Australia : U21-U23-Abs

[Aurora_Australis]

Stage 7   Season 14



Position   Name   Age   Time behind   Points  Team
3rd   Gus Huling      22    0: 00"   225      La_Cotera_Team

[Aurora_Australis]

The UCI World Tour starts off the season with the exciting Tour Down Under.
Why not choose Australia and Adelaide as the location for your u23 future sprinting stars.

UCI Tour Down Under : Adelaide - South Australia

Season 14
U23 Point Scorers

The following cyclists scored points for the Aussie u23 team in season 14.

Name   Age   Team   Points
Aaron Finley   22   Aurora_Australis   405
Gus Huling   22   La_Cotera_Team   225
Bryn Wolf   22   LosOgrosDeTervueren   200
Alan Janson   22   loshombresdelmazo   120
Les Kewell   22   milanezen   100
Todd Whisman   22   Aurora_Australis   60

[Aurora_Australis]

I'd like to thank all those managers who've taken an interest in the Aussie team; and all those who've organised forum CFF related contests (such as CFF Fantasy League, CFF Bet & CFF Awards).

Below, I've detailed Australia's prospects for the upcoming season.
U23 NT Manager : Aurora Australis

U23 Main Squad (season 15)

SPRINTERS:   

Team Prospects:
   Team Depth:   

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	75.46	Fraser Walkins	22	stainie
2	71.92	Angus Fevola	22	Chinchetas
11	57.85	George Black	20	derazendejannen
12	57.38	Ryan Walker	20	oriateam

Last chance for sprinter points for several seasons.  I hate to say it, but some (unlisted) 21/22 year olds need $1 sales to 4th division.  Five to seven spots available for decent 19 year olds.
   

CLIMBERS:   

Team Prospects:
   Team Depth:   

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	75.96	Phil Blair	22	CCT
2	71.30	Wilt Odom	22	Free Transfer
3	71.17	Ben Marbley	22	Insuperable
4	70.58	Dean Huling	21	alonsoteam
5	69.64	Charles Holland	22	Teamoz
6	68.33	Lenny Nelson	21	BrestCycling
7	67.04	Gerard Jons	21	RichiePorte
11	65.02	Ned Jameson	20	JM
12	64.07	Graham Pierre	20	RichiePorte
16	62.69	Carl Marbley	20	RichiePorte

The Aussie team is strong enough to get by, but one or two more talents would be cool.

COBBLERS:   

Team Prospects:
   Team Depth:   

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	64.95	Fraser Walkins	22	stainie
2	59.71	Benjamin Steele	21	canmarge
11	54.43	Earl Coburn	20	2 weeks until Free Transfer
12	53.67	Abraham Reid	20	Insuperable
13	53.18	Carl Marbley	20	RichiePorte
23	51.07	Steve Freeman	19	Antequera
24	51.06	Nate Huling	19	Sacido
27	50.40	Patrick Shields	19	q36

Walkins is a sprinter.  What else can I say.  More 19 year olds please.
   

   HILLERS:

Team Prospects:
   Team Depth:   

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	74.87	Buck Hoffman	22	Melonazo
2	74.40	Dudley Lungby	21	CandasuTeam
3	70.99	Noel Emme	21	RealityCyclists
4	68.90	Alex Simpson	21	Mtbikers
5	68.76	Kobe Goodman	22	Desdeatraslaliderato
6	67.97	Ashley Friend	21	RealityCyclists
9	66.43	Wendell Kelly	21	2 weeks until free transfer
18	61.02	Aaron Friend	20	olivosteam
27	58.48	Allen Furey	19	Aurora_Australis
33	56.38	Dominic Friend	19	Canyon_Team
36	55.43	Aaron Harris	19	Magpies

This season is good, next season is stardom.  They could make the talent which was available last season look like amateurs.  Already a few cool looking 19 year olds too.

