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TheManxMissile
Podium Ambition


Sponsors


IMAX
The Canadian's who created the best film format provide a unique partnership. Global reach, constant evolutions, a great sponsorship that returns after a long break. They would love a strong North American representation on the team as we shift more back to our roots.

Caribbean Tourism
A region wider sponsor consisting of numerous stake holders from small shacks selling Piragua, up to major Government departments. A major player on the team and heralding our major focus shift to the great Islands with the white beaches and incredible sporting passion.

Mount Gay Rum
The Barbadian alcohol firm is the oldest producer of Rum in the entire world. It's a huge global brand with interests in all markets, especially the Americas. For them growing brand awareness against other Caribbean companies is key, doing this on a platform of local riders could be fun.

Mauritius Commercial Bank
The Mauritian bank is the largest and oldest in the country. In the last few years it's been a real innovator and grower in the African market. A great opportunity for them to begin growing more globally and for us to get a unique partner. They love marketing one of the two females in the peloton.

Hincapie Sportswear
The American sportswear manufacturer continues with the team this year. Steeped in cycling history the famous Hincapie name is well known in the top echelons of cycling. A growing market globally they want more North American rider presence to market from.

Cervelo
The Canadian bike manufacturer joins us as an official partner. Tieing into our connections with the mainland to the north we wanted to find a partnership that was also ecologically beneficial. Produced in Canada, shipped down the road to our working base in Seattle. And pioneering together on an all-new carbon negative bike range!

SRAM
Back together with a previous partner out of the USA. All part of our push to try to make the team more environmentally sustainable, as well as putting components together that really are suited to the bike.

Sea Turtle Conservation
Our primary NC sponsor. Cycling is one way to save the planet, so at the same time we want to boost our eco footprint. We are raising awareness of a range of projects across the Caribbean to try and protect as many of these amazing animals as possible.

Kraken
Our partnership management unit handling the day-to-day running of the franchise. The revolutionary partnership will help drive the teams counter-culture concepts and boost us to a new age!

Edited by TheManxMissile on 19-06-2024 18:22
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TheManxMissile
Team


Nat.NameFLMOHITTSTRSRCCBSPACFGDHPROVRXPAgeWgePot
Christopher Lagane7070776670716865757770636575.954.10025145k6
Alexandre Mayer6869777065727161727776607175.274.10025100k2
Gaetan Pons7266736773746967747665676974.44.100310k3
Jay Major7450665774707470777862666474.394.1002850k4
Ben O'Connor7077707170727553586868707074.324.1002875k5
Brendan Canty7075737571717352686766657474.124.1003160k4
Hasani Hennis6967707671727569757669687674.024.1002680k5
Akil Campbell7463687669686874687367667573.714.1002760k4
Wataru Mutsumine6969776473706858637164706473.74.100310k5
Chequan Richardson7161676368686478606175666373.344.1003065k4
Darren Matthews7261667070677175767674667473.34.1003250k4
Joshua Gayral7465727170717271717275627172.894.1002655k3
Kim Le Court7070766067706862646676706172.724.1002755k4
Kristian Vanderpool6864647763646160606362627672.144.1002850k3
Jacob Morales Ortega6571716069707155637171726171.053.762450k5
Jacob Kelly7063686968706067717374657170.663.272450k4
Connor White7366687169716663696971727370.243.92450k5
Tyler Cole7264687267696466707172697170.223.362450k4
Abner Gonzalez6672686069716260636670696169.343.112350k5
Jesus Roniel Marte6665686568696668666868666268.881.02250k4
Kaden Hopkins6560646770636355707263677068.031.02350k5


Spoiler
Nat.NameFLMOHITTSTRSRCCBSPACFGDHPROVRXPAgeWgePot
Andrew Norbert7367707074756655757370697473.124.1250k6
Jonathan Croes6573737372707056626565697372.664.0265k3
Nathan Alexander7272727171707160616766687171.594.0250k3
Cristian Perez7163667472717169666874697470.514.0240k4



