Cycling is one of the 12 games available for play in Wii Sports Resort. The main gameplay mechanic is the alternate movement of the Wii Remote and Nunchuk, up and down to accelerate. The announcer giving you advice is Vincenzo, and the person at the countdown is James. There are two variations of the game, Road Race and VS.
Road Race
Road Race consists of your Mii racing in a single race, a three-stage race, or a six-stage race, throughout different parts of the island.
The single-stage race starts off with you being in 30th place (last place), the three-stage race with you in 50th place, and the six-stage race with you in 100th place. Your goal is to overtake cyclists in front of you to make it to the first position.
When playing the three-stage race and the six-stage race, the position achieved from the previous stage is brought forward. Example: If you finished the previous stage in 17th place, you will start the next stage in 17th place again.
In the race, Vincenzo gives you advice, while James makes sure you set off at the right time. As a result, neither of them are seen Cycling in the race. Instead, they are replaced with the player for 100th place and a Nintendo-generated Mii for 99th place.
You can have two players on the Road Race, but they always share a tandem bike in the course(s). Other than that, nothing changes for two players.
VS
VS entails two players, along with a few random CPU Miis, racing each other to the finish line across Wuhu Island.
There are 6 courses around Wuhu Island in total. When racing, the players are joined by 3 other random CPU Miis. These CPUs tend to be balanced in skill level, E.G. when Anna is racing alongside the players, she will most likely be joined by Pablo and Naomi because they balance out her skill level. While this may not be exactly accurate, it is a rough idea on how the VS system works.
The race ends in an instant when one of the two human players get to the finish line.
Mii Positions
Pro Class:
1st-10th Anna (Champion), Fritz, Alisha, Tomoko, Steph, Ian, Pierre, Miguel, Lucía, Martin
11th-20th Patrick, Takumi, Julie, Sota, Mia, Keiko, Emma, Hiroshi, Víctor, Eva
21st-30th Siobhán, Susana, Abby, Giovanna, Ashley, Steve, Daisuke, Rainer, Saburo, Asami
31st-34th Silke, George, Eddy, Sakura
Non-Pro Class:
35th-40th Jackie, Emily, Tatsuaki, Abe, Eduardo, Shouta
41st-50th Shinta, Sarah, Gabriele, Haru, Helen, Mike, Jessie, Theo, Barbara, Jake
51st-60th Hiromi, Pablo, David, Midori, Ursula, Luca, Ren, Marisa, Elisa, Oscar
61st-70th Ryan, Cole, Michael, Marco, Sandra, Tyrone, Stéphanie, Rin, Gabi, Yoshi
71st-80th Nelly, Holly, Miyu, Matt, Ai, Hayley, Shohei, Chika, Yoko, Tommy
81st-90th Akira, Andy, Chris, Takashi, Shinnosuke, Hiromasa, Fumiko, Rachel, Kathrin, Misaki
91st-99th Megan, Maria, Gwen, Kentaro, Alex, Greg, Nick, Naomi, A Nintendo-generated Mii
Others:
Skill levels for the miis
- 1498 2. 1483 3. 1468 4. 1453. 5. 1438 6. 1423
7. 1408 8. 1393 9. 1378 10. 1363 11. 1348 12. 1333
13. 1318 14. 1303 15. 1288 16. 1273 17. 1258. 18. 1243
19. 1228 20. 1213 21. 1198. 22. 1183. 23. 1168. 24. 1153
25. 1138 26. 1123 27. 1108 28. 1093 29. 1078 30. 1063
31. 1048 32. 1033 33. 1018 34. 1003 35. 988 36. 973
37. 958 38. 943 39. 928 40. 913 41. 898 42. 883
43. 868 44. 853 45. 838 46. 823 47. 808 48. 793
49. 778 50. 763 51. 748 52. 733 53. 718 54. 703
55. 688 56. 673 57. 658 58. 643 59. 628 60. 613
1-Stage Races
Around the Island
Description
Do a circuit of the island, ending in a long slope down to the finish line.
