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General Career Discussion 2013
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 01-03-2014 17:40
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This is more for Story thread, but you all know that Radenska is Slovenian team and that seems to keep my motivation for it. However, since i now got accepted to MG i am slightly losing my motivation once again.
I am pretty sure i had biggest motivation with Katusha so i can clearly say that i am guy for PT/PCT teams. 
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| nutter453 |
Posted on 01-03-2014 18:05
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I've got a career already (Using the 2013 database) but I'm looking to start again. Not sure whether to go with a custom team at the PCT level (Maybe with Dani Moreno as leader in a Spanish+Italian squad) or to pick a team whos around that level.
Any suggestions for a PCT team that would be good at hilly one-day and week long stage races and have a chance of getting promoted (But are not one of the "favourites" )?
Thanks 
Edited by nutter453 on 01-03-2014 18:08
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| nacho63 |
Posted on 01-03-2014 18:26
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I like making mid ability PCT custom teams, always gives me a chance to race smaller races and the occasion wildcard |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 01-03-2014 18:30
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My favorite careers have always been either PCT or CT starts. I like doing WT ones occasionally but only for one season. Speaking of which...
Willier
First WT season is fairly tough. Competition is higher and it shows some of the weaknesses in the team. Luckily age is on our side, as is a brilliant DS 
TDU - Nope, nada, nothing
Paris-Nice - Thomas got 2 seconds, 1 stage win and 3rd GC, great race that pretty much secures out WT spot for next season
Tirreno - Nope
MSR - Nope
E3 - Top 10 with Thomas
GW - Top 10 with Thomas
RVV - Top 10 with Thomas
Catalunya - Top 10 GC with CAS
Ewan yet to win a race. We've done pretty well in the non-WT races though with a number of podiums and wins. Its nice but doesn't help the key rankings.
Currently at the end of Pais Vasco so still a long way to go
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| ryant |
Posted on 01-03-2014 18:42
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I like doing careers with relatively strong PCT teams like Wanty, Leukemans and others certainly allow you to be strong in the races like the cobbles while de Greef and Seeldraeyers can go for the week long tours, I'd recommend it
 John St Ledger in Team Bunzl-Centrica and Team U25Red Bull Driver in RFactor
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| The Rider |
Posted on 01-03-2014 18:59
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Grand Tour Specialist
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I will post this here because I reckon it is something people may like to do themselves/ it is the only real place to write about PCM stuff.
So after TOTC has finished I put together 22 good looking sponsors together and assigned each a decent team. We will be competing in the same route as in TOTC4, which saw a great GC battle.
Start list:
Spoiler Barclays
1. B.Wiggins
