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Best rider ever in Pro Cycling Manager
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| DamianoXX |
Posted on 27-11-2018 18:53
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I would like to hear about your best riders ever in Pro Cycling Manager.
I am curious, because in my recent savegame I developed a beast, who achieved results I have never seen anything like before.
So now I want you all to share your best riders ever, and I thought maybe we could find the best rider in the history of the game.
I can start.
Game: Pro Cycling Manager 2017.
Name: Piergiorgio Robbiano
Country: Italy
Speciality: Stage races
Career: Professional from 2020 to 2037
Team(s): Cannondale-Drapac
Results:
9x Tour de France (RECORD!)
7x Giro d’Italia (RECORD!)
10x Vuelta a España (RECORD!)
2x Indvidual Time Trial World Champion
6x Milano-Sanremo
2x Liège-Bastonge-Liège
5x Il Lombardia (RECORD!)
2x Paris-Nice
3x Tirreno-Adriatico
5x Tour de Romandie (RECORD!)
4x Criterium du Dauphiné (RECORD!)
5x Tour de Suisse (RECORD!)
Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec
3x Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (RECORD!)
3x Tour of California (RECORD!)
2x Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey
2x Strade Bianche
4x Road Race Champion of Italy
7x Time Trial Champion of Italy (RECORD!)
2nd place in the Tour de France
Points Classification in the Tour de France
4x King of the Mountains in the Tour de France
5x Points Classification in the Giro d’Italia (RECORD!)
3x Points Classification in the Vuelta a España
2x King of the Mountains in the Giro d’Italia
Silver medalist in the World Championship Road Race
Bronze medalist in the World Championship Road Race
3x Silver medalist in the World Championship Individual Time Trial
2x Bronze medalist in the World Championship Individual Time Trial
69 stage victories in the Tour de France (RECORD!)
37 stage victories in the Giro d’Italia
30 stage victories in the Vuelta a España
103 days in the maillot jaune in the Tour de France (RECORD!)
95 days in the maglia rosa in the Giro d’Italia (RECORD!)
127 days in the leaders jersey in the Vuelta a España (RECORD!)
12x Velo d’Or Rider of the Year (RECORD!)
314 professional victories – 258 of them on the WorldTour
Other records:
Most stage victories in one Tour de France
Most stage victories in one Giro d’Italia
All three jerseys in one Tour de France
2x All three jerseys in one Giro d’Italia
3x Giro-Vuelta double
6x Tour-Vuelta double
2x Giro-Tour double
It is not really important how it was done, but I can also tell you a bit about it.
The difficulty in 3D mode was ‘hard’, and I played with the PCM17 Expansion Pack.
Through the entire savegame I only drove the five monuments and approximately one third of the Grand Tour-stages in 3D-mode. Everything else was simulated. I did that to make it as realistic as possible – even though it maybe did not work. For the same reason Robbiano never participated in three Grand Tours in the same season, and I never tried to win a race with him, if someone in my team had a bigger chance to win – and my team was truly remarkable.
I was quite lucky when it comes to crashes and injuries. Robbiano only withdrew from a Grand Tour three times in his career.
I was forced to stop playing in December 2037 due to technical problems. Robbiano wasn’t going to end his career yet, even though he was at the time 37 years old – what he would have won in the next season(s) we’ll never know.
Now it’s your turn. Let me hear about your best rider! |
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| Champ_Armstrong |
Posted on 28-11-2018 14:36
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Wow..
Can I see the stats for this guy?
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.
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| DamianoXX |
Posted on 28-11-2018 16:31
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You definitely can!
Most of his career he was only the third or fourth best climber in the world, but the flat-, time trial- sprint- and restitution-stats were more than enough to beat the competitors. |
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| Champ_Armstrong |
Posted on 29-11-2018 07:35
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Pretty decent stats. Not too dominant. Kinda look like Dumoulin in my save except worse prl.
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.
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| df_Trek |
Posted on 29-11-2018 08:04
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Same here, looks like Dumoulin in my savegame but with worse PRL but also RES STA FL COB
I never got more than 4 seasons, I'm still playing btw and I'm on 2022, but I race 3D every stage so I'm taking very long with careers.
