Online cycling and/or baseball manager type timewasters?

[Sits]

Just did a private deal to bring in a 22yo with VG downhill potential (Obregon). I’ve found DH one of the rarer high rating attributes, got this lad for 45k which is OK for a Downhill Guide domestique.

[delicatemoth]

Ugh. Took a rider off training to find he'd progressed to 60 rather than 59 in the attribute. This is because I put him in training camp after a race, not realising that he gained a point in that race and it didn't show up right away. So be careful of that everyone!

[matt j]

Aha... Cuthbert was ready to retire. So out he goes as a rider, in he comes as a trainer, immediately boosted one rider up a point in sprinting.

[Sits]

So did that just happen, or did you do it?

[matt j]

I did it. Cuthbert had a little bit of new text on his profile saying he was ready to retire.

Released him (for full value). Then was able to hire him as a trainer

[Sits]

Excellent. How did his trainer cost compare to his rider release? Clayton Gaby is 34, but it’s good to plan ahead.

[matt j]

Trainers have a salary, but it's only 175 a week.

[matt j]

Ended up signing this guy yesterday:

Rider Profile

Name: Hugh Millar Team: Isle of Man Age: 21 years Birthday: Day 34 Team Spirit: 62% Experience: Level 1 Fox River since 01/10-2020 OCM Tour Rank: 4353 rd OCM Tour Points: 0 Isle of Man Tour Rank: 29 th Top form ready Average Skill: 30 Release value: 33.901 Potential: CL: None DH: None HL: None SP: None FR: None CB: None TT: Incredible TQ: Average

Not a world beater, but I couldn't turn down an Incredible TT that just happened to be the first I scouted.

[Sits]

He should be fun.

[Levin]

Well, I've just won Capupa - Calunga for the second season in a row. Jerome Vencill's first victory and the third of my riders to claim a first place. It's nicely given my enough cash to max out his hills to join FR, SP, & TQ.

[matt j]

nice!

Still waiting for about ten days before I get back into competition mode.

How the national team situation delicatemoth ?

[delicatemoth]

We're riding next week in the Hamburg - L?beck sprinters' classic. Not signed up for it yet, will post the team when I do.

[Sits]

Nice going Levin and dm.

In other news, I’m sure you’ll all be glad to learn I have signed a rider named Wilhelm Bang.

[Levin]

delicatemoth How do you scout riders? Is there a massive list if all IoM people that you've had to trawl through? I've only just realised that the ranking list only show riders with points.

[delicatemoth]

Levin I'd actually forgotten and had to remind myself! It's a well-timed question because there are some new ones coming through and there are a couple of new call-ups this week as a consequence. You can trawl all riders on the Start >- Riders menu, with options to filter by nation and race shape :- http://www.cyclingsimulator.com/?pag...sc&showLowRS=0

[delicatemoth]

The IoM team for Hamburg-Lubeck is as follows:-

Miles Illingworth (cap); Carroll Ridsdale, Jerome Vencill, Herman Kavanagh (leadouts); Will Vest, Frasier Combs (team-mates)

I'm not expecting anything from this race as DPs are really poor - Illingworth is at 72 and only new caps Vencill and Combs are above 80. I was actually quite tempted to nominate Vencill as a breakaway, but as a national team boss I'm contractually obliged to be safe and boring.

Cuthbert would have made the team if he hadn't retired, the silly sausage.

[Levin]

Oooh. Exciting. It's very flat isn't it? And while we've got some very good sprinters, no one is world class going for the line.

Sadly, I think Vencill has maxed out before I could get any climbing or descending into him. Or cobbles, I regret not giving him a bit of a boost there now. Ah well, I've done what I've done and he should be good for a few victories in 7 and maybe 6.

[matt j]

ah a call-up for Combs! that's a bit like the 'hard-working midfielder who is popular with his local club fans but isn't much actually at all'

He 'should' be a good replacement for Cuthbert (cabbage) once I can train up his technique.

Crumley is really the one who must be 'on the cusp' of the team, but of course is on a massive race break to get his top form back (along with Kavanagh).

Finished just outside the money in our last race, 10th and 13th for Paille and Combs respectively. They are almost 'at their level' division-wise.

[Sits]

I've gone cosmopolitan with recruitment so bar an occasional call-up for Treadwell I don't think we'll be challenging dm's squad any time soon.

[Levin]

Well that's not too shabby. 5th for Illingworth and a juicy 60 points for IoM.

[delicatemoth]

I thought so too, well done team.

Next week's race is a kind of all-rounder with Hills the most salient characteristic, so get training those puncheurs! Could well see the first call-up for my youngish hillman (climber rather than sprinter( Harold Paulus.

[longeared]

Scouted a couple of the IoM free agents, seeing as I've got a load of cash sat about not doing anything. Anyone after a cobbler?

Vernon Liston

CL: Small DH: None HL: Small

SP: None FR: None CB: Incredible

TT: None TQ: Small

Frederick Schwan

CL: Good DH: None HL: Small

SP: Average FR: None CB: None

TT: Small TQ: Average

Almost scouted the lad Ladd until I noticed that Sits had released him.

[Sits]

Scouted a couple of the IoM free agents, seeing as I've got a load of cash sat about not doing anything. Anyone after a cobbler?

Vernon Liston

CL: Small DH: None HL: Small

SP: None FR: None CB: Incredible

TT: None TQ: Small

Frederick Schwan

CL: Good DH: None HL: Small

SP: Average FR: None CB: None

TT: Small TQ: Average

Almost scouted the lad Ladd until I noticed that Sits had released him.

Do you want his stats? Interesting but not fantastic as my failed sale showed.

[Sits]

Just in case:

Potential and current stats:
CL: Small (29)
DH: Good (33)
HL: Small (26)
SP: Average (38)
FR: Average (32)
CB: Small (25)
TT: Good (26
TQ: Average (32)

[Levin]

Ah, I'm an idiot. I signed up for the Odyssey of the Oryx without thinking. Solely because it is a tour. Now I look at the stages I can see I don't stand a chance in any of them so it's just going to be a drain on discipline.