Key Points
- Start (in-between the right-side of the Red Iron Bridge and The Cocoba Hotel)
- Wuhu Island Loop Tunnel No. 1
- Mysterious Ruins (name not shown on the overview Map)
- Cabana Lagoon (name not shown on the overview Map)
- Wuhu Island Loop Tunnel No. 2 (name not shown on the overview Map)
- Downhill Stretch (in-between the Wind Orchard and The Candle)
- Goal (on the left side of the Wishing Fountain)
How to Unlock
Already Unlocked from the start.
To the Beach
Description
Race on every surface: concrete in town, mud by the river, and sand on the beach.
Key Points
- Start (on the left side of the Wishing Fountain)
- The Wishing Fountain (name not shown on the overview Map)
- The Footbridge (also known as the Bridge under the Falls)
- Sugarsand Beach
- Through the arch in Camel Rock
- Goal (a bit south-west of The Cocoba Hotel)
How to Unlock
Already Unlocked from the start
Across the Bridge (AKA. Wobbly Bridge)
Description
Ride a tough circuit up Heartbreak Peak, by the Hilltop Overlook, and across the Swaying/Wobbly Bridge.
Key Points
- Start (a bit south-west of The Cocoba Hotel)
- Heartbreak Peak
- Hilltop Overlook
- The Swaying/Wobbly Bridge.
- The Forest Monument (name not shown on the overview Map)
- Evergreen Grove/The Woodland Park (name not shown on the overview Map)
- Goal (in the middle of Evergreen Grove/The Woodland Park)
How to Unlock
Already Unlocked from the start
Over Talon Rock/Icarus Bluff
Description
Catch air off Talon Rock, then ride through town and up a long hill.
Key Points
- Start (in the middle of Evergreen Grove/The Woodland Park)
- Talon Rock
- Uphill Stretch (to the southeast of The Candle)
- Wuhu Island Loop Tunnel No. 2 (name not shown on the overview Map)
- Cabana Lagoon (name not shown on the overview Map)
- Mysterious Ruins (name not shown on the overview Map)
- Wuhu Island Loop Tunnel No. 1 (name not shown on the overview Map)
- Goal (by the Cocoba Hotel)
How to Unlock
Unlocked by playing a 1-Stage Race three times (doesn't matter which race you do, can be one of them all, or all of them.)
Up the Volcano
Description
Ride from Red Iron Bridge to mountain caverns; tour different sides of the island. Watch out for the edge on the mountain roads!
Key Points
- Start (by the Cocoba Hotel)
- Palm Boulevard (name not shown on the overview Map)
- Red Iron Bridge
- Basketball Court (name not shown on the overview Map)
- Runner's Circle (name not shown on the overview Map)
- Weathered Monument
- Heart of Maka Wuhu
- Mountain Path (near Mountain Hikers)
- Goal (by Summerstone Castle)
How to Unlock
Unlocked by playing a 1-Stage Race five times (like Over Talon Rock, it doesn't matter which race you do).
Into Maka Wuhu/Crater Core
Description
Ride through the center of the Maka Wuhu volcano all the way down the mountain. Don't look down!
Key Points
- Start (by Summerstone Castle)
- Cedar Tree Tunnel (name not shown on the overview Map)
- Volcano (Lava Monument)
- Mountain Monument (name not shown on the overview Map)
- Cobbled Bridge (by Summerstone Falls)
- Duckling Lake (name not shown on the overview Map)
- Path by Mountain Hikers (name not shown on the overview Map)
- Slippery Bridge (inside Heart of Maka Wuhu)
- Weathered Monument (name not shown on the overview Map)
- Goal (by Wishing Fountain)
How to Unlock
Unlocked by playing a 1-Stage Race seven times (like Over Talon Rock and Up the Volcano, it doesn't matter which race you do).
