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A Tale of Two
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| fernando97 |
Posted on 29-08-2012 13:13
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What a frenetic win!  |
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| baggieboys32 |
Posted on 29-08-2012 13:32
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Great win, ubt how old is this kid? he seems a bit OTT?
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| dienblad |
Posted on 29-08-2012 13:49
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1. Great reports!
2. I really think the results are not normal. A rider in his 2nd year as professional wins Gent-Wevelgem, gets 4th in Vlaanderen and now wins Paris-Roubaix.... Or you must have given him extraordinary high stats, or you play on a too low level. And too be honest, that makes the story less interesting to follow.
See for yourself what you're gonna do with this, it is just my humble opinion.
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| mailo |
Posted on 29-08-2012 13:57
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dienblad wrote:
1. Great reports!
2. I really think the results are not normal. A rider in his 2nd year as professional wins Gent-Wevelgem, gets 4th in Vlaanderen and now wins Paris-Roubaix.... Or you must have given him extraordinary high stats, or you play on a too low level. And too be honest, that makes the story less interesting to follow.
See for yourself what you're gonna do with this, it is just my humble opinion.
+1 this results are unreal with 2 young riders. but ur style of reports is really interesting  |
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| ricotero_uy |
Posted on 29-08-2012 14:03
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YEAH!!! What a great win!!!
Congratulations! Well done!
Which races do the couple have for the next months? |
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| ste_18 |
Posted on 29-08-2012 15:11
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CONGRATULATION!!!! Great job and great win!! You defeated Boonen in a sprint
You got your revenge! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 15:33
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@PCM rulezz: Yeah, I had just finished the race when I read your comment  you ask, I deliver
@fernando97: Thanks a lot 
@baggieboys32: I think he's 23 now, or something. I made them quite young because of 2 reasons:
1. the story can go on for a long time, more than 10 seasons if possible.
2. I like going for Young Jerseys.
@dienblad & mailo: I'm glad you like the reports, at least
I understand your criticism, but I'll just say a couple of things:
1. It's a story/game, so in my opinion some things can happen that could never in real life.
2. I wanted to make a story about 2 guys really writing history in cycling. So they're toptalents. I took a guess about their starting abilities and the speed of development. I agree that I wanted to build up more, but that's just the way it's gone.
3. Now's too late to change anyway, they can't go back to being less good after this, that'd be weird, I think.
Unless everyone feels this way? But I'm looking forward to seeing if Stijn can beat the record of De Vlaeminck, if he can do the quadruple etc... May not be too realistic, but those are things I had in mind for him. He won't win everything every time, definitely not, he had an excellent run this season, won't always be like this! But I think you know what I mean.
@ricotero_uy: Thanks a lot Stijn goes on a little break (he deserves it) while Eric will now ride the 4 hilly classics, as a domestique for Jelle Vanendert.
@ste_18: Defeating Boonen in Velodrome in a sprint is a fantastic experence However, his sprinting stats have decreased quite a bit, I have to admit
Edited by Ian Butler on 29-08-2012 15:36
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| Blueprint |
Posted on 29-08-2012 15:56
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I hope you can still find a challenge for these riders if they are this good already. Might become boring for you. Or they will become too expensive and leave your team |
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 29-08-2012 16:01
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GREAT win man you Stijn deserve two
And I think that this would not be such enteresting story if he was helper in his first 4 season´s so I like it this way |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 29-08-2012 16:54
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Truly a beast now. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 16:56
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@Blueprint: That's why I made him a sprinter as well as a cobblestone rider. He has many challenges left, winning Tour stage, for example, or the Green Jersey. Dont' worry about me, I'll never get bored. I just hope I won't bore all of you.
As for Eric, he's far from the world top. He might've won Tirreno - Adriatico (quite close), but he's far from taking on Contador in the Tour. It's true that Eric has already achieved world-class level at the cobbled races, but Eric has a longer build-up, I believe.
@JuanMotr: I'm glad you like it, man I have a feeling I'll always have a follower in you for this story
@FreitasPCM: Indeed
Edited by Ian Butler on 29-08-2012 17:10
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| dienblad |
Posted on 29-08-2012 17:11
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@dienblad & mailo: I'm glad you like the reports, at least
I understand your criticism, but I'll just say a couple of things:
1. It's a story/game, so in my opinion some things can happen that could never in real life.
2. I wanted to make a story about 2 guys really writing history in cycling. So they're toptalents. I took a guess about their starting abilities and the speed of development. I agree that I wanted to build up more, but that's just the way it's gone.
3. Now's too late to change anyway, they can't go back to being less good after this, that'd be weird, I think.
Unless everyone feels this way? But I'm looking forward to seeing if Stijn can beat the record of De Vlaeminck, if he can do the quadruple etc... May not be too realistic, but those are things I had in mind for him. He won't win everything every time, definitely not, he had an excellent run this season, won't always be like this! But I think you know what I mean.
Hey, it's your story, so just do what you want to do. It was just feedback, not telling you or suggesting you to change stats. A story can get boring to follow if you win a lot, but when your rider is a world class cobbler, it is expected to get a lot of wins.
So good luck with it, and I'll keep on following
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 17:14
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I'm glad you will keep following
But don't worry, Stijn won't keep on winning. However, sprinters do win more races than other type of riders, so he'll win more than Eric
I don't like pure domination myself, but I found the wins in the four cobbled classics very deserved and it wasn't easy/dominating |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 29-08-2012 17:18
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Criticism is criticism, its just one of those things that you learn to live with, people are allowed there views 
But don't let it worry you, your story is brilliant and i for one love the way it is going so keep it up  |
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| Marcellus51 |
Posted on 29-08-2012 17:20
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Nice Cobblestone season !
So what's next ? |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 17:20
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@sutty: Okay, I'll handle it better in the future (since I'm going to filmschool in September I better learn to deal with lots of criticism anyway)
Awesome that you like it so much The many, many replies are much appreciated
@marcellus51: Thank you The next races are the four hilly rides (Brabantse Prijs, Amstel, Waalse Pijl & L - B - L), where Eric will work hard for Jelle Vanendert.
Brabantse Prijs probably up here this evening or tomorrow morning.
Edited by Ian Butler on 29-08-2012 17:22
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 29-08-2012 17:21
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Oh and i forgot to mention that your pics are good too |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 29-08-2012 17:22
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Glad you mention it now, then |
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| Marcellus51 |
Posted on 29-08-2012 17:24
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Ian Butler wrote:
@marcellus51: Thank you The next races are the four hilly rides (Brabantse Prijs, Amstel, Waalse Pijl & L - B - L), where Eric will work hard for Jelle Vanendert.
Brabantse Prijs probably up here this evening or tomorrow morning.
Nice, those classics are some of my fav races
Edited by Marcellus51 on 29-08-2012 17:24
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| Schleck96 |
Posted on 29-08-2012 18:22
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These cobblestone races were very good for Stijn. Great Work! |
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