Saulo Lay, 31, 4.100 XP, Wage: € 75,000

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FI	DH	PR	OVR
73	56	60	56	68	66	77	61	79	81	61	77	70	74.63

We don't expect much interest in Saulo until the first few days of FA have passed, and then people begin to realise how bargain basement his wage is for his skill-set. His low overall for a 79/81 sprinter also means that he has lots of RD's available to him. He is well suited as a lead-out in PT or PCT, or a sprint lead in his own right in CT (just check the stats of some of the sprinters hoovering up ranking points in CT last year for comparison!). Savvy managers might even pick up on this ahead of time, and secure a good deal.

Tyler Brandt, 29, 4.100 XP, Wage: € 50,000

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FI	DH	PR	OVR
67	76	69	73	74	69	72	62	60	66	66	71	72	73.55

Tyler's agent has indicated that he is particularly interested in potentially joining a CT organisation, and with a number of North American candidates, perhaps he will get lucky. For ISA - Hexacta he fell down the depth chart with the last minute signing of Murilo Affonso in the last transfer window (and whose nationality is now a better fit!). In his one C2 outing last year, he nabbed 10th at the Sakartvelo Trophy, immediately highlighting his reliability as a rider; and on minimum wage now to boot! Top 20 (18th) at the prestigious Tour of America 21-day extravaganza while sacrificing his own ambitions for his team leader also highlights this is a guy you can rely on for seasons to come. Of course, as with his time with our organisation, he is also a reliable domestique who has the ability to accrue points here and there throughout the season if his skill-set and minimumwage attracts interest from PT/PCT - a guy who can handle 3 GT's and more in a season no problem!.

Sven Vandousselaere, 31, 4.100 XP, Wage: € 50,000

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FI	DH	PR	OVR
74	55	69	76	72	72	71	62	70	71	76	60	76	73.16

As you can see, Sven is a TT specialist with a minor in flat-beastiness! Like Saulo Lay, we reckon it will most likely be a little later in transfers when the PT teams start trying to finalise their TTT line-ups that Sven will start hitting multiple people's radar.

Evgeny Russo, 30, 4.100 XP, Wage: € 50,000

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FI	DH	PR	OVR
68	70	74	72	72	71	69	71	65	69	63	61	70	72.40

Evgeny may not be a master of any, but he is most certainly a jack-of-all-trades swiss-army knife style bike rider. Dual NC on Road and TT, he can slot in as 4th/5th man on any roster on multiple terrains - hills, TT, cobbles. For teams in any division looking to keep their roster honed down to the rider minimum, this guy is a god-send. In fact as I write this, I'm re-considering whether his availability is in fact 5-star. Will sleep on it and perhaps reconsider!

Abou Sanogo, 25, 4.23 XP, Wage: € 50,000

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FI	DH	PR	OVR
71	61	70	64	70	71	63	74	69	70	74	73	70	72.87

Abou is a punchy cobbler, and current Ivory Coast RR NC. As you can see from the preponderous of colour in his stat block, he is quite well developed all-round for a level 4 dude. Whether your a PT team that focuses on the cobbles, or one of those who has to strong-arm 6 riders on the bus to the Belgian races, Sanogo can do you a good turn throughout the season, and is competent enough on other terrains to also pull his weight away from the northern classics.

Jhonatan Restrepo, 25, 4.12 XP, Wage: € 50,000

FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FI	DH	PR	OVR
70	66	74	70	70	68	72	55	70	72	65	68	70	72.74

Jhonatan is a puncheur who also is familiar with the TT bike. As a PT-style breakaway rider, his decent sprint might also come into play during the season. Similar to Abou, Restrepo has a colour packed stat block, again indicative of being one of the stronger lvl 4 riders in this seasons graduating class, hence capable of supporting his team leaders across a variety of terrains.