Yea I do believe that would be possible. Although there would be a chance that you could get them for yourself if you make deals with the other Aussie managers and teams going after Aussie riders.
However, there will be less money in the system than in previous seasons. I expect there'll be about a third as much new money as this season which should lower prices.
I'm going to throw in some more Aussies here, something I wanted to do earlier, but simply forgot Not sure if those suggestions are useful, but just check and judge by yourself:
I know he hasn't raced pro races yet, but due to his outstanding performances in the Australian National Road Series, I thought he may be worth a shot. He also finished 3rd in the AUS NC's RR (Espoirs) and 4th in the TT.
"Haig, 20, sealed the individual honours following an unprecedented breakthrough season on the road including overall victories at the Battle on the Border and Tour of Tasmania.
In his maiden NRS season, Haig narrowly took out the series on 85 points, just two ahead of teammate and Teak Sky signed Nathan Earle (83 points).."
So as the overall winner of the NRS ahead of Earle, he looks worth a mention. He did well in both TTs and mountainous stages, so definitely going to be a decent s6age-racer.
Mark O'Brien - - 16.09.1987 (26 years) - already in DB / ID: 5238 -
I guess he could need a little stat boost, given that he's already on XP3, if I'm not mistaken. He had a quite difficult season with Team Raleigh without many results except of finishing 17th in Circuit des Ardennes International (2.2), but did quite well the years before.
Taking out several mountainous stage-races in Australia's road series, plus finishing quite well in the NC's (12th, 13th recently) and 19th in Japan Cup 2012, I guess his MO/HI/TT-stats shouldn't be that low.
Anderson finished 3rd in the National Road Series behind Haig and Earle, who will ride for Team Sky next year and ahead of some names that are already in the DB (Edmondson, Horgan, Giacoppo).
He looks strong in hilly stages (finished 3rd in the Oceanian Road Champs behind Cam Meyer and Howson) and did quite well as 7th in the hilly/mountainous Tour de Hokkaido (2.2). Hadn't too many results in his two year stint with Endura Racing, but just signed with Drapac Cycling for 2014.
I would suggest a decent Hill-stat (72-75) maybe without much potential to improve though. And a decent TT as well (7th in Australia's TT-champs this year).
Luke Davison - - 08.05.1990 (23 years) - already in DB / ID: 6099 -
Okay, a tough choice and I know he hasn't done anything on the road in 2013 (dunno if he only focussed on Track though).
BUT he won the National Road Series in 2012, collecting 10 stage-wins in total, beating Anthony Giacoppo, who's in the DB. Davison shouldn't be as useful as Giacoppo though, but maybe a stat-boost on his SPRINT 64 ACC 68 will do? So maybe giving him a new lvl and better sprint-stats..
Stage racer, has a couple of top 10's in east asian stage races. Made his breakthrough this year, having signed a contract with CCN Cycling Team and having jumped up a 1000 places from last years CQ ranking. Maybe 70MO,69TT
| LEE Wei Cheng | 03/07/1985
Sprinting is his strongest point and I would say he is the best sprinter in Taiwan atm, together with time trialing as his other strength apparently. 73SP,70TT is my guess for him if I were to compare with the other taiwanese already in the database
| HUNG Kun Hung | 03/07/1985
Can't show anything else than consistently strong podium placements in the two last NC RR's (current runnder-up). He should be a puncheur, probably around 72 in hill
CHOI Ki Ho | 05/05/1991
Very surprised to find this guy, by far the most talented of his country, and maybe even in whole of east asia. At the age of 22, he have already won races like Korea Tour and Tour of Thailand and ending 8th in this years edition of Tour de Taiwan, much because of his extreme TimeTrial skill. He is the reigning TT-champion after having beated Ho Ting Kwok (74TT in DB) by nearly a half minute on a 2,9km track, he has earlier won the RR as well. The biggest talent Hong Kong has seen for some years. He should have a high HI/MO-ratio as well as about 74TT I presume.
