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trekbmc |
Posted on 24-11-2015 16:10
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He's fine at Giant. I figured you would move him from SAP as a Swiss-Italian-slightly German team doesn't make sense to just have a Spaniard.
Still I do like him so I'll try to do something with him this season.
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Ian Butler |
Posted on 24-11-2015 16:19
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Luxemburger wrote:
Ian Butler wrote:
Still a week left for sign-ups, hope to see a few more. Otherwise, might actually think about adding some (Flemish?) bots. Still something to consider anyway.
What about adding some not used U-23-riders? I'm thinking especially of the two frenchmen, who rode the elite WC in season one.
May be a good idea. I'll see how the rest of the sign-up goes.
Ollfardh wrote:
What kind of suicidal golf club would actually allow that to happen?
Actually, that has all been taken into account. Don't think I don't do my research before making these races. The most elite and prestigious golf clubs all turned down my request, unfortunately, but I've found one in the end.
by the by, this was my top choice for golf courses, but way too elite/prestigious/big to host a CX event so couldn't do it :
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TheManxMissile |
Posted on 24-11-2015 19:39
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You found a Golf Club? I was the one who googled them
Anyway, as discussed in PM with Ian:
Chris Young
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Name: Chris Young (nickname tbc)
Nationality (Region): Canada, Ontario
Date of Birth: 6/10/whatever year makes his age 24 for the start of the season
Speciality: Bad Weather Specialist
Weakness: Bad Athletisism (Poor runner and hurdler)
Bike Handling (Technical): Medium
Sand: Low
Uphill: Medium
Cobbles: Low
Sprinting: Medium
Explosiveness: Very Low
Flat (TT/Hard Riding): High
Power: Very High
Running: Very Low
Snow/Ice: Very High
Jumping: Very Low
Chris has proven himself on the, rather limited, Canadian scene's where he's an accomplished CX rider, Dowhill rider and as a time trialist. He came very close to a Continental Jersey in his final U23 season in the USA which has delivered him a tentitve contract. Blue Bell are taking the gamble on the relative unknown who's got a lot to prove in his limited schedule if he wants a full time contract going forwards.
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jandal7 |
Posted on 24-11-2015 19:49
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Just made three Flemish pack fillers if anyone is interested One reference, one fanfic and one fatty
And one should be let in if TMM can have five riders !
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TheManxMissile |
Posted on 24-11-2015 19:53
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Not exactly. You'll understand once i get a game thread post written up
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Shonak |
Posted on 25-11-2015 00:33
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Bring the boys in, J7
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sammyt93 |
Posted on 25-11-2015 03:00
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Hopefully all this is OK, and gets past Ian's checks, if the rider's are considered too strong then please can you weaken them for me using what I've put as a rough guide to speciality/ strengths and weaknesses.
Olivier Dubois
Spoiler Name: Olivier Dubois
Nationality (region): Switzerland
Date of Birth: 25/03/ (so he starts the season 27)
Specialty 1: Obstacles (being the best trials rider around there isn’t any obstacle that Dubois cannot clear, often times he will find himself the only rider that doesn’t have to dismount when tackling an obstacle due to his background meaning he can bunny hop any obstacle to a height of over 1.5metres.)
Speciality 2: Perfect Line (Dubois is used to having to find the right line to complete a tricky trials section clean and as such he is a natural when it comes to the highly technical sections of track with lots of obstacles as he can race through them as if they weren’t there due to his ability to navigate his way around and over them inch perfectly, this also means that when faced with Ice he can always find a line that hits the least of it, even when it is covered in snow and you can’t see where it is, he just has this sixth sense. This also means he can always find a line that will result in him riding the least cobbles in those sectors, even if it means riding in the ditch at the side of the rode.
