Absolute time stage

[ElGringo]

Hi there,

On a stage what is the influence of other riders ( competitive riders) in our riders? Our they dont afect our perfomence?

[chakra]

There is no effect of other riders on yours and vice versa (yet).

Each race is divided in sections (is unvisible) and for each section there is a calculation of times. When the time differences are not too big, there is a group created.
Faster cyclists will join a group ahead, the slower ones will get behind in the 'bus'.

[ElGringo]

Jan 30, 2010 11:45:36 GMT 1 chakra said:

There is no effect of other riders on yours and vice versa (yet).

Each race is divided in sections (is unvisible) and for each section there is a calculation of times. When the time differences are not too big, there is a group created.
Faster cyclists will join a group ahead, the slower ones will get behind in the 'bus'.

Thanks for the anwser.

I think the same too.

But we find some stages that something its diferent.

Check this: same stage, same day, same weather, same bike, same riders (Cavaco and Moraes)

And see the diference of time

www.peloton-game.net/funraces_results.aspx?id=1465

www.peloton-game.net/funraces_results.aspx?id=1287

Moraes made the same time on the two stages, that is correct acording that other riders dont influence the performence, but Cavaco made a diferent time

What is the explanation?

[dottdivine]

well the other riders don't have effect DIRECTLY on how fast your riders go, but different riders can group up in a different way during the same stage.

An extreme example:

Rider A: Time 1H
Rider B: Time 1H 00' 02"

they will probably be in the same group, but if there is a Rider C with time 59'01.. Rider A will "gain" 1 minute while rider B not.

another example:

Rider A time x
Rider B time +25"
Rider C time +30"
Rider D time +1'10"
Rider E time +1'50"
Rider F time +2'10"

So Rider ABC same time
Rider DEF +1'10"

If we change the rider D with one 11" faster.. the ranking will be :
Rider ABCD same time,
Rider EF +1'50"

Since this happens many times during a race, it's not so difficult to have different time with different riders

[ElGringo]

Feb 9, 2010 16:27:54 GMT 1 dottdivine said:

well the other riders don't have effect DIRECTLY on how fast your riders go, but different riders can group up in a different way during the same stage.

An extreme example:

Rider A: Time 1H
Rider B: Time 1H 00' 02"

they will probably be in the same group, but if there is a Rider C with time 59'01.. Rider A will "gain" 1 minute while rider B not.

another example:

Rider A time x
Rider B time +25"
Rider C time +30"
Rider D time +1'10"
Rider E time +1'50"
Rider F time +2'10"

So Rider ABC same time
Rider DEF +1'10"

If we change the rider D with one 11" faster.. the ranking will be :
Rider ABCD same time,
Rider EF +1'50"

Since this happens many times during a race, it's not so difficult to have different time with different riders

Thanks, I understand that, but see the results

If Cavaco can make 7.37:32 in one stage why he dont finish with the first in the same stage but with diferent riders if they made 7.38:33