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Title: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Vos on August 18, 2019, 05:17:34 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/wwGhNNf.jpg) "A new season starts ! Go go go Australia !"  :)

RACE 1 : en la tormenta hacia Monte Aloia

(https://www.cyclingforfun.org/cff/etapas/aloia.jpg)  (https://i.imgur.com/MKgAi9w.jpg?1)
27ºC (https://www.cyclingforfun.org/cff/imagenes/viento3.jpg)(https://www.cyclingforfun.org/cff/imagenes/solnubes.jpg)

Cangas, northwest Spain,
In previous season $Tourmalet did a great job 8), and this season he will be the Australian NT manager for the second time.
Hopefully Australia can compete again for the top positions in the ranking by countries.
The calendar of this season looks good, but the competition can be fierce so it is too soon for a season prediction.
Also worth to mention ; Australia has no riders in the u23 dream team for these 7 NT races.

Today a stormy race towards Monte Aloia in the northwest of Spain, just a few kilometers above Portugal.
These are the 9 who are selected by Australian NT manager $Tourmalet. Good luck !

Australia NT selection ( in random order ) :

Joyce Henderson (22) Albero
Stu Beal (22) $Tourmalet
Isaac Montgomery (22) vercors
Cameron Lucas (22) NervionBike
Tyler Walker (22) NervionBike
Fergus Bird (22) NervionBike
Cameron Jones (22) IntellinetCyclingFF
Steve Owens (22) Oska
Scott Stallone (22) $Tourmalet
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on August 18, 2019, 09:20:06 PM
First race results.
It´s not the best result, but it´s not a bad result.

1    Emiel Makaay              22   0: 00"   300      CobbleCrushers
2    Gascogne Carrere      22   0: 00"   250      Flyvende_hjul
3    Artis Laksa              22   0: 00"   225      °Peachy°Melocotons
4    Ali Carter                      22   0: 03"   200      Wiggo_pupils
5    Tore Steinsvik              22   0: 03"   180      CobbleCrushers
6    Alens Feldmanis      22   0: 11"   160      grrrgroengelebollen
7    Pio Sainz                      22   0: 11"   150      Oska
8    Kasper Finnemann      22   0: 15"   140      Oska
9    Karim Asenjo              22   0: 16"   130      Catalonia_Team
10    Cameron Jones   22   0: 18"   120      IntellinetCyclingFF
11    Steve Owens              22   0: 18"   110      Oska

12    Angel Arata              22   0: 22"   100      ChessPower
13    Hans März              22   0: 22"   90      Skyliners
14    Todd Holland              22   0: 22"   80      Astanadena
15    Askolds Jagodinskis      22   0: 22"   70      Psychoedge
16    Sjoerd Tuinman      22   0: 22"   60      Dutch_Lions
17    Dino Tonti              22   0: 22"   40      Tajteam
18    Ante Theiler              22   0: 28"   30      Matterhorn
19    Marcel De Schepper      22   0: 28"   20      spurts
20    Diego Palumbo      22   0: 28"   10      TeamSerfin
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Aurora Australis on August 21, 2019, 11:10:30 PM
Was hoping to see a progress rating of cyclists for each discipline.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on August 22, 2019, 12:49:24 PM
Franky is on holidays I will try to do some rankings next week
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Vos on August 24, 2019, 01:00:52 PM
RACE 2 : Zoldo Alto

(https://www.cyclingforfun.org/cff/etapas/zoldoalto.jpg) 2ºC(https://www.cyclingforfun.org/cff/imagenes/nieve.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/ZOokBAI.jpg?1)
Marostica, northern Italy,
Tomorrow a brutal finish on the Zoldo Alto (1.514m) in ice cold conditions.
In previous season Australia did not score points in a pure mountain race (MMMMM).
In season 2 there was a mountain race with 1 flat section (FMMMM) and almost no points with a 19th place.
Hopefully this different mountain race is more suited for the young Aussies.

These are the 9 who are selected by NT manager $Tourmalet, who has a good name for this NT race.  :)

Australia NT selection ( in random order ) :

Nick Johnson (22) RIO_mare
Kent Carey (22) Astanadena
Jason Springsteen (22) Dreamteam
Nate Henderson (22) AJFactoryCycling
Herbie Steele (22) CaptainOrange
Nobby Kellman (22) $Tourmalet
Ali Lindsay (22) Lemarche
Anthony Garza (22) Spitz
Scott Springsteen (22) Manicomicos_Cycling_Team
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on August 24, 2019, 08:50:09 PM
Hi my fellas!! I'm almost back! tomorrow my holidays are finishing, so, I will talk with Miguel to post the rakings!
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on August 25, 2019, 11:58:11 PM
One more time without points in the mountain stage.... :'(

