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General Career Discussion 2013
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 03-08-2013 00:08
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Hehehe, look, its Merckx 
Strong team!
Edited by Jesleyh on 03-08-2013 00:09
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| NTTHRASH |
Posted on 03-08-2013 01:23
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Jesleyh wrote:
Hehehe, look, its Merckx
Strong team!
Holy second coming is right! Talk about Merckx's twin! And strong team? Maybe strong for a German CT team, but it looks like a just above-average CT team overall. 
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| cio93 |
Posted on 03-08-2013 01:32
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He won't exceed 77 in any stat though
And do you know how Stölting looks like at the start of 2013? 
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 03-08-2013 01:47
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Well, just playing around with Satisfaction now, if this goes well, I dont see any major bugs stopping me from starting a story, correct me if there are bugs I've not noticed though.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 03-08-2013 01:57
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I don't know if it's a bug, but two things:
ACC seems bugged.
In the last 1.5k of a sprint, even if I go only a few metres after the guys in the line behind me do, it takes me ages longer to get top speed, by which time the others are 5 bike lenghts ahead.
Sometimes, I feel like the old bug of the protecting rider using less energy than the protected one returned with the new patch.
No serious testing, but I have a lot of situations in hillier races where it is that way, with the protecting rider both weaker and with worse fitness, yet having 3-4bpm lower heart beat at the same speed.
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 03-08-2013 02:01
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cio93 wrote:
I don't know if it's a bug, but two things:
ACC seems bugged.
In the last 1.5k of a sprint, even if I go only a few metres after the guys in the line behind me do, it takes me ages longer to get top speed, by which time the others are 5 bike lenghts ahead.
Sometimes, I feel like the old bug of the protecting rider using less energy than the protected one returned with the new patch.
No serious testing, but I have a lot of situations in hillier races where it is that way, with the protecting rider both weaker and with worse fitness, yet having 3-4bpm lower heart beat at the same speed.
Okay thanks. 3D race changes in future patches will take affect anyways (so its not a huge deal to me if a few times I notice a bug like you said, so long as its not happening every stage), and actually Im not totally sure, but career changes in future patches might just take a season to work in some cases, like satisfaction, instead of what I used to think, that they wouldn't work at all, because of the HC schedule testing I did which made me believe otherwise.
Edited by valverde321 on 03-08-2013 02:03
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| NTTHRASH |
Posted on 03-08-2013 02:10
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cio93 wrote:
Sometimes, I feel like the old bug of the protecting rider using less energy than the protected one returned with the new patch.
No serious testing, but I have a lot of situations in hillier races where it is that way, with the protecting rider both weaker and with worse fitness, yet having 3-4bpm lower heart beat at the same speed.
Occasionally this happens because the protected rider has to catch up to the protecting after losing the wheel. This happens a lot in the front of the arrowhead.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 03-08-2013 02:17
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Well I am aware of that and only judge situations where their speed was similar for a few km.
I know there are lots of factors playing a part, but I have a really bad memory of that very existent bug a few editions ago, so I might indeed be a bit paranoid about this.
It was so bad that using your leader to protect another guy was really the best way to conserve energy with him...
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| NTTHRASH |
Posted on 03-08-2013 02:22
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cio93 wrote:
Well I am aware of that and only judge situations where their speed was similar for a few km.
I know there are lots of factors playing a part, but I have a really bad memory of that very existent bug a few editions ago, so I might indeed be a bit paranoid about this.
It was so bad that using your leader to protect another guy was really the best way to conserve energy with him...
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| cio93 |
Posted on 03-08-2013 04:24
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Jesleyh wrote:
You are probably a season ahead of me next week, since I'm gone then
Beware, a 6-hour session brought me to mid-April again
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| NTTHRASH |
Posted on 03-08-2013 04:35
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cio93 wrote:
Jesleyh wrote:
You are probably a season ahead of me next week, since I'm gone then
Beware, a 6-hour session brought me to mid-April again
Someone's an addict. No, it really is fun to play a good career. I've never gotten past 2021 though, as almost everyone is gone by then.
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| TschoppChop |
Posted on 03-08-2013 04:36
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Have bought my first copy of PCM since 2008, just waiting for it to arrive now! Have already decided that my team of choice will be NetApp - Endura.
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| Stirner |
Posted on 03-08-2013 05:17
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Why the hell does Team Sky send Chris Froome to the Tour de Langekawi? How am I supposed to beat him? |
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| NTTHRASH |
Posted on 03-08-2013 06:28
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Stirner wrote:
Why the hell does Team Sky send Chris Froome to the Tour de Langekawi? How am I supposed to beat him?
Umm...use dope? Blood doping, PEDs, and Weed. That should do it, if you include multiple training camps, which is just extra PEDs.
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| kyanto |
Posted on 03-08-2013 13:41
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guys... a question concerning my career.
Who should I put as leader in the giro? 76MO/74HI/68TT or 75MO/74HI/72TT. Before the first MO stage they're 20 sec apart.. already after the hilly TT, and only a MO TT left.
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 03-08-2013 13:48
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kyanto wrote:
guys... a question concerning my career.
Who should I put as leader in the giro? 76MO/74HI/68TT or 75MO/74HI/72TT. Before the first MO stage they're 20 sec apart.. already after the hilly TT, and only a MO TT left.
Don't know who I should have to protect who?
Your choice
I'd say the first one.
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 03-08-2013 13:48
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Started career with Columbia and never had this much fun. This team is awesome! Btw , this is my first career.
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| kyanto |
Posted on 03-08-2013 14:00
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Jesleyh wrote:
kyanto wrote:
guys... a question concerning my career.
Who should I put as leader in the giro? 76MO/74HI/68TT or 75MO/74HI/72TT. Before the first MO stage they're 20 sec apart.. already after the hilly TT, and only a MO TT left.
Don't know who I should have to protect who?
Your choice
I'd say the first one.
My hunch as well Was wondering how much importance I should give to TT skills, so I asked. |
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| admirschleck |
Posted on 03-08-2013 14:03
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Depends on STA, REC, RES , but i'd choose first one.
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 03-08-2013 19:54
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Raced a few more today.
Got 2nd at the Tour of Szekerland(epic race with a MTTT & a MTT). A break stayed away at the mountain stage, including a LKT rider. An attack by Minnaard(62MO) got away, but I couldn't get it back with my 66MO guy, I reacted too late. Gap got smaller and smaller & smaller, but in the end, he was 20 seconds ahead of me at the finish. Also, his team was stronger at the MTTT, and I couldn't get enough time back at the MTT.
Also, I got 4th at Valle D'Aosta. Just the consistency trick again, always finishing Top 8 brings you a nice 4th place
I'm in a big doubt now though. The German that got 2nd at Ronde de L'Isard is still free. And a look at the ending 2014 German contracts learns that there aren't a lot of climbers available to sign next season. Hmm... Allright, if he wins an Avenir stage or Top 3 GC, I sign him. I think.
I'm just afraid that he signs with a big WT team until 2016, and I can't get him for a long time, and it turns out he is a future TdF winner. Argh.
Only have some Asian races left, think I'll simulate them, can't wait for the new season.
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