However I have three concrete changes, that may be a little unfair on some guys who just missed out on them (including myself who started developing last year), but I think need to be done.

#1.1: Hill Stage Racer
The hilly stage racer training type could be one of two things. It could be customized a bit more, or just a straight swap of MON-HIL from regular stage racer. There is no reason not to have this really and creates an interesting rider type to have around as well as an option in combo-training.

#1.2: Classics Type Upgrade
The option of a classics rider is very appealing to many but the training type isn't to me and others because of one thing in particular: the low ACC gains. The acceleration stat is key in both cobbled and hilly races and it just makes the classics type unfairly weak. I think with the absence here of MON/SPR as secondary stats for these riders it's only fair they have a good acceleration stat to make them competitive.

*I also think this should happen in cobbles as well given it's a key stat there, but especially for classics it's an absolute no-brainer.

#1.3: Fighter Type Upgrade
I completely understand that the flat stat is the main stat for fighters. But the fact that they gain not much in SPR, COB and HIL is an injustice in my eyes. I know I talk about him a lot but a good example is my lvl2 rider Novardianto:

Last	First	FLA	MON	HIL	TT	STA	RES	REC	COB	SPR	ACC	FTR	DH	PRL
Novardianto	Jamalidin	72	61	68	68	69	74	71	69	67	75	74	68	71

He currently has a great (expect FL is too high...) skillset for CT breaks with decent skills on different terrains and in a sprint. Currently the best way for him to be trained to become an alright P(C)T level barodeur is Track-SPR, to give him flat skills, a decent sprint, good flat and a nice acc. But the fact is he'll never be a good to great barodeur because the fighter type, which is absolutely what he needs, offers him no weapons in his arsenal. Every good fighter should either be multifaceted with low 70s stats in cob/hi/spr (as he is but at a CT level) or really good in one terrain - like a KoM hunter with mid 70s MON and high acc/ftr. Classics is not an option even with sacrificing sprint as it gives no acc (above). Currently track-spr turns him into a good flat rider and domestique:

Last	First	FLA	MON	HIL	TT	STA	RES	REC	COB	SPR	ACC	FTR	DH	PRL
Novardianto	Jamalidin	76	61	68	68	70	78	74	69	73	79	74	68	75

Thanks to his current skillset but doesn't do him justice as an all-around barodeur - he doesn't even get to have a high 70s fighter stat as he should for a good barodeur. I get he isn't destined to be one of the best, given he is pot2, but surely (even sacrificing RES and SPR slightly) he deserves something like this:

Last	First	FLA	MON	HIL	TT	STA	RES	REC	COB	SPR	ACC	FTR	DH	PRL
Novardianto	Jamalidin	76	61	71	68	72	77	72	71	70	79	78	69	71

That is the fighter training for him, with two more points on hill, cobbles and sprint. I would give more but he's a pot 2 so any more could be making the category kinda OP and useful for all-around leaders (not that I'd mind because I <3 cool riders). With these stats he's not going to win anything in any level from the favourite's group but becomes a good barodeur without being one of the best - I doubt in anything but FLA, RES, and ACC he'd be the best in whichever breakaway he joined as this would (hopefully ) be in PCT or PT for his career, which hurts me but if I make him with the stats I want you'd laugh off every one of my suggestions

Obviously this change won't affect Jams much if it at all since he won't get to use them for most of his training.

I am not sure exactly what the upgrades here would look like - that'd be for the people making these to decide. But I think none of these are rocking the boat, and improve the system without being anywhere near overpowered.

Nicholas Dlamini:

A cool opportunity to turn an unjustly average TT "talent" in the DB into a cool rider which he has shown signs of being, with great uphill sprints, GC performances and above all KoM hunting. Can be taken a few different routes, none that I've found are too OP. This uses Cv1. https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=4...hp?r=44340

Sam Gaze:

One of the best MTB riders in the world, when he's gone on the road he's shown to be a strong rider and a fast finisher. Has won many small races on the road, but these stats are kind of ballpark and based on MTB crossovers from the past to just make an interesting multifaceted domestique/breakaway rider. https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=6...hp?r=61049

Nick Reddish:

Has shown to be a powerful rider with also a good kick over flat to rolling terrain. Most recently winning (against pro rider Hayden McCormick) from a mid-range break in a rolling New Zealand Cycle Classic stage and defending the leader's jersey until the Admiral Hill stage. https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=4...hp?r=44227

Ryan Christensen:

Seems like a decent fighter and early KoM hunter. Has also done really quite well in the HST this year, top 10 in the hilly stage and doing well on the Lake Mountain finish. https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=4...hp?r=44231