My best performances until now can be a double Giro-Vuelta for both Dumoulin (2020) and Landa (2021) and 8 stage wins in a single TdF by Cavendish reaching Merckx at 38 in total (and after that he never won in other years and now is retiring at parity)
Another good one is Jakob Eriksson that won 3 times TdF KOM and he is starting his 4th TdF at 22
Another interesting results is Colbrelli that won 2 WC
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| Champ_Armstrong |
Posted on 29-11-2018 09:40
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Same here but I only tend to play all 3D games if my main captain is there.
The best rider I've had must be a ukranian guy called Popovic (I call him the modern De Vlaeminck). He has won 4 Milano-San Remo, 3 Lombardia, 2 WCs, 1 LBL, 1 Gent Wevelgem, 7 tdf stage wins (2 youth gc, 1 points gc, 3rd overall), 4 giro stage wins, 3 vuelta stage wins, 3x Dwaars, 1x Strade Bianche, 1x overall GC Catalonya, 3x ukranian road championship, 3x stage wins Paris Nice (2nd overall), 2x stage wins Dauphine, 1x classic quebec, 1x classic montreal... been in top 5 RVL 2 times and top 3 Paris Rubaix 2 times only beaten by Sagan and Benoot.. 22 years old, about 55 wins... and counting.. He is still soooo young!
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 29-11-2018 10:02
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I was forced to stop playing in December 2037 due to technical problems. Robbiano wasn’t going to end his career yet, even though he was at the time 37 years old – what he would have won in the next season(s) we’ll never know.
For years, the limit of a career game has been the year 2037. At least i don't that anyone has been able to go through 2038.
And about the topic of the thread, i've never played a career for long enough to develop this kinda of beasts 
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| DamianoXX |
Posted on 29-11-2018 10:17
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Champ_Armstrong wrote:
Same here but I only tend to play all 3D games if my main captain is there.
The best rider I've had must be a ukranian guy called Popovic (I call him the modern De Vlaeminck). He has won 4 Milano-San Remo, 3 Lombardia, 2 WCs, 1 LBL, 1 Gent Wevelgem, 7 tdf stage wins (2 youth gc, 1 points gc, 3rd overall), 4 giro stage wins, 3 vuelta stage wins, 3x Dwaars, 1x Strade Bianche, 1x overall GC Catalonya, 3x ukranian road championship, 3x stage wins Paris Nice (2nd overall), 2x stage wins Dauphine, 1x classic quebec, 1x classic montreal... been in top 5 RVL 2 times and top 3 Paris Rubaix 2 times only beaten by Sagan and Benoot.. 22 years old, about 55 wins... and counting.. He is still soooo young!
Holy shit. That sounds like an insane versatility. And he has won eight monuments - four Milano-Sanremo - when he is only 22?! Unbelieveable! |
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| DamianoXX |
Posted on 29-11-2018 21:48
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Can I see the stats for Popovic, Champ_Armstrong? |
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| Yellow Jersey |
Posted on 30-11-2018 18:53
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I always take eternities and race everything in my careers so I dont have any rider like that so to say. Just posting really to try and get more people to show theirs cause I love this thread
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| Kiserlovski01 |
Posted on 30-11-2018 20:40
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Very interested in this as well. Even though I'm playing PCM15, I'd like to share the career progress of following rider. Currently aged 23 and he's not the very best rider, but I enjoy playing with him very much as he turned pro with my team.
I'll include his current stats later on.
| Name: | Eder Chávarri | | Rider type: | Climber | | Country: |  Spain - Basque Country | | Current # wins: | 9 | | 1x Mountain Jersey TDF | | 1x Stage TDF | | 2x Stage Vuelta | | 1x La Flèche Wallonne | | | | 2x GP Miguel Indurain | | 1x Stage Ruta del Sol | | 1x Stage Tour of Austria | | 1x Stage Tour of Portugal |
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 30-11-2018 21:22
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When I was first experimenting with PCM14 having downloaded Lachi's Editor, I made a Kiwi rider called Joe Bloggs with all 90 stats. Not 85 but 90. So I'd say him.
