POINTS
The scoring is based on UCI points system. We have adapted it for game play purposes to keep the game exciting and competitive and to give an authentic and real to life experience of managing a race team.
The points scoring system is simple. Some general details to remember are:
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The only section you are awarded points from on a daily basis is the stage-by-stage competition. |
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These stage-by-stage points are based on the top 15 fastest riders in each stage and the extra bonus score for winning a tour while being overall tour leader. |
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The General Classification, Classification by Points, and Mountain Classification sections award points at the end of the tour based on UCI points allocations. |
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You will not receive points for any of your 15 riders that are not amongst the selected 9 for each competition. |
Stage by Stage points summary
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You get stage-by-stage points if one or more of your riders are in the top 15 fastest stage times. |
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You also get 20 bonus points for being the overall tour leader (fastest overall time). |
Scoring examples
Based on having the following team of 15:
1. Lance Armstrong (USA)
2. Fabio Baldato (Ita)
3. Tyler Hamilton (USA)
4. Stuart O'Grady (Aus)
5. Dario Frigo (Ita)
6. Kevin Livingston (USA)
7. Massimo Donati (Ita)
8. Rubens Bertogliati (Swi)
9. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel)
10. David Millar (GBR)
11. Kevin Livingston (USA)
12. José Azevedo (Por)
13. Laurent Brochard (Fra)
14. Jakob Storm Piil (Den)
15. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel)
EXAMPLE 1: Points scoring for stage by stage:
This is an example of points scoring based on you having picked the following 9 riders for stage 5 of the Tour de France.
1. Fabio Baldato (Ita)
2. Tyler Hamilton (USA)
3. Stuart O'Grady (Aus)
4. Dario Frigo (Ita)
5. Kevin Livingston (USA)
6. Massimo Donati (Ita)
7. Rubens Bertogliati (Swi)
8. Rik Verbrugghe (Bel)
9. David Millar (GBR)
This is the result for a particular stage based on the UCI Stage-by-stage points table
The riders that were in your team of 9 are highlighted
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1 |
Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) |
100 pts |
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2 |
Erik Zabel (Ger) |
75 |
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3 |
Robbie McEwen (Aus) |
55 |
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4 |
Fabio Baldato (Ita) |
40 |
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5 |
Oscar Freire (Spa) |
32 |
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6 |
Stuart O'Grady (Aus) |
26 |
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7 |
Laurent Brochard (Fra) |
22 |
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8 |
Dario Frigo (Ita) |
18 |
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9 |
Jose Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) |
16 |
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10 |
Francois Simon (Fra) |
14 |
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Caucchioli Pietro (ITA) |
12 |
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12 |
Moreau Christophe (Fra) |
10 |
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13 |
Karpets Vladimir (Pol) |
8 |
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14 |
Rasmussen Mickael (Pol) |
6 |
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15 |
Virenque Richard (Fra) |
4 |
Overall tour leader: Rubens Bertogliati
Your team's points for this stage is therefore the combined total score for each rider which is:
100 + 40 + 26 + 18 = 184
You are then awarded an extra 20 pts as Rubens Bertogliati is the overall tour leader (overall fastest stage times - General Classification). You would be awarded these 20 points regardless of whether he is in the stage top ten or not as long as he remains overall leader. This is referred to as the stage "leader" points in the UCI points system. See the Stage by stage points table and www.uci.ch for more details.
NOTE: You get NO points for Laurent Brochard (7th place) even though he is in your team of 15, this is because he was NOT picked in the 9 riders for this stage.
