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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 20-11-2012 23:01
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sutty68 wrote:
A sixth place finish and the intermediate sprint makes the Points Competition look a lot better tonight for Mark 
I wanted that victory though  it would have been for you sutty 
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 20-11-2012 23:03
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the_hoyle wrote:
sutty68 wrote:
A sixth place finish and the intermediate sprint makes the Points Competition look a lot better tonight for Mark
I wanted that victory though it would have been for you sutty
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 20-11-2012 23:20
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No worries sutty
Apologies for no update tonight. Similar problems to stage 1. Got up until the last 15km, and suddenly the game went very laggy, and crashed with 3km to go. Will try again tomorrow morning and hopefully it will work. I don't want to sim the stage...
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Posted on 20-11-2012 23:23
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Simulating can be a right pain in the arse sometimes 
But then again if it keeps your story going there is no other choice |
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Posted on 20-11-2012 23:24
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sutty68 wrote:
Simulating can be a right pain in the arse sometimes
But then again if it keeps your story going there is no other choice
I will see what happens tomorrow. Just disappointed, because of what happened on the stage. I won't spoil it, because it will try to do the same tomorrow 
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 21-11-2012 06:56
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Hope it works! Sim can turn out weird (and quite frequently in injuries, even) |
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Posted on 21-11-2012 07:55
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Great story, 2nd place to Feillu..let's just consider Cavendish in first place then! More worried about Sagan and Boonen breathing down his neck, I hope Cavendish comes through!
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 21-11-2012 12:45
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@ian: yep, simming has some crazy results... Just look at the results from the ardennes classics in my story!
@jere: glad you are enjoying it! Its only the early stages, and things are looking ok. I am only worried about sagan in the uphill finishes. He has been poor in the flatter sprints. Boonen is a big unknown. Quiet one day, active the next
well good news is that i have been able to play the stage. Bad news however, there are mixed fortunes for the team... Report to be up tonight!
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Posted on 21-11-2012 13:31
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Can't wait for it!
Good news it worked, though |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 21-11-2012 16:35
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Great to know that there was no simulation needed |
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Posted on 22-11-2012 00:16
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 7th July 2011 - Le Tour de France
(Dinan - Lisieux)
The 6th stage is the longest of this year's Tour, going from Dinan to Lisieux,, and looks like another day for the sprinters. But with another uphill finish, it will be very difficult for out and out sprinters. Could be one for the breakaway today...
9km: The day's first break got away very early on, and after 5 days of working hard at the front, we decided to attack with Kanstantsin, making the other teams work instead.
24km: The presence of Kanstantsin was seen as a danger by the peleton, and soon Sky and Garmin went hard on the front to bring the break back.
45km: Everything was brought back together, so we attacked again, this time with Tony. He was joined by another large group on the road, but they only managed to get a maximum of 43" over the peleton.
53km: Again, the escapees were brought back by Garmin, so we went for one last attempt at the breakaway! This time it was Lars who attacked, and he was joined by two other riders.
68km: As the break sized grew to 14, I was certain that peleton would bring it back. RaboBank gave chase for a short while, but eventually decided to let it go.
97km: With Lars in the break, we could concentrate on objective number 1 for the day, take the KoM jersey! Lars took maximum points over the top of the first climb.
135km: With 14 riders in the break, only one point was available at the Intermediate Sprint. It was a comfortable sprint in the end, as only Peter Sagan challenged me for the single point.
156km: As the stage went on, the break built up a lead of 7'34", and looked very comfortable on the flat. However, it was a different matter when it came to short climb for the KoM sprints. Lars took 1 point on the second climb of the day.
189km: The lack of co-operation in the break did not go down well with Lars. Approaching the final climb of the day, he attacked, taking the points in the process. He got a maximum of 47" over the other escapees, before he decided to drop back.
Sadly, there was a problem with the screenshots, so apologies for that.
206km: The break was eventually pulled back with about 15km to go. Garmin and Sky set the pace, as the lead out trains began to form.
213km: Looking ahead to tomorrow's stage, I wanted to keep the guys fresh, and decided to latch onto another lead out. Garmin was identified as the strongest, so I sat on Farrar's wheel...
