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Mini ManGame - General Discussion
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| kyanto |
Posted on 01-09-2013 05:36
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Nice presentations! And the trash talk has already begun
Will do a team presentation tomorrow, to show you real winners |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 01-09-2013 10:28
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Update:
I have received 20 files. A further two have been sent to me in an unusable format, so I am waiting for them to correct that. Leaving just 2 to go.
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| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 01-09-2013 22:50
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Wow, great preview!
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| kyanto |
Posted on 02-09-2013 05:25
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| Last name | First name | FL | MO | HI | TT | STA | RES | REC | COB | SP | AC | FTR | DO | PRL | | Sabido | Hugo | 69 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 52 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 61 | | Sampaio | Gilberto | 68 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 51 | 59 | 70 | 72 | 64 | 63 | | Magalhães | Hélder | 64 | 71 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 51 | 55 | 71 | 66 | 65 | 62 | | Bulgarelli | Otavio | 66 | 68 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 71 | 65 | 71 | 63 | 66 | 71 | 64 | 65 | | Tarqui | Victor Hugo | 67 | 67 | 73 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 52 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 61 | 68 | | Sancho | Bruno | 68 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 71 | 66 | 71 | 50 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 62 | 62 | | Pinho Machado | Fernando Alexandre | 67 | 63 | 69 | 62 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 56 | 68 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 62 | | Mourato | André | 65 | 62 | 67 | 53 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 54 | 68 | 68 | 60 | 72 | 53 | | Martins | Ricardo | 68 | 59 | 63 | 73 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 51 | 52 | 71 | 74 | 63 | 73 | | Saraiva | José Manuel | 70 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 71 | 67 | 73 | 52 | 75 | 73 | 62 | 65 | 57 |
Hugo Sabido
The undisputed leader for the steep roads. As on the best climbers in the field he will target the Tour d'Andorra GC as his primary goal. His ability to sprint upwards should make him a prime contender for stage wins out of small groups on uphill finishes. His underdeveloped time trial ability is however a big question mark and might put a dent into his GC hopes.
Victor Hugo Tarqui
One of two South Americans that joined the team this summer. He will be our man for the smaller climbs and uphill finishes. He will be going for stage wins at Haut Var or Padania. The Trofeo Matteoti will be the season highlight for him where he'll lead our team in the prestigious one-day race.
Bruno Sancho and José Manuel Saraiva
They are our two sprinters and their virtually equal strenght means that they both get the opportunity to lead the team on the flatter stages. The competition is very strong and they will mostly have to fight for podiums. However on a good day they're contenders that need to be taken serious by more complete sprinter teams.
Otavio Bulgarelli
The Brazilian is the second rider that joined Millenium. He will be an important domestique to Sabido in the mountains. In Rutland he will be the undisputed leader, yet he will be largely on his own while the rest of the team struggles to finish the race. A good day and a bit of luck might however result in a very good placement for the Brazilian in the only cobbled classic this season.
Ricardo Martins
In the manner of the almost related-in-name Panzerwagen he will be showing off his strength in the races against the time. The Bayern Rundfahrt with its 25km time trial is where Martins hopes to shine and he aims at a top placement in the GC.
Gilberto Sampaio, Hélder Magalhães, Fernando Alexandre Pinho Machado and André Mourato
These riders are going to be our domestiques and will have to do crucial work for their leaders. The young Mourato was borrowed by Pearl Adidas and is here to gain all important experience. Sampaio and Magalhães won't move from Sabido's side and will be the last helpers for the steep parts of the race. Pinho Machado will be the main helper for Tarqui, his key role however is to despair moderators with his name. These riders are the backbone of our team and whether the teams achieves glory and fame will depend on their efforts.
The manager's outlook and goals
Manager kyanto is extremely pleased with the overall strength of his squad. "I believe that we have enough overall squad strength to compete in most races for top placements" he said. "It will be a joy to watch every race knowing that one of our guys might come out on top at the end of the day. Clearly our competition is very strong, but I expect a few stage wins this season and a podium in a GC." When he was whether there is a specific goal for this season he declined, saying that "it's everybody's responsibility to achieve good results, not only the one of a certain rider in a certain race. I want every rider to give their all and work towards a good result. Whether we win in Bayern, Andorra or Hiroshima doesn't matter to me."
Edited by kyanto on 02-09-2013 05:26
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 02-09-2013 09:39
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Great to see this small adittion to the man-game ,i wish all the managers good luck and lots of fun. I see some familiar faces and some already nice team presentations, i will follow the mini man-game for sure. 
Shame i cant see all the teams and their rosters in sign-up thread, it seems that SN exceeded the limit and images are not shown. So i can only guess if their is some team from Ukraine, or some of my former riders or my stagiare in the game.
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Posted on 24-10-2026 23:48
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| Bikex |
Posted on 02-09-2013 09:52
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Great to see this small adittion to the man-game ,i wish all the managers good luck and lots of fun. I see some familiar faces and some already nice team presentations, i will follow the mini man-game for sure.
Shame i cant see all the teams and their rosters in sign-up thread, it seems that SN exceeded the limit and images are not shown. So i can only guess if their is some team from Ukraine, or some of my former riders or my stagiare in the game.