Weakness 1: Carrying damage (If his bike gets damaged then Dubois seriously struggles, he is very bad at riding a damaged bike and always loses tons of time if something happens to his bike)
Weakness 2: Endurance (The longer a race goes on the more his pace begins to slip and the more he relies on his superior bike technique to keep up with other riders. Dubois simply doesn’t have the same fitness level to let him push hard deep into the race as the other riders on the professional circuit
Biography: Olivier was once considered one of the top cycling talents in the world, podiuming multiple disciplines as a junior everyone thought he was destined to become a star. Unfortunately things didn’t go to plan for him as the competition caught up during his under 23 years and he had to choose a specialisation if he wanted to make a proper career out of cycling and earn the money and recognition his talent deserved. Despite having a great passion for Cyclocross Olivier decided to stick where his main strength lied and become a trials rider, going on to win 3 World Championships and having an almost perfect season last year, gaining Red Bull sponsorship along the way and becoming one of their extreme sport poster boys, getting an X games invite for street and vert thanks to his reputation and ties. Now he has decided to go back to his roots and revive his passion for Cyclocross, bringing his Red Bull sponsorship with him to create his own team.
Stats: [Choose between: very low, low, medium, high, very high]
Bike Handling (technical): Very High
Sand: Low
Uphill: Medium
Cobblestones: Low
Sprinting: Medium
Explosiveness: Very High
Flat (TT/riding hard): Low
Power: Very Low
Running: Very Low (rarely needs to as can stay on the bike longer than anyone else)
Snow/Ice: High
Jumping: Very High
Alessio Forcellini
Spoiler Name: Alessio Forcellini
Nationality (region): San Marino
Date of Birth: 03/05/1997
Specialty 1: Battler (This is a rider that is a true battler and one who can go far faster when racing against another rider. Be Wary when catching him from behind because he always has the ability to step up his pace and match the new tempo and the more him and another rider overtake each other the quicker he goes)
Specialty 2: Mounting/Dismounting/Bike Change (He’s always been the best rider in the pack at changing bikes or mounting and dismounting before and after obstacles, so much so that he is so fluid at it that he can easily gain time on other riders through this which can make up for his losses elsewhere.
Weakness 1: Solo Riding (when riding on his own he struggles to set as quick a time as when he’s got someone with him he wants to drop or someone that he is trying to distance, he’s not very good at catching riders whilst solo as he can only push himself hard when he can see he’s hurting someone else)
Weakness 2: Extreme Tempratures (He suffers equally in both Hot African races and Ice or Snow races in minus temperatures.)
Biography: Alessio is possibly the hottest ever cycling talent to come out of San Marino. This young rider was first noticed when he was only 15 and Olivier Dubois rode up the Monte Titano which he was doing some hill reps on. When the Dubois caught him Forcellini was able to hold onto the Swiss riders wheel all the way up and even managed to outsprint Olivier at the top. This was Alessio’s first big breakthrough and is what put him in contact with Olivier and the Red Bull setup. When Dubois decided to make the switch to Cyclocross he knew with the state of the calender he would need a teammate who could climb as well as him and after tracking this young Sammarinese riders progress offered him the chance to finally break out of the small landlocked country and fulfil his dream of becoming a professional cyclist and put San Marino on the cycling map by starting with this crazy sport dominated by the Belgians.
Stats: [Choose between: very low, low, medium, high, very high]
Bike Handling (technical): Very High
Sand: Very Low
Uphill: Medium
Cobblestones: Low
Sprinting: High
Explosiveness: Very High
Flat (TT/riding hard): Very Low
Power: Medium
Running: Medium
Snow/Ice: Very Low
Jumping: Low
Team Red Bull
Spoiler Name: Red Bull
Nationality: Austria
Budget: High
Biography: Red Bull is a famous name in sport and has been sponsoring Olivier for 3 years now, making him their posterboy and main sporting asset a year and a half ago. They are now setting up a new team so he can pursue his cyclocross dreams and to help raise their profile in Belgium. They bring with them a high budget that has allowed them to secure the best equipment available and fill their team with cyclocross experts and their own trusted Cycling guru’s that have been part of Dubois’ personal team for all of his previous endeavours with them.
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Shonak |
Posted on 25-11-2015 06:09
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Red Bull is already financing some Cx events, should be fun to have them here.
Welcome!
