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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 07-09-2021 01:03
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I think you accidentally wrote "loan" next to Tobias Foss's name. Now worries, plenty of time to fix it. 
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 07-09-2021 01:32
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Definitely could be some interest in Amezawa. We may talk in a few days
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| SotD |
Posted on 07-09-2021 07:43
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Amezawa? Hmm, that would happen to be exactly what I need... And Vingegaard just because he's Vingegaard would be very cool too! Let's have a chat
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| ember |
Posted on 07-09-2021 11:54
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tastasol wrote:
Will be interesting to see if you can bounce back directly. With Rein probably leaving, you should at least have a good chance to get in a leader that can stay with the team for many years to come. One of the riders you're loaning out certainly caught my eye there, we'll probably talk a bit (much) during transfers 
Lokking forward to the challenge, that’s for sure! Not confident I’ll bounce back, as much will be decided by how the early transfer season goes, I suspect. Good to hear, and we’ll definitely talk, as it’s no secret I’m still very much interested in several of your riders, like I’ve «always» been 
baseballlover312 wrote:
I think you accidentally wrote "loan" next to Tobias Foss's name. Now worries, plenty of time to fix it.
Feel free to try to fix it! Not sure I see it as broken, though 
valverde321 wrote:
Definitely could be some interest in Amezawa. We may talk in a few days
Interesting! Looking forward to the talks, after all I’m sure Amezawa is attracted of the idea of riding for a home country team.
SotD wrote:
Amezawa? Hmm, that would happen to be exactly what I need... And Vingegaard just because he's Vingegaard would be very cool too! Let's have a chat
Really curious to see what kind of interest there will be in Amezawa. Fingers crossed I’ll have offers and talks I’m tempted by Vingegaard could indeed look to be solid, yeah. Especially as I probably won’t have a proper GC rider to serve this season, potentially reducing his value for my team quite a bit. |
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 07-09-2021 11:58
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We'll talk for sure
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 07-09-2021 12:19
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I guess there's already too much (PT) interest in Amezawa for me to get involved
But he'd definitely be a great fit as well - I'll probably first look for more local alternatives then But I still wouldn't exclude that we'll have some talks...
Btw, it's a bit sad that both riders that were part of our deal last transfers weren't renewed... (Scully, Freuler). Maybe we should have each kept our initial rider
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| ember |
Posted on 09-09-2021 07:47
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@hillis91: I’m looking forward to it!
@Fabianski: Never say never. If the offer is right, I’ll be happy to sell, be it a PT or PCT team
Due to the relegation and now being a Pro Continental Tour team, Aker - MOT sees it as an evil necessity to have Rein Taaramäe available for a transfer. His wage makes it close to impossible to keep him within the team.
It’s a difficult decision. Rein has been brilliant for us, having won the Grand Tour he has participated in both in 2019 and 2020. His 2019 Vuelta win was definitely a highlight. Never before, or after, have we been close to do such a GT with several stage wins and major control om the red jersey.
The relegation from Pro Tour forces us to rebuild our team for the years to come. This means we’ll let Rein leave this transfer season. He’s one of the MG legends, and his abilities and stats should see him be a strong force also this season, challenging for the win in whatever race he enters, be it a Pro Tour or Pro Continental race.
It’s no secret we had a tricky renewals process, ending well above the wage cap. We’ll obviously work this transfer season so that we end it inside the limit. Thus, we hope to have Rein involved in either a trade deal where we get a rider/riders on smaller wages in return, or a money only deal.
 Rein Taaramäe | 34 years old | Wage: 820.000 |
| FL | MO | HI | TT | STA | RES | REC | ACC | FIG | DH | PRL | | 73 | 83 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 77 |
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| ember |
Posted on 25-07-2022 10:16
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2022: Development at Aker - MOT
It's with great joy and pride we present you our three riders who made huge progress in the previous season, 2021. Two of them were loaned out to the best Norwegian team there is in the business, Grieg-Maersk. We can only say thank you to their manager tastasol, as both Niklas Larsen and Ivan Sosa finished their development with them. Both got to taste Pro Tour, and we hope they can build on that, as we're looking to have them as integral part of our team moving on. The same goes for Tobias Foss, who is the third rider to make big progress in the year that has been.