1    Ronald Blaak              22   0: 00"   300      °Peachy°Melocotons
2    Torbjørn Rosland      22   0: 04"   250      Innioraths
3    Giorgio Coppi              22   0: 05"   225      Astanadena
4    Vidmants Elksnis      22   0: 07"   200      OmicronDS
5    Dario Fernandez      22   0: 17"   180      skunk
6    Richard Washington   22   0: 23"   160      PDM_cycling_team
7    Peeter Toode              22   0: 23"   150      Jumanji
8    Eulalio Revilla              22   0: 24"   140      lasposturas
9    Budun Bogdanov      22   0: 29"   130      Escuredoteam
10    Bernhard Niklitschek   22   0: 31"   120      Ivanthor
11    Isaac Williams              22   0: 40"   110      Rapidoes
12    Atanas Rebko              22   0: 42"   100      Kalarratas
13    Damiano Maranesi      22   0: 45"   90      Huesca
14    Antonio Arzeni              22   0: 48"   80      FlyEaglesFly
15    Nicola Miorlin              22   0: 49"   70      SPORTLIFE
16    Alex Szeverényi      22   0: 49"   60      The_Admiral_Kunkka
17    Renè Holmdal              22   0: 52"   40      TeamSalpeter
18    Raimond Leducq      22   0: 52"   30      FrançaiseDesJeux
19    Emmanuel Gauchat      22   0: 54"   20      CrossAndGo
20    Graham Long              22   0: 55"   10      Astanadena
21    Anthony Garza      22   0: 55"   0      Spitz
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on August 26, 2019, 09:45:01 AM
Bad luck...as I told you privately, in S3 Garza was good positioned, for getting some good points, the bad thing was that the helpers were a bit far from him...so in S4 was hard to have them together...this was the POINT for the final position...

But no worries, we have to keep fighting!
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on August 26, 2019, 12:20:49 PM
Hi my friends!!! Here you have the RANKINGS! Is good to see a few 21yo ones between the best ones in some categories...

(https://imgur.com/t5QoXUX.png)
(https://imgur.com/B8xsqlo.png)
(https://imgur.com/zRXnPIR.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/GQB8pS9.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/YLELAGa.png)
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on August 27, 2019, 08:19:38 AM
And now the sub22 rankings:

(https://i.imgur.com/PibzVNt.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/4BCfaxA.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/gfdFE0s.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/eZ8IlAd.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/0n3EVk2.png)
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Vos on August 27, 2019, 09:16:52 AM
great job, Franky !  8)
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Mitte on August 28, 2019, 01:16:19 PM
No cobble-hills?
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Vos on August 28, 2019, 02:19:09 PM
No cobble-hills?
Move the bar at the bottom of the text to the right, then you will see the cobble hills list.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on August 28, 2019, 03:20:21 PM
No cobble-hills?

Do you have a small screen right? hehe Because I resized the width to 1200...
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on August 31, 2019, 08:42:49 AM
Another young aussie climber for my collection...I didnt have one with good flat so...hehe

Trevor Winger   Age : 21   Wage : 854
Stamina : 71   Sprint : 11   Climbing : 84
Flat : 74   Cobblestone : 59   Technique : 59
Downhill : 73   Hills : 37   Aggressiveness : 13
Time Trial : 13   Teamwork : 66   Experience : 6

The only problem is that he has low climing compared with my other kids
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Vos on September 01, 2019, 05:27:42 PM
I guess Franky is still in holiday-modus despite he is back from his holiday in maybe Hollywood and I know what he did there ; Relax !  :)
So I will do "his" job one more time.

RACE 3 : Dutch sprint

(https://www.cyclingforfun.org/cff/etapas/venray.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/ofikjaj.jpg?1)
11ºC (https://www.cyclingforfun.org/cff/imagenes/viento1.jpg)(https://www.cyclingforfun.org/cff/imagenes/solnubes.jpg)

Breda, the Netherlands,
A few weeks ago Venray was also the finish of a sprint stage in the BinckBank Tour. See picture, Hodeg won.

I suspect that NT manager $Tourmalet selected Nelson as team captain.
In previous season he did great in both flat sprint races with a 8th and 10th place.
In season 2 Dixon was the team captain in a flat sprint race and finished as 7th.
Remarkable in all 3 NT sprint races so far, that is that just the team captain could score points.
So, most likely again not many points in a sprint race. But who knows, maybe a surprising very good result.
Because the young Aussies are supermotivated this time since they saw their names in the excellent lists made by Franky. 8)

Australia NT selection ( in random order ) :

Donovan Foley (22) NervionBike
David Dixon (22) LosTxinosKudeiros
Liam Duffy (22) ProCyclingTeam10
Tony Carter (22) Vitimper
Bobby Jordan (22) LosTxinosKudeiros
Derek Nelson (22) Yvo_Meppelink_ProCycling
Robbie Palmer (22) Paquetazos
Gordon Woods (22) RealOviedo
Stu Woods (22) Wiggo_pupils
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on September 01, 2019, 07:27:38 PM
oh, sorry....I totally forgot and I've been away all the weekend...  ::) ;D
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on September 01, 2019, 09:19:42 PM
Again Nelson doing his job.

