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[PT 20] Rakuten | Talents
valverde321
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Rakuten has decided to venture into the cycling world, taking over for Meiji, a longstanding outfit in the MG. Rakuten are thrilled to have the opportunity to take over an already established team with an Asian base, however the focus of the new team will be on building the best team possible no matter where a rider is from. Still, to have a rider such as Kinoshita is a great rider to build around.

Rakuten believe starting a cycling team is a very unique opportunity. In most other sports, the team is represented by a city or region, but not many sports can say the team is represented by the sponsor. Rakuten has been gaining more and more recognition as sponsors of the Golden State Warriors in the NBA and FC Barcelona in La Liga, but the opportunity to be the team itself in cycling is a unique opportunity that could improve the exposure of Rakuten even further with good results, which is the hope.

We look forward to competing this season in PCT, but cant wait for what the future holds!
Edited by valverde321 on 11-08-2021 20:49
 
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Post Renewals Squad


NameAgeKey StatsWageAvailability
Yudai Arashiro2480 FL, 78 FGT€ 50,000No
Rei Onodera2473TT, 70PR€ 50,000Maybe
Saya Kuroeda2477CO, 74SP, 78AC€ 115,000No
Shiki Kuroeda2782 REC, 76SP, 75CO€ 70,000No
Jingbiao Zhao2475SP, 79AC, 76PR€ 50,000Will listen
Tomohiro Kinoshita2881HIl, 77AC, 80STA€ 525,000No
Kazushige Kuboki3078PR, 77SP, 73HIl€ 85,000No
Wataru Mutsumine2777HIl, 71AC€ 77,500Will listen
Tomoyuki Iino3077MO, 73HIl€ 62,500Maybe
Yamato Shirota2575MO, 75HIl, 78AC€ 50,000No
Ryoma Nonaka3075PR, 70HIl€ 50,000No
Genki Yamamoto2878SP, 78AC€ 50,000Maybe
Chen Shikai2781MO, 76TT, 78REC€ 260,000Yes
Ki Ho Choi2880MO, 75TT, 79REC€ 265,000Maybe
Kenji Itami3180S, 82AC, 78REC€ 140,000Yes
Jiankun Liu2475SP, 76AC€ 50,000No
King Lok Cheung2877TT, 77PR, 75FL€ 50,000Maybe


The squad is in a transitional phase, and we are looking at adding a few new leaders to the team, as well as maybe a top end talent. We can probably add a talent or one or two leaders with our remaining cap space, as it is, but moving on from one or two of our current leaders would give us more flexibility to add all of our targets.

Kenji Itami is our first rider we expect to leave. He is still a great sprinter on the flats, and has a great wage. It wouldn't be the end of the world if he stays, but we would like to rebuild our sprint team a little and he doesn't fit in the plans.

Shikai is another rider that while he is very good, doesn't fit with our plans. He's on a great wage for an 81 MO rider, especially after his strong performances last season, but we are looking at having a more versatile group of riders next season, so Shikai doesn't fit our plan, although again we aren't against keeping him if there is no interest.

We also are considering offers for other riders not part of the long term plans, who would make great teammates, or even a good leader in CT like Mutsumine or Yamamoto. We aren't desperate to move them either, but we feel there should be some interest given their low wages.

Even a rider with "No" has some chance of moving, but would require a great offer (open to swaps), although the chances of them moving are very slim, so it would probably be better to look elsewhere for a similar rider in that case.
 
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jandal7 wrote:
Kuboki no Sad Expected though Pfft Also sad to see you won't part with the Kuroedas or Yudai, but again I'd be shocked if you did Grin Interestign to see where you take the squad with a few potential big sales to come it seems!


Yeah, they're all super valuable domestiques, but Yudai won a stage from a break, and Kuroedas should be outsiders for PCT cobbles now, which has always been my teams weakest area.
 
sammyt93
Hmm... that's an interesting and unexpected list of names available, we'll be in touch.
 
valverde321
sammyt93 wrote:
Hmm... that's an interesting and unexpected list of names available, we'll be in touch.


Unexpected maybe, but the teams been more or less the same for the last few seasons and we have really stagnated, so somethings gotta change.
 
redordead
Lots of quality on offer. I wish you good luck in your rebuilding project. Rakuten is a high level sponsor indeed, I also like the jersey Smile

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valverde321
redordead wrote:
Lots of quality on offer. I wish you good luck in your rebuilding project. Rakuten is a high level sponsor indeed, I also like the jersey Smile


Thanks! I thought it was a good time to switch to a new sponsor as I change my goals from having a full Asian squad, to trying to be the best team in the world, and Rakuten is both a Japanese sponsor still, and a huge one, that could realistically fund such a project.
 
valverde321
Post Transfers Squad


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Training has not been included yet, and we are still sorting out if one final stagiare will be joining or not, but this is our provisional squad for the upcoming season.

