Tour of California Fantasy Cycling

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Scoring system for the 2010 Tour of California Fantasy Cycling Game

1. Stage finish
Points are awarded to the top 15 finishers of each individual stage, starting with the day's winner.

*Bonus points to the stage winner when 2nd place does not receive the same finishing time: equal to the number of seconds separating 1st and 2nd place. (For example: a 15-second gap would earn 15 points.) Maximum of 25 bonus points per stage with a guaranteed minimum of 10. [1]

** Stage finish **
PlacementPoints
1st25
2nd18
3rd15
4th12
5th11
6th10
7th9
8th8
9th7
10th6
11th5
12th4
13th3
14th2
15th1

2. Solo victory bonus points
*Bonus points to the stage winner when 2nd place does not receive the same finishing time: equal to the number of seconds separating 1st and 2nd place. (For example: a 15-second gap would earn 15 points.) Maximum of 25 bonus points per stage with a guaranteed minimum of 10.[1]

3. Daily teamwork points
All teammates of the day's stage winner receive 3 bonus points that day in recognition of their team tactics and personal sacrifice. Points are awarded in addition to applicable stage finish points, and are not applicable in time trials.

4. Daily GC Standings
Points are awarded at the end of each stage to the top 10 cyclists in overall, General Classification standings. Please note that Daily GC points are not awarded following the end of the last stage, because the race is over. Instead, Overall GC points are awarded.

PlacementPoints
1st10
2nd9
3rd8
4th7
5th6
6th5
7th4
8th3
9th2
10th1

5. Daily Combative Award
Points are awarded daily, to the cyclist deemed by the Tour of California organizer, to have displayed the most combative tactics. 25 points per day.

6. Daily Best Young Rider Competition
Points are awarded daily to the best-placed young rider in the General Classification.

Young Rider PlacementPoints
1st5
2nd4
3rd3

7. Daily King of the Mountains Competition
Points are awarded daily to the cyclist leading the KOM competition.

KOM PlacementPoints
1st5
2nd4
3rd3

8. Final GC Standings
Points are awarded at the end of the Tour of California to the podium finishers as well as those finishing in the Top 10.

Placement Points
1st100
2nd75
3rd60
4th45
5th40
6th35
7th30
8th25
9th20
10th15

9. Final Jersey Awards
Apart from the overall leader earning 100 points as mentioned above, the following final jersey winners win extra points at the end of the Tour of California:

AwardPoints
Super Combative35
Sprints Winner20
King of the Mountains30
Best Young Rider25

10. Doping Penalties
If one of your fantasy cyclists tests positive for doping, all of his points will be withdrawn from your team total.

11. Scoring Notes
  1. This bonus rewards solo efforts and memorable finishes.
  2. Points are awarded at the end of each stage.

Good luck!