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La Pomme Marseille - Bye for now!
Pellizotti2
Short announcement regarding recent lack of activity and season remainder:

Due to recurring AI issues and a quickly increasing number of unrealistic developments for various riders wrecking the gameplay, I've decided to do some changes to get to the end of the season as quickly as possible.

Therefore, I've taken us out of a couple of races we were originally scheduled to participate in - for example the Vuelta. Instead, I'll write up a short summary of our final races, plus a recap from the Vuelta in the same layout as the two earlier GTs.

I know that this is a bit disappointing and perhaps not an optimal way to proceed, but I just don't see any point in spending time reporting from races where the AI completely screwed up and caused unrealistic results.

And there's good news as well. I've renewed my contract as manager of the team for another year, meaning that we'll be back for a 3rd season when PCM13 is out.

But before then, the final few reports from this season!
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Ian Butler
Good to hear about that renewed contract! Smile Will you continue this with the new game, then?

It's the best decision now, with the AI messed up!
 
Pellizotti2
I thought the "We'll be back for a 3rd season when PCM13 is out" made that obvious, Ian! Pfft

But yeah, I'll be continuing with PCM13.

Vuelta a España

Like so many times before, the season's third and last Grand Tour was all about who was still fresh at the end of the year. Four riders excelled particularly, all thanks to entering the race with a relatively light number of race days.

In all fairness, the startlist was relatively weak - despite the presence of 2008 winner and Tour runner-up Alberto Contador. The Spaniard was never even in contention here however, clearly tired from a heavy racing schedule. He eventually ended up in 9th place, his worst result in a GT since 2006.

Instead, it was 2011 world time trial champion Tony Martin who seized the red leader's jersey on the 26 km opening time trial. The German spent the first 8 days of the race in the lead, and more impressively showcased a new level of climbing that took him as far as a 4th place in the overall.

Just 48 seconds ahead was the final spot on the podium, which went to Haimar Zubeldia. An unexpected result for the veteran Spaniard, who also won the race's three hardest mountain stages. Definitely a surprise to see him back on a level not seen since his Euskaltel days.

26 seconds further up the final overall ranking, but still almost three minutes behind the dominant winner, we find Damiano Cunego. The Italian has had a relatively quiet season, but really comes out of top with this Vuelta along with 6th at the Tour. Perhaps he can still win another GT?

Finally, the winner. *drumroll*

Spoiler
Carlos Betancur!

The Colombian wins a GT in his first year on Worldtour level. He dominated the mid week and pulled big time out of his rivals on various occasions. Not even a quite hefty fallback in the final week could stop him. The fact that he also takes the points, KoM and U25 classifications tells you a bit about the domination!

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1Carlos BetancurAG2R La Mondiale69h55'03
2Damiano CunegoLampre - Merida+ 2'46
3Haimar ZubeldiaRadioshack Trek+ 3'12
4Tony MartinOmegaPharma Quickstep+ 4'00
5Sergio HenaoSky Pro Cycling+ 10'36
6Antonio PiedraCaja Rural+ 15'11
7Eros CapecchiMovistar Team+ 17'20
8Jean-Christophe PeraudAG2R La Mondiale+ 18'01
9Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo-Tinkoff+ 21'33
10Tom-Jelte SlagterBlanco Pro Cycling Team+ 23'29

And of course, the stage results:

StageWinner2nd3rd
1Tony MartinMaciej BodnarStijn Devolder
2Philippe GilbertMaxim IglinskiyDamiano Cunego
3André GreipelArnaud DemareGuillaume Boivin
4André GreipelArnaud DemareMarcel Kittel
5Sky Pro CyclingBMC Racing TeamOPQS
6Haimar ZubeldiaCarlos BetancurDamiano Cunego
7Haimar ZubeldiaTony MartinLaurens Ten Dam
8Carlos BetancurAlberto ContadorMoreno Moser
9Carlos BetancurPhilippe GilbertHaimar Zubeldia
10André GreipelArnaud DemareGuillaume Boivin
11Klaas LodewyckMaxim IglinskiyMichael Morkov
12Carlos BetancurHaimar ZubeldiaDamiano Cunego
13Jérémy RoyFederico CanutiAndrey Amador
14Stijn DevolderMarcos GarcíaArnaud Demare
15Carlos BetancurDamiano CunegoEros Capecchi
16Tony MartinHaimar ZubeldiaArnold Jeannesson
17Tomas VaitkusMaxim IglinskiyBjörn Leukemans
18Haimar ZubeldiaDamiano CunegoCarlos Betancur
19Björn LeukemansMichael MorkovDamiano Cunego
20Arnaud DemareAndré GreipelAlexander Kristoff
21Philippe GilbertMaxim IglinskiyGrégory Rast

