You won't believe it, but our rack is dead empty. There is only 1 option where we'd still make a move, and that is if Marcel Wyss, who has joined us for cap reason, will be swapped for a rider with up to 80k wage that suits our approach slightly more. We could use mostly a Time Trial asset for him, or a more allround rider. Wyss can still score great on CT and decent on PCT level, and will be a nice attacker nevertheless. We however feel like he could be a better fit on another team
75k
32 years old
75 hill
75 acceleration
76 stamina
76 downhill
We are not looking for money, we'd only do a swap for a rider if anything.
Edited by Croatia14 on 26-07-2018 12:05
David Per: We are searching for a team that can pay 150k+ wage for loaning him in. He is already good enough to be a CT scorer (as he has proven last year), or being a valuable domestique on a PCT team.
In return we might even offer a discount on one of our riders for sale. Also we could offer a potentially greater sum in return.
Rider X: We are pretty sure that we'll bring in some sort of talent. Therefore we are looking for a team that can take in up to 100k wage for a nice talent. Again, we will provide an exquisit chance on our riders for sale or some nice cash in return.
We are searching for secondary stage racers that can fill the gaps we have, especially somebody that can lead 2 GTs. We're also open for a pure sprinter. We would also consider a high TT, pure hills or cobbles guy, but we're not exactly searching for that.
On the move
Pibernik and Poljanec are on the move. So is Per and with that our loan capacities.
note that it's very unlikely that we're going to sell all of them, it's more like half
Matthias Brändle
140k wage
29 years old
79 Time Trial
79 Prologue
79 Mountain
75 Flat
- low wage/high reward scorer
- perfect for tough TT tours
- scorer in any division
- perfect to complement expensive top-leaders
- wide range of scoring opportunities from mountain classics to falt TT tours
- 371 points last year
Xavier Quevedo
153k wage
27 years old
78 Hill
75 Acceleration
- great CT leader/solid PCT leader
- acceleration makes him attack -> winning stats
- decent on mountain/sprint/downhill -> allround skillset
- plenty of years in his prime
- low wage for his skillset
Ramunas Navardauskas
80k wage
30 years old
75 Flat
74 Hill
76 TT
75 Sprint
77 Prologue
- Mr. versatile
- perfect domestique
- scoring potential in hybrid races (classics, hilly sprints, hilly tours,...)
- leadout qualities
- incredible wage/reward ratio
- two-way rider, not afraid of cobbles/hills
- great for reduced bunch sprints
- magical leadouts on tough terrain (main player in Kump's successful train)
- breakaway stats for non-sprint stages
Stanislau Bazhkou
70k wage
27 years old
76 TT
75 Hill
76 Prologue
75 Resistance
- CT leader for hill + TT tours
- PCT great wage/points ratio
- guarantees solid points in hybrid race
- can serve very well in a motor/domestique role
Pavel Potocki
50k wage
25 years old
77 Mountain
72 Hill
70 ITT
- on minimum wage a brilliant domestique
- goes well in CT as a captain
- plenty of years in his prime
- can offer good support on any level with his back-ups
Roy Jans
55k wage
28 years old
76 flat
74 hill
74 sprint
74 acceleration
- great leadout (ask Kump)
- brilliant in hilly sprints
- powerhouse that can work on the front on multiple terrains
- cross-division scorer (219 points last year)
Jaka Bostner
50k wage
28 years old
75 hill
74 mountain
74 acceleration
77 fighter
- perfect attacking stats
- 2-terrain domestiques
- depth point machine in any division
- minimum wage scorer for CT
Ahmed Belgasem
50k wage
31 years old
74 mountain
73 hill
71 cobbles
71 flat
70 sprint
71 acceleration
69 time trial
- usable wherever you need to close gaps in your lineup
- perfect rider for breakaways
- can score depth points on any terrain
note that it's very unlikely that we're going to sell all of them, it's more like half
Likely around half of the following low-wage-high-reward domestiques/minor scorers/PCT captains are looking forward to be shipped while transfer season is going on. Keep a close eye on them, as we always prefer early deals over late ones.
We've agree on terms with offers for Potocki & Belgasem, they are off the clock. We take both money and swaps in any scenario into account (2 for 1s, cash + rider,...). Still we are interested in low-budget secondary stage racers.
Feel free to hit us up with creative offers, or just plain money.
Here we got 3 riders on the market. With their low wage and high cross-division scoring potential they should become more expensive in the duration of the transfer period. As we kind of want instant money to work on deals however, we feel like on could be sold earlier.
