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[PCT '23] Genii Hyundai N Cycling
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 09-08-2023 07:20
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2023 offseason - availability edition
The 2023 transfer season is right around the corner and here is our availability list:
| Last name | First name | Key stat | Wage | Avail. | | Kolev | Yoan | 70 TT | 50k € | Loan | | Kozhatayev | Bakhtiyar | 77 MO | 150k € | Maybe | | Ahmad Zamri | Muhamma Afif | 75 MO | 60k € | Maybe | | De Luna | Flavio | 74 TT | 55k € | Yes | | Paprstka | Tomas | 75 CB | 70k € | Maybe | | Robov | Momchil | 76 HI | 75k € | Yes | | Stoenchev | Valentin | 76 TT | 60k € | Maybe | | Kiskonen | Siim | 77 SP | 80k € | Yes |
The one notable exception in which we will not part ways with under any circumstances is Kolev, who we'll be looking for a loan deal if needed. Kozhatayev is in the Maybe category as he could be a solid role player in PCT, but if a CT team is interested in him and the price is right, we could part ways.
Ahmad Zamri, Paprstka and Stoenchev are also in the Maybe category as they could come in handy for some C2 races down the road as PCT teams need 10 RD spent on C2 races and their OVL and skillset fit. But if there's a compelling offer for any of the two and/or we find replacements, we could consider moving them.
Edited by ivaneurope on 09-08-2023 07:41
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| SotD |
Posted on 09-08-2023 07:24
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Kozhatayev and Ahmad Zamri are pretty interesting. Let's see if we can make something happen 
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 09-08-2023 07:35
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ivaneurope wrote:
| Last name | First name | Key stat | Wage | Avail. | | De Luna | Flavio | 78 CB | 55k € | Yes | | Paprstka | Tomas | 79 MO | 70k € | Maybe |
Hoping for potential buyers to not actually check the DB before getting them? 
Otherwise, I guess I might be interested by some young sprinter, depending on how FA evolves... Those mentioned by SotD are obviously nice "assets" as well, but can't really fill the entire roster with (older) stage racers, either 
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 14-08-2023 08:18
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We proudly welcome our new arrivals to the team:
 Samuel Pokälä | Age: 33 | Lvl: 4.100 | Wage: 50k To be added later
 Matala Sebokai | Age: 30 | Lvl: 4.100 | Wage: 50k To be added later
Unfortunately I don't have time to add the stats for both riders in the cards, but in short Pokälä is 76 TT veteran, while Seboka has 80 MO stat. Also, these are the first riders on the team from Finland and Lesotho respectively
Edited by ivaneurope on 15-08-2023 07:11
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 14-08-2023 13:31
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Seboka, a Pollos legend. Have fun with him. Maybe he can go for another polka-dot jersey at Andorra
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 15-08-2023 07:13
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 Aviv Yechezkel | Age: 29 | Lvl: 4.100 | Wage: 50k | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 74 | 55 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 64 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 65 |
This is also our first rider from Israel
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| knockout |
Posted on 15-08-2023 12:10
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One of the stronger 50k riders signed this year!
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 15-08-2023 12:16
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 Louis Visser | Age: 25 | Lvl: 4.62 | Wage: 50k | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 72 | 64 | 72 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 65 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 68 | 67 |
Some sort of homecoming for this young talent from South Africa, who had raced with us in 2021 as a 1->3 Loan In. It's a shame that Zwift had given up on him as he'd have been really useful down the line. Visser is our first rider from South Africa that we've contracted (i.e. not on loan deal)
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 15-08-2023 12:30
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 Pierre Paolo Penasa | Age: 32 | Lvl: 4.100 | Wage: 230k | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 70 | 80 | 74 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 77 | 50 | 57 | 76 | 68 | 64 | 70 |
 William Barta | Age: 27 | Lvl: 4.100 | Wage: 70k | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 69 | 76 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 54 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 75 |
Joonas Henttala | Age: 32 | Lvl: 4.100 | Wage: 70k | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 66 | 74 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 63 | 71 | 73 |
In a deal that saw MO/TT combo rider Muhamma Afif Ahmad Zamri to Sony - Force India, we've collected 3 riders in return (shocker). First is Penasa, who is (unless something really weird happens) the designated GC leader, another homecoming - this time from Will Barta, and Henttala, who might feel his TT NC jersey under serious threat by his new teammate Pokälä.
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 15-08-2023 13:07
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Nice pickups in getting our former riders Yechezkel and Visser! And we didn't want to give up on Visser, we just got offered a good chunk of cash to let him leave last year  Glad to see he is getting regular full-time contracts now after developing him.
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 15-08-2023 18:00
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 Marcel Kittel | Age: 35 | Lvl: 4.100 | Wage: 50k | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | | 71 | 51 | 60 | 77 | 68 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 56 | 67 | 68 | 60 | 77 |
Some may say "Why you give 50k for 35 year old Kittel?" - I've taken him to be a TTT piece. And for 50k it's a low risk, high chance of reward situation
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 17-08-2023 12:46
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Since we don't have time right now to include stats cards for each rider right now, but we've signed/loaned the following riders (in no particular order):
 Bachirou Nikiema
 Renus Uhiriwe*
 Ethan Vernon*
Jean Bosco Nsengimana
 Aljaz Jarc*
 Aleks Bechkov*
Andrew Fenn
 Dinmukhammed Ulysbayev (soon to be loaned out)
 Matis Louvel*
* - on loan
We're also welcoming our first ever riders from Burkina Faso and Rwanda
Edited by ivaneurope on 17-08-2023 13:51
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 17-08-2023 13:38
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Two Rwandans, I like that Nsengimana will help Uhiriwe feel right at home, too. Love the signing of Visser, he's a great rider.
