[Samuel_Vimes]

A well-tested idea, no doubt, and while we're waiting for AFL to kick alive the season might as well be occupied with a summer sport.

Anyway, you know the drill; we're all world-class athletes with the medicinal capacities of Eufemiano Fuentes to back us up, just waiting to be released on the world of professional cycling. We'll be racing all the major races, as well as some local races to appease the public. Highlights include:

January: Australian Championships, Tour Down Under
March: Omloop Het Volk, Tour of the Cape, Tirreno-Adriatico, Milano-San Remo
April: One-day classics, such as Paris-Roubaix, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Tour of Flanders
May: Giro d'Italia
June: Dauphiné Libéré, Tour of Switzerland, National Championships
July: Tour de France
August: Clasica San Sebastian, Tour of Germany, Hamburg Cyclassics
September: Vuelta a España, Tour of Britain, Stuttgart World Championships

Sign-up form

Name:
Date of Birth:
Cycling nation:
Specialist (One of the following five: Time Trialler, Climber, GC Rider, Sprinter, Breakaway Rider):
Goal races (name up to three):
Domestique (professional rider who has not appeared in top six of a Grand Tour general classification, won a points jersey in a Grand Tour, or a World title, to strengthen the side):

Details (can be omitted, will be adapted to each position)

Enter values from 50 to 85 in each of these 12 parameters

Flat:
Mountain
Hills:
Downhill:
Time Trial:
Stamina:
Resistance:
Recovery:
Cobblestones:
Fighter:
Sprint:
Acceleration:

These must fit your specialisation, as follows:

For a TT:

Must be 78-83 in: Time Trial
Must be 70-85 in: Flat
Must be 70-80 in: Resistance, Stamina, Recovery
Must be 60-80 in: Fighter, Downhill, Hills
Must be 50-80 in: Cobblestones, Mountain, Sprint, Acceleration

All must add up to no more than 825.

For a Sprinter:

Must be 78-83 in: Sprint
Must be between 73-85 in: Acceleration
Must be between 70-85 in: Flat
Must be 60-80 in: Resistance, Recovery, Stamina
Must be 50-80 in: Fighter, Hills, Cobblestones, Downhill
Must be 50-70 in: Mountains, Time Trial

All must add up to no more than 795.

For a Climber:
Must be between 75-83 in: Mountain
Must be between 65-85 in: Downhill, Stamina, Resistance, Recovery, Fighter, Hills, Acceleration
Must be between 60-80 in: Flat
Must be between 50-75 in: Cobblestones
Must be between 50-65 in: Time Trial, Sprint

All must add up to no more than 820.

For a GC Rider
Must be between 75-85 in: Resistance, Recovery
Must be between 70-83 in: Mountain, Time Trial, Hills, Stamina, Acceleration
Must be between 60-83 in: Flat, Downhill
Must be between 50-80 in: Sprint, Cobblestones, Fighter

All must add up to no more than 870.

For a Breakaway Rider

Must be between 75-85 in: Flat, Fighter, Hills, Stamina
Must be between 65-83 in: Mountain, Acceleration, Resistance, Recovery
Must be between 50-83 in: Cobblestones, Downhill, Time Trial
Must be between 50-75 in: Sprint

All must add up to no more than 840.

Current team:

Fensome, Alex = Chubb
Gray, Jamee = Jamee999
Pickup, Neil = obv
Mørk, Håkon = Samuel_Vimes
Mitchell, Mathew = Matteh
Clapham, K. F. = Clapo
Rose, Xavier = roseboy64
Thomas, Greg = NZTailender
Forner, Josh = Josh
Dwyer, Chris = Bobisback
Gelman, Zac = pasag
Walsh, Craig = Craig
Reddlapalli, Manjunath = alternative
Davis, Heath T. = WHOOOOOSH
Dunn, Ryan = pinchy81
Pares, David = obv
Kearsley, David = kears_falcon_9
Hoy, Nathan = thewizard101
Kennett, David = David
Malone, Bugs = bugssy
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Arroyo, David
Arvesen, Kurt Asle
Dean, Julian
Hoy, Chris
Millar, David
Steegmans, Gert
Txurruka, Amets
Vansummeren, Johan
Vasseur, Cedric
Voigt, Jens
Wesemann, Steffen
Wiggins, Bradley