The Riders Guide

Riders guide
Season 2014-2015.
Please read carefully to get the most out of the TacxTours
season 2014-2015.
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Welcome to the TacxTours 2014-2015 season. From 1st of November 2014 to
31th March 2015 you can join us and “make EVERY second count” on the
virtual roads of the world.
TacxTours is an “everybody are welcome cycling community, with participants
from all over the world”. The mission of TacxTours is to make the winter indoor
cycling season fun, interesting and something to look forward to.
If you are new to TacxTours- go to the “Its easy to join” section. You can
always read the rest of this race guide later 
Please note: Even though joining TacxTours races requires a Tacx home
trainer, TacxTours is not affiliated with Tacx. TacxTours is an independent, free
for all, non-profit initiative to support the indoor cycling community.
What up this season
Some things have changed since last season- there is a greater variety in the
races offered- there is no more a green, polka, yellow and Einstein jersey- but
we have introduced other jerseys instead, markers for personal best/course
best- and we have gotten some GREAT sponsors onboard.
TacxTours athletes
TacxTours will again be represented by world
class athletes in the 2014-2015 season. The
winner of Ironman Copenhagen 2013 Jens
Petersen-Bach will participate in a number of
races, and 4 times Iron distance age-group
winner (3 times Barcelona, 1 times
Copenhagen) Janette Dommer will join us to
keep in shape. When they are competing in
the real world races, you can recognize them
as they are proudly wearing the TacxTours
logo on their jerseys
Sponsors
We have a number of GREAT sponsors and prizes lined up for this season.
Tacx will be providing prizes for the monthly lottery
and special race (more these later). You
automatically participate in the lottery if you, for
that particular month, have achieved 200 street
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respect points. The monthly prize is a Tacx Cycling Jersey, 2 Tacx drinking
bottles and 4 TacxTours temporary Tattoos that you can use in competition to
show your opponents that you have prepared well during winter Tacx will
also be sponsoring RLV’s for the finishers Jerseys Lotteries.
Challenge Denmark (yes, the Challenge Triathlon
series is back in Denmark). Challenge Denmark
is both a full and ½ Iron-distance triathlon, and
there is both individual and relay team
participation. Challenge Denmark will be sponsoring an entry of own choice
(full individual or relay, or half individual or relay). We will ride this course
(90k) last Sunday of each month and if a rider complete 2 or more times
he/she participate in a lottery for this ticket. The drawing will take place end of
season.
Oh yes baby- we have ridden this one ever so
often, and now the organizers of this event
would like to show their appreciation.
Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl is a ½ Irondistance triathlon, and there is both individual and relay team participation.
Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl will be sponsoring an entry of own choice
(individual or relay). We will ride this course the second Sunday of each month
and if a rider complete 2 or more times he/she participate in a lottery for this
ticket. The drawing will take place end of season.
Real life social life
In 2014 we had a GREAT
gathering in Walchsee.
Zweirad Center Dingolfing and
Incent ApS sponsored great
racing jerseys and Lightweight
made sure that everybody
could try out some of the
stiffest and lightest wheels in
the world. But of course- it
was the good company that
made the real life social ride
great. This season we will go
to Hartzen for 3 days, but you can of course participate less if you can’t join all
days. And of course…you can stay for longer, as some of last years participants
did.
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We will have participation of Tour Guides that knows the area- details of the
event will be available on Facebook and the TacxTours web-site during January
2015, but already now you should prepare work & family that May 1-3 2015,
you will be away.
It is easy to join a race.
TacxTours races will always be announced on the Tacx calendar on the
Tacx.com website and on the TacxTours.com website. The Tacx calendar will,
to the extent possible, be updated one month in advance- effectively from 1st
of November.
You do not have to sign up for a race (except for predator, where we need to
have some time to calculate the start times) but we would like to encourage
you to go to http://www.tacx.com/en/experience/multiplayer#calendar and sign
up for the race so that we have an idea of the number of participants.
