MelvinPierce
10-16-2024, 07:07 AM
Energy management
Energy is very important. You must try to save maximum energy until the last kilometre of the stage to gain an advantage over the other riders.
Your riders' energy is represented by two gauges:
the attack gauge indicates energy to attack,attackgauge
the energy gauge displays reserves for sustained efforts.energygauge
The attack gauge decreases when your rider attacks. Once empty, the rider can no longer attack. To refill the attack gauge, your rider must ride at low speeds or consume a red feed.
The energy gauge decreases when your rider gives a lot of effort. It increases when your rider is at low speed, or by consuming a blue feed.
If the 2 gauges are empty, the rider shall experience a breakdown, i.e. his effort shall be limited for a few seconds but that will make him lose a lot of time.
The maximum level of the attack gauge decreases in line with the level of energy. If energy is at maximum level, the attack gauge can fill to its maximum. If energy is empty, the maximum level of the attack gauge is reduced by 20%.
Freshness
The freshness of a rider determines the size of his gauges. There is one freshness for the attack gauge and another freshness for the energy gauge. The lower a level of freshness, the smaller the associated gauge.
freshness
The speed at which freshness decreases depends upon the rider's Resistance rating (attack gauge) and his Stamina rating (energy gauge), as well as upon the rider exertions during the race. The higher these ratings, the later freshness will decrease during a race.
The tempo of a race impacts the capacity of riders to produce more or less sustained efforts during the final stretch of a race. If you have riders with high Résistance or Endurance ratings, upping the tempo of the race to weaken opponents could prove to be a rewarding tactic.
Protecting yourself from the wind
The coloured trail that is visible around the speedometer is an indicator of drag. The more that trail is visible, the greater the air resistance to the forward motion of your rider, and the faster he tires. Conversely, if the trail is hardly visible, it means that your rider is well protected and is not impacted by the wind. The stronger the wind, the more important it is to protect your rider, so avoiding that he wastes too much energy, especially in the zones exposed to the wind.
protection
You can also see how much wind your rider is subject to via the airflows at his elbows. If they are visible, your rider is facing a lot of wind and has little to no protection. To increase your protection, ask a team member to come and protect the rider.
Wind effect
In the diagram on the left, the wind comes from the left hand side, and so to take shelter it is necessary that the opponents or teammates place themselves to the left of your rider (in yellow). This diagonal formation is called “fan”. The more headwind there is, the more the fan resembles a vertical line (middle diagram). If the wind comes from the right (right hand diagram), the shape is reversed. Ideally, try to always have at least 5 cyclists between your rider and the wind.
Energy is very important. You must try to save maximum energy until the last kilometre of the stage to gain an advantage over the other riders.
Your riders' energy is represented by two gauges:
the attack gauge indicates energy to attack,attackgauge
the energy gauge displays reserves for sustained efforts.energygauge
The attack gauge decreases when your rider attacks. Once empty, the rider can no longer attack. To refill the attack gauge, your rider must ride at low speeds or consume a red feed.
The energy gauge decreases when your rider gives a lot of effort. It increases when your rider is at low speed, or by consuming a blue feed.
If the 2 gauges are empty, the rider shall experience a breakdown, i.e. his effort shall be limited for a few seconds but that will make him lose a lot of time.
The maximum level of the attack gauge decreases in line with the level of energy. If energy is at maximum level, the attack gauge can fill to its maximum. If energy is empty, the maximum level of the attack gauge is reduced by 20%.
Freshness
The freshness of a rider determines the size of his gauges. There is one freshness for the attack gauge and another freshness for the energy gauge. The lower a level of freshness, the smaller the associated gauge.
freshness
The speed at which freshness decreases depends upon the rider's Resistance rating (attack gauge) and his Stamina rating (energy gauge), as well as upon the rider exertions during the race. The higher these ratings, the later freshness will decrease during a race.
The tempo of a race impacts the capacity of riders to produce more or less sustained efforts during the final stretch of a race. If you have riders with high Résistance or Endurance ratings, upping the tempo of the race to weaken opponents could prove to be a rewarding tactic.
Protecting yourself from the wind
The coloured trail that is visible around the speedometer is an indicator of drag. The more that trail is visible, the greater the air resistance to the forward motion of your rider, and the faster he tires. Conversely, if the trail is hardly visible, it means that your rider is well protected and is not impacted by the wind. The stronger the wind, the more important it is to protect your rider, so avoiding that he wastes too much energy, especially in the zones exposed to the wind.
protection
You can also see how much wind your rider is subject to via the airflows at his elbows. If they are visible, your rider is facing a lot of wind and has little to no protection. To increase your protection, ask a team member to come and protect the rider.
Wind effect
In the diagram on the left, the wind comes from the left hand side, and so to take shelter it is necessary that the opponents or teammates place themselves to the left of your rider (in yellow). This diagonal formation is called “fan”. The more headwind there is, the more the fan resembles a vertical line (middle diagram). If the wind comes from the right (right hand diagram), the shape is reversed. Ideally, try to always have at least 5 cyclists between your rider and the wind.