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The Comeback
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| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 09-11-2013 22:27
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+1 sp as well.
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 09-11-2013 22:51
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What about a -1 in weight? 
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 10-11-2013 01:04
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Form - Sprint (x2)
@Jesleyh: It's a learning experience. Every stage can't be a good stage. Well, unless your Chris Froome. Then all bets are off.
@felix_29: Height and weight are off limits, don't mess with Newton's diet or genetics. Thanks for stopping by, haven't seen you around in a while.
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 10-11-2013 04:28
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My last race before I can go back home and see Chloe.
My injuries from the Tour de Beauce have scabbed over but I'm still a little sore.
Getting Frank Pipp to the finish would be plan A.
If that falls through then I get the honor of being plan B.
Odds makers believe it's going to be Taylor Phinney vs. the rest of the field.
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Tennessee is the home of the 2013 USA National Championships Road Race.
Already after the first time up the hill I'm caught out of position
and have to fight my way back to the peloton. Think that's bad?
Well, Pipp is gone for good already and wouldn't make it back.
Fast forward to the last time up the climb, I have put in a small attack and
have positioned myself into the E2 group. But the peloton is closing in on us.
The next greatest face of American cycling goes down! No I'm talking about me.
Surely, Joseph Dombrowski will have a few more seasons to try and win this.
The same goes for me. I'm tailed off the front group with 15kms to go.
Stamina, recovery, and resistance just isn't good enough.
I finish as the best Bissell rider though, in 26th place.
Betters lose a lot of money today as Taylor Phinney does beat the field.
No more BMC Red and Black as he upgrades to Red, White, and Blue.
| 1 | Taylor Phinney | BMC Racing Team | 4h06'03 | | 2 | Fred Rodriguez | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 3 | Tyler Farrar | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 4 | Nathan Brown | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Andrew Talansky | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. |
Spoiler | 6 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 7 | Ian Boswell | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 8 | Timothy Duggan | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 9 | Danny Pate | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 10 | Gavin Mannion | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 11 | Chris Horner | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 12 | Tejay Van Garderen | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 13 | Chad Beyer | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 14 | Caleb Fairly | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 15 | Chad Haga | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 16 | Lucas Euser | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 17 | Tom Zirbel | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 18 | Kiel Reijnen | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 19 | Eric Young | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 20 | Tom Danielson | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 21 | Lawson Craddock | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 22 | Edward King | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 23 | David Zabriskie | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 24 | Evan Huffman | Astana Pro Team | s.t. | | 25 | James Stemper | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 26 | Travis Newton | Bissell Cycling | + 2'00 | | 27 | Christian Vande Velde | Garmin - Sharp | + 2'39 | | 28 | Jason McCartney | Bissell Cycling | + 3'20 | | 29 | Joseph Dombrowski | Sky Procycling | + 5'21 | | 30 | Jake Keough | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 11'07 | | 31 | Thomas Peterson | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 32 | Alex Candelario | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 33 | Philip Mooney | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 34 | Jakob Rathe | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 35 | Michael Friedman | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 36 | Christopher Butler | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 37 | Matthew Busche | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 38 | Ryan Eastman | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 39 | Robert Bush | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 40 | John Murphy | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 41 | Joey Rosskopf | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 42 | Craig Lewis | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 43 | Matt Cooke | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 44 | Carson Miller | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 45 | Jesse Anthony | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 46 | Branden Russell | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 47 | Joshua Berry | La Pomme Marseille | s.t. | | 48 | Bjorn Selander | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 49 | Ben King | RadioShack - Leopard | s.t. | | 50 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 51 | Joseph Schmalz | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 52 | Jeff Louder | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 53 | Ken Hanson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 54 | Robbie Squire | Amore & Vita | s.t. | | 55 | Alex Howes | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 56 | Jeremy Powers | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 57 | Nathan Wilson | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 58 | Christian Parrett | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 59 | Larry Warbasse | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 60 | Daniel Holloway | Amore & Vita | s.t. | | 61 | Tyler Magner | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 62 | David Williams | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 63 | Eric Schildge | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 64 | James Driscoll | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 65 | Charles Bradley Huff | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 66 | Connor O'Leary | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 67 | Joe Eldridge | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 68 | Christopher Jones | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 69 | Alder Martz | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 70 | Luke Keough | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 71 | Alister Ratcliff | Team 3M | s.t. | | 72 | Tanner Putt | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 73 | Daniel Summerhill | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 74 | Benjamin Zawacki | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 75 | Oscar Clark | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 76 | Sean Mazich | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 77 | Matt Lipscomb | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 78 | Tyler Wren | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 79 | Ian Burnett | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 80 | Jonathan Patrick McCarty | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 81 | Robin Carpenter | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 82 | Phillip Gaimon | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 83 | Frank Pipp | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 84 | Johannes Huseby | Synergy Baku Cycling Project | + 12'37 | | 85 | Emerson Oronte | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 86 | Max Jenkins | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 87 | Chase Pinkham | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 88 | Taylor Shelden | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 89 | Andrew Dahlheim | Bissell Cycling | + 13'20 | | 90 | Alex Hagman | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 14'00 | | 91 | Nathaniel English | 5-Hour Energy | + 14'43 | | 92 | Benjamin Wolfe | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 93 | Shawn Milne | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 94 | Maxwell Durtschi | Leopard - Trek Continental Team | s.t. | | 95 | Christopher Baldwin | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 96 | Robert Sweeting | 5-Hour Energy | + 15'41 |
+2 EXP for my first Pro National Championship appearance.
