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Written by nonnies at 07:19 17/11-2015

  The road less traveled is what can be said of my team the last few seasons...Experimenting with every type of team in OCM , except a consistent team... We have had some success with this approach , but in the end it has lead to stagnation and the constant demand to replace older riders with marginally younger riders.
  
  However this will be no more in the next season or two. The plan is simple really , join the darkside (timetrial) and build around that core.
  With 2 or 3 riders who will have to be replaced in the next 2 seasons the team will remain tt centric. This commitment has also been bolstered by Aarin investing in some much needed equipment. THis will however not be enough to succeed...
  
  Some riders may be replaced , no upgraded with better ones , but they will be tt'ers or maybe hillers ; ) . But 60+ in tt will be a prerequisite. As for the replacing , if all goes to plan these young talents will bolster the long term plan.
  
  Anacleto Afonso
  CL: Average
  DH: Small
  HL: Average
  SP: None
  FR: Small
  CB: Small
  TT: Very good
  TQ: Average
  
  Hugo Bosman
  CL: Small
  DH: Small
  HL: Very good
  SP: Small
  FR: Small
  CB: Small
  TT: Average
  TQ: Average
  
  Generoso Coelho
  CL: None
  DH: None
  HL: Small
  SP: Average
  FR: Small
  CB: None
  TT: Very good
  TQ: Good
  
  
  The two tt'ers will likely be our initial focus , however initially all riders will be trained equally , hopefully just maybe but probably not , they all reach at least 48 avg
  
  

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Comments


Fighting at 14:47 21/11-2015
  Welcome to the dark side :)

nonnies at 15:39 17/11-2015
  Yeah , I guess...
  Got 30 days to decide his fate though


BrokenChain at 15:31 17/11-2015
  well at best he's a good tour rider, with a high max.. and then you lack support ? ;)

nonnies at 15:27 17/11-2015
  True , I'm saving him for last though , he's the unknown factor

BrokenChain at 14:44 17/11-2015
  180+ but not a TT'er ?

nonnies at 14:41 17/11-2015
  Why not?

BrokenChain at 11:27 17/11-2015
  just don't train Bosman :/

nonnies at 08:23 17/11-2015
  Afonso has the better starting stats , but Coehlo should he max high can be a nice asset for tour tt's...Conzaga is also similar to Afonso ?
  


Manisaspor at 08:17 17/11-2015
  And I actually liked Afonso, very similar to Trujillo.

Manisaspor at 08:16 17/11-2015
  It would always work in the way you are forming the TT team.

Rigana at 07:28 17/11-2015
  Like the look of Coelho.

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