Tosh Van der Sande is a fantastic option for a CT/PCT team as a lower waged sprint leader, and can be a real contributor in PT as well. While he may not have the top end speed of some bigger names, his fantastic support stats and strong hill mean that he frequently outperforms expectations.
Despite being underutilised in our colours last season due to the presence of Salem Kemboi on the team, he still took 90th in the PCT rankings (15th amongst sprinters) and won the Tour Down Under ahead of the likes of Kump, Yates and Gaviria plus a host of top puncheurs. He's had a long and successful career at all levels, winning multiple PT stages, HC classics and C1 stage races, so at 175k there are much worse options.
If you're interested then do get in touch, all offers considered at this point!
Tosh Van der Sande is still available with zero interest - will consider all offers! Seeing sprinter prices in FA we're surprised by the lack of interest so far, but you can be the one to change that.
With an eye to potential incomings, I also have a list of riders who currently will be sold. Things may change, but I'd like to gauge interest so I can make plans and be ready to strike a deal when the pieces hopefully fall into place.
Julius van den Berg
4.100
25yo
Cobbler
€100.000
Fl
Mo
Hi
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Co
Sp
Ac
Fi
DH
Pr
77
57
64
58
77
77
73
77
71
70
75
71
64
Julius van den Berg is a flat powerhouse and a quality cobbler. We're only considering selling if we can find an adequate replacement, but early indications are positive so we figure it's time to start listening to offers.
Frederico Figueiredo
4.100
30yo
Stage Racer
€100.000
Fl
Mo
Hi
TT
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Rc
Co
Sp
Ac
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73
76
73
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59
68
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72
Frederico Figueiredo is perfect as a stage race domestique, or even as a second tier leader at CT level thanks to his exceptional support stats. It is quite likely he will be sold, so we welcome any offfers - despite paying 550k for him last season, we're happy to accept less!
Gaspar Goncalves
4.49
26yo
Puncheur
€50.000
Fl
Mo
Hi
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Co
Sp
Ac
Fi
DH
Pr
69
73
75
56
71
70
67
56
68
74
62
66
62
69
75
77
56
71
71
68
56
68
76
64
66
62
Gaspar Goncalves is already a useful rider, and still has room to improve as shown by his maxed stats in the table. As a strong Mo/Hil hybrid he is more useful than many comparable riders, and despite valuing him at 250k last season we'll listen to all offers as his replacement is lined up!
Siim Kiskonen
3.45
24yo
Sprinter
€50.000
Fl
Mo
Hi
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Co
Sp
Ac
Fi
DH
Pr
71
59
68
68
76
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68
68
79
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Siim Kiskonen is a talented young sprinter who has the potential to develop into a world class leadout thanks to his energy stats, as well as being able to contribute on the cobbles. We'd consider loaning him out as well as a permanent deal (any offers considered), with you taking his wage and us paying a fee.
Viktor Verschaeve
3.16
23yo
Stage Racer
€50.000
Fl
Mo
Hi
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Co
Sp
Ac
Fi
DH
Pr
65
71
70
67
72
71
70
62
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69
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Viktor Verschaeve will develop into a rider very similar to Figueiredo, but at a younger age - and can become more of a pure climber (76MO, 75HIL) if you prefer. Like Kiskonen we'll consider selling permanently for any fee, but loan deals will also be welcomed if you pay the wage and we pay the fee.
Van der Sande and Figueiredo continue to have no interest, so any offers will be considered!
van den Berg has some interest at 250k, but his status remains a little up in the air as we may need a higher fee to afford his replacement.
Goncalves has an offer of 100k, which is less than we'd like but may be enough as his replacement is lined up - if that deal is confirmed, he'll get a deal thread.
Kiskonen and Verschaeve have no interest, but that is perhaps to be expected. Loan and or/permanent deals will still be considered, but there is less haste to move them on.
jph27 wrote:
An update before I sign off for the night:
Van der Sande and Figueiredo continue to have no interest, so any offers will be considered!
van den Berg has some interest at 250k, but his status remains a little up in the air as we may need a higher fee to afford his replacement.
Goncalves has an offer of 100k, which is less than we'd like but may be enough as his replacement is lined up - if that deal is confirmed, he'll get a deal thread.
Kiskonen and Verschaeve have no interest, but that is perhaps to be expected. Loan and or/permanent deals will still be considered, but there is less haste to move them on.
Van der Sande has a deal thread at 500k, but we've had no overnight interest in the others - do get in touch!
Currently we still have the following riders available for deals.
Julius van den Berg
4.100
25yo
Cobbler
€100.000
Fl
Mo
Hi
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Co
Sp
Ac
Fi
Dh
Pr
77
57
64
58
77
77
73
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75
71
64
Julius van den Berg has interest at 250k, and provided another deal is sorted tomorrow will have a deal thread going up!
Frederico Figueiredo
4.100
30yo
Stage Racer
€100.000
Fl
Mo
Hi
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Co
Sp
Ac
Fi
Dh
Pr
73
76
73
72
77
75
77
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59
68
67
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72
Frederico Figueiredo will likely get a deal thread tonight once another move is confirmed. We have an offer of 140k for a rider we paid over 500k for last season, so do get in touch if interested!
Siim Kiskonen
3.45
24yo
Sprinter
€50.000
Fl
Mo
Hi
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Co
Sp
Ac
Fi
Dh
Pr
71
59
68
68
76
74
68
69
73
74
68
72
67
74
59
68
68
79
75
77
71
77
77
68
72
67
Siim Kiskonen is still available for loan or transfer, could you save Siim from sacking?
Viktor Verschaeve
3.16
23yo
Stage Racer
€50.000
Fl
Mo
Hi
TT
St
Rs
Rc
Co
Sp
Ac
Fi
Dh
Pr
65
71
70
67
72
71
70
62
62
69
67
64
66
67
76
73
71
76
75
75
62
62
71
68
65
71
Viktor Verschaeve is also still available for loan or transfer, so do get in touch if interested!
We will also be adding Milan Menten to the market, provided another deal is confirmed tomorrow. The young Belgian cobbler is also strong on the hills, so could be a great option at any level given his wage!
Still no interest in Kiskonen, so unless someone gets in touch in the next 12 hours we expect he'll sadly be sacked!
We're also looking to loan in riders to use up our loan cap and some excess funds. Get in touch if you have a rider you want to gain XP, or if you want to make some cash sending us a domestique on loan!
We're still on the lookout for loan-ins, so do get in touch if you have a certain amount extra you need for training plans and a quality rider to offer.
Equally if you have a rider needing XP to get them maxed (or even 3-4), then get in touch as well. With 24 hours to go we figure we should put our loan cap and spare funds to good use!
Having planned our training we have 150k to spend on a loan in if you pay the wage, get in touch if you have a rider (or riders) to offer and we can make a last minute deal!
Adam Yates
Salem Kemboi
Anthony Turgis
Tosh Van der Sande
Alberto Bettiol
Ruben Guerreiro
Xhuliano Kamberaj
Julius van den Berg
Jodok Salzmann
Stefan De Bod
Inigo Elosegui
Zisis Soulious
Siim Kiskonen
