Database Model

RidersTeamsTiersEventsChampionshipsResults
InclusionsMenProUWT, PRO, 1Grand Tours, Monuments, World Tour, Pro Series, Europe TourWorlds & OlympicsPrologues & ITTs
ExclusionsWomenOthersOthersOthersContinentals & NationalsTTTs
Reasons The initial testing database will be kept intentionally small but soon will be expanded. Provides minimal or no analytical value relative to the increase in database size. Potential performance level distortion resulting from complex points structures and/or mixed-gender events.

Scoring Logic

UCI Points System

Riders earn POINTS based on their results according to the current UCI POINTS scale. The most valuable achievement, winning the Tour de France, awards 1,300 UCI points. The next highest results, such as winning the Giro d’Italia or the Vuelta a España, award 1,100 UCI points, with subsequent placements and race categories scaled accordingly.

Results Level Ladder

UCI results POINTS are normalized to a tiered LEVELS scale, where the most valuable possible result corresponds to Level 100, the second most valuable to Level 99, and so on, decreasing incrementally down the ladder.

Rider Score Formula

For each rider, only the n highest results LEVELS are used to calculate the final SCORE. The SCORE is related to a period of time (usually a full season or 365/366 days) and is determined using the following formula:

Score = [(L₁/2 + 50)·1 + (L₂/2 + 50)·C₂ + ... + (Lₙ/2 + 50)·Cₙ] × 100 ÷ [(HL₁/2+50)·1 + (HL₂/2+50)·C₂ + ... + (HLₙ/2+50)·Cₙ]

Where: • L₁, L₂, and Lₙ are the rider’s highest, second-highest, and n-highest Levels, respectively.

• C₂, and Cₙ are the rider’s second-highest, and n-highest Levels Contributions, respectively.

• The contribution of each subsequent result is halved:

$$ C_k = \frac{C_2}{2^{k-2}} \quad \text{for } k=2,3,\dots,n $$

and the total weight from the 2nd to the nth best result is normalised to 1 (the same as the highest level contribution):

$$ \sum_{k=2}^{n} C_k = 1 $$

• HL₁, HL₂, and HLₙ are the highest, second-highest, and n-highest Possible Levels, respectively.

The maximum possible score is 100

Rider Index Formula

The rider's INDEX on any selected date is computed from the SCORES of the three most recent complete years (or available periods) up to that date, according to the formula:

Index = [(Sₚ₁·1 + Sₚ₂·0.5 + Sₚ₃·0.25]) ÷ (1 + 0.5 + 0.25)]

Where: • ₚ₁ is the most recent full year (ending on the selected date), ₚ₂ is the full year immediately before ₚ₁ and ₚ₃ is the full year immediately before ₚ₂.

• Sₚ₁, Sₚ₂ and Sₚ₃, are ₚ₁, ₚ₂ and ₚ₃ scores, respectively.

• Any missing yearly SCORE (Sₚ₁, Sₚ₂ or Sₚ₃) is replaced by a default value of 40.

The maximum possible Index is 100

Team/Nation SCORE/INDEX

The final team/nation SCORE/INDEX is determined by taking the simple average of the SCORES/INDEXES of its THREE highest-scoring riders.

Team/Nation STRENGTH

The final team/nation STRENGTH is determined by taking the simple average of the INDEXES of its NINE highest-scoring riders.

Startlist STRENGTH

Each race’s startlist STRENGTH is calculated as the simple average of the INDEXES of its FIFTY highest-rated riders.

Course Difficulty INDEX

The Course Difficulty Index is a numerical indicator (1–100) that quantifies how hard, challenging, and selective a race course is. It is calculated using multiple factors, including distance, total elevation gain, and the nature of the climbing sections.

Specs Definition

OVERALLAll result types are included for every event in accordance with the structure defined in the database model (3 best LEVELS computed)

Other more specific Specs will be added soon.