Suggestions/requests for the 2014 season

drheaton · 2013-08-26T17:30:59+01:00

Autumn is here, the Vuelta has started and we're beginning to think about the World Championships. That means that it's the traditional time for me to open up a 'suggestion' and 'request' thread where you can outline how you'd like the game to change for next season and what you think has worked particularly well this year. Despite the fact that I'm now involved in a small way with running the game (namely, updating start lists and results) as in previous years this is very much unofficial and just a place for everyone to get together and bounce some ideas around. Nothing may come of them but Dave has always been great at incorporating good ideas from the community where possible. For reference, you can find the 2012 and 2013 threads here: "Suggestions for the 2013 season" "Suggestions for 2012 season" So, what do you think has worked well this year and what would you like to see change?

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August 26, 2013 at 5:30 pm #19702

drheaton

Autumn is here, the Vuelta has started and we're beginning to think about the World Championships. That means that it's the traditional time for me to open up a 'suggestion' and 'request' thread where you can outline how you'd like the game to change for next season and what you think has worked particularly well this year.

Despite the fact that I'm now involved in a small way with running the game (namely, updating start lists and results) as in previous years this is very much unofficial and just a place for everyone to get together and bounce some ideas around. Nothing may come of them but Dave has always been great at incorporating good ideas from the community where possible.

For reference, you can find the 2012 and 2013 threads here:

"Suggestions for the 2013 season"

"Suggestions for 2012 season"

So, what do you think has worked well this year and what would you like to see change?
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November 23, 2013 at 7:45 pm #753811
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northstar

stumps wrote:northstar
stumps wrote:
northstar wrote:
zzzz.

I hope thats directed at me, its been a while since you posted a derogatory comment and i’m starting to get withdrawal symptoms =)) =))

LOL and your obsession with me continues in comments section, no wonder you are (or claim to be) a pig, tragic, xxx.

Don’t bother replying because it won’t be read but you probably will anyway ; )

November 23, 2013 at 5:29 pm #753809
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Stumps

northstar wrote:zzzz.
I hope
northstar wrote:
zzzz.

I hope thats directed at me, its been a while since you posted a derogatory comment and i’m starting to get withdrawal symptoms =)) =))

November 23, 2013 at 12:23 pm #753807
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8o8 finch@m

Cycling On A
Cycling On A Budget……..

Is it possible for “road.cc” to do some articles that show cyclists that do not have a big bank balance the best bargains out there in the cycling world. This should includes things like Bikes, Clothing, component upgrades etc. There are lots of good deals out there, it’s just finding them. :))

November 23, 2013 at 12:16 am #753805
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benji p

leortp wrote:I wonder if a
leortp wrote:
I wonder if a ranking system could be possible in some shape way or form – perhaps for the overall points total? Not 100% on official UCI terminology so bear with me. Could be done by putting different badges that only recognise Grand Tour and Mounment achievements, or if it was done around point scoring it’d be something like:

For all World Tour Races you get 100% of the the points
for all 2.1 you get 75% of the points
for all 2.2 you get 50%

this way it should appease those people who can’t keep up with all the races as it won’t affect their overall standing too much – the people who do all the races still get badges, stage wins etc. to play for, and it mirrors real cycling a bit more in that yeah it’s great if you win a smaller race but it’s not as good as winning a stage in a Grand Tour or a monument.

Or perhaps having a seperate ranking system that just tots up points from the monuments and world tours so people can prioritize? Maybe this exists by virtue of premium and non premium rankings actually?

Hell, complicate things, why not? Do all of these… It really doesn’t matter… The diehards will still compete in all the competitions possible…

November 22, 2013 at 8:13 pm #753803
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northstar

zzzz.
zzzz.

November 22, 2013 at 8:00 pm #753801
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Stumps

Dave Atkinson wrote:northstar
Dave Atkinson wrote:
northstar wrote:
drheaton wrote:
northstar wrote:
Dave Atkinson wrote:
leortp wrote:
I wonder if a ranking system could be possible in some shape way or form – perhaps for the overall points total? Not 100% on official UCI terminology so bear with me. Could be done by putting different badges that only recognise Grand Tour and Mounment achievements, or if it was done around point scoring it’d be something like:

For all World Tour Races you get 100% of the the points
for all 2.1 you get 75% of the points
for all 2.2 you get 50%

this way it should appease those people who can’t keep up with all the races as it won’t affect their overall standing too much – the people who do all the races still get badges, stage wins etc. to play for, and it mirrors real cycling a bit more in that yeah it’s great if you win a smaller race but it’s not as good as winning a stage in a Grand Tour or a monument.

Good idea, that.

Bad idea.

Want to elaborate on that at all?

Yes, will it effect the scoring (or anything really) of anyone who does not partake in all of the races?

much less so than currently if you miss a smaller race

I like the idea and we should give it a go.

