Story of the Month - March 2014
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Mresuperstar |
Posted on 01-04-2014 03:41
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PCM13 - Daily DB - One-Rider Story - 64 Posts This Month
Summary: Vote for The Comeback, as we know it's gonna win. Then go catch up on Karl Hammarling from the start as you probably haven't been reading it, things got nuclear in Act 6. So then i might get the win in April, but probably May after like 7/8 consecutive nominations.
Summary: My story about Omega Pharma is full of surprises and big goals. We have a great team and are still at the beginning of a hopefully successful season. The month of January was perhaps not as good as planned but the team around Tom Boonen, Mark Cavendish and Tony Martin is ready to fight for great success. Currently Cav & Co are storming through the desert of Qatar, and bless us with stage victories. We have set ourselves huge goals: Tom Boonen and the spring classics, R.Uran (Giro & Vuelta), Kwiatkowski (Tour de France) and Tony Martin (WC ITT). I would be very happy to reach some of those goals with your great support. Winning this award would be a huge motivation :-)
Finally, I would like to say that I am very pleased to be represented in the story section once again. Thank you for this nomination and whatever comes I am proud to be a part of this award. Good luck to all!
Summary: Projob-Odfjell has grown a lot since its foundation. Team leader Johnnie Flodder has brought the team many more successes, but with other riders shining too it seems Vacansoleil has a bright future. Well, it would have if there weren't the sponsors suddenly quitting. Now that the team is reaching June, the future of the team is becoming vaguer though. Some riders have been linked to other teams, sponsors are rumoured to quit and new sponsors are linked to taking over Projob-Odfjell already. Despite all the issues in the WorldTour the team keeps on performing, even against the WorldTour teams.
Summary: The team have now entered the month of April in the Pro Continental Division and have found it harder than the previous year but amazingly have totaled up 26 Race and Stage victories Thanks mainly to there new additions of Bauer, Bobridge, Swift and Van Garderen.
The team is already within four victories of bettering last season's total and are also hoping to be accepted to our 1st ever Grand Tour in September the Vuelta a Espana.
Summary: The epic tale of Travis Newton has come to an end. A rather bittersweet finale that many could see coming but it brought everything full circle. If you stayed with me throughout you saw Travis transition from the farmer boy from Kansas to a cycling hopeful that just couldn't get over the final hump to becoming a superstar (or get his girl back).
Thanks for all the support the story has received. Truly incredible.
It's sad to see it go, but Travis' journey will surely never be forgotten.
Honorable Mentions: BMC, Joel Wallin, aCross the road
Edited by Mresuperstar on 01-04-2014 11:59
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Mresuperstar |
Posted on 01-04-2014 03:42
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New Story of the Month - Nominations
FDJ.fr By: baia
PCM13 - Daily DB - Team Story - 156 Posts So Far
Summary: It´s still early in the season and not much has happened but we already achieved a stage win (TDU stage 4) and lots of Top 10s with the team being always very active in the races.
We have one of the best photographer in the world taking some pics from our races, you can enjoy those HD pics anytime you check FDJ reports. With Pro Tour races approaching, the best of the season is still to get started, so you don´t want to loose that. Stay with us, we need all support there is for a successful season.
Summary: Hello and my name is Adamb. I started PCM daily a few months back and tried a few stories but they all didn't last, But this story Team Sky 2014 is a good one. So far In Team Sky 2014 the Squad have won 15 podiums and 7 wins. Chris Sutton has been our best rider so far by taking the stage in the Tour Down Under and winning 3 podiums plus a 2nd place in the GC and 1st in the Points Classification. What's in store for the future, The big decision of whether Bradley Wiggins will feature in the Tour de France, and who will lead our squads in the Giro and Vuelta. Plus how Chris Froome will do In Oman and Adriacto.
Summary: A short while removed from my last story, I've come back stronger than ever to guide Trek Factory Racing through the 2014 season, and also to guide Andy Schleck to get back on the winning track. We started off the season with some great results Down Under and in Argentina, most notably Zubeldia's GC win in San Luis. In February, we saw Andy Schleck podium in Oman, effectively proving he's really back to top form. We've also picked up many stage wins and podiums along the way.
We're currently at the start of March, and our much anticipated Classics season is about to get underway. With Spartacus taking a dominating win in Omloop and Nizollo taking 2nd in Kuurne, it's surely a good omen for rest of March and April. You'll surely not want to miss Cancellara looking to dominate the classics and Schleck climbing his way back to the top of the WT, so if you haven't dropped by yet, come take a look to see what the rest of 2014 will bring for Trek!
Honorable Mention: Daniel Martin
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Mresuperstar |
Posted on 01-04-2014 03:42
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Points ranked voting system, use this format:
| Story of the Month | | New Story of the Month | 1. | | 1. | | 2. | | 2. | | 3. | | 3. | | 4. | | 4. | | 5. | | 5. | |
1st place: 5 points
2nd place: 4 points
3rd place: 3 points
4th place: 2 points
5th place: 1 point
The story with the most points in each competition are our winners!
