trekbmc wrote:
1. I agree with jandal your riders are particulary strong, but there isn't a rule against that.
2. A couple of your riders have conflictions, like rider 8 is technically challenged and has very high in bike handling.
3. You have 8 riders, 7 is the maximum.
Of course I can't enforce anything, but I just wanted to point that stuff out.
Ian Butler said:
You may only have one top rider.....
If little interest is shown you may be allowed 2 (sub)top riders
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant." [ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
One more rider (they are so easy and fun to make, I shouldn't keep making them though, ):
Name: Ali Acord
Nationality (region): Algeria
Date of Birth: 27/12/1989
Height: * 175cm
Weight: * 76
Specialty: ** Intelligent + a rider who barely ever gets off the bike, can deal with really deep sand and mud.
Weakness: ** Bad Weather Amateur (really really bad in bad weather) + Fear of descents, especially icy, wet or muddy ones.
Biography: Ali was born in Algeria and spent practically his whole life there, he had a French father who introduced him to cycling, Unfortunately Ali lived in a desert, so his cycling was largely hindered by riding in the sand so much, he eventually learnt to ride in the sand and can ride in very deep sand, he rode long distances like this and became strong and when he discovered cyclo-cross, he fell in love with the event. Ali, however, can not go up or down a hill and has never seen bad weather, much rain, mud or snow and ice.
Stats: [Choose between: very low, low, medium, high, very high]
Bike Handling (technical): medium
Sand: very high
Uphill: very low
Cobblestones: medium
Sprinting: very low (you can't sprint well in sand)
Explosiveness: low
Flat (TT/riding hard): high
Power: high
Running: medium
Snow/Ice: very low
Jumping: low
Also, I want to suggest a team, none of my riders are specifically riding for it (I don't mind if I do, but I don't want that to be the criteria)
Name: SAP - Bianchi
Nationality: Swiss, with a high Italian and German focus as well
Budget: Medium
Edited by trekbmc on 19-12-2014 07:02
Name: Matthias Barthez
Nationality (region): France, Alsace
Date of Birth: 4/12/1988
Height: 182cm
Weight: 82km
Specialty: Fighting Hard
Weakness: Bad with media
Biography: A distant relative of Fabian, Matthias decided to follow his 3rd cousin into the world of sport. Coming from tough circumstances, he works very hard in all endeavours, but he often slips his toung when talking to the media
Stats:
Bike Handling (technical): Medium
Sand: Low
Uphill: High
Cobblestones: High
Sprinting: Very Low
Explosiveness: Low
Flat (TT/riding hard): Medium
Power: Medium
Running:Low
Snow/Ice: Very High
Jumping: High
Rider 2
Name: James Carlisle
Nationality (region): England, Essex
Date of Birth: 20/4/1992
Height: * 196cm
Weight: * 75kg
Specialty: Climbing
Weakness: Flat
Biography: He's tall but he's slim as a feather. James grew up in a cycling town but he was the only kid who really took an interest in cyclocross. Because he has been doing the sport from a young age, he is very strong with all technical elements of the sport.
Stats:
Bike Handling (technical): Very High
Sand: High
Uphill: Very High
Cobblestones: Very High
Sprinting: Very Low
Explosiveness: Medium
Flat (TT/riding hard): Very Low
Power: Low
Running: Very Low
Snow/Ice: High
Jumping: High
Rider 3
Name: Vladimir Stoyevski
Nationality (region): Russia
Date of Birth: 24/2/1983
Height: * 164cm
Weight: * 82kg
Specialty: Media Handling/Ice Riding
Weakness: Interaction with Others
Biography: After spending much of his life as an, umm... Computer "programer", Vladimir decided to move away from his group... of friends, and become a cyclocross rider. He doesn't know much about the strong, and he isn't very fit, but he is very strong and good on the ice.
