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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 28-09-2013 19:58
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 ROULE BRITANNIA
Spoiler First let me say, this will replace Mais Pas Une Vrere Obscurement as a story. Frankly i just timed that one horribly, rather than a lack of time or motivation. That and i love writing one-rider stuff as i can get more invested in the action and build up a character over a period of time, and really tell a story.
Also, this will be a brand new person, never before used by myself! Thats right, no Hammarlings here 
Database: PCM.Daily Expansion Pack (to be released, edited a bit)
Patch: 1.0.4.0
Difficulty: Hard
Evolution: 0.3
Potentials: Random
Background
August 7th 2012 - Irregular Blood Values
August 10th 2012 - A Second Test
August 11th 2012 - Confirmed
August 11th 2012 - Not What Was Expected
August 11th 2012 - The Name
August 13th 2012 - Grim Week
August 14th 2012 - Knocked Down
August 15th 2012 - Northern Signings
August 16th 2012 - Details Make The Difference
August 17th 2012 - Wood for the Trees
October 17th 2012 - All Good Things...
August 18th 2012 - ...Must Come to an End
September 12th 2012 - Blue Harvest
September 22nd 2012 - Le Nouvelle Major
Edited by TheManxMissile on 07-11-2013 23:53
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 28-09-2013 19:59
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Name: Tom Lasnik
Age: 21
Nationality: British
Place of Birth: Imst
Specialization: Puncher
Stats: As of 24th March 2013
Spoiler FL 70 // MO 72 // HL 73 // TT 64 // PRL 62 // CB 68 // SP 67 // ACC 70 // DH 64 // FTR 79 // STA 68 // RES 68 // REC 69
My Name Is Tom
I was born in Imst, Austria, at the end of November 1991. My parents were English and worked for a multinational. We moved back to the UK in 2002. I also have a brother Harry, who is a few years older.
I got my first bike when we came to the UK in 2002 aged 9. I did a lot of casual riding, especially with my brother, around town.
He started racing when i was 12, in 2005, and i quickly followed suit. We both loved the competition, but from the start it was obvious i was the better one.
My father had a passing interest in cycling, mostly through commuting to and from work. So cycling was around the family, if not a major force.
How Did I Get To France?
When i was 18 i completed my A-Levels and immediately packed a bag. My plan was to spend the summer racing in France then return and start a career in the UK.
However fate, it seemed, had different ideas. I won 9 out of 14 races that summer, and attracted a lot of attention from a variety of local amateur french teams.
I returned home, but something was burning deep down inside me. I started going to work, for a mid sized charity, but after a couple of weeks i began racing again. Winning became a habit, 20-miles, 10-miles, grass track, hill climbs, they all fell beneath my wheels over the final few months of the season.
So through the winter i started training hard. Harry rode with a major South UK Amateur team, and constantly told me stories of his racing. He inspired me to chase a dream, a dream of going to Europe and doing what they do, which was winning.
So in May 2011 i began racing with the same Amateur team. I'll keep this short. I dominated. As in, completely. I won 100% of my races at the Junior level.
Again keeping this short. Hard winter of training, with one goal now. I would move to France and race there, and push to go professional. One question that came up was why not go through UK Cycling projects? I always had a traditional view of cycling. My love was for the 1950's and 60's. Merckx, Anquetil, Poulidor, Darrigarde, Simpson. Those were my heroes.
April 2012 i got the ferry from Dover to Calais. I had a rucksack of clothes,
an iPhone, £300 and my customized Specialized.
My Amateur Season
In truth this was not a full amateur season. I had no club and no real license. I just Googled and went to the races i could find. All the local clubs were happy to let me ride, as having a Brit was different and exciting.
In April i won 3 out of 6 races. In May i won 11 out of 13 races. In June i won 12 out of 13 races. In July i took a break to follow Le Tour.
We all know it was the Great British Tour, with Wiggo, Froome, Millar and Cavendish all playing significant roles.
August back to action, winning 6 out of 10 races. September came and things changed. I was solely racing in Northern France, mostly Nord-Pas-de-Calais and venturing as far as Haute-Normandie at times.
