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| Tommo |
Posted on 22-01-2013 09:02
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Edition: Pro Cycling Manager 2012
Database: PCM Daily 2013 Preview Edition
Race difficulty: Normal
Financial Difficulty: Normal
Development of attributes: 0.5
Manager Name: Geoff Manning
Manager Nationality: English
Manager D.O.B: 03/02/1979
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| Tommo |
Posted on 22-01-2013 09:14
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The Rapha Condor Continental Cycling Team are delighted to announce a new sponsorship deal with the JLT Group, an international group of Risk Specialists and Employee Benefits Consultants, for the 2013 season. 2013 will mark the sixth season that Rapha Condor has sponsored a British UCI registered team and the partnership with JLT will underline the team’s significant commitment to the future of British cycling, as the team continues to focus on its overarching goal of developing young British talent.
The JLT Group’s involvement marks the second time that the team has attracted a major international company to back the sport in the UK, after a successful three year partnership with Sharp saw the electronics manufacturer increase its sponsorship of professional cycling to World Tour level. The Jardine Lloyd Thompson group of Insurance Brokers is one of the largest of its type in the world and their ethos of offering a distinctive choice to their clients and partners through their combination of independence and specialism is something that relates strongly to the identity of the Rapha Condor team and the brands that it represents.
Rapha CEO, Simon Mottram, is delighted by JLT’s sponsorship.
“After a successful season with the team it is wonderful to have attracted another global company to cycling and to help us continue our journey developing younger riders.”
Grant Young of Condor cycles was delighted to welcome a new sponsor to both the team and the sport of cycling,
“We can’t wait for the 2013 to start, this is the next chapter in an exciting adventure for British cycle sport and the team. I am pleased we can work with another sponsor who understands our approach, ethics, passion for developing the sport from the grass roots up to the sky.”
Meetings between the team management and JLT first took place when Charlie Pearch, a senior partner at the company as well as a longtime supporter of the team, saw the opportunity for JLT to sponsor one of the country’s most influential cycling teams.
"Our participation in this venture with Rapha Condor fulfills our desire to help sport at grass roots level, particularly where our involvement can deliver meaningful value. We not only want to encourage the younger generation to live a healthy lifestyle but to be a voice of mutual respect between all road users. Our expectation is that the Rapha Condor JLT team will continue to perform well under the most respected of Directeur Sportifs but it is as important for us that the team races with style and panache and in its own well-loved and inimitable style to represent the very best of British cycling.”
The team, who recently revealed an even younger line-up for 2013, will be focused once again on continuing the work that they started this year which saw impressive performances by the young team and was capped with Mike Cuming’s becoming the U23 National Road Race Champion.
Team manager Geoff Manning commented,
“I am delighted that JLT share our enthusiasm about the way that this team aims to work with young riders. JLT understood this very quickly and they recognised that in the current environment in cycling a team like ours will educate young riders into making the correct choices.”
“I have been really pleased with the progress that these riders have made in the last twelve months, and I think that next year we will start to see the results of the work that these young guys have put in as they put into practice what they’ve learned. We have redesigned our programme with the new young riders in mind, putting a focus on getting these guys racing and winning, and I am sure that it will be a great year.”
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 22-01-2013 09:15
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Can I post?
Anyway, good luck with this story!
Just one question: Wouldn't it be smarter to wait for the Daily 2013 DB V1?
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| Tommo |
Posted on 22-01-2013 09:24
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Jesleyh wrote:
Can I post?
Anyway, good luck with this story!
Just one question: Wouldn't it be smarter to wait for the Daily 2013 DB V1?
Of course, thanks.
When will V1 be ready? I haven't started just yet, I need to do a little editing before I get going. I'm just laying the foundations for the story. |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 22-01-2013 09:26
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End of January/Start of February.
So soon 
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| Tommo |
Posted on 22-01-2013 09:31
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Road racing is the toughest and most beautiful sport in the world. It makes enormous physical and psychological demands on road riders. They need clothing that is as well designed as their titanium or carbon fibre road bike.
Rapha products bring new standards of design to cycling clothing. They have been conceived by road riders, working with leading technical sportswear designers. Every detail has been developed with the rider in mind. Every material has been chosen because it is the best in the world at its job.
