Wow, never expected this kind of reaction. I'm pleasantly surprised, everybody. It'll take a time to get started, though. I'm all for transparity so here's what I'm still all working on:
- Editing all the riders with stats. Some people have posted multiple OP riders, they won't be as OP as you submitted them. You'd be surprised. The reason why, I've explained before. If you're planning on being active and all, please let me know which of your riders you'd prefer to be strong and which ones don't matter that much. Otherwise it's up to me.
- I've plenty of races, but please do keep them coming. Just don't take it personal, anyone, if your race isn't in the game. Usually there is 1, 2 and sometimes, very rarily, 3 races in a week. The cross-season lasts from October to March or something, but maybe I can make it a bit longer. Either way, I'm guessing the calendar will have between 30 and 40 races, spread over 3 leagues. So I'll have to make a choice. Don't be offended, I appreciate all the input, but I can't bring them all in.
- I'm thinking about how to do the NC. There are many riders who are alone in their nationality so it's not really worth it to have these races. Instead, I might do continental championships. Europe - Asia - Africa - America and Oceania will be featured.
- I'm still deciding how to fill the teams. I'll probably release a list of all teams once the sign-ups are closed and then your rider can choose what team he joins. Mostly you'll get what you want, unless a team gets too many leaders, than I'll stop it.
Once the riders, teams and races have been decided, I will create the second thread. It will strictly be for role-playing. Every singly word there is in-character, every word but the introduction (which I'll put in a spoiler) with some rules and guidelines. But more on that later!
What can I do?
What you still can do:
Create riders (pack fillers or potential winners)
Create teams (though it's not unusual in CX to have only 1 or 2 riders in 1 team and 8 in another. I'd still like a few more teams, though.)
Create interesting routes
If you've already created quite some riders with equal stats: let me know if you have a favorite because they won't be all winners. If you have a favorite, I can make him the strongest. Or you can let me know by role-playing with him more.
Routes
About the routes: ice and mud will be decided later on, depending on the weather. CX is a winter sport, but in the Southern Hemisphere, it'll be summer. So races in Africa etc will be in the heat, probably.
Thanks for all the input so far. I'm sure this will be a big success!
Edited by Ian Butler on 19-12-2014 09:36
When does role-playing begin?
EDIT: Probably I won't be here... If I am then I will introduce my riders, if not see you in New year!
Edited by jandal7 on 19-12-2014 09:25
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
Jandal7 - see the above post. Once the second thread opens. It'll be a matter of days, though. You'll probably be on holiday, but you've let me known so don't worry, I won't let it influence your riders, until you're back
Also keep in mind that you can only role-play as riders. Not as a team, so releasing a press statement as the NZ team can't be done. You can do it as a rider, though!
Ok, but most of my riders will be in Fonterra-Genesis, right? Tried to make it balanced!
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
Also important: once the role-playing begins, I have no use of your username. I'm registering all the riders but I'm not adding to which user they belong. That don't matter to me. Role-play using the name of the rider.
Will probably make a few more riders and a lot more races tomorrow, almost done Spain, but I won't post it today. I don't expect you to include all my races, but I really want to give you lots of options, so you can make the calendar interesting, if you would rather I made more international races, rather than just Europe, just ask and I'll do it. Also, if you want specifically made races for the NC's/ Continental Championships, I'll volunteer.
For now I'll suggest a couple teams:
Name: Vittel
Nationality: France
Budget: High
Name: Corsio
Nationality: Belgium
Budget: Low
Edited by trekbmc on 19-12-2014 09:44
Team
Name: Children of Chernobyl Foundation p/b Nemiroff
Nationality: Ukrainian
Budget: Low
Riders
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Name: Oleksandr Orlov
Nationality (region): Ukraine
Date of Birth: 21/03/1989
Height: * 177cm
Weight: * 71kg
Specialty: ** All-rounder
Weakness: ** Inconsistent
Biography: Born near Chernobyl, Oleksandr was immediatly interested in joining a team which supports the people still living in the area. He isn't a massive talent, but he is the ideal man to lead a team like this.