   TIME TRIALERS:   

Team Prospects:
   Team Depth:   

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
2	65.48	Wendell Jameson	21	NazcaCyclingTeam
3	65.06	Martin Wolf	21	Jaguar
4	64.44	Bud Dardar	21	NazcaCyclingTeam
5	64.44	Colin Miller	21	NazcaCyclingTeam
6	63.25	Tim Tweed	21	OY3
7	63.19	George Jameson	21	Cyclorom
8	62.63	Gerraint Lucas	21	NazcaCyclingTeam
18	60.14	James Bookout	20	LukaStar
19	59.96	Brooklyn Mayne	20	OY3
22	57.62	Bill Thompson	20	NazcaCyclingTeam
25	55.85	Barret Overall	20	OY3

Zero 22 year olds worth selecting, zero chance for points.  Selections will be based on who I think might be good for the future, and good 19 year olds would make the team.

   HILL-SPRINTERS:   

Team Prospects:
   Team Depth:   

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	63.05	Angus Fevola	22	Chinchetas
2	62.98	Isaac Friend	22	q36
3	62.58	Dave Jons	22	Lesmateam
4	60.99	Jake Putnam	22	Casimiro_pa_Francia
6	56.29	Terrell Martin	21	BignigProCycling
7	56.29	Dudley Lungby	21	CandasuTeam
8	55.05	Frank Pinkney	21	Aurora_Australis
15	53.10	George Black	20	derazendejannen

This season's race is more of a sprint with minor hills, and with the sprinters being allegic to any hills, hopes are minimal.

COBBLE-HILLERS:

Team Prospects:
   Team Depth:   

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	66.44	Ross Iverson	22	Insuperable
2	66.24	Kobe Goodman	22	Desdeatraslaliderato
3	62.48	Merv Smith	21	2 weeks until free transfer
6	58.26	Ike Gatson	21	Insuperable
17	51.77	Nate Huling	19	Sacido

There's a good chance for points, and even greater chances of getting your 19 year old straight into the u23 team.

MOUNTAIN-HILLERS:

Team Prospects:
   Team Depth:   

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	68.67	Ben Marbley	22	Insuperable
2	68.10	Phil Blair	22	CCT
3	64.61	Dudley Lungby	21	CandasuTeam
4	62.91	Alex Simpson	21	Mtbikers
10	58.81	Ned Jameson	20	JM

More mountain than hill, which is good news for this season's prospects.

These aren't featuring in u23 NT races this season.  Here's a quick glance at who Australia's best are, plus who will be available next season.

MOUNTAIN-SPRINTERS:

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	63.19	George Trautemberg	22	KTeamRC
2	60.34	Bryn Malone	22	Valecor
3	58.38	Dave Jons	22	Lesmateam

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
4	57.00	Andy Overall	21	Vilademes
5	56.63	Robbie Finley	21	SwiftRacing
8	55.86	Terrell Martin	21	BignigProCycling
10	55.35	Herbie Farrell	21	Staffs

FLAT-HILLERS:

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	69.91	Buck Hoffman	22	Melonazo
2	67.58	Niles Muller	22	TerrorDelCaos
3	67.26	Ashley Friend	21	RealityCyclists
4	67.00	Gerraint Dixon	22	YPPTeam

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
3	67.26	Ashley Friend	21	RealityCyclists
7	63.30	Wendell Kelly	21	2 weeks until free transfer
35	52.05	Greg Logsdon	19	Aurora_Australis
37	51.62	Dominic Friend	19	Canyon_Team

(the hiller race is a bit flat, but I couldn't list it twice).

[Aurora_Australis]

Stage 4   Season 15  -  U23 NT Race



Position   Name   Age   Time behind   Points  Team
3rd   Phil Blair      22    0: 39"   225      CCT

[Aurora_Australis]

Vote Results

Many of you will know there's a lot of talk (particularly in the Spanish forums) about whether NT managers should select all 9 cyclists in u21-23 NT races solely based on the race in question, even when some cyclists are sub-standard.  Well I put this question to the vote for the Aussie u23 NT squad.
The question asked was as follows:

I'm doing a poll of Australian managers on this question.  Voting closes Friday 23:59 game time.

