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| JoeArmstrong13 |
Posted on 21-07-2014 12:13
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Diego Johnson's management would like to announce that he has signed to ride for Team Astana for the remainder of the season. He told us, I think that the atmosphere of the team, suits me and will help me to develop as a bike racer. I am very much looking forward to ride with the quality of riders on the team, and hope that I can learn from my experiences in the team.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 12-08-2014 10:52
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These are open again, you won't be able to race until next season though.
Edited by Ollfardh on 12-08-2014 10:52
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 12-08-2014 11:53
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Does this mean i can make the rule mandated third rider at last? 
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 12-08-2014 12:39
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So Chelyakov is not returning in zombie mode? Sure, go ahead then 
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 12-08-2014 13:02
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Ollfardh wrote:
So Chelyakov is not returning in zombie mode? Sure, go ahead then
Let me do some thinking 
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 13-08-2014 10:53
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why do the riders need to come to a team for a contract and not the realistic way, where the teams go to the riders  looking at you Colombia and Champion System
Edited by SSJ2Luigi on 13-08-2014 11:01
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 13-08-2014 10:57
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Ok, for those who want to replace one or several riders, you can use the age your old rider owuld have had. So if you want to replace an 18 year old, you can make the new guy 18 or 19 next season.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Silvio Herklotz |
Posted on 13-08-2014 13:36
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SSJ2Luigi wrote:
why do the riders need to come to a team for a contract and not the realistic way, where the teams go to the riders looking at you Colombia and Champion System
Sorry if you feel insulted, that was not what I meant to do. I would really like to go for interesting riders myself, but I don't have any kind of list of future free riders. However, there is still plenty of time, and I will probably have a look on all the inactive team's rosters. Just in case some rider thought like "Man, that is a good team, I would really like to ride for them, but they are surely not gonna ask me about it." Then they are granted the ability to go for it themselves.
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 13-08-2014 14:33
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we had that in the first season part that teams just said, "if you want to ride here, contact us, we won't contact you" disquised in a cleaverly written story. just wanted to make clear that that shouldn't happen here.
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Posted on 22-11-2024 19:39
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| Forever the Best |
Posted on 13-08-2014 14:47
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SSJ2Luigi wrote:
we had that in the first season part that teams just said, "if you want to ride here, contact us, we won't contact you" disquised in a cleaverly written story. just wanted to make clear that that shouldn't happen here.
So,we won't contact with the riders????????
The user formerly known as 'The Schleck Fan'
Gracias Alberto.
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| Silvio Herklotz |
Posted on 13-08-2014 15:02
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The Schleck Fan wrote:
SSJ2Luigi wrote:
we had that in the first season part that teams just said, "if you want to ride here, contact us, we won't contact you" disquised in a cleaverly written story. just wanted to make clear that that shouldn't happen here.
So,we won't contact with the riders????????
No, he meant it the other way around. In his (and my) opinion, the teams should contact the riders they want, just as in real life. He was fearing that the teams only said "contact us", so the custom riders had to contact the teams.
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| Forever the Best |
Posted on 13-08-2014 18:22
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Silvio Herklotz wrote:
The Schleck Fan wrote:
SSJ2Luigi wrote:
we had that in the first season part that teams just said, "if you want to ride here, contact us, we won't contact you" disquised in a cleaverly written story. just wanted to make clear that that shouldn't happen here.
So,we won't contact with the riders????????
No, he meant it the other way around. In his (and my) opinion, the teams should contact the riders they want, just as in real life. He was fearing that the teams only said "contact us", so the custom riders had to contact the teams.
understood thanks.
The user formerly known as 'The Schleck Fan'
Gracias Alberto.
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| The Rider |
Posted on 14-08-2014 19:09
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See that pic. Well that about sums me, Špiro Milošević, up after my stint at the two-bit joint which is IAM cycling. I guess you know by now that I am leaving IAM cycling and I feel great about it, yes siree!
