The Echelon

Money, markets & the business of OCM

Squad values · Season 78, day 9015 Oct 2026 · Season 79, Day 6

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Tony James · Division 1 · squad as at Season 78, day 90 · all Division 1 clubs

RiderValue80% rangeRV× RVAgeBest captain lineBest teammate line
Salifou Coulibaly558k365k–828k208k2.68×31sprint #21sprint lead-out #196
Yannick Tamani546k248k–1.18M248k2.20×24time trial #1743climbing domestique #718
Saidou Gnanou523k220k–1.13M220k2.38×24hills #629sprint lead-out #476
Michel Bundu508k221k–1.09M221k2.30×22climbing #350climbing domestique #1046
Blaise Kongo397k179k–857k179k2.22×25hills #311flat lead-out #856
Bernard Ba372k202k–802k202k1.84×21climbing #544climbing domestique #1162
Valery Kongo337k209k–562k188k1.79×27time trial #1031flat lead-out #519
Francis Bance303k128k–654k128k2.38×24climbing #801climbing domestique #159
Karim Traore276k181k–410k155k1.79×33cobbles #87cobble pacer #37
Henoch Dossama271k131k–585k131k2.07×23climbing #656climbing domestique #1384
Ousmane Nare270k143k–582k143k1.88×21sprint #504flat lead-out #1609
Jean Claude Barro265k115k–571k115k2.29×23climbing #416climbing domestique #1679
Jean-Jacques Tiendrebeogo265k164k–441k164k1.61×28climbing #1302climbing domestique #898
Serge Kere256k182k–428k182k1.41×30climbing #1533climbing domestique #1096
Moumini Kabre228k149k–380k149k1.53×27time trial #1743sprint lead-out #1836
Constant Derme223k145k–373k145k1.54×28time trial #1743flat lead-out #1026
Mahamadi Bationo222k92k–478k92k2.41×22cobbles #602cobble pacer #364
Jules Ba201k132k–298k104k1.94×26hills #136flat lead-out #1150
Jules Guigma199k152k–332k152k1.31×30time trial #1502climbing domestique #2402
Yaya Koanda181k93k–390k93k1.94×25sprint #601sprint lead-out #1523
Jean Paul Yoda177k70k–383k70k2.53×23time trial #3421sprint lead-out #1202
Jean de Dieu Kinda167k68k–360k68k2.47×22hills #3030sprint lead-out #2452
Squad · 22 riders6.75M5.60M–8.28M3.36M2.01×
Quick sale3.59M

Values from The Echelon rider model, fitted on 1,402 club-to-club sales, seasons 74–78, priced at the level the market closed season 78 on. RV = rider value, the game's own figure and its minimum sale price. 80% range: the value 8 times in 10. Quick sale: every rider at the low end of his range. Method: What is a rider worth?