Thanks guys, your stats have been upgraded. Even I forgot that Fischer had 3 points, so well done for that mvhoogdalem.
@Jesleyh, well of course I want him to win the NC but there are a few very talented riders from SA. Ntanga was pretty close to getting 2 points but because it's only a small race, I thought 1 would be enough. And that's the beauty of this progression system, you can develop him how you want. You can start of as a sprinter and slowly turn into a climber if you want.
@jaxika, you still have much to learn, my young padawan.
That's true. I wasn't asking for an additional point though , but well, if you say it that way, I demand the next time, he gets the benifit of the doubt
Yes, great progress system, especially for a rider like Ntanga, who's quite allround
Nice results, and great pace with this story, I'm happy that you can keep up the motivation for such a complex system.
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ALSO: admir is gone right now, and he said he might not be back for a few months.
I know about admir, I mentioned it in the natural progression post. I will leave his rider in for now and use him as a domestique, so that, if he comes back and wants to take part, he can still be in it. And you sent the PM at the exact same time I posted . But I edited it now.
ALSO: admir is gone right now, and he said he might not be back for a few months.
I know about admir, I mentioned it in the natural progression post. I will leave his rider in for now and use him as a domestique, so that, if he comes back and wants to take part, he can still be in it. And you sent the PM at the exact same time I posted . But I edited it now.
Wasn't aware of either. Good to know.
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Is Bauer ever not racing!?...or Schroder for that matter. Intrigued to know everyone's objectives as it seems some are riding a lot more of the important tours/day races...also how many race days has everyone had so far?
On the rider schedule under days raced the format was no/no i.e. for meek it 7/14 ...what does this mean?
The work that has gone into this is phenomenal Brewer, huge kudos for keeping it up, especially in the face of non-participation from some. I am sure everyone else who is partaking will implore you to continue regardless as this is a fantastic story so far.
Also pretty average start to Vlaanderen, think you hit the nail on the head regarding tactics. Going to have to use your cobbled guys and really push the pace to wittle down the contenders over the cobbled sections.
Thanks a lot owen, it is quite a lot of work. The season planning is probably the hardest because, as you said, it's very difficult to get all 30 riders the same amount of racing time. Bauer is racing a lot at the moment because he's in peak condition. If you look at the season planner, he's not racing at all at the end of March as he has a little break. The objectives are mostly what the game picked because the CT season planning is terrible but I did change a few to suit the rider's riding style more, ie. a sprinter having Valle d'Aosta as a target race is a bit silly .
As for the numbers, the first one is the amount of days the rider has raced and the second number is the total number of scheduled race days. So 7/14 means he has completed seven race days and has another seven provisionally scheduled. Obviously, that's just until the end of March, I haven't planned beyond that yet.
As for the Driedaagse, I'm going to absolutely rip it up over the cobbles.
@FroomeDog and fcancellara, you Africans make me laugh . In South Africa, Bekele was a luxury domestique and Kumano was just a normal domestique. In Taiwan, Bekele will be the leader and Kumano will be the luxury domestique! That's why teamwork is so important, as I said everyone will get their chance.
, but well, if you say it that way, I demand the next time, he gets the benifit of the doubt 
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