Stats: [Choose between: very low, low, medium, high, very high]
Bike Handling (technical): medium
Sand: low
Uphill: medium
Cobblestones: very low
Sprinting: high
Explosiveness: medium
Flat (TT/riding hard): medium
Power: low
Running: medium
Snow/Ice: very low
Jumping: low
* optional
** choose an ability as a specialty and an ability as a weakness from the list below. Your specialty/weakness may change in the course of the game.
Young riders may not even know their specialty yet, or may have many weaknesses in the beginning.
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Name: Alexey Tesler
Nationality (region): Ukraine
Date of Birth: 01/12/1990
Height: * 190 cm
Weight: * 89 kg
Specialty: ** Powerhouse
Weakness: ** Slow start
Biography: Alexey is a Ukrainian rider who grew up in the States. After riding in the Continental circuit for a few years he decided he wanted something else and tried cyclocross, without results so far...
Stats: [Choose between: very low, low, medium, high, very high]
Bike Handling (technical): low
Sand: high
Uphill: low
Cobblestones: medium
Sprinting: low
Explosiveness: very low
Flat (TT/riding hard): very high
Power: high
Running: low
Snow/Ice: low
Jumping: medium
* optional
** choose an ability as a specialty and an ability as a weakness from the list below. Your specialty/weakness may change in the course of the game.
Young riders may not even know their specialty yet, or may have many weaknesses in the beginning.
Spoiler
Name: Bohdan Honchar
Nationality (region): Ukraine
Date of Birth: 19/05/1979
Height: * 180 cm
Weight: * 65 kg
Specialty: ** Fast start
Weakness: ** Low stamina
Biography: Bohdan is an experienced rider who is ending his career after riding in the Ukrainian races for over 10 years. This season will probably one of his last, but his experiece could be valuable for the youngsters.
Stats: [Choose between: very low, low, medium, high, very high]
Bike Handling (technical): very low
Sand: low
Uphill: very high
Cobblestones: low
Sprinting: very low
Explosiveness: very low
Flat (TT/riding hard): low
Power: low
Running: low
Snow/Ice: very low
Jumping: medium
* optional
** choose an ability as a specialty and an ability as a weakness from the list below. Your specialty/weakness may change in the course of the game.
Young riders may not even know their specialty yet, or may have many weaknesses in the beginning.
Spoiler
Name: Artem Sakalau
Nationality (region): Belarus
Date of Birth: 16/09/1992
Height: * 166 cm
Weight: * 59 kg
Specialty: ** Intelligent rider
Weakness: ** Bad weather amateur
Biography: Artem is the youngest rider of the team, but he's also the most talented. He still needs some years to grow. He also grew up near Chernobyl, and the Foundation actually gave him a 2 week holiday to the States a few years ago.
Stats: [Choose between: very low, low, medium, high, very high]
Bike Handling (technical): high
Sand: low
Uphill: low
Cobblestones: very low
Sprinting: medium
Explosiveness: medium
Flat (TT/riding hard): low
Power: low
Running: medium
Snow/Ice: low
Jumping: low
* optional
** choose an ability as a specialty and an ability as a weakness from the list below. Your specialty/weakness may change in the course of the game.
Young riders may not even know their specialty yet, or may have many weaknesses in the beginning.
Manager of Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska in the PCM.Daily Man-Game
Name: Dries Cornelis
Nationality (region): Flemish (Can't have cross without them)
Date of Birth: 28th October 1979
Height: 187
Weight: 78
Specialty: Experience
Weakness: Sprinting
Biography: Dries is right now closing in on his retirement. In the past he was world's best crosser, but age has started to strike. Nevertheless, the Genk-born crosser is still one of the world's most popular crossers, and especially in Belgium he is a regular at the TV. This season he expects to be his last season at the very best of the world, and he'll try to show that off.
Stats: [Choose between: very low, low, medium, high, very high]
Bike Handling (technical): Very high
Sand: High
Uphill: High
Cobblestones: Medium
Sprinting: Very low
Explosiveness: Low
Flat (TT/riding hard): Very high
Power: High
Running: Medium
Snow/Ice: High
Jumping: Medium
And my final rider:
Name: Lars Lejeune
Nationality (region): Brussels
Date of Birth: July 18th 1984
Height: 197
Weight: 92
Specialty: Powerhouse
Weakness: Running
Biography: Unlike some other crossers Lars wasn't born near any fields whatsoever, but grew up in Belgium's capital. He discovered the cross at a young age, but he wasn't able to get a bike for the cross. He trained on the roads, where he gained lots of power. When at the age of 18 he could finally make the transition to the cross, he used it. He may not be the most talented in the peloton, but is always a nice person to talk to.
