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Mini ManGame - General Discussion
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 30-08-2013 20:10
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My team presentation should be up tomorrow.
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 30-08-2013 20:48
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So how does fitness work? Did I miss something on that? |
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 30-08-2013 20:50
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Ulrich Ulriksen wrote:
So how does fitness work? Did I miss something on that?
Races are played in stage race / classic mode, so it has no impact
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 30-08-2013 21:29
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Thanks. Are injuries possible? |
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 30-08-2013 21:30
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Ulrich Ulriksen wrote:
Thanks. Are injuries possible?
Not from one race to another, but in stage races yes. |
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 31-08-2013 00:35
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Are we all doing Team Presentations?
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 31-08-2013 00:37
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Luis Leon Sanchez wrote:
Are we all doing Team Presentations?
It's personal choice  |
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| 547984 |
Posted on 31-08-2013 01:18
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 Node4 - Giordana Team Presentation
Spoiler | Last name | First name | FL | MO | HI | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SP | ACC | FTR | DH | PRL | | Hawkins | Peter | 72 | 54 | 64 | 64 | 72 | 65 | 73 | 55 | 76 | 73 | 57 | 53 | 68 | | Horton | Tobyn | 72 | 53 | 66 | 57 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 78 | 72 | 64 | 57 | | McNally | Mark | 70 | 64 | 67 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 74 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 63 | | Last | Tom | 70 | 52 | 62 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 77 | 56 | 69 | 61 | | Downing | Russell | 69 | 57 | 70 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 61 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 60 | | Swift-Metcalfe | Tomas | 67 | 70 | 65 | 62 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 55 | 57 | 71 | 65 | 65 | 62 | | Cassidy | Timothy | 70 | 61 | 67 | 63 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 62 | 63 | | Edmondson | Alexander | 66 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 58 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 71 | | Nose | Tomasz | 68 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 69 | 67 | 71 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 57 | 60 | 62 | | Simunek | Radomir | 66 | 67 | 64 | 56 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 59 | 80 | 56 |
Peter Hawkins is undoubtedly our best sprinter and he will lead us on all flat stages. He can also climb some hills so unless the stage is too steep he will be able to contend for the win.
Radomir Simunek is our best classics specialist, and he will no doubt lead us at the Tour of Rutland. We are also looking forward to his downhilling ability in some of the other races, as he could easily be one of the best descenders, given he places an attack.
Tomasz Nose is our climber/GC guy. We will be going for him on every mountain stage. He has shown that his ability to recover is exceptional and no doubt he will be our man when it comes to mountainous stage races.
Let's be blunt: Node4 is a pure sprinting team, with only a couple of climbers and one cobbler. That means we will focus on getting stage wins in stage races; our main focus of the season is obviously to achieve good results in the flat classics.
Top 20 Tour of Rutland - 25th - Simunek
Top 3 on Stage Tour du Haut Var - Stage 1 - Cassidy (4th)
Finish Tour of Andorra - 31-01-14, BONUS: Nose - Stage Podium
Stage win(s) Giro di Pandania - Stage 3 - Hawkins
Stage win(s) Vuelta a Andalucia
Points Jersey Bayern Rundfahrt - 6th - Hawkins
Top 15 Trofeo Matteotti
Top 5 Launceston to New Norfolk Classic
Podium Copa America de Ciclismo - 9th - Hawkins
Win Hiroshima Circuit - 10th - Hawkins
What was the logic behind the free agent signings?
Ideally we always want to sign riders that are important to the sponsor's region but we realised that Mountains and Cobbles were too much of a weakness to ignore.
Who may be your biggest rival?
Definitely Miche. Their DS by the name of B. Lover and I are always at it in the sprint stages. We will admit that they are better but that doesn't mean we can't beat them!
What happened when the Tour of Andorra route was revealed?
I found myself in the emergency room, they told me I suffered from a heart attack.
Edited by 547984 on 15-02-2014 21:28
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 31-08-2013 02:13
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547984 - Nice presentation  |
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 31-08-2013 02:30
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"I'm clueless" says Ulriksen
In an unusual press conference earlier today Ulrich Ulriksen manager of iBanesto.com, the Madrid-based cycling team, admitted to being "clueless".
He went on to say "that he had no idea why a Spanish team with a Spanish-speaking roster would hire him as general manager" but that he would "give it a go" and that "while most of his experience is in the small appliance industry he had watched the Tour De France a few times".
He also commented that he was "glad to have the young Austrian Postlberger on the team because that made two of them who didn't understand anything going on in team meetings."
As far as the season ahead he said that "as a team of Spanish climbers we will obviously target Andorra, Andalusia and Padania with our best riders" and "try to persuade the rest of the boys to show up at the remaining races". He finished his comments on the season plan saying that his "biggest hope was that one of the team would actually finish the Tour of Rutland inside the time limit"
He concluded the press conference cheerfully, noting that "if we don't win anything at least I have already got a good recipe for fried plantains from Pedro [Sibila Romero, one of two Cuban riders on the team]" |
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| 547984 |
Posted on 31-08-2013 02:39
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sutty68 wrote:
547984 - Nice presentation
Thanks sutty, it's the first time I've been doing anything serious on the site in the past week.
