Galta will get some great results, and Stallaert could be quietly very good at this level. Not expecting to challenge for promotion, but a great squad to learn the game with and start to build upon next year with some growing youngsters.
I just released Nikias Arndt who was born only half an hour away. Would be a fitting end of the career if he found his way towards your team
I liked your strategy. A few aging leaders that should be really good this year still - Galta especially is a beast but also Stallaert could still do a nice job in his niche of easier cobbled classics. And then you picked up a bunch of interesting talents. Good job!
Your 4 major leaders will need to do most of the heavy lifting, but I think they can. Definitely an outside shot at finding your way into the next division in 2027. Walscheid and Bauhaus as a sprint duo is a pretty locked in basis for good points throughout the season I'd have to wager. Galta with the right planning to avoid the two monsters of Cras and Powless will also rack up the big totals.
You have some good leaders in Galta, Stallaert and the sprinters, but I like your talent class even more! You signed some really cool riders there.
Gruel will be a strong puncheur (and that you snatched him from a certain French team makes it even better for me ), Muller a cool sprinter (or another puncheur if you want), Brenner a good stage racer/climber, Wilksch aand Kretschy good climbing domestiques and Savino a cool whatever you like him to be. And best of all you signed most of them on (more than) reasonable wages that allow you to build around them in the coming years.
In total I really like the long-term outlook here while still having the base for good results in the now!
), Muller a cool sprinter (or another puncheur if you want), Brenner a good stage racer/climber, Wilksch aand Kretschy good climbing domestiques and Savino a cool whatever you like him to be. And best of all you signed most of them on (more than) reasonable wages that allow you to build around them in the coming years.