Stats: [Choose between: very low, low, medium, high, very high]
Bike Handling (technical): Low
Sand: Low
Uphill: Medium
Cobblestones: High
Sprinting: Low
Explosiveness: Low
Flat (TT/riding hard): Very high
Power: High
Running: Very low
Snow/Ice: Medium
Jumping: Low
Oh, add both and Alinejad to Lotto-Fidea please.
And now, finally some more races, just because I feel like:
Place (nation, city): Oude Kwaremont, Belgium
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 2
Sand: 1
Uphill: 4
Length of 1 lap: 4
Cobbled sections: 5
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 5
Other information: The inaugural Kwaremontcross will take place on the Oude Kwaremont. A vile ascent over the Kwaremont initiates a tough lap, which through the hilly field should lead to a long sprint on flat roads.
Place (nation, city): Sochi, Russia
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: 3
Cobbled sections: 1
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 4
Other information: Can't have an international sport without the Russians wanting to get involved. In the 2014 Winter Olympic host city Sochi a cross has been organized. A track has been laid out on the beach of Sochi, which should be very suitable for the specialists.
Place (nation, city): Ameland, Netherlands
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: 4
Cobbled sections: 2
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 2
Other information: A tough cross at the Dutch island Ameland. Through the dunes, over the windy beach, cobbled sections in the villages, this cross has it all. Especially in the dunes the roads are very narrow, and ascents may sometimes be very challenging. All in all, a beautiful cross should be here.
Spoiler
Oh, and if it's all a bit too unorganized, I'll make an overview of riders etc.
In other news, Lotto-Fidea is still searching for riders with only 3 riders part of it now.
Edit:
more races
Place (nation, city): RÃo Gallegos, Argentina
Spoiler
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 4
Sand: 2
Uphill: 2
Length of 1 lap: 1
Cobbled sections: 1
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 4
Other information: The city of RÃo Gallegos isn't exactly known for its warm climate. However, during summer time the temperatures are not too unacttractive, so no snow is expected. In the fields outside the city a cross through the fields is organised. It has some slight hills, but it should mainly be a very muddy race. A sprint seems most realistic.
Place (nation, city): Bonneville, Utah, USA
Spoiler
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 4
Sand: 5
Uphill: 1
Length of 1 lap: 3
Cobbled sections: 1
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 3
Other information: The Bonneville cross offers a totally new experience for cyclo-cross. Most races are organized in the mud, or on sand, but Bonneville offers us salt. This totally new experience requires a good technique of the riders.
Place (nation, city): Keutenberg, Netherlands
Spoiler
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 4
Sand: 3
Uphill: 5
Length of 1 lap: 3
Cobbled sections: 1
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 2
Other information: The steepest hill of the Amstel Gold Race now also hosts a cross. Of course a steep hilly race makes sense, and that's exactly what's going to happen here. The downhill is very bendy, technical and risky and all in all this should make an interesting race.
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 2
Sand: 1
Uphill: 4
Length of 1 lap: 3,5km
Cobbled sections: 2
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 400m
Other information: Mostly a man made course in the industrial disctrict of Lviv. Several steep ramps make this a course for explosive riders who can climb well.
Place (nation, city): Minsk, Belarus
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: 5,2km
Cobbled sections: 3
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 150m
Other information: Very technical circuit in the center of Minsk. A lot of man made obstacles like sections of sand, a small climb with logs forcing most riders to run and a very steep cobbled downhill.