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| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 31-08-2013 04:56
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FUJI
Team Presentation
The Riders
Fan Hsin Chu:
Specialisation: Climber
Important Stats: MOU:73, HILL: 72, RES:70, ACC:72
Fan Hsin Chu will be our main leader in the mountains, we think that with both his mountain and hill abilities combined, he's the best climber in the division. Needless to say he will lead us in the mountains.
Dario Diaz:
Specialisation: Sprinter
Important Stats: FL:70, MOU:65, HILL:64, TT:72, STA:70, SP:75, ACC:74, PRL:74
Dario is a real gem that we picked up from free agency, with great sprinting ability, and enough climbing skill to shake off other sprinters uphill, Dario is a huge contender for all sprint finishes wether in the peloton or a reduced bunch. Diaz is also a good time-trialist, and make look for some good results riding alone, too.
Parno Parno: 
Specialisation: Climber
Important Stats: MOU:70, HILL:72, STA:71, FIGHT:73
Adam Pierzga:
Important Stats: SP:75, ACC:77
Chin Lung Huang:
Shengjun Wu
Shinagawa Masahiro
Badr Mohamed Banihammad
Rudolf Zhilenko
Objectives
TOP 35-TOUR OF RUTLAND
Fuji are definitely an all-rounded team, but what we don't have is a cobblestone rider.
STAGE WIN(S)-TOUR DU HAUT VAR
WIN-TOUR OF ANDORRA
The biggest race of the season, it should be tough, but I believe in the team.
TOP 3-GIRO DI PADANIA
STAGE WIN(S) AND TOP 3-VUELTA A ANDALUCIA
STAGE WIN(S) AND KOM JERSEY-BAYERN RUNDFAHRT
TOP 5-TROFEO MATTEOTI
TOP 12-LAUNCESTON TO NEW NORFOLK CLASSIC
TOP 3-COPA AMERICA DE CICLISMO
WIN-HIROSHIMA CIRCUIT
Press conference with the manager coming soon.
Edited by Cycleman123 on 31-08-2013 04:58
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| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 31-08-2013 05:00
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547984 wrote:
Win Hiroshima Circuit
It seems we have a problem...
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| ste_18 |
Posted on 31-08-2013 07:59
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Nice presentations guys! Unfortunately mine is looking a bit awful   |
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| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 31-08-2013 08:46
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Interview With Cycleman123
Today we were given the opportunity of an exclusive interview with Cycleman123, the manager of Fuji in the Mini ManGame.
So, Cycleman, the inaugural season of the Mini ManGame is around the bend and you have announced your team and objectives. Is there any objective that you feel that you would most like to target?
Well, the sponsors have made it quite clear that the Hiroshima Circuit is to be the main objective, obviously because it is in our focus country of Japan. The Launceston to New Norfolk Classic is also a big race for the team, as it is around our focus area too. For me personally though, the Tour of Andorra is the pinnacle of the season, the Mini ManGame's version of a grand tour. We really feel that we have a fair shot there and are prepared to fight tooth and nail to get a result. The time trial could throw us out of contention a bit but the climbs should work in Fan Hsin's advantage.
Who do you think is the biggest talent in your team?
It's a hard pick, but I think I have to say Dario Diaz, because he has that sought after ability as a sprinter to get over hills, and mixed in with his time trialling ability he is very strong all-round. The Bayern-Rundfahrt seems to be a race made for him, and we hope he can deliver. It's amazing to have found such a rider still available on the free agent market. Adam Pierzga was another sprinter we found in the free agents, and not even Cat. A! His sprinting talent is really up there, and he'll definitely be up there over the course of the season. Although we may not have as good a lead out as some of the big sprint teams, I think that we can definitely challenge them. His main goal is the Coppa America de Ciclismo. Fan Hsin Chu is another very strong rider, one of the best climbers in the Mini ManGame, if he could TT he'd be a monster. He's our man to win at Andorra and hopefully elsewhere.
That's it for Part 1 of our interview with Cycleman123, stay tuned for Part 2!
Edited by Cycleman123 on 31-08-2013 08:51
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 31-08-2013 09:17
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My Goals
Tour of Rutland- Top 3
Vuelta a Andalucia, Bayern Rundfahrt and Tour d'Andorra- Top 15 and Top 10 in rundfahrt GC.
Classics- Top 5 and 10 depending on climbs.
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| ryant |
Posted on 31-08-2013 09:46
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Nice team presentations!
 John St Ledger in Team Bunzl-Centrica and Team U25Red Bull Driver in RFactor
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 31-08-2013 09:58
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Anyone else have quite high expectations for the tour of rutland or is it just me?
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| 547984 |
Posted on 31-08-2013 15:55
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Cycleman123 wrote:
It seems we have a problem...
What? Copying my presentation format? 
Nah, I kid you. But do you even have a good leadout like us and Miche?
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 31-08-2013 15:59
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547984 wrote:
Cycleman123 wrote:
It seems we have a problem...
What? Copying my presentation format?
Nah, I kid you. But do you even have a good leadout like us and Miche?
You even compare your leadout to mine?
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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