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fcancellara
Strange Vuelta Pfft
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Miguel98
Really strange results in Vuelta.
 
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Ian Butler
Sorry Embarassed
I thought it might've meant: we'll be back in 2013, even though the new game is coming out, we're still coming back, see?

But great! Smile
 
sutty68
The A1 can be a pain in the arse sometimes Sad

But glad to know the story will continue with PCM13 Wink
 
maxime86
thats a wired Vuelta
 
Pellizotti2
I didn't find the results that surprising, tbh. Weak field + overtired Contador was always going to give other riders a chance.

Also, all riders in the top 5 have more than 77 MO. Piedra was more surprising, but that's what few race days + top form + nationality bonus does. Wink

World Time Trial Championships

Clearly still carrying the form that took him to a surprising 4th overall in the recent Vuelta, Tony Martin stormed through the TT in Florence to take the gold medal for a second time in his career.

Before the race, the media talked about the usual battle between Martin and his main rival Fabian Cancellara, but the Swiss rider looked out of form and almost got caught on the climb up to Fiesole. Nothing more than an anonymous 6th place for him, whereas Bradley Wiggins did even worse in 20th.

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Their lack of form led to a number of unexpected names snatching big results. Most notable revelation was USA's Lawson Craddock, who led the race all the way until last starter Martin arrived at the finish. Admittedly far away from the gold medal, but surely more than the youngster had even dreamed of.

The bronze medal also went to an unexpected name, and a rider I think you know quite well by now - Yoann Paillot!

Despite the fact that he has done well in various time trials during the past two seasons and finishing 15th in Valkenburg a year ago, this came as a shock even to me. Gives us a good idea of his competitiveness also on the big stage, if we were to receive a WT license for 2014.

1Tony MartinGermany1h06'30
2Lawson CraddockUSA+ 32
3Yoann PaillotFrance+ 36
4Anton VorobyevRussia+ 51
5Mattia CattaneoItaly+ 1'07
6Fabian CancellaraSwitzerland+ 1'08
7Taylor PhinneyUSA+ 1'27
8Richie PorteAustralia+ 1'32
9Jakob SteigmillerGermany+ 1'33
10Peter VelitsSlovakia+ 1'35


World Road Championships

The road race was just as exciting. Italy were hugely tipped to add another victory to their tally with a team including Nibali (82 HI), Cunego (80), Scarponi (80), Palini (80), Pozzovivo (77), Cominelli (77), Reda (75) and Moser (75).

The many strong cards may have played against them however, as they failed to come out of the race with the wanted victory. Cunego, Scarponi and Pozzovivo all featured in the finale, but all missed the decisive attack and had to settle for silver, bronze and an 8th place, respectively.

The man denying Cunego victory was, once again, Carlos Betancur! One distinct attack around a kilometer from the summit of Fiesole was enough to gap everyone else and roll home to a solo victory on the streets of Florence.

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Cunego will thus have to continue trying to take the rainbow jersey he has been so close to so many times. Like Betancur, he reached the finish alone - having destroyed the rest with an amazing attack on Via Salviati.

As already mentioned, the sprint behind went to Scarponi. Zubeldia, Gerrans, Iglinskiy, Jeannesson and Pozzovivo also finished in that group, while Clement was the best from our team - 12th, after helping French captain Jeannesson.

