As some may know, I already write a story about Tim Roe. I just love writing one-riders stories so much I thought I would start a new one. This will take a similar style to the Tim Roe story, but I will try and improve, and make another great story. I have decided to play on PCM 10 with the 2011 DB.
Please Enjoy!
Game Info
PCM 2010
DB: PCMDailyV2
Difficulty: Hard
Evolution: 0.3
2011 is a new season and a time to shine for Rolland, as he looks to take a step forward and become a world-class stage-racer!
Pierre's Skills
As you can see, I specialise in the mountains. I feel I can really get some great results this season, but I will still need to improve in many aspects if I want to fulfill my career goal of winning Le Tour de France!
I hope I have aroused your interest in my story, and that you will follow my career here, on my website pierrerolland.fr!Edited by kitface on 27-09-2011 01:40
This year's team is very strong if you ask me. Thomas Voeckler will be our leader, and will aim for the Ardennes Classics, as well as Le Tour de France of course! Our triple-pronged sprint attack of Turgot, Arashiro and Chavanel is sure to impress in Conti races, and Chateau, Kern and myself will represent the team on the climbs. David Veilleux and Cyril Gautier are both strong, young puncheurs who will aim for some nice results, and should develop well throughout the season.
Sponsor Goals
Our sponsor Europcar has given us three goals to achieve this season. The first goal, wear the sprinter's jersey at Le Tour Mediterranean, will be Yukiya Arashiro's to take. I will also ride the race aiming for overall glory.
Goal number 2 is to finish at the top 5 of Tour de Picardie, and we will send Sebastien Turgot to achieve that goal.
And finally, our main goal, to win a wildcard to Le Tour de France. Europcar is of course in the Continental Tour, and as a French team, Le tour de France is a must. We will have to ride well all season, and impress the TdF organisers to give us a spot.
That is all for now, salut!Edited by kitface on 26-09-2011 11:43
@laidbackmarc Thanks marc, I chose PCM 10 because I wanted a change from PCM 11 and I'm no PCM veteran, so PCM 10 was my first version, and I thought I'd bring it back!
@rorzcp Haha, yeah gotta love Timmy. And don't worry the Tim story is still up and running as well as ever!
https://www.pierrerolland.fr/results
Tour de San Luis
The Tour de San Luis in Argentina was the first race of the season for Europcar, and after failing to receive a wildcard for the Santos Tour Down Under, they brought a strong squad. Sebastien Turgot won two stages, and wore the leaders jersey for one day, while Cyril Gautier put in an all around solid effort, finishing 6th overall after a strong time-trial and some nice riding on the hilly stages. Chris Anker Sørensen took out the overall standings, with Mauro Santambrogio and Fredrik Kessiakoff rounding out the podium.
General Classification - Final
1
Chris Anker Sørensen
Saxo Bank SunGard
24h12'23"
2
Mauro Santambrogio
BMC Racing Team
+ 13"
3
Fredrik Kessiakoff
Pro Team Astana
+ 15"
4
Mathieu Sprick
Skil - Shimano
+ 24"
5
John-Lee Augustyn
Sky ProCycling
+ 31"
6
Cyril Gautier
Team Europcar
+ 35"
7
Robert Kiserlovski
Pro Team Astana
+ 45"
8
Kjell Carlström
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'03"
9
Christian Knees
Sky ProCycling
+ 1'09"
10
Brian Vandborg
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1'11"
My first race will be the Le Tour Mediterranean in a couple weeks, but there are a couple races to get through first. Reviews coming up soon!
It has been a big week of racing, and with 4 races being held, there were lots of results to be had. Europcar had some ups and downs, here is all the latest action.
Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
The week started well for Europcar as Thomas Voeckler dominated a weak-field to take a great, early season win. Lars Bak held on for a while, but Thomas dropped him in the last few kms as he crossed the line alone. Dumoulin won the pack sprint to take 3rd place.
General Classification - Final
Spoiler
1
Thomas Voeckler
Team Europcar
3h08'46"
2
Lars Ytting Bak
HTC - Highroad
+ 23"
3
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le credit en ligne
+ 44"
4
Cyril Lemoine
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
5
Bobbie Traskel
Landbouwkrediet
s.t.
6
Simon Spilak
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
7
Pierrick Fedrigo
FDJ
s.t.
8
Bert Grabsch
HTC - Highroad
s.t.
9
Sebastien Joly
Saur - Sojasun
s.t.
10
Baden Cooke
Saxo Bank SunGard
+ 1'11"
Giro della Calabria
This race didn't go well for Europcar, as Volodymyr Bileka of Amore & Vita won the overall ahead of Laurent Beuret and Cristiano Benenati. Marangoni led all the way until a final stage breakaway of the leading 3 riders gave Bileka the win.
General Classification - Final
Spoiler
1
Volodymyr Bileka
Amore & Vita
11h55'18"
2
Laurent Beuret
Atlas Personal
16"
3
Cristiano Benenati
De Rosa - Ceramica Flaminia
21"
4
Alan Marangoni
Liquigas - Cannondale
27"
5
Santo Anza
Vaconsoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
1'11"
6
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Katusha Team
1'19"
7
Matteo Montaguti
AG2R La Mondiale
1'23"
8
Kristian Forbord
Amore & Vita
1'26"
9
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
1'28"
10
Emanuele Vona
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
1'38"
Étoile de Bessèges
This race was another tough one for Europcar in Southern France. They experienced next to no success, but the riders were quite unfit. Antomarchi was an unexpected winner after the breakaway, and Guillo rode well to take 2nd for Bretagne.