1    Lajos Andor              22   0: 00"   300      IntellinetCyclingFF
2    Seb Walkins              22   0: 00"   250      SaulSalinasTeam
3    Lorenzo Ferreiro      22   0: 00"   225      Zatarra
4    Sergei Wild              22   0: 00"   200      Denver
5    Wilfred Bentinck      22   0: 00"   180      Yvo_Meppelink_ProCycling
6    Lasse Benjaminsen      22   0: 00"   160      Loshombresdelmazo
7    Gaulthier Verhoeven   22   0: 00"   150      Denver
8    Michele Raviolli      22   0: 00"   140      CessiApedali
9    Arnolds Vinogradovs   22   0: 00"   130      Picapedreros
10    Edgard Thevenet      22   0: 00"   120      Atlantico
11    Derek Nelson      22   0: 00"   110      Yvo_Meppelink_ProCycling
12    Attila Majoros              22   0: 00"   100      CyKings
13    Miguel Jose Sierra      22   0: 00"   90      Aropumarin
14    Jose Eduardo Flecha   22   0: 00"   80      Patata_man
15    Vicente Javier Carmona   22   0: 00"   70      Denver
16    Iñigo Perez              22   0: 00"   60      Kelme4ever
17    Joachim Arntsen      22   0: 14"   40      Loshombresdelmazo
18    Visvaldis Gulbis      22   0: 14"   30      Picapedreros
19    Rafael Szepesi              22   0: 14"   20      BOS
20    Valdemar Krone      22   0: 14"   10      Oska
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on September 01, 2019, 09:21:49 PM
I don´t know the others skills, but I think always is in a place higer than his stats.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Aurora Australis on September 01, 2019, 09:41:58 PM
This week my TTers will begin their flat training, which means whatever result they get in the upcoming TT, they'll be expected to beat it next season.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Vos on September 01, 2019, 10:22:28 PM
I don´t know the others skills, but I think always is in a place higer than his stats.
Yes, I think the same but it is a while ago since I have seen the stats of Nelson, so my thoughts are not up to date.
You can ask the Dutch NT manager. He has good knowledge of the current topsprinters and Derek Nelson is riding in his team.
A funfact ; Derek Nelson is the most famous Australian according to the Australian NT page.

Next week a more suited NT race for Australia and hopefully again a lot of points like previous season, what was a record in one NT race.

Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on September 04, 2019, 03:33:58 PM
STAGE 4: BREDA TIME TRIAL

Welcome to Breda, The Netherlands (again), in the first time trial stage in this season.

(https://s3.amazonaws.com/homelink/media/images/listingsrescale/555b8699a8a54_958_508.jpg)
(https://e2.365dm.com/16/06/768x432/geraint-thomas-team-sky-tour-de-suisse_3486546.jpg?20160618172334)
(https://www.cyclingforfun.org/cff/etapas/bredatt.jpg)


We expect a good bunch of points in this stage, as it happened last season, and advance some positions in the classification.

This is the ranking for this race:
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/590170090604068864/616397844726939659/unknown.png)

So the final 9 are:
Isaac Trump Aurora_Australis
Les Rooney Frenkie
Hank Kewell Frenkie
Freddy Butcher Antequera
Jim Slipper Frenkie
Richard Levin Aurora_Australis
Ben Mitchum Aurora_Australis
Clyde Gill Frenkie
Owen Acree Aurora_Australis
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Aurora Australis on September 05, 2019, 11:06:47 AM
Just a little comparison with Spain (with what I believe is their calculation formula)

Spain
1 Maximino Laguna 22 ChessPower 86.46
2 Higinio Espin 22 ChessPower 85.87 WIND
3 Kevin Santillana 22 ChessPower 85.29

Mine (note probably 2 extra training sessions since Spain's calculation)
Richard Levin 87.46
Isaac Trump 87.10
Ben Mitchum 84.91 (hot)
Owen Acree 84.71