Manager of Team Popo4Ever p/b Morshynska in the PCM.Daily Man-Game
Second batch of races. Covering Asia, Oceania and another African race. Should get an American set up later today as well
Kitakyushu
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Kitakyushu, Japan
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 3
Sand: 2
Uphill: 4
Length of 1 lap: 3
Cobbled sections: 2
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 250m
Other information: It's a high-tech and modern CX course. Some tricky corners and obstacles but nicely balanced against flowing and fast sections. Quite a bumpy course with climbs and crossovers give it an almost MX look. Purpose built makes for a nice surface but there is a rocky section to throw riders off. The final 250m sprint is nice and crisp and simple
Fujiyoshida
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Fujiyoshida, Japan
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 2
Sand: 3
Uphill: 5
Length of 1 lap: 3.5km
Cobbled sections: 2
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 300m
Other information: Located in FuijiQ theme park in the shadow of Mt. Fuji this is a real event. The course itself feels like a rollercoaster and its constantly up and down across its 3.5km lap. There's sand mixed into the dirt and over a race this will create problems. Some rough sections as well, including the final 500m and 300m sprint are "cobbled" on this pretty straightforwad yet unique race.
Daegu
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Daegu, South Korea
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 4
Sand: 2
Uphill: 2
Length of 1 lap: 2.5km
Cobbled sections: 3
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 200m
Other information:Built inside the Athletics stadium this is a tight course that requires all the technical skills. There's a few climbs dotted around but more decisive will be the cobbled sections built ontop of the running track. These will rattle the riders and provide the best attacking opportunities. Even so it's not the most testing course, just technical.
Shanghai
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Shanghai, China
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 2
Sand: 3
Uphill: 3
Length of 1 lap: 3km
Cobbled sections 1
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 200m
Other information: An excelent facility down by the river mouth hosts this event. The course is simple with few obstacles. The ground here is quite sandy but not overly so and there are only a few climbs. Expect a fast race that should be open to a wide variety of riders.
Beijing
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Beijing, China
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 3
Sand: 3
Uphill: 3
Length of 1 lap: 3km
Cobbled sections: 5
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 300m
Other information: The capital hosts a tough race. The noteable factor are the cobbled roads that comprise the vast majority of the route and will test riders and bikes alike. Some climbs have been built using a sandy soil just incase the riders weren't already tired. It's a narrow course the will require precision and skill from a complete and powerful rider.
Guangzhou
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Guangzhou, China
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 1
Sand: 5
Uphill: 1
Length of 1 lap: 2km
Cobbled sections: 1
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 400m
Other information: Across the bay from Hong Kong this course is interesting. It's simple, it's flat and it's short. But it's built on a very poor surface that will require special skills and will sap energy with every pedal turn.
\\\\ Singapore
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Singapore
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 5
Sand: 1
Uphill: 5
Length of 1 lap: 3.5km
Cobbled sections: 2
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 350m
Other information: This nation city has provided one heck of a tricky race. This will tax all the technical skills of a great CX rider and then force him to do a lot of climbing ontop. This will make you tired and you will make mistakes on the technical challenges.
\\\\ Brunei
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Place (nation, city): Brunei
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 2
Sand: 3
Uphill: 1
Length of 1 lap: 2.5km
Cobbled sections: 4
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 250m
Other information: The sultanate has built a CX course for power riders. Not technical and with plenty of sand and rough track this is one for good handlers and those with power in their legs. Not only that but the final 250m comes from an almost dead-stop turn.
Chennai
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Place (nation, city): Chennai, India
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 1
Sand: 5
Uphill: 3
Length of 1 lap: 3km
Cobbled sections: 5
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 150m
Other information: The course is based on the streets at the edge of the city. Rolling with poor road surfaces it's a tiring route that will test riders. The final sprint is short and sharp if you havn't broken clear.
Almaty
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Place (nation, city): Almaty, Kazakhstan
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 1
Sand: 5
Uphill: 2
Length of 1 lap: 3.5km
Cobbled sections: 1
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 300m
Other information: A new facility to train future Kazakh CX riders. It's not the most technical of routes but includes all the basic challenges of a standard CX course. Very sandy is perhaps the biggest challenge.
Nelson
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Place (nation, city): Nelson, NZL
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 5
Sand: 2
Uphill: 4
Length of 1 lap: 3km
Cobbled sections: 1
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 250m
Other information: This southern island course is technical. Plenty of climbs and obsatacles should suit regular CX riders on a traditional course in an un-traditional location.
