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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 07-11-2013 06:29
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+1 ACC Exp. 
Feyenoord(football) and Kelderman fanboy
PCMdaily Awards: 12x nomination, 9x runner-up, 0x win.
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 07-11-2013 06:46
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+1 Hill
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| The Hobbit |
Posted on 07-11-2013 06:58
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+1 acc so next time you can stay with those attacks! Very well done too. |
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 07-11-2013 07:43
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+1 MO
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 07-11-2013 09:49
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A nice steady start from Travis in Canada |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 07-11-2013 12:16
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Form: hill |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 07-11-2013 12:42
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Mine will go to the Mountains |
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| welker3257 |
Posted on 07-11-2013 12:47
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Hill form
Good to see Travis picking up some prize money
Gig 'em Aggies
Fast N' Loud Cycling Project - ICL
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 07-11-2013 13:49
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EXP - Acceleration (x2), Hill / Form - Mountain (x2), Hill (x2)
@Jakstar22: Hopefully. Stage 3 will be hard but the form points will help a lot. I tried going through and looking at the TT stats of the riders here and from what I saw stage 4 could be good for Travis as well.
@The Hobbit: Yeah he just didn't have the speed to counter. So those 2 acceleration points are greatly appreciated.
@sutty68: Very happy with the start especially since I'm playing on expert. I usually play on hard but I figured I'm a PCM veteran by now, so I mine as well step up my game.
@welker3257: Yes, the prize money will certainly come in handy. Hopefully he can pick up some more in the last 4 stages.
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 07-11-2013 18:11
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The hardest two stages of the tour are up next!
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Being 2nd in GC gives you special privileges, Vennell is looking after me today.
Again a breakaway struggles to form. I get a few more KoM and bonus seconds.
A few late attacks before we reach the final climb but,
Everyone is altogether. Well 45 of us, a few riders have been tailed off.
Attacks start right away. I stay alert and catch on to the back of them.
Vennell and I are apart of 12 rider group that has broken free.
The man that started the attacks, Ricardo Van der Velde,
leads all the way to the finish and takes the yellow jersey away from Norris.
I come home in 10th, best finish of my career! But drop to 5th in GC.
Vennell finishes in 7th after protecting up the entire climb.
| 1 | Ricardo Van der Velde | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 4h10'41 | | 2 | Rob Britton | Team Raleigh | + 10 | | 3 | Carlos Barbero | Euskadi | s.t. | | 4 | Luis Alberto Romero | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 34 | | 5 | Ryan Anderson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. |
Spoiler | 6 | Gavin Mannion | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 7 | Jeremy Vennell | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 8 | Lachlan Norris | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 9 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 10 | Travis Newton | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 11 | Eric Berthou | Team Raleigh | + 1'04 | | 12 | Sebastian Salas | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 1'17 | | 13 | Alexandre Blain | Team Raleigh | + 1'31 | | 14 | Andres Diaz | 5-Hour Energy | + 1'59 | | 15 | Russell Hampton | Team Raleigh | + 2'43 | | 16 | Nathan Brown | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 17 | Jason McCartney | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 18 | James Stemper | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 19 | Jonathan Patrick McCarty | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 20 | Gabe Varela | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 3'06 | | 21 | Tommy Nankervis | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 22 | Matt Cooke | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 23 | Ken Hanson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 24 | Mark Christian | Team Raleigh | + 3'34 | | 25 | David Williams | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 26 | Serghei Tvetcov | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 4'24 | | 27 | Philip Mooney | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 28 | Aritz Bagües | Euskadi | s.t. | | 29 | Shawn Milne | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 30 | Nathan Wilson | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 31 | Nic Hamilton | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 32 | Emerson Oronte | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 33 | Guido Palma | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 34 | Igor Merino | Euskadi | s.t. | | 35 | Jasper Stuyven | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 36 | Carson Miller | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 37 | Jeremy Durrin | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 38 | Alex Candelario | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 39 | James Oram | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 40 | Graham Briggs | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 41 | Mikel Aristi | Euskadi | s.t. | | 42 | Michael Sherer | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 43 | Andzs Flaksis | Bontrager Cycling Team | s.t. | | 44 | Sam Witmitz | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 45 | Jon Larrinaga | Euskadi | s.t. | | 46 | Benjamin Wolfe | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 47 | Sean Mazich | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 48 | Ian Moir | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 5'30 | | 49 | Phillip Gaimon | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 50 | Michael Friedman | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 51 | Andrew Dahlheim | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 52 | Charles Bradley Huff | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 5'50 | | 53 | Ian Burnett | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 54 | Mikel Iturria | Euskadi | + 6'28 | | 55 | Greg Brandt | 5-Hour Energy | + 9'58 | | 56 | Juan José Haedo | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 57 | Taylor Shelden | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 58 | Mac Brennan | Bissell Cycling | s.t. |
First I have to admit. I haven't had much time to practice my time trialing skills.
