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Pre Season Training camps?
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| Randeris |
Posted on 20-02-2010 20:50
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Do you guys use these? Why, why not? |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 20-02-2010 20:53
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I don't, simply because the AI-controlled teams don't. |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 20-02-2010 20:56
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I use them every year. Is a quick easy way to get the basic fitness of some of your riders up - especially those peaking for the spring classics. |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 20-02-2010 21:15
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I used to do them. Now i find setting a good fitness schedule works more efficiently.
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| Randeris |
Posted on 20-02-2010 21:28
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Interesting.. I can't really figure out whether i want to or not.. Please, more give your view on this. |
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| ponka00 |
Posted on 20-02-2010 21:38
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If you are a continental team it would be a wise move. With good fitness you can get a lot of points in the beginning of the season.
Also if you are a weak Pro Tour team it could be smart to get a rider to win or take a few stage wins in the Tour down Under |
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| brownwm |
Posted on 20-02-2010 21:44
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If you want more of a challenge then you shouldn't use them, because they help to improve riders early season fitness.
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| Pazflor |
Posted on 20-02-2010 21:49
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I don't use them, because then my riders are poo in the Autumn And in the Autumn, I always ride those small races with the not-that-good riders, to make them better |
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| nicolas7412 |
Posted on 20-02-2010 23:43
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I use them, but only for (some of) the TDU team.
Fitness is set randomy for each rider at 01/01, and without the training camps, you might be tempted to either restart the game over and over on 01/01 to get good fitness, or select different riders for the first PT race.
I would also use it if I had any aussies on my team.
Starting around early feb, a good training schedule will offset a bad initial fitness. |
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| depappie |
Posted on 21-02-2010 11:15
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depends when im stating my season, if i send riders to race in January i dont bother sending them to camp, they can use these races to get fit, if i do use the camps i only send them for 6 days maximum |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 21-02-2010 11:43
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I always send the riders I want to win at the following races on a training camp in the last 10 days in January. Milan-San Remo, Cobbled Classics, P-N, T-A.
The rest of the team don't go as once they get over 60 fitness they start getting fatigued and there's not a lot of point being at 60 fitness at the start of February if you want to win in the Ardennes, the Giro or the Tour. |
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| beagle |
Posted on 21-02-2010 12:18
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CrueTrue wrote:
I don't, simply because the AI-controlled teams don't.
+1 |
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