1Carlos BetancurColombia7h26'13
2Damiano CunegoItaly+ 28
3Michele ScarponiItaly+ 53
4Haimar ZubeldiaSpains.t.
5Simon GerransAustralias.t.
6Maxim IglinskiyKazakhstans.t.
7Arnold JeannessonFrances.t.
8Domenico PozzovivoItalys.t.
9Vincenzo NibaliItaly+ 1'36
10Andrea PaliniItalys.t.
11Leopold KönigCzech Republics.t.
12Clément KoretzkyFrances.t.
13Fabian CancellaraSwitzerlands.t.
14Robert GesinkThe Netherlandss.t.
15Richie PorteAustralias.t.
16Philippe GilbertBelgiums.t.
17Tony MartinGermanys.t.
18Fabian WegmannGermanys.t.
19Peter SaganSlovakia+ 2'13
20Moreno MoserItalys.t.

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Ian Butler
Betancur, awesome ride Grin

Cancellara in a better form in the road race, it seems Smile

Paillot did brilliantly Grin
 
Jesleyh
Betancur really on a roll Wink
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Miguel98
Betancur is in great form.
 
sutty68
Nice to see a Colombian World Champion Smile
 
FreitasPCM
Big result for Betancur! And for the French aswell. Smile
 
Pellizotti2
Betancur is certainly having an awesome end to the season. More from him coming up in this recap of our last races.


Tour de l'Ain

After a 2nd place behind Michael Matthews from Evaldas on the opening stage, the race turned from good to amazing for us when Clement jumped his four breakaway companions to win stage 2 solo, gaining 5 minutes on the main field. His GC lead then grew even bigger when we Yoann led us to a a 2nd win in a row on stage 3's team time trial.

The mountains followed, and so began our attempts to defend the jersey. Clement finished with the lead group on stage 4 and thus only lost some bonus seconds, but really struggled on the mountain top finish in Septmoncel - coming home in 10th, almost three minutes back on stage winner Alexandre Geniez.

Basically the same scenario played out again on the final stage, to our dismay. Geniez went ballistic on Col du Menthières and tore the peloton to pieces, while escaping together with Guillaume Levarlet (Cofidis). Clement battled hard further back, but eventually conceded over two minutes and the overall victory to Geniez. By the slim margin of 16 seconds!

S1Michael Matthews
S2Clement Koretzky
S3La Pomme - Bouygues
S4Alexandre Geniez
S5Guillaume Levarlet

Final GC
1Alexandre GeniezFDJ16h50'27
2Clément KoretzkyLa Pomme - Bouygues+ 16
3Jesús HerradaMovistar Team+ 2'27
4Alessandro VanottiAstana Pro Team+ 2'49
5Javier MorenoMovistar Team+ 3'13


Tour de Limousin

Maintaining the good form built in Ain, Gatis made a late jump on the relatively flat first stage to win the stage a few meters ahead of the sprinters. Evaldas finished 7th, which he then improved to 5th on stage 2.

Then there was the long-ish uphill finish in Trélissac. After a late attack, Paco Ventoso (Movistar) looked sure of victory as he entered the final kilometer with an advantage of 1'30. However, the peloton reduced the gap insanely fast and caught him just meters after the line. Clement being the fastest from the field to take 2nd place for us.

Onto the chaotic final stage, where the sprinter teams struggled to organize the finish. This opened the opportunity for attacks, which Clement quickly grabbed and jumped away to win the stage and take the overall as revenge for losing Ain. Even a 1-2 for us, as Gatis held thanks to some bonus seconds.

S1Gatis Smukulis
S2Daniel Schorn
S3Francisco Ventoso
S4Clement Koretzky

Final GC
1Clément KoretzkyLa Pomme - Bouygues16h25'59
2Gatis SmukulisLa Pomme - Bouygues+ 45
3Geoffrey SoupeFDJ+ 51
4Daniel SchornTeam NetApp - Endura+ 59
5Francisco VentosoMovistar Teams.t.


GP d'Isbergues

In an uneventful race and all-out mass sprint finish, Evaldas grabbed a 5th place and some more points towards the CT ranking.