Jersey


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NC's
Hennis Hasani - Anguilla - RR & TT
Josh Gayral - Antigua & Barbuda - TT
Jonathan Croes - Aruba - RR & TT (On Loan at Cedevita)
Jay Major - Bahamas - RR & TT
Kristin Vanderpool - Barbados - TT
Connor White - Bermuda - RR
Chequan Richardson - Bermuda - TT
Cristian Perez - Cuba - TT (On Loan at Minions)
Andrew Norbert - St Lucia - RR & TT (On Loan at CycleYorkshire)
Gaetan Pons - Luxembourg - RR
Kim Le Court - Mauritius - RR
Alex Mayer - Mauritius - TT
Jacob Morales Ortega - Puerto Rico - RR
Akil Campbell - Trinidad & Tobago - RR & TT
Edited by TheManxMissile on 23-08-2023 18:13
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Goals + Results


Goals

Team Standings Top 5 4th T3A
GP Izola Win 1st Lagane
Zuri Metzge Win 5th Lagane
Monterrey TTT Top 5 1st T3A
Baltic Chain Tour Stage Win 1st Campbell



Results

3rd - Gisborne GP - Christophe Lagane
2nd - Vuelta Tachira Stage 10 - Kristin Vanderpool
5th - Vuelta Tachira Stage 10 - Brendan Canty
3rd - Vuelta Catalunya Stage 1 - Alexandre Meyer
3rd - Vuelta Catalunya Stage 3 - Podium Ambition

7th - Vuelta Catalunya GC - Ben O'Connor
2nd - Vuelta Pais Vasco Stage 2 - Christophe Lagane
9th - Vuelta Pais Vasco GC - Brendan Canty
4th - Tour Middle East Stage 1 - Jay Major
5th - Tour Middle East Stage 2 - Jay Major
1st - GP Izola - Christophe Lagane
2nd - Tour du Faso Stage 2 - Jay Major
1st - Tour du Faso Team - T3A
1st - Baltic Chain Tour Stage 1 - Akil Campbell
4th - Baltic Chain Tour Stage 1 - Hennis Hasani
5th - Baltic Chain Tour Stage 1 - Darren Matthews
1st - Baltic Chain Tour Team - T3A
5th - Lincoln GP - Darren Matthews
3rd - USAPCC Stage 1 - Jay Major
4th - Nakhon Ratchisma Trophy - Jesus Roniel Marte
4th - Olympia Tour Stage 1 - Kristan Vanderpool
2nd - Olympia Tour Stage 4 - T3A
3rd - Olympia Tour Stage 5 - Jay Major
6th - Olympia Tour GC - Kristin Vanderpool
7th - Olympia Tour GC - Hennis Hasani
10th - Olympia Tour GC - Akil Campbell
3rd - Tour of Austria Stage 5 - Jacob Morales Ortega
2nd - Tour of Austria Stage 6 - Darren Matthews
5th - Tour of Austria Stage 7 - Kristin Vanderpool
2nd - Tour of Vancouver Stage 3 - Hasani Hennis
5th - Tour of Vancouver Stage 4 - Ben O'Connor
2nd - Tour of Vancouver Stage 7 - T3A
2nd - Tour of Vancouver GC - Ben O'Connor
1st - Monterrey TTT - T3A
4th - Giro dell Trentino Stage 3 - Abner Gonzalez
6th - Giro dell Trentino GC - Ben O'Connor
5th - Tour de San Luis Stage 1 - Kristin Vanderpool
3rd - Tour de San Luis Stage 2 - Gaetan Pons
4th - Tour de San Luis Stage 2 - Jay Major
7th - Tour de San Luis GC - Gaetan Pons
1st - Tour de San Luis U25 - Chris Lagane
3rd - Tour of America Stage 15 - Jacob Morales Ortega
4th - Tour of America Stage 15 - Abner Gonzalez
6th - Herald Sun Tour Stage 2 - Jay Major
1st - Herald Sun Tour Stage 5 - Jay Major
1st - Herald Sun Tour U25 - Alexandre Mayer

3rd - Euskal Bizikleta Stage 3 - Christophe Lagane
1st - Euskal Bizikleta GC - Christophe Lagane
1st - Euskal Bizikleta U25 - Christophe Lagane

