PCM.daily banner
23-12-2024 19:40
PCM.daily
Users Online
· Guests Online: 41

· Members Online: 1
jseadog1

· Total Members: 162,210
· Newest Member: HaroldChets
View Thread
PCM.daily » Pro Cycling Manager 2006-2020 » Pro Cycling Manager 2009
 Print Thread
Career Starter Guide (Help please)
breezer
Hey again guys.

I have come to the fact that i now will try start a career on hard with Liquigas.

And i therefor have some questions to ask.

1. Wich riders are good for team mates to my sprinters, and stage racers and so on?

2. Shall i go for a Grand Tour top5, or what is realistic with the team?
Edited by breezer on 07-05-2010 00:59
 
www.pcmdaily.com
Deadpool
1. Assuming you mean what domestiques to send, the key is to match the riders up with the race. A good hilly rider who is weak on the flats won't be useful in a race for the sprinters, but he will be on hilly classics. The key for stage races is to bring a mix of climbers to help with your leader there, and flat riders for the flat stages and lead-outs.

2. Assuming you are starting in 2010, Liquigas can handle everything except the cobbled classics (and even Quinzato can manage a top 10 or 15 occasionally there). Bennati can win sprints in any race. Nibali will be an outsider for the hilly classics, and Pellizoti and Basso will be outsiders for the GC contention. It'll be hard to win a GT or major classic, but podiums are definitely possible, and you really aren't restricted when it comes to what type of races you can compete in.
 
bigwoody
Another tactic could be to target the Giro or Vuelta hard with your stage race types, having several riders all peak for it...you could have a chance. TdF is probably out of reach though.
 
hellboy
Go for Giro with Nibali,Pellizotti and Basso and victory is yours
Go Roman!
 
roturn
Pellizotti is always winning Giro with me. Nibali can win it aswell and also Giro. Basso i have no idea, never really followed him.
Tour is almost impossible, normally Contador will win there with 2min to A.Schleck and 5min to the 3rd. Top5 is definitly possible there.
I was 5th with Monfort on hard (78 mountain, 77 tt, Menchov crashed otherwise 6th)
 
facmanpob
I find that the Vuelta is usually the easiest of the GTs to win, as by then a lot of the favourites have over 60 days racing under their belts so their max fitness is reduced. So with the Giro being a climber's race this year, and the Vuelta having longer time trials I would use Pellizotti for the Giro and Nibali for the Vuelta. Basso could try for a top 5 in the Tour.
 
filmmaker14
I'm playing with Liquigas as well, just started, here's my season planning kind of:

Giro:
Basso
Pellizotti
Nibali
Bennati
Kiserlovski
maybe Szmydt

Tour:
Kreuziger
Basso
Nibali
Bennati
maybe Szmydt
Quinziato
Willems
Kuschynski
sprint helper

Vuelta:
Pellizotti
maybe Szmydt
Bennati
some left-overs, new signings debuting

targets:
win the Giro with Basso
Tour: top 10 with one or two guys, stage win
Vuelta: Pellizotti top 5, Bennati stage win

overall: Bennati stage win in all three big Tours

maybe I'll play Sagan in one Tour but not sure. He's peaking in Paris-Nice. Smile
 
Jump to Forum:
Login
Username

Password



Not a member yet?
Click here to register.

Forgotten your password?
Request a new one here.
Latest content
Screenshots
Photo Finish
Photo Finish
PCM11: Funny Screenshots
Fantasy Betting
Current bets:
No bets available.
Best gamblers:
bullet fighti... 18,776 PCM$
bullet df_Trek 17,674 PCM$
bullet Marcovdw 15,845 PCM$
bullet jseadog1 13,852 PCM$
bullet baseba... 10,539 PCM$

bullet Main Fantasy Betting page
bullet Rankings: Top 100
ManGame Betting
Current bets:
No bets available.
Best gamblers:
bullet Ollfardh 21,990 PCM$
bullet df_Trek 15,820 PCM$
bullet Marcovdw 15,300 PCM$
bullet jseadog1 13,800 PCM$
bullet baseball... 7,432 PCM$

bullet Main MG Betting page
bullet Get weekly MG PCM$
bullet Rankings: Top 100
Render time: 0.31 seconds