Leaders
Tomohiro Kinoshita
Kenji Itami
Chen Shikai
Michel Sibilla

Kinoshita is the teams cornerstone and will be back to hopefully be a Top 5 PCT rider again, after a bit of a disappointing season last year. Itami is our strongest sprinter, and after a rocky offseason with many rumours of his departure, he finds himself still on the team. He will be fired up to prove to the team, that it was the right decision, and with PCM18, we think he may have a better season than last as well. Shikai is now the main Stage racer on the team, after sharing a split role with Choi, so the pressure will really be on him now. It will be tough for him to replicate last years great results, but if he can stay consistent we will be happy with him.

And new to the team is Michel Sibilla, who joins from Tinkoff for a fee of only 100,000. He is only really suited to flat cobble races, but he should score decently this season still, in an area we used to get 0 points in every season.

Climbers

Teodoro Costagli
Tomoyuki Iino
Sho Hatsuyama
Yamato Shirota

Costagli joins the team to replace Choi. He wont bring in as many points, but he should be able to score lesser points, but still consistently at his level, and also be a great helper to Shikai in some situations as well. Iino, Shirota and Hatsuyama will also be great helpers, but could be dangerous breakaway riders.

Puncheurs

Chris Froome
Pieter Serry
Wataru Mutsumine
Rafael Silva

We have really bolstered our hills squad this season. Froome should be a solid scorer, although he's definitely past his prime and likely wont be winning races anymore. Serry is going to be a great helper with a great Mo/HIl and could even see himself as leader in some races. Mutsumine could also be a good finisher, and Silva is not only a solid hill rider, but has great ACC and a decent sprint, so reduced bunch sprints on a hilly day could be his specialty.

Time Trial

King Lok Cheung
Pierre Rolland
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Rein Onodera
Ryoma Nonaka

We dont have the strongest TT squad, but we think we have decent depth, which should still help for TTTs and a lot of our riders are even better at shorter TTs which could come in handy for short stage races. Rolland is our biggest acquisition for TTs and he will also be a great help in the mountains. Salcone is also very versatile, so we think we've found great value.

Cobbles

Saya Kuroeda
Shiki Kuroeda

The Kuroedas are now both maxed and we should see them score decently well this season. Saya in particular could be a very underrated rider for us. They will both likely help Sibilla, but if the hills become too hard for him, Shiki can definitely survive them a bit longer.

Sprinters

Tomohiro Hayakawa
Kazushige Kuboki
Jiankun Liu
Jingbaio Zhao

Hayakawa left the team to test the FA market, hoping for over 120,000, but in the end he didnt receive any interest so joins back for just 60,000. Kuboki is good on hills and has a great prologue so he will surely lead some races, and be a great helper in others. Liu and Zhao will both be even stronger on day, Liu will likely be the top sprinter here.

Rouleur

Yudai Arashiro

Arashiro is our only flat specialist and he is one of the best in the world. He will be a great leadout rider, but he's also already proved he can win flat stages from the breakaway by simply holding off the peloton. He still has room to grow as well.

Stagiare

Yuriy Natarov

Natarov joins as a stagiare, and we are extremely pleased to find a talent such as his in the final few days of the transfer window. Some talents with similar ability were going for nearly 100k, but we were able to fit him in at only 10,000

These are his possible trainings we have uncovered, but there could be more

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NatarovYuriy62696664606671606565765663
Stage Race65787171677178606566775770
Climberv163787465637078606572845764

 
Mresuperstar
Nice squad you have here with plenty of depth. Can't wait for the Tomohiro Kinoshita vs. Simon Yates battles. Smile
 
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viking90
Very strong hill-squad with Kinoshita as a superb PCT puncher!
Shikai is a very solid GC leader in PCT aswell, guess those two will score a lot of points for you!
 
valverde321
@ Mre - Yates was my #1 target, so it stings that I'll have to be up against him now, especially with you training him.

@ viking - Yeah, hopefully they can score big. Not sure how much Shikai will do but hopefully enough.
 
valverde321
Pro Tour 2020 Post Renewals Squad


After a fantastic 2019 season, where we were able to finish 3rd in the standings, and promote to the PT for the 2nd time in the teams existence, Rakuten this time, looks much more prepared to challenge the division, and avoid relegation. Many of the teams longtime talents have finally maxed, and while the team may be lacking in a bit of high end power for the division, the team has lots of depth.