5th - Zuri Metzge - Chrispher Lagane

Breakaways

Tour Down Under Stage 3 - Jacob Kelly
Tour Down Under Stage 6 - Jacob Kelly
Vuelta al Tachira Stage 3 - Jesus Roniel Marte
Vuelta al Tachira Stage 4 - Tyler Cole
GP Herning - Jacob Kelly
Geraardsbergen-Bosberg - Jacob Kelly, Joshua Gayral
Tour Middle East Stage 2 - Jesus Roniel Marte
Tour Middle East Stage 3 - Jesus Roniel Marte
Tour Middle East Stage 4 - Jesus Roniel Marte, Jacob Moreales Ortega
Tour du Faso Stage 1 - Chequan Richardson, Jesus Roniel Marte
Tour du Faso Stage 3 - Chequan Richardson
Baltic Chain Tour Stage 3 - Tyler Cole
Baltic Chain Tour Stage 4 - Connor White
Berlin ProRace - Jesus Roniel Marte
Lincoln GP - Tyler Cole
Nakhon Ratchisma Tropjy - Jesus Roniel Marte
Tour of Austra Stage 1 - Abner Gonzalez
Tour of Austria Stage 2 - Kim Le Court
Tour of Austria Stage 3 - Kim Le Court
Tour of Austra Stage 4 - Kim Le Court
Tour of Austria Stage 5 - Jacob Morales Ortega
Tour of Vancouver Stage 4 - Jacob Morales Ortega
Giro dell Trentino Stage 3 - Abner Gonzalez
GP Kigali - Darren Matthews
Tour of America Stage 1 - Jesus Roniel Marte
Tour of America Stage 2 - Jesus Roniel Marte
Tour of America Stage 3 - Jesus Roniel Marte (takes GC Lead), Kaden Hopkins
Tour of America Stage 5 - Jesus Roniel Marte
Tour of America Stage 6 - Jesus Roniel Marte, Kaden Hopkins
Tour of America Stage 7 - Jesus Roniel Marte
Tour of America Stage 8 - Connor White, Jacob Kelly, Jacob Morales Ortega
Tour of America Stage 9 - Jacob Kelly, Kaden Hopkins, Wataru Mutsumine
Tour of America Stage 10 - Jacob Kelly, Jacob Morales Ortega, Abner Gonzalez
Tour of America Stage 11 - Wataru Mutsumine
Tour of America Stage 15 - Jacob Morales Ortega, Abner Gonzalez, Tyler Cole, Connor White
Tour of America Stage 19 - Jacob Morales Ortega, Connor White
Tour of America Stage 21 - Wataru Mutsumine
Euskal Bizikleta Stage 1 - Tyler Cole
Euskal Bizikleta Stage 2 - Tyler Cole
Edited by TheManxMissile on 13-06-2024 17:05
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TheManxMissile
The Great Big "Well, We're Back, Again" Post


It's been a while but T3A is back in the CT. Since our last season in the CT (which, btw, we did almost win!) we've ridden our first GT, spent an entire season as an actual PT Team, and entirely changed direction of the team twice. Plus we have established a clear Man-Game All Time Record, just not for the best of reasons.

This new era of T3A however is not a failure by relegating. In fact this was expected and in many ways planned for. The new heavy focus on Caribbean & Island cycling was always going to be long term. To emphasise this our best riders and results of last season were neo-pros from these areas. As such an immediate bounce back is not a focus for the coming year. Instead we will be working hard to Loan Out our group of Lvl4 riders, levelling up everyone else, and being a home to some Loan Ins.

A full Renewals Post will obviously come in time. Deals are basically in place for everyone we want, and a few surprise negotiations are still finalising. But we can make clear our transfers will be entirely based around sorting Loan Outs & Ins with virtually no Team-to-Team moves or Free Agency bids. We have a long term plan, we have the riders we need for this year, it will be quiet and focused on training and developments.

All our sponsors are still on board, fully committed to the project and our long term aims. We are working on the new set of NC's so we can continue to be the pelotons best dressed squad. Basically, we're in a very stable and happy place despite relegation.

Make sure you stay tuned and join us for another wonderful T3A season.