By Sunday my cyclists will be an least another 0.5AV higher (maybe 0.75 depending on pop timings), so we'll be looking ok, particularly with Frenkie's as well.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on September 08, 2019, 09:22:26 PM
Puesto   Nombre   Pais   Edad   Distancia_al_vencedor   Puntos
1    Denis Anderson      22   0: 00"   300      TeaMetal
2    Maximino Laguna      22   0: 04"   250      ChessPower
3    Anton Rozin      22   0: 07"   225      Pomilles_Balears
4    Benny Andresen      22   0: 07"   200      CC_Porco_Jones
5    Sergio Manuel Serrano      22   0: 09"   180      VILLESVENSKAS
6    Richard Levin      22   0: 10"   160      Aurora_Australis
7    Ben Mitchum      22   0: 13"   150      Aurora_Australis
8    Isaac Trump      22   0: 16"   140      Aurora_Australis

9    Duncan Dekeyser      22   0: 17"   130      BLOEMENAANDEMITTE
10    Kaspar Elmholt      22   0: 18"   120      ChessPower
11    Freddy Butcher      22   0: 18"   110      Antequera
12    Kevin Santillana      22   0: 19"   100      ChessPower
13    Pavlo Kostrin      22   0: 19"   90      Facha_Bartolo
14    Owen Acree      22   0: 19"   80      Aurora_Australis
15    Higinio Espin      22   0: 19"   70      ChessPower
16    Alar Nõmm      22   0: 19"   60      Shiro_Lions
17    Aaron Saint-Germain      22   0: 21"   40      Psychoedge
18    Heinz-Dieter Maurer      22   0: 21"   30      Facha_Bartolo
19    Gérald Vercammen      22   0: 22"   20      Oska
20    Bryan Caballero      22   0: 23"   10      VILLESVENSKAS
21    Jim Slipper      22   0: 23"   0      Frenkie
22    Gianluca Raviolli      22   0: 24"   0      TeamSerfin
23    Edoardo Arzeni      22   0: 24"   0      Ares
24    Tibbe VanEchten      22   0: 25"   0      Facha_Bartolo
25    Veit Rautenberg      22   0: 25"   0      SaulSalinasTeam
26    Salustiano Revuelta      22   0: 26"   0      Yvo_Meppelink_ProCycling
27    Clyde Gill      22   0: 26"   0      Frenkie
28    Hank Kewell      22   0: 26"   0      Frenkie
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on September 09, 2019, 11:07:34 AM
Well well...we are again 2nd! It seems that this season, Spain would be Spain and they will win easy, we have to fight for the 2nd position!
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Vos on September 09, 2019, 11:39:41 AM
Indeed, at the moment a great 2nd place in the ranking by countries.  8)
And race 6 is also a time trial with just one hill in it.
Then hopefully again the best in the day ranking (yesterday also, although just 30 points before Spain).

But also 2 cobblehills races and it is very close in the battle of the podiumplaces.
In previous season (C^ = cobblehills section) : FHHC^C^ 198km = 0 points.
In season 2 ( the world championship season  :)) ) : HHC^C^C^ 179km = 250 points ( 6th and 13th )
But results of season 2 can be worthless, too long ago, talent rating and how good a manager trains an Aus.talent can make a huge difference.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: FIO on September 11, 2019, 09:34:28 AM
 :o

Kieran Chambers   Age : 19   Wage : 817
Stamina : 64   Sprint : 3   Climbing : 66
Flat : 42   Cobblestone : 5   Technique : 63
Downhill : 67
   Hills : 29   Aggressiveness : 27
Time Trial : 10   Teamwork : 36   Experience : 0
Price : Days left :    Stages raced : 0
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on September 11, 2019, 10:01:35 AM
:o

Kieran Chambers   Age : 19   Wage : 817
Stamina : 64   Sprint : 3   Climbing : 66
Flat : 42   Cobblestone : 5   Technique : 63
Downhill : 67
   Hills : 29   Aggressiveness : 27
Time Trial : 10   Teamwork : 36   Experience : 0
Price : Days left :    Stages raced : 0

I promoted one very very similar few days ago, and he was not sold even by 1000€ ... at this point of the season, is hard to sell a new 19yo guy, because rest of 19yo ones has much higher climbing skill
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on September 12, 2019, 03:40:27 PM
I just get my first Silver today...Joe!!

Joe Ryan   Age : 22   Wage : 819
Stamina : 76   Sprint : 30   Climbing : 92
Flat : 54   Cobblestone : 24   Technique : 18
Downhill : 76   Hills : 93   Aggressiveness : 77
Time Trial : 10   Teamwork : 10   Experience : 33
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on September 13, 2019, 02:39:07 PM
Hi all, we are still in the north of Europe, in the Benelux, now in Belgium, in a hard cobble-hills race, with a rainy and cold day. We will start in Bornem and finishing in Geraardsbergen.

