Pack Time

Syntax

Event               event_name
Pack Time
Sort

Description

For bicycle races, assigns the same finishing time to all riders within a pack. A pack is defined as a group of riders where each rider finishes within one second of the rider immediately ahead.

Remarks

This command implements the standard road cycling convention where riders finishing in a group (peloton or pack) receive the same official time as the first rider in that group. The algorithm walks the sorted results and groups consecutive riders whose times differ by one second or less, assigning the leading rider's time to the entire group. A gap of more than one second between consecutive riders starts a new pack.

This command must follow an Event command and is typically used with Sort to ensure correct ordering before pack detection.

Examples

To assign pack times for a road cycling race:

Event               TIME
Pack Time
Sort
Place