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[PCT] UBS - EDP | Transfers / Roster
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| Heine |
Posted on 08-07-2026 21:09
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As a fellow PCT manager I think Kudus deserves another year in PT
Just saying
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 08-07-2026 21:18
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Kudos for bringing Kudus' wage down by that much, didn't expect this after another GT win (and more great races)!
With Kudus, Jacobs, Blum and Müller (who seems to work far better with the current version than with the previous one), promotion should be pretty safe imho, but keeping Godoy and selling Kudus instead obviously gives you far more options. Hope you're going to fill your roster with lots of Portuguese/Brazilian riders so we won't bump into each other too often 
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 09-07-2026 03:30
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Heine wrote:
As a fellow PCT manager I think Kudus deserves another year in PT
Just saying
Definitely, and I hear he has built a really strong bond with Godoy, so would be unfair not to let them both go back to PT.
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 09-07-2026 08:17
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Nice work regarding Kudus' wage  That would have been a tough negotiation. He can be a big bargaining chip for you, I can't imagine the fear of angering the great man whilst trying to get that wage down. Could be very exciting if you part ways with him, it could certainly set you up to do whatever you want during transfers.
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| SotD |
Posted on 10-07-2026 07:55
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Nice and clean jersey design. That is always a hit!
Also I agree, let Kudus stay in the PCT. He clearly wants to be there having relegated two times in a row 
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 11-07-2026 18:26
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Personally, as someone not in PCT, I would love to see Kudus obliterate PCT.
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| knockout |
Posted on 11-07-2026 18:31
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Yes please. Also dont request any wildcards. Thank you very much.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 17-07-2026 09:02
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I guess you can just sit back and wait for the post-FA battle desperation to set in after a few hours of transfers 
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 21-07-2026 13:47
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| Name | FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | Wage | Avail. | |  | Kudus | 69 | 85 | 82 | 78 | 72 | 79 | 77 | 79 | 53 | 64 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 72 | 32 | €1,100,000 | Yes | |  | Godoy | 68 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 54 | 59 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 31 | €365,000 | Maybe | |  | Jacobs | 76 | 60 | 65 | 69 | 62 | 77 | 76 | 67 | 79 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 60 | 29 | €155,000 | | | | Müller | 70 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 63 | 76 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 73 | 75 | 63 | 63 | 30 | €125,000 | | | Blum | 76 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 79 | 73 | 77 | 74 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 78 | 25 | €110,000 | | | | Balmer | 68 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 69 | 26 | €104,000 | | | | Stöckli | 65 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 61 | 71 | 70 | 74 | 61 | 59 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 59 | 26 | €83,000 | | | | Brun | 68 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 60 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 59 | 63 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 59 | 26 | €63,000 | | | Schäppi | 72 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 76 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 60 | 75 | 30 | €67,000 | | | Schir | 66 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 49 | 58 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 71 | 33 | €65,000 | | | | Voisard | 66 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 69 | 70 | 75 | 60 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 69 | 64 | 28 | €50,000 | | | Jenni | 65 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 55 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 55 | 59 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 55 | 24 | €54,000 | Maybe | | | Weiss | 71 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 56 | 57 | 63 | 71 | 67 | 68 | 24 | €54,000 | Maybe | |  | Barbio | 67 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 75 | 70 | 74 | 33 | €50,000 | | |  | Haugard | 70 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 77 | 71 | 74 | 65 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 63 | 77 | 34 | €50,000 | Yes | |  | Maciejuk | 73 | 64 | 68 | 71 | 75 | 71 | 73 | 67 | 71 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 27 | €50,000 | |
As much as it pains me, the main goal of this transfer season will be to find a new home for Merhawi Kudus. After a perfect season in which he won 100% of the races he entered (Giro d'Italia, Criterium du Dauphine, Tirreno Adriatico) and finished 7th in the PT standings, he will look to make his way back to the PT. Had we remained in the PT division, there is no chance he would be leaving us after taking such a massive salary reduction in renewals. And if he were on this salary to begin with, there is no chance we would have relegated.
