So can I end up with more or less than 6 riders? And how much would a rider cost or how much should I charge?
Taking into account the deals China has: For example, what would Sjajan Pourayad from the Iranian team cost? And what about Khamoulad, from division 3b?
You will have to end up with 6 riders. If you have more riders you will have to sell them or you loose them or you can transfer them to your development-team.
Iran asks €4000 for Pourayad
Malaysia-Indonesia asks €2500 for Khamoulad
Btw I forgot to put any young riders in the tab of 'development-team' for you. I will add it for China tonight.
Don’t forget that the manager-ranking will be based on your budget! Â
@Scatmaster111 Canada: Ireland is interested to buy your rider Parker for €3000
@jelskie1Brasil: Trinidad&Tobago wants to buy Luciano Junior for €5500
@Stefanvk United States: New-Zealand wants to buy O’Darrell for €4500
@Amez Spain: Portugal wants to buy Abreu for €3500
@Jaxika Russia: Latvia is interested to buy your rider Troshkov for €4000
@yannicwkp Argentina: Euskal Herria is interested to buy your rider Fernanda for €8000.
@yannicwkp Argentina: Lithuania wants to buy Corál for €1500
@levi Italy: Georgia wants to buy Farella for €4000.
@Croatia14 Eritrea: South-Africa wants to buy Daphrem for €4000
@Croatia14 Eritrea: Norway wants to have a trade contract with Eritrea next year. If you also choose Norway, trading Norwegian cyclist will be for free. Do you want to make this deal?
@wielermannetje Poland: Slovenia-Croatia is interested to buy Asprowski for €5500
@Lehmay Mexico: Ecuador wants to buy Manzana for €5000. Colombai wants to buy Fedriguez for €2500.
@aron24 Netherlands: Finland wants to have a trade contract with the Netherlands next year. If you also choose Finland, trading Finnish cyclist will be for free. Do you want to make this deal?
@RubenS Japan: South-Korea is interested to buy Yagato for €4500
@Ollfardh Ukrain: Kazachstan is interested to buy Eschev for €6000
@Yellow Jersey Austria: Hungary wants to trade Andrásy (HUN) with Altzheimer + €1500
@Yellow JerseyAustria: Slovenia-Croatia wants to have a trade contract with Austria next year. If you also choose Slovenia-Croatia, trading Slovenian and Croatian cyclists will be for free. Do you want to make this deal?
@Raziz Australia: New-Zealand is interested to buy Blackfield for €2500
@SeanSchleck Switzerland: Denmark wants to buy Oskarsson for €3500.
@SeanSchleck Switzerland: Iran wants to have a trade contract with Switzerland next year. If you also choose Iran, trading Iranian cyclists will be for free. Do you want to make this deal?
@trekbmc Finland: Denmark wants you to choose to have a trade contract with Denmark next year. They already have Finland as Trade partner. If you also choose Denmark, trading Danish cyclist will be for free.
@DemoN Belgium: Luxumburg wants to buy Chiruffo for €1000
@Taz Germany: Luxumbourg wants to buy Weuerstadt for €1500
@Ripley China: Iran wants to trade Pourayad with Fu + €1000
@jandal7 Czechia-Slovakia: Do you want to trade Boszka with Korselic (from Slovenia-Croatia)?
@jandal7 Czechia-Slovakia: Israel wants to buy Drobanik for €4000
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For the statistics of the riders, check this document:Â https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10R4PxT3v7i0VvFM5nDvQEJTTOd8itAmX8e-5UwXKrls/edit#gid=1173244661Â Notice that there is also a tab with your developmentteam.
Transfers:
Jackford EUK -> GBR €6000
Bocherovs LAT -> BLR €1000
Hengarsson DEN -> ISL €1500
Tubeiro POR -> CHL €1000
@Iran: Give away my only sprinter for another tour rider? Admittedly, he's not a great sprinter, but he's still young. Probably not.