Note: The wages given below are of course their 2021 wages.
 Tobias Foss | Stage racer | 85.000 | 25 years old | OVL: 76,62 |
| 2021 | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FI | DH | PR | | 69 | 76 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 66 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 70 |
| 2022 | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FI | DH | PR | | 69 | 78 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 66 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 72 |
Tobias Foss is the next diesel stage racer from Norway. In him, we see a rider similar to what Fredrik Strand Galta has been for us for several seasons, although with a much better TT. That makes Foss interesting for future training, as we believe in his potential to become a consistent top 10 stage racer for those week long stage races, but also for a Grand Tour.
 Ivan Sosa | Climber | 110.000 | 25 years old | OVL: 77,84 |
| 2021 | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FI | DH | PR | | 66 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 60 | 59 | 72 | 73 | 66 | 65 |
| 2022 | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FI | DH | PR | | 66 | 78 | 78 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 80 | 60 | 59 | 74 | 75 | 66 | 65 |
Ivan Sosa is an exciting prospect, already for the 2022 season. We hope to see him ride aggressive, and he'll surely be given a lot of freedom to fullfill his potential. It will be interesting to see what kind of races he'll do, but we hope to see him feature in both Grand Tours and difficult week long races.
 Niklas Larsen | Rouleur | 50.000 | 25 years old | OVL: 74,54 |
| 2021 | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FI | DH | PR | | 75 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 76 | 64 | 76 | 75 | 65 | 66 | 78 |
| 2022 | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FI | DH | PR | | 77 | 60 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 78 | 64 | 77 | 76 | 65 | 66 | 80 |
We chose a different development for Niklas Larsen, as we aim for him to be a prologue specialist, who can also put in the work in a future leadout train and on the final kilometers on flat stages and races. We hope to see him get to use his big engine already this season, all it takes will be a great day on the right prologue, and he should be able to fight for Pro Tour top 10 placings. |
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 25-07-2022 10:48
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Glad you are going the other way than us back up to PT if you're going to have riders like that - especially don't need those two beating Higuita to U25 jerseys next year Awesome (both 79RES!) duo for the next decade, will be very interesting to follow.
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 25-07-2022 11:14
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Amazing group right there!
I like the route of all of them. Foss will be a beast.
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 25-07-2022 11:52
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The two first riders are obviously going to be amazing riders whether they're going to be lieutenants off stronger captains or with a little training be captains of their own!
I love to see Niklas Larsen maxed, what a rider he is.
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| ember |
Posted on 25-07-2022 12:17
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jandal7: Would definitely be great if both Foss and Sosa can pick up U25 points this season. I suspect they'll be needed in the fight to avoid relegation!
hillis91: Fingers crossed we can find the needed money to train him when the time for that comes.
whitejersey: Suspect Foss will need quite a lot of training to become a PT captain. The same goes for Sosa, but his ceiling is higher as it stands now, I think. Agree on Niklas Larsen, the challenge is that we lack a sprinter he can serve as a leadout and key domestique |
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| redordead |
Posted on 25-07-2022 12:24
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Looks like I won't get many U25 pts in PTHC
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 25-07-2022 12:36
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Those energy stats 
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| ember |
Posted on 08-08-2022 23:37
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Renewals were once again tricky for Aker - MOT, but after the last dot of ink was written, team manager ember was fairly happy with the result.
