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| Kiserlovski01 |
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Elkov-Polar | Career overview: | Race | Stage(s) | Points | Mountain | Young | Best GC | | | | | | |  Giro d'Italia | 0 |  | | | - |  Tour de France | 0 | | | | - |  Vuelta a España | 0 | | | | - | | ********** | | | |  Tour Down Under | 0 | | | | - |  UAE Tour | 0 | | | | - | | Paris - Nice | 0 | | | | - | | Tirreno - Adriatico | 0 | | | | - |  Volta a Catalunya | 0 | | | | - |  Vuelta al País Vasco | 0 | | | | - |  Tour de Romandie | 0 | | | | - | | Critérium du Dauphiné | 0 | | | | - | | Tour de Suisse | 0 | | | | - |  Tour de Pologne | 0 | | | | - |   Renewi Tour | 0 | | | | - |  Tour of Guangxi | 0 | | | | - |
| Race | Top 10? | Best | Rider | Year | | Milano - Sanremo | | - |  - | - | | Ronde van Vlaanderen | | - | - | - | | Paris - Roubaix | | - | - | - | | Liège - Bastogne - Liège | | - | - | - | | Il Lombardia | | - | - | - | | ********** | | CE Great Ocean Road Race | | - | - | - | | ********** | | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | | - | - | - | | Strade Bianche | | - | - | - | | Classic Brugge-De Panne | | - | - | - | | E3 Saxo Classic | | - | - | - | | Gent - Wevelgem | | - | - | - | | Dwars door Vlaanderen | | - | - | - | | ********** | | Amstel Gold Race | | - | - | - | | La Flèche Wallonne | | - | - | - | | ********** |  Eschborn-Frankfurt | | - | - | - | | San Sebastian Klasikoa | | - | - | - | | Bretagne Classic | | - | - | - | | BEMER Cyclassics | | - | - | - | | ********** |  GP Cycliste de Québec | | - | - | - | | GP Cycliste de Montréal | | - | - | - |
Grand Tour Winners from 2018: | Giro | Tour | Vuelta | | 2018 |  C. Froome | G. Thomas | S. Yates | | 2019 |  R. Carapaz |  E. Bernal |  P. Roglic | | 2020 | T. Geoghegan Hart | T. Pogacar | P. Roglic | | 2021 | E. Bernal | T. Pogacar | P. Roglic | | 2022 | J. Hindley |  J. Vingegaard | R. Evenepoel | | 2023 | P. Roglic | J. Vingegaard |  S. Kuss |
Monument winners from 2018 | MSR | RVV | Roubaix | LBL | Lombardia | | '18 | Nibali | Terpstra |  Sagan |  Jungels | Pinot | | '19 | Alaphilippe | Bettiol | Gilbert | Fuglsang | Mollema | | '20 | van Aert | van der Poel | No race | Roglic | Fuglsang | | '21 | Stuyven | Asgreen | Colbrelli | Pogacar | Pogacar | | '22 | Mohoric | van der Poel | van Baarle | Evenepoel | Pogacar | | '23 | van der Poel | Pogacar | van der Poel | Evenepoel | Pogacar |
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 13-07-2024 06:55
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 13-07-2024 06:57
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| Rider | Nat. | Age | Strength | Next year | | BOROS Michael |  | 31 | Sprints | - | | KUBA Jakub | | 18 | Mountains | - | | KUBELKA Adam | | 18 | Mountains | - | | KUBIS Lukas | | 23 | Hills | - | | LUKES Jan | | 19 | Cobbles | - | | MRAZ Daniel | | 19 | Hills | - | | OBDRZALEK Tomas | | 20 | Hills | - | | PRIDAL Tomas | | 19 | Time trials | - | | RUBES Daniel | | 18 | Mountains | - | | SEDLAK Lukas | | 18 | Mountains | - | | TOUPALIK Jakub | | 22 | Hills | - | | ZAHALKA Matej | | 30 | Hills | - |
Back with this idea. Editing the PCM15 save didn't work out the way I thought it would so I will start over with a new game. Haven't really played a later version since 15, so expect some time to get accustomed with everything.
