[CT] Podium Ambition - "-pation!"
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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!
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Nat. | Name | FL | MO | HI | TT | ST | RS | RC | CB | SP | AC | FG | DH | PR | OVR | XP | Age | Wge | Pot | | Christopher Lagane | 70 | 70 | 77 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 75 | 77 | 70 | 63 | 65 | 75.95 | 4.100 | 25 | 145k | 6 | | Alexandre Mayer | 68 | 69 | 77 | 70 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 72 | 77 | 76 | 60 | 71 | 75.27 | 4.100 | 25 | 100k | 2 | | Gaetan Pons | 72 | 66 | 73 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 67 | 74 | 76 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 74.4 | 4.100 | 31 | 0k | 3 | | Jay Major | 74 | 50 | 66 | 57 | 74 | 70 | 74 | 70 | 77 | 78 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 74.39 | 4.100 | 28 | 50k | 4 | | Ben O'Connor | 70 | 77 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 53 | 58 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 74.32 | 4.100 | 28 | 75k | 5 | | Brendan Canty | 70 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 52 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 74 | 74.12 | 4.100 | 31 | 60k | 4 | | Hasani Hennis | 69 | 67 | 70 | 76 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 69 | 75 | 76 | 69 | 68 | 76 | 74.02 | 4.100 | 26 | 80k | 5 | | Akil Campbell | 74 | 63 | 68 | 76 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 74 | 68 | 73 | 67 | 66 | 75 | 73.71 | 4.100 | 27 | 60k | 4 | | Wataru Mutsumine | 69 | 69 | 77 | 64 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 63 | 71 | 64 | 70 | 64 | 73.7 | 4.100 | 31 | 0k | 5 | | Chequan Richardson | 71 | 61 | 67 | 63 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 78 | 60 | 61 | 75 | 66 | 63 | 73.34 | 4.100 | 30 | 65k | 4 | | Darren Matthews | 72 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 74 | 73.3 | 4.100 | 32 | 50k | 4 | | Joshua Gayral | 74 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 62 | 71 | 72.89 | 4.100 | 26 | 55k | 3 | | Kim Le Court | 70 | 70 | 76 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 76 | 70 | 61 | 72.72 | 4.100 | 27 | 55k | 4 | | Kristian Vanderpool | 68 | 64 | 64 | 77 | 63 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 76 | 72.14 | 4.100 | 28 | 50k | 3 | | Jacob Morales Ortega | 65 | 71 | 71 | 60 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 61 | 71.05 | 3.76 | 24 | 50k | 5 | | Jacob Kelly | 70 | 63 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 65 | 71 | 70.66 | 3.27 | 24 | 50k | 4 | | Connor White | 73 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 66 | 63 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 70.24 | 3.9 | 24 | 50k | 5 | | Tyler Cole | 72 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 67 | 69 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 70.22 | 3.36 | 24 | 50k | 4 | | Abner Gonzalez | 66 | 72 | 68 | 60 | 69 | 71 | 62 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 61 | 69.34 | 3.11 | 23 | 50k | 5 | | Jesus Roniel Marte | 66 | 65 | 68 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 66 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 68.88 | 1.0 | 22 | 50k | 4 | | Kaden Hopkins | 65 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 70 | 63 | 63 | 55 | 70 | 72 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 68.03 | 1.0 | 23 | 50k | 5 |
Jersey
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
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Posted on 14-07-2022 12:49
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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
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TheManxMissile |
Posted on 14-07-2022 13:10
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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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Posted on 08-08-2022 19:00
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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. | Name | Age | Key Stats | Wage | Nickname | Available? | | Caleb Ewan | 28 | 83SP 71HL | 600k | Pocket Rocket | YES | | Alex Cataford | 29 | 79TT 79PRL | 150k | AC | Possible | | Logan Owen | 27 | 78CB 71AC | 120k | Wolverine | No | | Alex Mayer | 24 | 76HL 72SP | 110k | Mayer | PT Loan | | Jay Major | 27 | 77SP 70CB | 70k | Jay | No | | Chris Lagane | 24 | 75HL 74SP | 70k | The Closer | PT Loan | | Darren Matthews | 31 | 76SP 75CB | 50k | Darren | No | | Kim Le Court | 26 | 76HL 76FTR | 50k | Queen | No | | Hasani Hennis | 25 | 74SP 74TT | 50k | HH | PT Loan | | Akil Campbell | 26 | 75TT 72CB | 50k | AK | PT Loan | | Josh Gayral | 25 | 71HL 71CB | 50k | Josh | PT Loan | | Andrew Norbert | 24 | 72SP 71PL | 50k | Andy | No | | Jon Croes | 25 | 72HL 71MO | 50k | Jcrew | No | | Nathan Alexander | 23 | 71HL 70MO | 50k | Nate | No | | Kristin Vanderpool | 27 | 75TT 76PL | 50k | Kristin | No | | Jacob Kelly | 23 | 68SP 68HL | 50k | Jaco | No | | Jacob Morales Ortega | 23 | 69HL 69MO | 50k | JMO | No | | Cristian Perez | 23 | 72TT 69CB | 60k | Perez | No | | Dylan Redy | 23 | 69HL 68SP | 50k | Redy | No | | Kemp Orosco | 23 | 70MO 68HL | 50k | Kemp | No |
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
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 |
Posted on 08-08-2022 19:24
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Poor Altur... And I'm sure we will be in contact per usual.
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baseballlover312 |
Posted on 08-08-2022 19:42
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Sad to hear we're not gonna get to see Caleb Ewan in CT.
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 |
Posted on 08-08-2022 20:45
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Definitely worried about Wolverine's incoming training now
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
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
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whitejersey |
Posted on 08-08-2022 22:54
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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!
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jandal7 |
Posted on 09-08-2022 01:10
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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
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
[ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
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redordead |
Posted on 09-08-2022 07:25
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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
"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
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TheManxMissile |
Posted on 09-08-2022 10:41
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@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
@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
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cunego59 |
Posted on 09-08-2022 13:04
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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 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
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TheManxMissile |
Posted on 23-08-2022 18:39
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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 Gonzalez | 66 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 66 | 68 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 67.51 | 1.0 | 22 |
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 White | 70 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 63 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 69 | 68.98 | 1.0 | 23 |
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 Cole | 70 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 63 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 69.47 | 2.0 | 23 |
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 |
Posted on 23-08-2022 20:27
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Wanted to go for White, then remembered I don't actually care about my nationality. He'll fit in nicely here
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Croatia14 |
Posted on 23-08-2022 20:30
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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 |
Posted on 24-08-2022 09:21
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I am sorry I missed the loaning in of Hasani Hennis. I had him in a PCM career (I added him myself ) so I am quite fond of this guy. 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).
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cunego59 |
Posted on 24-08-2022 09:31
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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.
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TheManxMissile |
Posted on 24-08-2022 09:47
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@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
@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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Posted on 24-08-2022 11:17
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Joined: 15-07-2008
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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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