Total stage by stage points for this stage = 204
EXAMPLE 2: Points scoring by General Classicisation:
Assuming this is your 9 General Classification riders for the Tour de France 2002, this is what they would have scored based on General Classification points table
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Your rider |
Placing |
Points |
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Lance Armstrong (USA) |
1 |
400 |
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2. |
José Azevedo (Por) |
6 |
180 |
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Tyler Hamilton (USA) |
15 |
35 |
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Dario Frigo (Ita) |
25 |
0 |
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Stuart O'Grady |
32 |
0 |
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Kevin Livingston (USA) |
56 |
0 |
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Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) |
65 |
0 |
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David Millar (GBR) |
70 |
0 |
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Laurent Brochard (Fra) |
87 |
0 |
Total points for General Classification would be 615
EXAMPLE 3: Points scoring by Mountain Classification
Based on selecting the following riders/climbers:
1. Lance Armstrong (USA)
2. Dario Frigo (Ita)
3. Stuart O'Grady (Aus)
4. José Azevedo (Por)
5. David Millar (GBR)
6. Kevin Livington (USA)
7. José Azevedo (Por)
8. Laurent Brochard (Fra)
9. Fabio Baldato (Ita)
This is the mountain classification results and points allocations from Tour de France 2002 based on the UCI stage by Mountains Classification points table
Your chosen riders are highlighted
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1 |
Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
200 pts |
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Mario Aerts (Bel) |
150 |
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Santiago Botero (Col) |
110 |
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Lance Armstrong (USA) |
80 |
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Axel Merckx (Bel) |
64 |
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Joseba Beloki (Spa) |
52 |
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José Azevedo (Por) |
44 |
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Richard Virenque (Fra) |
36 |
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Carlos Sastre (Spa) |
32 |
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Fabio Baldato (Ita) |
28 |
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Caucchioli Pietro (ITA) |
24 |
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12 |
Moreau Christophe (Fra) |
20 |
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Karpets Vladimir (Pol) |
16 |
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Rasmussen Mickael (Pol) |
12 |
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Virenque Richard (Fra) |
8 |
Your total Mountain Classification score is therefore:
80 + 28 = 108
EXAMPLE 4: Points scoring by classification by points
Based on selecting the following riders/sprinters:
1. Lance Armstrong (USA)
2. José Azevedo (Por)
3. Tyler Hamilton (USA)
4. Dario Frigo (Ita)
5. Stuart O'Grady
6. Kevin Livingston (USA)
7. Rubens Bertogliati (Swi)
8. David Millar (GBR)
9. Laurent Brochard (Fra)
This is the classification by points results and points allocations from Tour de France 2002 based on the UCI stage by Classification by Points table
Your chosen riders are highlighted:
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1 |
Robbie McEwen (Aus) |
200 pts |
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Erik Zabel (Ger) |
150 |
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Stuart O'Grady (Aus) |
110 |
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4 |
Baden Cooke (Aus) |
80 |
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Jan Svorada (Cze) |
64 |
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Lance Armstrong (USA) |
52 |
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Thor Hushovd (Nor) |
44 |
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Laurent Brochard (Fra) |
36 |
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9 |
Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) |
32 |
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Santiago Botero (Col) |
28 |
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Caucchioli Pietro (ITA) |
24 |
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Moreau Christophe (Fra) |
20 |
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Karpets Vladimir (Pol) |
16 |
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Rasmussen Mickael (Pol) |
12 |
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Virenque Richard (Fra) |
8 |
Your total classification by points score is:
110 + 52 = 162
TTT - Special Stages - Team Time Trials
TTT are special stages where whole teams sprint together over a set distance.
TTT points are scored on an individual rider's time. Effectively points are scored in the team trial stages as in any other stage. Where the race organisers release individual riders' times we will use them. However where these are not available (e.g. Giro 2006 stage 5) we will give the points to the Team Leader of the top placing Teams. For more information see EXAMPLE 5 below. The GC, PTS and MTN elements of the game will be updated and followed as normal.
EXAMPLE 5: how stage points are determined in a TTT stage
In the event that no finishing order with individual rider times is available from the race organisers (as per normal stage results) we will follow the following points awards system for a TTT stage:
e.g. Giro 2006 stage 5
1. 100pts- BASSO Ivan (TEAM CSC leader)
2. 75pts - HONCHAR Serhiy (T-MOBILE TEAM leader)
3. 55pts - SAVOLDELLI Paolo (DISCOVERY CHANNEL leader)
4. 40pts - DI LUCA Danilo (LIQUIGAS leader)
5. 32pts - MCGEE Bradley (FRANCAISE DES JEUX leader)
6. 26pts - SCHUMACHER Stefan (GEROLSTEINER leader)
7. 22pts - BETTINI Paolo (QUICKSTEP - INNERGETIC leader)
8. 18pts - CUNEGO Damiano (LAMPRE - FONDITAL leader)
9. 16pts - GUTIERREZ CATALUNA José E. (PHONAK leader)
10. 14pts - BELLOTTI Francesco (CREDIT AGRICOLE leader)
11. 12pts - VAN HUFFEL Wim (DAVITAMON-LOTTO leader)
12. 10pts - GHISALBERTI Sergio (TEAM MILRAM leader)
13. 8pts - GUTIERREZ PALACIOS José Ivan (CAISSE -ILL.BALEARS leader)
14. 6pts - ARDILA CANO Mauricio Alberto (RABOBANK leader)
15. 4pts - VAITKUS Tomas (AG2R PREVOYANCE leader)
The 20pts for GC leader will be awarded as per the normal stages points scoring.

Prize Placings
Final placings for each of the Grand Tours is determined by the sum of:
Total Stage-by-stage competition points +
General Classification points as awarded by UCI at Tour end +
Classification by Points points awarded by UCI at Tour end +
Mountain Classification points awarded by UCI at Tour end
EXAMPLE 6: Total points per tour
If, in Tour de France 2002, you built the following points:
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2000 stage by stage total points. |
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615 General Classification total points (as per example 2). |
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108 Mountain Classification total points (as per example 3). |
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162 Classification by Points total points (as per example 4). |
Your total Tour points for Tour de France:
= 2885
Any ties in ranking for prizes will be resolved by awarding the team with the highest Stage then GC points the relevant prizes accordingly. |