Hobart
Spoiler
Place (nation, city): Hobart, Australia
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 4
Sand: 4
Uphill: 4
Length of 1 lap: 2km
Cobbled sections: 1
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 150m
Other information: Tasmanias primary CX event. It's challengeing, packed with obastacles and climbs. The surface is arid and sapping and the course is tight and short. It makes for a tough event that could be very exciting and special
Perth
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Place (nation, city): Perth, Australia
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 3
Sand: 2
Uphill: 2
Length of 1 lap: 2.5km
Cobbled sections: 1
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 100m
Other information: Similar to the Hobart course, just the challenge has been toned down. Still a good route it requires an all-round racer having been adapted from a junior level trainig course.
\\\\ Lesotho
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Place (nation, city): Lesotho
Technical information: [enter a number between 1 - 5, with 1 being very low / nothing and 5 being very high
Technicality: 2
Sand: 3
Uphill: 5
Length of 1 lap: 3km
Cobbled sections: 2
Final sprint (length of the final straight road): 400m
Other information: The small nation can put on a great race. One large climb dominates the route and is made tougher by poor soils and rockers littering the ground. Not exactly traditional but still tough and potentially a great boost to the region.
Really like yours, looks like ours combined will make most the calendar. (Jandal will probably take most the rest as well) Could you leave Europe to me? Please.
Nah, I'm planning to not only do Europe, can you just not do cities I've done, just to keep from two in the same city, I won't do cities you've done though.
Name: Alfonso Munoz
Nationality (region): Spain, Cataluna
Date of Birth: 8/5/1988
Height: * 169cm
Weight: * 70kg
Specialty: ** Very Consistent
Weakness: ** Technically Behind
Biography: Alfonso is a very consistant Spanish rider who turned to cyclo-cross when he couldn't make it on the road, he is pretty light and can climb well, but he isn't the best on the flats. He also hasn't seen much snow and ice, so can't ride well there.
Stats: [Choose between: very low, low, medium, high, very high]
Bike Handling (technical): medium
Sand: medium
Uphill: high
Cobblestones: very low
Sprinting: low
Explosiveness: medium
Flat (TT/riding hard): very low
Power: very low
Running: medium
Snow/Ice: very low
Jumping: low
Fantastic. I have like a million races to choose from now
It's safe to say it'll be an interesting cyclo-cross year. There are few little riders who can shine on all terrain, we have a lot of specialists who will perform in some races and not appear in others.
For those interested, I'll be dividing the races in 4 categories, as said before. The four leagues will work like this: (still have to come up with the names)
Classic: this is no competition. Single races with 1 winner, very prestigous.
League 1: Points system
League 2: other points system
League 3: time system. 8 - 10 races where time matters. Non-competing or DNF results in 5 minute time loss.
Each competition will have 8 to 10 races, probably.
I'll give each competition his own "face" by trying to adjust specialties. For example, maybe one league will be mostly about sand and power, or mostly tough courses, or...
That way, some riders may prioritize one league and just go for day-successes in others.
We have 49 riders already. I'm putting the limit on 60, I think. That leaves room for 11 more. (new ones will be available for season 2) If the interest stays this high, maybe I'll allow another 5 or 10, but I won't go higher than 70 riders, that's not cyclo-cross anymore
Another big thanks to the stage makers.
You can put a number to the final straight (for example 150 meters), I'll use that.
I'm sad to say I won't use the km per lap, though. I'll use a system of 1 - 5. The reason is practical: if I stay with real distances, I have to take the climbs, sand, toughness into account and calculate how fast they would finish the lap and then calculate how many laps they could ride to reach 1 hour.
I'd prefer just having a 'short' or a 'long' lap and just saying they need to race 7 or 12 laps. Hope you understand
These are classics. Only the result of the day counts. Generally, they are more prestigous than day successes in trophies. They also come with bigger prize money. There are three special classics: the opening classic, the Christmas Classic and the ending classic of the season.
Classics are mostly to start the season and near the end of the season.
Superprestige
The Superprestige is - the name says it - probably the most prestigous competition around. But the sport is growing more international and the World Cup is increasingly important. The Superprestige mainly takes place in Europe and North-America.
There is a points system. The winner of the day receives 15 points, 2nd one 14 points.... 15th rider receives 1 point.
Superprestige has 10 races and is the first competition to start in the season. It is concluded after the World Championships in a terrifying ending weekend.
