Kim, you are very bad!
On that basis, it doesn't seem entirely unreasonable for there to be a 'difficult mode' to challenge the faster riders.
The Yanks beat you to it. They piggyback off RUSA results.http://cyclosmontagnards.org/R80Rules.html
Have we got a trophy for the flattest SR* of the season? Fewest meters of climb wins, with some extra compensation for rides that are overall downhill.
Most Mediocre. An award for the rider who's nearest to the beating heart of Audax cycling. This award has the advantage of the possibility of endless debate about its statistical base. Should it be the mean, median or mode? Should it be restricted to those who have ridden an event?The number crunching to arrive at the most representative participant would be a useful survey in itself.
Super Non Randonneur - a series of 199, 299, 399 and 599 km. Rules as above.
LRRTY - Lanterne Rouge Round The Year. Only for calendar events - and not as easy as it sounds. GPS tracks will be analysed to ensure no more than 5 minutes spent stationary in the last 10 km.
Have we got a trophy for the flattest SR* of the season? Fewest meters of climb wins, with some extra compensation for rides that are overall downhill.* other combinations of distances work just as well.
Quote from: perpetual dan on 03 January, 2019, 05:19:02 pmHave we got a trophy for the flattest SR* of the season? Fewest meters of climb wins, with some extra compensation for rides that are overall downhill.And bonus fear-of-heights points for doing it on a low recumbent?
If you're fit and able to ride fast, then you're inherently playing on 'easy mode', for the reason arabella states: You get more time to rest/digest/deal with mechanicals/etc.On that basis, it doesn't seem entirely unreasonable for there to be a 'difficult mode' to challenge the faster riders.
Over-Weight Dieting Audax Cycling Slimmers1 point for each complete kilogram bodyweight lost over a season, starting at 2 points for 2kg, obviously.
Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 03 January, 2019, 03:45:06 pmOver-Weight Dieting Audax Cycling Slimmers1 point for each complete kilogram bodyweight lost over a season, starting at 2 points for 2kg, obviously. Ooh, 15 points please! Do I get 17 as I put on a couple of kilos again, then lost them again? J
Quote from: IanN on 03 January, 2019, 06:24:03 pmLRRTY - Lanterne Rouge Round The Year. Only for calendar events - and not as easy as it sounds. GPS tracks will be analysed to ensure no more than 5 minutes spent stationary in the last 10 km. FINALLY! One I actually have a chance at! I've been Lantern rouge on all calendar events, except for 1 (I'm not sure what happened with that one...). I thought I was maybe not Lantern Rouge on the Belgium ice adventure, but the 2 still out on the road when I finished ended up over time.
Quote from: perpetual dan on 03 January, 2019, 05:19:02 pmHave we got a trophy for the flattest SR* of the season? Fewest meters of climb wins, with some extra compensation for rides that are overall downhill.* other combinations of distances work just as well.I think those of us riding in .NL get this by default. A 300 with 696m of ascent (Mostly bridges I think) (Maasland 300). I had a DIY 200 with 86m of ascent.I am doing them on an upwrong tho, so no total fear of heights award...J
The R80/70/60 thing is specifically not a RUSA thing. It is a group that recognises fast results by North Americans in RUSA brevets.
Certainly asking people to cycle slower to make it more challenging is not a proposition many would sign up to.
RUSA specifically does not recognise different categories of finishers and opposed the R80/ 70/ 60 thing but worked out that they couldn't stop others from categorising publicly available results. On the other hand, some French brevet results recognise gold, silver and bronze standards but not BRMs.