Calendar Issues

[zimba]

1) Could be interesting to include some races for the younger cyclists, U23 or U21.

For instance :
- Tour des Flandres Espoirs (week after real Tour des Flandres)
- Paris-Roubaix Espoirs (week before Dauphiné)
- Tour de l'Avenir (week before Tour de Pologne)


2) Like the calendar is now, you often get the same top riders in the big tours over and over again. Which is quite normal, as when they come out of the Giro on something like 65%, they are about to get full fitness again at the start of the Tour. Coming out of the Tour on 60%, they can't really participate to races in between Tour and Vuelta, but they 're on 100% fitness again by the start of the Vuelta.

Personally I have been sending the same trio over and over to the big tours this season. Not that I really planned it this way, but during the season it appears you just don't have too much of an other choice.

Firstly it isn't all that realistic. And secondly it also isn't that interesting for game aspects.

Therefor I would like to suggest that cyclists riding too many races over a certain period would get to lose more daily fitness than the more fresh ones. It shouldn't be that much of a difference.

Let's say something like :
00-10 races in last 50 days : like it is now
11-12 races in last 50 days : 1% extra fitness lost (so -6% when riding at 70%)
13-15 races in last 50 days : 2% extra fitness lost
16-20 races in last 50 days : 3% extra fitness lost
21-.... races in last 50 days : 5% extra fitness lost


3) Some extra races would be nice as well. For instance :
National Championships : ITT & road race
World Championship : ITT & road race (could be at the end of the season)

[boucthesurvivor]

I agree with the Tour de l'Avenir and the National ITT that have more sense and interest.

[Mike]

Nov 25, 2008 15:15:30 GMT 1 boucthesurvivor said:

I agree with the Tour de l'Avenir and the National ITT that have more sense and interest.

Same here, but I don't like the idea of extra fitness drops

[rarau]

what about changing the first day ?

because last 2 season the season have the same days ;


for example to start first race on thursday, sunday i don't know ... not like in this season.

[NikeBoy]

Very good idea, rarau !!

IP did this once, in season 2, and the entire season had a different tactical impact

[zimba]

Indeed, that would also help (already a little bit).

Nov 27, 2008 20:45:50 GMT 1 Mike said:

but I don't like the idea of extra fitness drops

Maybe not the extra fitness drops.

But what about the general idea of making it somehow less interesting to participate to all three major tours with the same riders over & over ?

[htjohan]

I do like the idea of extra fitness drops. But it is an advantage for teams with many good riders, so maybe it has to be compensated?

I also like the idea of changing the first day, but a whole new calendar would be better of course. I don't think it can be too difficult...

[anc38]

I like more the idea of extra fitness drops rather than the youth races

although youth races might be nice if the amount of money and points awarded during these races are limited

[zimba]

Nov 28, 2008 11:46:53 GMT 1 anc38 said:

although youth races might be nice if the amount of money and points awarded during these races are limited

Of course the amount of money and points in youth races would be less. But surely it would be more interesting than just the youth rankings in all tours we are having now.

[mindpeter]

Bêcause Deutschland Tour finish this, why don't finish here in Peloton in next season too? My sugestion is exchange for Tour of Portugal for exemple...

I think it fits perfectly. ;D

[geengebruikersnaam]

Yes, Volta a Portugal seems nice to me.
That would be more or less at the same time as the Deutschland Tour.
First there is a flat-race, then a mountain-race, and finally a hill-& downhill-race.

But I think changes like that should be announced early, so the best would be that next season still has the same calender. Season 8 can have some changes in the calender, if IP thinks that's necessary.