I think I have your Italian stagiare in my team |
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 02-09-2013 10:02
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Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Shame i cant see all the teams and their rosters in sign-up thread, it seems that SN exceeded the limit and images are not shown.
No, it's me, who exceeded the bandwidth limit  Damn Photobucket, already changed the service. SN, if you want me to edit the post with updated links, just let me know. Otherwise the limit will be resetted in about a week or two anyway.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 02-09-2013 10:16
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Photobucket strikes again  |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 02-09-2013 10:30
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Bikex wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Great to see this small adittion to the man-game ,i wish all the managers good luck and lots of fun. I see some familiar faces and some already nice team presentations, i will follow the mini man-game for sure.
Shame i cant see all the teams and their rosters in sign-up thread, it seems that SN exceeded the limit and images are not shown. So i can only guess if their is some team from Ukraine, or some of my former riders or my stagiare in the game.
I think I have your Italian stagiare in my team
Martinelli? Nice, i will follow you closer than others.
Keep him happy and motivated, he can be a good sprinter in the future.
And damn Photobucket, thanks for clearing that up Tsmoha.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 02-09-2013 10:33
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tsmoha wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Shame i cant see all the teams and their rosters in sign-up thread, it seems that SN exceeded the limit and images are not shown.
No, it's me, who exceeded the bandwidth limit Damn Photobucket, already changed the service. SN, if you want me to edit the post with updated links, just let me know. Otherwise the limit will be resetted in about a week or two anyway.
No need to update the links. If anyone wants to see the squads before the pictures return, they can easily download the Excel DB that is also included in that main post
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 02-09-2013 10:38
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SportingNonsense wrote:
tsmoha wrote:
Avin Wargunnson wrote:
Shame i cant see all the teams and their rosters in sign-up thread, it seems that SN exceeded the limit and images are not shown.
No, it's me, who exceeded the bandwidth limit Damn Photobucket, already changed the service. SN, if you want me to edit the post with updated links, just let me know. Otherwise the limit will be resetted in about a week or two anyway.
No need to update the links. If anyone wants to see the squads before the pictures return, they can easily download the Excel DB that is also included in that main post
Ah, thanks for the hint, i will have a look there.
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 02-09-2013 21:08
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SN. Tell us when all files have been sent in. Cant wait.
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| Bikex |
Posted on 04-09-2013 09:23
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Standard Bank is a South African based amateur cycling team. In the upcoming time it will challenge 23 teams from all five continents in a race series around the world - called Mini ManGame. The main focus of the teams is in the southern part of Africa, a north African and even an Italian complete the team.
 | Aarbia | Adnane | Sprinter |  | Bakke | Jason | Puncheur |  | Bassingthwaite | Marc | Climber |  | Bitew Shiferaw | Solomon | Climber | | Brown | Arran | Cobbler |  | Martinelli | Davide | Sprinter | | Mesfin | Getachew | Puncheur |  | Monese | Phetetso | Climber |  | Obiang | Frederic | Climber | | Wesemann | Martin | Puncheur |
The climbing core is the team's biggest strength. Following leader Solomon Bitew Shiferaw there are five more that can challenge the top in the mountains. Most notable Marc Bassingthwaite and Phetetso Monese. The biggest goal of the climbing part is to get a podium at the Tour d'Andorra. That is going to be hard as there are some better climbers around but with the right preparation everything is possible.
Leading the team in the flat is obviously Morrocian sprinting star Adnane Aarbia. His biggest help will be Italian sprinting talent Davide Martinelli, who joined the team from Ukrainian outfit Metinvest - Emirates to spend some days in the Amateur scene. Aarbia is hoping to get some TOP 5 finishes in bunch sprints.
In the HIll section also Solomon Bitew Shiferaw will be the leader, but along side him as a shared leader will be his fellow country man Getachew Mesfin. While the former will mainly show his skills on the hills in stage races Mesfin will target hilly one day races like the Trofeo Matteotti.
Only one cobbled race is on the calendar - the Tour of Rutland. South African Arran Brown will try to get a decent result here. His biggest handicap is his low stamina though. In case of an energy consuming race Mesfin would step up here and replace Brown as a leader.
Overall Standard Bank has cyclists with decent strengths in every terrain missing a top leading man though. In the mountains we expect with some good team efforts several good placings, for other terrains the team can only hope to get some good results.