Or one of Ian Butler's allegedly "All 85s" riders in his stories
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
[ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT]  Xero Racing
5x  x5
2x  x2
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| Ripley |
Posted on 01-12-2018 09:15
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Piergiorgio Robbiano's palmares is certainly impressive. I have a couple of Pro Cyclist riders who could probably match his win record if even I didn't get bored after a while. I have a puncher, Jean Collet, with 216 wins at the end of the 2023 season (7th season), despite minimal support from an always weak FDJ team. With HIL 83, FLA 75, MON 75, COB 75, SPR 72, ACC 83 he can and will win just about anything except Paris-Roubaix and the TdF.
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| Champ_Armstrong |
Posted on 01-12-2018 15:48
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Sure. He is a beast
fl 79
mo 77
hill 81
tt 70
prl 71
spr 75
cob 82
acc 81
sta 81
res 80
rec 77
downhill 76
fight 79
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.
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| DamianoXX |
Posted on 01-12-2018 19:46
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Whaaaaat... That's by far the best stats I've ever seen. I wish PCM would give me a rider like that  |
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| Champ_Armstrong |
Posted on 04-12-2018 11:30
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Lucky shot, I guess.
Though it is by far one of my favourite style riders.
I also had a rider once with both good GC and cobble skills. Sort of a Museeuw/Ullrich combo.
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.
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| Scatmaster111 |
Posted on 04-12-2018 23:26
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Game: PCM 2016
Name: Simon Coiffard
Nation:  France
Age: 24
Season as a Professional: 7th (2016-2022)
Current stats:
FL - 76
MO - 78
HI - 82
TT - 76
PR - 77
CO - 78
SP - 72
AC - 77
DH - 78
FT - 75
ST - 80
RS - 81
RC - 78
Major Results:
1x World Championships ITT (2018)
3x World Championships RR (2018, 2019, 2021)
1x World Championships ITT 3rd (2021)
2x Giro d'Italia overall (2020, 2021)
2x Tour de France overall (2019, 2020)
4x Vuelta a Espana overall (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
1x Giro d'Italia 3rd (2018)
7x Giro d'Italia stage wins (2018, 2021)
10x Tour de France stage wins (2017, 2019, 2020)
23x Vuelta a Espana stage wins (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
1x Milan - Sanremo (2021)
3x Ronde van Vlaanderen (2018, 2019, 2021)
2x Paris - Roubaix (2018, 2020)
3x Il Lombardia (2017, 2019, 2020)
1x Milan - Sanremo 2nd (2019)
1x Paris - Roubaix 3rd (2019)
2x Liege - Bastogne - Liege 2nd (2017, 2020)
1x Liege - Bastogne - Liege 3rd (2021)
2x Il Lombardia 3rd (2018, 2021)
2x Tour Down Under overall (2017, 2019)
4x Volta a Catalunya overall (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
1x Tour de Romandie overall (2018)
2x Criterium du Dauphine overall (2019, 2020)
1x Gent - Wevelgem (2018)
3x Amstel Gold Race (2018, 2020, 2021)
1x La Fleche Wallone (2017)
4x French National Championships ITT (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021)
2x French National Championships RR (2018, 2020)
Some of the occurrences in this game are absolutely ludicrous let's be real.
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 04-12-2018 23:31
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That's hot
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant."
[ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
5x x5
2x x2
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| df_Trek |
Posted on 04-12-2018 23:34
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crazy, this is the closest rider to eddy merckx I ever seen
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| Scatmaster111 |
Posted on 05-12-2018 00:01
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df_Trek wrote:
crazy, this is the closest rider to eddy merckx I ever seen
I was thinking the same, it's somewhat hilariously crazy how incredibly fast they can develop sometimes, but I guess anybody could wind up being the next Merckx?
Side note, Coiffard has actually taught me that if you have great hill stats and only okay mountain stats, you can still win GTs very effectively if you ride more aggressively.
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