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[CT] cycleYorkshire s/b ASDA - Savers 2015
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 18-03-2014 19:58
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I have a feeling that your team might top the CT rankings by the end of the season.  |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 18-03-2014 20:06
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Yea some really nice signings. And your leaders are top notch too!
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 18-03-2014 20:27
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Indeed, those three latest signings will definitely help you doing something special in the CT! For a moment (where I forgot SN was selling him only to CT-teams) I wanted to sign Stannard as well 
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 18-03-2014 20:32
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Stannard got me loads of wins a couple of seasons ago, before the PCT time trial strength improved. Looking forward to seeing him return to winning ways this year!
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 18-03-2014 20:39
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Strong leaders indeed!
Don't think they'd top the rankings(considering Rowe's ACC and Tiernan-Locke not being that awesome), but definitely strong
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 18-03-2014 20:54
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So you were this seasons beneficiary from SN's kindness. Also lucky i did decide to release JTL in the end, it was a very close call.
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| ryant |
Posted on 18-03-2014 21:29
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Thanks guys 
Obviously I want to do well Miguel98 and tsmoha in the division but as Jesleyh pointed out, the leaders do have their weaknesses (but they are still some of the best Britain has to offer) so we'll see how it goes
And thanks to the kindness of ManzMissile and SportingNonsense to allow us to have the opportunity of buying these riders
An additional Transfer Update will come later
 John St Ledger in Team Bunzl-Centrica and Team U25Red Bull Driver in RFactor
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| ryant |
Posted on 18-03-2014 22:30
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Another few hours have past and a new wave of riders have arrived to finalise their deals with the team, all signing for a £50,000 wage.
They are:
 Thomas Murray
| Flat | Mtn | Hill | TT | Sta | Res | Rec | Cob | Sprint | Acc | Fght | Downhl | Prl | | 69 | 52 | 64 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 59 | 75 | 77 | 61 | 66 | 62 |
Thomas will be a strong lead out for the team and may get his own free role depending on the race and competition, at a £50,000 wage we cant complain!
 Alex Meenhorst
| Flat | Mtn | Hill | TT | Sta | Res | Rec | Cob | Sprint | Acc | Fght | Downhl | Prl | | 70 | 55 | 60 | 62 | 70 | 67 | 73 | 53 | 76 | 72 | 54 | 60 | 70 |
Alex is another strong rider on the flat and will be a valuable team mate, he too could have a free role from time to time, the choices!
And finally...
Clinton Avery
| Flat | Mtn | Hill | TT | Sta | Res | Rec | Cob | Sprint | Acc | Fght | Downhl | Prl | | 70 | 58 | 68 | 64 | 72 | 68 | 65 | 70 | 73 | 68 | 75 | 63 | 64 |
Of the 3, Clinton is most likely going to stay as a team mate throughout his stay in the team. He is versatile though, being a good team mate on the flat and in the sprints and even on the cobbles, where he'll support Takenouchi to the best of his abilities. He also could be part of many break aways due to his aggressive style of riding as well.
John St Ledger in Team Bunzl-Centrica and Team U25
Red Bull Driver in RFactor
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| ryant |
Posted on 20-03-2014 23:09
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And the time has come for Team ASDA-Savers to announce it's last riders to the cycling world.
And they are:
 Michael Woods
| Flat | Mtn | Hill | TT | Sta | Res | Rec | Cob | Sprint | Acc | Fght | Downhl | Prl | | 68 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 71 | 72 | 68 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 54 | 68 | 65 |
Michael will have a free role within the team as a Co-leader of the 'mountain' team. We will be surprised if he achieves anything of note but he will be a decent rider on the hills for Tiernan-Locke.
 Adam Semple
| Flat | Mtn | Hill | TT | Sta | Res | Rec | Cob | Sprint | Acc | Fght | Downhl | Prl | | 65 | 67 | 71 | 62 | 67 | 68 | 64 | 52 | 68 | 73 | 77 | 66 | 62 |
Adam is a strong rider on the hills and will be a good helper for the team. We also like his aggressive racing style and hope he can animate a few races as well.
