Races & Records
Cycling score tracker, approved by everyone who played.
Ride a set distance and see who gets there first. log8 keeps the score with the people you actually play. Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them. The other players approve it, and your head-to-head record, group board and personal history build themselves.
Scoring
How log8 scores Cycling
Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them.
- Play 2 to 8 riders, each for themselves.
- Record the finishing order, and each rider’s time if you like.
- Add the event, like 10 km, 40 km or 100 km.
- Fastest time wins. Riders who did not finish can go without a time.
The basics
How to play Cycling
The casual version of the rules. log8 shows the same guide in the app, on the game's page.
- PlayersEach rider races on their own.
- How to winCross the line first, or post the fastest time.
- The official gameThe UCI writes the rules. Road races, time trials and track races each have their own.
- How groups differFriendly rides are often timed on a bike computer or app. Agree how you will time it.
- Agree the route, the start and the finish line.
- In a bunch race, the first wheel over the line wins.
- In a time trial you start one by one, and the fastest time wins.
- Follow the traffic laws on open roads, and ride in single file.
- Riding close behind another rider, called drafting, saves energy.
- Wear a helmet.
Play better
Cycling tips
- Keep a steady pace on climbs.
- Eat and drink on long rides.
- Draft behind another rider, but stay alert.
- Check your brakes and tyres before you start.
In the app
Logging a game in log8
- Pick the game and the playersChoose Cycling, then everyone who played. Friends without log8 can join as guests.
- Enter the resultRecord the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them.
- The other players approveFriends on log8 get 48 hours to approve it, or tap Disagree if it is wrong. Guests count straight away. A result nobody answers closes without counting.
- Your record updatesOnce it is official it counts toward your head-to-head records, group board, badges and cups.
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Questions
Cycling in log8: questions
Can I keep Cycling scores with friends in log8?
Yes. Cycling is one of the 72 built-in games. Record the finishing order, with times, strokes, points or kilos if you have them. The other players approve it, then it counts.
How do you win at Cycling?
Cross the line first, or post the fastest time.
How many people play Cycling?
Each rider races on their own.
Do people play Cycling differently?
Friendly rides are often timed on a bike computer or app. Agree how you will time it.
Do my friends need the app?
No. Add a friend as a guest and the game counts straight away. If they join log8 later, the games move to their account.
Settle your Cycling rivalry.
log8 is coming soon to Android and iPhone, and is free to download. It is in closed testing now: write to us for an invite, or to hear the day it reaches the stores.
Updated by the log8 team