in something resembling Ignatiev minus the sprint/acceleration. Pot 4 helps in both cases compared to pot 5 as it omits the sprint gain for the puncheur route that might make him too versatile, and doesn't make his TT routes too strong.
Because of the RP element of my team that's likely to unfold in 2019, would be nice to have a Georgian youngster that is not completely useless.
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
Year
Pot
511
Akhmaevi
Sulkhan
63
66
65
69
62
64
64
60
61
65
60
62
64
GEO
EU
0
0
1997
5
511
Akhmaevi
Sulkhan
70
67
68
78
67
71
71
60
61
65
65
63
73
GEO
EU
4
100
1997
5
511
Akhmaevi
Sulkhan
66
75
69
76
69
69
69
60
61
66
61
63
71
GEO
EU
4
100
1997
5
If you wanna make him better I'd be fine with that
Sadly what seems to be the best Georgian rider is 17 at the moment, and everyone else sucks, gotta clutch at the straws here
Edited by quadsas on 24-07-2019 19:08
knockout also sent me suggested stats for Rojus Adomaitis, so I'll just post them here (with a little bit embelishment , cause by the time he will be maxed, Kruopis will be in steep decline)
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
Year
Pot
Adomaitis
Rojus
68
59
66
66
63
67
64
57
70
71
60
63
68
LTU
EU
0
0
1998
5
Adomaitis
Rojus
75
59
67
67
66
74
68
57
79
78
60
64
75
LTU
EU
4
100
1998
5
edit: Adomaitis was born in 1998, I didn't notice that KO missed that. Also, he could be made into a very strong baroudeur, since he could keep up with Navardauskas during NC and some tours he raced with him last year, but he is a track sprinter IRL so these stats would make more sense I guess
Lithuania hasn't had a stage racer since Dopendas Rumsas, why not throw us a bone. In his current state he will definitely be fired and never signed again.
ID
Surname
First name
Fl
Mo
Hl
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Cb
Sp
Ac
Ft
Dh
Pl
Nat.
Cont.
XP Level
XP Points
Year
Pot
1153
Lasinis
Venantas
63
66
64
66
62
66
62
56
59
62
62
63
57
LTU
EU
2
x
1997
5
Current
1153
Lasinis
Venantas
65
70
68
70
64
66
65
56
59
66
65
66
64
LTU
EU
2
x
1997
5
Improved
1153
Lasinis
Venantas
68
77
72
76
70
70
71
56
59
67
66
67
70
LTU
EU
4
100
1997
5
Stage Race
I like Gembeckas, I wish I had signed him full time instead of Lasinis, but just a slight buff to acceleration and potential upgrade from 3 to 4 would be great
Jaako Hänninen should be added. Signed for AG2R as from 1st of August. In real life probably sort of a hilly all-rounder. Best youth in Coupe de France last year.
the young future Grand Tour rider from Team Ineos. Might be a bit overlooked considering his close friend Egan Bernal is several steps ahead of him. He captured the u25 classification at La Route d'Occitanie - La Dépêche du Midi. He rode respectable in Giro d'Italia. He captured the KOM jersey and 2nd overall and in the u25 classification at Colombia 2.1.
is one of the greatest talents in modern cycling, and i could not find him in the DB. He has so far this season won the NC ITT, the u25 at Tour of Slovenia, the overall aswell as the u25 at Amgen Tour of California, the u25 at Itzulia Basque Country and the u25 and overall at Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta. Aswell as a respectable 18th at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. This kid can climb the long mountains aswell as the shorter hills with a great neck for ITT.
Bram Welten: Best of the Dutch class this season. Fast sprinter who can also hang onto the reduced bunch in easier cobbled and punchy stages.
Jasper Philipsen: First and foremost a sprinter of course, with a range of top 5's this year from small and big races. Won Paris - Tours Espoirs in 2017. Six out of seven Belgian MG rider with 80+ sprint is 30 years or older, so 80 potential in sprints shouldn't be a problem. In addition, he's a pretty good cobbler, achieved top 5's in both Paris - Roubaix Espoirs and Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften. Also delivered good TT's as a junior, x2 national champion and 6th in the WC time trial in Richmond. Training examples below: sprint, cobbles, track-sprint and fabian.
Estonia, they finally have a very promising rider in Siim Kiskonen. He does a lot of things very well, but I see him the most as a classics man. Steven Kalf rides overseas in the US and seems to develop into a very nice powerhouse over there. Kristjan Johanson doesn't have any result to justify his proposal, but coming from MTB as well his stats seems to be quite fun without any back-ups, so he could be an interesting mg rider and add some flair to Estonia. Peter Pruus is an old allrounder that could take his final years as an all terrain domestique. Aksel Nommela however is a strong rider that sprints very well after some hills or cobbles. He did great in his CX attempts in the Belgian winter as well, so his stats reflect the identity of his numerous years of riding in the Benelux countries mainly.
