vdgg
Junior Team
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Post by vdgg on Mar 29, 2018 14:00:50 GMT 1
Thanks, it works great Marek, To give you an idea how it works I included a piece of my planning sheet from last year. Just put the effort you want for your cyclist in his column, the totals in the blue columns will be calculated automatically (number of spots on the left - fitness after the update below). When a cyclist is "on save fitness" you set the effort to 66 (Verschoren in the first week race of Dubai) Training fitness is represented with a negative number (Avila and Ange 5% fitness after the third week (so I put it on the monday but the fitness traininng is on sunday august 27). I also underline all possible leaders and give U21 a green colour. In the top column I put a code for the cyclists specialities. But these are personal preferences. edit : Any Questions ? just ask.
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Post by Slayer772004 on Mar 29, 2018 15:44:44 GMT 1
About the calendar of Season 20: most data you can find in Schizms Planningsheet/Template (thx 4 that), but this is a small resume of all facts and numbers: 96 races: (16 weeks) - Stages:18: one day races 10: Giro d'Italia (1 update) 10: Tour de France (2 updates) 10: Vuelta Espana (2 updates) 5: Le Tour de Filipinas (1 update) 3: Tour Down Under (1 week) 3: La Tropicale Amisa Bongo (1 update) 3: Tour of South Africa (1 week) 3: Tour of the Alps (1 week) 3: Tour du Rwanda (1 week) 3: Skoda - Tour de Luxembourg (1 update) 3: Colombia Oro y Paz (1 week) 3: Binck Bank Tour (1 update) 3: Deutschland Tour (1 week) 3: Hammer Series Peloton (1 week) 2: World Ports Classic (1 week) - Stages U21:
8: one day races U21 3: Tour U21 - Type:Sprints: 5 (+ 2 races 1 AP) TT: 8 TTT: 2 - Finishes: (TT - TTT not included) Flat: 23 Hill: 17 Mountain: 24 Downhill: 22 - Terrains: Totaal: 16329km - Flat: 6786km (41,5%)
- Hill: 2807km (17,1%)
- Mountain: 2368km (14,5%)
- Downhill: 4368km (26,7%)
First race is on tuesday, April 3: a warm up with the People's Choice Classic. Good luck everyone, choose wisely riders and tactics, and have lots of fun !
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Post by eboese on Mar 29, 2018 17:23:15 GMT 1
Looks good, Slayer. Thanks for all your efforts!
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Post by dustin on Mar 29, 2018 18:42:32 GMT 1
strange I see in division 4 that some teams are disapeared. teams with active managers which are not racing (in a break) is this correct? edit: they are back
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Post by Slayer772004 on Apr 2, 2018 9:36:36 GMT 1
Tomorrow the kick off of the new season. Finally ! After a too long one-week-winter without cycling, as usual, we start Down Under.
First race of the season: the People's Choice Classic. Even it isn't a true race, rather an criterium, its the perfect start to warm up the legs, find back the good feeling and most important: its the first confrontation with the new opponents. Can they surprise ? Do they have a super fast rider ? We'll instantly know !
Where the first race is an amuse, things getting serious in the Tour Down Under. No more hiding or waiting, no more saving energy ... its the moment to get results. The terrain looks familiar: its a party for flat/hill riders. Still, with a lot of downhill, maybe a strong downhiller can get in the spotlights too ? For sure, its time to choose wisely riders, and set the best possible tactics.
For the Gravel and Tar Classic, we move to New Zealand. This race on unpaved roads got this year an UCI 1.2 status and hopes to get the better riders at the start. With 40% gravel roads, this race is a flat imitation of the popular Strade Bianchi. So looking at the terrain, its a race for the strong flat riders. Search in your garage for some green Michelins and pray for no flat tires !
Hope you are all well prepared to deal with the jet lag, and good good luck to you all !
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Post by evild on Apr 2, 2018 10:02:10 GMT 1
nice work mates, appreciate it
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Post by ElGringo on Apr 2, 2018 13:46:11 GMT 1
Excellent Staf
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Post by chakra on Apr 5, 2018 12:36:19 GMT 1
Great work guys. Is the youthranking upgraded to cyclist up to 25? I thought it was up to 23?
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Post by Schizm on Apr 5, 2018 12:39:31 GMT 1
Great work guys. Is the youthranking upgraded to cyclist up to 25? I thought it was up to 23? never was 23, it was 21 first and since last season 25 (or was it the season before that ?)
