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Team Apple :: An U25 Approach to Cycling
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| MyDogNick |
Posted on 12-07-2012 23:15
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Amateur
Posts: 7
Joined: 12-07-2012
PCM$: 200.00
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Are you tired of your favorite cycling team being lead by a bunch of old men? They hog the spotlight of the younger, more exciting riders and often cost them a shot at a podium finish in Italy, France, or Spain. It's tiring, and we at Apple are fed up with it. We've decided to launch a new cycling team built for the most talented under twenty-five riders across the globe. When they are over twenty-five, they will be released from their contract and free to sign with another professional team.
I will be playing on the hard setting (both for career and races). I need suggestions for what riders I should sign that meet the under twenty-five criteria. The orientation setting will be set at 0%, so the cheaper the rider is, the better. |
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| fernando97 |
Posted on 12-07-2012 23:17
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Small Tour Specialist
Posts: 2123
Joined: 01-01-2012
PCM$: 200.00
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Mattia Cattaneo can be a nice future Giro- winner! |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 12-07-2012 23:21
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Tour de France Champion
Posts: 17833
Joined: 12-05-2012
PCM$: 0.00
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Slik and Oliviera, both dutch
Eckman and nerz, both German
hoffer, swiss
all good riders
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| cio93 |
Posted on 12-07-2012 23:22
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World Champion
Posts: 10616
Joined: 29-10-2007
PCM$: 500.00
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Cheap and promising?
Romain Bardet
Bob Jungels
Fabio Aru
Joseph Dombrowski
just to name a few as a start.
EDIT:
Robin Eckmann never had much room to improve left in my careers 
Edited by cio93 on 12-07-2012 23:23
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| fcancellara |
Posted on 12-07-2012 23:25
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Grand Tour Specialist
Posts: 4813
Joined: 18-08-2011
PCM$: 200.00
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cio93 wrote:
Cheap and promising?
Romain Bardet
Bob Jungels
Fabio Aru
Joseph Dombrowski
just to name a few as a start.
EDIT:
Robin Eckmann never had much room to improve left in my careers
JUNGELS IS MINE 
MyDogNick, Preidler is a talent too.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 12-07-2012 23:27
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World Champion
Posts: 10616
Joined: 29-10-2007
PCM$: 500.00
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fcancellara wrote:
cio93 wrote:
Cheap and promising?
Romain Bardet
Bob Jungels
Fabio Aru
Joseph Dombrowski
just to name a few as a start.
EDIT:
Robin Eckmann never had much room to improve left in my careers
JUNGELS IS MINE
MyDogNick, Preidler is a talent too.
And hopefully with a German WT team next year
x2 at Preidler, he rarely is below 80 MO limit.
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| MyDogNick |
Posted on 12-07-2012 23:28
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Amateur
Posts: 7
Joined: 12-07-2012
PCM$: 200.00
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Okay, what should I use for Evolution of Attributes? I'm using the latest PCMDaily DB released (2012DBV2PublicBeta). |
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| MyDogNick |
Posted on 12-07-2012 23:39
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Amateur
Posts: 7
Joined: 12-07-2012
PCM$: 200.00
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I've decided to use a 0.3 Evolution of Attributes. I was debating using 0.5, but I didn't want it to be too fast. I think it takes a long time for riders to develop, and the goal of this story is to sign a bunch of guys eighteen or younger than twenty-five and watch them develop until their age twenty-five season. If it was higher, I think we'd dominate too much and I want a challenge!
I will take all your suggestions for riders! We have a budget of 62,000. In addition (if you want), you can tell me what races you want your chosen rider(s) to ride in. This way, you get to watch your rider's career unfold and I get to (frustratingly) play PCM! |
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| MyDogNick |
Posted on 13-07-2012 00:27
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Amateur
Posts: 7
Joined: 12-07-2012
PCM$: 200.00
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The new Apple Professional Cycling Team has announced its roster for the 2012 campaign:
"We are pleased to have such a talented group of youngsters assembled on this roster," said DS MyDogNick. "We believe that all of them have great futures in cycling."
The team touted three of its riders especially, Chad Williams, Michael Gibson, and Raul Lopez, all three of whom they believe to be future greats.
Caleb Ewan, the sole Aussie of the squad, will be taking part in his country's National Championship Road Race and Individual Time Trial Championship next week. He will be the youngest racer present, and will be eyeing his first professional victories. "Let's just hope they realize it's time to change the guard," joked the young Australian. |
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| MyDogNick |
Posted on 13-07-2012 00:32
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Amateur
Posts: 7
Joined: 12-07-2012
PCM$: 200.00
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Australian Road Race Championship
This is a tough race with several hills and a downhill finish, so the sprinters should be contending for the victory.
Favorites: *** Cadel Evans, Simon Gerrans, Michael Rodgers
** Richie Porte, Matthew Lloyd, Matthew Goss, Rory Sutherland
* Heinrich Hausler, Allan Davis, Michael Matthews
The odds-end favorite for the race is reigning Tour de France champion Cadel Evans. Team Apple's Caleb Ewan is not seen as a contender, so he is expected to try and gain Apple some airtime in a breakaway. |
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