(https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/castillo-de-bornem-en-b%C3%A9lgica-114629589.jpg)
(http://be-fr.zooverresources.com/images/T6765416I890399W900H675/Geraardsbergen.jpg)
(https://www.highlightsofcyclingweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ENECO-08999-1024x683.jpg)
(https://mytwospokesworth.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/csqgohlwyaeya8l.jpg?w=700)
(https://www.cyclingforfun.org/cff/etapas/geraard.jpg)

Our 9:
Steve Sampson CopenHell
Gerard Bell NervionBike
Colin Ryan beerkes
Kirk Trump $Tourmalet
Lenny Pinkney Wiggo_pupils
Charlie Brubaker DeRodeVod
Nate Douglas SentinelChickens
Elliot Neville Manicomicos_Cycling_Team
Alex Byers EuskaPiero

Words from our National Manager:
"We have 3 stages left for finishing the World Cup and one of them is theoretically favorable to us (the time trial). We enter into the decisive phase in second position. Spain seems unattainable, the potential is enormous compared to ours. Our objective is to try to maintain that second position, it will be complicated because we have a few teams very very close and the next stage was one of those that we didn't manage to score last season. This season we have a different leader, and we are going to try to do it differently to see if we can get a good result. After the stage we will calibrate our options again, a priori I have good feelings."
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on September 15, 2019, 09:45:57 PM
Again without points in this race.
I´m very sad, because I know that we had the level to take some points, but again the tactic was bad with our lider.

Puesto   Nombre   Pais   Edad   Distancia_al_vencedor   Puntos
1    Yannick Pierre      22   0: 00"   300      CobbleCrushers
2    Lenny Ford      22   0: 00"   250      SentinelChickens
3    Noah Nelisse      22   0: 00"   225      Cabrasverdes
4    Artúr Bereményi      22   0: 06"   200      CobbleCrushers
5    Isa Novak      22   0: 09"   180      Wiggo_pupils
6    Abrahan Saavedra      22   0: 12"   160      Barrioska
7    Chester Laybutt      22   0: 12"   150      Combuijs
8    Jacky Bardot      22   0: 15"   140      Atlantico
9    Victor Rødland      22   0: 15"   130      Bolaverde
10    Giona Vanetta      22   0: 15"   120      Marineros
11    Mihails Pumpurs      22   0: 15"   110      Van_pintxaos
12    Reinhardt Kahn      22   0: 15"   100      azerite
13    Fedir Globan      22   0: 15"   90      CyKings
14    Terkel Thorsen      22   0: 15"   80      SoldiersFromAbove
15    Tommie VanDerVaart      22   0: 21"   70      Cycling101
16    Leonid Leonov      21   0: 28"   60      BetisCFF
17    Lenny Seaman      22   0: 31"   40      CobbleCrushers
18    Samuele Lodolini      22   0: 31"   30      EuskaPiero
19    Beg Bottani      22   0: 31"   20      MortoviaCycling
20    Ketil Fossum      22   0: 34"   10      Thorboassonarvesen
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on September 16, 2019, 08:20:08 AM
ouch...  :( :(
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Vos on September 16, 2019, 08:34:52 AM
Can happen, next NT race will go better.  8)
Hopefully a lot of points, because it seems to me that the battle for the podium places is fierce.
Good luck !
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on September 18, 2019, 09:16:44 AM
Someone knows Frenkie?
He had train his TT to 100 and is not playing in the last races.
I´m worry that he left the game.
 :'(
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Aurora Australis on September 18, 2019, 10:12:43 AM
Frenkie was here at least on the 5th, as I asked him about his TT training.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Vos on September 18, 2019, 10:54:00 AM
Frenkie = Telamon ( teamname was Argonautjes ) in CFF2.
Dutch, and the latest 10 (maybe more) CFF2 seasons, he was always one of the Australian NT managers.
It would be a pity if he stopped with this game.

I can see he had a top10 result in the Dauphiné. But he could registered the Dauphiné selection a while ago, and he has no Tour de Suisse selection. Also that his talents have 100 TT is worrying, because Frenkie is a very experienced manager and he would not train his talents to the 100 because of the u24 bonus.

I can ask someone by pm, they both emigrated in CFF2 from the Netherlands to Australia at the same time and both were very important for the successes of Australia. Maybe he knows more.
Hopefully Frenkie is on vacation and that explains his assumed inactivity in the past max.13 days. (since AA had contact with him on the 5th).

edit ; I send Frenkie a pm also.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on September 18, 2019, 03:01:31 PM
Thanks Vos.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Vos on September 18, 2019, 04:01:28 PM
Yw. The person I was writing about, does not know it either.
But I did send Frenkie an ingame pm, so I can see if he read that or not.
Also a good method to see if he is active or not. So far he did not open that ingame pm.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: FIO on September 18, 2019, 05:32:48 PM
Someone knows Frenkie?
He had train his TT to 100 and is not playing in the last races.
I´m worry that he left the game.
 :'(

Oh I, oh, I'm still alive
Hey, hey, I, oh, I'm still alive
Hey I, oh, I'm still alive, yeah oh  ;D

And still pulling and training just for Australia!