For Matthias Brändle we've seeked a lot of interest and some offers yet, though they haven't been convincing so far. We are looking forward to a range of 1.xxx.xxx, in which we've seeked interest for him. Otherwise a swap + cash deal could do wonders.
Stanislau Bazhkou has also attracted some interest, but negotiations so far have been loose. Being as close to min-wage as to 100k he's got an outstanding wage-value ratio. Sadly we need cash. We've had decent offers of 600k or 300k+a notable domestique, but the opposition is playing the waiting game. Time to step in?
Ramunas Navardauskas may be the most requested rider of all. No surprise given his skillset and incredible 80k wage. We don't mind keeping him at all, but if the offer is great we may have to sell him instead of others. Hit us up, from now on we also take cash only offers into consideration.
PCT Scorers
One of those will be sold, with Quevedo the likelier of the two.
Xavier Quevedo has the combination of hill and acceleration to score big in PCT. Of course he could dominate in CT, but probably he is out of the price range there (don't hesitate to try though). We've had several talks on him, but deals around 700k or 350k + secondary stage racer fell through. We are looking forward to creative offers or cash.
Roy Jans has seeked NO INTEREST so far. Are you kidding me? This guy scored over 200 points last year in PCT while almost being on min wage. Somebody is sleeping on this opportunity, as he is the perfect leadout for tough sprint races over the hills or cobbles.
CT-Leaders/Domestiques
Probably on the move as the space in the team is needed.
Jerome Giaux has seen some interest in the range of 200-300k. If somebody is ready to make a quick deal on a great PCT/CT leadout & half-classics specialist, hit us up. He works very well as a depth scorer on cobbles I can tell you, as when he leads out in these weird bunch sprints and you have a top cobbler he's always at the top "protecting" your leader but instead sprinting to points.
With Jaka Bostner it's far from sure that we're selling him. 50k wage and great hill/mountain/acc/ftr combination make him a rider you don't want to let go. Only if we really need cash we'd think of doing so, or if the offer is outstanding. We have received some greater interest, but are yet to see a convincing offer.
We've now had a bid of 530k for Quevedo, which is not quite matching our thoughts. We're probably looking forward to sell him today, so we'd prefer to be hit up rather sooner than later if there is deeper interest.
Jans also has seen some loose talks now, going into the direction of 500-600k. That's where we'd see him at almost min-wage.
We'd also like to have Giaux sold today, so please hit us up in the next couple of hours on him if you are interested in him.
Brändle & Navardauskas have seen a lot of interest but yet no convincing offer. We may keep both at the end, given the fact that we haven't seen a concrete offer in our demand range that would convince us.
Giaux should be sold in the next upcoming days. We are in talks with two swap + cash out deals, they are hindered by other dependencies but may come true rather quickly. So offers for such a model or just cash offers please rather sooner than later.
Jans has seen valuations around 500k, but not as a direct offer. We are happy to keep him, could use the money on him or a stage racing/climbing co-leader as well.
Bostner is not needed to be sold. We had concrete talks in a similar range of 400-500k, but teams are needed to free space first. Time for offers to step in?
Tosh van der Sande: A strong energy sprinter is on the market. We aquired him, but due to other trades including signing Simon Spilak. Hence we have to sadly let him go again. He's got an outstanding skillset, that would make a nice leader in PCT and also a solid captain for PT. With his outstanding energy stats he could also be an object for some massive training.
Van der Sande has proven to be a great scorer in 2016, where he scored almost 500 for Strava, leading their cinderella story to promotion. Another way of using him is to have as a dominant leadout that is almost unbeatable for other riders given his combination of energy and speed. He also goes very well over cobbles and hills to go for minor classics sprints.
We are listening to all kinds of money or swap ideas here.
Also new on the block in Jonathan Salinas, who was aquired as part of the Bazhkou deal. However, we'd also very much look forward to keeping him, though we'll listen to outstanding offers. He's got 77 Mountain, 73 Hill, 71 Hill and 72 Acceleration, which is an outstanding skillset for somebody on just 95k.
We got a couple of talents as well, that we might sell if we get into cash trouble and receive outstanding offers. However these have to be groundbreaking, and it will be very difficult.
- Xhuliano Kamberaj (maxing at 79 Sprint, 78 Acceleration, 75 Flat, outstanding back-ups)
- Daniel Jaramillo (maxing at 77 Mountain, 75 Hill, 76 Acceleration)
- Jernej Svab (maxing at 76 Hill, 78 Acceleration (!))