2. J.Edmonson
3. A.Fenn
4. P.Kennaugh
5. A.Losada
6. D.Millar
7. G.Thomas
8. S.Thwaites
9. A.Wetterhall
Credit Agircole
11. T.Voeckler
12. S.Chavanel
13. R.Di Gregorio
14. B.Eisel
15. R.Feillu
16. P.Fédrigo
17. A.Geslin
18. S.Hinault
19. N.Vogondy
CSC
21. A.Schleck
22. L.Bak
23. M.Breschel
24. J.Fuglsang
25. T.Hushovd
26. K.Klostergaard
27. T.Löfkvist
28. F.Schleck
29. N.Sørensen
Sahin Sucuklari
31. S.Sánchez
32. B.Božic
33. J.J.Cobo
34. V.Dmitriyev
35. A.Dyachenko
36. I.Konovalovas
37. M.Nieve
38. E.Petrov
39. D.Rebellin
Unicef
41. F.Cancellara
42. M.Albasini
43. Y.Doi
44. M.Ignatiev
45. M.Pinotti
46. G.Rast
47. J.Tschopp
48. F.Willems
49. O.Zaugg
Provamel
51. J.Van den Broeck
52. T.Boonen
53. D.Cornu
54. K.Lodewyck
55. N.Maes
56. S.Scheirlinckx
57. G.Steegmans
58. J.Van de Walle
59. J.Voigt
Festina
61. A.Valverde
62. D.Blanco
63. D.De la Fuente
64. X.Florencio
65. I.Gutiérrez
66. S.Paulinho
67. I.Tamouridis
68. Á.Vicioso
69. H.Zubeldia
Gazzetta
71. V.Nibali
72. M.Codol
73. A.Furlan
74. S.Garzelli
75. M.Mori
76. F.Pellizotti
77. F.Reda
78. E.Rossi
79. S.Szmyd
Radioshack
81. C.Horner
82. T.Farrar
83. J.Hernández
84. J.Louder
85. J.McCartney
86. Y.Popovych
87. L.L.Sánchez
88. T.Van Garderen
89. T.Zirbel
x-cocacola
91. R.Porte
92. R.Costa
93. T.Danielson
94. T.Duggan
95. B.Lancaster
96. D.Pate
97. M.Quinziato
98. S.Tuft
99. D.Zabriskie
Lipton Ice Tea
101. M.Scarponi
102. F.Baliani
103. A.Blythe
104. D.Craven
105. D.Downing
106. I.Stannard
107. S.Stortoni
108. B.Swift
109. J.Tiernan-Locke
Aer Lingus
111. N.Roche
112. J.Bellis
113. S.Bennett
114. M.Brammeier
115. P.Deignan
116. R.Downing
117. D.Martin
118. D.McCann
119. T.Vaitkus
Look
121. P.Rolland
122. S.Casar
123. S.Dumoulin
124. J.Gadret
125. C.Kern
126. M.Ladagnous
127. G.Lequatre
128. J.Pineau
129. C.Riblon
Rabobank
131. J.A.Flecha
132. S.Clement
133. J.M.Gárate
134. J.Hoogerland
135. M.Maaskant
136. W.Poels
137. M.Renshaw
138. L.Ten Dam
139. M.Tjallingii
ANZ
141. M.Rogers
142. J.Bauer
143. J.Dean
144. L.Durbridge
145. S.Gerrans
146. A.Hansen
147. G.Henderson
148. M.Lloyd
149. H.Roulston
Gerolsteiner
151. A.Klöden
152. L.Gerdemann
153. M.Kittel
154. C.Knees
155. T.Martin
156. S.Schumacher
157. M.Sieberg
158. R.Wagner
159. F.Wegmann
Petro China
161. L.Westra
162. F.Beppu
163. D.Gruzdev
164. J.J.Haedo
165. M.Hayman
166. K.Jiang
167. V.Kiryienka
168. A.Kolobnev
169. K.Wu
Iran Khodro
171. M.Iglinskiy
172. H.Askari
173. A.Grivko
174. H.Jahabanian
175. M.Kvasina
176. G.Mizbani
177. D.Muravyev
178. H.Nateghi
179. M.Sohrabi
San Pellegrino
181. P.Tiralongo
182. V.Buts
183. F.Felline
184. R.Ferrari
185. D.Hondo
186. A.Malori
187. A.Petacchi
188. E.Sella
189. M.Tosatto
America Movil
191. C.Betancur
192. H.Aguilar
193. M.Aldape
194. F.Cárdenas
195. F.Duarte
196. L.Duque
197. C.Oyarzun
198. J.Rujano
199. C.Vaquera
Estonia
201. R.Taaramäe
202. G.Joeaar
203. T.Kangert
204. K.Kriit
205. S.Maasing
206. R.Mandri
207. M.Ojavee
208. E.Pütsep
209. J.Tombak
Bonscuro
211. E.Martínez
212. A.Diniz
213. N.Dos Santos
214. M.Fischer
215. E.García
216. L.S.Haedo
217. R.Mestre
218. M.Nazaret
219. A.M.Richeze
For one rider in each team I have given a boost of 6 points (5 in one stat and 1 in another).
Andy Schleck went from 65 in cob to 70/ Rebellin in hill 76-81!
GC battle looks to be between Wiggins/ Schleck but as I am going to win this time I am hoping I can do something with Festina.
