With offseason rapidly approaching, time to set up shop in new years thread.
Žalgiris is back to being independent (except taking bunch of money from the government) and even more focused on Making Lithuania Great Again. Maybe Red Bull had cursed the team for wasting their money and achieving nothing? Only time will tell.
Let's go over the rider developement over the season.
First off, our maxed riders, with Einhorn becoming a premiere stage hunter
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First name
FL
MO
HL
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ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
LVL
Einhorn
Itamar
73
60
61
62
70
71
73
62
78
76
60
63
64
Lvl4
Einhorn
Itamar
74
60
61
62
71
71
74
62
80
78
60
63
64
Max
Definitely a fine sprinter, especially in weaker fields. Time will tell whether we keep him or ship him somewhere he can shine.
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First name
FL
MO
HL
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AC
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DH
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Lasinis
Venantas
68
75
71
72
71
71
72
59
61
68
67
69
72
Lvl4
Lasinis
Venantas
69
77
72
74
73
72
74
59
61
68
67
69
74
Max
Definitely excited to finally max Lasinis out. He will be training eligible next year and it is definitely in the plans to make him a true elite climber to represent Lithuania in big stage races. He will still be a very valuable asset even next year, but can't wait to make him even better
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First name
FL
MO
HL
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CB
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AC
FG
DH
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Tediashvili
Giorgi
71
66
68
65
71
74
71
71
67
70
69
65
65
Lvl3
Tediashvili
Giorgi
73
66
69
65
74
76
72
74
69
71
70
66
65
Lvl4
Tediasvhili is an interesting project. We have never been a cobbles team and most likely never will be, but Giorgi is so condusive to training with his fantastic backups that it is possible that he may become our sole cobble star. Or we can just sell him.
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First name
FL
MO
HL
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ST
RS
RC
CB
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AC
FG
DH
PR
LVL
Januskevicius
Mantas
70
68
70
69
73
74
70
55
68
70
73
68
68
Lvl3
Januskevicius
Mantas
71
71
73
70
74
75
72
55
68
72
76
69
69
Lvl4
Just a great guy to have around. Won't be a star, will never lead a team to glory, but god damn should he be able to really contribute in stage races with attacks. Hope to see some scoring from him next year fo sho
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First name
FL
MO
HL
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ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
LVL
Kmieliauskas
Rokas
69
65
67
72
67
66
67
60
63
69
72
65
72
Lvl1
Kmieliauskas
Rokas
71
67
68
76
70
68
70
60
63
69
73
65
76
Lvl3
Last but not least we got the big dawg, the 'who did this ' guy. Yeah, I don't expect too much in the next season, even 100 points is a pipe dream it seems, but next year Rokas will already be one of best TTers in the world. Just have to tough it out and let him grow into the superstar role.
So, renewals went not as well as I'd hoped as we stayed mostly put with our wage bill. Halvorsen's payrise was expected and luckily we had some overpaid dudes that we could steal their wages to finance it.
Unfortunately, we also lost one of our talents in Einhorn (dude was wild in his demands) and secondary sprinter in Hayakawa, as well as Mr. Grossschartner, which could've netted us some decent dolla with new Austrian teams popping up.
As always, everyone is available to an extent.
quadsas wrote:
Last but not least we got the big dawg, the 'who did this ' guy.
That is what I think everytime I see him, too As someone who also lost a solid young sprinter in renewals, I feel you on that one, but other than that and perhaps Großschartner (still got Schönberger for that Austrian market at least), I think renewals went okay. Halvorsen like you say was expected, and that Beniusis paycut looks really nice. Not a ton of cap space left compared to some of the other teams in the division, but I'm sure you'll still be active and I'm interested to see how you shape this roster.
quadsas wrote:
Last but not least we got the big dawg, the 'who did this ' guy.
That is what I think everytime I see him, too As someone who also lost a solid young sprinter in renewals, I feel you on that one, but other than that and perhaps Großschartner (still got Schönberger for that Austrian market at least), I think renewals went okay. Halvorsen like you say was expected, and that Beniusis paycut looks really nice. Not a ton of cap space left compared to some of the other teams in the division, but I'm sure you'll still be active and I'm interested to see how you shape this roster.
Well, we have 6 open spots and quite a few opportunities to slash the wages. More concerned about straight mulah, will have to be very flexible this window (as always)
Great work done with Beniusis. Interested in what your plan is for transfers - TTT kings of the PCT?
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jandal7 wrote:
Great work done with Beniusis. Interested in what your plan is for transfers - TTT kings of the PCT?
Boy, the plan is simple. Go around offering minimal sums for riders I dont really want, and then make something happen in the background. TTT is never a priority since there will be teams that will grab the one dimensional TTers which, unless its a good deal, I do not go for. Our actual #1 priority is to ensure the balance between #blessed and #cursed
There's hope that the new game version will treat a certain rider better than the previous ones, especially with the energy stats apparently getting more importance - so we might actually end up talking...
jph27 wrote:
Plenty of interesting names to discuss here! Solid base for you to build on, and lots of saleable assets should you want to reshape your squad.