CHEUNG King Wai | 03/09/1985
Nothing like the guy above, but still the reigning RR champion after succeedingly getting in a break of 4. After lying whole day in break, he attacks and only one man managed to follow. He had no problem outsprinting him. Also a podium of Tour de Okinawa. He is a sprinter with a high level of fighter instinct. Maybe 74SP, 80FI?
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I have no idea what level these riders are at an international perspective, but I've looked through the stats of the riders of the same nations and maked it as realistically as possibly.
Lol, I can't believe how I missed him as I checked every rider 3 times to avoid it. But okay, then I want to submit new stats for him instead. Thank's a lot mate!
Quite Possibly been through the man game maybe but there is guys older then him in the db so not sure anyway TT and Prologue specialist as i'm sure you all know
Rode in europe last year without a particular highlight 33rd in GP Stad Zottegem his best result, This year in the north american races he has finished 6th and 19th in stages in Elk Grove 6th on the hardest stage and 19th on the sprint stage.
A rider who seems to get better on the longer stages and looking at his early career results seems to be a GC rider/attacking rider as all his best results are from breakaways.
A rider always up their in the mountains competitions, that also managed a 8th in a bunch sprint so maybe has high accelaration to win sprints on mountains and be up there in stages not really a pure climber more a breakaway rider.
More suggestions (caveat: I'm keen to apply for the MAN GAME in this year's intake, and envisage a South American focus, hence quite a lot of riders identified for that area ). Feel free to adjust as you see fit!
Kicked around decent Colombian teams for half a dozen years now, usually a decent South America programme with some European racing each year. Historically has 2nd at the Canadian Nations Cup. This year won a stage at Vuelta Sur Bolivia. Generally a workhorse, but has got round in .HC stage races. Propose potential of 3, starting exp of 4.00
FL 70 Mo 65 Hi 66 TT 69 St 66 Res 65 Rec 69 Cb 50 Sp 63 Ac 67 Fi 68 Dh 70 Pr 66
Participated in a lot of decent 2.2 / U23 stage races this year, best result 8th at Ronde d'Isard, built on a 6th in the mountainous queen stage. Often been used as mountain domestique for team leaders -likely to move up to more protected status in 2014 as others graduate IRL. Struggled against the clock to date. Propose potential of 4, starting exp of 1.50
FL 64 Mo 69 Hi 67 TT 59 St 65 Res 67 Rec 67 Cb 50 Sp 58 Ac 70 Fi 65 Dh 65 Pr 56
Stand out result this year, 2nd at the Tour Alsace behind future German superstar Herklotz. Backed up with 11th at Veulta Ciclista a Leon. Appeared at Avenir for last 2 years with solid, but unspectacular results (41st and 31st). Seems to be more of a break hunter that can handle himself on the flat/in bunch more than usual out-and-out Colombian mountain goat. Propose potential of 4, exp 2.00
FL 68 Mo 67 Hi 65 TT 66 St 66 Res 70 Rec 67 Cb 50 Sp 58 Ac 68 Fi 73 Dh 66 Pr 67
After not a lot to show from his 1st 3 years on the scene (2009-11), 2012 and 13 saw Villegas emerge as a competent TT rider, and bunch sprinter. 2012 Vuelta Venezuela was break out race, winning 2 stages (beating recognised Argentine Richeze both times), and 5 other top 10 finishes. Continuing in 2013, 4 top 10 placings in Tour of Brittany (and 10th overall), including winning bunch sprint behind breakaway riders. Top 10 in every stage of Vuelta Sur Bolivia to finish 5th overall, including 2nd in hilly 21km TT. Potential 4, Exp 3.0
FL 69 Mo 62 Hi 68 TT 71 St 68 Res 67 Rec 67 Cb 60 Sp 72 Ac 69 Fi 62 Dh 70 Pr 70
Last of all for today, supporting the more unusual nations represented in MG
Not a lot of results to show, but did ride for the UCI World team at Avenir, getting round in 55th overall - getting round in the bunch on the flat and around 50th when roads went up. Just pipped in NC by Till Drobisch. Might be a useful domestique for African based MG team? Potential 4, Exp 1.00.