Write-ins are allowed as long as the stories has been updated at least
5 times last month. Also certain stories that started in the last week
or so have been pushed back to be eligible for New Story in April.
Gora Euskadi! is not eligible because it won the last competition.
* Private Message Your Rankings to Mresuperstar *
The Winner will be announced in Weekly News #119,
and will be placed here in the Story of the Month Winner's Hall of Fame.
Good Luck
Edited by Mresuperstar on 01-04-2014 16:37
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Shonak |
Posted on 01-04-2014 10:12
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Ridiculously tough decision between Trek and FDj.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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Ian Butler |
Posted on 01-04-2014 10:19
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Hmm really wonder why aCross isn't nominated here. But Comeback will probably win on his last chance anyway |
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Mresuperstar |
Posted on 01-04-2014 12:08
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Ian Butler wrote:
Hmm really wonder why aCross isn't nominated here.
Looks like I let one slip through the cracks... Yes, aCross should probably been nominated now that I look back at it, sorry Shonak. I have moved it to the honorable mention category.
Remember, you can vote for any story that has had at least 5 updates this month. My nominations are just a quick overview of the ones I think people would vote for (or stories I feel deserve a little bit more recognition.)
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Adamb |
Posted on 01-04-2014 12:42
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So honoured to be nominated. |
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Shonak |
Posted on 01-04-2014 13:29
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Mresuperstar wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
Hmm really wonder why aCross isn't nominated here.
Looks like I let one slip through the cracks... Yes, aCross should probably been nominated now that I look back at it, sorry Shonak.
No worries mate. Besides, I had more than enough exposure last month in SotM anyway thanks to you.
"It’s a little bit scary when Contador attacks." - Tommy V
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547984 |
Posted on 01-04-2014 21:07
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Did anyone else notice that admirschleck's English has improved quite a bit.
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"
Big thanks to jdog for making this AMAZING userbar!
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sutty68 |
Posted on 01-04-2014 22:50
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547984 wrote:
Did anyone else notice that admirschleck's English has improved quite a bit.
I for one certainly has and its all down to just taking part on his site |
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baseballlover312 |
Posted on 01-04-2014 23:03
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I was told you were saving my story for this month. Probably my only chance for a nomination. But limits are limits I guess.
Edited by baseballlover312 on 01-04-2014 23:05
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy
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Mresuperstar |
Posted on 01-04-2014 23:05
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baseballlover312 wrote:
I was told you were saving my story for this month. Probably my only chance for a nomination. But limits are limits I guess.
I was but then you had a really slow month so I put it in the honorable mentions.
Edited by Mresuperstar on 01-04-2014 23:06
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baseballlover312 |
Posted on 01-04-2014 23:11
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Mresuperstar wrote:
baseballlover312 wrote:
I was told you were saving my story for this month. Probably my only chance for a nomination. But limits are limits I guess.
I was but then you had a really slow month so I put it in the honorable mentions.
Well that's not very fair because the initial "rush" of posts doesn't count for me but counts for others. But I understand. Just self disappointment. I'm quite bad when it comes to that.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy
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547984 |
Posted on 01-04-2014 23:13
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Don't vote for the Comeback
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"
Big thanks to jdog for making this AMAZING userbar!
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thechudude |
Posted on 01-04-2014 23:20
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Dan Martin Story FTW!
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YvesStevens |
Posted on 02-04-2014 17:55
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547984 wrote:
Did anyone else notice that admirschleck's English has improved quite a bit.
Ofcourse, and he keeps saying it aswel xDD |
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admirschleck |
Posted on 02-04-2014 18:21
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YvesStevens wrote:
547984 wrote:
Did anyone else notice that admirschleck's English has improved quite a bit.
Ofcourse, and he keeps saying it aswel xDD
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Link me the post where I said my English got better? (maybe once or twice max., when someone already started that kind of conversation)...
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baseballlover312 |
Posted on 02-04-2014 19:23
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admirschleck wrote:
YvesStevens wrote:
547984 wrote:
Did anyone else notice that admirschleck's English has improved quite a bit.
Ofcourse, and he keeps saying it aswel xDD
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Link me the post where I said my English got better? (maybe once or twice max., when someone already started that kind of conversation)...
Maybe you didn't say it, but it's certainly true. Back during the TTSpecialist controversy it wasn't very good, but now it's almost unnoticeable.
Edited by baseballlover312 on 02-04-2014 19:28
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy
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admirschleck |
Posted on 02-04-2014 19:28
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I do understand that my English is getting better, thanks to this and alot of other forums/TV series. I think it's just normal process.
But the part where he says 'and he keeps saying it aswel xDD' isn't very true, as i am not really trying to show it off that much (at least I think it's like that).
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baseballlover312 |
Posted on 02-04-2014 19:29
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admirschleck wrote:
I do understand that my English is getting better, thanks to this and alot of other forums/TV series. I think it's just normal process.
But the part where he says 'and he keeps saying it aswel xDD' isn't very true, as i am not really trying to show it off that much (at least I think it's like that).
Yeah, I've never seen you say it.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy
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