AUSTRALIA S17: The best nation of CFF

[Franky]

hahahhaha

I will do the NT selection before the weekend, for sure this time, and also, the U21 rankings soon

[Franky]

S17 RACE 3: Almaden - Talavera de la Reina



The Nine:


Comment: Jasper is THE MAN, and the rest should work for him, as he is the only one with chances to makes some good points. But we all know that this races are a bit crazy, so... we will see. Andrew Carter and Will Bixter are the last 2 selected, in order to give him a bit of exp, as since Wilt there is no level enough to help properly.

[Vos]

good luck ! 

[FIO]

PS: Aurora!! 

Frank Lust   Age : 19   Wage : 851
Stamina : 39   Sprint : 2   Climbing : 48
Flat : 60   Cobblestone : 29   Technique : 67
Downhill : 32   Hills : 11   Aggressiveness : 78
Time Trial : 61   Teamwork : 26   Experience : 0
Price : 1   Days left : 3   Stages raced : 0

[Franky]

nice one FIO! I also have few TTs on recently promoted!

The young Time-Trialers from Manicomicos + an old Tour Man


Mark Miller   Age : 19   Wage : 841
Stamina : 29   Sprint : 16   Climbing : 67
Flat : 20   Cobblestone : 58   Technique : 65
Downhill : 16   Hills : 35   Aggressiveness : 26
Time Trial : 69   Teamwork : 36   Experience : 0
Price : 1 000 000   Days left : 3   Stages raced : 0

Marcus Seaman   Age : 19   Wage : 856
Stamina : 61   Sprint : 4   Climbing : 41
Flat : 62   Cobblestone : 9   Technique : 53
Downhill : 30   Hills : 42   Aggressiveness : 24
Time Trial : 60   Teamwork : 64   Experience : 0
Price : 1 000 000   Days left : 3   Stages raced : 0

Lenny Taylor   Age : 19   Wage : 813
Stamina : 57   Sprint : 22   Climbing : 16
Flat : 55   Cobblestone : 18   Technique : 70
Downhill : 51   Hills : 41   Aggressiveness : 4
Time Trial : 64   Teamwork : 12   Experience : 0
Price : 3 000 000   Days left : 2   Stages raced : 0


Stu Reid   Age : 19   Wage : 855
Stamina : 34   Sprint : 17   Climbing : 48
Flat : 50   Cobblestone : 42   Technique : 61
Downhill : 6   Hills : 56   Aggressiveness : 68
Time Trial : 63   Teamwork : 10   Experience : 0
Price : 1 000 000   Days left : 3   Stages raced : 0

[Aurora Australis]

My current 19-year-olds TTers are dropping like flies from the cursed low talent disease (CoVid19 has nothing on it), so more vacancies are opening.

[Franky]

hahha

[Franky]

[Aurora Australis]

Baron Norwood      Manicomicos_Cycling_Team   Aurora_Australis   8 713 113

He's now gone to work in a factory after less than 1 week (another is likely to join him, plus two more with talent unknown).  What it means is that I'm still hunting for suitable Aussie 19-year-old TTers.  TT skill needs to be mid 60s+, plus with good stamina-flat-technique.  Several days remaining, so for some late draft-scout income, go hunting for an Aussie TT prospect or two. 

[Franky]

OMG 8.7 M directly to the trash...hahha

It is amazing how many decent hills-TT I promoted this season... Unlucky me, hills-TT are not interesting for managers

[Aurora Australis]

OMG 8.7 M directly to the trash...hahha

It is amazing how many decent hills-TT I promoted this season... Unlucky me, hills-TT are not interesting for managers

Fortunately money is a little like lolly paper in this game.  Talent 1-0 is a fail regardless of initial stats, especially for TT.

Hills-TT can't live on hills alone.  Although hills made Lenny Taylor buyable from you for 4.5m.  Also David Parker & Alex Trautemberg made it to buyable because of hills (and at least one other this season, but he's already been sacked - 2 out of 3 of my purchases will be sacked - I've probably sacked around 35-40m this promotion cycle).

[Franky]

S17 RACE 4: Salzburg 2006 Road WC TT



The Preselection:
Kirk Workman   29   0   Aurora_Australis*
Bud Mount   25   0,06   ChronoTony
Peter Coleman   30   0,91   HTCHungria*
Nobby Licuria   24   0,97   Aurora_Australis
Steve Odom   29   1,23   Manicomicos_Cycling_Team
Tod Henderson   24   1,28   Aurora_Australis
Dean Shields   30   1,60   Aurora_Australis
Angel Morrison   30   1,65   JGMTeam
Charles Iverson   29   1,78   BlackHole
Walt Judd   25   1,83   Frenkie
Christian Pocock   24   1,87   Aurora_Australis*
Julian Frances   27   2,05   Bergtoppers
Jason Duffy   25   2,11   Frenkie
David Wilson   33   2,17   Facha_Bartolo
Kirk Clinton   24   2,36   Aurora_Australis
Mark Friend   30   2,47   Catalonia_Team
Richard Levin   35   2,48   Aurora_Australis
Gilbert Byers   31   2,53   Ciclastur
Fergus Mayne   30   2,79   PDM_cycling_team

The Nine:
Kirk Workman*
Bud Mount
Peter Coleman*
Nobby Licuria
Tod Henderson
Steve Odom
Dean Shields
Charles Iverson
Christian Pocock*

Comment: Right now, those are the ones that I have in my filter. A few things are clear: Kirk Workman, Bud Mount and Peter Coleman will be selected and Levin will not. The other 6 are still in doubt.

Finally, I have the 9. I've change the % few times, made an average...and took a decision. Lets see how many points achieve this time...

[Vos]

2º + 5º + 6º + 12º + 14º + 15º = 840 points !
With a little more luck even more points were possible because the other 3 finished 1, 2, and 3 seconds outside the points (21º, 24º, 25º).
Anyway, amazing TT results ! Australia made a mega jump in the season ranking and now the new number 1. 

[Franky]

I did it well, when I dont need to put tactics...hahahaha 

[Vos]

Well, indeed, no race tactics were needed,
but for an Australian NT manager it is still a difficult tactical/strategic puzzle in who to select with the many good Australian TT specialists.
So ; well done Franky, and making the selection for NT race 6 might be even a bigger tactical challenge.

But first things first, and that is cobblehills NT race 5.
Maybe Australia is in the situation that we are a fierce competitor for the world championship, even with 0 points in the next race.
And maybe that will depend on the tactical selection skills of Franky, what is for 75% genius so far this season.