 Shengjun Wu
| Flat | Mtn | Hill | TT | Sta | Res | Rec | Cob | Sprint | Acc | Fght | Downhl | Prl | | 73 | 60 | 67 | 59 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 75 | 63 | 59 |
The only Chinese member of the team makes the Asian trio a quartet. He will be useful as a helper on the flats but we hope he will get into breaks as well.
Russell Hampton
| Flat | Mtn | Hill | TT | Sta | Res | Rec | Cob | Sprint | Acc | Fght | Downhl | Prl | | 69 | 52 | 58 | 72 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 57 | 66 | 64 | 74 | 66 | 72 |
He is nothing special but we hope he could snatch the occasional top 10 in the time trials. He will also be a team mate for us and will work hard to justify his place in the team.
Simon Gaywood
| Flat | Mtn | Hill | TT | Sta | Res | Rec | Cob | Sprint | Acc | Fght | Downhl | Prl | | 70 | 51 | 66 | 63 | 69 | 64 | 72 | 54 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 63 |
Our last signing is Gaywood, he will be a part of our lead out train for the majority of his stay here, he can be part of the occasional break away if he gets the 'heads up' as well.
We are generally pleased with how our transfer season has gone and you can see our full team below.
John St Ledger in Team Bunzl-Centrica and Team U25
Red Bull Driver in RFactor
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| tastasol |
Posted on 20-03-2014 23:12
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Looking forward to see Haas and Tiernan-Locke come head to head. Should be a good battle
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| maxime86 |
Posted on 24-03-2014 02:29
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Very nice team! Love the Rowe signing, but you do lack some mountain guys
but very nice team overall, great job! |
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| ryant |
Posted on 28-03-2014 20:24
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With the transfer season now behind the team, it is now time for the management to unveil the team's race schedule before the season gets under way...
Here it is:
| Date | Country | Race | Division | | 18-22 Jan | | New Zealand Cycle Tour | C2 | | 27 Jan | | Great Ocean Road Classic | C2HC | | 2-7 Feb |    | Benelux Challenge | C2HC | | 10-16 Mar | | Royal Smilde Olympia's Tour | C1 | | 16 Mar |  | Seskin Classic | C2HC | | 18-21 Mar |  | Volta ao Algarve | C2HC | | 20-25 Mar | | Tour de Beauce | C2 | | 27 Mar |  | Himmerland Rundt | C2 | | 27-30 Mar |  | Tour d'Rwanda | C2 | | 2 Apr |  | Windhoek ITT | C2 | | 4 Apr | | GP Oudenaarde | C2HC | | 8-15 Apr |    | Ruta America del Sur | C2HC | | 11 Apr |  | Tro Bro Leon | C2 | | 1 May |  | Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt | C2HC | | 3 May |  | Avila Classic | C1 | | 8 May | | Criterium Hainleite | C2HC | | 11 May | | Lincoln GP | C2 | | 15-18 May |  | Sibiu Tour | C1 | | 15-19 May |  | Circulo de Juarez | C2 | |  | Bucks County Classic | C2 | | 5-12 June | | Vuelta a Guatemala | C2HC | | | Barcelona Classic | C2 | | 22-24 Jun |  | Oberosterreichrundfahrt | C2 | | 28 Jun | | Rutas de America | C2HC | | 2-8 Jul |  | Tour de Pologne | C2HC | | 5 Jul | | Isle of Man ITT | C1 | | 7 Jul | | Manx International | HC | | 25-29 Jul | | Tour d'Indonesia | C2 | | 3 Aug | | Nelspruit Classic | C1 | | 3-7 Aug | | Vuelta a Burgos | C2 | | 11 Aug | | København Byrundtur | C1 | | 11-15 Aug | | Tour d'Azerbaijan | C2HC | | 19 Aug | | Cigar City Brewing Twilight GP | C2 | | 22-26 Aug | | Bayern Rundfahrt | C1 | | 1-6 Sep | | Herald Sun Tour | C2 | | 9-16 Sep | | Tour of Britain | HC | | 22 Sep | | GP Montreal | C2HC | | 24 Sep | | Cauberg Classic | C2HC | | 2 Oct |  | GP Yekaterinburg | C2 | | 14-19 Oct | | Tour of Utah | C2HC |
Key Races in bold
John St Ledger in Team Bunzl-Centrica and Team U25
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| ryant |
Posted on 04-04-2014 20:44
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Riders to race in Pre-Season Crits
Clinton Avery
Matt Rowe
Adam Semple
Matthew Brammeier
Oddly, none of these riders will race in the same team but will use this to test their legs ahead of a tough season ahead. We wish them the best of luck in their endeavours.