To join a race go to the Tacx multiplayer section in the Tacx software and joinit is that easy. Everything else is taken care of for you. However please note:
TacxTours races are run on the latest version of TTS4. To ensure compatibility
make sure that your Tacx software is always upgraded to latest version.
Races.
This season we are experimenting a bit. As an interesting addition to the RLV
and GPS races, we are introducing Skype/YouTube supported Catalyst Interval
training and VR races. The week will look like this:
Sunday
Bert’s Sunday race (Every Sunday morning). These races are often RLV’s but
can be joined without the video and raced as GPS races.
Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl. (Second Sunday in the month, each month):
This is a GPS race. Please note it is 90k long. If you participate 2 times, you
qualify for the lottery of an entry to this event.
Challenge Denmark. (Last Sunday in the month, each month): This is a GPS
race. Please note it is 90k long. If you participate in 2 times, you qualify for
the lottery of an entry to this event.
A GPS race of the TacxTours administrations choice (All Sundays where there
are no lottery races).
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TacxTours Predator- hunting start based on your TacxTours index. First
Sunday in the month starting December. Start times are calculated so that
everybody will cross the finish-line at the same time.
Monday
Denton’s “Monday Pursuit Handicap” races. These races work as predator races
and will be held Monday evening (more info in these races can be found on
http://tts4race.co.nf)
During the season Monday may be supplemented with a GPS race.
Tuesday
TacxTours Marathon Day. We will toggle between London, Berlin, Rome and
New York marathon. Always GPS races. Remember to race them in Google 3D
mode- they are very beautiful.
Wednesday
Dieters VR races. We will try out to include some VR competition. This will be
at an experiment- if popular we will keep the competitions through out the
season. Otherwise they will be substituted by
Denton’s “Girls Pursuit Handicap” races. Works as the Monday handicap racesbut girls have priority.
Thursday (the mother of all race days)
A GPS race of the TacxTours administrations choice.
Friday
TacxTours Early Bird. Every second Friday morning. Typically a short race (20
kilometers).
Dieters VR races. More VR competition before the weekend.
Saturday
Slots are free-
Code of conduct:
Some races start with a “code of conduct”. That typically means that the first 5
kilometers of the ride is ridden as a group ride. This is to ensure that we get a
good warm-up. There is always info signs on the screen in the beginning that
informs if there is code of conduct and info signs that informs when the race is
free. When riding with “code of conduct” the lobby leader sets the pace and
must not be overtaken until the race is free. If this simple rule is violated,
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achievements for the race is canceled (no street respects) for the rider in
question.
Street Respect Points.
Besides for having a good training you always earn Street Respect Points when
you race. The street Respect Points are a measurement of a particular rider’s
awesomeness, and they are shown in the result lists and on the rider’s
personal page. To participate in the monthly prize lottery, you must collect a
minimum of 200 street respects for the particular month. To participate in the
final lottery for the grand prize you must have collected a minimum of 1000
street respects.
For each kilometer you complete in a TacxTours Race, 1 Street Credit is
earned.
Jerseys.
The meaning of Jerseys has changed slightly this season. There is no longer a
green, yellow, polka and Einstein Jersey to compete for. Only national
championship jerseys and of course the TacxTours Championship Jersey
The National TacxTours Championships are held in
conjunction with the New-Year race and will be rewarded
to each of the best placed riders for each nation. If you
win your national championship, the Jersey will follow you
in the result lists for the rest of the season.
(Welsh championship jersey show as example)
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Lottery tickets
A lottery ticket allows you to participate in a lottery
for a specific prize.
There are 11 tickets to be earned. When you earn a
lottery ticket, you participate in the lottery of the
particular ticket lottery. The winners of the lotteries
will be announced on Facebook and the TacxTours
home page. If the prize is not claimed (send mail to
[email protected] and confirm interest in
claiming the prize) within 3 days- there will be a new
drawing. When you have earned a lottery ticket the ticket it be visible on your
personal page.