I haven't had many chances at IAM of doing, well, anything. So the second I broke off the shackles I went back to Croatia and was fortunate enough to get signed by Podravka - Radio Rijeka and was then able to compete in five domestic races before I would try my luck at the national championships.
 Zagreb - Osiljek 211KM
( A flattish stage where normally I would have fancied my chances. Alas, I was a bit rusty and on a bad day and couldn't match the other fast guys, I didn't contest the sprint.)
 | 1 | Petar Apostolović | Matica Hrvatska | 5h31'59 | | 2 | Hrvatin Knežević | Hrvatska Elektroprivreda | s.t. |  | 3 | Balázs Papp | Zagreb Montaža Group | s.t. | | 4 | Boris Filipović | Team Velika Gorica | s.t. | | 5 | Fran Popović | HEP – Proizvodnja | s.t. |  | 6 | Cvetko Ahačič | Slovenia | s.t. | | 7 | Zlatko Sorkočević | Matica Hrvatska | s.t. | | 37 | Špiro Milošević | Podravka - Radio Rijeka | + 13 |
Koprivnica - Pozega 113 KM
(Man, it sure felt good to win again! Nagy put me in the perfect position and I gave it everything. The coach said I didn't need to, but I wanted that win. I had to be sure.)
| 1 | Špiro Milošević | Podravka - Radio Rijeka | 2h39'48 | | 2 | Dragutin Grubiša | Jadranski Naftovod | s.t. | | 3 | Petar Apostolović | Hrvatska Elektroprivreda | s.t. | | 4 | Nikola Harambašić | Serbia | s.t. | | 5 | Prvoš Jurišić | Zagreb Montaža Group | s.t. | | 6 | Balázs Papp | Zagreb Montaža Group | s.t. | | 7 | Attila Nagy | Podravka - Radio Rijeka | + 2 |
Pakrac - Krapina 129 KM
(Good lord, it certainly ain't all flat in Croatia! I climbed off the bike, I didn't feel I could tackle the final mountain of the stage. I was, though, pleased with Vladimir taking the scalp of some big, yet disgraced, names.)
| 1 | Vladimir Miholjević | Podravka - Radio Rijeka | 3h45'48 |  | 2 | Riccardo Riccò | Italy | + 16 |  | 3 | Patrik Sinkewitz | Team Velika Gorica | +19 | | 4 | Tadej Valjavec | Slovenia | s.t. |  | 5 | Ulpëtin Ruçi | Albania | + 46 | | 6 | Grgur Horvat | Zagreb Montaža Group | + 1'11 | | 7 | Dalibor Ugrenović | Team Velika Gorica | + 2'02 | | DNF | Špiro Milošević | Podravka - Radio Rijeka | DNF |
Novska - Belišce 117 KM
(Just a few days after climbing off the bike, I tasted victory once again. I just edged it ahead of my old rival, Dragutin, in one real humdinger of a finish!)
| 1 | Špiro Milošević | Podravka - Radio Rijeka | 2h55'03 | | 2 | Dragutin Grubiša | Jadranski Naftovod | s.t. |  | 3 | Sefik Kolašinac | Bosnia & Herzegovina | s.t. | | 4 | Attila Nagy | Podravka - Radio Rijeka | s.t. | | 5 | Balázs Papp | Zagreb Montaža Group | s.t. | | 6 | Boris Filipović | Team Velika Gorica | s.t. | | 7 | Vjekoslav Zvonko | Matica Hrvatska | s.t. |
Daruvar - Cepin 104 KM
(In my final race I was acting as lead-out for Nagy, I felt obliged to return the favour. On reflection it was good training, If all goes well and a certain Mr Vodkakov lives up to his word then I will be doing a lot more leading out next season. Attila, sadly, didn't have the top speed to match the Serbians on this day.)
| 1 | Nikola Harambašić | Serbia | 2h15'33 | | 2 | Petar Apostolović | Matica Hrvatska | s.t. | | 3 | Attila Nagy | Podravka - Radio Rijeka | s.t. | | 4 | Cvetko Ahačič | Slovenia | s.t. | | 5 | Balázs Papp | Zagreb Montaža Group | s.t. | | 6 | Boris Filipović | Team Velika Gorica | s.t. | | 7 | Špiro Milošević | Podravka - Radio Rijeka | s.t. |
Well, folks, that sums up my racing recently after leaving IAM. Speaking of which I am available for any team to come and speak to me. However, I have received what might just be the best offer for this guy but you never know. If you are interested in little 'ol me then send some mail before 18:00 tomorrow.
