just getting started with PCM 2014, the last one I played was 2009 and it seems like quite a lot has changed.
So I started a career with a continental pro team and wanted to set up the schedule and rider objectives. What bugs me is that my riders are only happy if I set the big tours like giro or vuelta as their season objectives, while I am not even allowed to participate in these tours as conti team.
Is there anything I'm missing here, or can I just assign them Giro / Vuelta as goals, even though they wont race there, or will that destroy their motivation if they can't take part ?
Generally, is there any good tutorial about planning the season with a smaller team ?
Yeah I have encountered this problem many times in my current save, and had similar problems when they implemented this new feature in 2013
Far as I'm aware it's a problem and no real solution to it
Additionally, I think you can set any objectives, such as TdF, for a conti rider and it will have no negative effect on the rider
Well, negative effect can be bad freshness. In PCM14 rider just before objective race can be in bad freshness. Cyanide comments that this shows his intensive training, I think that this is to prevent win all by player. So, in your case, if you set one race which starts on the particular date, e.g. 10 VII just for satisfy rider and put him to the race that starts 5 VII it is possible that his freshness will be "good" or even worse.
I'm currently having similar issues with my first real career. Created a custom pro conti team with my two top riders being Talansky and Van Garderen. Few of the races I can enter interest these two riders. I added TDF and Giro as objectives and attempted to gain wild card entry. I didn't get in either race so now 4 months into the season my riders' satisfaction is plummeting as they continue to race is lower tier races. Don't know what that will ultimately mean but I assume it will be very difficult to sign contract extensions.
