Anderis wrote:
Another messed up cobbled race by me. I realised that in all previous cobbled races someone from early break managed to get into the top10. I wanted to learn from that and decided to put someone decent in early breakaway for Paris-Roubaix. Everything went well, peleton didn't chase and early break with Farrar, and some 73-75 CO guys joined the early break as always in the middle of the race and started working.

But this time peleton chased with far more consistent pace than in all previous classics and they managed to catch Farrar. To make the matter worse, the pace was so high that I could do nothing to provide Langeveld with water, whoever I sent, never managed to come back and it took so long that Langeveld himself decided to go for water automatically. Of course, exactly then peleton splitted. I was so helpless, because I saw that coming and could do nothing to prevent it. He managed to come back eventually, with a big help of Thomas who was caught by the split as well, and due to the fact Cancellara, Boonen and Vanmarcke attacked, so the pace went down. But he was already cooked and all I could manage was to hang onto as long as possible, watching riders attacking one after another without ability to counter them and finish 15th.

Only one lucky 9th place by Nuyens in Flanders, that's all I've got from cobbled classics in my first year. I have no idea what to do to ensure I'll do better next season. Langeveld will develop in flat and cobbles and that will be a bit of a help, also I think I'll hire one or two more 73-75 CO guys, but I need to know how to use them.

Any advices how should I play?

Ste117 wrote:
I'm not sure if it works 100% but it did for me, I pressed the hold position button again when my team leader went back for water.

Anderis wrote:

Surely, but first you have to realise he is going for water soon enough. That was not the case for me, because I was looking for Farrar at that time.

Another very bad thing in this game. If you take care of riders in few differents group on the road, you're very likely to get caught by a situation when other important riders attack and are already with a minute or two advantage before you even realise. And computer sometimes doesn't tell you they are attacking. And it happens in some very strange places for GC contenders to attack as well.

fjhoekie wrote:
Just finished the Tour do Brasil - Volta Ciclistica de Sao Paulo - Internacional

1	Oscar Sevilla Ribera	EPM - Une	24h42'35
2	Daniel Ricardo Diaz	San Luis Somos Todos	+ 20
3	Gregory Juel Brenes Obando	Jamis - Hagens Berman	+ 1'21
4	Magno Prado Nazaret	Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos	+ 1'30
5	Alex Correia Diniz	Funvic Brasilinvest - São José dos Campos	+ 1'32
6	Radoslav Rogina	Adria Mobil	+ 2'12
7	Rafael Infantino Abreu	EPM - Une	+ 2'20
8	Luis Miguel Mansilla Almonacid	EPM - Une	+ 3'47
9	Gustavo César Veloso	OFM - Quinta Da Lixa	+ 3'57
10	Robigzon Leandro Oyola Oyola	EPM - Une	+ 3'58

Sevilla finally won Diaz again a strong rival...

Additionally Edward Stiver Ortiz Caro won the KoM after a break with Rafael Infantino Abreu, which is how he got into the top 10.
Oscar Sevilla won a stage. (Late attack)
Luis Miguel Mansilla Almonacid won a stage and the green jersey. (Sprint)
Juan Pablo Suarez Suarez won a stage. (Break)

and 4 guys in the top 10 is awesome, even in a weak field...

Next up is the Volta a Andalucia, with Quintana as main attraction, top 10 will be near impossible...

kadtagenero wrote:


You did an interesting team choice here... good luck... what db are you using?

Is that the only colombian team? Sao Paulo isn't a flat race? how does Sevilla wins that...