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matt17br |
Posted on 25-11-2015 12:34
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Great to have you here sammy! Some fantastic riders you have created as well, I'm sure they will make some amazing characters
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Ian Butler |
Posted on 26-11-2015 19:29
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sammyt93 wrote:
Hopefully all this is OK, and gets past Ian's checks, if the rider's are considered too strong then please can you weaken them for me using what I've put as a rough guide to speciality/ strengths and weaknesses.
Olivier Dubois
Spoiler Name: Olivier Dubois
Nationality (region): Switzerland
Date of Birth: 25/03/ (so he starts the season 27)
Specialty 1: Obstacles (being the best trials rider around there isn’t any obstacle that Dubois cannot clear, often times he will find himself the only rider that doesn’t have to dismount when tackling an obstacle due to his background meaning he can bunny hop any obstacle to a height of over 1.5metres.)
Speciality 2: Perfect Line (Dubois is used to having to find the right line to complete a tricky trials section clean and as such he is a natural when it comes to the highly technical sections of track with lots of obstacles as he can race through them as if they weren’t there due to his ability to navigate his way around and over them inch perfectly, this also means that when faced with Ice he can always find a line that hits the least of it, even when it is covered in snow and you can’t see where it is, he just has this sixth sense. This also means he can always find a line that will result in him riding the least cobbles in those sectors, even if it means riding in the ditch at the side of the rode.
Weakness 1: Carrying damage (If his bike gets damaged then Dubois seriously struggles, he is very bad at riding a damaged bike and always loses tons of time if something happens to his bike)
Weakness 2: Endurance (The longer a race goes on the more his pace begins to slip and the more he relies on his superior bike technique to keep up with other riders. Dubois simply doesn’t have the same fitness level to let him push hard deep into the race as the other riders on the professional circuit
Biography: Olivier was once considered one of the top cycling talents in the world, podiuming multiple disciplines as a junior everyone thought he was destined to become a star. Unfortunately things didn’t go to plan for him as the competition caught up during his under 23 years and he had to choose a specialisation if he wanted to make a proper career out of cycling and earn the money and recognition his talent deserved. Despite having a great passion for Cyclocross Olivier decided to stick where his main strength lied and become a trials rider, going on to win 3 World Championships and having an almost perfect season last year, gaining Red Bull sponsorship along the way and becoming one of their extreme sport poster boys, getting an X games invite for street and vert thanks to his reputation and ties. Now he has decided to go back to his roots and revive his passion for Cyclocross, bringing his Red Bull sponsorship with him to create his own team.
Stats: [Choose between: very low, low, medium, high, very high]
Bike Handling (technical): Very High
Sand: Low
Uphill: Medium
Cobblestones: Low
Sprinting: Medium
Explosiveness: Very High
Flat (TT/riding hard): Low
Power: Very Low
Running: Very Low (rarely needs to as can stay on the bike longer than anyone else)
Snow/Ice: High
Jumping: Very High
Alessio Forcellini
Spoiler Name: Alessio Forcellini
Nationality (region): San Marino
Date of Birth: 03/05/1997
Specialty 1: Battler (This is a rider that is a true battler and one who can go far faster when racing against another rider. Be Wary when catching him from behind because he always has the ability to step up his pace and match the new tempo and the more him and another rider overtake each other the quicker he goes)
Specialty 2: Mounting/Dismounting/Bike Change (He’s always been the best rider in the pack at changing bikes or mounting and dismounting before and after obstacles, so much so that he is so fluid at it that he can easily gain time on other riders through this which can make up for his losses elsewhere.
Weakness 1: Solo Riding (when riding on his own he struggles to set as quick a time as when he’s got someone with him he wants to drop or someone that he is trying to distance, he’s not very good at catching riders whilst solo as he can only push himself hard when he can see he’s hurting someone else)
Weakness 2: Extreme Tempratures (He suffers equally in both Hot African races and Ice or Snow races in minus temperatures.)
