Long title, but it describes it pretty good. I am having a huge trouble in sprints. If you look away from the fact that my sprint train simply stops for 2-3 seconds on every single stage for no reason what so ever, there's another problem.
Everytime I try to get my sprinter on another sprinters wheel (because my trains are shit) he might sit on his wheel for 2 seconds if I'm lucky. I was once perfectly positioned on a rider wheel, but suddenly four(!) riders came and suddenly just shoved me away. I tried to get back on the wheel, but it didn't work, not on any of them. Therefor I'm wondering if there's a stat or something that determines how much a wuss your riders are?
I should point out that I had allready set him to agressive earlier and there wasn't a problem with his effort level.
I really wish they removed this "feature" where the AI can simply do as they please and you have no chance at retaliating.
Edited by cactus-jack on 21-09-2011 23:24
In my experience, it mostly happens when your rider has to leave a gap to the rider he's following - because he's blocked or because he's exhausted. Somewhat realistic I think. But as Lachi said, if you have a decent sprinter and set him on 99%, it shouldn't happen often.
And by the way, you can also use this to your own advance. If you're in a good position, you are sometimes able to slip in an existing sprint train.
My sprinter is Guardini and he has 78 in both SP and ACC so he's not a bad sprinter at all.
The big problem is that during a sprint, there's my train, which usually stops as I mentioned, and another train composed of every single sprinter in the race. It's usually a line of maybe 5-6 sprinters and there's no point in me being in the back.
I'm Team Sky in my third season. I picked up Cavendish who is an amazing sprinter, but I also have Ben Swift, a decent sprinter. At the end of a train I have my second best sprinter (swift), then my best sprinter (Cav). I have my lead out guy sprint around 2km to go, then I send my main sprinter away around 1.5 or even 1 depending on where my competition are.
I generally use a long train if I can get away with it, and because Sky are a good team, I can generally do this. The AI characters get wise to me every now and then, so I have to send 4 away from the pack at around 4-5 km to go. If you have your lead out man on the "dot" at 99 and if he's got a good flat stat then you should be okay. I try and get my train together near the front of the pelaton inside the last 10km as a general rule.
On the stages which are really long its harder to get the whole train together. I would have my leadout guy sitting behind the best sprinter in the pelaton. I will pause the game to find him within the last 18km. Then I'll attack after he attacks with my main sprinter.
With a 78 sprinter its hard to beat the better guys. Try and get ur second best sprinter to lead him out, that might work?
