In this update, we wrap all the incomings for the season in the final couple of days of the transfer window.

Yechezkel is brought in to add a body to our cobbles squad, which will definitely be flying without a designated leader this season.

OVL	FLA	MON	HIL	TT	STA	RES	REC	COB	SPR	ACC	FTR	DHI	PRL
73.70	74	55	64	65	71	72	70	76	64	73	70	69	65

We pulled a late late show to rope in Trezise as the final talent signing of the season. We expect him to grow into a strong roleur in the future.

OVL	FLA	MON	HIL	TT	STA	RES	REC	COB	SPR	ACC	FTR	DHI	PRL
67.85	71	60	59	62	66	73	62	64	70	70	61	67	64
Sprinter	78	60	60	62	71	74	74	69	77	77	61	68	64
Track Sprint	78	60	60	63	67	78	73	64	77	77	61	68	71
Fighter	79	63	62	65	71	78	67	67	73	74	68	71	67

Franco joins us the first of two Stagiares, whose most important role perhaps will be to be the domestique of Hayter in the Tour de l'Avenir!

OVL	FLA	MON	HIL	TT	STA	RES	REC	COB	SPR	ACC	FTR	DHI	PRL
69.13	65	72	66	57	70	70	68	60	60	73	73	65	57
Climber v1	66	76	70	57	71	72	71	60	60	77	77	66	57
Climber v2	66	76	68	57	74	74	70	60	60	75	76	70	57
Stage Race	66	76	69	61	73	73	72	60	60	74	74	65	61

Our other Stagiare joins from Croatia, to possibly become the first ever rider from this country to ride for us! He should develop into a competitive TT rider, with a preference for the Prologues.

OVL	FLA	MON	HIL	TT	STA	RES	REC	COB	SPR	ACC	FTR	DHI	PRL
66.24	68	63	66	68	68	66	68	53	56	63	66	68	70
Time Trial	75	64	69	75	73	73	73	53	56	63	71	68	77
Track TT	75	63	67	75	73	71	73	53	61	66	66	68	77

We round out transfer updates for the season with the loan-outs and departures for the season.

Choi and Vesely were the big name outgoings in this transfer window. In all, we let me go of around 2000 points, which we will need to replace and better with the incomings! We would like to thank all the above riders for having contributed to the team in their time with us.

Olivier replaces Choi as our leader for the mountains with a somewhat changed support cast as well. We hope the Dutchman can help replicate or better Choi from last season.

Benoot continues to lead our line in the hills for a third season. Mick Van Dijke steps up to become his new chief lieutenant. Shirota and Hocevar will provide the depth.

The cobbles squad is weaker than last season with Ringheim being replaced by Yechezkel. The focus however will be on the hilly cobbles, where Benoot will lead. The Kuroedas, along with Yechezkel will spearhead the attack on the flat cobbled races.

A much deeper flat squad than before but don't have the big sprinter anymore. Kulikovskiy is our new leader for the sprints, with Kooistra and the Kuroedas acting as leadouts.

Howson and Cataford are two big names TT signings this season. The rest of the TTT lineup isn't strong but it was not really warranted with us participating in just 3 TTT RDs all season.

The Van Dijkes and Hayter continue to be our star talents, with the brothers set to max at the end of the season. Having said this, we have added more talents this time, and the focus was definitely on expanding the width of capabilities for the lot of them. The only thing missing is probably a strong cobbles talent for the future, so maybe that will be a target for us next season!

We went into this off season with a very different strategy than past years. For the time as a team, we prioritized the signing of a TT rider higher than anything else. We were pleased that we were able to do so with Howson right at the start of the window. The Cataford signing fell into our lap with the circumstances. The other major development is of course the signing of Olivier, a rider we've admired and kept an eye on for many years, and now finally could sign. Beyond this, we sort of sold down with the outgoings much more significant than the riders coming in as replacements. We were very pleased to be able to sign both Indian talents for the season, and in general are very pleased with the state of our talent factory presently.

We hope this team can take a step forward from last two seasons, and finally be in promotion contention next season. The management has tried our best to improve on an already good team from last year and hope it bears fruit in the races.

Taking another step towards becoming or best ever puncher talent, Mick should already be a useful asset this year.