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 18-08-2023 05:56
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Ethan Vernon | Age: 23 | Lvl: 3.26 | Wage: 150k* | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | | 71 | 60 | 64 | 74 | 70 | 74 | 66 | 66 | 73 | 69 | 63 | 64 | 75 |
Aljaz Jarc | Age: 24 | Lvl: 1.62 | Wage: 50k* | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | | 69 | 63 | 66 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 63 |
Aleks Bechkov | Age: 24 | Lvl: 1.57 | Wage: 50k | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | | 67 | 66 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 63 | 60 | 70 | 66 | 68 |
Renus Uhiriwe | Age: 22 | Lvl: 2.99 | Wage: 50k | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | | 70 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 64 | 70 |
* - The team pays portion of Vernon's wage (135k)
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 18-08-2023 07:18
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Hopefully our former trio can do well for you this season Vernon is a very good loan signing as well.
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| redordead |
Posted on 18-08-2023 08:58
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Thanks for taking care of Jarc and Bechkov
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 18-08-2023 19:35
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 Hakon Frengstad Berger | Age: 31 | Lvl: 4.100 | Wage: 50k | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | | 73 | 60 | 65 | 61 | 72 | 68 | 75 | 62 | 77 | 77 | 63 | 65 | 67 |
Romain Sicard | Age: 34 | Lvl: 4.100 | Wage: 220k | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CO | SP | AC | FT | DH | PR | | 69 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 53 | 60 | 64 | 73 | 61 | 72 |
Hakon Frengstad Berger may seem an insignificat investment, but for 50k it's worth the risk even though his sprint chances would not be very high. However, the main attraction here is Sicard. Yes, he is 34 y.o.. Yes, some may consider it an overpay. But we've managed to get him for fairly decent for his skillset wage. And besides, we can't solely rely on Penasa in Stage Races - we need a backup plan after all
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 20-08-2023 06:44
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| Nat. | Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | | Pierre Paolo Penasa | 70 | 80 | 74 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 77 | 50 | 57 | 76 | 68 | 64 | 70 | 32 | | Romain Sicard | 69 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 53 | 60 | 64 | 73 | 61 | 72 | 35 | | Bachirou Nikiema | 69 | 70 | 77 | 62 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 26 | | Simone Velasco | 73 | 72 | 76 | 60 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 69 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 28 | | Matala Seboka | 61 | 80 | 62 | 53 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 50 | 52 | 67 | 75 | 84 | 53 | 29 |  | Siim Kiskonen | 74 | 59 | 68 | 68 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 69 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 26 | | Momchil Robov | 71 | 72 | 76 | 66 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 50 | 69 | 71 | 76 | 66 | 66 | 30 |  | Tomas Paprstka | 75 | 62 | 69 | 62 | 74 | 70 | 68 | 75 | 70 | 72 | 69 | 78 | 63 | 31 | | William Barta | 69 | 76 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 54 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 56 | 75 | 27 | | Marko Pavlic | 69 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 63 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 30 | | Aviv Yechezkel | 74 | 55 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 64 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 29 | | Hakon Frengstad Berger | 73 | 60 | 65 | 61 | 72 | 68 | 75 | 62 | 77 | 77 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 31 | | Jean Bosco Nsengimana | 65 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 53 | 66 | 72 | 74 | 66 | 76 | 31 | | Valentin Stoenchev | 74 | 67 | 68 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 76 | 32 | | Andrew Fenn | 71 | 52 | 60 | 62 | 73 | 69 | 66 | 78 | 69 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 33 | | Samuel Pokälä | 69 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 63 | 59 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 75 | 33 | | Joonas Henttala | 66 | 74 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 63 | 71 | 73 | 32 | | Marcel Kittel | 71 | 51 | 60 | 77 | 68 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 56 | 67 | 68 | 60 | 77 | 35 |  | Husein Selimovic | 70 | 68 | 69 | 60 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 66 | 22 | | Ethan Vernon | 71 | 60 | 64 | 74 | 70 | 74 | 66 | 66 | 73 | 69 | 63 | 64 | 75 | 23 | | Aljaz Jarc | 69 | 63 | 66 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 24 | | Yoan Kolev | 67 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 55 | 61 | 66 | 67 | 63 | 70 | 24 | | Renus Uhiriwe | 70 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 64 | 70 | 22 | | Aleks Bechkov | 67 | 66 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 63 | 60 | 70 | 66 | 68 | 24 |
So far we don't plan to make any moves...subject to change as the Shakespere question right now fo us is "To do wildcards, or not to do?"
Edited by ivaneurope on 20-08-2023 12:12
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 22-08-2023 10:12
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Penasa is always great and does better than his stats but I fear it might be a hard slog of a year in PCT! Hopefully our four former riders can contribute well for you.
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 22-08-2023 10:41
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AbhishekLFC wrote:
Penasa is always great and does better than his stats but I fear it might be a hard slog of a year in PCT! Hopefully our four former riders can contribute well for you.
Well, it will not be an easy journey, but with Penasa and Sicard I have two GC worthy contenders. Sure, I'm lacking in some departments, but few decent GC results will be good. Despite his decline, IMO Sicard can still contribute this season alongside Penasa
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