Once my best discipline has kind-of been over looked as I worked on climbing.
The fastest man against the clock today was Nathan Brown, it wasn't even close.
The key fight was for GC though,
Ben Jacques-Maynes Vs. Ricardo Van der Velde.
The yellow jersey just had enough to hold Jacques-Maynes by 6 seconds.
My day you ask. Not great. 42nd on the stage, 1'51" behind Brown.
I slip from 5th down to 10th in GC, and lose my white jersey.
| 1 | Nathan Brown | Bontrager Cycling Team | 31'31 | | 2 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 22 | | 3 | James Stemper | 5-Hour Energy | + 39 | | 4 | Jason McCartney | Bissell Cycling | + 42 | | 5 | Alexandre Blain | Team Raleigh | + 1'00 |
Spoiler | 6 | Luis Alberto Romero | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 1'05 | | 7 | Philip Mooney | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 1'06 | | 8 | Nic Hamilton | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 1'07 | | 9 | Jeremy Vennell | Bissell Cycling | + 1'08 | | 10 | Charles Bradley Huff | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 1'10 | | 11 | Eric Berthou | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 12 | Ricardo Van der Velde | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 13 | James Oram | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 1'11 | | 14 | Andres Diaz | 5-Hour Energy | + 1'13 | | 15 | Mark Christian | Team Raleigh | + 1'14 | | 16 | Gavin Mannion | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 1'16 | | 17 | Michael Friedman | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 1'18 | | 18 | Graham Briggs | Team Raleigh | + 1'20 | | 19 | Ryan Anderson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 1'22 | | 20 | Andzs Flaksis | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 1'23 | | 21 | Serghei Tvetcov | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 1'28 | | 22 | Carlos Barbero | Euskadi | s.t. | | 23 | Gabe Varela | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 1'29 | | 24 | Sam Witmitz | Team Raleigh | + 1'30 | | 25 | Matt Cooke | Jamis - Hagens Berman | s.t. | | 26 | Guido Palma | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 1'33 | | 27 | Ken Hanson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 1'35 | | 28 | Sean Mazich | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 1'36 | | 29 | Igor Merino | Euskadi | s.t. | | 30 | Nathan Wilson | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 1'37 | | 31 | Ian Burnett | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 1'41 | | 32 | Sebastian Salas | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 33 | Jasper Stuyven | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 1'43 | | 34 | David Williams | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 35 | Rob Britton | Team Raleigh | + 1'44 | | 36 | Lachlan Norris | Team Raleigh | + 1'45 | | 37 | Juan José Haedo | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 1'48 | | 38 | Aritz Bagües | Euskadi | + 1'50 | | 39 | Greg Brandt | 5-Hour Energy | s.t. | | 40 | Ian Moir | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 41 | Emerson Oronte | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 42 | Travis Newton | Bissell Cycling | + 1'51 | | 43 | Michael Sherer | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 1'52 | | 44 | Shawn Milne | 5-Hour Energy | + 1'53 | | 45 | Mac Brennan | Bissell Cycling | + 1'59 | | 46 | Tommy Nankervis | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 47 | Russell Hampton | Team Raleigh | + 2'02 | | 48 | Alex Candelario | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | s.t. | | 49 | Benjamin Wolfe | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 2'03 | | 50 | Phillip Gaimon | Bissell Cycling | + 2'05 | | 51 | Andrew Dahlheim | Bissell Cycling | + 2'11 | | 52 | Carson Miller | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 2'13 | | 53 | Mikel Aristi | Euskadi | + 2'16 | | 54 | Taylor Shelden | 5-Hour Energy | + 2'23 | | 55 | Jon Larrinaga | Euskadi | + 2'26 | | 56 | Jeremy Durrin | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 2'37 | | 57 | Mikel Iturria | Euskadi | + 2'40 | | 58 | Jonathan Patrick McCarty | Bissell Cycling | + 2'41 |