Below follows the team as it stands before the transfer season. As you'll see, Aker - MOT are down to 16 riders, as several riders agreed to leave during the negotiations. Who knows, some of them might be tempted to return, depending on how the transfer season plays out.
| Nat. | Name | MO | HI | TT | CB | SP | OVR | Age | Wage |  | Michal Kwiatkowski | 78 | 81 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 79,46 | 32 | 640 000 | | Fredrik Strand Galta | 81 | 73 | 73 | 52 | 63 | 77,93 | 30 | 320 000 | | Ivan Sosa | 78 | 78 | 67 | 60 | 59 | 77,84 | 25 | 320 000 |  | Takeaki Amezawa | 77 | 77 | 64 | 60 | 68 | 77,23 | 27 | 250 000 |  | Hampus Anderberg | 64 | 69 | 76 | 78 | 60 | 76,91 | 26 | 220 000 | | Tobias Foss | 78 | 72 | 76 | 66 | 60 | 76,62 | 25 | 160 000 |  | Steven Lammertink | 64 | 69 | 80 | 65 | 63 | 76,3 | 29 | 165 000 | | Andreas Vangstad | 72 | 70 | 77 | 60 | 65 | 75,07 | 30 | 95 000 | | Niklas Larsen | 60 | 68 | 74 | 64 | 77 | 74,56 | 25 | 75 000 | | Amund Grondahl Jansen | 64 | 70 | 65 | 76 | 75 | 74,37 | 28 | 70 000 | | Lasse Norman Hansen | 59 | 65 | 77 | 56 | 73 | 74,17 | 30 | 60 000 |  | Davide Ballerini | 64 | 71 | 57 | 71 | 74 | 73,97 | 28 | 50 000 |  | Edison Bravo | 70 | 76 | 64 | 55 | 65 | 73,86 | 30 | 50 000 |  | David Wohrer | 75 | 74 | 64 | 56 | 66 | 73,72 | 32 | 50 000 |  | Yuan Tan Peng | 59 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 69 | 73,65 | 29 | 50 000 |  | Airidas Videika | 63 | 65 | 66 | 73 | 74 | 73,63 | 28 | 50 000 |
Thank you a lot to knockout for making the tool for an easy overview of the riders available!
As usual, all riders could be for sale, if the right money offer, trade, or some kind of trade and money offer is given. Having said that, there are some riders who are more likely to leave than others.
Fredrik Strand Galta is looking to shine elsewhere. The Norwegian stage racer where brilliant in the Grand Tours in both 2018 and 2019, before he and the rest of the team were poor in 2020, when we relegated. Back in the PCT, he has found his legs again, but now he's seeking for a new challenge.
Ivan Sosa is also a rider who might look to see if he can get a more defined role in another team, as his role with Aker - MOT is still unclear. Perfect for stage hunting in Grand Tours, a potential star with training, or just a key lieutnant who also enjoys himself when given the chance to ride for his own chances. It's not that weird that we're not sure how to make best use of him, and Sosa is slightly worried due to that, and might look to excel elsewhere.
Davide Ballerini could also be a rider who might want to find a new home. Admittedly, team manager ember thought he was going to be a gem in the PCT, but that might have been a level too high for him to make the most of chances to get a result. He could be looking to lead the line in the CT, as he should fit well for flat races which still has some small hills.
As stated above, those three are the riders who in particular are looking for a new team, but all riders could be sold, swapped for the right discussion and offer. |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 08-08-2022 23:55
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Shocked to see Galta on the block! Not that it doesn't make sense from a strategic perspective. You have a lot of good young stage races and climbers on the rise here, and Galta hasn't quite lived up to his best the last couple of years. But I figured he would be an Aker lifer.
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 09-08-2022 00:11
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Galta on the block is a huge shift, seconding the notion from BBL here, I honestly expected him to be a rider that was kept through thick and thin! Both him and Sosa are probably going to be the center of a good level of interest I don't expect that you will struggle to offload them at all!
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 09-08-2022 01:20
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Galta no 
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
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11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
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| redordead |
Posted on 09-08-2022 07:53
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Yeah, you should get plenty of interest in Galta and Sosa
Looking forward to see who you target to help continue your momentum in PT
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 09-08-2022 10:08
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Very interesting availabilities for sure. Looking at a rebuild I guess with how your renewals and availabilities are shaping up. All the best for the PT
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