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[Crit Race] Halfords Tour Series
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 22-02-2013 21:53
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Poor GB turn out at their home event.... Oh well...
Look forward to more exciting Crit racing 
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 22-02-2013 22:01
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Could the Irish National team have Peter Hawkins instead of Sherlock please? Would be of more help to Bennett in the sprints, and is a rider I almost decided to buy myself at the end of transfers
Edited by SportingNonsense on 22-02-2013 22:01
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| roturn |
Posted on 25-02-2013 16:12
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Have changed it to Hawkins.
Finally on my computer again. So reports will come this week. |
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 25-02-2013 17:55
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My first crit and my first win. Can't complain so far.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 25-02-2013 17:56
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Meh, Crawdock could have attacked. |
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 25-02-2013 18:00
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I wondered when a first mass-crash will happen 
This mixes things up, pretty interesting. The favorited sprinters may have to try their luck in a break now (Like Ricki Nelson tried in the Bay Classics' hilly stage back then, iirc). Too bad no(ne of my) Hong Kong-rider made it into leading group.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 25-02-2013 18:09
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Nice to see 3 riders (and Deignan) in the lead group, even if they didn't try anything, but a shame that McEvoy missed it. Tees it up interestingly for the hilly stages now. |
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| viking90 |
Posted on 25-02-2013 18:57
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Podium places are always nice!  |
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| jt1109 |
Posted on 25-02-2013 19:01
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Boivon shows a good knack for a break in 4th good result! |
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| Smowz |
Posted on 25-02-2013 20:24
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I agree with tsmoha, whilst crashes can feel horrific they do give this crit series a different dimension.
It does make me wonder what you do between the stages do you reset the times? I'd imagine those riders who have 'lost' time will be more likely to attack in future stages.
Great to see loanee's Rowsell and Opie up there, I get the feeling both are in for a long year of riding water bidon duty in the protour this year. So nice to see some riding in the top ten.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 26-02-2013 09:46
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Smowz wrote:
It does make me wonder what you do between the stages do you reset the times? I'd imagine those riders who have 'lost' time will be more likely to attack in future stages.
After several days of testing, we decided to run the Crits in "Classics-mode", so we just play every race as a single one. It ain't a perfect solution, especially when a crash happens and some riders might have tried something in next race.
But playing the Crits as a stage-race caused too many problems, not only because of the points-system/race-leader, but also the gameplay. Less riders attacking (in several tests for the Bay Classics, i had only one rider attacking in every of the flat stages) and some more issues to handle.
So, in short: we don't have to reset any times and just hope for some of the sprinters to try it anyway (e.g., in the Bay Classic's hilly stage, Ricki Nelson tried this luck in a break, too)
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| roturn |
Posted on 26-02-2013 09:50
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I think it`s quite often in these crits that puncheurs attack in flat stages like Duggan here and sprinters attack in hilly stages. |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 26-02-2013 21:15
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Where did JTL get that! Great race, really active and kept you guessing until the line.
Now to transfer that result to the main game.
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 26-02-2013 21:25
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Nice win for Hongkong, and huge fail by Duggan. This one could have saved him a spot for the Crits finals. But he has still a good chance, of course.
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 26-02-2013 21:25
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Tad dissapointing that. Great report though, thanks. |
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 26-02-2013 21:26
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Wow, that was one active hilly stage! You managed to keep me excited right to the finish line. I was 100% sure Yeung missed the victory at the end there
Great report, roturn!
TheManxMissile wrote:
Now to transfer that result to the main game.
I wouldn't declined that offer, so to speak |
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| Firefly21 |
Posted on 26-02-2013 21:27
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Fun little race though disappointed that O'brien didn't do much of anything (okay he's not the best on the hills but still )
Hopefully Speirs can conjure up something in the 3rd stage
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| Smowz |
Posted on 26-02-2013 21:29
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Another enjoyable stage, by the way whereabouts in Manchester have you based these crits? I live and work in and around Manchester so it would be fascinating for me to know where you have made these crits!
Raleigh need to get in breaks if they want any more success on the hilly stage, but hope they get some points on the non hilly one.
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| roturn |
Posted on 27-02-2013 08:41
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First Crit: Inner City circuit passing Piccadilly Station, Manchester Oxford Rd, Great Ancoats St.
Second Crit: East of Manchester for the hillier part. Stalybridge, Heyrod.
Third Crit: West of Manchester in Salford, Salford Royal.
Fourth Crit: East of Manchester again around Quick, Mossley and Grasscroft. |
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| Christer |
Posted on 27-02-2013 13:13
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Dombrowski did allright on stage 2.
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