| 1 | Ricardo Van der Velde | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 12h38'19 | | 2 | Ben Jacques-Maynes | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 6 | | 3 | Carlos Barbero | Euskadi | + 20 | | 4 | Lachlan Norris | Team Raleigh | + 44 | | 5 | Luis Alberto Romero | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 49 | | 6 | Jeremy Vennell | Bissell Cycling | + 52 | | 7 | Rob Britton | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 8 | Ryan Anderson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 58 | | 9 | Gavin Mannion | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 1'00 | | 10 | Travis Newton | Bissell Cycling | + 1'09 |
Spoiler | 11 | Eric Berthou | Team Raleigh | + 1'24 | | 12 | Alexandre Blain | Team Raleigh | + 1'41 | | 13 | Nathan Brown | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 1'53 | | 14 | Sebastian Salas | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 2'00 | | 15 | Andres Diaz | 5-Hour Energy | + 2'22 | | 16 | James Stemper | 5-Hour Energy | + 2'32 | | 17 | Jason McCartney | Bissell Cycling | + 2'35 | | 18 | Gabe Varela | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 3'45 | | 19 | Matt Cooke | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 3'46 | | 20 | Ken Hanson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 3'51 | | 21 | Russell Hampton | Team Raleigh | + 3'55 | | 22 | Mark Christian | Team Raleigh | + 3'58 | | 23 | David Williams | 5-Hour Energy | + 4'25 | | 24 | Jonathan Patrick McCarty | Bissell Cycling | + 4'34 | | 25 | Philip Mooney | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 4'40 | | 26 | Nic Hamilton | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 4'41 | | 27 | James Oram | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 4'45 | | 28 | Graham Briggs | Team Raleigh | + 4'54 | | 29 | Andzs Flaksis | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 4'57 | | 30 | Serghei Tvetcov | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 5'02 | | 31 | Sam Witmitz | Team Raleigh | + 5'04 | | 32 | Guido Palma | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 5'07 | | 33 | Igor Merino | Euskadi | + 5'10 | | 34 | Sean Mazich | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 35 | Nathan Wilson | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 5'11 | | 36 | Jasper Stuyven | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 5'17 | | 37 | Aritz Bagües | Euskadi | + 5'24 | | 38 | Emerson Oronte | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | s.t. | | 39 | Shawn Milne | 5-Hour Energy | + 5'25 | | 40 | Michael Sherer | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 5'26 | | 41 | Tommy Nankervis | Bissell Cycling | + 5'29 | | 42 | Alex Candelario | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 5'36 | | 43 | Benjamin Wolfe | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 5'37 | | 44 | Carson Miller | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 5'43 | | 45 | Mikel Aristi | Euskadi | + 5'50 | | 46 | Michael Friedman | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 5'58 | | 47 | Jon Larrinaga | Euskadi | s.t. | | 48 | Jeremy Durrin | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 6'05 | | 49 | Charles Bradley Huff | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 6'10 | | 50 | Ian Moir | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | + 6'30 | | 51 | Phillip Gaimon | Bissell Cycling | + 6'45 | | 52 | Ian Burnett | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | + 7'55 | | 53 | Mikel Iturria | Euskadi | + 8'16 | | 54 | Juan José Haedo | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 10'44 | | 55 | Taylor Shelden | 5-Hour Energy | + 11'03 | | 56 | Greg Brandt | 5-Hour Energy | + 12'12 | | 57 | Mac Brennan | Bissell Cycling | + 12'58 | | 58 | Andrew Dahlheim | Bissell Cycling | + 25'35 |
| 1 | Travis Newton | Bissell Cycling | 22 | | 2 | Ricardo Van der Velde | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 16 | | 3 | Taylor Shelden | 5-Hour Energy | 16 | | 4 | Jeremy Durrin | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 14 | | 5 | Rob Britton | Team Raleigh | 12 |
