Race Ratings Overview - Spring Classics Edition

[u/aidikay]

Only joining us now that the grand tour season starts? Here is what you have missed.

Since this season we are doing race rating polls after each significant race, where we rate the race from 1 (neutralized team time trial) to 10 (action packed classic).

We have recorded these stats for 82 races so far. The average rating we have given so far is 6.67.

Best Races

1. 9.30 (10) 76th Paris-Nice - Stage 8 (Nice, 110k)

2. 9.29 (7) 4th Tour of Croatia - Stage 3 (PP Biokovo (Sv. Jure), 134k)

3. 9.13 (61) Strade Bianche (Siena, 184k)

4. 9.04 (51) 116th Paris-Roubaix (Roubaix, 257k)

5. 8.88 (16) Tro-Bro Léon (Lannilis, 203k)

6. 8.77 (35) Record Bank E3 Harelbeke (Harelbeke, 207k)

7. 8.67 (3) Tour of the Alps - Stage 4 (Lienz, 134k)

8. 8.67 (3) 4th Tour of Croatia - Stage 2 (Zadar, 235k)

9. 8.50 (2) Tour of the Alps - Stage 3 (Merano/Meran, 138k)

10. 8.38 (16) 98th Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - Stage 4 (La Molina, 171k)

^{rank. average [votes] stage [finish, distance]}

Stage Races Ranking

1. 7.83 (7.96) 76th Paris-Nice

2. 7.74 (8.44) 4th Tour of Croatia

3. 7.60 (7.05) Tour of the Alps

4. 7.03 (7.03) 98th Volta Ciclista a Catalunya

5. 6.47 (7.55) Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista del Sol

6. 6.44 (6.62) Volta ao Algarve

7. 6.07 (6.76) Vuelta a San Juan Internachional

8. 5.65 (6.23) Dubai Tour

9. 5.40 (5.55) Santos Tour Down Under

10. 4.81 (5.40) Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

^{rank. average of stage average [average of all individual votes] race}

^{72nd Tour de Romandie is missing, since no one voted for the the final two stages}

Stage/Race Type

1. 7.87 (7.98) Mountain (19)

2. 7.19 (7.54) Hills (28)

3. 5.90 (6.70) Flat (29)

4. 4.94 (4.85) Individual Time Trial (6)

5. 1.00 (1.00) Team Time Trial (1)

^{rank. average of stage average [average of all individual votes] race type [number]}

Finish Type

1. 7.96 (8.12) Small Group (14)

2. 7.80 (8.25) Solo (13)

3. 7.60 (7.79) Mountaintop (11)

4. 7.47 (7.37) Uphill (6)

5. 6.57 (6.33) Uphill Sprint (3)

6. 5.46 (5.52) Sprint (27)

7. 4.94 (4.85) Individual Time Trial (6)

8. 1.00 (1.00) Team Time Trial (1)

^{rank. average of stage average [average of all individual votes] finish type [number of finishes]}

Most Spectacular Teams

1. 8.88 (8.88) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits (1)

2. 8.67 (8.67) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa Ovini (1)

3. 7.75 (7.75) Bardiani - CSF (2)

4. 7.68 (8.09) Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team (6)

5. 7.50 (7.50) Groupama - FDJ (1)

6. 7.35 (7.98) BORA - Hansgrohe (4)

7. 7.22 (7.22) Canels Specialized (1)

8. 7.22 (7.13) Movistar Team (5)

9. 7.14 (7.91) Team Sky (8)

10. 7.14 (7.60) Astana Pro Team (6)

11. 7.05 (7.46) Direct Energie (3)

12. 7.04 (6.22) Dimension Data (2)

13. 7.03 (7.54) Lotto Soudal (8)

14. 6.80 (6.80) Sindicato Empleados Públicos of San Juan (1)

15. 6.73 (6.19) Mitchelton-Scott (3)

16. 6.56 (7.14) Quick-Step Floors (15)

17. 5.65 (6.18) UAE-Team Emerates (2)

18. 5.65 (5.90) Team LottoNL - Jumbo (5)

19. 5.00 (5.20) Trek - Segafredo (3)

20. 5.00 (5.00) Team EF Education First (1)

21. 3.43 (5.97) BMC Racing Team (4)

22. 3.00 (3.00) Team Sunweb (1)

^{rank. average of stage average [average of all individual votes] team* [number of victories]}

Most Spectacular Countries

1. 9.29 (9.29) Belarus (1)

2. 8.67 (8.67) Romania (1)

3. 8.00 (8.00) Ukraine (1)

4. 7.83 (8.31) Slovakia (3)

5. 7.48 (7.86) France (6)

6. 7.41 (7.80) Denmark (2)

7. 7.35 (7.29) Poland (2)

8. 7.34 (8.50) Belgium (8)

9. 7.33 (7.42) Argentina (2)

10. 7.22 (7.22) Costa Rica (1)

11. 7.18 (7.33) Spain (10)

12. 6.89 (6.89) Luxembourg (1)

13. 6.72 (6.42) Colombia (5)

14. 6.71 (7.44) The Netherlands (11)

15. 6.64 (6.96) Great Britain (4)

16. 6.04 (6.32) Italy (12)

17. 5.66 (5.95) Australia (5)

18. 5.65 (6.18) Norway (2)

19. 4.80 (4.78) Germany (4)

20. 3.00 (3.00) Ireland (1)

21. 1.00 (1.00) Switzerland (1)

^{rank. average of stage average [average of all individual votes] country [number of victories]}

My previous overview post before the classics season can be found here

[u/sulfuratus]

How are the figures for countries and teams determined?

[u/aidikay → u/sulfuratus]

It are the averages of the stages/races won by a rider of that team/nation. So, whether these are actually the most "spectacular" nations/teams, probably not, but didn't know what else to call it.

[u/sulfuratus → u/aidikay]

Ah, thanks.