October 2025

[Hansa]

Reg plays a bigger role because it looks rather difficult to start the next day fit, if you have low reg. But tactical opportunities within the TT are pretty much nonexistant

Now you have some tactical opportunity riding fast and risk more for the 2nd half stage or ride very slow to be fitter

[Hoefs Cycling Team]

TDM do you still design Cro Race?
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[TDM_Luxembourg]

TDM do you still design Cro Race?
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Yes, i do. Had a hard start into the week, so still working on it, but I am nearly finished.

[Hoefs Cycling Team]

Alright...thank you and good luck

[Gipfelstuermer]

Final PDF (no big changes) uploaded and some more one day races below.

[TDM_Luxembourg]

Alright, some stages look similar to last year but with different intermediates

Stage 1:
Stage 2:
Stage 3:
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Stage 5:
Stage 6:

[Robyklebt]

Have some doubts about Paris-Tours. I'll refrain from posting details about what I disagree with exactly, don't need the toxic answer "design an alternative instead of writing here." Just review it, overdesigning hills, distances from finish, last km... ok, went a bit into details, couldn't resist, I punish myself:

In any case I can only decide on existing profiles. If there is only one designed profile, I hesitate to get involved in overruling the designer. If we had the luxury of mutiple profiles for one race, I could pick and choose and the best design.

As for Lombardia, we could talk about the last 3 km -5-3-3 now, According to their site (which is much more useful than what Paris-Tours offers admittedly) we lose 45 39 and 28 meters in the last 3 km. With an additional 11 meters lost from the top of the last hill. (in between 200 and 300 meters) On paper -5-4-3 seems better, I could argue (and do) that we could go -5-4-2 as well. -2 for the last km because the end, the really last meters are basically flat. Since that plays into our sprint in the last km IMO the last 500 meters deserve special attention. So here going down to -2 from -3 seems a sensible solution too. Here too, forget about me designing a full alternative.

[cataracs]

The European championships are National events or normal races? Funny if Asians become European champions lol

[Gipfelstuermer]

The European championships are National events or normal races? Funny if Asians become European champions lol

The idea is that these are races for the National Teams, too. If the World Championships happen without major bugs. Like that we can test if a National Race parallel to Normal Race works, too. It will have to be "open" for other national teams (even though they should simply not inscribe?) and the jersey will go to the best placed European. The jersey will most likely have to be given manually.

[cataracs]

The European championships are National events or normal races? Funny if Asians become European champions lol

The idea is that these are races for the National Teams, too. If the World Championships happen without major bugs. Like that we can test if a National Race parallel to Normal Race works, too. It will have to be "open" for other national teams (even though they should simply not inscribe?) and the jersey will go to the best placed European. The jersey will most likely have to be given manually.

Sounds good! We could add Afro-Asian/ American championships later.

[Hansa]

Gree-Tour of Guangxi is in the pdf on the 14th but in the calender on the 13th? 14th is correct

[Gipfelstuermer]

Gree-Tour of Guangxi is in the pdf on the 14th but in the calender on the 13th? 14th is correct

Thanks. Well spotted. Changed it.

Btw, anyone wants to design this prestigious World Tour race?

[Radunion]

Is there any information about the Chinese race. I'm unable to access the official webpage. The little info I found like me assume it will be similar to last year in difficulty.

[Hansa]

Gree-Tour of Guangxi is in the pdf on the 14th but in the calender on the 13th? 14th is correct

Thanks. Well spotted. Changed it.

Btw, anyone wants to design this prestigious World Tour race?

I found no info for it sadly

[olmania]

No details yet for Guangxi, if there is still no info in a week, we use same profiles as last year ?

[drei.zehn]

No details yet for Guangxi, if there is still no info in a week, we use same profiles as last year ?

Finishes are same places than the last years. So I guess no changes.

[Radunion]

If this is accurate, it will be very similar, if not the same. First and last stages are a bit longer, but the rest is probably identical.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/gree-tour-of-guangxi/

[Radunion]

Grand Piemonte has a different route this year, it was revealed last week. There is a gpx on la flamme rouge and detailed information about the decisive climb on the race's website. I am not sure I will find the time to do it tomorrow, so another volunteer would be nice.

[Radunion]

Vendee is different from two years ago, but the webpage seems to be bugged in my browsers.

[ECS Cycling]

Grand Piemonte has a different route this year, it was revealed last week. There is a gpx on la flamme rouge and detailed information about the decisive climb on the race's website. I am not sure I will find the time to do it tomorrow, so another volunteer would be nice.

Here's the new route for Grand Piemonte

[Radunion]

Tanks ESC, the climb is probably even steeper. 11-8-6 or 11-8-7 in my opinion. To do it in high quality probably takes some time. That is the reason I was not sure I can do it myself.

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[flockmastoR]

Grand Piemonte has a different route this year, it was revealed last week. There is a gpx on la flamme rouge and detailed information about the decisive climb on the race's website. I am not sure I will find the time to do it tomorrow, so another volunteer would be nice.

Here's the new route for Grand Piemonte

Is this a circuit in the end? If so, the second lap looks (from the profil picture) differently after the downhill (possible but should be checked)

[Radunion]

I would add as well that they have a nice profile for the last 3 km. We should make them -1 0 2.

[Robyklebt]

Agree with Radunion.

[ECS Cycling]

Should be updated now