BEAT THE PROS summer series

totolekoala · July 16, 2023, 10:37pm

During the “Classique du Jeudi” summer break, and starting the week after the great “Chase the Yellow” series, RGT France proposes a series of 7 scratch races, over 7 Thursdays in a row

The theme : “solo efforts of pro cyclists” (only RGT allows you to do these little comparison games thanks to Magic Roads )
27/07: Roglic wins the last TT of the 2023 Giro (44’23 to beat)
11am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=NH7688
7:30pm CET: https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=864CKK
2am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=N98MHU

3rd August: Evenepoel wins the Giro 2023 TT (21’49 to beat)
11am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=MBBC7T
7:30pm CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=GGC2P8
2am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=CRTAUD

10th August: Evenepoel wins solo at Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2023 (46’29 to beat)
11am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=C2G8NU
7:30pm CET: https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=ZHE28G
2am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=ZNHTUC

17th August: MVDP wins solo Paris-Roubaix 2023 (19’57 to beat)
11am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=4D4BFG
7:30pm CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=WEK3DZ
2am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=W4BNR8

24th August : Roglic could have kept the yellow jersey on the Tour de France at La Planche des Belles Filles (56’51 to beat)
11am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=TW6WR4
7:30pm CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=J3YM2C
2am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=28AD4N

31st August: Pogacar wins the 2023 Tour of Flanders solo (26’35 to beat)
11am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=KF9QEE
7:30pm CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=X8G9GQ
2am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=FQPFK2

7th September: Evenepoel becomes solo world champion (44’50 to beat)
11am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=MC3ZPM
7:30pm CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=NB48ET
2am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=BDTBG2

Hope to see many of you on these events !
(sorry If I missed the “Classique du Jeudi” channel ?)

jamespaul · July 16, 2023, 11:05pm

Great idea for a series. Signed up for week 2 and 4’s events👍🏼

mserge · July 17, 2023, 6:30am

Anyway you can add more heats to accommodate more participation in other time zones?

totolekoala · July 17, 2023, 6:44am

I can add an extra one indeed : tell me what would work for you ?
(I saw that the “2 am CET” slot was less popular during the “Chase the Yellow” series but maybe keeping events on these time slots will end up getting traction on the platform, you’re right)

So let me know which time zone you were thinking about

mserge · July 17, 2023, 8:14am

That time slot works for me. That’s ~5 PM PST? I’m in Japan, so it comes out to 9 AM, if I remember correctly. I prefer riding in the morning a lot more than evening…

totolekoala · July 17, 2023, 8:37am

It is exactly 5 PM PST indeed (when you click on the link, it will be shown to you with your local time, normally)

Here are the links updated to include the new time slot :

BEAT THE PROS serie’s theme : “solo efforts of pro cyclists” (only RGT allows you to do these little comparison games thanks to Magic Roads )

27/07: Roglic wins the last TT of the 2023 Giro (44’23 to beat)
11am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=NH7688
7:30pm CET: https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=864CKK
2am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=N98MHU

3rd August: Evenepoel wins the Giro 2023 TT (21’49 to beat)
11am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=MBBC7T
7:30pm CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=GGC2P8
2am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=CRTAUD

10th August: Evenepoel wins solo at Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2023 (46’29 to beat)
11am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=C2G8NU
7:30pm CET: https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=ZHE28G
2am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=ZNHTUC

17th August: MVDP wins solo Paris-Roubaix 2023 (19’57 to beat)
11am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=4D4BFG
7:30pm CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=WEK3DZ
2am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=W4BNR8

24th August : Roglic could have kept the yellow jersey on the Tour de France at La Planche des Belles Filles (56’51 to beat)
11am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=TW6WR4
7:30pm CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=J3YM2C
2am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=28AD4N

31st August: Pogacar wins the 2023 Tour of Flanders solo (26’35 to beat)
11am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=KF9QEE
7:30pm CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=X8G9GQ
2am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=FQPFK2

7th September: Evenepoel becomes solo world champion (44’50 to beat)
11am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=MC3ZPM
7:30pm CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=NB48ET
2am CET : https://user.rgtcycling.com/event?code=BDTBG2

Hope to see many of you on these events !

CPT_A · July 17, 2023, 11:07am

This is…well-thought out. I have zero illusions, but will definitely consider signing on!

#plusquetoi

totolekoala · July 17, 2023, 11:44am

Thanks
Something that I should have specified at first : these events are “mass start, draft ON”

So, it’s a “community effort” to beat 1 pro soloing (with the trick part that people participating will of course take it as an individual race )

CPT_A · July 17, 2023, 3:29pm

Signed up for the first event. This seems like a REALLY bad idea…

jamespaul · July 17, 2023, 4:57pm

There is a reason why I signed up to number 2!

JSampson · July 17, 2023, 5:07pm

@CPT_A I realized a while ago that for this stuff to focus on racing yourself. Pro and elite rider numbers just get too hard to process when you are putting out the effort. Good luck! It is a cool series!

CPT_A · July 17, 2023, 5:42pm

No doubt. Stupid is right up my alley!

totolekoala · July 17, 2023, 8:39pm

Tried to make a series out of this event. It will be based on cumulative time (like Tour de France GC).

At least it makes it easier to visualize : Beat the Pros (scratch races, draft ON, to compare with pros' solo efforts) - RGTDb

CPT_A · July 19, 2023, 3:37pm

Oh by all means…let’s make it MORE competitive, @totolekoala.

totolekoala · July 19, 2023, 3:55pm

This extra push, so that some people hesitate a bit before skipping the hard ones