Hi! this is my 2nd attemp of an story with PCM 2015, but this time i installed a new pack and edited several things, like the stats and added more cyclists and more races.
I selected a custom team, with one of my favourites own jerseys.
Season to start: 2016
Category: ProContinental
Difficult: Extreme
Pack: FDB2016
I present you:
PROXIMUS CYCLING TEAM
Squad
Sponsor Objectives
Calendar
Jan-Feb-Mar
Apr-May
Jun-Jul
...to come
Ago-Sep-Oct
...to come
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Thanks in advance for read and follow this story and wait for results of the several races that i already played.
Edited by canojuancho on 27-03-2018 17:24
Hey, good luck! I like your team, but a bit too much talent for my liking. You need some experience on your team to balance it. However, will be hård on extreme any way
purepasd wrote:
Hey, good luck! I like your team, but a bit too much talent for my liking. You need some experience on your team to balance it. However, will be hård on extreme any way
Thanks for your words.
The idea is to keep Stuyven, Benoot, Teuns and Aert as leaders. (in case that i ascend to WT, i will need a GC Leader and a better sprinter - from belgium or netherlands) also, i want to keep some of the young talents, maybe 5 or 6 and to the others give them freeway to go to other teams.
The first race for the team, with De Bie as leader:
1° Fabio Sabatini - EQS
2° Matteo Pelucchi - IAM
3° Luka Mezgec - OGE
... 14° Sean de Bie - PRX
30.01 Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana 1.1
The first test for Teuns and was really good, Caruso attacked with 10 kms to the finish and our leader followed him, but couldn't beat the italian at the sprint.
First sponsor's objective, against several riders of top level. Benoot and Stuyven could follow the front group, but in the 5 last km there were many attacks and was to difficult to sprint better.
Another race that we controlled and 5 kms to the finish, Allegaert attacked and Wout follow him, Felline tried to followed us but he can't. 1-2 for the team.
Great victories, but I can't feel any happiness from the team at all. If they're important races, show what happens. Results make no sense alone if you want to make it exciting
purepasd wrote:
Great victories, but I can't feel any happiness from the team at all. If they're important races, show what happens. Results make no sense alone if you want to make it exciting
Is because when i started to played with this team, i didn't have the intention of make an story, so, that's why there aren't images in race.
I'm trying to resume you the results and some of the in-race.
In next races i will try to remember and write more information about key moments in-race.
The race was selective, there were many attacks and 20 kms to the finish, Van Aert was alone in a group with the favorites.
So, at 5 kms to the finish he surprised everybody with an hard attack to avoid the sprint because there were faster riders than him.
23.03 Dwars door Vlaanderen / A travers la Flandre 1.HC
It's time for an important race with an excellent participation, many of the specialist were present.
The race was decided in the last cobbled hill, when a group of 8 was separated from the main group, Stuyven and Benoot was there and all of us increased the pace to avoid to be caught and many important riders were left behind.
But, in the last cobbled section, Cancellara attacked and was impossible to follow him, he won alone, and behind, Boonen and Roelandts beat us in the sprint for the 2nd place.
Time for E3 our first WT classic.
A group of 10 riders attacked in the last cobbled hill, Stuyven and Benoot could follow them and connect with them, surprisingly, Cancellara was behind in that hill in a bad position and lost contact.
In the flat to the finish line, there were many attacks and high pace that reduced Stuyven's energy, Benoot was better and could follow that pace.
Sagan, Avermaet, Stybar, Kristoff and Benoot went for the victory but Sagan was stronger.
A really good 4th place for Benoot, who help us to achieve the sponsor objective.
After the great performance in E3, we came to Gent to the hope to get another excellent result. The race was controlled without problems but in the last 40 kms to finish line, was so hard to follow the favorites, many attacks and a high pace. Benoot lost all his energy and only Stuyven could be at the top 10. We couldn't achieve the sponsor objective. Trentin, surprisngly was the winner.
We started April in Netherlands, was a hard race to control, but we could make an sprint train for De Bie, at the end, Van der Sande was faster than him and took the victory. 2nd place for De Bie was a good result.
02.04 Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres 1.WT
A top 10 for the sponsor, was our common objective, it was a hard race, at the Oude-Kwaremont, Benoot was alone with out teammates and a group of 12, but Sagan, GVA acelerates and nobody could follow them. So, Benoot must had to stay with the secondary group: Cancellara, Kristoff, Boonen, Naesen, Stybar, Demare, EBH, Gilbert and Trentin.
Sagan took the victory against GVA and Benoot was 8th.
We came here with an strong team, we wanted the victory, we controlled the race and at the final 20 kms, we rise the pace and with the strong wind, we cut the peloton and only 4 riders were at the front: Theuns, Debbuschere, Stuyven and Dupont.
At 7 kms to finish line, Stuyven rise the pace, Theuns and Debbuschere could not follow us and Dupont sprint alone for the victory.
09.04 Paris - Roubaix 1.WT
At the beginning of the season, we had no plans to compete in this race, we sent the invitation request without much hope of success, but, due to the good results in the cobbled classics, we were invited and we went to see how our leaders responded in this career, we did not have many options for a great result.
Benoot and Stuyven held up very well all the race, but in Camphin-en-Pévèle the favorites accelerated and we could not follow them.
Sagan took the victory.
PROXIMUS CYCLING TEAM
Trofeo Felanitx - Ses Salines - Campos - Porreres 1.1
Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise 1.1
Energiewacht Ronde van Drenthe 1.1