Even after picking 19 year old potentials, there's currently a chronic lack of suitable talent to select in several key disciplines, with several discipline only having 3 or 4 suitable cyclists for u23 NT races (eg cobbles).  Would the Australian managers rather:

1: Select one top (21 and under) cyclist from each other discipline for u23 NT experience.
2: Select all 9 for the discipline being raced, even if the cyclist has a limited future.

The results are:
Option 1: 3 votes
Option 2: 0 votes

^{(PS: Kindly note the strict limits to the successful option, as it's important to ensure the integrity of selections.)}

[Thorin]

I have two young aussie riders in my new team. They will be training climbing the next seasons.


Rick Malone   Age : 19   Wage : 600
Stamina : 65   Sprint : 4   Climbing : 66
Flat : 14   Cobblestone : 19   Technique : 30
Downhill : 68   Hills : 23   Aggressiveness : 20
Time Trial : 38   Teamwork : 59   Experience : 0


Desmond Hardy   Age : 19   Wage : 820
Stamina : 50   Sprint : 45   Climbing : 64
Flat : 21   Cobblestone : 22   Technique : 18
Downhill : 43   Hills : 64   Aggressiveness : 74
Time Trial : 4   Teamwork : 21   Experience : 0

[Aurora_Australis]

Cool, we're now getting a few young 19 year olds who won't be destroyed by their managers
^{(just need a few sprinters with a smart sprinter's team in the new season)}

[Thorin]

Cool, we're now getting a few young 19 year olds who won't be destroyed by their managers
^{(just need a few sprinters with a smart sprinter's team in the new season)}

Rick Malone is talent 4/5, I didn't know it exactly yet.

However I'm gonna train hills, so I'll have to sack him. He has been on the market for 1€, but nobody made a bid on him 

[Aurora_Australis]

Rick Malone is talent 4/5, I didn't know it exactly yet.
However I'm gonna train hills, so I'll have to sack him. He has been on the market for 1€, but nobody made a bid on him 

Well if you're not training mountain, and nobody wants him.  Thanks for the effort anyway


On a completely different topic.  Experience.

Out of 201 Aussie U23 cyclists, only 18 have experience over ten, and 4 over twenty.  Some of our best 22 year olds have had zero race experience outside of NTs.

If you're training u23 year olds, having your doctor-masseur's cumulative fatigue at 195+ and racing for experience adds tremendous value to your cyclists, even if you're just training to sell them.  For good cyclists, the difference can be worth millions.

[Aurora_Australis]

Dining, theatre, trams, sport.  But did you know that in Melbourne's heart, there are many cobbled streets decorated with street art?
Why not choose Australia and Melbourne as the location for your u23 future cobbling stars.


Hosier Lane : Melbourne - Victoria

Season 15
U23 Point Scorers

The following cyclists scored points for the Aussie u23 team in season 15.

Name   Age   Team   Points
Phil Blair      22      CCT   425
Kobe Goodman   22      Desdeatrasla   220
Fraser Walkins   22      stainie   140
Ross Iverson      22      Insuperable   70
Buck Hoffman      22      Melonazo   70
Angus Fevola      22      Chinchetas      20

[Aurora_Australis]

Training Sprinters Next Season?

Just a quick note to anybody intending to train 19 year old sprinters next season.  Due to the fact that all of our 20-22 year old sprinters for next season are garbage, I'm going to select a 19 year old for team leader in the u23 NT sprint races.  If you're looking to train sprinters, this is the perfect time to train Aussies.
And if you're starting a new sprinter centric team, this is an even better time to select Australia as your team's CFF nationality.

[Aurora_Australis]

It appears as if our thread's pages won't load properly if the page is too long.  As such, I've put in several dummy posts.

[Aurora_Australis]

I'd like to thank all those managers who've taken an interest in the Aussie team; and a special thank you to Antequera for his long service as a NT team captain.