On the team (both choice and roster): I have always wanted to build one with a focus on Eastern Europe and the Baltic states, hence the addition of LMT (from Latvia) and Polar (from Finland). The team itself does not have a star, not even for the continental level. Many among the young riders have generic stats, yet most of them seem to show at least a hint of potential.
Let's get started.
Edited by Kiserlovski01 on 14-07-2024 12:05
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 04-08-2024 06:55
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Good Luck 
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 21-08-2024 17:32
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 21-08-2024 17:33
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 158 kms | 1.2 |  Trofej Umag| 1 | | Thomas Boudat | Van Rysel - Roubaix | 3h33'27" | | 2 | | Romain Cardis | St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 | s.t. | | 3 | | Paul Hennequin | Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | s.t. | | 4 |  | Youcef Reguigui | Terengganu Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | | Rudy Barbier | Philippe Wagner/Bazin | s.t. | | 6 | | Matteo Malucelli | JCL Team UKYO | s.t. | | 7 | | Tim Torn Teutenberg | Lidl - Trek Future Racing | s.t. | | 8 | | Simon Dehairs | Alpecin-Deceuninck Dev Team | s.t. | | 9 |  | Norman Vahtra | Van Rysel - Roubaix | s.t. | | 10 | | Michael Boroš  | Elkov-Polar Cycling Team | s.t. |
 196.4 kms | 1.2 | Trofej Porec| 1 | | Tim Torn Teutenberg | Lidl - Trek Future Racing | 4h34'28"" | | 2 | | Matteo Malucelli | JCL Team UKYO | s.t. | | 3 | | Nathan Earle | JCL Team UKYO | s.t. | | 4 | | Alan Boileau | Philippe Wagner/Bazin | s.t. | | 5 | | Tomas Jakoubek | ATT Investments | s.t. | | 6 | | Michael Boroš | Elkov-Polar Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | | Martin Laas | Ferei Quick-Panda Mongolia Team | s.t. | | 8 |  | Jakob Söderqvist | Lidl - Trek Future Racing | s.t. | | 9 | | Jakub Toupalik | Elkov-Polar Cycling Team | s.t. | | 10 | | Mats Wenzel | Lidl - Trek Future Racing | s.t. |
4 stages | 2.2 | Istrian Spring Trophy
| Stages: | Stage winner: | ELP stage | ELP GC | 01.  4.2 km | Martin Toft Madsen (BPC) | 74th | 74th | | 02. 157 km | Miguel E. Florez (BGB) | 16th | 69th | | 03. 164 km | Tom Wirtgen (RSW) | 22nd | 25th | | 04. 139 km | Felix Groß (RNO) | 13th | 24th |
Final overall standings & jersey winners | 1 |  | Riccardo Zoidl | Team Felt - Felbermayr | 10h51'08" | | 2 | | Martin Toft Madsen | BHS - PL Beton Bornholm | + 1" | | 3 | | Felix Ritzinger | Team Felt - Felbermayr | + 10" | | 4 | | Tom Wirtgen | Team Felt - Felbermayr | + 16" | | 5 | | Miguel E. Flórez | Team Banco Guayaquil - Ecuador | + 17" | | 6 | | Jhojan García | Col. Potencia de Vida - Strongman | + 18" | | 7 | | Jakub Otruba | ATT Investments | + 21" | | 8 | | Tobias A. Hansen | BHS - PL Beton Bornholm | + 22" | | 9 | | Filip Řeha | ATT Investments | + 24" | | 10 | | Alastair MacKellar | Hagens Berman - Jayco | + 25" | | | ---------- | | | | 24 | | Michael Boroš | Elkov-Polar Cycling Team | + 58" |
 Overall | Riccardo Zoidl | Team Felt - Felbermayr |  Points | Riccardo Zoidl | Team Felt - Felbermayr |  Mountain | Riccardo Zoidl | Team Felt - Felbermayr |  Young | Tobias A. Hansen | BHS - PL Beton Bornholm | | | | | Best team: | Team Felt - Felbermayr | |
Spent quite some days in Croatia for our first couple of races. With no clear leader for any kind of race, we were more than happy to see Boros make the top 10 in both Umag and the slightly hillier race around Porec.