He has been one of the most fun riders I've ever had on the roster. My loss will be someone else's gain I suppose. I realize there are a lot of flashy names hitting free agency that will pull a lot of attention (and inflated price tags... I would know  ), so let's deal before it gets to that point. I am looking mainly for a swap, ideally for a PCT-competitive sprinter or stage racer, but will also field cash offers.
If we aren't able to sell him, then we will need to sell Godoy. And we will seek every PT wildcard possible for Kudus out of spite. There are a number of other riders on the roster with some availability, though these will be looked at after our main moves are made. Looking forward to talking!
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| jaxika |
Posted on 21-07-2026 14:08
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It seems, that we may possibly talk |
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Posted on 10-08-2026 00:27
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 21-07-2026 15:13
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We'll surely be in touch, let's see if we can get a deal for once
Otherwise, I'm sure your sponsors want you to mainly go for the Portuguese market this year, right? (There might be something I could do for you in that respect...)
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 21-07-2026 16:31
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Time to see who Kudus relegates next
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 21-07-2026 17:17
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"rejected taglines from Bushwackers Kudos sales pitch!"
No surprise really to see you looking to move Kudos probably needed just to balance the roster a bit but already a roster that should be enough for a promotion chase this year |
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| SotD |
Posted on 21-07-2026 17:27
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Interesting to have both Herklotz and Kudus on the move. Maybe I should go for one of them, and then have a complete team
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| Bushwackers |
Posted on 09-08-2026 13:02
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We had a very eventful transfer season. The end result is near complete turnover in the team leadership. We were able to secure a trade for Merhawi Kudus, who went to MOL Cycling Team in a trade deal that brought in Portuguese star Joao Almeida. One of our goals was to develop our Portuguese identity for our new sponsor EDP, and I can't think of a better way to do it. Almeida is also the beneficiary of some training this offseason with his new stats reflected below.
Joao Almeida - 28 y/o - 530k
| 69 | 83 | 77 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 73 | | | | ↓↓↓ | ↓↓↓ | | | | | | | | | | | | 69 | 83 | 78 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 73 |
Our other goal was to hire a capable sprinter, which is an area we haven't focused on recently (to our detriment). We accomplished this through a trade with Aker - AB InBev where we traded our climbing star Caio Godoy in exchange for veteran  Dylan Groenewegen. I'm very excited to see what Dylan can do in the PCT this season, and we also brought in another veteran in Elias Afewerki to be a designated leadout man.
Dylan Groenewegen - 33 y/o - 275k
| 72 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 63 | 73 | 70 | 84 | 58 | 81 | 80 | 58 | 63 | 71 |
Elias Afewerki - 34 y/o - 50k
| 71 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 74 | 67 | 76 | 67 | 77 | 77 | 66 | 68 | 69 |
Needing a replacement for Godoy, we looked into a few different options. Ultimately we were able to make a deal with Gjensidige that saw us bring in Thymen Arensman (alongside young Indonesian sprinting talent  Adhithia Alung Nugraha) for a fee of 1.12 mil. It will be fun to see what Arensman can do with a secondary leadership role and we have some races highlighted on the calendar that suit his strengths.
Thymen Arensman - 27 y/o - 180k
| 73 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 77 | 74 | 67 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 74 |
Adhithia Alung Nugraha - 24 y/o - 50k
| 67 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 69 | 62 | 67 | 72 | 60 | 70 | 72 | 62 | 63 | 69 |
Lvl 4.100 - Track-Sprint
| 73 | 52 | 55 | 59 | 70 | 65 | 71 | 82 | 60 | 76 | 78 | 62 | 64 | 75 |
Our last goal was to round out the roster through free agency. We ended up bringing back Gaspar Goncalves, who decided to test free agency after we couldn't come to an agreement in renewals. He ultimately signed back with us for the minimum fee. We also signed  Diego Pescador and  Daniel Yon Hin, two talented young riders who we are excited to develop for the future.