Below, I've detailed Australia's (laughable) prospects for the upcoming season.
U23 NT Manager : Aurora Australis

U23 Main Squad (season 16)

SPRINTERS:

   

Team Prospects:
   Team Depth:   

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
6	55.39	Nobby Walker	19	Patatón
7	50.49	Duke Chamberlain	19	OY3

If your 19 year old can beat these guys, then your cyclist will be team leader; this season.  If you're training sprint, there's never been a better time to send your international scout down under.  If you're starting a new sprint team, there's no CFF nation which can give you everything CFF Australia has to offer.  A potential 4 seasons as team leader, best shot at an u21-u23 race win, plus plenty of NT bonus experience.  Unparalleled opportunities for your cyclists are down here, in Australia.

CLIMBERS:

Team Prospects:
   Team Depth:   

                                       

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	75.67	Dean Huling	22	alonsoteam
2	74.06	Gerard Jons	22	RichiePorte
3	71.44	Lenny Nelson	22	BrestCycling
4	71.38	Ned Jameson	21	JM
5	69.34	Ben Miller	22	trekteam
6	68.86	Carl Marbley	21	RichiePorte
7	67.39	Aaron Gailes	21	Sevici
9	66.66	Marc Overall	20	bestiesnegres
14	65.19	Barret Wolf	20	NYG
16	65.11	Rick Malone	20	Stracham
21	63.20	Christian Griffin	20	PupoTeamArg
30	58.05	Franklin Brubaker	19	Stracham
39	57.34	Angus Palmer	19	RichiePorte

A healthy dose of talent in each age group.  Will these guys earn enough points to starve off the wooden spoon in season 16?  Time will tell.

   COBBLERS:   

Team Prospects:
   Team Depth:   

                                       

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	65.14	Merv Smith	22	AusAsoA
2	65.13	Benjamin Steele	22	canmarge
3	62.20	Cameron Dowden	20	dagobo
6	59.27	Andy Odom	20	Insuperable
9	58.87	Kobe Chambers	20	Insuperable
13	58.44	Vinnie Fagan	20	voktorense
16	57.65	Nate Huling	20	RandoTeamRevenge
18	56.92	Brendan Finals	20	RenaultElf
19	56.65	Ian Taylor	20	Insuperable

As you can see, we have plenty of talented 20 year old cobblers.

   TIME TRIALERS:   

Team Prospects:
   Team Depth:   

                                       

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	70.65	Wendell Jameson	22	NazcaCyclingTeam
2	70.38	Bud Dardar	22	NazcaCyclingTeam
3	70.33	Martin Wolf	22	Jaguar
4	69.88	Colin Miller	22	NazcaCyclingTeam
5	68.48	Jake Acree	22	Valhalla50
6	68.40	Gerraint Lucas	22	NazcaCyclingTeam
7	68.26	James Bookout	21	LukaStar
10	67.12	Kane Williams	20	Valhalla50

Plenty of 22 year olds.  I'm not sure they're quite capable of sneaking into the points though.  Only 2 younger TTers currently, but they'd be stars if the managers in question were training them correctly (which doesn't appear to be so).  With so few coming through the ranks, there are plenty of available positions for the foreseeable future.

   HILL-SPRINTERS:   

Team Prospects:
   Team Depth:   

                                       

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	60.39	Dudley Lungby	22	CandasuTeam
2	59.79	Terrell Martin	22	BignigProCycling
3	59.72	Frank Pinkney	22	Aurora_Australis
4	57.90	Wendell Kelly	22	Xabateam
10	56.05	Bobby Friend	21	ProBox
14	54.54	David Farrell	20	Carew

Dudley should have been famous, winner of an u23 hills race.  Instead, he's left with a one in three shot of being team leader here, the prize being a marginal chance of scrapping a top 20.

   COBBLE-HILLERS:      

Team Prospects:
   Team Depth:   

                                       

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	67.63	Merv Smith	22	AusAsoA
2	64.97	Alex Simpson	22	Mtbikers
3	64.00	Ike Gatson	22	Insuperable
4	63.71	Frank Pinkney	22	Aurora_Australis
5	61.41	Earl Coburn	21	AusAsoA
10	57.50	Nate Huling	20	RandoTeamRevenge
11	57.43	Vinnie Fagan	20	voktorense
17	56.17	Ian Taylor	20	Insuperable
18	55.90	Walt Andrews	20	sate
23	54.06	Dudley Butcher	19	Lesmateam
27	52.60	Ian Douglas	19	RaboRuben
1	51.72	Natham Lust	19	fionas
3	51.39	Arthur Griffin	19	Magpies

If only it was full cobb-hill.  There's a bit too much non-cobble hills in stage 7 for Merv, so we'll luck out again.