Sticking around for the Istrian Spring Trophy as well, he could not be too happy with how the prologue went. Michael lacks an acceleration to do better than he did on the punchy finishes yet he came home in group 1 twice. Overperforming on the final day made him move up on spot to conclude in 24th overall.
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 27-08-2024 19:36
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Solid Start
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 29-08-2024 16:19
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Thanks, not too unhappy with the one day races in the end.
Still finding my way around the new gameplay. Already looking forward to season two with new signings though.  |
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 05-09-2024 15:55
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146 kms | 1.2 | GP Slovenian Istria | 1 | | Emil Toudal | Team ColoQuick | 3h36'10" | | 2 | | Peter Sagan | RRK Group - Pierre Baguette | s.t. | | 3 | | Colin Stüssi | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 4 | | Riccardo Zoidl | Team Felt - Felbermayr | s.t. | | 5 | | Sergio Henao | Nu Colombia Ciclismo | s.t. | | 6 | | Viktor Potočki | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 28" | | 7 |  | Barnabás Peák | Adria Mobil | s.t. | | 8 | | Raymond Kreder | Kinan Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | | Alexander Konychev | Team Vorarlberg | s.t. | | 10 | | Hernán R. Aguirre | Forte Petrolike - Androni Giocattoli | s.t. | | | ---------- | | | | 15 | | Michael Boroš | Elkov-Polar Cycling Team | s.t. |
None of our riders made it over the four longer climbs except for Boros. He too missed the decisive move and did not have much left for the sprint either. |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 06-09-2024 04:20
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Good to see the story section still has a couple going! Good luck with this and a good start!
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 12-09-2024 22:04
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Jakstar22 wrote:
Good to see the story section still has a couple going! Good luck with this and a good start!
Good to see indeed, best of luck to you too! |
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Posted on 17-09-2024 07:56
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165.7 kms | 1.2 |  Rhodes GP | 1 | | Samuel Leroux | Van Rysel - Roubaix | 3h43'33" | | 2 | | Thomas Boudat | Van Rysel - Roubaix | + 4" | | 3 | | Rudy Barbier | Philippe Wagner/Bazin | s.t. | | 4 | | Barnabás Peák | Adria Mobil | s.t. | | 5 | | Jérémy Lecroq | St Michel - Mavic - Auber93 | s.t. | | 6 | | Paul Hennequin | Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur | s.t. | | 7 | | Óscar Sevilla | Team Medellín | s.t. | | 8 | | Magnus Bak Klaris | Airtox - Carl Ras | s.t. | | 9 | | Lukáš Kubiš | Elkov-Polar Cycling Team | + 13" | | 10 |  | Đorđe Đurić | Adria Mobil | s.t. |
3 stages | 2.2 | Rhodes Tour
| Stages: | Stage winner: | ELP stage | ELP GC | | 01. 181 km | Youcef Reguigui (TSG) | 20th | 5th | | 02. 172 km |  André Carvalho (SAT) | 16th | 14th | | 03. 153 km | Piotr Brozyna (RSW) | 14th | 13th |
Final overall standings & jersey winners | 1 | | Piotr Brożyna | Team Felt - Felbermayr | 12h16'30" | | 2 | | Andre Carvalho | Sabgal / Anicolor | s.t. | | 3 | | Jose Tito Hernandez | Orgullo Paisa | + 4" | | 4 | | Thomas Pesenti | JCL Team UKYO | + 6" | | 5 | | Adrien Boichis | Trinity Racing | s.t. | | 6 | | Alan Boileau | Philippe Wagner/Bazin | + 10" | | 7 |  | Metkel Eyob | Terengganu Cycling Team | s.t. | | 8 | | Merhawi Kudus | Terengganu Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | | Nathan Earle | JCL Team UKYO | s.t. | | 10 | | Darren van Bekkum | Team Visma - Lease a Bike Dev. | s.t. | | | ---------- | | | | 13 | | Matěj Zahálka | Elkov-Polar Cycling Team | + 43" |
 Overall | Piotr Brozyna | Team Felt - Felbermayr |  Points | Youcef Reguigui | Terengganu Cycling Team |  Mountain | Matěj Zahálka | Elkov-Polar Cycling Team |  Young | Thomas Pesenti | JCL Team UKYO | | | | | Best team: |  Terengganu Cycling Team | |
Some interesting results for sure on Greece's fourth largest island. After Lukáš Kubiš' 9th place in the GP, we started the stage race with a day in the break for Matěj Zahálka.
