Awesome overview
Benoot definitely is impressive - but I'm somewhat surprised to see that Kelderman is still the rider with the most achievements. Guess the stage races make the difference there, as in terms of total points Benoot is easily superior now.
Btw, you got the wrong flag for Yechezkel, should be IL instead of IS
Awesome overview
Benoot definitely is impressive - but I'm somewhat surprised to see that Kelderman is still the rider with the most achievements. Guess the stage races make the difference there, as in terms of total points Benoot is easily superior now.
Btw, you got the wrong flag for Yechezkel, should be IL instead of IS
Kelderman also did CT for a year, that helped! Benoot definitely showed in PCM 22 that classics was his strong suit and that's how was planned for two of the three seasons he has been with the team.
Beat me to the punch today dropping the team history post As always love the work and reading through. Such a credit to your regional squad-building to see the focus region flags filling up the top 10 of all the lists. Except return on wage, but maybe that's the price you pay to get home nation riders
Marcel Wyss always puts a smile on my face when he shows up there each year.
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant." [PT] Xero Racing
Beat me to the punch today dropping the team history post As always love the work and reading through. Such a credit to your regional squad-building to see the focus region flags filling up the top 10 of all the lists. Except return on wage, but maybe that's the price you pay to get home nation riders
Marcel Wyss always puts a smile on my face when he shows up there each year.
Like you said, we're slowly putting the regional riders at or near the top of most standings, and hopefully we can do even better. Wyss put a lot of smiles on my face as well back then!
It is time to share with the world how our rider contract discussions turned out this off-season.
Rider
2024 Wage
2025 Wage
Difference
Tiesj Benoot
410,000 €
405,000 €
-5,000 €
Daan Olivier
530,000 €
345,000 €
-185,000 €
Mick Van Dijke
95,000 €
185,000 €
90,000 €
Alexandor Cataford
175,000 €
175,000 €
0 €
Gijs Leemreize
140,000 €
130,000 €
-10,000 €
Jonel Carcueva
110,000 €
105,000 €
-5,000 €
Saya Kuroeda
105,000 €
110,000 €
5,000 €
Marten Kooistra
50,000 €
85,000 €
35,000 €
Yamato Shirota
60,000 €
80,000 €
20,000 €
Leo Hayter
115,000 €
80,000 €
-35,000 €
Daan Hoole
0 €
50,000 €
50,000 €
Shiki Kuroeda
100,000 €
60,000 €
-40,000 €
Esow Alben
50,000 €
50,000 €
0 €
Tim Van Dijke
50,000 €
50,000 €
0 €
Naveen John
0 €
50,000 €
50,000 €
Declan Trezise
50,000 €
55,000 €
5,000 €
Ronaldo Laitonjam Singh
110,000 €
60,000 €
-50,000 €
Yanglem Rojit Singh
0 €
50,000 €
50,000 €
Fran Miholjevic
10,000 €
50,000 €
40,000 €
Damien Howson
140,000 €
Released
-140,000 €
Alexandr Kulikovskiy
115,000 €
Released
-115,000 €
Aviv Yechezkel
50,000 €
Released
-50,000 €
Alejandro Franco
10,000 €
Released
-10,000 €
Kristjan Hocevar
25,000 €
0 €
-25,000 €
2,500,000 €
2,175,000 €
-325,000 €
We went into transfers with the intention of releasing one rider - Alejandro Franco - and we did that. We didn't go into transfers with the thought of possibly losing three more of our riders because of their demands, but that happened with Howson, Kulikovskiy and Yechezkel, as we were not inclined to meet their exaggerated demands!
For the rest, renewals went similar to what we were expecting. Benoot took the smallest cut, while Olivier dropped considerably after his decline! Hayter and Ronaldo also accepted reduced wages, correcting their inflated ones from FA, while Shiki also took a cut after his own decline. The one significant increase is Mick Van Dijke, with his development now complete. Kooistra and Shirota get a bump up, with Hoole, John and Rojith adding to our wages after returning from loan-outs last season. Miholjevic's stagiare contract was converted into a full-time one, with the likes of Leemreize, Carcueva, Saya and Trezise taking small decrement or increments.
This wasn't a good renewals in terms of riders, and selling potential, that we lost! The potential extra incomings would've gone a long way in helping us get our targets for our first season in the PT. Having said this, we still feel we did well with the riders that remain, and will look to build from here for the coming transfer window.
Stay tuned for the availability post coming soon...
