●●●●●/●●●● - Definitely sold or available for a convincing offer
Filippo Ganna
76
69
73
80
74
81
69
66
69
73
74
74
82
4.100
28
450k
Jannik Steimle
74
66
70
65
71
69
74
67
78
80
61
62
71
4.100
28
130k
Felix Gross
74
61
61
62
69
75
76
63
79
79
60
61
64
4.100
26
115k
Lukas Meiler
74
64
74
64
72
70
71
77
63
71
75
66
64
4.100
29
125k
Mike Aaron Egger
66
75
74
55
70
76
71
59
64
74
73
65
55
4.100
31
60k
This bunch contains riders who we are actively looking to make deals for.
This does not mean that all five will be sold, as particularly the losses of both Steimle and Gross are likely mutually exclusive and we just want to present both options to interested managers.
Similarly, the departure of Filippo Ganna requires both a good offer and an immediate, very specific use of the freed up cap space and potentially gained fee.
Both pure cash and intriguing swap deal offers (ideally for cheaper riders in return) are encouraged at the start, however our main plans for this transfer season would likely require a significant cash influx from most of these deals.
We all know how main plans tend to turn out though!
Filippo Ganna should require only little introduction. Coming straight from a 1000+ points season as the 26th best PT rider, his stock only keeps rising as riders like Phinney and Durbridge are declining and many more of his opponents will follow the coming years.
At 28 years of age, he guarantees you half a decade of top TT results, particularly as a major favorite for any prologue, but his big selling point is his ability to convert those results into great GC positions even in stage races that are not made for pure time trialists. Again, 1065 points speak for themselves!
Particularly if your team can offer him similar TTT support, you will even struggle to fit him into all suitable races where he's a top 3 GC favorite.
On top of all of this, he is the current Italian TT champion, so you get a nice jersey as a bonus!
We also encourage PCT teams to inquire about him if you are interested as all of his standout skills are obviously elevated further against PCT opposition. Depending on the path we take, we may be open to swaps with one or multiple low-waged riders to lower the fee down to PCT budget levels.
As mentioned above, we likely only part ways with one of our sprinters/leadout options of Jannik Steimle and Felix Gross.
Both offer sprint skills that would be ideal for opportunistic stage hunting in PT or PCT or as a standout leader in CT. Even GT success appears to be possible with these stats, and some would go as far as saying that their skill bracket has as good a chance there as the 82-83 sprinters!
Steimle is better suited to more undulating terrain and thus also offers you a very reliable leadout option with little risk of his energy going into the finale being too depleted for a good setup job.
Gross is specialized more towards resistance to have his actual leadout last as long as needed, but that bigger energy pool also helps him make it there in the first place when the profile isn't as much to his liking.
Lukas Meiler is a clear CT leader level cobbles rider with a great punch to contest any cobbled finale you throw at him.
As of now, no CT cobbler gets even close to his skill on hills which will guarantee you the favorite status for Geraardsbergen-Bosberg and gives you a great option to even contest C1 races like Viano do Castelo.
For only 125k, you can unlock an entire terrain for your CT team to immediately become a consistent podium contender in, or your PT/PCT team adds a reliable domestique who won't be useless for the 90% of your calendar that doesn't consist of cobbled races!
Mike Aaron Egger is a cheap climber that excels at breakaway success at any level even up to GTs, where more often than not he'll attempt to make the big mountain breaks if you assign him that role. His resistance and acceleration give him the ability to contest KoM sprints and breakaway wins.
●●● - Potentially available for a good deal
Remi Cavagna
77
64
74
76
75
74
71
73
73
71
60
63
76
4.100
29
90k
In this middle category, we find the phenomenon Remi Cavagna. There are very few things he can't do - namely pure climbing - and thus all of his race days are always well-spent, no matter where you want to deploy him.
He particularly excels at races like Chrono Arenberg and ToNE where the cobble-TT hybrids reign, but even without cobbles he can set himself apart from the pure TTers on hilly queen stages.
Additionally, he offers you a great reliable leadout option for punchier sprinters, as he comes with many years of experience as Arnaud Demare's penultimate (or sometimes even final) leadout.
Many teams have perpetually inquired about him as his unique skillset sees him consistently score well above his OVL rating, and while his status hasn't changed significantly since all that hoopla started, one of our plans this season is simply "sell Cavagna, do some loans and be done with transfers".
Alternatively, if you can come up with a good cash offer, we may be in need of that to realize some dealings elsewhere, so feel free to inquire (even for the 5th time)!
●● - Needs a very good offer or very specific situations to be sold
Valentin Madouas
74
75
77
69
76
73
76
60
73
73
66
68
70
4.100
28
200k
Ben Zwiehoff
68
77
75
60
73
76
73
62
61
76
67
77
60
4.100
30
115k
Joris Nieuwenhuis
77
64
69
60
71
74
70
71
75
77
62
76
60
4.100
28
60k
We don't see a particular need or incentive to sell any of these three riders, but if cap space is of the essence (Madouas/Zwiehoff) or we need just that little bit of extra cash (Nieuwenhuis), these riders are not untouchable per se.
Please let us know of your general interest in any of them as early as possible so we can message you quickly if they become truly transfer listed!