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Post by Slayer772004 on Apr 7, 2018 16:58:34 GMT 1
While half the peloton is preparing the season in Australia, the other half chooses to make their first kilometers in Gabon. At the equator of Africa, we find a race with a very folkloric character: La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. The race doesn't have the hardest terrain, but a closer look at the route makes clear tactical mistakes can be deadly. At least important is the TTT on the last day. A restday for most of the teams, but the teams on the top of the GC can face a dilemma: blow up their team in fight for the yellow jersey, or let they the GC go, knowing its still early in the season.
The coming days, the peloton moves for the first time in history to South Africa. A new route, a new environment. Even the riders are lucky to avoid the high mountains of Lesotho and Swaziland, the roads are still hilly and steep. The lightweights smile, happy they can finally let off some steam. Our race in South Africa ends in Kaapstad, where the time trail bikes can be tested for the first TT battle. Who are the TT monsters in the division ? Saturday we know the answer.
Seeing the success of the Abu Dhabi Tour, the Dubai Tour and the Tour of Oman, the Prince of Bahrain Nasser bin Hamad al-Khalifa couldn't hide his jealousy and he created The Desert Pearl, an UCI 1.1 race through the desert of Bahrain. Unfortunately, lack of interest of the big teams made him decide to cancel the race. Still, on Peloton we can make the dream of the prince come true. A flat race where its hard to attack seems to make it the most boring race of the season, but ... we can't escape the wind in the desert. 100% sure there will be echelons, leaving the door wide open at the back of the peloton, with in all probability only a small group sprinting for the win. It will take a strong team to bring his sprinter safely to the finish.
Careful: week 2 starts for this time on sunday, so there is a posibility for some extra tactical options. Good luck everyone !
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Post by bosko on Apr 13, 2018 19:54:26 GMT 1
Slayer772004 : Thanx for the nice previews! Just a question: next week a "medium" tour starts. Shouldn't the prizemoney for the jerseys be 50% higher than the small tours?
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Post by Slayer772004 on Apr 16, 2018 10:05:31 GMT 1
Week 3 and 4 are both in the light of the big, famous one day races.
You can say we start rather quiet with the Trofeo Laigueglia and the Trofeo Andratx, but for sure the riders won't agree with that. Even Laigueglia is the first race of the European season, the shape has to be perfect and you need a strong pair of climbing legs if you want to go for the win. Same story in Spain, although the route there is a little more varying. That makes us expect a battle between the strong allrounders and the climbers.
After this prelude, its money time: Milano-Sanremo, Gent-Wevelgem and the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Tree big, historic races ... no futher introduction needed. Looking at the route, they look kinda the same, but they all have their own specific characteristics. Up to the managers to find the perfect match for their riders.
Obviously not every rider likes cobblestones and short steep hills. These riders can take an exotic vacation in the Philippines. Well ... vacation ... the roads of Le Tour de Filipinas suspect something else: big, long, steep mountains combined with tropical temperatures will make it a true survival trip. And talking about survival: due the continued volcanic activity of the Mayon Volcano (Alert Level 4 - no kidding) the organisation was forced to make some changes in the route and had to implant a flat TT. A pain in the ass for the climbers here. Five hard days ... lucky there is a little break to catch your breath.
Last but not least: in week 3 and 4, we have the start of the U21 competition. The perfect occasion to watch and discover new talent. The flat riders get 2 chances to prove their skills: the Kattekoers in Ypres, and Paris-Roubaix. While riders can hide in Ypres an inadequate form and aim for a sprint, on the cobblestones in Roubaix masks will fall of, and for sure the biggest flat talent in the division is known.
Two interesting and exciting weeks to come !
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Post by rarau on Apr 17, 2018 21:24:00 GMT 1
Slayer772004 : Thanx for the nice previews! Just a question: next week a "medium" tour starts. Shouldn't the prizemoney for the jerseys be 50% higher than the small tours? some answers?
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Post by ElGringo on Apr 18, 2018 13:46:57 GMT 1
Slayer772004 : Thanx for the nice previews! Just a question: next week a "medium" tour starts. Shouldn't the prizemoney for the jerseys be 50% higher than the small tours? some answers? Going to update now.
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Post by rarau on Apr 18, 2018 21:51:04 GMT 1
Slayer772004 : Thanx for the nice previews! Just a question: next week a "medium" tour starts. Shouldn't the prizemoney for the jerseys be 50% higher than the small tours? now the modifications are made for Le Tour de Filipinas the prizemoney for the jerseys are higher
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