3-Stage Races
3-Stage Race A
Contains Around the Island, To the Beach, and Over the Bridge
3-Stage Race B
Contains Over Talon Rock/Icarus Bluff, Up the Volcano and Into Maka Wuhu/Crater Core
6-Stage Race
6-Stage Race
Contains all the races
Quotes (from Vincenzo)
- You're running out of breath! Don't overdo it!
- There's a series of small turns up ahead. Steer carefully.
- That's it! Save energy by drafting behind the cyclist in front of you!
- Wait for the right time and then sprint for the finish line!
- Watch out for the strong crosswind as you get out of the tunnel!
- Try to ride behind the cyclist in front of you to draft them.
- You're halfway there!
- There's a strong crosswind blowing out to the sea. Be careful!
- Almost there!
- You're almost there!
- Nice job!
- There's a sharp turn up ahead. Press B or Z to slow down.
- The course goes over a small cliff up ahead. Don't worry—keep riding!
- There's a strong tailwind pushing you along. Nice to have a break, eh?
- This is Heartbreak Peak! It can live up to its name, so take it easy!
- Sharp turn to the left! Press B and Z together to hit the brakes!
- Talon Rock is just around the corner! Don't hesitate—just ride straight off!
- If you can take this right turn carefully, you can do it without braking.
- There are more hills ahead. There's a ways to go, so save your energy.
- Pedal hard! You might get up Red Iron Bridge in one shot.
- You're entering the town. Is anyone you know cheering for you?
- Behind the waterfall is a long, uphill tunnel. Save your energy!
- There are no barriers here, so be careful not to fall off the edge!
- They're catching up! Stay focused!
- It's still a little way up the hill.
- You're inside the volcano! Good thing those barriers are there.
- It's all downhill from here. Use your brakes to control your speed!
- There's a sharp turn just after the bridge. Don't be caught off guard!
- Turn right and cross the small bridge across the river. Don't fall off!
Stage overview Maps
Stamps
Breathless
Description
Finish a race when you're out of breath.
This doesn't really deserve much in the way of congratulations, but oh well...
First of Many
Description
You get this stamp when you finish a race in 1st place for the first time.
It doesn't matter which race you do it on.
1-Stage Master
Description
Finish all 1-stage races in first place.
3-Stage Master
Description
Finish both 3-stage races in first place.
6-Stage Master
Description
Finish the 6-Stage race in first place.
You only have to finish first on the last stage, so you can work your way to the front gradually.
Trivia
- If you press up, down, left, or right on the d-pad, you can change views.
- During any random race, some CPU Miis will have a pizza box on the back of their bike. However, the player can never have this on their bike.
- The start of the next race is the end of the one before it. (E.g.: The start of To the Beach is the end of Around the Island). The start of Around the Island is the end of Into Maka Wuhu.
- When the player has one heart, the background music changes from a smooth (legato) style to a short (staccato) style.
- The street has the name of the players written on it.
- This is the only sport where Miis may appear in different positions than usual (Alisha may appear in 1st, Midori may appear in 49th or Anna may appear in 5th).
- This is also the only sport to have a randomly generated AI as an Opponent (Only on the 6-Stage Race).
- When Vincenzo says "You're almost there!", the music changes.
- There are some times that, when the player gets near 1st place, somebody other than Anna will be in 1st place (Ian, Tomoko, Alisha, Fritz, Miguel, etc.).
- Sometimes there will be a banana peel, rock, or a small oil spill in the middle of the path.
- On the 1-Stage Race (30 cyclists), you mostly go against Miis in PRO Class, but there are times when some Miis that aren't marked as PROs will appear (Ryan, Midori, Gabriele, etc.). This could possibly say that they may be sometimes PRO, but there is no actual confirmation to it.
- The top 9 opponents in this sport all have different favorite colors (light blue, red, black, brown, yellow, light green, blue, white, orange).