Valentin Madouas comes off an impressive season as a puncheur leader who fits the underdog role perfectly, as many hilly classics appear to end in sprints which immediately brings him into podium contention as long as he can avoid getting dropped.
And to avoid getting dropped on the hills, he comes with great climbing skills to manage his energy very well in the first 80% of a race.
Being only 100 points behind a 83hill Skujins this season speaks for itself!
Ben Zwiehoff is the kind of rider you would create in a lab if the prompt was "mountain breakaway specialist".
For that role, you require a strong punch on top of your pure climbing skills, good resistance to have some energy left to sprint for mountain points and stage finishes, great acceleration to actually win those sprints, and descending skills that help you recover energy for the next mountain.
None of those stats are below 75! With Zwiehoff, you get everything you could want packed into one.
Joris Nieuwenhuis on the other hand gets pretty close to an ideal leadout rider, particularly for a 60k wage.
His strong rouleur skills will position your sprinter right at the front, solid resistance ensures that effort isn't short-lived, and while his sprint speed alone won't cause issues keeping your train together, his acceleration can immediately set yours apart from the rest right at the start of the chaos before either your final leadout takes over or your PCT/CT sprinter goes past.
Additionally, he can also help your cobbles squad.
Edited by cio93 on 01-09-2024 16:30
A friendly reminder that Remi Cavagna is still on the market, a rider that has been requested dozens of times over the past years, and a competitive offer could be as little as €600.000!
Remi Cavagna
77
64
74
76
75
74
71
73
73
71
60
63
76
4.100
29
90k
This guy surely has among the highest all-time points-per-wage ratios with multiple 400+ points seasons on PT level, and 4 more decline-free years to go!
He has 73/60/54 race days, and even that won't be enough to get him into every race that suits him.
A realistic offer for Filippo Ganna would be in the €1.500.000 range at the moment.
Filippo Ganna
76
69
73
80
74
81
69
66
69
73
74
74
82
4.100
28
450k
However if that seems steep to you, we encourage you to suggest either a swap deal or linking a loan to it which could bring the cash part much closer to one million!
If you want the 26th best PT rider in your squad next season, you still have a chance! Filippo Ganna is hotly contested, but currently you could join the top end of the bidding around €1.800.000 still.
Filippo Ganna
76
69
73
80
74
81
69
66
69
73
74
74
82
4.100
28
450k
Our two sprinters Jannik Steimle and Felix Gross are still available as well.
An offer of only €300.000 might already land you a solid opportunistic sprinter or a top level leadout for the next FIVE respectively SEVEN years!
Jannik Steimle
74
66
70
65
71
69
74
67
78
80
61
62
71
4.100
28
130k
Felix Gross
74
61
61
62
69
75
76
63
79
79
60
61
64
4.100
26
115k
Additionally, if you are looking to boost your mountain squads with a reliable double-duty domestique, you may have found your man in Mike Aaron Egger.
He's yet to be discussed much, so maybe €100.000 would already be enough?
Mike Aaron Egger
66
75
74
55
70
76
71
59
64
74
73
65
55
4.100
31
60k
Be advised that currently, Remi Cavagna is not required to leave the team.
Feel free to still inquire about him though if this incredibly efficient rider is of interest to you.
Filippo Ganna has an imminent deal thread for over €2.000.000 in the morning, overbids or alternative deal structures are still accepted during the confirmation period if discussed via PM first.
The situation for Steimle, Gross and Egger remains unchanged, as does the availability status of Cavagna at this moment.
Filippo Ganna is now involved in very likely his final deal. PM me if you think you got the deal of the year to offer, otherwise there is a 95% chance of it sticking.
If it does, we are likely done with deals for the season, but that's no reason to stop PMing us to test the waters!
Most negotiations have concluded and few decisions are left to be made for Team Puma-SAP now.
We do have a few options remaining in terms of loans, both into and out of the team.
In particular, pending a thorough budget recalculation, there's 20k unused loan cap left that could be used for one of two things:
1) If you still have a rider in need of a PT loan that does not exceed €75.000 wage of which we cover at most €55.000 (and we MUST cover all but 20k of, so no covering by you required at 55k, 5k covering by you required at 60k etc.), approach us!
2) If you want to loan a rider out AND could use a rider in return, be it for roster size, race days or whatever else, Hannes Wilksch is available for a loan swap. At 2.65xp, not much is required in any division for a level-up.
Hannes Wilksch
65
69
67
63
66
68
66
60
62
64
68
67
63
2.65
23
50k
For this loan swap, similar limitations apply:
The wage of both riders cannot exceed €125.000 combined, of which we can at most pay €105.000 and again MUST pay all but 20k of.
We would be contend with only receiving the minimum required loan fees in either situation. Of course with Wilksch being lvl2, you will not pay any fee for that part of the swap regardless of the wage split, and most likely receive a fee to soften the financial impact of the other loan.
I am aware these are complicated propositions, so just send a PM if you believe they may apply to you (or if you just really need to cut wages without losing a rider permanently) and we figure out the specifics with the actual riders and numbers involved!
Edited by cio93 on 01-09-2024 17:03
We are reiterating our willingness to loaning in a rider under the following conditions:
If you still have a rider in need of a PT loan that does not exceed €75.000 wage of which we can cover at most €55.000 (20k loan cap remaining), approach us!