Stats:
Bike Handling (technical): Very Low
Sand: Very Low
Uphill: Medium
Cobblestones: Low
Sprinting: Medium
Explosiveness: High
Flat (TT/riding hard): Very High
Power: Very High
Running: Very Low
Snow/Ice: Very High
Jumping: Low
Rider 4
Name: Michael Bollinger
Nationality (region): Australia, Victoria
Date of Birth: 17/4/1995
Height: 167cm
Weight: 67kg
Specialty: Doesn't know yet
Weakness: Hates losing
Biography: Coming from a very competitive background, Michael hates to lose, but because of this he is a very talented rider.
Stats:
Bike Handling (technical): High
Sand: Very High
Uphill: Medium
Cobblestones: High
Sprinting: Low
Explosiveness: Low
Flat (TT/riding hard): Low
Power: Medium
Running: Medium
Snow/Ice: Very Low
Jumping: Very Low
Rider 5
Name: Nathan Starc
Nationality (region): South Africa
Date of Birth: 20/10/1990
Height: 184cm
Weight: 96km
Specialty: Power
Weakness: Ability
Biography: Nathan is extremely powerful and muscly, but in order to get his mad strength, he sacrifices technical ability.
Stats:
Bike Handling (technical): Very Low
Sand: Very Low
Uphill: High
Cobblestones: Low
Sprinting: High
Explosiveness: Low
Flat (TT/riding hard): Very High
Power: Very High
Running: Very Low
Snow/Ice: Very Low
Jumping: Medium
Edited by Cycleman123 on 19-12-2014 06:46
Someone who's weakness is ranked as 'high' might be a bit op... Like froome's cobbles and Sprint suddenly making 78... Edited by jandal7 on 19-12-2014 06:46
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant." [ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
Might Make if I feel like it: A 2nd one for some of the ones I've done so far, Finland,
Sweden, Russia, Poland, Latvia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Liechtenstein, probably something else,
I understand that this is many routes aren't needed, or too many from Europe, but I figure I'll just make whatever I feel like making, because it's fun and it's not too hard (although I make a route (and usually profile) map to slow me down a bit), and you can just pick whatever you want, I feel it would be good to have European represented a lot for it though, as they are the main nation.
I will edit this post when I add more.
The legend for my routes and profiles is:
Red Line: Race Route
Black Line: Other roads, tracks
Red Dot: Start/Finish Line
Blue Circle: Climb 3+%
Orange circle: Descent of -3% or less
Purple Highlight: Cobblestones
Yellow Highlight: Sand
Green Highlight: Always Wet and Stony.
I have only included a profile if the uphill influence is 3 or more.
Genève, Switzerland
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Switzerland Genève
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 2
Sand: 5
Uphill: 4
Length of 1 lap: 3.2km
Cobbled sections: 4
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 55 metres
Other Information: A very tough course, beginning with a sharp descent, which turns off onto a cobbled climb, a half-cobbled descent before a long sandy section, which has a short energy sapping climb followed by the real killer, a very steep, sandy climb, that peaks 55m before the finish line, leading onto the final straight. This course was originally made as Switzerland's bid to host the world champs, but after losing it they released this course as a race.
Route (to be ridden Anti-Clockwise, the red dot is the start/finish line)
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 3
Sand: 1
Uphill: 1
Length of 1 lap: 5km
Cobbled sections: 5
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 1.1km
Route (to be ridden clockwise, large red dot is the start/finish line):
Profile:
Ghent, Belgium
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Belgium, Ghent
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 5
Sand:1
Uphill: 4
Length of 1 lap: 3.3km
Cobbled sections: 2
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 600 metres
Other information:
A real descenders circuit, the climb may be decisive, but the incredibly technical descent is the real decider. The final sprint also comes right off that descent, so it will decide which rider/group will win, real daredevil descenders will be able to get away or catch up to a group on the descent as well. The cobblestones at the start of the climb will push give better cobblestone riders an edge at the start of the climb, so better climbers may have to catch back up. But of course, if there is snow, ice or mud, everything will change.
Route (to be ridden clockwise with large red dot as start/finish):
Profile:
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Czech Republic, Ostrava
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 5
Sand: 3
Uphill: 2
Length of 1 lap: 5.6km
Cobbled sections: 4
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 450 metres
Other information: One of the earliest routes for cyclo-cross, the route were the rider, immortal in the cyclo-cross world, Czech rider, Adolf Brodsky made his name. The circuit has sand and cobblestone sections and is very technical, the hill won't have the greatest impact though. Spectators standing at the finish line can simply turn around and see the riders pass, making it an even more popular spot to watch the event. big race decider will likely be the cobblestones near the end, but a muddy sprint may be in store for any fans.