General Classification - Final
Spoiler
1
Julien Antomarchi
Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
16h33'19"
2
Stephane Poulhies
Saur - Sojasun
+ 13"
3
Florian Guillo
Bretagne - Schuller
+ 31"
4
Davide Ricci Bitti
Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli
+ 43"
5
Jean-Marc Marino
Saur - Sojasun
+ 45"
6
Bobbie Traskel
Landbouwkrediet
+ 1'16"
7
Paolo Longho Borghini
Liquigas - Cannondale
+ 1'51"
8
Gianni Meersman
FDJ
+ 1'56"
9
Kevin Hulsmans
Donckers Koffie - Jelly Belly
s.t.
10
Samuel Dumoulin
Cofidis, le credit en ligne
+ 2'17"
Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
This race had some bigger names in it, and Trugot continued his good from to take 6th. Pettachi won the bunch sprint, while Colnago pair Belletti and Modolo finished off the podium.
General Classification - Final
Spoiler
1
Alessandro Petacchi
Lampre - ISD
3h44'14
2
Manuei Belletti
Colnago - SCF Inox
s.t.
3
Sacha Modolo
Colnago - SCF Inox
s.t.
4
Borut Bozic
Vaconsoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
5
Daniele Pietropolli
Lampre - ISD
s.t.
6
Sebastien Turgot
Team Europcar
s.t.
7
Alberto Ongarato
Vaconsoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
8
Julian Dean
Team Garmin - Cervelo
s.t.
9
Mauro Finetto
Liquigas - Cannondale
s.t.
10
Andreas Stauff
QuickStep Cycling Team
s.t.
Le Tour Mediterranean is next for the team, and me! All the action from France coming up soon!
We have brought a strong squad here. Yukiya will be our leading sprinter, while I will be the overall leader. We believe that with Yukiya's good form, we can produce some nice results on the flat stages. Kern and Veilleux will aim for the breakaway stages.
The Plan First of all we want a rider in the break. The KoM points are very close to the finish, so unless the break succeeds, odds are they won't win the points. By the end though, we hope to win the stage and the sprinter's jersey, completing our sponsor goal. I will be protected by Christophe Kern, and won't make any exertions.
The Race
50kms to go: After many failed attempts, a 3-man break finally got away. David Veilleux was one of the three, along with Calleeuw of Jong Vlaanderen, and J. Moss of Endura. The field didn't seem threatened, so they let the trio gain a few minutes.
28kms: The break was holding onto a small, 2'15" lead. Veilleux and Moss were going too fast Calleeuw, and they went off ahead.
25ksm: They were attacking each other thick and fast, but both riders were holding their own.
15kms: The lead was down to 45", but the pair were still trying to win those elusive mountain pointsj just up the road..
8kms: The pair were caught by a fast pack, and Guesdon of FDJ won the KoM points on the relay.
4kms: The sprint was being set up, and although the Europcar train had fallen apart, Arashiro had Hutaroovich of FDJ's wheel.
2kms: The Japanese was jumping off one wheel to another, and was looking strong. He finally got onto Cyril Lemoine's wheel, and was in good position..
1kms: The sprint begins, and Arashiro rips through the pack, and speeds past Lemoine.
Arashiro takes a great win, and secures the sponsor goal!
Yes! Arashiro sprinted his heart out there, he looks the best in the field. I'm happy to just sit back and watch until the final stage climb, let's hope for some more success tomorrow!
The Plan Today's stage is a little more hilly, but still shouldn't be a problem for the sprinters. My guess is maybe a breakaway win, and we will attempt to get a rider like Yohann Gene in the break. I will again just relax at the front of the pack.
The Race
130kms to go: The first break attempts all failed as usual, but Yohann Gene picked a good time to attack, and with 6 others, gained a small break.
116kms: They had a break of 2'00" at this point.
98kms: The full peloton had made it over the main hilly section unscathed, and the break was ahead by 3'00".
95kms: As the break rolled down onto the flat, FDJ and Landbouwkrediet were chasing and the lead was being cut.
77kms: After fighting for about 20kms, the break was finally caught, but that didn't stop Yohann Gene from attacking again as he and David Partridge of Endura rode on ahead.
73kms:Partridge easily wins the 10 Mountain points, as Gene takes 8 for 2nd.
53kms: The Brit kept on attacking Gene, and in the end the Frenchamn gave up just as the rain started falling, leaving Partridge alone in front, with a 1'40" lead.
25kms: The final hill begins, and Partridge is caught. A fast pace keeps anyone from attacking.
18kms: The hill is passed, and the sprinters are getting ready to pounce.
15kms: Ouch, and Sebastien Turgot has fallen! He gets up again, but will struggle to get back in the peloton.
7.5kms: With Turgot gone, David Veilleux takes the first position in the three-man train. He does very well, stopping Bert De Waele's ominous attack from getting anywhere.
3.5kms:Veilleux had given everything, so Haddou took over in front for Arashiro. FDJ was the only threatening train, and their sprinter Sulzberger was in good position.
1.5kms:Arashiro is let go, and CCC Polsat's Matsyiak is on his wheel.
0.5kms: He is too fast for them all, no one can keep up!
Arashiro takes his second straight win, and celebrates emphatically!
Sebastien Turgot, who crashed earlier, sprints to the line alone, 3'43" behind Arashiro.
I'll fix up a few of those things, and thanks for the feedback. 