   FLAT-HILLERS:      

Team Prospects:
   Team Depth:   

                                       

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	72.04	Ashley Friend	22	RealityCyclists
2	67.30	Wendell Kelly	22	Xabateam
3	66.14	Noel Emme	22	RealityCyclists
4	66.05	Dudley Lungby	22	CandasuTeam
5	65.31	Harry Moore	22	Dopping_Team
6	64.65	Patrick McClure	22	Lofoten
7	64.50	Marcus Footman	22	Cyclorom
8	64.33	Frank Pinkney	22	Aurora_Australis
13	59.21	Aaron Friend	21	olivosteam
14	58.92	Greg Logsdon	20	Aurora_Australis
16	58.35	Allen Furey	20	Aurora_Australis
20	57.91	Dominic Friend	20	Canyon_Team

This is the best script Ashley can get, plus he'll have a better team of domestiques than any other cyclist.  Can he do what Todd Whisman didn't have the opportunity to?  Only 3 races until we find out.

   MOUNTAIN-HILLERS:   

Team Prospects:
   Team Depth:   

                                       

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	68.57	Dudley Lungby	22	CandasuTeam
2	66.12	Alex Simpson	22	Mtbikers
3	63.75	Andy Ashley	22	AYRLULLO
4	63.43	Ned Jameson	21	JM
8	58.55	Will Ablett	21	Salpeters
11	58.02	Marc Overall	20	bestiesnegres
18	55.96	Stewart Boozer	20	PupoTeamArg
19	55.94	Aaron Harris	20	Magpies
22	55.37	Desmond Hardy	20	NOFX
23	54.93	Frank Emme	20	Zamet
5	51.21	Angus Palmer	19	RichiePorte
11	50.06	Nate Walker	19	Sacido

A touch of flat will make race 10 interesting, because Andy has better flat skill than those above.  Scrapping a few points will be considered a win.

[Aurora_Australis]

These aren't featuring in u23 NT races this season.  Here's a quick glance at who Australia's best are, plus who will be available next season.

   Hillers:      

                                 

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	78.71	Dudley Lungby	22	CandasuTeam
2	75.83	Noel Emme	22	RealityCyclists
3	73.43	Ashley Friend	22	RealityCyclists
4	73.22	Alex Simpson	22	Mtbikers
5	71.17	Frank Pinkney	22	Aurora_Australis

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
8	66.29	Aaron Friend	21	olivosteam
9	66.27	Allen Furey	20	Aurora_Australis
14	63.82	Dominic Friend	20	Canyon_Team
16	63.27	Aaron Harris	20	Magpies
18	61.54	Greg Logsdon	20	Aurora_Australis
19	61.50	Hank Duncan	20	Aurora_Australis
38	54.10	Desmond Douglas	19	Mtbikers

^{(You can see why I was hoping for a pure hills race this season)} 

   Mountain-Sprint:   

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
1	60.61	Andy Overall	22	Vilademes
2	59.99	Terrell Martin	22	BignigProCycling
3	58.95	Robbie Finley	22	SwiftRacing
4	58.77	Herbie Farrell	22	Staffs

Rank	Skill Score	Name	Age	Team
9	51.41	Will Ablett	21	Salpeters
14	48.21	Kirk Anderson	20	AslanCyclingTeam
15	48.12	Norman Fletcher	20	fionas
17	48.04	Craig Owens	20	mariajoseteam
25	44.25	Angus Palmer	19	RichiePorte

[Aurora_Australis]

Noticed that my 25 year old finished 41st as a domestique (presumably) in the latest NT (Abs) race.  This is really cool given that the youngest above him was 28 year old Bo Østergaard.

Race 1 Season 16 NT (Abs) race


41   Mannie Robinson      25    0: 31"   0      Aurora_Australis