Route (to be ridden clock-wise, the large red dot it the finish line):
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Luxembourg, Luxembourg City
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 4
Sand:1
Uphill: 5
Length of 1 lap: 4.2km
Cobbled sections: 1
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 150 metres
Other information: True cycling: mud, dirt and hill, maybe that's Mountain biking, but here it is in cyclo-cross, the Luxembourgish circuit has that, it starts with a small steep uphill, before a very technical descent and a hard climb, just before the top of that is the finish line, the race will take the best climbers in cyclo-cross, but also the riders who can go down a technical hill the fastest.
Route (Taken Anti-Clockwise, Start/Finish at the large red dot):
Profile:
Hulst, Netherlands (Zeeland)
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Netherlands, Hulst
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 4
Sand: 1
Uphill: 3
Length of 1 lap: 3.8km
Cobbled sections: 5
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 300 metres
Other information: Netherlands is a flat country, but the little bumps in cobblestones must amount to a few mountains, plus a short, rare hill was found, so it won't be a route only for flat riders. But the real challenge of the course is a cobbled sprint, it'll take a lot of willpower and technical ability to go hard there in the sprint.
Route (to be ridden Anti-Clockwise, start/finish line at the red dot):
Profile:
Trondheim, Norway
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Norway, Trondheim
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 5
Sand: 2
Uphill: 1
Length of 1 lap: 4.8km
Cobbled sections: 2
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 700 metres
Other information: The UCI decided the Trondheim would be the most Northern place in Norway that they would allow the event to be placed, because of the cold, icy conditions that are feared for the riders. The race is place along the Fjords, next to the sea. The route is dead flat, but there is a sandy section and a cobbled section, plus the final straight, is very wet and covered in stones and potholes, because of the sea, where waves hit the road at high tide. This will mean a technical rider will be favoured at the end.
Route (To be ridden Clockwise, with the large red dot the start/finish line)
Melbourne, Australia
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Australia, Melbourne
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 4
Sand:3
Uphill: 1
Length of 1 lap: 3.1km
Cobbled sections: 4
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 75 metres
Other information: ok, it's summer in Australia, so it might be 40 degrees Celsius for the race, technically not cyclo-cross and a few European riders might not be the happiest, definitely not the day to be sick, the race start near the beach side, slips down a thin cobbled alley and back down another, then drops onto the beach, when it comes off that, a sprint will take place, but it will be a short one with the beach beforehand.
Route (to be ridden anti-clockwise, the large red dot is the finish line):
Venice, Italy
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Venice, Italy
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 5
Sand: 1
Uphill: 1
Length of 1 lap: 2.8km
Cobbled sections: 4
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 100 metres
Other information: Venice Italy, think laneways, canals, the roads are wet, thin, lots of obstacles, many of the laneways are cobbled, this race will be very technical, it will be most likely won by a rider who can weave through the bunch, dodge obstacles, deal with some cobblestones and go fast through sharp, right angled corners.
Route: (to be ridden Anti-Clockwise the large red dot is the start/finish line)
Valencia, Spain
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Span, Valencia
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 4
Sand: 5
Uphill: 4
Length of 1 lap: 3.9km
Cobbled sections: 1
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 100 metres
Other information: This Spanish race has years of history yet all but 3 editions have been won by Flemish rider Dries Cornelis and Spain is yet to take a victory. The sand sections are hard to get through and may leave some riders running, while the steep hard muddy hills will add to that. An event really for someone who can descend, climb and ride in sand.
Route (to be ridden Clockwise, with the red dot as the start/finish)
Profile:
Lisbon, Portugal
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Portugal, Lisbon
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 5
Sand: 4
Uphill: 5
Length of 1 lap: 6km
Cobbled sections: 1
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 100 metres
Other information: This race is really for the climbers, as long as you can make your way through some sand, you'll need to stay ahead on the climbs and hold strong on the descents, this again was a favourite race of cyclo-cross star Dries Cornelis who used to dominate this course.