1Steven TronetBigMat - Auber 934h33'25
2Nikias ArndtTeam Argos - Shimanos.t.
3Florian VachonBretagne - Seché Environnements.t.
4Allan DavisOrica - GreenEdges.t.
5Evaldas SiskeviciusLa Pomme - Bouyguess.t.


Milano-Torino

Coming straight from Florence and the worlds, Carlos Betancur showcased his rainbow jersey in the best possible way by winning his first race wearing it, having dumped everyone else on the slopes of Colle di Superga.

Clement put up a brave fight, but couldn't quite handle the long, steep climb. 8th place is still a respectable result, and better than i.e. Sagan.

1Carlos BetancurAG2R La Mondiale4h36'50
2Cristian CominelliTeam Idea+ 11
3Franco PellizottiAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuelas.t.
4Jonathan HivertTeam Sojasun+ 31
5Mattia CattaneoLampre - Merida+ 58


Giro del Piemonte

Not much changed the next day, and the next Italian classic. Betancur put in another monster attack on the late climb to Favaro and extended his advantage to almost a minute in the descent down to Biella.

Some of those who tried to follow the Colombian's attack came home for place two through four, with Matti Breschel (Saxo) topping Evaldas in the sprint from the peloton for 5th place.

1Carlos BetancurAG2R La Mondiale4h34'09
2Jan BartaTeam NetApp - Endura+ 54
3Oscar GattoVini Fantini - Selle Italias.t.
4Sylvain ChavanelOmegaPharma - Quickstep+ 1'38
5Matti BreschelTeam Saxo-Tinkoff+ 2'16


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And with that, our season has come to an end. Still to come is a summary of the whole season, with rankings and results from the biggest races.
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Miguel98
Great results for the end of the season.
 
Ian Butler
Koretzky in some good form atm. Beautiful WC victory for the Colombian Grin
 
sutty68
Koretzky finishing the season in fine style Wink
 
Pellizotti2
First off, the results from all the season's Worldtour races:

Santos Tour Down Under Sylvain Chavanel
Paris - Nice Joaquím Rodríguez
Tirreno - Adriatico Vincenzo Nibali
Milano - Sanremo Mark Cavendish
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Tom Jelte Slagter
E3 Prijs Vlaanderen Matti Breschel
Gent - Wevelgem Nick Nuyens
Ronde van Vlaanderen Tom Boonen
Vuelta al Pais Vasco Edvald Boasson Hagen
Paris - Roubaix Fabian Cancellara
Amstel Gold Race Andrea Palini
La Flèche Wallonne Samuel Sánchez
Liège - Bastogne - Liège Bauke Mollema
Tour de Romandie Alberto Contador
Giro d'Italia Vincenzo Nibali
Criterium du Dauphiné Ryder Hesjedal
Tour de Pologne Przemyslaw Niemiec
Clásica San Sebastián Joaquím Rodríguez
Vuelta a España Carlos Betancur
GP Ouest France Armindo Fonseca
Grand Prix de Québec Tom Boonen
Grand Prix de Montréal Jérôme Pineau
Il Lombardia Domenico Pozzovivo
Tour of Beijing Carlos Betancur

And here are the final ranking tables as well:

UCI Worldtour - Individual
1Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Team619
2Fabian CancellaraRadioshack Trek583
3Joaquím RodríguezKatusha Team552
4Damiano CunegoLampre - Merida511
5Carlos BetancurAG2R La Mondiale490
6Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo-Tinkoff403
7Mark CavendishOmegaPharma Quickstep389
8Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team357
9Tom BoonenOmegaPharma Quickstep343
10Sylvain ChavanelOmegaPharma Quickstep298
11Matti BreschelTeam Saxo-Tinkoff297
12Rui CostaMovistar Team286
13Tony MartinOmegaPharma Quickstep265
14Christopher FroomeSky Pro Cycling264
15Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling245
16Haimar ZubeldiaRadioshack Trek242
17Sergio HenaoSky Pro Cycling238
18André GreipelLotto-Belisol Team225
19Michele ScarponiLampre - Merida221
20Zdenek StybarOmegaPharma Quickstep211

