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El Loto said:The trick with time trials is to start of slow then really romp home in the last 3rd. You make great time gains and you're riders will punch above their tt stat.
I've managed to co-ordinate a train at the end of a stage, but keep finding that my riders are not up far enough to be effective. i've tried attacking at about 3-4kms to go and trying to hang on or just following off someone as soon as they go then trying to sprint over them - both have given me mixed success.Indurain said:For the sprints, I have my sprinter behind a lead out man, and him behind another leadout (right click and choose to follow (I think that's the word). I then get the first guy to get behind one of they nobodies in the front who are in the line driving the pace. It is too hard getting behind a sprinter and besides you want to sprint first, otherwise it is very hard to win. By the time you get close enough to sprint you should be about 3 or 4 from the front. Then sprint with your first guy for a short while, set off with your 2nd and then your sprinter with about 1.2km to go (=120metres). It is still hard to win, and you need to be in good form, but the secret is being very close to the front and sprinting first.
With the timetrials it is about having both bars finish at the same time (for flat) In prologues you can time it to finish just before the line as your momentum will carry you over. If you have a mountain tt, then you want to save plenty for it and go hard up it, but it is experimentation on how much time to lose on the flats vs how hard to climb.
Never attack first, even in the mountains. Always follow other wheels unless you get a green spurt of course. I also find that if you stop attacking if your heart rate goes too far over 180 and then pedal, then attack again until it gets to 180, etc this can help conserve your red, especially in the mountains or on a hill. But on the flats you can do it, but just make sure you still have a wheel to follow when you attack again. Attacking down or over hills is also very effective. Playing on hard and extreme gives you the most realistic results. Can be very hard to win.
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Awesome and addictive game. Doesn't help my training though.
Indurain said:Yeah, played nearly everyone of them since 1999. Really awesome game, especially in the last couple of years. The online part of the game is awesome also, when you can avoid the cheats. Playing the game feels like your in the peleton without the sweat, blood and tears. Still love it, even now. Just don't get the time to play it as often as I'd like.