Road riders should not have to compromise between performance and style. So Rapha performance roadwear goes beyond simple function. Pared down styling, a tailored fit and quality construction make every product beautiful to wear and a pleasure to own.
Road racing requires stamina, strength, mental focus and fortitude. But the rewards are huge and grow the more effort you put into it.
More and more people are discovering that riding a road bike can be the perfect counterpoint to our cosseted and quick-fix modern lives. We’ve become so used to instant gratification and sanitised pleasure that we have forgotten that the greatest highs come from the deepest lows, that there is a unique satisfaction from applying yourself totally, then seeing the results. From pain comes pleasure.
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Condor bicycles have been ridden to World Championship gold medals, ridden in the Tour de France, and have been the choice of many figures in the public limelight, ranging from judges to rock stars. Few brands can claim to have their bikes ridden by cycling household names including Tom Simpson and Bradley Wiggins.
Today’s bicycles take inspiration from over sixty of heritage and experience designing and manufacturing frames in a range of materials.
As more and more marques take their manufacturing to the Far East, we continue to produce our frames by hand in Italy. Frames are constructed from our own selection of tubing and built to our own unique specifications that has been developed, tried and tested. Experience has taught us how to utilise the steel, titanium and carbon and create bicycles that will get the best of our each rider.
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Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group is a Risk & Insurance Specialist and an Employee Benefits consultant. The company is represented in 135 countries employing in excess of 7,000 employees. JLT is the largest quoted British business of its type with market capitalisation in excess of £1.5 billion.
JLT operates in specialty areas where it is, or can become a market leader; this includes sport, where JLT arranges insurances for over two million athletes worldwide. JLT is passionate about sport at all levels, from amateur events to the top flight of athletics, and has advised on the winter and summer Olympic Games and the Rugby, Cricket and Football World Cups.
JLT tailors insurance services to cover the full gamut of activities surrounding professional level sports from event management, to broadcast and sponsorship rights, player injury, public safety or training and development. JLT’s subsidiary entity Thistle, offers a wide range of personal insurances most of whom are also available on-line, including cycle guard which insures cyclists and their bikes, through to activity holiday insurance products.
The JLT Group has a rich history of sporting involvement, with recent sponsorships including the JLT Specialty Lockinge Stakes and the JLT Rally Team. Through these relationships, JLT is instrumental in promoting and preserving the UK’s vibrant sporting heritage, and its Subsidiary Lloyd & Partners Ltd agreed a two-year sponsorship to support the British Skeleton team through to the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi 2014.
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| Tommo |
Posted on 22-01-2013 09:32
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Jesleyh wrote:
End of January/Start of February.
So soon
Ah I may wait then. Still, plenty of pre season things to write about. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-01-2013 12:27
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Best of luck with this  |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 22-01-2013 12:41
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Nice preview and always good to see a new story start, especially a British based one, Good Luck |
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| Tommo |
Posted on 22-01-2013 12:44
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Rapha Condor JLT Team Bike
From international stage races to high adrenaline criteriums, and from mountain top finishes to mass sprints, for the past six years the Condor Leggero has been the signature team bike for Rapha Condor team riders. Over this time, the Leggero has helped the team’s riders to double King of the Mountain victories in the Tour of Britain, a multitude of high profile criterium wins as well as multiple National Championship victories.
Whilst the model name has remained the same though, the Leggero frameset has been constantly evolving through rider testing and feedback, as well as tweaks in the manufacturing processes and improvements in the design and technology of the frame.
In 2013 the Leggero returns in its unmistakable black high gloss finish and continues to be built by hand in Italy by Condor where the carbon tubes are hand cut and wrapped with layers of carbon. To complement the Italian made frame, the team will use Italian made componentry in the shape of Campagnolo Record EPS, electronic 11-speed groupset. Riders will use Campagnolo Shamal Ultra wheelset with carbon hubs for training and long stage races and Campagnolo Bora deep section for time trials and criteriums fitted with Continental tyres.
Team Leader, Kristian House explained, “I’ve been using electronic groupsets for the past few years and can’t imagine anything else. Campagnolo electronic groupsets are really easy to use and instantly I felt at home with the Record, it is great to be using a legendary brand that has stylish design at its core.”
