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2020 Race List Revealed
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| roturn |
Posted on 08-09-2020 10:12
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The exact calendar is still worked on but here already the 2020 Race List, which is very likely to be the final one.
In short: GTM/PT calendar remain unchanged, but expect to see some mixes for 2021.
Instead PTHC got some changes, no only being mixed with races but also the bands won`t be 2/4 with 20rd each, but now 3/6 with 14rd each making it 42rd for each team in smaller bands.
HC remains 7 bands of 10/11rd and same number to be picked for PCT teams.
C2HC was reduced from 70 to 60 race days, which means CT teams will have a bit more freedom to pick from C1/C2 or even HC in open spots.
C1 goes minimal up from 134 to 140 therefore just like C2 from 65 to 72. In total almost same amount of rd`s with the main changes being the reduction in C2HC and band changes in PTHC.
| Race | RD | Div | Country | | Giro d'Italia | 21 | GTM | Italy | | Tour de France | 21 | GTM | France | | Vuelta a Espana | 21 | GTM | Spain | | Giro di Lombardia | 2 | GTM | Italy | | Liege - Bastogne - Liege | 2 | GTM | Belgium | | Milano San Remo | 2 | GTM | Italy | | Paris - Roubaix | 2 | GTM | France | | Ronde van Vlaanderen | 2 | GTM | Belgium | | | | | | Amstel Gold Race | 2 | PT | Netherlands | | Badaling International | 2 | PT | China | | Chrono des Herbiers | 2 | PT | France | | Classique du Grand-Duché | 2 | PT | Luxembourg | | Copenhagen-Malmo TTT | 2 | PT | Denmark, Sweden | | Criterium du Dauphine Libere | 8 | PT | France | | East Midlands Cicle Classic | 2 | PT | Great Britain | | Fleche Wallone | 2 | PT | Belgium | | GP Liechtenstein | 2 | PT | Liechtenstein | | GP Moscow | 2 | PT | Russia | | Paris-Nice | 8 | PT | France | | Praha - Karlovy Vary - Praha | 4 | PT | Czech Republic | | Ronde van Nederland | 3 | PT | Netherlands | | Rund um Koln | 2 | PT | Germany | | Strada Appia Antica | 2 | PT | Italy | | Tirreno-Adriatico | 7 | PT | Italy | | Tour de Suisse | 9 | PT | Suisse | | Tour of Northern Europe | 8 | PT | Various | | Tour of Qatar | 6 | PT | Qatar | | Tour of Tasmania | 3 | PT | Australia | | | | | | Scandinavia Open | 3 | PTHC | Sweden | | Volta a Portugal | 9 | PTHC | Portugal | | Franceville Classique | 2 | PTHC | Gabon | | Balkans International | 8 | PTHC | … | | Chrono d'Arenberg | 2 | PTHC | France | | Clasica San Sebastian | 2 | PTHC | Spain | | Cheshire Cycling Tour | 5 | PTHC | Great Britain | | Deutschland Tour | 5 | PTHC | Germany | | E3 Prijs | 2 | PTHC | Belgium | | GP Wallonie | 2 | PTHC | Belgium | | Japan Cup | 2 | PTHC | Japan | | Nakhon Ratchasima Trophy | 2 | PTHC | Thailand | | Paris Tours | 2 | PTHC | France | | Pro Hallstatt Classic | 2 | PTHC | Austria | | Rheden GP | 2 | PTHC | Netherlands | | Riga - Jurmala GP | 2 | PTHC | Latvia | | SAA Tour d'Afrique | 4 | PTHC | South Africa | | Tour du Maroc | 8 | PTHC | Morocco | | Tour of East Java | 2 | PTHC | Indonesia | | Tour of Norway | 5 | PTHC | Norway | | Tour of Slovenie | 5 | PTHC | Slovenie | | Tour of the Battenkill | 2 | PTHC | USA | | Vuelta a Colombia | 6 | PTHC | Colombia | | | | | | Down Under Classic | 2 | HC | Australia | | Vuelta al Pais Vasco | 6 | HC | Spain | | Barbados Cycling Festival | 4 | HC | Barbados | | Berlin ProRace | 2 | HC | Germany | | Corsica International | 3 | HC | France | | Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 2 | HC | Belgium | | Geraardsbergen-Bosberg | 2 | HC | Belgium | | Giro dell'Emelia | 2 | HC | Italy | | Grands Prix Cyclistes | 2 | HC | Canada | | Tour of Lithuania | 4 | HC | Lithuania | | Int. Osterreich Rundfahrt | 7 | HC | Austria | | Kuurne - Bruxelles - Kuurne | 2 | HC | Belgium | | Arab Tour | 5 | HC | ARE | | Strade Bianche | 2 | HC | Italy | | Tour de Pologne | 7 | HC | Pologne | | Tour of California | 7 | HC | USA | | Tour of Cyprus | 4 | HC | Cyprus | | Tour of the Middle East | 4 | HC | QAT/UAE/OMN | | Tour of Ukraine | 3 | HC | Ukraine | | Veenendaal - Veenendaal | 2 | HC | Netherlands | | | | | | Apex Mountain Classic | 2 | C1 | Canada | | Baltic Chain Tour | 5 | C1 | Baltic Area | | Bayern Rundfahrt | 4 | C1 | Germany | | Benelux Challenge | 6 | C1 | Benelux | | Celtic Chrono | 2 | C1 | Great Britain | | Circulo de Juarez | 5 | C1 | Mexico | | Torshavn GP | 2 | C1 | Faroer | | Gisborne GP | 2 | C1 | New Zealand | | GP Lugano | 2 | C1 | Suisse | | Hanko Classic | 2 | C1 | Finland | | Hong Kong Challenge | 3 | C1 | Hong Kong | | Jelajah SKL | 4 | C1 | Singapore/Malaysia | | Kenya Mountain Classic | 2 | C1 | Kenya | | Le Samyn | 2 | C1 | Belgium | | Lisbon Classic | 2 | C1 | Portugal | | Macskako Kerekparverseny | 2 | C1 | Hungary | | Malopolski Wyscig | 2 | C1 | Pologne | | Milano - Torino | 2 | C1 | Italy | | Monterrey TTT | 2 | C1 | Mexico | | Olympia's Tour | 6 | C1 | Netherlands | | Roma Maxima | 2 | C1 | Italy | | Ronde van Het IJsselmeer | 2 | C1 | Netherlands | | Tour d'Andorra | 5 | C1 | Andorra | | Tour de Romandie | 6 | C1 | Suisse | | Tour Down Under | 6 | C1 | Australia | | Tour of America | 21 | C1 | Canada/USA | | Tour of Britain | 5 | C1 | Great Britain | | Tour of Japan | 6 | C1 | Japan | | Tour of South Africa | 6 | C1 | South Africa | | Tour of Southland | 5 | C1 | New Zealand | | Tour of Uppsala | 5 | C1 | Sweden | | Viana do Castelo | 2 | C1 | Portugal | | Volta a Catalunya | 6 | C1 | Spain | | Windhoek ITT | 2 | C1 | Namibia | | | | | | Betonexpressz GP | 2 | C2HC | Hungary | | Course de Solidarnosc | 4 | C2HC | Pologne | | Euskal Bizkleta | 4 | C2HC | Spain | | Gent - Wevelgem | 2 | C2HC | Belgium | | GP Yekaterinburg | 2 | C2HC | Russia | | Great Ocean Road Classic | 2 | C2HC | Australia | | Herald Sun Tour | 5 | C2HC | Australia | | Lincoln GP | 2 | C2HC | Great Britain | | Philadelphia International Championship | 2 | C2HC | USA | | Post Danmark Rundt | 5 | C2HC | Denmark | | Tour de Langkawi | 7 | C2HC | Malaysia | | Tour du Faso | 3 | C2HC | Burkina Faso | | Tour of Eritrea | 6 | C2HC | Eritrea | | Tour of Vancouver | 7 | C2HC | Canada | | Transfagarasan GP | 2 | C2HC | Romania | | Trofeo Laigueglia | 2 | C2HC | Italy | | Vilnius GP | 2 | C2HC | Lithuania | | Zuri Metzgete | 2 | C2HC | Suisse | | | | | | 1 Jour de Dunkerque | 2 | C2 | France | | Clasico San Cristobal | 2 | C2 | Cuba | | Clasique Pico Basile | 2 | C2 | Equatorial Guinea | | Colombo Classic | 2 | C2 | Sri Lanka | | Coppa Placci | 2 | C2 | San Marino | | Frankfurt Eschborn | 2 | C2 | Germany | | Giro del Trentino | 3 | C2 | Italy | | GP Herning | 2 | C2 | Denmark | | GP Izola | 2 | C2 | Slovenie | | GP Kigali | 2 | C2 | Rwanda | | La Tropicale Amissa Bongo | 5 | C2 | Gabon | | Lillestrom GP | 2 | C2 | Norway | | Tour of Chile | 3 | C2 | Chile | | Ras Tailteann | 3 | C2 | Ireland | | Rio Vista Chinesa | 2 | C2 | Brazil | | Sakartvelo Trophy | 2 | C2 | Georgia | | Tour de San Luis | 8 | C2 | Argentina | | Tour de Vineyards | 7 | C2 | New Zealand | | USA Pro Cycling Challenge | 4 | C2 | USA | | Vuelta al Tachira | 10 | C2 | Venezuela |
Fully New Races for 2020:
African Cobbled Race in PTHC (yet to be named)
Arabian and Lithuanian Stage Races in HC (yet to be named)
Torshavn GP in C1
Trofeo Laigueglia in C2HC
Chilenian Stage Race and GP Izola in C2
Gone from the calendar:
Heistje Pijl
De Panne Tour
And likely have missed 1-2 maybe, so you might find out and mention them.