UCI Worldtour - Team
1OmegaPharma Quickstep1506
2Lampre - Merida1225
3Radioshack Trek1148
4Astana Pro Team1086
5Team Garmin-Sharp1074
6Sky Pro Cycling949
7Team Saxo-Tinkoff947
8Movistar Team913
9AG2R La Mondiale881
10Blanco Pro Cycling74

Continental Tour - Individual
1Adrien PetitCofidis, Solutions Crédits990
2Clément KoretzkyLa Pomme - Bouygues832
3Giorgio BrambillaAtlas Personal - Jakroo691
4Sebastian LangeveldCyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks613
5Franco PellizottiAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela579
6Juan José HaedoJamis - Hagens Berman570
7Danilo NapolitanoAccentJobs - Wanty541
8Francesco LascaCaja Rural - Seguros RGA497
9Steven TronetBigMat - Auber 93484
10Sacha ModoloBardiani Valvole - CSF Inox484
11Tom Van AsbroeckTopsport Vlaanderen - Baloise471
12Jake KeoughUnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling449
13Maxime VantommeTeam Crelan434
14Rüdiger SeligKatusha Team430
15Evaldas SiskeviciusLa Pomme - Bouygues418
16Joeri StallaertTeam Crelan403
17Francesco RedaAndroni Giocattoli - Venezuela380
18Matteo PelucchiIAM Cycling380
19Yoeri HavikCyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks360
20Baptiste PlanckaertTeam Crelan358

Continental Tour - Team
1La Pomme - Bouygues2144
2Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela2082
3Cofidis, Solutions Crédits1960
4Team Crelan1884
5Katusha Team1544
6Team Netapp - Endura1424
7Bardiani Valvole - CSF Inox1366
8IAM Cycling1264
9Team Flaminia - Fondriest1240
10UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling1158

CQ Ranking - Individual
1Carlos BetancurAG2R La Mondiale3485
2Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Team2748
3Mark CavendishOmegaPharma Quickstep2634
4Fabian CancellaraRadioshack Trek2323
5Damiano CunegoLampre - Merida2146
6Alberto ContadorTeam Saxo-Tinkoff2017
7Alejandro ValverdeMovistar Team1790
8Joaquím RodríguezKatusha Team1754
9Tom BoonenOmegaPharma Quickstep1646
10Tony MartinOmegaPharma Quickstep1535
11André GreipelLotto-Belisol Team1531
12Peter SaganCannondale Pro Cycling1502
13Rui CostaMovistar Team1497
14Daniel MartinTeam Garmin-Sharp1461
15Sylvain ChavanelOmegaPharma Quickstep1437
16Adrien PetitCofidis, Solutions Crédits1405
17Reinardt Janse van RensburgTeam Argos-Shimano1341
18Haimar ZubeldiaRadioshack Trek1330
19Michele ScarponiLampre - Merida1213
20Edvald Boasson HagenSky Pro Cycling1168

CQ Ranking - Team
1OmegaPharma Quickstep9345
2Radioshack Trek7109
3Lampre - Merida6978
4Team Garmin-Sharp6481
5Astana Pro Team6462
6AG2R La Mondiale6256
7Sky Pro Cycling6061
8Movistar Team6028
9Team Saxo-Tinkoff5323
10Blanco Pro Cycling4895

Individual victories
1Mark CavendishOmegaPharma Quickstep24
2Juan José HaedoJamis - Hagens Berman20
3Carlos BetancurAG2R - La Mondiale12
4Sebastian LangeveldCyclingteam De Rijke - Shanks12
5Fabian CancellaraRadioshack Trek11
6André GreipelLotto-Belisol Team11
7Clément KoretzkyLa Pomme - Bouygues10
8Vincenzo NibaliAstana Pro Team10
9Francesco LascaCaja Rural - Seguros RGA10
10Jake KeoughUnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling9

Team victories
1OmegaPharma Quickstep58
2Team Garmin-Sharp28
3Blanco Pro Cycling28
4Movistar Team27
5Radioshack Trek27
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10La Pomme - Bouygues24

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Ian Butler
Can't believe Koretzky almost won the Cont Tour Shock
And the team winning the Cont Rankings, amazing! Does that mean promotion?
 
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