He outclassed his companions on the climbs, moved into the KoM jersey and sat 5th overall thanks to the bonus seconds. Him and Toupalik finished in the third group on the hillier second stage. They came home with the best on the last day to conclude in the same time in GC 13th and 16th respectively.
Matěj did secure our first (mountain) jersey. |
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| Laurens147 |
Posted on 17-09-2024 08:24
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Cool story to follow. The roster and the results seem pretty realistic to me. The trio Boros, Toupalik and Kubis should bring you a win sooner or later.
All the best!
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| DarkWolf |
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I have a very soft spot for stories of Eastern Europe. Actually, it's not entirely true, I have a soft spot for many stories due to me being a globetrotter when it comes to long-term careers. I like your story and I would follow it with interest, although I must admit Elkov, in general, and Lukas Kubis, in particular, angered me during a couple of races in my current career. I like your photos too and although I know the first season is a pain in the ... I am certain things will get better for you in the second season.
P.S. You inspired me. I am thinking for some time of a story of my own, but now reading yours I might finally kickstart myself. 
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 17-09-2024 12:24
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Thank you both for your message!
Very nice to hear that some like to follow and others even get inspiration from reading this. Can't wait to get trough season 1 indeed due this whole team being quite underrated, especially Kubis. With me still adapting to the mechanics of the latest games, we could definitely also miss out on the general non-sponsor goal of winning 4 races. |
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 05-10-2024 13:51
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7 stages | 2.2 | Tour de Normandie
| Stages: | Stage winner: | ELP stage | ELP GC | 01.  4 km | Pierre Latour (TEN) | 27th | 27th | | 02. 190 km | Samuel Quaranta (MBH) | 10th | 27th | | 03. 82 km | Youcef Reguigui (TSG) | 9th | 26th | | 04. 70 km | Youcef Reguigui (TSG) | 17th | 27th | | 05. 184 km | Samuel Quaranta (MBH) | 17th | 19th | | 06. 156 km | Jens Reynders (BDW) | 11th | 14th | | 07. 130 km | Felix Groß (RNO) | 10th | 13th |
Final overall standings & jersey winners | 1 | | Piotr Brożyna | Team Felt - Felbermayr | 19h05'24" | | 2 | | Julius Johansen | Sabgal / Anicolor | + 8" | | 3 | | Youcef Reguigui | Terengganu Cycling Team | + 17" | | 4 | | Roger Kluge | Rad-Net Oßwald | + 19" | | 5 | | Felix Groß | Rad-Net Oßwald | + 20" | | 6 | | Jens Reynders | Bingoal WB Devo Team | + 21" | | 7 | | Pierre Latour | TotalEnergies | + 28" | | 8 | | Samuel Quaranta | Team MBH Bank Colpack Ballan | + 30" | | 9 | | Rasmus S. Pedersen | Decathlon AG2R Dev. Team | + 31" | | 10 | | Jason Tesson | TotalEnergies | + 38" | | | ---------- | | | | 13 | | Michael Boroš | Elkov-Polar Cycling Team | + 42" |
 Overall | Piotr Brozyna | Team Felt - Felbermayr |  Points | Samuel Quaranta | Team MBH Bank Colpack Ballan |  Mountain | Tomáš Obdržálek | Elkov-Polar Cycling Team |  Young | Julius Johansen | Sabgal / Anicolor | | | | | Best team: | Team Felt - Felbermayr | |
TotalEnergies showed up with a very strong lineup for one of the longest races on the continental calendar. Their leader Latour put an interesting amount of time into all other riders bar Brozyna, who only lost 4 seconds. Our best rider Boros finished 51 seconds slower than the former French TT champion.