Big fax and it may be yet another year where we change 75% of our squad
Fabianski wrote:
There's hope that the new game version will treat a certain rider better than the previous ones, especially with the energy stats apparently getting more importance - so we might actually end up talking...
Indeed, maybe Reis will work out for someone else, a rider of such calibre is always worth a shot
We are pleased to welcome to very special trio of BALT SAVAGES, one from each country
Starting off with the Lithuanian Warrior, who will take time to develop, but will be a fine piece of the puzzle in a few years. Comes in on 50k wage.
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FL
MO
HI
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RC
CB
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AC
FG
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PR
Gustas Raugala
69
65
65
68
66
68
63
54
58
64
64
71
69
Gustas Raugala
70
72
70
75
71
73
70
54
58
65
65
71
76
Next up, a Latvian Conqueror, who we tried to get last year, but couldn't find the right tools. He joins us on 80k wage
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FL
MO
HI
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ST
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RC
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Kristaps Budenieks
69
75
75
63
70
75
72
70
69
74
75
72
61
28
And lastly, Estonian Sloth, a decent depth piece and someone who can work in tandem with Conqueror in tours.
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FL
MO
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Martin Laas
67
74
76
62
68
73
73
55
67
76
68
57
62
30
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In outgoing news, Januskevicius and Kmieliauskas have left on loan to ProTour teams to learn some things from the big boys. We thank Puma and Evonik for their contributions to history.
Siriwardena and Reis have left on transfers, we thank them for their service.
A few more riders have joined da squad, while Gustas Raugala has joined Jura GIANTS on loan.
Starting with a couple of mountain domestiques.
Hagen joins fellow Joker brother Halvorsen
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FL
MO
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Carl Fredrik Hagen
68
74
75
65
74
72
71
65
71
72
74
72
64
32
Herrada is an old dawg, most likely his last ride and hope it's a good one
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FL
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Jesus Herrada
65
74
72
73
70
70
68
53
64
67
70
63
72
33
Next up is perennial overperformer at PT level, we sure do hope he can continue his fantastic form in PCT. Dion Smith joins us from King Power, with Jose Fernandes going the other way.
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FL
MO
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Dion Smith
69
78
75
68
72
74
75
59
66
74
75
71
65
30
Lastly, our big talent for the year, puncher of the future, Juan Sossa. Joining us on 170k wage.
First off, our big puncher for this year, Gianni Moscon, joins us from Jura GIANTS with Big Tedia and Xuban Errazkin going the other way. He scored over 350 points last time he was in PCT and we're hoping for similar or better return this year.
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Gianni Moscon
71
73
79
66
76
77
75
53
59
73
71
69
70
29
The other rider added is just a depth piece, a rental for a year and a regional rider Wojciech Pszczolarski
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FL
MO
HI
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Wojciech Pszczolarski
73
60
70
74
68
72
67
53
71
72
68
65
77
32
As mentioned, Xuban Errazkin and Giorgi Tediashvili have left the team. We thank them for their service
Slightly odd one for me seeing Errazkin go for Moscon but, hopefully for you, Moscon performs!
On the other hand, very jealous of Sossa. 170k is a very reasonable wage in my eyes and he’ll have very solid back up stats to potentially support some future investment too! Congrats on him
Luis Leon Sanchez wrote:
Slightly odd one for me seeing Errazkin go for Moscon but, hopefully for you, Moscon performs!
On the other hand, very jealous of Sossa. 170k is a very reasonable wage in my eyes and he’ll have very solid back up stats to potentially support some future investment too! Congrats on him
Well, I wasnt going to ever train Errazkin, so he was always going to be on chopping block if there was opportunity to get a better rider. Moscon outscored Errazkin by around 150 points in their last PCT seasons, so to me it was a clearcut decision, plus Sossa will be ready to replace Moscon as he will be approaching twilight of his career.
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We have added a couple more bois to the squad.
Firstly, Vadim Pronskiy, a nice sellable piece for next year and should be able to score us some decent points considering he is U25.
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FL
MO
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Vadim Pronskiy
64
77
73
63
73
72
77
58
61
73
73
70
63
25
Next up is the talent that was the first one that caught my eye, Mad Dawg Rodriguez. There are a few ways to go with him, but generally he should look something like this. Heir apparent to Raim.
' guy. Yeah, I don't expect too much in the next season, even 100 points is a pipe dream it seems, but next year Rokas will already be one of best TTers in the world. Just have to tough it out and let him grow into the superstar role.
As someone who also lost a solid young sprinter in renewals, I feel you on that one, but other than that and perhaps Großschartner (still got Schönberger for that Austrian market at least), I think renewals went okay. Halvorsen like you say was expected, and that Beniusis paycut looks really nice. Not a ton of cap space left compared to some of the other teams in the division, but I'm sure you'll still be active and I'm interested to see how you shape this roster.