I feel China has a pretty good composition right now. One sprinter, one for cobbles, one for hills, a couple of stage racers and a pure climber. Only Wing is just a little too weak.
Dev teams: What about the two riders you already added? Will they vanish if I don't get a dev team? And if I do, you add 3 more? I like Tsung already, he might replace Wing.
And with these trade deals: Is it just the nationality of the rider independent of which team he is riding for or the other way round or both? Can I, for example, offer a swap of a Chinese rider against a Brit riding for TTO?
Thanks. Well, then I'll definitely invest in the dev team. And not make any trades, I looked through all the riders I could get and none seem interesting enough.
@ Denmark Finland would like to accept your offer to have a trade contract next season.
It's unlikely that Finland will make any transfers just because there are few interesting riders in our range of countries and within our budget but if anybody is interested in a deal we're open to offers!
The last trade contract is valid for 1 year. This year you can change it.
A trade agreement is necessary to have a certain nationality. For example: Sweden can not buy French riders because they didn't choose France to have an agreement. If Sweden chooses France and France chooses Sweden doing transfers is free.
This is all about next year selection. You can now choose any nationality you like.
A developmentteam costs €2000 and always consist of 5 cyclist. Per cyclist you can choose:
- no support (€0 per rider)
- * scout/trainer support €750 per rider)
- ** scout/trainer support (€1500 per rider)
- *** scout/trainer support (€2500 per rider)
You can choose to keep your current riders. I will complete it to 5.
Nationality with whom I want to have a new 1-year trade contract :
Developmentteam (€2000): yes / no
Support rider 1: no support / * / ** / ***
Support rider 2: no support / * / ** / ***
Support rider 3: no support / * / ** / ***
Support rider 4: no support / * / ** / ***
Support rider 5: no support / * / ** / ***
Nice. Ok Ill take Eritrea. Maybe ask manager of Eritrea if he also wanna Choosr China.
Team: China
Nationality with whom I want to have a new 1-year trade contract : Eritrea
Developmentteam (€2000): yes / no
Support rider 1 Tsung: *
Support rider 2 Fawkes: *
Support rider 3: no support
Support rider 4: no support
Support rider 5: no support
Canada, Australia en Eritrea told me they want to invest in a developmentteam. I choose a basic team for those 3 countries. Anyone else who wants a developmentteam?
Team: Canada
Nationality with whom I want to have a new 1-year trade contract : Trinidad & Tobago?
Developmentteam (€2000): yes
Support rider 1 Fenton: *
Support rider 2: no support
Support rider 3: no support
Support rider 4: no support
Support rider 5: no support
Team: Australia
Nationality with whom I want to have a new 1-year trade contract : Trinidad & Tobago?
Developmentteam (€2000): yes
Support rider 1 Blackfield: **
Support rider 2 Hampton: **
Support rider 3: no support
Support rider 4: no support
Support rider 5: no support
Team: Eritrea
Nationality with whom I want to have a new 1-year trade contract : Norway
Developmentteam (€2000): yes
Support rider 1 Daphrem: *
Support rider 2 Ghashome: *
Support rider 3 Tyler: *
Support rider 4: no support
Support rider 5: no support
This year’s world cup is held in Italy. All first division teams and the three best teams of division 2 will compete (Germany, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark). Next to a lake in Trentino, we will do the short Team Time Trial, the best team in this discipline will be determined. It is only 11,5km. The first starter is former-worldchampion TTT Poland’ and they immediately set the bar high.’
Sweden is always one of the favourties in time trials. This year they managed to do exaclty 1 second better than the Polish squad. Are they gonna win? No, France is the surprise of the day and the French take the lead.
Brazil, the team of last year’s worldchampion ITT, Pairles de Souza (BRA) is a threat for the French, but Brasil just sets the 5th time. Victoire for France!