219km: Disaster! As we hit the final climb, I was feeling good, but suddenly a Katusha rider swerves across the road! I lost Farrar's wheel, and in the chaos, I lose my position.
221km: As the sprint starts, I get swamped by everyone! To make it worse, riders like Cadel Evans and Andy Schleck surged to the front! There wass no chance for me today.
222km: It was Óscar Freire ho took the stage win, ahead of Boasson Hagen and World Champion Thor Hushovd. I finished in 29th, along with a disappointed Tom Boonen, who had also been affected by the dangerous antics of the Katusha man.
| 1 | Óscar Freire | Rabobank Cycling Team | 5h12'15 | | 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky ProCycling | s.t. | | 3 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas - Cannondale | s.t. | | 4 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Tyler Farrar | Team Garmin - Cervélo | s.t. | | ... | | 29 | Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | s.t. |
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | Leopard Trek | 21h38'58 | | 2 | Andy Schleck | Leopard Trek | + 5 | | 3 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 42 | | 4 | Ryder Hesjedal | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 51 | | 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky ProCycling | + 52 | | ... | | 37 | Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | + 2'30 |
| 1 | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team | 115 | | 2 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas - Cannondale | 113 | | 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky ProCycling | 109 | | 4 | Óscar Freire | Rabobank Cycling Team | 104 | | 5 | Mark Cavendish | HTC - Highroad | 86 |
| 1 | Lars Ytting Bak | HTC - Highroad | 5 | | 2 | JoaquÃm RodrÃguez | Katusha Team | 2 | | 3 | Manuele Mori | Lampre - ISD | 2 | | 4 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas - Cannondale | 1 | | 5 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 1 |
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Sky ProCycling | 21h39'50 | | 2 | Peter Sagan | Liquigas - Cannondale | + 25 | | 3 | Gerald Ciolek | Quick·Step Cycling Team | + 1'06 | | 4 | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Quick·Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | 5 | Pierre Rolland | Team Europcar | + 1'22 |
| 1 | Leopard Trek | 63h58'00 | | 2 | Katusha Team | + 1'25 | | 3 | Lampre - ISD | s.t. | | 4 | Team Garmin - Cervélo | + 2'10 | | 5 | Sky ProCycling | + 2'13 | | ... | | 8 | HTC - Highroad | + 3'06 |
HTC - Highroad Classification Overview
| + 19 |  | 29 | + 19Bert Grabsch | + 2'05 | | + 19 |  | 5 | + 19Mark Cavendish | 86pts | | + 19 |  | 1 | + 19Lars Ytting Bak | 5pt | | + 19 |  | 6 | + 19Tejay Van Garderen | + 1'52 |
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Posted on 22-11-2012 00:23
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@Ian & Sutty: Yes, happy that it worked, but as you can see... not the best outcome It is all about stage 7! It is all or nothing! I want/need a victory plus high number of points at Intermediate Sprints! I will not settle for less!
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Posted on 22-11-2012 01:46
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Mark is going to have to pull his finger out and start showing the others who's boss |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-11-2012 06:52
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Oh
Not his best day... |
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Posted on 22-11-2012 10:22
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@Sutty & Ian: Well Mark has always been known for slow starts at the Grand Tours... That's what I keep telling myself anyway
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Posted on 22-11-2012 10:49
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Lets hope its true and he bounces back with a vengeance |
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Posted on 22-11-2012 21:32
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Well, I hope the Katusha rider will be banned for unawareness while riding! But I'm looking forward to the next stage!
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 22-11-2012 22:07
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He's a diesel, just wait a little while  |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 22-11-2012 22:23
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@sutty: I'm about the play the next stage, so report will be up tomorrow... Vengeance will be mine!!
@rogvi: Banning him would be a little strong... These things happen when you aren't right at the front. Lesson learned to take control in the lead outs
@Ian: 'He's a diesel'? lol! never heard cav be called that before!! haha
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Posted on 22-11-2012 23:40
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@sutty: I'm about the play the next stage, so report will be up tomorrow... Vengeance will be mine!!
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