Some of my TT,s recently got the 100 full. Now they are training Technique untill Clyde Gill reaches 100 (tomorrow?)

And, yes I was Telamon in the previous Cff: worldchampion with Australia NT, U23 and U21 (still proud  ;D)
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on September 18, 2019, 05:36:45 PM
And why you trained TT till 100?
That was the reason for me to think that you left the game.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on September 18, 2019, 05:39:13 PM
That is loose train. Because they rise without train till 24 years old. More than 2 points from now, and a lot of days of train lost.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Spammie on September 18, 2019, 05:42:10 PM
Ideally, a rider would now have reached 97 by race 31-32 of this season.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: FIO on September 18, 2019, 05:44:19 PM
And why you trained TT till 100?
That was the reason for me to think that you left the game.

In my opinion it doesnt matter if you train riders with U24 bonus till 100 or 90
(The bonus makes a bigger advantage above 90 than below. But this is an old discussion we had years ago, I dont want to do this over)

I have also some nice 20 year old TT’ers who benefit from TT training right now.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: FIO on September 18, 2019, 05:45:25 PM
That is loose train. Because they rise without train till 24 years old. More than 2 points from now, and a lot of days of train lost.

You are right. Still thinking in u23 bonusses. Will change immediately.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on September 18, 2019, 05:46:30 PM
Example:
One rider with 22 years rise 2.4 without train till 24 years old.

2,4 points in that skill level (90+) it takes a bit more than 22 train to a talent 3 rider. 22 trains that you could give to other skill.

If you reached the 100 before is even worst.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on September 18, 2019, 05:57:22 PM
With 22 trains, are 8 points in the (60-80) for a talent 3 rider.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Aurora Australis on September 18, 2019, 09:50:11 PM
I presume you have done a calculation from here?
https://cyclingforfun.org/smf/index.php?topic=260.0
with (skill gain per training * training sessions * talent level) + U24 bonus = Skill gained
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on September 19, 2019, 01:14:44 PM
Yes. That´s the way to do it.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on September 23, 2019, 12:11:10 AM
Impresive our riders!!

1    Ben Mitchum      22   0: 00"   300      Aurora_Australis
2    Heinz-Dieter Maurer      22   0: 00"   250      Facha_Bartolo
3    Owen Acree      22   0: 01"   225      Aurora_Australis
4    Firmino Mendonca      22   0: 07"   200      Skrimshaw
5    Eduard Reva      22   0: 08"   180      Caracoles
6    Derek Garlick      22   0: 10"   160      CC_Porco_Jones
7    Florian Overmars      22   0: 12"   150      CaptainOrange
8    Fabian Ganz      22   0: 12"   140      Rekutxuteam
9    Maximino Laguna      22   0: 12"   130      ChessPower
10    Mark Pjankov      22   0: 13"   120      Telderete
11    Mark Pershikov      22   0: 13"   110      TipiCyclingTeam
12    Jesus Ramon Aranguren      22   0: 13"   100      ChessPower
13    Narcis Aguilera      22   0: 14"   90      VILLESVENSKAS
14    Richard Levin      22   0: 14"   80      Aurora_Australis
15    Kevin Winn      22   0: 14"   70      TeaMetal
16    Ace Mertens      22   0: 14"   60      CrossAndGo
17    Hank Kewell      22   0: 15"   40      Frenkie
18    Gérard Jobet      22   0: 15"   30      TeaMetal
19    Denis Anderson      22   0: 16"   20      TeaMetal
20    Jose Solis      22   0: 19"   10      Spitz
21    Lauri Reinumägi      22   0: 19"   0      Shiro_Lions
22    Isaac Trump      22   0: 19"   0      Aurora_Australis
23    Anton Rozin      22   0: 21"   0      Pomilles_Balears
24    Royce Ray      22   0: 21"   0      CyKings
25    Wilt Gilbee      22   0: 21"   0      Frenkie