FL 63 Mo 65 Hi 65 TT 63 St 66 Res 65 Rec 67 Cb 50 Sp 60 Ac 68 Fi 66 Dh 67 Pr 60.
I would like to add some suggestions for Czech riders
Jan Hirt - 21/01/1991
He was already suggested by Avin, he is a really good young climber, who is good in hills as well, and not the worst in time trial either, raced for Radioshack CT this year, will ride for OPQS next year with a really big chance to jump into the main team in 2015 and he should be at least a really good domestic for Grand Tours. The dream for me would be to make him future Czech GT rider as the only one who is trainable to that is König (hopefully Hirt could be the next König, maybe even better rider than him one day) and it will cost really a lot of money, it would be amazing if it would be possible to have some Czech leaders in my team in the future. So at least a possibility to sign one would be really amazing.
Josef Cerny - 11/05/1993
Already suggested by Avin a few pages back, I agree with him, he really deserves an upgrade, he is better all-around rider than what he would become in DB now, he could be a good all-around rider in addition to his TT abilities in PT in the future, he is way better in hills than he is in DB, better climber too. He has a decent sprint as well, maybe could be a good lead-out rider in a good team in the future, he isn't afraid to go to a breakway either. Probably the biggest Czech talent after Vakoc.
Alois Kankovsky - 19/07/1983
He isn't a free rider, but I really think he deserves an upgrade if he will become free, as he is now a really almost unusable rider and probably won't be resigned by his current team. He had an amazing season 2013, as he won a lot of races in China and Iran, he is a really good sprinter and would deserve much better secondary and flat attributes than he has now.
Jiri Polnicky - 16/12/1989
Typical Czech all-around racer, former cyclocrosser, so he should have a good downhill and his best abilitity are probably hills, but not by much in comparision to other attributes, he should has solid cobbles maybe as well. He should be a good fighter and potentially at least a decent rider for CT level.
Martin Hunal - 08/09/1989
He has quite good attributes in DB right now, but he really deserves a way better fighter, accelaration and sprint attributes than he has now. He attacks a lot for mountain points in KOM competition in real cycling. He goes for breakaway a lot, he should be breakaway specialist in PCM terms and good enough at least for CT level to have some ability to get himself at least to that breaks.
Frantisek Padour - 19/01/1988
He got a contract in NetApp recently. He should be a good all-around luxury domestic for König who is I think the best as a climber/puncheur. In DB terms he could be at least a good option for a CT team to have in the team.
Josef Hosek - 23/12/1991
He should get a big upgrade, as he really improved overall and mainly in climbs/hills in last term. He wasn't too far behind Petr Vakoc in Tour of Slovakia and GP Kralovohradeckeho kraje, he could be a mini-version of him with solid abilities in time trial. He is a nice Czech talent and should be hopefully one of leaders of the biggest long-term Czech team Bauknecht in the next season. He could hopefully do a career like did Rabon in the future and one day he will get a place in a PT/PCT team in real cycling.
Daniele Turek -> Daniel Turek
He could be improved as well, as potentially he is a good time trialist, good all-around rider, quite solid climber. He could be at least a solid domestic in CT scene in addition to be have a solid TT.
There are some really solid Czech young cyclocrossers who are riding on road in local races only as a summer preparations so far, but I think they still could be added/updated to have some new talents in other than traditional countries for cobble (or hilly) races, all 3 could likely make a full-time jump to road in coming years: Tomas Paprstka - 01/03/1992 Vojtech Nipl - 14/01/1993 Lubomir Petrus - 17/07/1990
Paprstka is the way biggest talent of them, he could be a really good cyclocross rider in the future, probably not the next Stybar though, but he raced MTB as Stybar did as well, mini-Stybar version maybe, cobbles with good all-around attributes as mainly all cyclocrossers. Current Stybar from DB could be a good comparision for other two rider of their attributes cap what they could have in DB, maybe, if it would be worth to add/update them. Decent PCT/CT domestics they could be at least.
