April 2026

[Gipfelstuermer]

All real races published until and including Scheldeprijs.

Will be on a business trip next week, so not sure if I find the time for Paris-Roubaix. If someone else can have a look, would be great.

[Hansa]

So coming back here for 2 discussions.

1st, trust your gut next time gip (i now checked again and you really changed all 3 monuments to 4 editions while only 1 team complained about 5 editions and multiple teams here said they like the preview as it is??). The evening is nearly always strong enough for 3 editions also on weekends as they are less effected by the lower player base on weekends than morning/afternoon. I also would prefer an 7-8 team monument edition over a field 2 monument edition.
I also think we can nearly always offer 5 editions with nothing parallel.

2nd discussion offering div 5-6 races parallel to important races.

Today we saw a total of 6 div 5-6 teams riding 4 of them have 600+ races and 3 of them 1000+ races and probably dont need learning editions.

So i stay with my statement:

and what kind of rule makes sense with the current number of active teams per division?

None probably

[Gipfelstuermer]

1st, trust your gut next time gip .

In the sprint or in the calendar? Overthinking both perhaps.

[Hansa]

1st, trust your gut next time gip .

In the sprint or in the calendar? Overthinking both perhaps.

The calender, just some numbers here:

In the 5 races this month till today the evening had

41 teams (on 2 edition with a split)
33 ( on 3 editions one of them midnight? One itt)
48 teams (on 3 editions)
33 teams (on 4 editions)
40 teams (on 3 editions with a split)

On dwaars door we had 6 fields in the end all with 10+ teams but the morning got 2 editions while the evening got only 2 too?

I actually dont like changing final pdfs and for Paris Roubaix might be to late. But maybe LBL deserves a 3rd evening edition.

[Gipfelstuermer]

2025
MSR: 70 teams (no split)
RVV: 62 teams (no split)
PR: 64 teams (no split)
LBL: 63 teams (no split)

2026
MSR: 73 teams (no split)
RVV: 64 teams (with 22h split)
PR: ?
LBL: ?

Updated above.

Decision for 4 editions was not unreasonable as you can see above but to avoid future splits, I am OK adding 20h for both PR and LBL, if that's preferred by evening teams.

By the way, I am not against splits per se, if it was mostly for newbies/comebackers in div5/6; but since we don't have many newbies (because we don't do enough for newbies) it currently affects mostly div3/4 teams which serves no real good purpose.

[Bear]

I would be ok with the calender as it was finally planned. Also, I would like to ride earlier than 22h and since I ended up in group 2 in important races twice, I would be for sure happy to be in group 1. I just want to point out that we can be happy with so many teams in the evening. It's my own fault to end up in group two but at the same time I play this game for good races with the best possible competition.

BTW: Yesterdays group 2 was still a good races. But at the same time I would have loved to be in a group 1 with 22 online teams.

[team fl]

Information for this year's route for Paris-Roubaix:

Source: cyclingnews.com, cyclingflash.com, bikeradar.com, cyclingstage.com, procyclinguk.com

The 2026 Paris-Roubaix route features notable changes from 2025 designed to increase early race intensity. While starting in Compiègne and covering 258.3km, the 2026 route alters the early cobbled sectors near Briastre, creating a dense, rapid succession of sectors that mimic a 2024 layout. 30 cobble sectors in total.

Key 2026 Route Changes:
- Initial Cobbles: The route shifts eastward, creating an intense, rapid succession of the first four cobbled sectors with almost no asphalt between them.
- Sector 26 Addition: A rarely used sector featuring an 800-meter climb is added, with the aim of creating an early selection.
- Key Sectors Remain: Despite the modifications, classic sectors like the Trouée d'Arenberg, Mons-en-Pévèle, and Carrefour de l'Arbre remain in the final 165 km.
- Faster/Harder: The alterations are expected to create a more draining race, with potential to challenge the 2024 record-fast pace.

Profile at Procycligstats from La FlemmeRouge: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/pa ... e-profiles

GPX-File from cyclingstage.com: https://cdn.cyclingstage.com/images/par ... /route.gpx