Gaspar Goncalves - 31 y/o - 50k
| 69 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 56 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 56 | 68 | 74 | 62 | 66 | 62 |
Diego Pescador - 22 y/o - 200k
| 67 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 62 | 69 | 66 | 71 | 66 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 78 | 60 |
Lvl 4.100 - Climberv1
| 70 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 77 | 73 | 76 | 66 | 64 | 74 | 72 | 82 | 60 |
Daniel Yon Hin - 24 y/o - 50k
| 66 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 71 | 72 | 62 | 63 | 70 |
Lvl 4.100 - Sprinter
| 72 | 53 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 77 | 63 | 77 | 78 | 62 | 64 | 70 |
In summary it was a very eventful transfer season for us. I'm excited with the changes at the top end as well as some of the talent we are bringing into the team. The goal is to be able to bounce back to PT after this season in order to maintain our elevator championship title, and I think it should be doable. Here's the final roster:
| Nat. | Name | FL | MO | MM | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | Age | | Almeida | 69 | 83 | 78 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 28 | | Groenewegen | 72 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 63 | 73 | 70 | 84 | 58 | 81 | 80 | 58 | 63 | 71 | 33 | | Arensman | 73 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 77 | 74 | 67 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 74 | 27 | | Jacobs | 76 | 60 | 65 | 69 | 62 | 77 | 76 | 67 | 79 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 60 | 29 | | Müller | 70 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 63 | 76 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 73 | 75 | 63 | 63 | 30 | | Blum | 76 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 79 | 73 | 77 | 74 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 78 | 25 | | Balmer | 68 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 69 | 26 | | Stöckli | 65 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 61 | 71 | 70 | 74 | 61 | 59 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 59 | 26 | | Brun | 68 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 60 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 59 | 63 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 59 | 26 | | Goncalves | 69 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 56 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 56 | 68 | 74 | 62 | 66 | 62 | 31 | | Schäppi | 72 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 76 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 60 | 75 | 30 | | Afewerki | 71 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 74 | 67 | 76 | 67 | 77 | 77 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 34 | | Schir | 66 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 50 | 58 | 63 | 68 | 67 | 71 | 33 | | Barbio | 67 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 65 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 75 | 70 | 74 | 33 | | Haugard | 70 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 77 | 71 | 74 | 65 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 63 | 77 | 34 | | Voisard | 66 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 62 | 69 | 70 | 75 | 60 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 69 | 64 | 28 | | Maciejuk | 73 | 64 | 68 | 71 | 75 | 71 | 73 | 67 | 71 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 73 | 27 | | Jenni | 65 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 55 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 55 | 59 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 55 | 24 | | Weiss | 71 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 56 | 57 | 63 | 71 | 67 | 68 | 24 | | Pescador | 67 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 62 | 69 | 66 | 71 | 66 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 78 | 60 | 22 | | Nugraha | 67 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 69 | 62 | 67 | 72 | 60 | 70 | 72 | 62 | 63 | 69 | 24 | | Yon Hin | 66 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 70 | 66 | 60 | 71 | 72 | 62 | 63 | 70 | 24 | | Royan* | 70 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 69 | 70 | 67 | 68 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 66 | 69 | 23 |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 09-08-2026 13:27
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That's definitely a team to battle for the title, promotion shouldn't be too difficult. Almeida looks so good with plenty of support. Contenders on all terrains, depth. An eventful transfers but one that certainly worked out!
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 09-08-2026 13:50
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Look at the ages of those leaders! Turning Kudus and Godoy into Almeida and Arensman is fantastic work, and a young Swiss core stands behind them. I anticipate both you and Jura promoting again for Swiss cycling this season.
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