Obviously more races will see new profiles as also we tried to make a lot of changes in the stage design.
Time Trials will use much flatter versions if supposed to be flat TTs and easier hilly when supposed to be hill TTs due to how time trials work in game.
Sprinter stages will see wide and more straight roads in a lot more races!
Cobbles won`t be 5* as we used in the past. A mix and 3* work a lot better by the look of it.
Full calendar with exact dates and race profiles are coming as soon as possible.
PTHC/HC bands as well.
Edited by redordead on 25-09-2020 10:42
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| jandal7 |
Posted on 08-09-2020 10:17
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Gisborne is back with Xero 
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| quadsas |
Posted on 08-09-2020 10:26
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Damn another home race, pretty wild
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 08-09-2020 10:43
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Not unhappy to see GP Lugano being demoted to C1, participation and points should both be more likely 
On the other hand, having no more Swiss race in PTHC and HC isn't that great.
Concerning the new races, it's great to have another C2HC one in our focus region (Laigueglia), whereas I'm pretty indifferent concerning the other ones.
Thanks for the list, already looking forward to race planning
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 08-09-2020 11:00
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Kigali moving down to C2 could be a big deal for us as it gives us a shot at our only home race - if we find the right rider(s) for it. The excitement slowly reaches critical levels
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| DubbelDekker |
Posted on 08-09-2020 11:01
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I like the added flexibility of choosing 3 bands from 6 instead of 2 from 4.
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 08-09-2020 11:12
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Please please rename Slovenie to Slovenia. Also please never ever have Balcans international under Ukrainian flag.
Awesome to have GP Izola!
Awesome to have the chance to go 3/6 in PTHC.
Shame to see no changes to balance out the PT calendar. Let's hope the routes make up for that.
Still waiting for cool races like Aleko Vitosa (e.g this WC) in PT. |
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| redordead |
Posted on 08-09-2020 11:18
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Wow, that's a lot of changes, especially for PCT in the PTHC/HC categories.
Also C2 GP Izola!! 
I like 3/6 PTHC choice. I mean I hope I'll like, because I'm probably gonna riot when I see the profiles 
"I am a cyclist, I may not be the best, but that is what I strive to be. I may never get there, but I will never quit trying." - Tadej Pogačar
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| roturn |
Posted on 08-09-2020 11:20
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I considered couple changes to PT but then decided to let this rest until next season with PTHC being changed already a bit this year and for other reasons as well.
But I feel like PT has some special long MG history races, which still don`t really suit the calendar. Or having the same clashes PN/TA and CD/TdS again and again. So might change some of those at one point.
PT balance is not as easy obviously as different PTHC bands can lead to balance or less balance depending on what you choose. But at least this gives some kind of freedom for PT managers to decide a bit closer what to choose now to balance it according to your team. |
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| baseballlover312 |
Posted on 08-09-2020 13:32
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Cool to have two Danish races in CT now. Sad to see De Panne go though, even though I wouldn't be in it anyway. Guess it's only fitting as only VSB deserved to win it.
RIP Exxon Duke, David Veilleux, Double Feature, and Monster Energy |
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