| Original | English | Usage |
| Plain | Flat | The flat stat. Used completely wrong in the original database, so forget what you know about it. |
| | MAJOR IMPORTANCE: Sprinters, Cobbled classics riders, attackers |
| | The flat stat of a sprinter should be very close to his sprint stat. Although only the very best sprinters should have above 80 |
| | For cobbled riders and attackers, it speaks for itself. |
| | MEDIUM IMPORTANCE: Hilly classic specialists, Stage racers, Time trial specialist |
| | Well obviously stage racers must not get dropped on the flat if they want to win a stage race, keep it round the 70-ties |
| | For hilly classic specialists I would always keep it above the 70-ties, except for really young prospects ofcourse. |
| | Top hilly classic guys should have between 73 and 78 for flat stat! |
| | LOW IMPORTANCE: Climbers |
| | Well duh. Aside from that, don't go to low with the flat stat. Riders below 65 are going to have a hard time keeping up in Pro Tour flat races |
| | So for a Pro Tour climber, I wouldn't go lower than 65! |
| Mountain | Mountain | I don't think much explanation is needed for this one. |
| | MAJOR IMPORTANCE: Climbers, stage racers |
| | Do I need to explain this? Also, be careful in not giving tons of 80+. I did enhance the max potential part so we can give more 80+ climbers |
| | then original, but don't go overboard! |
| | MEDIUM IMPORTANCE: Hilly classics specialists |
| | You didn't see that one coming did ya? Well, a hilly rider with 85 hill is still pretty useless with 60 for climbing. Top hilly specialists can |
| | actually climb pretty well. Bettini and Rebellin both did top 10 Giro in their early years. Heck, Cunego even won the Giro! You know what |
| | I mean. Try to keep it reasonable. |
| | LOW IMPORTANCE: Everyone else |
| | Well, no such point in giving good climbing stats to people who cannot climb.. Although, you might make a difference between continental |
| | riders and Pro Tour riders (level). Kenny van Hummel might be the worst lasting climber in the Tour, he is still a hell of a lot better than |
| | Jaan Kirsipuu ever was in that area. Get it? Don't give 50's to the guys finishing last in the tour, that's a whole other level.  If they even |
| | are capable of finishing the tour, they already deserve above 55! That's all you need to look out for. Keep the difference between |
| | bad and really bad |
| Downhill | Downhill | Not going to outline this one. Best downhiller = best downhill stat. Worst downhiller = worst downhill stat. |
| | Although I do advice to generally give sprinters very good downhill stats. They do need this in real life to survive mountain stages. |
| Sprint | Sprint | Description is not necessary, sprinting ability |
| | MAJOR IMPORTANCE: Sprinters |
| | Unlike the other stats, you can, no, you MUST give a lot of high (+75) in this area. Otherwise sprinters keep getting their arse kicked by classic |
| | specialists or even stage racers at some point |
| | MEDIUM IMPORTANCE: Classic specialists |
| | They must have 'some' kick left to win a classic. Although, I do not advice giving them 70+ stats. Then, especially the top classic riders, they |
| | become too powerfull and go win mass sprints. This shouldn't be possible except for Boonen and other extroardinarely exceptional riders like |
| | Bettini in the past. Top guys like Valverde, Cunego and Gilbert should have 68/69 MAX! I know this sounds harsch, but you don't want em to win |
| | mass sprints in grand tours all the time, do you? |
| | LOW IMPORTANCE: Everyone who can't sprint |
| | If you're name is Ivan Basso, you can't sprint, then don't give him high sprint stats either. Duh.. |
| Acceleration | Acceleration | Does what it says, how fast somebody can accelerate. Good for attacks |
| | MAJOR IMPORTANCE: Sprinters, Hilly classic specialists, pure climbers |
| | For sprinters, it's pretty much the same as sprinting, but you do have your fast accelerating type like Cavendish or Farrar, or the |
| | "I keep my high speed from the train" and don't accelerate much further type like Hushovd, Petacchi and Boonen. |
| | For hilly classic specialist and climbers it's needed for a good punchy attack. Ofcourse, there are also climbers who do not require high acc. Stat |
| | like Sastre or Gesink, because they destroy opponents by setting an insane pace for a long time, rather than attacking like mad. |
| | MEDIUM IMPORTANCE: Prologue specialists, attackers, cobble specialists |
| | Prologue specialists yes, high acceleration might give them the extra kick they need. For attackers and cobble specialists an acc stat around 72-76 |
| | is good as well. Ofcourse, the best always get that tad extra… |
| | LOW IMPORTANCE: Long time trial specialists |
| | What do they need accelerating for, really? |
| Paves | Cobbles | Does not need explanation. Cobbles well duh |
| | LOOK OUT FOR: Sprinters and flat specialists, you might give them a tad extra. Sprinters usually do very well in cobbled classics, because they are |
| | handy type of racers… ofcourse don't overdo it, but they don't always have to get low 60 or low 50 like in most database. Do not be afraid to raise |
| | their cobble stat to appropriate levels. |
| | Ofcourse Cobble specialists should have high stats. Here goes the same for sprinters, don't hesisitate to givem any high stats if a rider can actually |
| | ride well on cobbles. We see huge differences sometimes in PR and RVV, because the original db has too less good cobble riders. It doesn't need |
| | to be that way |
| Time trial | Time trial | Does what it does.. |
| | MAJOR IMPORTANCE: Time trial specialists, stage racers |
| | Well duh. Also, if a climber is always good in gc's. Please DO give him above 70 TT. Even if it is just 70 or 71. Why? Otherwise he won't fight for |
