We've further improved our squad by signing Roger Adria to a 50,000€ contract. Roger Adria is an amazingly versatile rider. He combines strong climbing abilities with fast sprinting abilities. He will play a crucial role in many hilly classics, but will also feature in mountain stage races. We are super exciting to have such a talented rider on this incredibly low wage.

And another German for the team. This one is Colombian.
German Dario is a stage racer who previously raced for now disbanded Manada Coyote. He quickly agreed on a 50,000€ contract. He is a stage racer who likes the big mountains and also is familiar with an aero bike. At the young age of 24, he will use this season to improve further and learn from the best but he is also already a valuable domestique for our leaders - especially Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier will benefit from his support. We are happy to have gotten his signature and are looking forward to seeing him race.

Bryan Mendoza follows his former Manada team mate to us by also signing a 50,000€ contract in the early days of free agency. He is a very similar type of rider with his strengths in the high mountains as well as on the aero bike. He will be a useful domestique in stage races for us and we expect him to further develop after experiencing racing on a higher level than previously.

quadsas wrote:

Noone else going for Gomez is a complete mystery, that's a very useful rider for every team in the game

Our seventh free agent signing is Liam Holowesko. Coming from the Bahamas, the 25 year old is ready to start his professional career after signing a contract worth 50,000 euros.

Liam is a rider who is equally strong in the mountains and on shorter hills. He also has reasonable rouleurs skills and a solid aero position. As such he will be a valuable domestique on almost any terrain for us. We expect him to improve after his first pro season.

SotD wrote:

Something doesn't seem to add up in the development plan though...

"It's still sad to see Evonik moving so far away from being a strong cobbled side" - SotD

I expect some creative solutions from you once again - kandesbunzler

Still loads of roster space for you to make moves and pickup those key loan ins you always seem to get - sammy


You asked for it, you got it. Evonik continues to be present on the cobbles thanks to the creative solution of loaning in Alexandr Ovsyannikov as our leader for the cobbled races. Ovsyannikov is a hybrid talent combining strengths on the cobbles and a strong sprint and he will get plenty of leadership opportunities on both type of races.

A familiar face returns. After finishing his development in the 2023 season contracted with us us, we sold Hannes to Lotto-Caloi prior to last season to make room for other investments. This year, a surprising and welcome opportunity appeared, when we could buy him back for only 50,000€.

Hannes will be a valuable domestique at the side of Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier. He is a very capable Grand Tour domestique with his specialities in the biggest mountains and in the aero position which makes him perfect for the role we have envisioned for him this year.

Croatia14 wrote:

I don't think I would've gone the way you went with your talent acquistion, but I really like the signings of Adria especially and also the smart Ovsya solution!