Route: (To be ridden Anti-Clockwise, the large red dot is the start/finish line)
Profile:
Cologne, Germany-New
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Germany, Cologne
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 3
Sand: 4
Uphill: 2
Length of 1 lap: 4.7km
Cobbled sections: 2
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 720m (but curving slowly, the whole way)
Other information: Germany, a country bordering the most well-known cyclo-cross countries without being one, Germany is a convenient place to race if you are doing two races one weekend. The race has short cobblestone sections that won't matter too much, a relatively easy climb and a short descent, but the real killer is the sand section which runs up to 50 metres from the line, a strong rider in the sand will win this race.
Route: (to be ridden Anti-Clockwise, large red dot is the start/finish line)
Andorra la Vella, Andorra-New
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Andorra, Andorra la Vella
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 4
Sand: 1
Uphill: 5
Length of 1 lap: 5.9km
Cobbled sections: 5
Final sprint (length of the final straight road):
Other information: Andorra la Vella, nestled amongst the Pyrenees, the race begins at the peak of the dirt climb, a quick technical descent is followed by a flat section through a narrow cobbled laneway, which isn't that well made, then the riders come out onto a slightly more major street, with a better surface, onto another cobbled laneway and a seriously hard climb, that will decide the race, a real climber who can also ride the cobbles will win, but it'll be a lot harder if it rains, much more technical.
Route: (To be ridden Anti-Clockwise, large red dot is the start/finish line)
Profile:
Zagreb, Croatia-New
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Croatia, Zagreb
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 4
Sand: 3
Uphill: 3
Length of 1 lap: 5km
Cobbled sections: 4
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 35 metrs
Other information: A race made to test riders everywhere, It begins at the base of a climb, quickly ascends the steeps slopes with a sandy portion near the top, it's followed by a flat, which continues the sand before a dirt section, then a descent with a technical corner, followed by more sand, a long straight, after that, the races has a long portion of cobblestones with sharp bends, before a 35 metre straight, meaning the sprint will begin on the cobblestones, a real all-rounder will win this race.
Route: (to be ridden Clockwise with large red dot as start/finish)
Profile:
Quebec, Canada-New
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Canada, Quebec
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 4
Sand: 3
Uphill: 2
Length of 1 lap: 4.6km
Cobbled sections: 4
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 75 metres
Other information: Quebec got themselves a day in the road world, but they also want an event for CX fans. The course is pretty technical, especially the run into the finish, where great sprinters who struggle on cobblestones will have to hang on to reach a very technical sprint. The course also slowly rises, without having any proper climbs, which will sap the energy of the sprinters as well, the only downhill part is a sandy descent. This course will likely have those more pure sprinters try to hang on until the end (well sprinters aren't to pure in Cyclo-Cross)
Route: (To be ridden Anti-Clockwise, with large red dot as the start/finish line)
Blida, Algeria-New
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Algeria, Blida
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 3
Sand: 5
Uphill: 1
Length of 1 lap: 3km
Cobbled sections: 2
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 900 metres
Other information: A very sandy race, hosted in the desert. The course is almost completely sand, with the small gaps covered in sand, even the cobblestones have sand between the bluestone. The route has a technical finish, but if the sand (which even covers the finish line) slows the riders down towards the end it may not matter. The course is also very flat.
Route: (to be ridden Clockwise, the large red dot is the start/finish line)
Cordoba, Argentina-New
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Argentina, Cordoba
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 3
Sand:2
Uphill: 5
Length of 1 lap: 4.9km
Cobbled sections: 5
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 1.5 kilometres
Other information: The Argentinian race goes down a fast and kind of technical descent, that hits some sand on the way down, it loops round, but on the way back up, it hits a very steep climb, that reaches an old broken, cobbled road, that climbs back up, the sprint will take part along this, so this route will test the best cobbled climbers.
