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International Cycling League - PR Thread
Bikex
International Cycling League (ICL)


The first season of the ICL is about to end in recordtime. It's easy to say that the ICL is the fastest story game around at the moment. However a lot of managers turned inactive and so their teams disband. Also the interest from others is rather low at the moment caused by a publicity problem, as threads of the story games section won't show on the front page. That's why this thread is opened, starting a PR action making the game more known around the forum and attract potential new managers.

The ICL makes it possible to fulfill your wildest PCM dreams, found your own team and lead it to the top. Join now!
As everything you have to do is to fill out futuristic excel sheets, which gave me the nickname "excel magician", being manager of a team in the ICL won't be a too time consuming side job.

For sure you became interested by now, if so sign up and read the more detailed information in the spoiler or do that the other way around.
You will find the signup thread here: https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread....ost_975413
All other threads belonging to the game are in the story games section.

Spoiler

The Database

The database that was used forthe first season is the one orignially made for the XXX DB, so the Daily DB and more than 700 riders that were added last year. Also some stats have been changed. By now riders evolved and stats changed. Download the DB that was used for last season here: https://www.mediafire.com/download/221...4-ICL.xlsx

The Racing

I will 3D race all the races but won't post a report, just a picture of the winner and the results. I think the results of 3D racing are better that's why I won't simulate. Like this the seasons can be done very fast in contrast to more detailed community games. Check out the style of reports here: https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread....d_id=35240

Your Teams

You will found your own teams and in a short and simple transfer season you will contract riders and fill your squad. The teams will be divided into World Tour and Continental Tour teams. It is preferred that your team will have a jersey for the winning pictures. You can look up for one in the shirt database or in graphic threads of shirt makers. In the database there are 127 countries represented. You can only pick from them for your team nationality, so if you have a too exotic team planned ask first if the nation is available. At least three riders of the picked nation will have to be in the team.

Development Teams

WT squads and possibly some CT teams will have the chance to make development teams that will take part in the continental races and in some races just for development teams, they will get there own ranking there. Not any rider will be eligible to Development Teams, more to come. The nationality of the Development team doesn't have to be the one of your main team, but at least two riders of that nationality will have to be in your main team and at least three in the development team.

The Calendar

The calendar will be mainly choosed by you. There will be a WT, a CT and a U25 (for development teams) calendar. Only the monuments and the grand tours are fixed for the WT calendar. When the time comes you can suggest any races out of the stage database, stage makers threads or out of the real calendar. In a voting the final calendar will be decided. Like that I hope to get your teams nation focuses also in the racing schedules. You will find the races that made it on the calendar for the first season here: https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread....rowstart=0

The Rankings

There will be three different rankings: WorldTour, ContinentalTour, U25Tour. Also a ranking out of all rankings combined will be made, the Prestige Ranking (PR Ranking). The WT ranking will decide on which team will relegate to CT. The best CT teams in the PR Ranking will move up. In the unlikely case that a development squad is among them, the spot will go to the next CT squad. How much points a rider will get for a certain positioning will be published before the season starts.

Riders Development

At the end of the season each rider will be have a certain number of points assigned. How much depends on their age, their current average, their number of race days and their PR ranking points. The manager of the rider can then assign a training plan out of a list deciding in which ratio the points will be added to the different stats.

Race Planning

You will have to choose in which races you want to take part. WT teams will naturally have to take part in any WT race, but also can apply for a certain number of CT races. CT teams can also apply for WT wildcards. Once each team is completed, I will make race planners available, in which you fill the season of your rider. Race clashes will be considered, but you will see in the file which races clash. Like in the mangame riders will have depending on their stats a different number of max race days and one day races will cost you two race days.

Transfers

The transfer season will contain of three rounds of Free Agents buying. For that I will post a Excel spreadsheet containing a list of available Free Agents and their stats. You just put a number next to them, depending on what you are ready to pay for them. The highest bider will get the rider and will have to pay the wage offered. Transfers between teams will be made like an auction, I'll open a thread for that in the story games section.

