@Nemo - Hillis is amazing and the jersey is incredible! Cannot wait to see it on display!

@Booker - Yeh it was a really encouraging season for the team after how long we have been working for this! Hopefully Carlos can continue this form now that he has MAXed and has the ability to compete with the best.

@Redordead - Yeh lots of options with Carlos now. Need to make sure he has the support in all aspects!

@SotD - Thanks! Really awesome jersey and definitely lots of thought. A look back on our argyle from earlier on in the teams history, as well as the purple from the last few seasons as well. Really happy with it!

@Knockout & BBL - Its all about the vision

@Jandal7 - Fingers crossed he can do well for us this season now he is at the top of his natural abilities (There has to be training done on him for sure!)

Quite an important renewals and transfer period for us this season. With our big shift in focus, we have had to make some big moves and cuts. A very successful season has us staying in the PCT for a 2nd year in a row so we can now consolidate ourselves in this division! With our star leader, C. Rodriguez, finally reaching his best, we have a chance to really compete this season in the stage races.

In terms of cuts, D. Howson, W. Kelderman, M. A. Ahmad Zamri, E. Afewerki, J. Edmondson, L. E. Lemus Davila, M. Vanthourenhout, and J. Skala have all been released from the squad. We wish all of these riders the best in the future but with all hitting a decline or asking for too much we just couldn't justify keeping them.

The big cuts are the PCT Individual Rankings winner of last season, Bryan Coquard and our Kiwi legend and 2nd place in the CT Individual Rankings of 2024, George Bennett. Coquard would have still been a fantastic rider for us, but he was asking for a LOT of money even after a large decline.

Bennett was asking for a high wage but much more reasonable then the French sprinter. We just looked at his abilities and how he went last season and decided that it was time to say goodbye to George Bennett. We hope he is able to get picked up for a final season in the MG. We wish him the very best and thank him for all he has done for the team and NZ cycling in the MGUCI!

	Rider	Age	AVG	2026 Wage	Change	Available
	C. Rodriguez	25	77.59	325.000 €	+ 125.000
	S. Welsford	30	74.54	80.000 €	+ 30.000	�
	K. Duyvesteyn	28	74.44	70.000 €	0	����
	R. Power	31	74.35	90.000 €	+ 25.000	��
	R. Thompson	25	73.87	60.000 €	+ 10.000
	J. Marryatt	30	73.39	55.000 €	+ 5.000	���
	L. Mudgway	30	73.31	50.000 €	- 10.000	���
	A. Edmondson	33	73.24	50.000 €	- 20.000	���
	C. A. Torrico Menachio	23	70.22	50.000 €	- 10.000
	I. Arrieta	24	69.74	50.000 €	0
	K. Watts	25	68.54	50.000 €	+ 50.000
	R. Orins	24	68.46	65.000 €	+ 55.000
	N. Narraway	24	67.73	50.000 €	+ 40.000
	G. Yarrell	24	66.28	50.000 €	+ 50.000
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	Wage Cap:			1.405.000

� strong intention to keep | ��� open for offers | ����� clear intention to sell

Looking at the riders we did keep, there are a few riders available in the team. S. Welsford could be available for the right offer. We will be open to listen to offers, however we do think he would be a good rider to keep in the squad for leadouts/sprinting on his own. K. Duyvesteyn is probably the rider we will look to sell the most. He had a good start to the season in the Tour of Tasmania, leading out Kelderman to victory, however after that we did not see him achieve much for the team. We will listen to offers and most likely say goodbye to him this transfer season. R. Power is a rider we probably want to keep however will listen to offers. He was C2 eligible last season (I haven't checked if he is this season) which is where he got the bulk of his points and that could be the same in the coming season. J. Marryatt, L. Mudgway and A. Edmondson are all available this off season. Edmondson had an excellent season last year but with a decline we are unsure on how he will go this season. Still could be some strong support in the cobbles though. Marryatt and Mudgway could also leave the team. Riders that have come all the way through our development program but looking at the team and how these two riders went last season in the PCT, we think they might be better suited to the CT. They could be on the move this off season as well.

CT Loans are another thing we will be looking at. G. Yarrell, N. Narraway and R. Orins are the main 3 that we will be looking for a CT loan. This will ensure their development continues and they grow the most they can!