- Tadej Logar (maxing at 76 Hill, 74 Mountain, 73 Acceleration)
We still haven't seen significant movement for Tosh van der Sande. He's our first priority to leave the team, as we don't exactly look forward to pay his wage this year. Buying him would bring you an incredible trade chip for next year however, as a huge wage drop is expected and he's got tons of upside potential, especially on flat & bumpy classics.
Brändle, Navardauskas, Jans and Salinas are trade chips for low wage. We look forward to cash some of them in in the near future. Jans may go in a deal possibly rather sooner than later.
Logar is part of our teams silverware. The young gun could become a trade option if there is a rather nice offer. For groundbreaking offers we'd also listen to whispers on Kamberaj & Jaramillo, but we very much doubt that we're going to sell these talents at the moment.
Had a quiet night, only that it looks likely that the deal for Jans in off the ladder. We received significant interest for him, which is no surprise though given his skillset and wage...we are looking forward to offers around 500k for him.
Other riders all on the block still, remaining open for creative offers.
Van der Sande is likely sold. If no quick offer comes in that impresses me a lot then he's gone.
Ramunas Navardauskas & Mathias Brändle are on the edge right now. It looks like one of them will be staying while the other will leave our squad. Whichever rider gets the better offer may leave.
Tadej Logar is searching for a team that is willing to commit into developing a nice prospect on lvl 3. We are searching for a transfer: The fee is secondary with him, we want to find a team where he has a place to go in the future. We are looking to sell him.
Jonathan Salinas is almost clear to be on the move. Offers have to be in the region of 750k+ to stop that from happening if last details are tackled.
Roy Jans is on the move.
Daniel Jaramillo & Xhuliano Kamberaj are rare back-up plans that are very unlikely to be sold.
Edited by Croatia14 on 24-07-2018 01:14
Salinas, Jans and van der Sande are off the clock, they have deals. We are searching for offers for either Ramunas Navardauskas or Mathias Brändle as well as a buying offer for Tadej Logar.
We are looking for getting clear of two more riders from our team: It will happen as the following. We'll sell whoever has the better offer out of Mathias Brändle or Thomas Faiers. One is an Elite Stage-Racer for TT-prone tours, and the other is as well. While Faiers likes it with more mountains and enjoys Grand Tours with his outstanding recovery and energy stats as well, Brändle is a specialist for these short TT-tours that have their kicks here and there. Obviously he is a great teammate as well.
We are looking forward to cash offers, swaps + cash are pretty unrealistic right now, but don't hesitate to try. There is no need to sell however, so don't try to come too cheap on us here please
On the other side we have Ramunas Navardauskas still available. However, we'll only sell him if his offer combined with the offer fees we're receiving add up to a certain sum. Riders with his allround-skillset are impossible to get on his wage these days though, so we feel like he should bring us quite a nice sum.
Tadej Logar unluckily is set to leave us, as we have a rider too much on the roster. We're searching for a team that likes to buy a nice young talent from Slovenia, maxing at the perfect 50k domestique stats with 76 Hill, 74 Mountain and 73 Acceleration that you'll never get for 50k in the free agency but would always like to have on your side. He's also got a perfect skillset for early breaks.
We came to agreements on sellings of Ramunas Navardauskas and Mathias Brändle. If no groundbreaking offers come in for one of them or Thomas Faiers, then we will sell the pair. We'd prefer to keep Brändle over Faiers, so an offer of 1.xxx.xxx on Thomas Faiers could make me turn my mind. Otherwise it will be those two sold and Faiers kept most likely.
In other terms, Tadej Logar still needs a home. We are willing to take a short fee for him, eventhough we see his ceiling as a great 50k domestique as really valuable given his max at 76 hill 74 mountain 73 acceleration. In 2 years this will be a bargain signing for whoever picks him up, sadly we right now need to free that one roster spot.
You won't believe it, but our rack is dead empty. There is only 1 option where we'd still make a move, and that is if Marcel Wyss, who has joined us for cap reason, will be swapped for a rider with up to 80k wage that suits our approach slightly more. We could use mostly a Time Trial asset for him, or a more allround rider. Wyss can still score great on CT and decent on PCT level, and will be a nice attacker nevertheless. We however feel like he could be a better fit on another team
75k
32 years old
75 hill
75 acceleration
76 stamina
76 downhill
We are not looking for money, we'd only do a swap for a rider if anything.