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TheManxMissile
The Great Big "Really, How Much?" Post


We've been here adjusting to the CT wage cap after relelgation before. But we still learned something new about renewals this season! Lets not wait and dive right in!

Nat.NameAgeKey StatsWageNicknameAvailable?
Caleb Ewan2883SP 71HL600kPocket RocketYES
Alex Cataford2979TT 79PRL150kACPossible
Logan Owen2778CB 71AC120kWolverineNo
Alex Mayer2476HL 72SP110kMayerPT Loan
Jay Major2777SP 70CB70kJayNo
Chris Lagane2475HL 74SP70kThe CloserPT Loan
Darren Matthews3176SP 75CB50kDarrenNo
Kim Le Court2676HL 76FTR50kQueenNo
Hasani Hennis2574SP 74TT50kHHPT Loan
Akil Campbell2675TT 72CB50kAKPT Loan
Josh Gayral2571HL 71CB50kJoshPT Loan
Andrew Norbert2472SP 71PL50kAndyNo
Jon Croes2572HL 71MO50kJcrewNo
Nathan Alexander2371HL 70MO50kNateNo
Kristin Vanderpool2775TT 76PL50kKristinNo
Jacob Kelly2368SP 68HL50kJacoNo
Jacob Morales Ortega2369HL 69MO50kJMONo
Cristian Perez2372TT 69CB60kPerezNo
Dylan Redy2369HL 68SP50kRedyNo
Kemp Orosco2370MO 68HL50kKempNo


Headline news - Caleb Ewan! Silver medalist at the recent Worlds RR, the Aussie is on the market. Availability is simple, pure cash, highest offer takes him. As demonstrated at the Worlds and at MSR he is ideal for the ProTour - so start budgeting now

Alex Cataford is a possible. If we saw a special cash offer he could move, also might depend how the Wage cap shapes up based on Loan dealings. But we got his wage down a touch so it's not crucial.

Alex Mayer, Chris Lagane, Hasani Hennis, Akil Campbell & Josh Gayral all need PT Loans. We believe this will be possible, and crucial to the project.

Speaking of Mayer, apparently you can anger a rider over a 50k difference in Wage offer vs Request. He leveraged his position as the future key to this project and banked 10k wage increase.

Wolverine also got himself a wage increase, along with Jay Major. Again, key pieces to the team and they knew it, forcing our hand rather than risking losing our identity as a team to the Free Agency.

Heading into Transfers we are looking at holding 14 riders on the team (once you remove Ewan and the Loan Outs). So we will need one more at least, and we'll be wide open to take some Loan Ins. We're not worried about promotion, this is a long term project and our focus is on development.

Full Pre-Transfers Team
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Nat.NameFLMOHITTSTRSRCCBSPACFGDHPROVRXPAge
Caleb Ewan7562716073718070838163717379.284.10028
Alexandor Cataford7472707975757367606967717976.384.10029
Logan Owen7365696273717278647168746475.264.10027
Alexandre Mayer6869767064717061727675607174.554.2024
Jay Major7450665774707470777862666474.394.10027
Christopher Lagane6969756668706365747568626574.314.1724
Darren Matthews7261667070677175767674667473.34.10031
Kim Le Court6969766067706862646676706172.524.10026
Hasani Hennis6767707470706969747569687472.314.1125
Akil Campbell7363687567676772687367667472.214.1126
Joshua Gayral7265717069707170707174627071.84.3625
Andrew Norbert7167696973736055727170687171.453.7924
Jonathan Croes6471727170686856626465697170.343.4425
Nathan Alexander7170716969686960616666686970.323.3424
Kristian Vanderpool6864647563646160606362627670.064.10027
Jacob Kelly6763686867695867687174656869.451.6223
Jacob Morales Ortega6569696068696955636969726169.442.6923
Cristian Perez6962657270696969666872697269.423.1723
Dylan Redy6865696667676765686867656869.122.4123
Kemp Orosco6870686570646760636467636268.142.4123


Marcos Altur was quietly put down for his own, and the games own, good - no-one needs to see the MG's Worst Ever Training Sped again. Well, someone will sign and re-animate his corpse. Perhaps it'll make him good?

