Masking

Masking means that groups of competitors can be hidden from classifications.

Masks can for instance be used to get youth or region classifications. StageRace supports a maximum of ten masks per event.

Masking comes into play and can be set up within StageRace at the following places:

• General settings
  Switch on the desired masks and enter the mask names
• Publication settings
  Set up the printing of the various masks on competitors lists plus the indicators for printing
• Competitors view
  Quickly assign competitors to a mask that match the criteria you enter, using the Apply a mask dialog
• Competitor dialog
  Select the masks to which a particular competitor belongs
• Competitor lists
  Masked competitors can be indicated on the competitor lists; this depending on publication settings
• Masked classifications
  The half stage and general invidual classifications generated after each stage each with only the competitors of the particular mask

Note that generating half stage masked classifications is a bit tricky. By design, StageRace allows in the main half stage classification the entering of gaps in ranking numbers, having ex equos in rankings and having jumps back and forth in the time order for a certain ranking order. This cannot in full be preserved when making half stage masked classifications. What StageRace does, here, is a best effort of preserving the ex equos, but removing all gaps in ranking numbers.