Obdržálek moved into the white mountain jersey after stage two. Youngster Quaranta and veteran Reguigui both won two stages while Boros started to chip away at his deficit with seconds won at intermediate sprints.
Several riders of the top 15 finished behind gaps at some point, most notably GC leader Latour on the sixth stage. Piotr Brozyna landed his second overall win of the year after Rhodes. Boros finished 13th and Obdržálek added our second KoM jersey. |
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Posted on 06-10-2024 11:52
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Tough start, but cool to lead the mountain classification.
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 10-10-2024 21:34
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Not exactly what we had hoped for indeed but still two jerseys in the bag already. |
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 10-10-2024 21:48
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4 stages | 2.2 | Circuit des Ardennes | Stages: | Stage winner: | ELP stage | ELP GC | | 01. 172 km | Timothy Dupont (TIS) | 20th | 4th | | 02. 175 km | Timothy Dupont (TIS) | 3rd | 4th | | 03. 79 km | Mathieu Burgaudeau (TEN) | 4th | 3rd | | 04. 106 km | Timothy Dupont (TIS) | 4th | 3rd |
Final overall standings & jersey winners | 1 | | Timothy Dupont | Tarteletto - Isorex | 13h05'56" | | 2 | | Jordan Jegat | TotalEnergies | + 16" | | 3 | | Matěj Zahálka | Elkov-Polar Cycling Team | + 19" | | 4 | | Mathieu Burgaudeau | TotalEnergies | + 20" | | 5 | | Brayan Sánchez | Team Medellín | + 24" | | 6 | | Ben Askey | Equipe cont. Groupama-FDJ | s.t. | | 7 | | Michael Kukrle | Team Felt - Felbermayr | + 26" | | 8 | | Sebastian Schönberger | Team Felt - Felbermayr | s.t. | | 9 | | Vlad Van Mechelen | dsm-firmenich PostNL Dev. | s.t. | | 10 | | Fabian Weiss | Tudor Pro Cycling Team U23 | + 27" |
 Overall | Timothy Dupont | Tarteletto - Isorex |  Points | Timothy Dupont | Tarteletto - Isorex |  Mountain | Luke Valenti | Israel Premier Tech Academy |  Young | Jordan Jegat | TotalEnergies | | | | | Best team: | Sabgal / Anicolor | |
Going for another KoM jersey was our first thought in the northeast of France. Obdrzalek couldn't take enough points on the first day but bonus seconds did put him in fourth overall after good old Timothy Dupont won the bunch sprint.
Obdrzalek dropped down the standings after the second stage. Matěj Zahálka took over after coming third only just behind Dupont again. More bonus seconds made Matěj move up to GC third after the third stage that was narrowly won by Mathieu Burgaudeau. He eventually secured his third place with - you guessed it - more bonus seconds. Dupont won both the last stage and the general classification.
Worth mentioning too is Boroš coming fourth on the third, fourth day and 11th overall. |
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| Tamijo |
Posted on 21-10-2024 18:01
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Nice 3rd in GC.
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