Aberasturi and Domene are also casualities of the Spanish revolution. As are David Dekker & Bram Welten, can't have those imperialistic Dutchmen ravaging our wonderful Caribbean lands.

Julian Alaphilippe is gone, although if we knew 25 new French teams would appear we'd have kept him. Edmo also leaves with his head help high.

Jyme Bridges leaves with the Antiguan RR jersey on his shoulders! He was given a heros send-off - a massive rum fuel beach party! You will be missed.

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Mresuperstar
Poor Altur... :lol: And I'm sure we will be in contact per usual.
 
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baseballlover312
Sad to hear we're not gonna get to see Caleb Ewan in CT. Pfft

Tough offseason ahead, but you're definitely committed to the mission, and that part is still going well.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy
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Fabianski
Definitely worried about Wolverine's incoming training now :lol:
Ewan's sale will easily cover the renewals fee, and I guess you'll have some money left after that. Great to see that you're committed to this long-term project, though Smile

Some pretty interesting departures, but I guess as everyone relegated to CT you had to find a decent balance between renewals fee and possible selling value... As you say, knowing beforehand that there'd be so many new Frenchies would have made keeping Alaphilippe a no-brainer ^^

Good luck, and hopefully you'll keep avoiding mountains and hills as much as possible :lol:
 
whitejersey
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Relegation is never easy, good renewals tho. And it sucks to let Alaphillipe go considering he would made any money from a fine back very easily. We will most likely have a chat or two come transfers!
 
jandal7
Looking forward to the Ewan sweepstakes, should be one of the headliners of the transfer season and as someone on the sidelines I'd love a drawn out saga Pfft
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redordead
I guess you have a bit of work to do to get under the CT cap, but as Jandal said the Ewan sweepstakes should be fun to watch Pfft

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"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
 
TheManxMissile
@Mre - Possibly we can find a way to keep Simon Yates training up! At least that part of the deal has worked out.
We did offer Altur equal to his value - turns out he was insulted by our almost minimum wage offer Pfft

@BBL - Tried my hardest to get Ewans wages down to the same as Manninen (for a reference) but nope, wasn't happening. And yes, this project is way more fun than when we built a team that could promote to the PT, even if it feels like it will take another four or five years to really see it work out

@Fabi - Be more worried about Wolverine if the 2-stat training limit was removed. Alaphilippe hurts, in part the influx of the French, in part i really liked him as an MG rider who would have been great CT rider with training. But with the heavy RP focus there was no choice in cuts.

@WJ - There's always a chance. And i think i'm more used to relegation than almost any other MG manager at this point!

@jandal - You sure your NZL team doesn't want to poach the Aussie? Won't be too drawn out, first offer i receive goes to thread and from there it's an open auction.

@red - Once Ewan is sold i'm basically there in terms of Wage Cap & and a sale of Cataford would leave me enough to fill out the team before even thinking about Loans, shockingly the Caribbeans are not expensive Pfft
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cunego59
This was one of the renewals I was most interested in. I think the cuts all made sense given what the sprinters likely demanded and the pain that Altur caused you last year Grin If you decide to keep Cataford, he and a (presumably?) buffed Wolverine could well headline a push for immediate re-promotion. And else, if you manage to get all those guys maxed this year, your team will look really scary for CT next season. Gonna be rooting for you either way Smile
 
TheManxMissile
The Great Big "Great Big Transfers Update #1" Post


Oh my word that was a busy few days of the transfer window. Lots to catch up on!

Departures

Caleb Ewan - 1.65mil to ISA-Hexacta. Scorchio has bagged a bargain deal here. Lots of tears shed in the T3A HQ over this goodbye.

Alex Cataford - 1.25mil to De Stijl Cycling. Jph didn't get a bargain, being only 400k less than Caleb. We wish Alex the best.

Logan Owen - 100k to Isostar-Specialized. Croatia got a better than normal rate, which we'll get to in a moment. Logan can now go after a PT title!

Which adds up to a shockingly neat 3mil profit! And clears 870k from our wage bill. Brings us well under Cap, clears our Fines, and leaves a lot for training. Pretty much perfect result from the Sales.