Some other Czech riders are probably worth adding to the DB as well, at least for an occasion if another Czech team would like to show up and so he could sign some riders to have some Czech domestics in the team, they are all fairly all-around riders: Tomas Koudela - 01/04/1992 David Dvorsky - 11/06/1992 Ondrej Rybin - 12/05/1993 Tomas Kalojiros - 03/08/1994
Koudela is a good all-around rider, going for breakaways quite a lot, isn't really good in TTs, he should be a really solid helper. Dvorsky is a puncheur with a solid sprint, he is a decent climber as well, not the worst in TTs. Rybin is a young sprinter who did a lot of lead-outs and domestic work for Kankovsky this season. Kalojiros combines MTB and road cycling, I don't know much about him, but probably his strenghts are quite same like for mainly all other MTB riders.
Boros, Lechner and Slovakian Baska addition/changes were already suggested by Avin and I totally agree with him.
In addition I would suggest adding some young talents from mainly very small cycling countries, but I don't know anything about them, but it would be indeed nice to have a new talent from non-hyped country in the game, and it isn't usually too hard to guess the type of the rider from their results: Marko Danilovic - 23/04/1993 Milos Borisavljevic - 09/03/1994 Krists Neilands - 18/08/1994 Abel Kenyeres - 14/02/1994 Martin Laas - 15/09/1993 Bruno Maltar - 06/10/1994 Josip Rumac - 26/10/1994 Daniel Biedermann - 24/03/1993
When I wrote about MTB racing and cyclocross, I have an idea, I think it would be great to add/improve some riders from these disciplines to the Man-Game, as we already have quite a lot of them in DB and it would add some nice extra things and fun to this game if they would be better evaluated, as is probably Niels Albert for example and he never really raced on road. For example I was absolutely thrilled when SN added Kulhavy for this season, it would be nice to have more riders like these in the game. This isn't a game 100% based on reality, so it isn't a complete fantasy in any way I think...
The best Cyclocross riders quite a lot are racing on the road as their preparation for their main season and MTB riders concised to make the jump to road quite a lot. I think it could be a good fun to have some of these riders in DB, as we already have a lot of MTB riders like Schurter, Stander (RIP ) or Kulhavy or cyclocrossers like Albert or Walsleben in DB. It is quite an impossible to guess their likely attributes, but MTB riders in the past were mainly same types of riders, cyclocrossers as well. Some riders would definetely deserve to be added then, if I can suggest at least one, it would be Ondrej Cink, he had an amazing season and possibly future MTB star. Jan Skarnitzl would be a nice option as well, but I can't want everything.
From riders who was on the top of both World Cup standings (MTB, Cyclocross) would at least deserve to add/update Daniel McConnell, Mathias Flückiger, Lukas Flückiger, Marco Aurelio Fontana, Florian Vogel, Fabian Giger from MTB and update/add cyclocrossers like Kevin Pauwels, Lars Van der Haar, Tom Meeusen, Rob Peeters, Martin Bina or Radomir Simunek. Some new riders from track racing could be indeed added as well.
. Is there such thing as say a PT team gets someone but then loans him to me straight away?
Not sure if those suggestions are useful, but just check and judge by yourself:
- 06.09.1993 (20 years)
Thanks!
| WANG Yin Chih | 12/10/1988
CHOI Ki Ho | 05/05/1991
Czech riders
) or Kulhavy or cyclocrossers like Albert or Walsleben in DB. It is quite an impossible to guess their likely attributes, but MTB riders in the past were mainly same types of riders, cyclocrossers as well. Some riders would definetely deserve to be added then, if I can suggest at least one, it would be 