The bikes are fitted with Fizik custom saddles and Deda M35 bars and stems. Speedplay provide the bikes finishing touch with a pink version of their excellent pedal system.
Team manager Geoff Manning was delighted with the team’s new partnership with Speedplay for 2013. “As the focus of this team is on the long term development of our riders it is really important for us to look at providing them with equipment that is best suited to avoiding any kinds of injuries as riders mature physically. We have done extensive testing with the sports scientists at the Claremont hospital to try to ascertain the best pedal system to help avoid injury and to allow the best possible power transfer. Speedplay came out top and I’m really pleased they are on board with the team.”
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A lightweight, durable and streamlined Rapha Condor JLT edition jersey, tailored for an aggressive race position. Originally developed in collaboration with pro riders from Rapha Condor JLT, the jersey is made from a proprietary fabric that incorporates coldblack® technology. The fabric’s dyestuff absorbs less heat, staying cool against the skin in hot weather. Mesh side and rear panels give added breathability whilst a low profile collar and close-fit helps aero-dynamics and comfort. Other details include inner loops and eyelets for race radio cables.
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| Tommo |
Posted on 22-01-2013 12:46
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Ian Butler wrote:
Best of luck with this
Thanks very much, Ian.
sutty68 wrote:
Nice preview and always good to see a new story start, especially a British based one, Good Luck
Thanks, Sutty. It's my first story so wanted to try one out before next years version comes along.
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 22-01-2013 12:52
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Very nice preview!
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 22-01-2013 13:04
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Do you intend on doing the British Premier Calendar |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 22-01-2013 13:19
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Very nice layout!
Though I have to admit I was pretty confused when I read "PCMDaily 2013 Preview Edition", as I thought JLT was just a typo and it's a one-rider story about Tiernan-Locke 
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| Tommo |
Posted on 22-01-2013 14:21
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fcancellara wrote:
Very nice preview!
Thanks! I hope the story will be to your liking too!
sutty68 wrote:
Do you intend on doing the British Premier Calendar
A team will be entered into every British race yes, how can I tell the Premier Calendar events? Is there an add-on?
cio93 wrote:
Very nice layout!
Though I have to admit I was pretty confused when I read "PCMDaily 2013 Preview Edition", as I thought JLT was just a typo and it's a one-rider story about Tiernan-Locke
Ha, an easy mistake to make I think! |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 22-01-2013 14:28
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No there is no add-on, but you will find the events at the British Cycling website |
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| Tommo |
Posted on 22-01-2013 14:42
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sutty68 wrote:
No there is no add-on, but you will find the events at the British Cycling website
I wasn't sure whether all of those are in the game/database. Also I wasn't sure whether there is a overall Premier Calendar winner in the game, I've never rode in the events before.
But to answer your question, yes, I'll be applying for a place in every British race! |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 22-01-2013 14:57
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Tommo wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
No there is no add-on, but you will find the events at the British Cycling website
I wasn't sure whether all of those are in the game/database. Also I wasn't sure whether there is a overall Premier Calendar winner in the game, I've never rode in the events before.
But to answer your question, yes, I'll be applying for a place in every British race!
You can download lots of British races from the stage database.
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| brewers90 |
Posted on 22-01-2013 15:02
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Amazing preview but I wouldn't start it with this DB. Wait till the final V1 comes out because there will be better stats, more actual race routes, graphics etc.
And good luck! |
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| Tommo |
Posted on 22-01-2013 15:26
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cio93 wrote:
Tommo wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
No there is no add-on, but you will find the events at the British Cycling website
I wasn't sure whether all of those are in the game/database. Also I wasn't sure whether there is a overall Premier Calendar winner in the game, I've never rode in the events before.
But to answer your question, yes, I'll be applying for a place in every British race!
You can download lots of British races from the stage database.
I'm new to PCM and that sound pretty complicated, is there a guide? I'd like as much realism as possible so adding the Tour Series races would be great.
brewers90 wrote:
Amazing preview but I wouldn't start it with this DB. Wait till the final V1 comes out because there will be better stats, more actual race routes, graphics etc.
And good luck!
Thanks for the good luck. I think I will wait until the new DB is finalised and then use that. |
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