| 1 | Carlos Barbero | Euskadi | 50 | | 2 | Ryan Anderson | Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | 38 | | 3 | Luis Alberto Romero | Jamis - Hagens Berman | 36 | | 4 | Taylor Shelden | 5-Hour Energy | 36 | | 5 | Ricardo Van der Velde | Jelly Belly p/b Kenda | 35 |
| Carlos Barbero | Euskadi | 12h38'39 (1) | | Gavin Mannion | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 40 (2) | | Travis Newton | Bissell Cycling | + 49 (3) | | Nathan Brown | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 1'33 (4) | | Russell Hampton | Team Raleigh | + 3'35 (5) |
| Team Raleigh | 37h57'14 (1) | | Jamis - Hagens Berman | + 2'00 (2) | | Bissell Cycling | + 2'45 (3) |
Not the best two stages considering I went from 2nd to 10th in GC.
+2 EXP for my first professional top 10 in a stage.
The next race update will include the final two stages of Tour de Beauce:
Spoiler
My training is now in your hands for the rest of my career.
After each race I can receive both EXP and Form Points.
EXP is a permanent stat gains while Form is temporary (the next race update).
A maximum of 3 EXP and 5 Form can be rewarded after each stage.
After any stage I receive EXP or Form points
you guys get to decided where I put those stat gains to use.
All you have to do is comment on which category you want
1 of the stat gains to go (Ex. Mountain, Sprint, Flat, etc.)
The EXP points are used up first followed by the Form.
Each member can only say one category for themselves.
And it will go until all the points are used up.
If you have any questions about my training, leave a question below.
It looks confusing at first but it's rather simple,
and this will be the only method for me to progress talent wise.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 07-11-2013 18:14
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+1 Mo
Great 10th place in the GC. |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 07-11-2013 18:14
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Recovery
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 07-11-2013 18:34
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| acac |
Posted on 07-11-2013 18:35
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 07-11-2013 18:52
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EXP - Recovery, Mountain / Form - Sprint, Mountain
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| 547984 |
Posted on 07-11-2013 21:02
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Hope he can hang on to that KOM jersey.
baseballlover312, 06-03-14 : "Nuke Moscow...Don't worry Russia, we've got plenty of love to go around your cities"
Sarah Palin, 08-03-14 (CPAC, on Russian aggression) : "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke"
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 07-11-2013 23:25
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He can still win youth. Come on Travis
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 08-11-2013 01:30
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Still simply awesome what you're doing here Fantastic read, as everyone else you've got me completely hooked!
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 08-11-2013 03:46
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@547984: He will try his best but it could be hard to do without wasting unnecessary energy by getting to the breakaway. We will see.
@Jakstar22: Moving up places in Youth and GC look rather impossible with 2 flat stages left. But few bonus seconds along the way can't hurt.
@cunego59: Thanks! I love getting the rare comments from the other great story writers on the site (you, roturn, Pelli, valv321, the list goes on) I like seeing new thoughts and opinions from time to time compared to my "loyal always comment after each update followers."
(I'm not saying my loyal followers aren't great, I like you guys too )
Next episode will be posted when I wake up tomorrow.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 08-11-2013 13:05
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Lets hope that Travis can keep his top ten placing |
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