How did I get on at the national champs? Well find out when I post tomorrow along with which team I will sign for next season.
Špiro
Edited by The Rider on 14-08-2014 19:14
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| Silvio Herklotz |
Posted on 14-08-2014 20:08
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I never thought you could have a rider blog without a team, but you are definetely proving me wrong *thumbs up*
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| brewers90 |
Posted on 14-08-2014 20:14
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Are you going to make any custom riders Silvio? It would be nice to get a few replacements for the mass exodus at the end of the season at least.
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| Silvio Herklotz |
Posted on 14-08-2014 20:27
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I've thought of it of course. But I really don't know how much time I will have from October onwards. I do even fear that I won't really have time to keep the team HQ updated and the team is what is more important to me.
However, I'm still thinking of it, but I fear those guys wouldn't be too active.
But if I'm even asked for it, I think I gonna give it a try
Edited by Silvio Herklotz on 14-08-2014 20:30
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| Silvio Herklotz |
Posted on 14-08-2014 22:42
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I've chosen to create three custom riders in the end and I'm looking forward to next season with them already.
I tried to make these guys relatively real, so I hope they are to everybody's liking.
However, I will post only two of them as I can't find a name for the third one.
Name: Илья (Михайлович) Кузнецов - Ilja (Michailovich) Kusnezov - for those who don't know: Ilja (son of Michail), the Smith
Age: 23
Nationality: Russia
Rider type: Powerhouse
Short Bio: will follow when he's signed
Flat: 77 (33)
Hill: 68 (13)
Mnt: 64 (9)
TT: 75 (25)
Prol: 74 (23)
Cob: 58 (3)
Spr: 64 (9)
Acc: 66 (11)
Desc: 69 (14)
End: 72 (19)
Res: 69 (14)
Fight: 71 (17)
Rec: 70 (15)
Total: 205
Aaaand the second one:
Name: Husani Mashaba
Age: 18
Nationality: South African
Rider type: Fighter with allround abilities
Short Bio: will follow when he's signed
Flat: 71 (17)
Hill: 67 (12)
Mnt: 65 (10)
TT: 58 (3)
Prol: 59 (4)
Cob: 58 (3)
Spr: 63 (8)
Acc: 65 (10)
Desc: 61 (6)
End: 66 (11)
Res: 65 (10)
Fight: 75 (25)
Rec: 66 (11)
Total points: 130
Edited by Silvio Herklotz on 15-08-2014 13:22
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 14-08-2014 23:04
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No, you still need to follow the age rules, otherwise I would have no 18 year olds next year
And Res is 65 minimum cause it desn't work on PCM13.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Silvio Herklotz |
Posted on 14-08-2014 23:33
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Changed that. What about the too much points Ilja?
Wait, did I understand it right that I have to spend 10 points on RES? Or does RES just start at 65 without spending any points?
Edited by Silvio Herklotz on 14-08-2014 23:37
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| Shonak |
Posted on 15-08-2014 07:02
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You can lower Flat since Time Trialists actually don't need Flat stat that much. I think kentaurus or lluuiiggii said something along those lines.
So if you lower it to 75 and save one point in Descent and reduce Resistance to normal 65 (you spend those points), than all's fine with the points.
But points are hard earned in the game as you know, and not sure if it's fair to just allow higher points scaling for a later entry.
Either way, liking both riders. Really balanced, which is always to my liking with no 55 stats.
Edited by Shonak on 15-08-2014 08:14
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