It is a really fun format which I recommend you to try out, especially in a customer tour with cobble stages etc. |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 01-03-2014 19:00
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Doing a Grand Tour with some random stages and random teams was something that appealed to me as well. It's just that the random team thing seems to be a lot work. 
No Iberia though.
Edited by Jesleyh on 01-03-2014 19:01
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| The Rider |
Posted on 01-03-2014 19:06
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Jesleyh wrote:
Doing a Grand Tour with some random stages and random teams was something that appealed to me as well. It's just that the random team thing seems to be a lot work.
No Iberia though.
There wasn't room for Iberia.
The route can't be random Jesleyh. This route was a good one because the hard cobble stages (stages 4-6) came before the mountain stages and really destroyed the typical GC riders. ( So remember that if you get round to it.) |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 01-03-2014 19:09
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Yeah, okay, not random ofc, but using random PCM stages to make it a nice GT
Any tips for making the teams quickly?
Edited by Jesleyh on 01-03-2014 19:09
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| The Rider |
Posted on 01-03-2014 19:15
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Jesleyh wrote:
Yeah, okay, not random ofc, but using random PCM stages to make it a nice GT
Any tips for making the teams quickly?
Just have a theme with each team I guess, then the riders will slot in no time.
Here we have an Estonian national team, Gerolsteiner (with some German tanks) and Festina (built for Valverde) as some examples. |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 02-03-2014 19:49
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Going to give it a try now, The Rider
Any level of riders you could recommend me?
What is more fun for you? The real good riders participating and dominating? Or should ~ AVG 76 riders be dominant? or AVG 71 riders? You've reported both of the last two options, and are now playing with the first option, so you should know what's more fun
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| martin365 |
Posted on 02-03-2014 23:33
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Started with a continetal team in the first season, signed a good talent a had a great season.
2013:
GC and a stage win in Royal Smilde's Olympia's Tour
GC and a stage win in Tour d'Alsace
Winner of the Dutch National Championship in front of Mollema and Gesink
After winning the NC of the Netherlands, Garmin signed him for the next season but made him a stagair for the rest of the season.
3rd in a mountain stage in Vuelta Burgos behind Froome and Schleck
13th in Quest de Plouay
5th in GP Quebec
4th in GP Montreal
After a heroic World Championship he finished 7th.
and a few weeks later he had his first pro win in Lombardia after a late breakaway.
2014:
two podium place's in Paris-Nice
7th in Milano - San Remo
stage win in Pays Vasco and mountain jersey
7th in Amstel Gold Race
1st in Fleche Wallone
and than my computer crashed  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 03-03-2014 10:59
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I'm finally actually downloading the PCM Daily Expansion Pack. Hope the instal goes good. Then I'll have the 2014 update and I'll have a new PCM experience like never before I hope. |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 03-03-2014 11:02
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Finally, Ian
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 04-03-2014 14:35
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Indeed.
Question, is the 2014 V1 update playable for a long career? Because I see most teams have little national jerseys ready etc.
Problem is I can't play with 2013 teams anymore, I need to play with 2014 kits |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 04-03-2014 14:37
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Yes, it sure is.
Don't forget that if you need specific NCs, you can add them during a career
So eventually, the important ones will be made, and if not, you can always request them at the graphic makers
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 04-03-2014 14:40
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You are quite right.
What about sponsors? Should I edit that teams don't change, or will they change to realistic sponsors (I see Coca Cola, Citigroup... are in there)?
So now I have to start thinking what career I'll play... Movistar, OPQS or Lotto, I'm thinking
Or Europcar. |
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 04-03-2014 14:42
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They change to realistic sponsors.
I see that you are used to those small DBs. This one has an amazing amount of cool sponsors in
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 04-03-2014 14:43
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Okay awesome.
Can't wait to start playing, then. |
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| R_Funk |
Posted on 04-03-2014 20:59
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Just wanted to win Paris-Roubaix for once in my life. So i created myself and made me a rider a la Cancellara and Boonen. The victory was sweet and i saw myself standing on the podium.
Life is great! |
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