One day there was a knock on my flats door. Two people were there, Daniel Verbrackel and Frederic Delcambre. They wanted to offer me a contract.
What Next?
So my first season, with Roubaix-Lille Métropole, will be at £2,000 p/a. It's a one year contract as they see how much ability i really have. So 2013 will be about showing what i've got and getting a new deal.
This year then it's get a new contract, win a french race, top5 in ten events and get shortlisted for the Worlds. Maybe tough looking, but i see no reason i can't make them happen.
Further ahead, lets say three years, so 2016, i want to be team leader in the World Tour, Podium a major one-day classic and challenge a major stage race.
My career goals are big, Win Le Tour, Win the Worlds and be the best Brit of all time!
Goals
2013
Win a French Race (1 Podium, 2 Top5, 2 Jerseys)
Top 5 in ten Races/Stages (1 Podium, 1 4th, 1 5th, 2 Jerseys)
Worlds Shortlisted
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Get a Contract for 2014
by 2016
World Tour Team Leader
Podium Major Classic
Challenge Major Stage Race
By 2021
Win Le Tour
Win the Worlds RR
Best Brit of All Time
Calendar
Palmares
2013
GP la Marseillaise - 2nd Place
Tour Mediterraneen - 5th Stage 3
Tour Mediterraneen - 4th Stage 4
Tour Mediterraneen - 16th GC
Tour du Haut Var - 24th GC
Tour du Haut Var - 1st KoM
Criterium International - 9th Stage 3
Criterium International - 10th GC
Criterium International - 1st Youth
Edited by TheManxMissile on 01-11-2013 12:14
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 28-09-2013 19:59
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Squad
Calendar
Goals
***** Criterium International:- Stage Wins *****
(Failed: 9th Stage 3)
***** Paris-Tours:- Top 10 *****
***** Tour de l'Ain:- Stage Wins *****
**** 4 Jours Dunkerque:- Top 5 ****
**** Tro-Bro Leon:- Top 5 ****
**** Tour du Haut Var:- Stage Wins ****
(Failed: 1st KoM)
*** Sud Ardeche Delpech:- Top 10 ***
(Passed: 5th Place)
*** Tour du Limousin:- Stage Wins ***
*** Tour Mediterraneen:- Stage Wins ***
(Failed: 4th Stage 4, 5th Stage 3)
** Souvenir Bruno Comini:- Top 10 **
(Failed: 13th Place)
** Rhone-Alpes Tour:- Top 5 **
** Tour de Bretagne:- 1st **
* Tour de Pyrenees:- Top 5 *
* Paris-Troyes:- Top 10 *
(Failed: 13th Place)
* GP Pont a Marcq:- Top 10 *
Results
2013
GP la Marseillaise - 2nd Place - Tom Lasnik
GP la Marseillaise - 9th Place - Ian Van Achteren
Tour Mediterraneen - 5th Stage 3 - Tom Lasnik
Tour Mediterraneen - 4th Stage 4 - Tom Lasnik
Tour Mediterraneen - 16th GC - Tom Lasnik
Tour Mediterraneen - 5th KoM - Gerald Barrat
Tour Haut Var - 1st KoM - Tom Lasnik
Beveerbeek Classic - 5th Place - Alexander Lemair
Classic Sud Ardeches - 5th Place - Ian Van Achteren
Classic Loire Atlantique - 5th Place - Ian Van Achteren
Tour Normande - 7th Stage 1 - Franck Vermeulen
Tour Normande - 9th Stage 1 - Kevin Lalouette
Tour Normande - 9th Stage 2 - Alexander Lemair
Tour Normande - 6th Stage 6 - Alexander Lemair
Tour Normande - 7th Stage 8 - Alexander Lemair
Tour Normande - 3rd KoM - Kevin Lalouette
Criterium International - 7th Stage 1 - Ian Van Achteren
Criterium International - 9th Stage 3 - Tom Lasnik
Criterium International - 10th GC - Tom Lasnik
Criterium International - 1st Youth - Tom Lasnik
Triptyque Chateaux - 1st Stage 1 - Ian Van Achteren
Triptyque Chateaux - 3rd Stage 2 - Ian Van Achteren
Triptyque Chateaux - 3rd Stage 4 - Ian Van Achteren
Triptyque Chateaux - 1st GC - Ian Van Achteren
Triptyque Chateaux - 2nd Points - Ian Van Achteren
Triptyque Chateaux - 1st Youth - Ian Van Achteren
Edited by TheManxMissile on 02-11-2013 19:27
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 28-09-2013 20:40
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Good luck 
Feyenoord(football) and Kelderman fanboy
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 28-09-2013 20:40
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Good luck! 