	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
2024	69	71	76	71	74	74	71	67	71	72	74	72	72
Puncher	70	72	78	71	76	75	72	67	71	73	75	72	72
Climber v1	69	73	78	71	74	75	72	67	71	74	76	72	72
Stage Racer	69	73	77	73	75	75	73	67	71	72	74	72	74

Tim is well on his way to establishing himself as a flat beast with competitive TT skills.

	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
2024	75	61	70	73	72	74	72	66	72	70	65	73	75
Time Trial	77	61	71	75	73	76	74	66	72	70	66	73	77
Track TT	77	61	70	75	73	76	74	66	73	71	65	73	77

Hoole will develop into an important asset for us in both the Northern Classics and the Time Trials.

	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
2024	71	68	67	72	72	75	68	73	68	69	70	70	69
Cobbles	73	68	67	72	74	76	69	75	70	69	70	70	69
Time Trial	73	68	68	74	73	77	70	73	68	69	71	70	71
Fabian	73	68	67	74	74	76	69	75	68	69	70	70	71
Time Trial

The senior most Indian in the game is just a step away from developing into a stage racing Time Trialist.

	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
2024	67	70	68	73	69	71	71	58	64	67	73	66	74
Time Trial	68	70	68	75	70	73	72	58	64	67	74	66	76
Stage Race	67	72	69	74	70	72	73	58	64	67	73	66	75

Hayter continues to be the rider on whom we have the most expectations for the future.

	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
2024	72	75	66	72	72	72	69	61	66	74	65	70	73
Stage Race	73	79	69	76	75	75	73	61	66	75	66	70	77
Climber v1	73	79	70	72	73	74	72	61	66	78	69	71	73
Fighter	77	77	68	74	75	75	72	63	68	77	69	72	75

Alben is on course to develop into a sprinter who will favour the less difficult profiles.

	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
2024	73	58	63	62	71	64	61	52	72	75	62	64	69
Sprinter	77	59	64	62	75	66	71	55	77	79	62	65	69
Track-Sprint	77	58	64	63	73	68	70	52	77	79	62	65	73

Frnaco is a useful climber already, and will develop as a solid domestique in the future.

	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
2024	65	72	66	57	70	70	68	60	60	73	73	65	57
Climber v1	66	76	70	57	71	72	71	60	60	77	77	66	57

The first of this year's batch of talents, Rojit Singh will develop into a Time Trialist for the flats.

	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
2024	67	62	64	70	68	69	64	68	69	71	61	60	70
Time Trial	71	62	65	76	72	75	68	68	69	71	64	60	76
Track TT	71	62	64	76	72	72	67	68	72	74	61	60	76
Track Sprint	71	62	65	70	69	73	74	68	75	77	61	60	74
Sprinter	71	62	65	70	72	70	75	71	75	77	61	60	70

Ronaldo will develop into a competitive sprinter with a skill for short bursts against the clock.

	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
2024	67	61	63	61	66	72	59	60	69	70	58	67	67
Sprinter	74	62	66	61	73	75	74	65	78	78	58	68	67
Track-Sprint	74	61	66	62	69	79	71	60	78	78	58	68	75

Our best ever roleur talent is the Australian Trezise, who is already a useful rider to have on the flats.

	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
2024	71	60	59	62	66	73	62	64	70	70	61	67	64
Sprinter	78	60	60	62	71	74	74	69	77	77	61	68	64
Track-Sprint	78	60	60	63	67	78	73	64	77	77	61	68	71
Fighter	79	63	62	65	71	78	67	67	73	74	68	71	67

Miholjevic will follow in John's footsteps and develop into a Time Trialist who can tackle the inclines.

	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CO	SP	AC	FT	DH	PR
2024	68	63	66	68	68	66	68	53	56	63	66	68	70
Time Trial	75	64	69	75	73	73	73	53	56	63	71	68	77
Stage Race	69	70	71	75	73	71	75	53	56	64	67	68	77

Dippofix wrote:

Really nice roster of talents, the Dutch and Indian sponsors must be delighted. It'll be particularly interesting to see what direction you take Hayter in, I think the stage racer profile with perhaps a bit of extra training on top could be a phenomenal rider for years to come.