Last nameFirst name2019 Wage2020 WageDifference
KinoshitaTomohiro525000600000+75000
ShikaiChen2600002600000
ItamiKenji140000160000+20000
SibillaMichel125000105000-20000
SerryPieter105000110000+5000
HayakawaTomohiro60000115000+55000
KubokiKazushige8500090000+5000
KuroedaSaya11500090000-25000
KuroedaShiki7000085000+15000
LiuJiankun50000105000+55000
ZhaoJingbiao50000100000+50000
CostagliTeodoro150000105000-45000
IinoTomoyuki6250055000-7500
MutsumineWataru7750065000-12500
ShirotaYamato50000500000
ArashiroYudai5000065000+15000
SilvaRafael6500055000-10000
HatsuyamaSho50000500000
CheungKing Lok50000500000
SalconeJacob50000500000
OnoderaRei50000500000
RollandPierre55000Xx
NonakaRyoma50000xx
FroomeChris110000xx
NatarovYuriy1000050000+40000
CotePier-Andre15000xx


The team fought tooth and nail with a couple riders, including Kinoshita who we expected to increase in wages, but overall, the team has been able to reduce the wage budget from last season heading into this transfer season, leaving the team with lots of space. This will be important for bringing in a few more leaders, and possibly even some talents. Of course, not every rider that has renewed with the team will be riding in our colors come the end of the transfer window. We expect atleast a few to leave for new teams, although can't get into specifics at this point.
Edited by valverde321 on 25-09-2020 17:09
 
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Seems like there was a mix up of + and - Pfft
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valverde321
knockout wrote:
Seems like there was a mix up of + and - Pfft


Oh yeah, I see. Did the excel formula the wrong way. Pfft
 
redordead
Good luck in the PT division Smile

I'd like to say it'll be nice to not see Kinoshita, but we'll probably cross paths in PTHC races Pfft

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valverde321
redordead wrote:
Good luck in the PT division Smile

I'd like to say it'll be nice to not see Kinoshita, but we'll probably cross paths in PTHC races Pfft


Thanks, Im excited to be back, and this time with a lot more ambitions. Last time I basically kept my squad as is, and signed a few leaders to hope for the best, but it was essentially a plan where I was expecting to relegate.

Indeed we will probably cross paths in PTHC a bit, but depends where if Kinoshita will be there or not.
 
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Rider Availability


StatsOVLWageAvailability
TomohiroKinoshita82 HIL79.2600000lol
ChenShikai81 MO77.2260000*
KenjiItami80 SP, 82 AC76.5160000****
MichelSibilla81 COB75.4105000***
PieterSerry75 MO, 78 HIL75.3110000***
TomohiroHayakawa79 SP75.0115000****
KazushigeKuboki78 PR, 77 SP74.990000***
SayaKuroeda77 COB74.790000*
ShikiKuroeda75 COB74.785000*
JiankunLiu78 SP74.6105000*
JingbiaoZhao78 PR, 77 SP74.6100000*
TeodoroCostagli79 MO74.6105000****
TomoyukiIino77 MO73.855000**
WataruMutsumine77 HIL73.765000**
YamatoShirota75 MO+HIL73.750000*
YudaiArashiro81 FL, 78 FG73.665000*
RafaelSilva75 HIL, 74 SP73.555000*
ShoHatsuyama76 MO73.550000**
King LokCheung77 TT+PR72.850000***
JacobSalcone72 MO, 74 TT72.550000**
ReiOnodera76 TT72.450000*


As you can see, we have several strong riders that we are thinking about selling. Itami is our top sprinter and had one of his best seasons last year, likely because of the PCM 18 AI. He is on pretty good wages for a sprinter of his quality, and his MO stat is also quite good for a sprinter, making him get over the smaller lumps better than others. Sibilla is our top cobbler and is also on terrific wages. He's probably better suited to PCT, based on his weaker climbing abilities, but he would make a great last helper for anyone with a stronger classics leader as well.

Serry joined us last season in a deal for Choi, and in that time he almost scored almost exactly half what Choi did, one of the strongest stage racers in the PCT division. He's a very solid scorer at that level, and would make a good Co-leader. His MO/Hil combination make him a very strong rider, to go along with a nice Fighter stat as well.
Hayakawa is part of our now very deep sprint lineup. The reason for moving on is simply that we dont need as many sprinters as we have currently. A team looking for a strong sprint train would make the most of him.

The last rider we will be actively shopping is Costagli. He's a strong climber, but was unable to have much success last year. However, with his 76 fighter stat, he would make a very strong breakaway rider, which can be very useful for points scoring, especially with the increased breakaway chances that PCM 18 AI offers.


Loan Needed


StatsWageOVLLoan
YuriyNatarov69 MO, 76 FG5000067.28CT


Our only talent below level 4, Natarov will be a strong climber one day. He's currently LVL 1.46 , but is hoping to get to LVL 3, or close to it after this season. He would likely be a decent support rider at the CT level, and with his breakaway potential, could even be a point scorer.



Anyway, thats it for now. Don't be afraid to show your interest now, so that I can keep track of interest heading into the transfer window. Apart from Kinoshita and probably Shikai, every rider on the team would be willing to let go for the right price or deal so dont be afraid to let me know.
 
redordead
Some interesting riders available for sure. A good chance we might be talking over these transfers. Perhaps even about a loan deal Wink

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