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 28-09-2013 20:44
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Best of luck!! By the way, where is Imst?
.: Manager of :.
.: My Awards :.
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 28-09-2013 20:46
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Imst seems to be Austria
Feyenoord(football) and Kelderman fanboy
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 28-09-2013 20:57
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Imst is either Slovenia/Slovakia. Or Estonia, Lithuania or Latvia. |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 28-09-2013 21:05
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@All
Thanks guys, it's going to be great!
Just updated with all Tom's background stuff. While we wait for the Daily DB i have a couple of twists up my sleeve first, and some of you will be very happy with a couple of them
@the_hoyle
Austria, region of Tyrol about 55km West of Innsbruck
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| Selwink |
Posted on 28-09-2013 21:08
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Good luck
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 28-09-2013 21:09
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Twists?
Let me guess, will a russian with thr initials LL join the team? 
Anyway, presentation looks solid
Ambitious goals there
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 28-09-2013 21:13
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Jesleyh wrote:
Twists?
Let me guess, will a russian with thr initials LL join the team?
Anyway, presentation looks solid
Ambitious goals there
I am staying away from all previous riders here, so no Ladin, no Thomas, no Jack, no Karl! No Karl... wonder what that will be like...
Twists, yes. Just one but in a few parts to cover the time. And perhaps twist is the wrong word, more of a wish coming true.
Ambitious goals for an ambitious yet talented young man. I will probably make all stats visible as well, to make a change
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| baia |
Posted on 29-09-2013 01:05
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Looking good already.. really ambitious goals but in cycling everything is possible, 
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| MrTeamSky |
Posted on 29-09-2013 08:09
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Looks good hopefully you can achieve all your objectives, all possible with the right training
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-09-2013 09:06
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All right! In my attempt to get back into story-following a bit, I'll follow this one from the beginning best of luck with this. |
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| The Hobbit |
Posted on 29-09-2013 13:53
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Sounds good, also now I can copy the idea of your last story for my next one  muhahahahahahhahaha.! I was going to do something similar but noticed your' sand wrote about Walter instead, best of luck, sounds interesting and LOVE THE NAME
Edited by The Hobbit on 29-09-2013 13:54
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 29-09-2013 21:01
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August 7th 2012
Irregular Blood Values
Sixteen days have passed since the end of Le Tour de France. It was one of the cleanest Tours in recent memory with zero big name doping cases emerging, and the new face of cycling taking center stage in the shape of the British. Now just ten days after the Olympic Road Race, won by Alexander Vinokourov, that is on the cusp of changing.
A rumor has been leaked to the general media that one of the big name riders who participated in Le Tour, and also the Olympics, has been taken in for questioning over irregular blood values that were collected on the first rest day, which was the 10th July. All that has been leaked is that WADA has contacted the rider, with the aid of local police, about these irregularities. That this rider rode both the Tour de France and the Olympics. Finally that this rider can be considered a big name in the sport.
This story will be updated as soon as more information comes to light. For now all we can do is speculate...
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| Selwink |
Posted on 29-09-2013 21:02
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Can we guess? I fear it's Der Panzerwagen
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| SSJ2Luigi |
Posted on 29-09-2013 21:34
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Finally that this rider can be considered a big name in the sport.
at least it isn't a dutch rider
Spoiler betcha it's another rider I like
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| Cycleman123 |
Posted on 29-09-2013 21:37
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Sammy Sanchez?
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