Sprint Classifications

For every half stage you can set up a scheme of points for the sprint classification.

Sprint points are awarded:

• For the best riders in any intermediate sprints; and
• Optionally for the best riders in the stage arrival.

The sum of these points from every half stage will be used to calculate a general individual sprint classification from. For a competitor to appear in the sprint classification, he/she must successfully complete the half stage.

For sprint classifications a separate publication is generated, which lists all the intermediate sprint results as well as the general sprint classification.

Configuration

The configuration of sprint points will be done by use of the tab sheet Sprint classification of the configuration of the particular half stage. This can be found through Configure selection... in the Configuration menu, when the appropriate half stage is selected in the event tree.

On the tab sheet there are two lists: Interm. and Finish to enter the sprint points for the intermediate sprints and the stage arrival respectively. The sprint points in these lists correspond to the successive rankings, starting from 1.

Add

To add sprint points, the number of points has to be entered in the field above the particular list and Add has to be clicked.

There is no real limit to the amount of sprint points that you can enter.

Remove

If a sprint points entry is selected from a list, it can be deleted by clicking Remove.

Number of Sprints

Also the number of sprints has to be entered. This is including the finish.

Thus, for three intermediate sprints, for instance, a number of 4 should be entered here.

By entering 1 there will only sprint points be assigned during the stage arrival; intermediate sprint points as entered will be ignored.

By entering 0 no bonuses at all will be assigned; points as entered will be ignored. The Sprint classification item will subsequently be removed from the event tree.

If you only want sprint points to be assigned to intermediate sprints and not to the stage arrival, you enter no points in the Finish list. However, you nevertheless have to count the stage arrival for the number of sprints that you enter. This is a very conceivable situation, since sprint classifications very often are only about intermediate sprints, making the classification independent from the actual stage arrival.

StageRace allows to enter up to 25 sprints, which should be amply sufficient.