Uphills, downhills

This is an event where competitors do the same section multiple times - typically an uphill or downhill but potentially any other type of timed event. And between each attempt there is a connecting section or simply a waiting time.

Settings

In Wiclax we set the event as a lap race. With a fixed duration or with a fixed number of laps depending on the context.

By default, the uphill/downhill times will be added and those who have completed the greatest number of laps will be ranked first. But we can specify that the ranking is done on the best lap, that is to say the best uphill/downhill time.

Split point and segment

The we create an intermediate split to represent the start of the timed segment.

The end of the timed segment has to correspond to the finish line, or in other words the place where a new lap is counted.

The timed segement is then defined between the split point and the finish. It is declared as timed only, meaning that the time of a lap will be equal to the time of this segment. Or in other words, the connection/waiting time between segments will not be counted.

Managing results

Results are managed as for a traditional lap race, with acquisitions pointing to the start of the segment and to the race finish.

It is not necessary to specify a start time for the race

In the first round, competitors must be clocked in at the start of the section, otherwise the time for the first uphill/downhill will not be calculated as expected.

Distances and best lap

The uphill/downhill distance is directly entered as the lap distance.

The notion of "best lap" will naturally designate in this context the best uphill/downhill time.