September 2026

[Gipfelstuermer]

After conversation with Alk, all looks set for

Option C) Moving Cro and Langkawi by 1 day from their real date.

To be clear. This is an exception to move real races given the technical limitations. (WC parallel races and inscription restrictions not 100% ready.)


Now one problem left: How many editions and how many times? Definitely don't wanna overdo it because one day races shall not suffer too much. So here it is intentional that not everyone can ride both tours (as in reality this wouldn't be possible either).

First idea:
9-18-21 Cro Race
15-20-23 Tour de Langkawi

[Gipfelstuermer]

Final PDF online.

Quite a few additions:

GP Industria & Artigianato
Gran Premio del Lazio
Giro di Campania
Cro Race
Tour de Langkawi
Div 6 only races

Hope I didnt forget anything (otherwise shout)
Hope it's not too much (apart from 5x Vuelta already being too much).

Will start adding the races ingame.

[Robyklebt]

Ah, Donkey too late: But well, an 18h30min break between the announcement and the decision is kind of short, expected 24h... The other very sensible solution of course would be to give us an update around the 20st on what you plan to do, if it's not in PDF form as Luques used to do

In his excitement about Lazio and Campania, he completely missed Isbergues. 20.09. as well, so that one would have been ok at 21.09.

Cerami still at 2 IMO wrong, but ok.
You added GP de Wallonie too, just didn't mention it in your post.

Added "optional fantasy one day race (Div6)" Excellent, but... ok, not sure what the optional means here, that maybe it won't be offered? It's parallel to real races, IMO would have been better to just add a D6 edition on normal fantasy race days on some days. And not even necessarily written in the preview, stay flexible, if you (you and fantasy calendar guy) see, that it's very popular, offer more regularly, if you see it's highly unpopular, barely 3 teams, less (or try new times, or less) Also on weekends the numbers are already low, pretty sure not offering it there would be more sensible. Unless D6 is not allowed to start the cat 5 race, but at this point with the still small sizes of upper divisions I don't think that's a good plan. Once they are bigger, yes.

The Croatia-Langkawi solution is course somewhat hilarious. To put it mildly. From riding on the same day as WC might be possible, sol let's have Langkawi, let's have Croatia too, we went to create a perfect line to ride both plus a nice break for the WC by changing the start dates. I look forward to the 15h Vuelta starting Saturday August 29th now btw, now Abraha is 83 mountain and with that I would like to ride the Vuelta. Thanks for adding it. Also Paris-Roubaix now that Gjeldnes for reasons unknown thinks he's a pavé star. September 27th looks perfect, move the WC to Saturday then. Thanks.

So here it is intentional that not everyone can ride both tours (as in reality this wouldn't be possible either).

This actually makes it even more hilarious. Bolding mine. You are fully aware that people that start at 18 are not completely unlikely to be able to ride at 20 as well. And that those that play at 21 are possible for 20 and 23, at least some of them. So basically you're saying: It's intentional that only the evening managers can ride both tours (which wouldn't be possible in reality) without having to change their "riding habits"... If we really need to placate the stage race fanatics, but you want to try to minimize riders unrealistically starting in both races..... these are the wrong times. Then 2+2, 9-18+15-21 or something would have been more effective. Or even just a full spread, 4 each would be better than this perfect line for the stage race fanatics that start in the evening, imperfect one for the ones in the morning and afternoon. Not that I plan to ride any of this shit.... but either try to minimize the chance to ride both for all (some will still be able to of course) or then for nobody. 3+3 is almost as bad as 7+7 would have been.

Also try to understand that the afternoon times should not only be decided in relation to the other times....

[Nomorelulz]

No 3rd edition for Britain? Several people asked for it, and given the low Vuelta participation, we definitely should have at least a 3rd (morning) edition.

[Gipfelstuermer]

All races available ingame.

If you have time over the weekend, pls feel free to design

[DonOh]

I agree. It seems strange not to have a morning edition..
And i can help u for design it if needed

[Nomorelulz]

I agree. It seems strange not to have a morning edition..
And i can help u for design it if needed

I have stage 1 nearly done, maybe if you can start with stage 4+5 and we meet in the middle. I should be able to do it this weekend.

[DonOh]

I do this tonight

[IDF]

All races available ingame.

If you have time over the weekend, pls feel free to design

Could we have a reason about only 2 editions for Britain please?

Thx

[DonOh]

Stage 2, 3, 4 & 5 of Britain Tour are done.
Let me know if i need to chance the mountain classification .. i've put the same as they use actually. But maybe it's better to downgrade every mountains with -1 ?