November 22, 2013 at 3:31 pm #753799
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northstar

Well, if it has any negative
Well, if it has any negative effect perhaps you should think twice…

November 22, 2013 at 11:03 am #753797
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dave atkinson

northstar wrote:drheaton
northstar wrote:
drheaton wrote:
northstar wrote:
Dave Atkinson wrote:
leortp wrote:
I wonder if a ranking system could be possible in some shape way or form – perhaps for the overall points total? Not 100% on official UCI terminology so bear with me. Could be done by putting different badges that only recognise Grand Tour and Mounment achievements, or if it was done around point scoring it’d be something like:

For all World Tour Races you get 100% of the the points
for all 2.1 you get 75% of the points
for all 2.2 you get 50%

this way it should appease those people who can’t keep up with all the races as it won’t affect their overall standing too much – the people who do all the races still get badges, stage wins etc. to play for, and it mirrors real cycling a bit more in that yeah it’s great if you win a smaller race but it’s not as good as winning a stage in a Grand Tour or a monument.

Good idea, that.

Bad idea.

Want to elaborate on that at all?

Yes, will it effect the scoring (or anything really) of anyone who does not partake in all of the races?

much less so than currently if you miss a smaller race

November 22, 2013 at 10:22 am #753795
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northstar

drheaton wrote:northstar
drheaton wrote:
northstar wrote:
Dave Atkinson wrote:
leortp wrote:
I wonder if a ranking system could be possible in some shape way or form – perhaps for the overall points total? Not 100% on official UCI terminology so bear with me. Could be done by putting different badges that only recognise Grand Tour and Mounment achievements, or if it was done around point scoring it’d be something like:

For all World Tour Races you get 100% of the the points
for all 2.1 you get 75% of the points
for all 2.2 you get 50%

this way it should appease those people who can’t keep up with all the races as it won’t affect their overall standing too much – the people who do all the races still get badges, stage wins etc. to play for, and it mirrors real cycling a bit more in that yeah it’s great if you win a smaller race but it’s not as good as winning a stage in a Grand Tour or a monument.

Good idea, that.

Bad idea.

Want to elaborate on that at all?

Yes, will it effect the scoring (or anything really) of anyone who does not partake in all of the races?

November 22, 2013 at 8:40 am #753793
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drheaton

northstar wrote:Dave Atkinson
northstar wrote:
Dave Atkinson wrote:
leortp wrote:
I wonder if a ranking system could be possible in some shape way or form – perhaps for the overall points total? Not 100% on official UCI terminology so bear with me. Could be done by putting different badges that only recognise Grand Tour and Mounment achievements, or if it was done around point scoring it’d be something like:

For all World Tour Races you get 100% of the the points
for all 2.1 you get 75% of the points
for all 2.2 you get 50%

this way it should appease those people who can’t keep up with all the races as it won’t affect their overall standing too much – the people who do all the races still get badges, stage wins etc. to play for, and it mirrors real cycling a bit more in that yeah it’s great if you win a smaller race but it’s not as good as winning a stage in a Grand Tour or a monument.

Good idea, that.

Bad idea.

Want to elaborate on that at all?

November 22, 2013 at 5:23 am #753791
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Gkam84

benji p wrote:pritchardbrown
benji p wrote:
pritchardbrown wrote:
My only change would be to include women’s racing next year…

Wow. It looks like lots of female riders are being added to the TDU women’s teams. How about that?

I didn’t know there was a woman’s TDU 8>

I was just trying to spark some debate, because the forum is quiet, so I stuck some females riders in the roster changes.

I’m in the process of loading woman riders in and changing all the teams around

November 22, 2013 at 2:09 am #753789
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northstar

Dave Atkinson wrote:leortp
Dave Atkinson wrote:
leortp wrote:
I wonder if a ranking system could be possible in some shape way or form – perhaps for the overall points total? Not 100% on official UCI terminology so bear with me. Could be done by putting different badges that only recognise Grand Tour and Mounment achievements, or if it was done around point scoring it’d be something like:

For all World Tour Races you get 100% of the the points
for all 2.1 you get 75% of the points
for all 2.2 you get 50%

this way it should appease those people who can’t keep up with all the races as it won’t affect their overall standing too much – the people who do all the races still get badges, stage wins etc. to play for, and it mirrors real cycling a bit more in that yeah it’s great if you win a smaller race but it’s not as good as winning a stage in a Grand Tour or a monument.

Good idea, that.

Bad idea.

November 22, 2013 at 12:39 am #753787
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benji p

pritchardbrown wrote:My only
pritchardbrown wrote:
My only change would be to include women’s racing next year…

Wow. It looks like lots of female riders are being added to the TDU women’s teams. How about that?

October 25, 2013 at 7:29 pm #753785
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orli

I know I’ve asked for this
I know I’ve asked for this before, just about every year, but, here goes, on the mini-league pages, could you add a column that tells you where the league members stand in the overall competition, too? And maybe another one showing how many points each team is behind the overall competition leader? Thanks!

October 25, 2013 at 1:27 pm #753783
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dave atkinson

leortp wrote:I wonder if a
leortp wrote:
I wonder if a ranking system could be possible in some shape way or form – perhaps for the overall points total? Not 100% on official UCI terminology so bear with me. Could be done by putting different badges that only recognise Grand Tour and Mounment achievements, or if it was done around point scoring it’d be something like:

For all World Tour Races you get 100% of the the points
for all 2.1 you get 75% of the points
for all 2.2 you get 50%

this way it should appease those people who can’t keep up with all the races as it won’t affect their overall standing too much – the people who do all the races still get badges, stage wins etc. to play for, and it mirrors real cycling a bit more in that yeah it’s great if you win a smaller race but it’s not as good as winning a stage in a Grand Tour or a monument.

Good idea, that.
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