With a trainer you can train your cyclists on a certain skill. Individual training is not possible. All cyclists in your team will train during the Sunday evening update (if not injured).
To hire a (new) trainer, click on 'Training' in the table menu. Then click 'Hire new trainer' on your right.
If you would like to buy a trainer, there are seven skills for him to choose, ranging from 0 to 20.
The higher the number in a skill for your trainer, the better he will train your cyclists in that skill (if you have selected that particular skill during the weekly training). If you have a 20 flat trainer, your cyclists will develop faster on their flat skill than if you've got a 5 flat trainer.
However, the more skilful your trainer is, the more expensive he will be. So think carefully about the skills you want to train.
You will only train your cyclists at the skill you decide to train them on. That means you can only train one skill at a time. Therefore it is advised to hire a trainer that has high values in only one or two skills.
Training update is on Sunday evening, at 8pm. Your cyclists will raise in the skill selected for training. The amount of the raise will depend on your trainers abilities. In addition to the skill raise each cyclist in your team gains 20% fitness (up to a maximum 100%).
If you have selected fitness training, your cyclist will gain 20% fitness automatically + extra fitness due to training, depending on the fitness skill of your trainer. (For example: If you have a 10 fitness trainer, your cyclist will gain (20% + 10%=) 30% fitness, if you have selected fitness training.)
Cyclist who are injured do not receive training or improve in fitness. However, the moment a cyclist is healthy again, he will be back at 100% fitness, regardless what his fitness was during the time of injury.
However, it does not all depend on just the trainer. Talented cyclists will gain skills faster than other, not so talented ones.
(Talent is determined by the future ability of a cyclist. For more information about future ability, read the 'youthscout' section.)
Age is also another important factor; a younger cyclist will develop faster than an older one. The skills of cyclists older than 35 years can go down, depending on their trainer, trainers mood, future ability of the cyclists etc. If those factors are high enough, the cyclist will keep on improving. But it might also be possible that old cyclists train slower, don't improve anymore or even lose skills.
From the age of 40, cyclists will be unable to improve their skills.
Trainers have a contract, but unlike the ones cyclists have, this one can not run out after an amount of time. Paying the trainer a higher wage, however, can make him happier to be in your club. And a happier trainer works harder and trains your cyclists better! That means your cyclist will train a little bit faster if your trainer is, for example, delighted.
Your trainer will suggest a new wage by himself (if you go in his contract options Section). It's best to accept that wage. Paying a trainer more than he asks for won't increase his mood, so don't waste your money on that!
If your cyclist reaches a next skill level, you will get a notification of your assistant in the 'News' section. Don't expect your cyclists to 'pop' every week. It takes at minimum 5 or 6 weeks (and sometimes up to 11 weeks) to reach a new skill level in the best circumstances.
Starting from August the 15th there is a new rule concerning training.
From now on, the lower the skill is the faster the training will be. So a cyclist will train faster from 5 to 6 than from 10 to 11.
Also with these new rules comes that only cyclists with high future ability will be able to reach 20 in a skill (cyclists with 20 FA will take about 9 to 10 seasons to reach 20)
Trainer Training
It is possible to train your trainer in any skill for a cost of 10.000€ for each training session. The trainer will increase in the trained skill by 1 point each session. The maximum for each skill is 20, if you train a trainer in a skill where their level is already 20 there will be no benefit.
Trainer Skill Decreases
After fixed periods of time the trainer will lose 10 points in a random skill. Only the skills within a range of 5 skill points from the trainers highest skill will be considered for the decrease.
The first time a skill will decrease is 2 seasons (36 weeks) after you hired the trainer. From then on, it will be every season (16 weeks).
Two examples:
- A trainer has 20 flat, 20 mountain and 10 fitness. So either flat or mountain will be lowered with 10 points, the fitness skill will not be taken into account as the difference is too high.
- A trainer has 20 flat, 20 mountain and 15 fitness. All three skills will now be taken into account, because fitness is within a range of 5 skill points.