World Championship ITT
Argentina never did well at time trials and neither do they this year. Good results were rather set by riders like Quizzello (ITA), Lapeland (SWD) and Khristokin (UKR). The Italian seemed to be on his way to be world champion ITT in his own country but at the end 3 pure specialists Mosuya (ERI), Paireles de Souza (BRA) and Wendqvist (SWD) did better. Wendqvist wins the championship and the rainbow jersey.
World Championship Road
The other rainbow jersey can be won in the World Cup Road. This year the stage is flat and the finish is a little but uphill, so there are chances for sprinters. Favourites of today? I would go for either Strevniakov (RUS) or Mavrek (POL). Strevniak already won the world championship some years ago.
3 riders in the breakaway, Troshkov (RUS), Guajerado (ESP) and Wallstrup (DEN). Masso (ARG) also intended to join but he fell back on the first climb. In the first descent there were falls by Wolves (AUS) and Alfredo Ballón (MEX), but their teammates brought them back.
The peloton became quite chaotic. It broke several times which gave the breakaway more chance. In the meantime Wallstrup left the other two behind.
Now it is Wallstrup against the peloton led by Australia and Ukrain.
Wallstrup, first year rider by Denmark is strong and he holds on. He takes the victory! In the background it were punchers and sprinters in the peloton that dominated the final sprint.
WC TTT
1
France
France
13'51 (1)
3
2
Sweden
Sweden
+ 2 (2)
2
3
Poland
Poland
+ 3 (3)
1
4
Euskadi
Euskadi
+ 6 (4)
5
Brazil
Brazil
+ 6 (5)
6
Russia
Russia
+ 6 (6)
7
Italy
Italy
+ 6 (7)
8
Austria
Austria
+ 7 (8)
9
Netherlands
Netherlands
+ 8 (9)
10
Mexico
Mexico
+ 9 (10)
WC ITT
1
Rodar Wendqvist
Sweden
18'57
3
2
Cauchar Paireles De Souza
Brazil
+ 9
2
3
Daniël Mosuya
Eritrea
+ 10
1
4
Giovanni Quizzello
Italy
s.t.
5
Erik LÃ¥peland
Sweden
+ 11
6
Löwik Christiansen
Denmark
s.t.
7
Janastasio Khristokin
Ukrain
+ 12
8
Remy Rouiville
France
+ 13
9
Vadvaney Troshkov
Russia
+ 14
10
Quintin Cateau
France
s.t.
WC Road
1
Halling Wallstrup
Denmark
3h36'53
3
2
Yoshi Nagutchi
Japan
+ 12
2
3
Romard Malongay
Eritrea
s.t.
1
4
Luvin Kapuchov
Ukrain
s.t.
5
Yomas Pryvatchuk
Ukrain
s.t.
6
Jake Wolves
Australia
s.t.
7
Hans Leizberger
Austria
s.t.
8
Luis Alfredo Ballón
Mexico
s.t.
9
Dyalystok Eschev
Ukrain
s.t.
10
Aurelien Dexismeux
France
s.t.
What do you expect from this season? What are your favourites for the season?
The season starts in Australia. 4 riders are in the attack: Fluijtenaerts (BEL), Izurria (COL), Punjal (IND) and Wing (CHI). The 4 work together pretty well and it’s mainly Trinidad&Tobago, Finland and Great Britain that control the peloton. The 4 seem to not make any chance against the peloton that is motivated to make it a bunch sprint.
Also Iran and Norway started to help in the chase. The 4 were caught and we are heading towards a mass sprint.
There were sprinttrains by Trinidad&Tobago, Finland and Great Britain. Zaphew (GBR) did a good job as lead-out for Jackford (GBR), but Saikkas (FIN) had a better timing. Finland wins this classic.
Division 2 – Tirreno Adriatico
Stage 1
A team time trial. And as we got used to, domination by the Swiss team! Congratz Switserland!
