4 of our riders reached the end of their natural development during the last season.
Thanakhan Chaiyasombat, 25, 4.100 XP
OVL
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FI
DH
PR
74,57
69
76
72
70
71
74
74
52
66
72
71
69
70
76,23
69
78
74
70
71
75
75
52
66
74
73
69
70
Rune Herregodts, 26, 4.100 XP
OVL
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FI
DH
PR
74,44
73
73
74
75
73
77
69
65
67
70
74
66
78
76,81
73
75
75
77
74
78
71
65
67
70
74
66
80
Shoi Matsuda, 25, 4.100 XP
OVL
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FI
DH
PR
72,16
74
65
70
75
69
74
65
60
71
71
60
64
77
74,86
76
65
71
77
70
76
67
60
71
71
61
64
79
John Salazar, 26, 4.100 XP
OVL
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FI
DH
PR
71,54
74
70
69
69
72
72
72
68
69
71
68
68
71
72,86
76
71
70
70
74
73
73
69
70
73
70
69
72
Renewals and Availability
Despite our subpar season renewals proved to be quite a challenge with a lot of riders demanding a significant raise. Unfortunately this meant we couldn't retain Chamorro and Sirironnachai.
OVL
Wage
Change
Available
Varsham Darbinyan
74,35
65.000 €
€ 0.000
Maybe
Rune Herregodts
76,81
190.000 €
€ 120.000
No
Milan Menten
74,92
100.000 €
€ 10.000
Unlikely
Michael Vanthourenhout
73,37
60.000 €
€ 5.000
Maybe
Ivan Sosa
77,84
350.000 €
€ -20.000
Likely
Juan Ernesto Chamorro
74,92
Released
-
Ka Hoo Fung
75,19
100.000 €
€ 0.000
No
Ho San Chiu
74,38
70.000 €
€ 0.000
Unlikely
Chun Wing Leung
74,11
100.000 €
€ 40.000
Maybe
Shoi Matsuda
74,86
90.000 €
€ -60.000
Unlikely
Yevgeniy Gidich
79,71
700.000 €
€ 100.000
No
Dylan Van Baarle
75,18
125.000 €
€ -95.000
Yes
Ronnilan Quita
76,82
180.000 €
€ 10.000
Maybe
John Salazar
72,86
55.000 €
€ 5.000
Unlikely
Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz
78,07
360.000 €
€ -20.000
Maybe
Jose Fernandes
75,93
130.000 €
€ -30.000
Maybe
Ricardo Ferreira
75,39
115.000 €
€ 0.000
Yes
Yuttana Mano
77,31
280.000 €
€ 95.000
No
Thanakhan Chaiyasombat
76,23
140.000 €
€ 60.000
No
Sarawut Sirironnachai
74,46
Released
-
Sakchai Phodingam
73,95
50.000 €
€ 0.000
No
Hsuan Ping Hsu
77,02
240.000 €
€ 0.000
No
We'll be actively looking for deals for Ricardo Ferreira and Dylan van Baarle. Depending on how transfers go, Any of the riders listed as likely, maybe or unlikely could be available.
Another transfer season done. We were not very active on the free agency, but still managed to shake the team up a bit with some deals.
#1 Departures
The most emotional departure was the one of Sarawut Sirironnachai who was with the team since its foundation in 2014, when he joined as a young talent. He is also the rider that gave us the first victory when winning the 2014 Great Ocean Road Classic from the break. It remained his only big victory, with other successes including three King of the Mountains jerseys, the last one at the 2020 Tour of Norway. Sirionnachai will spend his last season with peak stats at Zain - Omantel.
Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz is the biggest name leaving. Kasperkiewicz has been the cobbles leader of the team for four years in which he delivered 5 victories, including twice the Cheshire Cycling Tour and the East Midlands Cicle Classic. In the upcoming season he will lead PCT team Specialized.
Other names leaving are Colombian climbers Ivan Sosa, who impressed us with a very strong 2022 season including a stage win at the Vuelta, and Juan Ernesto Chamorro, who left already during renewals. Sosa will get more chances at leadership in the upcoming season at McCormick Pro Cycling and Chamorro was picked up by newly founded CT team Ethiopian Airlines. Loyal cobble stone domestique and leadout Varsham Darbinyan is leaving after 5 years on the team to Euskotren - Pays Basque. Finally, Portuguese duo Ricardo Ferreira and Jose Fernandes left the team as part of deals with pro tour teams Polar and Lidl, respectively.
#2 Arrivals
7 riders leaving means we can also introduce 7 new names into the team. As the standout signing we proudly welcome Brandon McNulty to our team, who joins us from McCormick Pro Cycling as part of the deal with Sosa going the other way. McNulty has already proven his quality last season, in which he among others narrowly missed out on the victory at his home race Tour of America and was victorious at the Hong Kong Challenge. McNulty steps up to the PT with King Power this year with the clear target to develop into a GT podium contender.
