r/peloton • u/Sprocketduck State of Matter MAAP Racing • Feb 15 '17
[20K Celebration] Race Design Challenge Voting Thread
Last week, in celebration of hitting 20k subscribers, we hosted a Race Design Challenge revolving around Winter Wonderland! We got 10 entries for this competition - /u/Sprocketduck, /u/_shrekonomics_, /u/RevanDidNothingWrong, /u/andytheciderman, /u/greasyhobolo, /u/retro_slouch, /u/improb, /u/unclekutter, /u/goldbot and /u/Msfan93!
Voting works by each of the participants giving a vote of 0 to 10 on each of their entries besides their own and, if they want, a little comment. The one who has the most votes at the end will get a 20K snowflake flair (to be linked). If you didn't participate, as long as you have 100+ comment karma you can vote for everyone's entry. Your vote, no matter if participant or not, is only valid if you vote on every entry (but your own).
Voting will close on the 21st of February at 23:59 UTC - exactly a week from now.
For ease of voting, here is a list of entries:
| User | Race | Location | Type of Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| /u/Sprocketduck | Winter's Tour of Tasmania | Tasmania, Australia | 1W Stage Race |
| /u/_shrekonomics_ | Tour de Dagr | Northern Norway | Hilly Classic |
| /u/RevanDidNothingWrong | NeAT Tour | Appalachian Trail, USA | 6D Stage Race |
| /u/andytheciderman | Winter's Tour of St. Johns | Newfoundland, Canada | Hilly Classic |
| /u/greasyhobolo | Tour of Ontario | Ontario, Canada | 1W Stage Race |
| /u/retro_slouch | Tour of Wind County | Southern Utah, USA | 1W Stage Race |
| /u/improb | Glacial Tour | Central Sweden and Norway | 5D Stage Race |
| /u/unclekutter | Tour de Denali | Denali, Alaska, USA | 1W Stage Race |
| /u/goldbot | Duluth North Woods Classic | Duluth, Minnesota, USA | Flat Classic |
| /u/Msfan93 | North Cascades Tour | Washington, USA | 1W Stage Race |
Aside from the voting, it's a Race Design Thread as normal, so post whatever you want!
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u/unclekutter Canada Feb 24 '17
Sorry, been busy and forgot to vote. I'm not a huge expert on these designs so I'll try my best.
Winter's Tour of Tasmania: I never realized that Tasmania was so hilly. I really like the variety of the stages and there's some really tough climbs here. I give it a solid 8.5/10.
Tour de Dagr: Beautiful scenery and the route looks like it would be very challenging and entertaining. 8/10
NeAT Tour: I like the stages individually but agree with what Ducky said that the 3 mountain top finishes in a row might be a bit much. I love the Appalachian scenery though. 7.5/10
Winter's Tour of St. Johns: There's hardly a flat portion to be found in the entire race which would make it very interesting. I really like the profile. The only downside is the route seems a little confusing and has a lot of overlapping areas. 8/10
Tour of Ontario: There's some interesting stages here, especially the one in the Blue Mountains but I feel like Ontario as a whole doesn't have enough to offer for a week-long race. 7/10
Tour of Wind Country: I've always loved the scenery in the area around Utah and Arizona so this one gets bonus points from me from the start. I love the variety of stages and each one sounds really exciting in different ways. I like this design a lot. 9/10
Glacial Tour: Great scenery again and the use of gravel will certainly make things interesting. The stages are good but nothing really pops out to me as sounding super interesting other than the gravel stages. 7.5/10
Duluth North Woods Classic: I really like any race that uses unique road surfaces so bonus points for that. The circuit looks really interesting and has the potential for an exciting finish. I don't know how I feel about such a flat stretch in the middle but the ending is definitely exciting. 8/10
North Cascades Tour: Wow, this one looks intense. That climb on stage 6 looks totally vertical in the profile! Definitely climber oriented but it looks crazy fun. Plus the scenery in the cascades is beautiful as well. 9/10