26    Ali Churchil      22   0: 21"   0      SaulSalinasTeam
27    Frits De Bie      22   0: 22"   0      PDM_cycling_team
28    Diederik VanDerWeijden      22   0: 22"   0      ChessPower
29    Aurèlien Vallet      22   0: 22"   0      Sabmazz
30    Alex Riis      22   0: 22"   0      Astanadena
31    Coen Bogarde      22   0: 22"   0      SPORTLIFE
32    Hartmut Zahn      22   0: 24"   0      NormanTeam
33    Veit Rautenberg      22   0: 24"   0      SaulSalinasTeam
34    Bart Hines      22   0: 24"   0      ProdopingPong
35    Francisco Asis Adan      22   0: 24"   0      Facha_Bartolo
36    Fenton White      22   0: 24"   0      Psychoedge
37    Kaspar Elmholt      22   0: 25"   0      ChessPower
38    Lander Manrique      22   0: 25"   0      Ciclokillers
39    Riho Aus      22   0: 25"   0      Pomilles_Balears
40    Joe Robinson      22   0: 25"   0      ChessPower
41    Gérald Vercammen      22   0: 25"   0      Oska
42    Patrick Hall      22   0: 26"   0      AJFactoryCycling
43    Emanuele Barbotti      22   0: 26"   0      Tajteam
44    Mark Tabitov      22   0: 26"   0      Cabrasverdes
45    Joonas Mitt      22   0: 26"   0      Shiro_Lions
46    Aziz Bezotosnyi      22   0: 26"   0      IKIBASQUE
47    Casimiro Agullo      22   0: 27"   0      Cycling101
48    Benny Andresen      22   0: 27"   0      CC_Porco_Jones
49    Aaron Saint-Germain      22   0: 27"   0      Psychoedge
50    Ian Mitchell      22   0: 28"   0
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on September 23, 2019, 09:33:50 AM
Great result!!! we had lucky having 2 TTs this season... I hope we can maintain this 2nd position till the end!
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Chrisxixon on September 23, 2019, 09:47:25 AM
 >:( >:(

Fucking Aurora!!

xDDDD ;)
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Aurora Australis on September 23, 2019, 10:32:17 AM
Yay.  If I'm correct, this is the first win by any Aussie cyclist in CFF3.  I just did a quick count, and my cyclists are the difference between being 2nd, and dancing the Russian Polka.

And thx Chris.  Btw: A flashback to my predictions back in season 2 (May 27th)
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Quote: "Next season Levin & Trump will possibly manage top 20s (season 3), then top 10s the season after (season 4)." unquote
With my cyclists so far ahead of their predicted success rate, and the growth to come, I gladly look forward to more cursing from other NT managers in seasons to come (maybe even knocking off Anderson in the flat TT).
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on September 23, 2019, 11:02:42 AM
If someone want to be the NT manager next season, we can change. If nobody wants It would be a pleasure to follow.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Aurora Australis on September 23, 2019, 12:43:10 PM
If someone want to be the NT manager next season, we can change. If nobody wants It would be a pleasure to follow.
As I said at the end of last season, I intended to nominate for season 5, and have done so.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on September 23, 2019, 01:31:41 PM
for me is ok. Not interested right now in the position, maybe in the future.

Anyway, as I'm doing with Miguel, if anybody needs helps with anything..just tell me.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Vos on September 27, 2019, 11:04:52 AM
Impressive results in the NT time trial. The very first NT race victory of Australia ! 8)
Good luck in the final NT race, Miguel, hopefully it will be possible to stay on the podium in the ranking by countries.
For now, it is looking good with the 2nd place.  :)
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on September 27, 2019, 12:39:43 PM
LAST RACE OF THE SEASON!!

We are fighting to maintain the second position against UK and The Netherlands. This kind of race is not the best one for us, but we have around 300 points of margin...

And we are now in Italy, at the beautiful Toscana to compete in a cobble-hills race that everybody knows, the Strade Bianche.

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Strade_Bianche_logo.svg/1024px-Strade_Bianche_logo.svg.png)
(https://cdn1.cyclist.co.uk/sites/cyclist/files/2019/03/ofs_strade_bianche_2014_12_crop_1.jpg)
(https://estaticos.elperiodico.com/resources/jpg/2/7/julian-alaphilippe-tramo-sterrato-strade-bianche-1552148188072.jpg)
(https://www.procyclingstats.com/images/profiles/ap/bd/strade-bianchi-2019-profile-45bdc7975c.jpg)
(https://www.cyclingforfun.org/cff/etapas/strade.jpg)

Our 9:
Charlie Brubaker DeRodeVod
Henry Foster Antequera
Steve Sampson CopenHell
Kirk Trump $Tourmalet
Isaac Clapton Frier_Accounting
Jake Coburn Antequera
Joe Wind Antequera
Elliot Neville Manicomicos_Cycling_Team
Alex Byers EuskaPiero


We are very close to achieve the 3rd medal in 3 years, lots of luck!
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Vos on September 28, 2019, 10:59:29 AM
Again a great preview Franky ! The Australian NT results deserve such beautifull previews. 8)

About the elections ; my vote will go to the only candidate so far. Good such an experienced and valuable manager will make his debut.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on September 28, 2019, 02:25:38 PM
About the elections, as he wanted to be the NT manager I don´t submit my candidate.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on September 28, 2019, 02:32:37 PM
For the race. It´s dificult, but I hope to say good bye to the NT with a good race and a podium in countries ranking.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Vos on September 29, 2019, 11:47:17 PM
Australia : 3rd place in the ranking by nations.  8)
Twice a podiumplace in your 2 seasons as NT manager. Well done, Miguel, Australia is very proud of you.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: miguel11gh on September 30, 2019, 01:35:21 AM
Thanks!
I´ll be back  ;)

Today some points with a free rider, that saws that the tactic was good but the lider not so good as I thought. It was difficult to choice well. It is a very difficult stage to know the % of each skill.

