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Caisse d'Epargne || The Future of the Past
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 07-09-2012 05:37
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Okay guys, I regret to inform you all that my NetApp story is not going to work out. You see I had this awesome vision of what I wanted to do with the team, and I wanted to try and follow a realistic approach to signings. But then the news of the Endura merger came, and basically is the complete opposite of how I planned to shape the team. My plan was to update all teams transfers as they did irl, so that I wouldn't lose motivation and want to start a new story with a 2013 db. My motvation to continue like that, was very low, so I thought, why dont I start a story about my favourite all time team.
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| Database: | StanosBase 2012 DB (edited) | | Race difficulty: | Extreme | | Financial difficulty: | Medium | | Development of attributes: | 0.3 (Random) |
You can probably guess who's in the team.
Edited by valverde321 on 07-09-2012 05:43
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 07-09-2012 05:37
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 Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro has been a loyal member of the team throughout, and his goal this season is to have a strong Ardennes performance and then ride the Tour de France where he can hopefully get a Top 5.
Joaquim Rodriguez
Joaquim is returning to the team after a few years with Katusha. He is really excited to be riding with Valverde again, one of his best friends, and his goal will be to support Valverde in the Ardennes, but take leadership if Valverde is unable to compete at his best, and he will also ride the Vuelta with the goal of winning.
Jose Joaquin Rojas
Rojas is our out and out sprinter. He will be hunting for stage wins and sprint jerseys, and we think he can get 10 wins this season, as thats his goal. He will also be given a spot in the Tour de France, but he will probably be on his own with most of the team working for the GC leaders.
Luis Leon Sanchez
Luis Leon is one of the younger GC captains on the team. His main goal will be to do well in 1 week stage races like Paris Nice and Tour de Suisse. He will also get to ride atleast 1 GT, although he knows he probably wont be leading a team. He can win TT's and he is a tactical genius, always knowing the right breakaway to get into.
 Steve Chainel
Steve is a new rider to the team, but he certainly wont be treated that way. He is a very useful rider, and will be our leader for the cobble classics. He may not be at the top level yet, but we also think in a few years time he can be. It is also important to have French riders for the sponsor.
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Edited by valverde321 on 07-09-2012 18:34
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| fernando97 |
Posted on 07-09-2012 05:39
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Good luck Valverde, hope you can carry this through years! 
Edited by fernando97 on 07-09-2012 14:28
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| johannes-w |
Posted on 07-09-2012 06:07
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Nice story idea! I was cycling in my old Caisse jersey just yesterday  Can't wait to see more about the story - good luck
Edited by johannes-w on 07-09-2012 06:08
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 07-09-2012 06:29
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We have the same most favourite team ever!
Good luck, i will be close follower and i am looking forward to what Valverde and Lulu can do (Purito too?). 
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| HaRe |
Posted on 07-09-2012 09:11
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good luck! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 07-09-2012 09:25
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Best of luck here! |
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 07-09-2012 09:48
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Veeery nice It is a great team, really, I'm looking forward to this!
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 07-09-2012 11:32
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Good luck over here valverde! I'm pretty sure Joaquim Rodriguez ( ) will do great in his return to Caisse. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 07-09-2012 14:08
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Lets hope that this one can survive a lot longer than NetApp, Good Luck mate
Edited by sutty68 on 07-09-2012 14:18
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| Pellizotti2 |
Posted on 07-09-2012 14:13
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Saw this coming, knowing how much you like the Caisse jersey.
Will follow for sure.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 07-09-2012 14:23
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Good luck valverde. |
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| ricotero_uy |
Posted on 07-09-2012 14:45
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Great!!! Good luck and will be great to follow you! |
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 07-09-2012 16:15
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Great idea Valv, hope this one lasts long time as it has amazing potential
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 07-09-2012 17:10
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fernando Thanks. I hope I can as well. I hope it wont be hard with this team.
johannes Thank you! Thats great. The former best team in the world still being remembered
Avin Thats great! I thought for sure you're favourite team would be Liquigas or Sagan's team before Liquigas (pretty sure it was an East Euro team of some sort)
HaRe Thanks!
Ian Butelr Thank you!
Cunego Aww thanks I am glad you like Caisse as well. You shouldn't have to wait too long
Freitas Thank you man! We'll see....
sutty To be fair NetApp lasted a few months Just no reports, because of db waiting and dbs waiting for patches that never came. But I dont think I can have motivation issues with this team. I have a lot of my favourite riders. My favourite jersey of all time, and my overall favourite team of all time.
Pelli Psychic Can you tell me by how much Hesjedal wins the Tour next year? Im surprised though, I didn't think I talked that much about how awesome the Caisse jersey is, must be writing in my sleep Thanks
Miguel Thank you!
ricotero_uy Thanks a lot. I am not that great on Extreme this year, but I will try my best!
Alakagom Thank you! I was thinking of a new story idea after NetApp news which I dislike, and I remember how great Squire's Discovery story was. Well I thought, that by not having a "real" team would help me to not lose motivation if something I disagree with happens to them irl, I also love the team, and can really go two directions with the story, updating all teams or bringing back more past teams.
BTW, I added Team Geox and replaced them in Div 2 for Utensilnord who are now in Div 3. Geox is mainly the riders I discarded from Movistar (now Caisse) and then a few free agents to fill them up a bit more. I will post a screen of course.
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 07-09-2012 17:15
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Story #... wait I lost count. Just kidding.
Good luck, and by now you probably all ready know I follow all of your stories (no matter how long it lasts, or how many their are.)
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| roturn |
Posted on 07-09-2012 17:16
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Good luck with this. Interesting team choice. |
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 07-09-2012 18:36
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Thanks Mre, I'm hearing that joke too often......
And thanks Roturn
Team Presentation up. Should be good. Had to do a lot of stuff just to get the team pics large enough to see all the stats.
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| PCM rulezz |
Posted on 07-09-2012 18:38
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Nice presentation, very strong team imo.
Winners never quit, quitters never win.
It's difficult not to be happy when you're surrounded by Belgians. - Mark Cavendish
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| fernando97 |
Posted on 07-09-2012 18:39
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Great presentation, can't wait for the reports to start! |
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