Here what we hope to achieve in every race:
| Race | Goal | Achieved | Result | Rider | | Tour of Rutland | TOP 10 | no | 11th | Getachew Mesfin | | Tour d'Haut Var | TOP 10 | yes | 9th | Phetetso Monese | | Tour d'Andorra | TOP 3 | no | 5th | Solomon Bitew S. | | Giro di Padania | TOP 5 | no | 7th | Jason Bakke | | Vuelta a Andalucia | TOP 5 | n.A | n.A | n.A | | Bayern Rundfahrt | TOP 10 | yes | 10th | M. Wesemann | | Trofeo Matteotti | TOP 10 | n.A | n.A | n.A | | Launceston to New Norfolk Classic | TOP 10 | n.A | n.A | n.A | | Copa America de Ciclismo | TOP 10 | no (--) | 74th | Adnane Aarbia | | Hiroshima Circuit | TOP 10 | n.A | n.A | n.A |
- Stages -
| Giro di Padania | Stage 2 | 1st | Adnane Aarbia | | Giro di Padania | Stage 1 | 2nd | Jason Bakke | | Giro di Padania | Stage 5 | 2nd | Solomon Bitew S. | | Tour d'Andorra | Stage 1 | 3rd | Mark Bassingthwaite | | Tour d'Andorra | Stage 4 | 3rd | Solomon Bitew S. |
- Classification Jerseys -
| Giro di Padania | U25 - Classification | | Jason Bakke | | Tour du Haut Var | KoM - Classification | | Phetetso Monese |
Edited by Bikex on 14-02-2014 18:13
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| senegalese |
Posted on 04-09-2013 16:19
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when we start?? |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 04-09-2013 18:29
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Some interesting team preview posts written here. Much better to see than the more impatient posts!
Anyway, ShortsNL has now become the manager of 7-Eleven and as a result, all race planners have now been returned.
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 04-09-2013 21:32
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When will the first race be held?
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 04-09-2013 22:42
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Great news that all the race planners are now in |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 05-09-2013 01:15
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Based in Italy, our super sprinting squad is ready to take the Mini Man Game of PCM Daily by storm.
Leaders
 Martin Schoffman
Martin Schoffman will be our GC leader. He isn't the top of his kind, but as a preseason pickup, he will be able to at least function for that role on a team not geared towards climbing.
 Fabio Sabatini
Sabatini is our top sprinter. He is the best it comes in his class and can also make it over some hills, which will be very valuable. So he will be our guy to win numerous stages in the schedule.
Fabio Borghesi
Our other top sprinter shares the same first name as Sabatini, and also the same top speed. He gets demoted however for being weaker on hills. But he makes up for that in being a decent TTist and prologue specialist.
Dark Hourses
Elia Bigotto
He could be a leader on most teams, but for us, he is just a lead out man. This won't stop him from getting the team wins. Whether they are for himself or not, they help the team succeed.
 Martin Haring
Martin is our lead mountain domestque/free element. He loves long drags as much s Schoffman, but lack the punch to contest himself. However, breakaways could be an option.
Pierpaulo Di Negri
Our last sprinter. He could be the lead out man for Sabatini on tougher stages if the other don't make it over, and is a legitimate threat as the final lead out man anyway.
Domestiques
Francesco Tizza
Tizza is a great mountain domestique. His role will be to get Schoffman and Haring into the final climb with maximum possible energy.
Andrea Moletta
Moletta is a pure domestique for most races, but has a lot of value. he can help some on the hillier races, and get into breaks. He is also decent enough in cobbles to go for the Tour of Rutland since we have no one else.
Lorenzo Bernucci
Another good domestque for our team. He will be mainly protecting our leaders and working in relays.
Michele Viola
Our last help. He isn't a great talent, but he is a hard worker, and every team does need a water boy.
*** Win 5 stages or classics overall, and get 10 podiums
** Finish on the GC podium in the Tour of Andorra
* Win a points classification
To be updated.
Edited by baseballlover312 on 05-09-2013 15:54
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 05-09-2013 07:48
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Luis Leon Sanchez wrote:
When will the first race be held?
SportingNonsense wrote:
Some interesting team preview posts written here. Much better to see than the more impatient posts!
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| ShortsNL |
Posted on 05-09-2013 09:09
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What is America's greatest cycling team I ask you? Is it Garmin? No. Is it BMC? No! Is it UnitedHealthcare? NO!!! What is it then? What is the greatest cycling team in America? Ladies, Gentlemen and not so gentle men, I present you:
 That's right, 7-Eleven is back to conquer the world. We will conquer the sport of cyling just as we have conquered the international market of convenience stores. Consequences will never be the same. At the head of this operation is this man:
He's a business man. He's a visionair, he's a cold entrepreneur, but most importantly he's a cycling fanatic and he's not the black guy in the picture. His name is Joseph DePinto, CEO of 7-Eleven. He will lead this team to great success. 
Team. Team, team team team team. Joseph even likes saying the word 'Team'. If our riders can't work as a team, they're all fired. Have you ever seen the picture Joseph has on his desk? It's not a picture of his family. It's the A-team. Bodie, Doyle, Tiger, the Jewellry Man, teamplayers each and every one of them! To lead this team we present you, from left to right:
Will Frischkorn, Nate English, John Murphy and Brad Armstrong.
Frischkorn is the experience of the team. He's been a DS at Garmin, but when we offered him a new opportunity to ride himself, he couldn't resist. He'll lead the team over the cobbles. Nate is our beloved time-trialist. John will be sprinting us to success, and Brad is our very own Mountaineer. Together, they will crush the opposition, or be fired! Joseph was invited to take part in this cycling season at the very last minute, so we needed to rush with the season planning, but everything is now set to race. From Joseph, the 7-Eleven company and the cycling team, thanks and see you in the races!
Edited by ShortsNL on 13-09-2013 09:24
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