In fantasy.cycling-games.com you manage one or more teams of 8 riders for any or all of the Spring Classics 2010 Races. There are prizes for the overall winners of the 7 races and per race.

The races are:
Milan - San Remo, March 21st 2009
Ronde van Vlaanderen, April 5th 2009
Gent-Wevelgem, April 8th 2009
Paris - Roubaix, April 12th 2009
Amstel Gold Race, April 19th 2009
La Flèche Wallonne, April 22nd 2009
Liège - Bastogne - Liège, April 26th 2009

In a real to life experience, you will take up the challenge of using your tactical skill and knowledge to win an array of exciting cycling related prizes.

Sections of the game rules:

Overview of the competition
Getting started
Managing your teams
Points
Joining Mid-Race
Local Deadlines

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPETITIONS

There are 7 RACES to enter with major prizes to win:

Milan - San Remo, March 21st 2009
Ronde van Vlaanderen, April 5th 2009
Gent-Wevelgem, April 8th 2009
Paris - Roubaix, April 12th 2009
Amstel Gold Race, April 19th 2009
La Flèche Wallonne, April 22nd 2009
Liège - Bastogne - Liège, April 26th 2009

There are prizes on offer for playing each of the individual races. You do NOT need to take part in all 7 races to win great prizes.

You build points for your team by competing in one or more of the 7 races.

The sum of your points from these 7 races makes up your total Spring Classics 2010 points. The manager with the highest points from his teams in each of the races wins the grand prize. However there are also prizes for individual races, so you do not need to compete in all 7 races to stand a chance of winning a prize.

The points system is based on the UCI scoring method. See the POINTS section and the UCI website www.uci.ch for further details.

GETTING STARTED

You only need to register once to take part in all the Fantasy Cyclingnews games. Once registered you can create your team/s of 8 riders from the official racelist of approximately 200+ listed UCI riders. Each of the 7 races will have a different racelist specific to that race. You can only enter a team once the official racelist has been announced and we've had time to upload it to our game. Usually the race organisers release the official list a few days before each race is due to begin. We may run with a "provisional" racelist a few days before if it's looking like the race organisers aren't that organised.

You can compete in as many races as you like. You can only enter 6 teams for any one Classic race. Provided you use the same manager name (from the same registration username) your highest scoring team from each of the races will automatically count towards your overall Spring Classics 2010 points. There are excellent prizes on offer for both the overall Spring Classics 2010 points and for individual races, so you don't need to have a team for all the races to be a winner. If you join after the first or second race it's still worth playing.

		Managers have 22 points allocated to build each race team.
		There is no transfer of unused points from one race to the next. If a manager does not use all their points in selecting the 8 riders in one specific race they lose them.
		You can create a total of 6 teams in any one race.

MANAGING YOUR TEAMS

Once you have selected your team of 8 you can sit back and wait to see how they got on in the actual race. Unlike the Grand Tour games you do not need to further manage your riders for that race. Each manager is only allowed to enter 6 teams for each of the seven Spring Classics races.

However if you plan to compete in all the races, you will need to select your next team of 8 for the subsequent races once the racelist is announced and similarly pay the necessary race fees in time before the current race begins.

If you are unsure when the next deadline is you can check the Local Deadlines section on this page at any time. This will be updated as the races develop.

Helpful hints in selecting your riders

		Check the TIPS & TACTICS section for more detailed information on the riders and their previous performance.
		Watch the races on TV to see how your riders are performing.

POINTS

The scoring is based on the 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 in the Spring Classics 2010 is far simpler than the Grand Tour games. Some general details to remember are:

		Points are awarded after each of the 7 races have completed and the official finish list has been announced, confirmed and then uploaded to our server.
		You will not receive points for any of your riders that fail to complete the race. This can happen if they crash, retire or fail to make the startlist in the morning of the race.

Race-by-race points summary

		You are awarded race-by-race points if one or more of your riders are in the top 15 fastest times, based on the following points distributions:
	Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15    Points 100 70 40 30 25 20 15 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3

Scoring examples

EXAMPLE 1: Points scored by team "Example":

Below is an example of how points are scored based on you having picked the following 8 riders in the hypothetical Milan - San Remo race.

1. Hoste, Leif
2. Vansevenant, Wim
3. Caethoven, Steven
4. Schoonacker, Jehudi
5. Eeckhout, Nico
6. Willems, Frederik
7. Artetxe Gezuraga, Mikel
8. Van Petegem, Peter

The race results and the UCI points allocations as per the UCI points system are displayed below. The team "Example" team members that scored points are highlighted:

1.Van Petegem, Peter - 100pts
2. Koerts, Jans - 70pts
3. Vansevenant, Wim - 40pts
4. Bruylandts, Dave - 30pts
5. Vierhouten, Aart - 25pts
6. Hiemstra, Bert - 20pts
7. Eeckhout, Nico - 15pts
8. Lowik, Gerben - 10pts
9. Hoste, Leif - 9pts
10. Peers, Chris - 8pts
11. Van Bon, Leon - 7pts
12. Verheyen, Geert - 6pts
13. Marichal, Thierry - 5pts
14. Van Velzen, Jan - 4pts
15. Baguet, Serge - 3pts

"Example" team's points for this race is therefore the combined total score of each scoring rider which is:

100 + 40 + 15 + 9 = 164 points in this race

Each of the races in the Spring Classics 2010 are awarded points similarly. Your overall score is calculated by the sum of these individual team race points.

If you enter more than one team only the highest scoring team per Spring Classics 2010 race will count in the overall prize competition. For example if you were to enter 10 teams in each of the 7 races in which the highest scoring team gained 100 points in each of the 7 races, at the end of the overall competition your manager name would have gained 700 points.

JOINING MID RACE

If you join the Spring Classics 2010 after the start date of the first race you can still take part with a good a chance of winning a prize. There are prizes awarded for individual races as well as the overall cumulative winner. You do not need to take part in all 7 races.

Once you sign-up you will then create your own team of 8 riders for the current race. You cannot submit a team for a race that has already taken place.

If you have any questions you may find answers in the HELP section.

Alternatively you can email our help team who will be happy to assist with any questions.

LOCAL DEADLINES

Each of the 7 races has a different deadline. As a general rule on the day of the race you will not be able to edit your team after 08:59 UTC/GMT. The next up and coming race deadline is listed below:

Europe
Paris Localtime: UTC/GMT +2	12:00 3rd Sept local deadline

USA
Pacific states: UTC/GMT -7	:00 3rd Sept local deadline
Mountain states: UTC/GMT - 6	:00 3rd Sept local deadline
Central states: UTC/GMT - 5	:00 3rd Sept local deadline
Eastern states: UTC/GMT - 4	:00 3rd Sept local deadline

Canada
Pacific: UTC/GMT - 7	:00 3rd Sept local deadline
Mountain: UTC/GMT - 6	:00 3rd Sept local deadline
Central: UTC/GMT - 5	:00 3rd Sept local deadline
Eastern: UTC/GMT - 4	:00 3rd Sept local deadline
Atlantic, Newfoundland UTC/GMT - 3	:00 3rd Sept local deadline

Australasia
NSW, ACT, QLD, VIC: UTC/GMT + 10	:00 3rd Sept local deadline
WA: UTC/GMT + 8	:00 3rd Sept local deadline
New Zealand: UTC/GMT + 12	:00 3rd Sept local deadline

Good Luck!

The fantasy.cycling-games.com Team