No form because my next race is a long ways away.
Spoiler
My training is now in your hands for the rest of my career.
After each race I can receive both EXP and Form Points.
EXP is a permanent stat gains while Form is temporary (the next race update).
A maximum of 3 EXP and 5 Form can be rewarded after each stage.
After any stage I receive EXP or Form points
you guys get to decided where I put those stat gains to use.
All you have to do is comment on which category you want
1 of the stat gains to go (Ex. Mountain, Sprint, Flat, etc.)
The EXP points are used up first followed by the Form.
Each member can only say one category for themselves.
And it will go until all the points are used up.
If you have any questions about my training, leave a question below.
It looks confusing at first but it's rather simple,
and this will be the only method for me to progress talent wise.
Meeting with DS Glen Mitchell
After the race Glen Mitchell pulls me aside to talk about my contract.
"Travis, let me make this as clear as possible.
Bissell wants you back next year. Your great guy, teammate,
and you continue to get better as a cyclist.
However, we aren't going to be able to offer as much as other teams.
We have a verbal agreement from Caleb Ewan that he is coming to
Bissell next season.The means less money in the budget for you.
It's nothing personal."
Phillip Gaimon walks onto the team bus and interrupts our conversation,
"Um, Travis. There's someone outside that says they know you..."
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| 547984 |
Posted on 10-11-2013 04:47
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Chloe?
+1 Downhill
Edited by 547984 on 10-11-2013 04:48
baseballlover312, 06-03-14 : "Nuke Moscow...Don't worry Russia, we've got plenty of love to go around your cities"
Sarah Palin, 08-03-14 (CPAC, on Russian aggression) : "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke"
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| welker3257 |
Posted on 10-11-2013 06:14
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I think it's Kyle, no I think its Tyler Farrar
+1 TT
Edited by welker3257 on 10-11-2013 06:15
Gig 'em Aggies
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 10-11-2013 10:25
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Caleb Ewan?  The two should work together and conquer the world! |
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| bennettWPS |
Posted on 10-11-2013 10:42
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Well in real life, Phil Gaimon signed onto Garmin.
In the game, Travis had an opportunity to ride for Garmin, so JV might be interested? |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 10-11-2013 10:47
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Obviously Travis hasn't got over the crash in Canada too well  , so my +1 goes to stamina  |
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 10-11-2013 12:24
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EXP - Downhill, Time Trial
@547984: Nope not Chloe.
@welker3257: I think it's...
@Ian Butler: I agree it would be nice to see them together, but can Travis afford to turn down the extra wages now he has a baby on the way? I guess you guys will decide when that time comes.
@bennettWPS: I don't think JV knows him. Some nice logic though.
@sutty68: First, congrats on your Story of the Month win. Second, I wish I could take your Stamina point but you were a tad to late. A boost there would be greatly appreciated.
Edited by Mresuperstar on 10-11-2013 12:25
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 10-11-2013 12:28
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Hmm, wonder what Travis' decision will be. At least there are quite some American teams in the peloton
Though riding with Ewan is awesome as well
Edited by Jesleyh on 10-11-2013 12:32
Feyenoord(football) and Kelderman fanboy
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 10-11-2013 12:59
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I left the team bus in confusion, who in Tennessee knows me?
"You son of a bitch! Where is my daughter!?! I knew I would find you here."
*Run! Please don't kill me... Why didn't Chloe tell him?*
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 10-11-2013 13:10
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Oh well...
Feyenoord(football) and Kelderman fanboy
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 10-11-2013 13:44
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It's always the in-laws 
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| welker3257 |
Posted on 10-11-2013 14:24
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I was way off
I hope this continues as an auto-biography
Gig 'em Aggies
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| The Hobbit |
Posted on 10-11-2013 14:42
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Hmm, an interesting plot twist, but don't worry, if he shoots you, then he goes to prison, so he probably won't depends how angry/stupid he is, I'm guessing very! 
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 10-11-2013 19:56
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Chloe's dad takes a lunging swing at my face... he connects.
The momentum of his punch knocks me against one of the team cars.
My right arm smashes through the side window setting off the car alarm.
But before he can wind up and connect on another powerful punch
the site security forcefully wrestles him to the ground.
The next thing I know Glen Mitchell is rushing me to emergence room.
"Travis, did you know that guy?"
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 10-11-2013 22:59
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Hope Travis didn't do any lasting damage to his arm |
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| welker3257 |
Posted on 10-11-2013 23:31
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It really isn't Travis's destiny to be a cyclist, he is too injury prone
Gig 'em Aggies
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 11-11-2013 01:19
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What an idiot of a dad. He should at least know his daughter is getting taken care of. You don't hunt down the kid who is going to be the father of your grandchild.
@welker - It definitely isn't soccer either
Edited by Jakstar22 on 11-11-2013 01:20
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