1    Lenny Ford      22   0: 00"   300      SentinelChickens
2    Dré Degrande      22   0: 08"   250      Cabrasverdes
3    Didzis Valters      22   0: 08"   225      Van_pintxaos
4    Julius Maalderink      22   0: 17"   200      Combuijs
5    Alessandro Marchetti      22   0: 22"   180      Ares
6    Dean Joly      22   0: 22"   160      Gloucester
7    Mihails Pumpurs      22   0: 22"   150      Van_pintxaos
8    Marcello Peron      22   0: 25"   140      EuskaPiero
9    Boudewijn De Graaf      22   0: 25"   130      Gloucester
10    Noah Nelisse      22   0: 25"   120      Cabrasverdes
11    Tim Jessen      22   0: 25"   110      SoldiersFromAbove
12    Arjen Rutte      22   0: 25"   100      Combuijs
13    Jake Farmer      22   0: 25"   90      SentinelChickens
14    Kamiel Anneessens      22   0: 25"   80      Cabrasverdes
15    Kirk Byers      22   0: 31"   70      FinoCyclingTeam
16    Robin Crone      22   0: 31"   60      EuskaPiero
17    Jake Coburn      22   0: 31"   40      Antequera
18    Ladin Galunov      22   0: 31"   30      °Peachy°Melocotons
19    Reinhardt Kahn      22   0: 31"   20      azerite
20    Austris Stirna      22   0: 31"   10      Marineros
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on September 30, 2019, 09:43:34 AM
3 medals in 3 seasons!!!!!! And 2 in 2 for Miguel! Well done!!

As Miguel, I have to say "See you later", I won't continue doing the previews as this was an agreement with Miguel, same with the rankings and so...

Good luck to Aurora in the new period as Australian NT.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Aurora Australis on September 30, 2019, 02:24:43 PM
My TTers, having gained 1135 points this season, are hiding a considerable deficiency in the Australian squad.  In 5 races, Australia gained a mere 380 points, which puts us at around Russia's level.  There's a lack of depth in our field, and few younger cyclists coming through to strengthen this in many key areas.  This will create difficulties in maintaining the rankings, particularly when my cyclists aren't able to hide the deficiencies because of a calendar not suiting them.

Of course what this also means, is that there are underappreciated opportunities for those who do promote Australian cyclists to feature in NT in upcoming seasons, and we should be doing more to sell these opportunities.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Vos on October 02, 2019, 10:12:07 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/A4hjM5k.jpg?1)
Today golden climb-TT-specialist Benett ( SPORTLIFE ) takes the 1st position in the Dream Team.
And today a second Australian in the Dream Team ; nr10 TT = flat-TT-specialist Levin ( Aurora_Australis ).
( as everyone knows ; climb-TT is much higher rated as flat-TT in the DT )
Unfortunately no other Aussies in the DT. A long time ago we had 2 in the hills list and 1 in the cobble list, if I remember correctly.



Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Vos on October 02, 2019, 10:54:51 AM
Australian TT points in all NT seasons :

golden season 2 --> 510 in flat TT and 230 in hills-TT =  740
bronze season 3 --> 700 in flat TT, just 1 TT-NT-race =  700
bronze season 4 --> 740 in flat TT and 645 in hills-TT =  1.385  8)

Hopefully Benett will make his debut for Australia next season, because that means there will be a climb-TT for the first time.
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Franky on October 02, 2019, 11:56:46 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/A4hjM5k.jpg?1)
Today golden climb-TT-specialist Benett ( SPORTLIFE ) takes the 1st position in the Dream Team.
And today a second Australian in the Dream Team ; nr10 TT = flat-TT-specialist Levin ( Aurora_Australis ).
( as everyone knows ; climb-TT is much higher rated as flat-TT in the DT )
Unfortunately no other Aussies in the DT. A long time ago we had 2 in the hills list and 1 in the cobble list, if I remember correctly.

Denis Mitchum was there the first weeks of the game...then obviously were going down in the list (he always trained at 70%)
Title: Re: Australia NT season 4
Post by: Vos on October 04, 2019, 02:01:34 AM
Unfortunately just 1 time trial (flat) NT race this season, that starts in Australia with a hills NT race.
It seems to me this is not a favorable calendar, but it is up to new NT manager Aurora_Australis to asses this. Good luck, AA !