Nicholas Kergozou de la Boessiere:

A top track rider who has also shown himself a powerful sprinter on the road. Has a great name and once had a moustache. Laporte is in his google search results thanks to trek, showing he is part of the elite group of riders who trek has prophecised to glory. https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=4...hp?r=42156

Nick Miller:

Has shown himself a useful subtop rider and occasionally KoM aggressor on the Oceanic domestic and Asian climbing scenes, with some top 10s and good stage results along the way. Older so starting him at lvl4, could even be maxed which would make him more attractive and useful to more Oceanic teams (or CT in general). https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=3...hp?r=36286

Daniel Whitehouse:

Speaking of the Asian cycling scene, the Kiwi/Brit (please please please let him be a Kiwi!) has been one of the top riders there for a couple of years despite being very young. This year has gone to Europe after a top20 in the HST and has won a KoM jersey and top 10'd a MTF in seperate 2.1 races. Is fond of a breakaway or stage victory so good FTR and ACC. Also won Le Race this year with a massive solo and with other performances deserves high backups. 95 so started him up a level (and to make sure he would only be trained as a climber so he can't be abused a bit). https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=1...hp?r=17253

Luke Mudgway:

He seems to have a lot of tools in the box. A track rider with power and a really good sprint but has been awesome in hills and even recently proper mountains too. This seemed the best way to balance that given otherwise he could become OP in some way or another. https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=4...hp?r=42153

James Whelan:

A really strong all-arounder, from the mountains and hills, his main speciality, to even the cobbles, hanging onto the Belgians then attacking late to win the RVV Beloften. Just seems a generally tough all-arounder with high backups and stats in general. Focused in on the climbing but still could be trained through alternative or combination routes. Spoke to trek, who knows a fair bit about him (and my next suggestion), to help gather this. https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=8...hp?r=82146

Cyrus Monk:

A pretty strong all-around sprinter, especially decent over hills (won the U23 NC on the hilly route). Has done well in mountains, hills, some cobbles (front group of the RVV), and in TTs. But sprints for sure is his speciality. He is currently added as one of the "easter eggs" but since he hasn't been signed yet and his stats seem a bit weird I thought I'd try this. Hard to make a properly all-around sprinter as maybe he could be so the RES, whilst it looks weird and too high, should make sure he doesn't get dropped so easily but can't turn into a monster. https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=4...hp?r=43011

Jake Marryatt:

*Max stats with Hill Stage Racer
Seems like a very good young TT guy (because NZ in the MG doesn't have enough decent TT guys!) but has also done ok at surviving, if not competing at the front, in the hills. Won the Oceanic U23 TT champs, has done well in the Elite NZ RR (hilly) before, 12th in the Tour of Southland, and usually good-ish in the Cycle Classic. Hard to place with the lack of overseas action but this seems ok. Could be downgraded. https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=4...hp?r=41198

Kent Main:

Has done well in South African ITTs (usually 2nd to the very strong De Bod, who has already been put in the db ) but has won Tour of Good Hope 2017 + two stages across the years (1 ITT) and even done well on many flat stages. Couldn't find the info but I put it down to flat strength and RES over being a sprinter (since it seemed to be him or De Bod attacking the other, they were 1st and 2nd in a flat stage this year). Not bad in the hills but nothing too special afaik. https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=4...hp?r=44350

Gustav Basson:

*Max stats with Hill Stage Race
Has performed very well in African hilly and TT races this year, peaking in him combining them to win the Tour of Limpopo, and the TT stage. Also has done well over longer mountains but mostly it seems to be the hills which he has ridden and I can justify. Spent a year in Belgium and won a small classic there breaking away from the bunch so seems to be able to translate his power to the road there. Lots of decent results in Africa and Belgium, think HSR, if added, is his best option. Also has won a reduced bunch sprint over a bump stage and a classic from a 5-up sprint but he's enough of an all-rounder anyway, so I've just given him high 60s SPR and low 70s ACC Finished the Paris Roubaix Espoirs in a decent time behind the Europeans, so mid-60s cob doesn't seem unfair. https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=3...hp?r=37282

Jan-Willem van Schip - Sprinter

ID	Surname	First name	Fl	Mo	Hl	TT	St	Rs	Rc	Cb	Sp	Ac	Ft	Dh	Pl	Nat.	Cont.	XP Level	XP Points	D	M	Year	Pot
	van Schip	Jan-Willem	74	57	60	62	71	71	68	72	72	76	68	70	71	NED	EU	3	0	20	8	1994	6
	van Schip	Jan-Willem	78	58	62	62	75	73	80	75	77	80	68	71	71	NED	EU	4	100	20	8	1994	6