Route: (to be ridden Clockwise with large red dot as start/finish line)
Profile:
Kranj, Slovenia-New
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Slovenia, Kranj
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 5
Sand: 1
Uphill: 2
Length of 1 lap: 1.7km
Cobbled sections: 4
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 15 metres
Other information: Slovenia, a nation rising in road cycling, also have great winter cyclo-cross conditions, this course takes place in Kranj a city with about 37 thousand people. The race twists and turns, with just a 15 metre final straight, really a race for the riders who are best in control of their bikes. The large amounts of cobblestones also could have a serious impact on the race and that descent is fast. The only actual climb won't have much impact on the race.
Route: (to be ridden Anti-Clockwise, large red dot is the start/finish)
/// Amadou Bakari Tribute Race-new
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Gabon, Libreville
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 1 (none)
Sand: 1 (none)
Uphill: 1 (none)
Length of 1 lap: 2km
Cobbled sections: 5 (whole course)
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 0.99km
Other information: A tribute race for Amadou Bakari where his fans sit behind the foam and landing mats that line the edge of the road, the entire course is cobbled.
Profile: completely flat, no point.
Route: Just up one side of the very wide road and back down the other.
Nice work, how do you make the profiles?
Edited by jandal7 on 16-04-2016 23:10
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant." [ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
Thanks, It's fun, because I can pick a country, find a city and work out an interesting route and make it. I make the routes and profiles using paint, the curved line, straight line and highlight tools are particularly useful.
Also I will put all of my routes in that post above, including future ones and past ones. If we are a while into the thread I may make a post saying I made another and linking back (if that's ok with Ian).
EDIT: Just made Venice and Melbourne now.
Edited by trekbmc on 19-12-2014 07:36
Same, all mine are in my original post.
I am on an iPad so I am trying to find an app.
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant." [ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant." [ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
Technical information:
Technicality: 3
Sand: 5
Uphill: 2
Length of 1 lap: 5.4km
Cobbled sections: 1
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 200m
Race 2
Place (nation, city): Reykjavik, Iceland
Technical information:
Technicality: 2
Sand: 0
Uphill: 4
Length of 1 lap: 7.2km
Cobbled sections: 2
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 610m
Race 3
Place (nation, city): Napoli, Italy
Technical information:
Technicality: 3
Sand: 0
Uphill: 3
Length of 1 lap: 10.7km
Cobbled sections: All Cobbled
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 613m
I'm going to be creating a fair few riders Cycleman. I shall see regarding your South African rider. It's made up of riders from less known African countries.
That's an indeed cool idea, sadly I won't take part as a rider since my interest in cx isn't high enough to follow this. Gonna suggest a race, though
Place (nation, city): Italy, Positano
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 3
Sand: 2
Uphill: 5
Length of 1 lap: Almost 6km I think, full information in the profile below
Cobbled sections: 2 (for a total length of about 4km)
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 400 m I think, informations in the profile below
Cycleman, I will be creating riders as well and I am filling my team with riders from lesser known African countries so your South African can't join, sorry.
Yeah, the Aussie is on If he wants the deal, better get used to losing though, domestique/development for now seriously though looks like a great young gun, certainly on par with my development riders.
Also, only Aussie on a team of 7 other kiwis. Suck it up, you're in for a lot of stick
Edited by jandal7 on 19-12-2014 09:20
24/02/21 - kandesbunzler said “I don't drink famous people."
15/08/22 - SotD said "Your [jandal's] humour is overrated"
11/06/24 - knockout said "Winning is fine I guess. Truth be told this felt completely unimportant." [ICL] Santos-Euskadi | [PT] Xero Racing
):
Algeria
Swiss, with a high 
Italian and 
German focus as well
Switzerland Genève
Trouée d'Arenberg France
Ghent, Belgium
Ostrava, Czech Republic
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Hulst, Netherlands (Zeeland)
Trondheim, Norway
Melbourne, Australia
Valencia, Spain
Lisbon, Portugal
Andorra la Vella, Andorra-New
Zagreb, Croatia-New 
Quebec, Canada-New
Cordoba, Argentina-New
Kranj, Slovenia-New
It's fun, because I can pick a country, find a city and work out an interesting route and make it. I make the routes and profiles using paint, the curved line, straight line and highlight tools are particularly useful. 