Talents

Somewhere when coming to the end of the season I will post an excel file with regens, but their stats and potential will be displayed very imprecise. You then can spend money to scout a certain rider, making the information more precise.

Research

If you have some money over you can spend it in research. You can make research on training methods for three different stats. The success of the research will be random. Depending on how successful it is you will be able to improve the stats for some of your riders.

Budget

For the first season every WT team will have the same budget and every CT team will have the same budget. WT teams with development squads will have an united budget. Every manager can then decide how to spend the budget. You can decide how big the portion is you will spend for scouting and what part you will use for transfers and research.

NCs/WCs

I will 3D simulate the NCs for the most important countries. For all the other countries I will use an algorithm to determine the national champions.

Even though this could all sound a little bit complicated and time consuming, it really isn't. Almost everything will be done via prepared excel sheets I'll give you and if you are occasionally too busy, I will happily help you.


If you have any questions, you can ask them here.

Sign up now.
 
Bikex
I want to push this up for a last time to gather some more interested people right before the next season kicks of. Today it was announced which teams get a WT status for next season. In the spoiler you see all teams that signed up so far. In the continental tour there is still some place for some more teams, so you can still sign up for a CT team, countries/regions underrepresented are Spain, Netherlands, Africa, Central America and Southeast Asia/Oceania. But also in other countries you still can found a team. If you are interested and/or have questions ask here. Sign up here: https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread....d_id=36801

Spoiler
World Tour

Air ChinaBikex
Allianz - BMW Cycling Teamjaxika
Avia - Orlen OilDippofix
CarbonSports Cycling p/b Lightweightknockout
Celesio Pro Cyclingmvhoogdalem
Ecopetrol - VivoCyclotron
Filliers - Mora Pro Cycling TeamOllfardh
Fiskars CyklingAtlantius
Fred Whitton Race TeamJoeArmstrong13
Gazprom Cycling TeamSilvio Herklotz
LA Aluminios - AntarteLuis Leon Sanchez
Liberty Seguros - WürthShonak
LIUCPBM3CGIPBTTheManxMissile
Prorace - CamtelThe Rider
Smartone Cycling TeamJakstar22
Swiss Life Teamnacho63
Team Bunzl - Centricabrewers90
Vegeta Cycling TeamSSJ2Luigi


Continental Tour

Eurosport - PepsiDaveTwoBob
ExxonMobil - GeberitMARSUPILAMI
Geox - Kalev Cycling ProjectCroatia14
La Gazzetta Dello Sport - Gaernekrisa
Petronas - HTC Pro Cycling TeamPaul23
Peugeot Cycling TeamMartial1
Rapha - Rouleur Pro Cyclingthe_hoyle
SAP - Bianchitrekbmc
Team Cymru Walessutty68
Team Ä°stanbul CyclingThe Schleck Fan
Team Parmalat - HTCmatt17br
TVM - SanyoOZrocker
Velux - Saxo - IBMjihardy


Dev Teams

Air China Development TeamBikex
Avia Academy - The Hordes of the EastDippofix
British Gas Cycling Academy p/b Centricabrewers90
Camtel WhippersnappersThe Rider
Celesio Pro Cycling Development Teammvhoogdalem
E.on - Adidasknockout
FC Porto U25Luis Leon Sanchez
Ä°stanbul Development TeamThe Schleck Fan
La FundaciónShonak
Lufthansa Talent Teamjaxika
Lukoil Development TeamSilvio Herklotz
Petronas - HTC Development TeamPaul23
Peugeot Development TeamMartial1
Podravka Development TeamSSJ2Luigi
Reizen Waes - Pinkpop Development TeamOllfardh
SambaTech - Road to RioCyclotron
SAP Developmenttrekbmc
SASAtlantius
Sunnydale Varsity TeamTheManxMissile
Thule Developmentkrisa
Velosure - Node 4JoeArmstrong13
 
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