Brandon McNulty, 26, 4.100 XP, Wage: € 410.000
OVL
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FI
DH
PR
77,76
72
80
74
77
75
77
77
61
64
68
71
67
75
As our leader in cobbled classics, to replace Kasperkiewicz, we managed to strike a deal with Grieg for Rasmus Tiller. After being a crucial part of Mads Pedersen's support squad, Tiller will get the chance to step up and take a leadership role within our team. Also here he has big shoes to fill with the departure of Kasperkiewicz, but we are confident he will grow into the role.
Rasmus Tiller, 28, 4.100 XP, Wage: € 190.000
OVL
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FI
DH
PR
76,85
74
65
70
67
76
75
70
79
74
73
69
70
69
Always on his side will be our next new signing Jodok Salzmann who joins us from Lidl with Fernandes going the other way. Besides supporting Tiller, Salzmann is also a rider that can go for strong results himself, evident by his 452 points scored in PT last year.
Jodok Salzmann, 29, 4.100 XP, Wage: € 140.000
OVL
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FI
DH
PR
75,38
73
63
71
64
77
76
71
77
67
71
70
69
64
2 Colombians left the team, 1 joined. Like his compatriots Einer Augusto Rubio excels when the road rises. We count on his attacking spirits in GTs and as a support for McNulty. Rubio was swapped for Darbinyan with Euskotren - Pays Basque.
Einer Augusto Rubio, 26, 4.100 XP, Wage: € 105.000
OVL
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FI
DH
PR
75,32
67
77
74
64
76
74
75
60
60
73
73
65
64
Our new secondary sprinter Thanawut Sanikwathi is a known face. He was part of the team for one year back in 2014. In the 9 seasons in between he was part of various teams with CT team Strava being his last one. A return was on the cards various times and we are happy that we could secure an agreement after all these years.
Thanawut Sanikwathi, 31, 4.100 XP, Wage: € 75.000
OVL
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FI
DH
PR
74,46
72
58
66
65
70
67
75
72
78
78
66
72
68
Onto our talent signings: Thomas Gloag joins us from Newton Foundation and has a bright future as a strong climber. In 2024 he will ride on loan for his home team cycleYorkshire. We are looking forward to see him back stronger and ready for bigger tasks already next year.
Thomas Gloag, 23, 3.57 XP, Wage: € 125.000
OVL
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FI
DH
PR
72,18
70
73
71
60
72
73
71
55
65
71
62
69
61
2026
71
78
76
61
74
75
75
55
65
75
67
70
62
After a few years without this year we decided to try and sign a level 1 neo pro again. Timetrialing prospect Lorenzo Milesi joins us after long and exhausting negotiations from the Free Agency. Besides timetrials, he also knows how to ride the cobbles. In the upcoming season he will be out on loan at McCormick Pro Cycling.
Lorenzo Milesi, 22, 1.0 XP, Wage: € 175.000
OVL
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FI
DH
PR
68,02
68
55
61
71
70
68
71
69
60
65
71
66
70
2027
75
56
62
80
77
73
76
73
60
65
74
67
79
#3 Training
With an underwhelming 2023 season, our funds don't allow us to perform all the training that we have hoped for. It was enough to improve our new stage racing leader McNulty's climbing skills.
Brandon McNulty, 26, 4.100 XP, Wage: € 410.000
OVL
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FI
DH
PR
77,76
72
80
74
77
75
77
77
61
64
68
71
67
75
**
**
78,32
72
81
74
77
75
77
77
61
64
68
71
67
75
Further Yevgeniy Gidich worked on his finishing ability. Last season he missed out closely many times, we hope this will increase his chances. Unfortunately the small improvement will cost him one raceday.
Outstanding team. Agree with Croatia that this is one of the top teams for the next season and with barely any declines on the horizon, its here to stay for a while!
Happy that the Kaspa fee was put to good use! The greatest thing to me about this team is the age profile, incredible balance and also a great young leadership core in McNulty, Mano and Gidich!
This is a brilliant team. Happy to see McNulty hasn’t stopped progressing after leaving McCormick. Also I’m kinda pleased with him not being in PCT anymore. Also very not pleased with Sosa being there :-)
Echoing WJ, amazing to see how young your team is on average I thought I had a rather healthy age structure, but that's nothing compared to yours. As mentioned by knockout, that's a team that should stay at the top of PT for quite some years, even if you don't do many changes!
The McNulty training was obviously coming, and I'd say he should already be among the Top 15 stage racers (if not better) with these stats. Also a bit frustrating to see that a 81Mo/77TT rider has a lower OVL than my 79 puncheur ^^
Speaking of puncheur, Gidich had an amazing 2023 and should be able to score in the same regions. Mano was rather disappointing and should do better - these two plus McNulty are amazing leaders to have, and so young still! Last year was disappointing for you (in particular after the 2022 podium finish), but I wouldn't be surprised to see you back on the podium this year!
Looks like the Pogacar vs McNulty rivalry is just getting started. Although the one with almost 1.5 lower OVL can more easily have a more efficient output.
I thought I had a rather healthy age structure, but that's nothing compared to yours. As mentioned by knockout, that's a team that should stay at the top of PT for quite some years, even if you don't do many changes!