World Cup
The World Cup will feature races from all around the world. It is growing more and more important. Winners receive a nice cash bonus and can count on a lot of UCI points.
There is a points system, which is different from the Superprestige. As follows:
The World Cup has 9 races. It is the last competition to be concluded, with the final league race of the season on the final wednesday in February.
Coca-Cola Trophy
The most commercial league of all, but with a big paycheck nonetheless. Coca-Cola stepped up as a sponsor to take this trophy all around the world. It features brand new races.
There is a general classification system. A rider DNF or DNS will receive a 5 minute time loss. The rider with the fastest time is the overall winner.
The Coca-Cola Trophy starts with 8 races. It is the only competition to be concluded before the World Championships.
2014-2015 season
While the races still have to be decided, one thing is certain. There are many tough weekends with 2 races. There will be large distances to be covered, especially in a weekend with Superprestige (mainly Europe) and another league (more in other parts of the world).
We'll see specialisation and many riders going for one trophy and skipping a few races of other leagues to be sharp or not have to bridge the distances on a Saturday evening.
The whole cyclo-cross world its holding his breath to see if any rider steps up to compete on all three leagues for the victory. Are those days behind us, or will an old school crosser stand up and surprise us all?
Edited by Ian Butler on 19-12-2014 12:42
My final batch of races will come a bit later today in full detail. But here's a list of locations just so no-one else steals them
Rio de Janiero, Curitiba, Antofagasta, Maracaibo, Tijuana, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Seattle, Portland, Tucson, Corpus Christi, New York, Stockholm, Fredrikstad, Turku, Esbjerg, Leuven, Ostend, Dunkirk, Weert, Metz, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Van d;Isere, Varallo, Piacenza, Bristol
Here's mine. Yeah I know I am very very creative
Bit on the strong side, but think I made him realistic enough. It's my only rider at this point anyway, so I guess it's fine
Name: Timi ''The Iceman'' Kokkonen
Nationality (region): Finland
Date of Birth: 06/07/1988
Height: 188cm
Weight: 86kg
Specialty: Bad Weather Specialist
Weakness: Sweating dude
Biography: Timi Kokkonen is a Finnish rider that early picked up Cyclocross. Even though the sport is not extremely popular in Finland, he saw a race while visiting Belgium and he instantly fell in love with the sport.
Even though the facilities in Finland weren't top-notch, Timi found out he is very talented. He won the Finnish National Championships multiple times.
Timi is a rider that can handle cold temperatures very well. That, and the fact that he stays calm at all costs, got him the nickname 'The Iceman'.
Despite being a calm person, Timi has a winning mentality. He will do a lot to get better and will do a lot to win. He spent a lot of time training, both on the road and the gym, and as a result, he's a very powerful rider.
Stats: [Choose between: very low, low, medium, high, very high]
Bike Handling (technical): medium
Sand: medium
Uphill: high
Cobblestones: low
Sprinting: medium
Explosiveness: low
Flat (TT/riding hard): medium
Power: very high
Running: high
Snow/Ice: very high
Jumping: low
Dippofix wrote:
Name: Shay Gormley
Nationality (region): Ireland (Connacht)
Date of Birth: 26/07/1991
Specialty: Powerhouse
Weakness: Not used to the cold
Biography:
Shay grew up on the farm of his parents in County Mayo, and had to cycle long ways over dirt roads to get to school every morning. After a time, he grew fond of his daily trips, and now took detours to maximise the fun. When he got older, he heard about the sport that is Cyclocross, took a few gos at it, and excelled. He was soon one of the best riders in the country, a real strongman, from his rugby playing days. A pro team signed him on the spot after a great race in England, and here he is now, two seasons later, aiming to finally break in to the very top.
Stats: [Choose between: very low, low, medium, high, very high]
Bike Handling (technical): very high
Sand: very high
Uphill: medium
Cobblestones: high
Sprinting: high
Explosiveness: high
Flat (TT/riding hard): very high
Power: very high
Running: medium
Snow/Ice: very low
Jumping: medium
But he's freaking Irish!
Exactly, that's why!
There's a bit of a difference between coldest average of 6° or so compared to winter on the continent.
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