The tickets are:
Monthly Tacx lottery: 5 tickets, one for each month. You earn a ticket by
collecting 200 or more street respect points within the particular month. The
lottery prize is a Tacx clothing set (trousers and jersey) supplemented with a
couple of Tacx drinking bottles.
Challenge Denmark full & half-distance triathlon: 1 ticket. You earn the ticket
by participating in 2 of the 5 Challenge Denmark races during the season. The
race is 90k (we only go the half distance of the 180k). The winner decides if he
wants to participate in the full distance or half distance and if it should be an
individual or relay entry.
Challenge Walchsee Kaiserwinkl: 1 ticket. You earn the ticket by participating
in 2 of the 5 Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl races during the season. The race
is 90k (here we go the full distance of the 90k). The winner decides if it should
be an individual or relay entry.
The Christmas Race: 1 ticket. The traditional race at Christmas 24th of
December. The ticket is earned by participation (and crossing the finish line).
The prize is a RLV download of the winner’s choice.
The TacxTours Championship/National Championship: 1 ticket for participation.
The traditional race at New Year evening at 15:00 31st of December. The race
is held as a predator race. The TacxTours Champion will win a Tacx clothing set
(trousers and jersey) supplemented with a couple of Tacx drinking bottles.
Furthermore there will be a lottery for a RLV video download of the lottery
winner’s own choice.
The TacxTours ULTRA distance race: 1 ticket. You earn the ticket by
participating – and crossing the finish line- in the full 180k Challenge Denmark
race. The lottery prize is a RLV download of the winners own choice.
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The Grand prize: 1 ticket. A Tacx Trainer. We don’t know the model yet. You
earn this ticket by earning 1000 or more Street Respect Points.
All tickets will be visible at the riders personal page when the are earned by
the rider.
The result page:
The Result page has changed. There will be a new column Imp(%) were your
result is compared to a previous race on the same course. If your result is
better it will be marked by a blue icon ( ) denoting this great achievement. If
you have raced faster than ever (average pace), regardless of the course, it
will be marked with a green icon ( ).
The Personal page
You will automatically get a personal race page that keeps track of your Street
Respect Points, Lottery tickets, statistics and performance index that makes it
possible for you to see which competitors you should look out for (has an index
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close to yours). Your race nickname is the key for the result lists and
personal data page on the TacxTours site. Therefore make sure that you use a
name, synonym or combination that is unique.
All the races you have participated in are also listed
You can mail a picture , type of Tacx Trainer and nationality to
[email protected]. In that case these will also be on the personal page.
We encourage you to do this.
The real life social ride.
What better way to end the indoor season by enjoying an outdoor social ride
together. We know that it will be held in Hartzen, preferred hotel etc will be
announced later. The social ride will be an extended weekend from 1st of may
to 3rd of may.
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Thursday 30th of April 20:00: Info meeting and saying hello to the other
participants.
Friday/Saturday/Sunday: 8:00: Breakfast
Friday/Saturday/Sunday: 9:00 80 to 100k social ride
Friday/Saturday/Sunday: 13:30 Lunch
Friday/Saturday/Sunday: 15:00 60-80k ride split in fast/social group
Friday/Saturday/Sunday: 19:00 Dinner
Friday/Saturday/Sunday: 20:30 Tacx Trainer 1 kilometer competition
and story sharing from the days events.
Please note that the evening Tacx Trainer 1 kilometer competition distance is
calibrated to account for possible intake of bear!
TacxTours will take the responsibility for coordinating the event and activities
at the location- but since we adhere to the non-profit principle, bookings etc.
must be done by the riders themselves. Stay tuned for more info on the
TacxTours website.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to write [email protected]. We
will reply as soon as possible.
That’s about it. We look forward to race you in cyberspace :-).
Regards
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Thomas & TacxTours affiliates
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