As the official MG-season kicked off, it's time to give you some first details regarding the soon-to-begin Crits Series, that roturn and me had announced a couple of days ago.
You'll find a schedule for the series, where we also will update the list of winners and rankings. This thread won't function as a discussion-thread, only as an overview.
Note 1/ We do not intend to fix any deadlines for this crits to take place, so please don't ask when a certain criterium is going to begin. We do have an idea of when to run those crits (e.g. the post-tour-crit right after Le Tour).
Note 2/ Changes for this schedule cannot be ruled out.
Note 3/ The rules for the crits will look similar to the rules we had for the Bay Classics, but just as for the schedule, we may change some rules here and there, if we think it's needed.
Note 4/ The first "official" crits series (South Africa) is likely (!) to begin soon. We will let you know, when the thread will be online.
Great news, it look like a great schedule with many crits. I will look forward to Italian and Russian ones the most, as there we could probably place some riders. Nice job!
@Count: Well, should have said something about the rules for the overall rankings, right? As soon as our first crit-thread is online, we may share a link to the rankings-thread, where I will explain the details. There is not too much to say though, as all points a rider scores at a crit (e.g. 36 points at the Bay Classics - if this series would be a part of the official series) will count to the Overall rankings (for both the single series and the entire crits series). We may add points for the winner's helpers.
@Avin: Thank! Russian riders/teams (as well as most of the others) won't race the Russian crits only. We try to balance the whole series as realistic as possible and so Russian riders will also be eligible for the Baltic Series (e.g.)
As soon as our first crit-thread is online, we may share a link to the rankings-thread, where I will explain the details. There is not too much to say though, as all points a rider scores at a crit (e.g. 36 points at the Bay Classics - if this series would be a part of the official series) will count to the Overall rankings (for both the single series and the entire crits series). We may add points for the winner's helpers.
