Filippo Ganna	76	69	73	80	74	81	69	66	69	73	74	74	82	4.100	28	450k
	Jannik Steimle	74	66	70	65	71	69	74	67	78	80	61	62	71	4.100	28	130k
	Felix Gross	74	61	61	62	69	75	76	63	79	79	60	61	64	4.100	26	115k
	Lukas Meiler	74	64	74	64	72	70	71	77	63	71	75	66	64	4.100	29	125k
	Mike Aaron Egger	66	75	74	55	70	76	71	59	64	74	73	65	55	4.100	31	60k

This bunch contains riders who we are actively looking to make deals for.

This does not mean that all five will be sold, as particularly the losses of both Steimle and Gross are likely mutually exclusive and we just want to present both options to interested managers.
Similarly, the departure of Filippo Ganna requires both a good offer and an immediate, very specific use of the freed up cap space and potentially gained fee.

Both pure cash and intriguing swap deal offers (ideally for cheaper riders in return) are encouraged at the start, however our main plans for this transfer season would likely require a significant cash influx from most of these deals.
We all know how main plans tend to turn out though!


Filippo Ganna should require only little introduction. Coming straight from a 1000+ points season as the 26th best PT rider, his stock only keeps rising as riders like Phinney and Durbridge are declining and many more of his opponents will follow the coming years.
At 28 years of age, he guarantees you half a decade of top TT results, particularly as a major favorite for any prologue, but his big selling point is his ability to convert those results into great GC positions even in stage races that are not made for pure time trialists. Again, 1065 points speak for themselves!
Particularly if your team can offer him similar TTT support, you will even struggle to fit him into all suitable races where he's a top 3 GC favorite.
On top of all of this, he is the current Italian TT champion, so you get a nice jersey as a bonus!

We also encourage PCT teams to inquire about him if you are interested as all of his standout skills are obviously elevated further against PCT opposition. Depending on the path we take, we may be open to swaps with one or multiple low-waged riders to lower the fee down to PCT budget levels.


As mentioned above, we likely only part ways with one of our sprinters/leadout options of Jannik Steimle and Felix Gross.
Both offer sprint skills that would be ideal for opportunistic stage hunting in PT or PCT or as a standout leader in CT. Even GT success appears to be possible with these stats, and some would go as far as saying that their skill bracket has as good a chance there as the 82-83 sprinters!

Steimle is better suited to more undulating terrain and thus also offers you a very reliable leadout option with little risk of his energy going into the finale being too depleted for a good setup job.
Gross is specialized more towards resistance to have his actual leadout last as long as needed, but that bigger energy pool also helps him make it there in the first place when the profile isn't as much to his liking.


Lukas Meiler is a clear CT leader level cobbles rider with a great punch to contest any cobbled finale you throw at him.
As of now, no CT cobbler gets even close to his skill on hills which will guarantee you the favorite status for Geraardsbergen-Bosberg and gives you a great option to even contest C1 races like Viano do Castelo.

For only 125k, you can unlock an entire terrain for your CT team to immediately become a consistent podium contender in, or your PT/PCT team adds a reliable domestique who won't be useless for the 90% of your calendar that doesn't consist of cobbled races!


Mike Aaron Egger is a cheap climber that excels at breakaway success at any level even up to GTs, where more often than not he'll attempt to make the big mountain breaks if you assign him that role. His resistance and acceleration give him the ability to contest KoM sprints and breakaway wins.

Remi Cavagna

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71

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In this middle category, we find the phenomenon Remi Cavagna. There are very few things he can't do - namely pure climbing - and thus all of his race days are always well-spent, no matter where you want to deploy him.
He particularly excels at races like Chrono Arenberg and ToNE where the cobble-TT hybrids reign, but even without cobbles he can set himself apart from the pure TTers on hilly queen stages.
Additionally, he offers you a great reliable leadout option for punchier sprinters, as he comes with many years of experience as Arnaud Demare's penultimate (or sometimes even final) leadout.

Many teams have perpetually inquired about him as his unique skillset sees him consistently score well above his OVL rating, and while his status hasn't changed significantly since all that hoopla started, one of our plans this season is simply "sell Cavagna, do some loans and be done with transfers".
Alternatively, if you can come up with a good cash offer, we may be in need of that to realize some dealings elsewhere, so feel free to inquire (even for the 5th time)!

	Valentin Madouas	74	75	77	69	76	73	76	60	73	73	66	68	70	4.100	28	200k
	Ben Zwiehoff	68	77	75	60	73	76	73	62	61	76	67	77	60	4.100	30	115k
	Joris Nieuwenhuis	77	64	69	60	71	74	70	71	75	77	62	76	60	4.100	28	60k

We don't see a particular need or incentive to sell any of these three riders, but if cap space is of the essence (Madouas/Zwiehoff) or we need just that little bit of extra cash (Nieuwenhuis), these riders are not untouchable per se.
Please let us know of your general interest in any of them as early as possible so we can message you quickly if they become truly transfer listed!


Valentin Madouas comes off an impressive season as a puncheur leader who fits the underdog role perfectly, as many hilly classics appear to end in sprints which immediately brings him into podium contention as long as he can avoid getting dropped.
And to avoid getting dropped on the hills, he comes with great climbing skills to manage his energy very well in the first 80% of a race.
Being only 100 points behind a 83hill Skujins this season speaks for itself!

Ben Zwiehoff is the kind of rider you would create in a lab if the prompt was "mountain breakaway specialist".
For that role, you require a strong punch on top of your pure climbing skills, good resistance to have some energy left to sprint for mountain points and stage finishes, great acceleration to actually win those sprints, and descending skills that help you recover energy for the next mountain.
None of those stats are below 75! With Zwiehoff, you get everything you could want packed into one.

Joris Nieuwenhuis on the other hand gets pretty close to an ideal leadout rider, particularly for a 60k wage.
His strong rouleur skills will position your sprinter right at the front, solid resistance ensures that effort isn't short-lived, and while his sprint speed alone won't cause issues keeping your train together, his acceleration can immediately set yours apart from the rest right at the start of the chaos before either your final leadout takes over or your PCT/CT sprinter goes past.
Additionally, he can also help your cobbles squad.