John St Ledger in Team Bunzl-Centrica and Team U25
Red Bull Driver in RFactor
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| ryant |
Posted on 07-04-2014 22:22
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Pre-season Crits over: Review
The team was represented with no less than 5 riders in this year's Bay Cycling Classic Criteriums, they were
Alex Meenhorst
Clinton Avery
Matt Rowe
Adam Semple
Matthew Brammeier
Due to Matt Rowe's consistent sprints (6th, 7th and 7th) he found himself in a creditable 7th place overall in the series. Other riders like Brammeier and Meenhorst were aggressive and Meenhorst found himself in the break of the day in Round 3.
 Meenhorst found himself in the break of the day.
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 Rowe sprinting to his best result of 6th in Round 1
John St Ledger in Team Bunzl-Centrica and Team U25
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| ryant |
Posted on 07-04-2014 22:23
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With the cycling season just around the corner, here are the first few races that we will race as a cycling team:
New Zealand Cycle Classic The team will obviously want some good performances from Rowe and Stannard with the latter hopefully kicking off our season with a win. Rowe will hopefully get some decent results like top 5's/10's in stages with help from his leadouts. A top 10 GC is expected as well.
Great Ocean Road Classic Rowe will continue his season in Australia alongside some good lead outs like Murray and Meenhorst. Meenhorst decided that after taking part in the Criteriums in Australia, he would stay in Australia and not race in his home country, so Takenouchi was brought in as a replacement. He will hope to give his leader the best chance of victory in this race though.
John St Ledger in Team Bunzl-Centrica and Team U25
Red Bull Driver in RFactor
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 07-04-2014 22:26
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Always cool to see some (p)reviews for the Bay Crits Rowe did quite well.
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| ryant |
Posted on 21-04-2014 21:50
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Edited by ryant on 21-04-2014 21:58
John St Ledger in Team Bunzl-Centrica and Team U25
Red Bull Driver in RFactor
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 21-04-2014 21:54
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Nice to see Brammeier doing well for you. Had a good year for me last year so I hope he continues like that if Rowe underperforms.
I guess a stage-race win is a rare thing for most, so well done on a achieving one at the first attempt. Stannard could be a real asset for you. |
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| ryant |
Posted on 21-04-2014 22:03
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Yes, Brammeier will certainly help us if he can sneak in the top 10 here and there, Rowe hopefully will pick up and prove his ACC isn't going to be a killer for him. Brammeier will follow Rowe around all season, but I do think he might have a chance in the occasional race.
As for Stannard, yes he is a great asset to have, hopefully this will be his first of many results!
John St Ledger in Team Bunzl-Centrica and Team U25
Red Bull Driver in RFactor
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 21-04-2014 22:40
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Congratulations to the tykes from a Yorkshireman
I am new to the Man Game and thought I would support one of the new teams to see how it works. Hope thats OK.
Great start to the season! Strange to see breakaway wins they don't happen often in my races but good news for Stannard in this race.
Good luck for the rest of the season.
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