Stage 2
There is a large breakaway group today. 13 riders, so I would definitely give them a chance. It was Güciglu (TUR) that won the mountain sprint. With 60k to go, Fu (CHI) who was in the breakaway hit the road. The full breakwaway fell down.
This was for Trinidad & Tobago the sign that there was a chance to take the breakaway back. They started chasing together with Finland. When the last attacker Kashguday (KAZ) was back in the peloton we could prepare for a final stage after a long and hard day.
Vainston (TTO) did the lead-out for Phillian (TTO). Nobody managed to beat the Trinidad&Tobagan rider.
Stage 3
The first mountain stage! What will this steep final climb bring? The rest of the stage is flat, so the pure climbers have the chance to show us what they’ve got.
The only two brave guys for today were FLuijtenaerts (BEL) and Kumad (IND). It were mostly Norway, Trinidad & Tobago and Switzerland that were relaying in the peloton.
When the final climb starts, the two are back. Hvilland (NOR) is setting the pace in the peloton.
Attack by Ashbami (IRN)! Vogdarvan (CZE-SVK) is chasing and takes the lead. He seems very strong today, but Trolhus (NOR) is bringing back a group with several other climbers such as Christiansen (DEN), Czepavan (CZE-SVK), Fiel (GER), Seng (CHI) and Haivinen (FIN). ‘
Fiel an Vogarvan were sprinting for the stage victory. It was a close finish but at the end the victory went to Fiel!
Stage 4
Today will be a hard day, because there are a lot of short steep hills in the stage. The 6 riders in the breakaway Bouko (CIV), Brandsen (DEN), Cohen (ISR), Vieira (POR), Varjasevic (SLO-CRO) and Kumad (IND) made use of the hard profile of the stage. It will be a fight between the breakaway-riders for the stage victory.
In the peloton an attack by Tourette (SWI), the 19th in classification. Raschke, Bergmann, and FIel (GER) started to chase the Swiss rider. Pazzetti (SWI), Wacklebold (TTO) and Rezaideh (IRN) joined the German trio.
In the small roads of the Italian city Fermo, Brandsen won the stage. In the peloton Tourette and Fiel were the strongest today.
Stage 5
Fiel is pretty safe in the ranking. The short time trial won’t chance anything to that. The rest of the GC is pretty close to eachother. The stage victory went to Rogarins (LAT), who beated Izurria (COL) and Kashguday (KAZ). Fiel could ride his 10k time trial relaxed, knowing he would win this Tirreno Adriatico!
Division 2 – E3
11 riders in the attack: Mushanikow (KAZ), Wallstrup (DEN), Trolhus (NOR), Izurria (COL), Northton (GBR), Troissent (BEL), Serili (IRN), Haivinen (FIN), Bergmann (DEN), Naurags (LAT) and Emschkasvili (GEO).
Trinidad&Tobago, Switzerland and China are not in the group in front. They have confidence in their leaders Vainston (TTO), Oskarsson (SWI) and Ping (CHI). These 3 teams in red take control in the peloton.
They have difficulties controlling the peloton and keeping the speed high, because the peloton keeps splitting in several parts. There is few cooperation in the peloton and this gives the breakaway a chance.
7 riders manage to stay in front and on the last hill, Troissent (BEL) also needs to let the others go. The 6 attackers of the day are going to sprint for victory. Emschkasvili is the first one that starts sprinting, but Izurria the Bask time trial specialist counters and takes the first position. Izurria wins this E3 and takes important points for Colombia.
In the ranking Germany, Trinidad & Tobago and Finland are doing quite well. For full ranking:Â https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jBG6Ezq_3v5N0kxsb6ECOwxuKRKedadHZcVmA1UZlAY/edit#gid=1169664168
Selling 
Ireland: Accepted, you can have Parker for 3,000
France: I am interested in buying Victor Hérard (FRA) from your main team for 6,000
Denmark Finland would like to accept your offer to have a trade contract next season.
New Zealand: For that reason I can't sell him, sorry.