As the transfer window rapidly approaches, the team management takes this opportunity to present our availability list for everyone interested:
Name
Wage
Availability
Benoot
Tiesj
YES
Olivier
Daan
YES
Van Dijke
Mick
No
Cataford
Alexandor
Maybe
Leemreize
Gijs
No
Carcueva
Jonel
No
Kuroeda
Saya
YES
Kooistra
Marten
YES
Shirota
Yamato
YES
Hayter
Leo
No
Hoole
Daan
No
Kuroeda
Shiki
YES
Alben
Esow
No
Van Dijke
Tim
No
John
Naveen
No
Trezise
Declan
Maybe
Singh
Ronaldo Laitonjam
No
Singh
Yanglem Rojit
No
Miholjevic
Fran
YES
For Sale
Name
FL
MO
MM
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
Age
Tiesj Benoot
71
75
78
81
63
75
74
74
76
69
71
62
66
62
31
Daan Olivier
71
80
78
75
68
75
79
75
58
63
70
69
70
68
33
Saya Kuroeda
74
53
58
63
67
72
73
75
77
74
78
63
64
71
30
Marten Kooistra
77
60
63
65
59
73
69
68
70
76
76
63
63
64
28
Yamato Shirota
68
75
75
75
58
69
68
73
55
63
78
73
58
58
31
Shiki Kuroeda
71
62
66
69
51
74
75
80
75
75
71
66
70
62
33
Fran Miholjevic
68
63
65
66
68
68
66
68
53
56
63
66
68
70
23
Giving them all the heave ho!
Benoot is probably the most influential rider we've had on our team, in a positive way! He holds the record for most points scored for the team, with an average >700 per season over the last three seasons in PCT. While we would've loved to keep him, our chosen bands and planned team structure leave him with too few suitable race days to justify the same.
Olivier is our first real Dutch stage race leader! He also acted like one, scoring very well in all but one race last season. Time is catching up to him though, but he still remains a very viable option as a leader for PCT or a co-leader for PT.
The Kuroedas joined us together in 2022, and will likely leave together, or so is the intention. Shiki was the better performer over the first two seasons, but Saya turned it around last season with some exceptional results for his skillset. Both brothers still remain extremely usefull across multiple terrains.
Kooistra set the record for the longest time with team last season, but with the Indian duo of sprinters coming up the ranks, we feel it is the right time for him to move on. His versatility across sprints and cobbles should make him a valuable asset for teams focusing in those areas, or for those wanting to fill a gap there.
Our primary sponsors will not be happy but we feel the increased wage for Shirota also makes him a candidate to be moved on this season. He has proved himself to be the perfect domestique for both mountains and hills, and should be a good KOM hunter in all divisions.
Miholjevic is the only talent we are surely putting up for sale, as we won't be able to help him make any progress with his development from the PT.
Maybe Available
Name
FL
MO
MM
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
Age
Alexandor Cataford
74
72
71
70
79
75
75
73
67
60
69
67
71
79
32
Declan Trezise
74
60
60
59
62
68
73
64
66
73
73
61
67
64
23
The sale of Cataford depends on us being able to sign our desired leaders to compensate for the loss of his point-scoring potential.
Trezise is the other talent we will consider selling, but it would take a serious offer. He has already shown his potential (and more!) by winning a bunch sprint in his neo-pro season! We plan to make him into a fast roluer, but he could definitely become involved in a high value deal for cash or a swap.
For Loan
Name
FL
MO
MM
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
Age
Yanglem Rojit Singh
68
62
63
64
72
69
70
65
68
70
72
61
60
72
25
Rojith Singh will be available for loan, similar to last season. He is a decent addition to any TT squad and should be allowed to go out into breaks on road stages.
Someone wants to make serious money it seems
Interesting to see that Saya is still training eligible, guess he might be worth a PM... And Cataford of course, but don't like his age
You should be in for a fun transfer season, though - this definitely looks like a major overhaul!
In other years Benoot would have been a no-brainer for me ... But there should be no problem with selling him or Olivier or the Kuroedas to finance the rebuild you're seemingly planning!
One of the spiciest availability lists. Not sure it fits my plan (lol, "plan", who am I kidding), but I'd love to have an Asian refill after letting go of Hayakawa. Best of luck for tomorrow!
Defintely don't need Benoot back in the PCT or Olivier for that matter, But Benoot the bigger surprise to see on the list. But sentimentality gets you relegated.
Clearly either Yates is greedier than Olivier or I am a worse negotiator because Olivier is better and scored more points last year but ended up with 40k lower wages.
@jaxika: I'm happy the post is doing it's intended job
@Fab: Yes the plan is not for 'medium' one thats for sure Money depends on how much others want to pay for them. Hopefully it's a decent amount. Always willing to have those discussions during transfers.
@Kb: This year can be like any other year surely!
@wj: I guess that always happens during transfers...
@Gustav: I like what you are saying! Looking forward to talking if you do down that route.
@jph: My days of developing talents to sell them are (mostly) over. Best way to not have Benoot elsewhere is to have him yourself
@Ulrich: Better hope PT comes in for them then! Losing Benoot is bitter sweet indeed but I can't really justify keeping him with the calendar I have. I guess I did well with Olivier but three others balanced the scale!
Benoot and Olivier is very interesting. Not for my team but definitely shows that you are ready to make big moves. Really looking forward to seeing your transfers unfold as i have little idea what the plan might be. We'll be in touch anyway
As always love the work and reading through. Such a credit to your regional squad-building to see the focus region flags filling up the top 10 of all the lists. Except return on wage, but maybe that's the price you pay to get home nation riders 
Tiesj Benoot
Daan Olivier
Alexandor Cataford
Jonel Carcueva
Saya Kuroeda
Leo Hayter
Esow Alben
Declan Trezise
Fran Miholjevic
Alexandr Kulikovskiy
Aviv Yechezkel
Alejandro Franco