| | the gc but go for the mountain classification instead. So also here, don't mind in giving more riders +75 TT. The original DB is again bad at this and |
| | keeps that group waaay too select. Although some rider should stand out. Cancellara +85 and then a gap of 2..maybe even 3 stats |
| | MEDIUM IMPORTANCE: Flat specialists |
| | They usually ride a good TT. Should not give them too low… |
| | LOW IMPORTANCE: Everyone else |
| | Duh… |
| Endurance | Stamina | One of the major stats in the game really. Weird thing is, after a few years, the new generation riders often have low endurance (and resistance) |
| | I fixed this, so there needs to be a change in how the stats are given also. |
| | MAJOR IMPORTANCE: Classic specialists, attackers |
| | You don't win a 250+km classic without good endurance. The best classic specialists should receive endurance stats as high as +80, maybe even 83 |
| | or 84. However, currently there is no all dominating classic rider, so 84 or 83 is not needed in the 2010 DB  |
| | Top attackers who attack day after day also should have something! Like Durand in the past, or Voeckler these days. |
| | MEDIUM IMPORTANCE: Nearly every rider who has a high level in their field |
| | Stage racers, climbers, sprinters, time trial specialists, attackers.. The top of them should get stats in the high 70 regions, maybe even touch |
| | 80 for uberclass sprinters who are also good in long classics… |
| | LOW IMPORTANCE: Well none |
| | This is simply an important stat. However, the lower in level you go for a rider, the lower his endurance should be also. It makes no sense for a |
| | lousy rider to have good endurance stats. However, Pro Tour helpers are often underrated in the db, they do a lot of work, and therefore need.. |
| | Yup, endurance.. Which they often don't get in databases. |
| Resistance | Resistance | Important for, well, attacking, but also surviving past attacks. If Endurance is the green bar, resistance makes up the yellow/red bars.. |
| | MAJOR IMPORTANCE: Climbers (!!), prologue specialists, stage racers |
| | Climbers, climbers, climbers..NEED RESISTANCE. Round or above 80 for top ones. Always mid and high 70 for other good and decent ones |
| | Prologue specialists need it to. You can make prologue specialists, but you have to get it right with their ACC and RES stats. Also, if you are making |
| | a prologue specialist, please keep in mind that the high RES stat means you should probably lower his climbing and hilly stats a little. |
| | MEDIUM IMPORTANCE: Every high level rider |
| | Another flaw in the original DB after 5/6 seasons career with it, new young classic gods have terrible resistance stats. Simply because it is set this |
| | way in the files. I changed this, so you should keep that in mind. For most riders always stay within 2 to 5 statpoints of their endurance stat. If you |
| | have a 82 END rider, his res should be 78/79. If you have a 74 END rider, he should have 70-73 RES. Etcetera.. I don't like big gaps. |
| | LOW IMPORTANCE: Low level riders |
| | Same as endurance. The lower you go, lower it should get. |
| Recuperation | Recuperation | Does what it says. Defines how riders recuperation, AFTER each stage. So not during a stage… only afterwards |
| | MAJOR IMPORTANCE: Stage racers, climbers (who do well in stage races), SPRINTERS (!!) |
| | Another major flaw in the game and the main reason why sprinters never do well in stage races after a week or two or a few mountain stages |
| | Their recuperation stat is simply way too low. Even top sprinters only have 75 REC. Which is insane, because sprinters recup pretty well once |
| | they suddenly see the finish line. I have no problem in giving Cavendish or even Greipel 80+ in recuperation. They NEED it to win. |
| | For stage racers and climbers this stat is pretty self explaining. |
| | MEDIUM IMPORTANCE: Everyone who does well in stage races |
| | A guy who can attack multiple times in 3 weeks, has good recuperation. So a total nutcase like Johnny Hoogerland or Philippe Gilbert might be |
| | a classics rider, they still deserve a good recuperation stat for the ability to attack…attack…and attack again during three weeks of racing. |
| | LOW IMPORTANCE: Guys who simply give up |
| | No point in giving a classics racer who doesn't really like grand tours like Nuyens a good recup stat. They hate racing for 3 weeks, don't bother |
| | giving them good recup stats. Just keep in mind, that sprinters are the exception to the rule. |
| Hill | Hill | Does what it does, important for medium to small sized climbs |
| | MAJOR IMPORTANCE: Hilly classic specialists |
| | I simply cannot write an explanation for this. It seems too obvious to me +80 for the best, around 80 for subtop… etc.. |
| | MEDIUM IMPORTANCE: Climbers, Stage racers |
| | Never keep the hill stat too low for somebody who can go uphill. I like to keep it within range of their climbing stat. An 80 climber should have at |
| | least 76 hill stat. And the lower you go, the lower the gap should be. Don't go into 60 to early with +70 climbers… Stage racers are usually 70+ so |
| | that speaks for itself |
| | LOW IMPORTANCE: None |
| | Actually, the hill stat is like the flat stat very important in this game. More important than you would say. Give a rider below 65 hill and he quickly |
| | becomes useless. Just try not to keep it too low. I'd say I would'nt even go lower than 55, even for the very worst.. |
| Baroudeur | Attacker | Defines how many times the AI (!!) attacks with a rider. Does really nothing for humans |
| | MAJOR IMPORTANCE: Attackers, people who like to attack. |
| | Wether it's climbers, stage racers, time trial specialists, cobbled specialists, I don't care, if they race aggresively, give them a good attack stat. |