Alex Mayer & Chris Lagane - Loan to Moser-Sygic. Roman wanted some more help for Sagan so the two Mauritians get a nessesary year in the PT. We are paying their wages, but recouped the Fees.

Akil Campbell - Loan to Zwift Pro Cycling. Mre hit us up in pretty much the first minute of transfers! AK gets his PT season, we save on the wage and put part of the Free from Lagane over to Mre.

Josh Gayral & Hasani Hennis - Loan to Isostar-Specialized. Croatia helps take the two Caribbean riders for a year, and got himself a cut price Wolverine as thanks. We again pay the wages but claim back the fee.

5 PT Loans secured! That's no small feat. We are paying most of the wages, but means we pull in a net 230k in Fees to add to the training fund.


Signings

Abner Gonzalez6668676066686060636468666167.511.022


Wage 50k - Pot. 5
Abner hails from Puerto Rico, the same as JMO. He's the regions best climbing talent, with good future options for training. We did try and negotiate him an extra year on the regional circuit before moving up to the MG ranks.


Connor White7066686767686363676871726968.981.023


Wage 60k - Pot. 5
Connor comes from Bermuda, a first for the team. He's a real all-rounder, but we think his future lies in being a combination Lead-Out & Prologue specialist. Certainly lots of skill to work with, even if lacking the high end potential of other nations best talents.


Tyler Cole7064687066676366697072696969.472.023


Wage 65k - Pot. 4
Tyler is the latest Trinidad & Tobagoan on the squad. We had to work for his signature, but nothing as tough as some of last seasons signings. He's more a time trialist than anything, but some rounding out with extra trainging will make him a strong lead-out as well.


Summary
3 permanent departures. 5 Loan Outs. 3 New Signings. We sit at 15 riders on the roster, so could call transfers finished. However we are eyeing up a couple of Stagieres, and there's the CT Free Rider Draft as well. Heck, we could yet take in a Loanee or two! So we'll be back in a few more days to wrap it all up.

The future of the team is bright, it's just going to take a few years to bring the project together and to a competitive standard. Next step, trying to find PCT capable leading talents & some genuine competitve sprinters and cobblers.

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Marcovdw
Wanted to go for White, then remembered I don't actually care about my nationality. He'll fit in nicely here Pfft
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Croatia14
Great time for the carribean project. A shame to see those leaders go, but going full regional is some stylish achievement. Great commitment!
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DarkWolf
I am sorry I missed the loaning in of Hasani Hennis. I had him in a PCM career (I added him myself Wink ) so I am quite fond of this guy. Smile I was tempted by Abner Gonzalez (for the same reason mind you) but went elsewhere in the end. In the future I do hope I'll see the Bermudan Kaden Hopkins in the game and in your team too. Another soft spot of mine (wow, I have a lot of those). Grin
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cunego59
I was surprised to see you sell Wolverine, I thought he would be a prime candidate to invest all that money into. But as Croatia said, the commitment to having only Carribean (and Mauritian) riders is very impressive. Curious to see where that money goes instead, or if you try to carry as much as possible over to next season when the likes of Mayer and Lagane come back maxed.
 
TheManxMissile
@Marco - I never mind some healthy competition, and see it was you i was less annoyed than might have been the case.

@Croatia - Wasn't my initial plan to go 100% Focused this season, but honestly it's made me so much more engaged and motivated with the MG i'll take a couple of years of results pain. Plus i banked over 3mil in fees, training time!

@DarkWolf - A PT team would always be my preference just to ensure reaching Max asap. Hopkins is on my list of possible suggestions for next season. Abner i'd have fought very hard for, so thanks for saving me wage space Pfft

@cunego - Yeah it just kind of opened up that way with getting less from Ewan than i hope. Plus i could only train two of his stats so on balance i feel happier spreading the love around my actual focus riders. I couldn't even train Mayer/Lagane next year (can't train just max'd riders) so money has to be spent now!
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MacC
Welcome (back) to the CT. I like the Caribbean focus.

Maybe we can add a Rum Saturday to the well established Whiskey Wednesday?
 
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