Biography: Alessio is possibly the hottest ever cycling talent to come out of San Marino. This young rider was first noticed when he was only 15 and Olivier Dubois rode up the Monte Titano which he was doing some hill reps on. When the Dubois caught him Forcellini was able to hold onto the Swiss riders wheel all the way up and even managed to outsprint Olivier at the top. This was Alessio’s first big breakthrough and is what put him in contact with Olivier and the Red Bull setup. When Dubois decided to make the switch to Cyclocross he knew with the state of the calender he would need a teammate who could climb as well as him and after tracking this young Sammarinese riders progress offered him the chance to finally break out of the small landlocked country and fulfil his dream of becoming a professional cyclist and put San Marino on the cycling map by starting with this crazy sport dominated by the Belgians.
Stats: [Choose between: very low, low, medium, high, very high]
Bike Handling (technical): Very High
Sand: Very Low
Uphill: Medium
Cobblestones: Low
Sprinting: High
Explosiveness: Very High
Flat (TT/riding hard): Very Low
Power: Medium
Running: Medium
Snow/Ice: Very Low
Jumping: Low
Team Red Bull
Spoiler Name: Red Bull
Nationality: Austria
Budget: High
Biography: Red Bull is a famous name in sport and has been sponsoring Olivier for 3 years now, making him their posterboy and main sporting asset a year and a half ago. They are now setting up a new team so he can pursue his cyclocross dreams and to help raise their profile in Belgium. They bring with them a high budget that has allowed them to secure the best equipment available and fill their team with cyclocross experts and their own trusted Cycling guru’s that have been part of Dubois’ personal team for all of his previous endeavours with them.
Cool, welcome!
Will add your riders and team somewhere this weekend, as I'm quite busy these days.
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jandal7 |
Posted on 27-11-2015 19:06
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Listerijn for the World Cup ??? so BKCP three peat
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
[ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
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TheManxMissile |
Posted on 27-11-2015 19:07
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Pfft, Listerijn wasn't even the top-rookie last year
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jandal7 |
Posted on 27-11-2015 23:00
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Pfft, Listerijn wasn't even elite last year
Spoiler If you don't follow I don't blame you
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
[ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
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TheManxMissile |
Posted on 27-11-2015 23:19
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jandal7 wrote:
Pfft, Listerijn wasn't even elite last year
Spoiler If you don't follow I don't blame you
There's two of them, not hard to follow at all. Except they'll be finding it hard to follow Goldie all year
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jandal7 |
Posted on 27-11-2015 23:39
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TheManxMissile wrote:
jandal7 wrote:
Pfft, Listerijn wasn't even elite last year
Spoiler If you don't follow I don't blame you
There's two of them, not hard to follow at all. Except they'll be finding it hard to follow Goldie all year
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You may have won the battle, but we will see about the war
Yeah but I was not talking about Milan, you just drag him in as a way to make yourself feel better/win argument that has nothing to do with him
Edited by jandal7 on 28-11-2015 22:01
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
[ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
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Luxemburger |
Posted on 28-11-2015 16:53
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Tbh, naming Listerijn as potential world cup winner was just name dropping, because I believe that none of the big 2 will win this competition. And Brüggemann was 4 years out the scene, so he doesn't know exactly what is going on |
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Ian Butler |
Posted on 28-11-2015 22:05
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ONE MORE DAY TO SIGN-UP!!
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TheManxMissile |
Posted on 28-11-2015 23:14
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jandal7 wrote:
Yeah but I was not talking about Milan, you just drag him in as a way to make yourself feel better/win argument that has nothing to do with him
Took you an extra 24hrs to come up with this bit, i'd say you're winning the war for me at this rate
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trekbmc |
Posted on 29-11-2015 06:24
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TheManxMissile wrote:
jandal7 wrote:
Yeah but I was not talking about Milan, you just drag him in as a way to make yourself feel better/win argument that has nothing to do with him
Took you an extra 24hrs to come up with this bit, i'd say you're winning the war for me at this rate
Which takes a lot of skill, when you think about it, winning a war for someone else.
Also has anybody realised that aside from Milan, who called him best of the rest, nobody has mentioned Sylvain so far as a favourite for anything? This sounds like the world championships all over again.
@Ian: Did you get my PM?
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jandal7 |
Posted on 29-11-2015 06:33
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Milan did no such thing, besides that was like the second post with anyone predicting anything, Ian's big preview is still to come. Milan on the protagonist list #dreambigNZ?
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
[ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
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