2024 Spring Classics CQ Game

RedheadDane · Mar 24, 2024

Have you considered adding a bit of poetry?

Armchair cyclist · Mar 27, 2024

RedheadDane said:
Have you considered adding a bit of poetry?

Poetry?
Not for me.

Armchair cyclist · Mar 28, 2024

Race 15 Dwars door Vlaanderen
A race that might be more relevant in the game for the points that will not be won after it than for those won in it.

But points were won:

Race Pos'n		Pts	Teams
1	JORGENSON Matteo	180	1
3	KÜNG Stefan	92	1
5	DE BONDT Dries	70	1
7	MILAN Jonathan	54	2
8	VALGREN HUNDAHL Michael	46	5
9	NORSGAARD JØRGENSEN Mathias	40	1
11	GAUTHERAT Pierre	30	4
12	POLITT Nils	27	5
16	TURNER Ben	18	18
20	DEGENKOLB John	11	2
22	WRIGHT Fred	9	8
23	BERCKMOES Jenno	8	2
24	VAN GESTEL Dries	7	1
25	SHEEHAN Riley	6	6

and 31 more who got 5 points each

1	Triley36	214	Jorgenson, Turner, Sheehan	80
2	Leadbelly	143	Kung, Gautherat, Sheehan	50
3	Bminchow	96	Milan, Turner, Berchmoes, Sheehan	35
4	Blues_in_the_Bottle	87	Norsgaard, Politt, Wright, Sheehan	20
4	Vladimir	87	Milan, Turner	20
6	DJW	80		10
7	Armchair	79		4
7	Kazistuta	79		4
9	RedheadDane	75	De Bondt	2
10	Madrazo	74		0.5
10	SlowClimber	74		0.5
12	Del1962	64
12	DJSprtsch	64
14	Sussannna	56
15	DevilsElbow	53
16	QueenStagiare	51
17	Search	43
18	Josedin	42
18	RoteLaterne	42
20	JumboVismaFan	38
20	Rufs	38
22	Laarsland	37
22	Pitinho91	37
24	EvansIsTheBest	35
25	AmisVelo	32
26	NTFC1962	30
27	JonEzeitza	25
27	Sam6	25
29	Scribers	21
30	Ingsve	20
30	Peixotini	20
32	Hfgon1	16
33	Salvarani	15
34	Anderis	10
35	Laurens147	5
	CollectiveWisdom	28
	SoLastYear	21
	MainGamePop	18

Standings
Only one team still waiting to get a top ten, so I'll put up the entire table for a change.
Josedin, despite not having a win, has been top for a while, but no longer. Vladimir and TRiley both have two wins, but so have Slow Climber and Devil's Elbow, so there is more consistency needed than just the occasional win.

1	Vladimir	212.93	1
2	Triley36	206.1	7
3	Leadbelly	205.28	4
4	Josedin	203.1	-3
5	SlowClimber	187.25	-2
6	Search	177.2	-2
7	Sam6	173.68	-2
8	DevilsElbow	169.1	-2
9	RoteLaterne	150.1	-1
10	EvansIsTheBest	122	0
11	Bminchow	120.5	8
12	Laarsland	119.76	-1
13	Anderis	119.03	-1
14	Blues_in_the_Bottle	105.6	4
15	NTFC1962	105.5	-2
16	Madrazo	103.85	-2
17	DJW	98	0
18	Hfgon1	95.6	-3
19	Salvarani	93.38	-3
20	Peixotini	80.78	0
21	JonEzeitza	80.33	0
22	Del1962	73.83	0
23	Rufs	68.18	0
24	Sussannna	65	0
25	Ingsve	60.6	0
26	Laurens147	55	0
26	Pitinho91	55	0
28	Armchair	29.35	0
29	AmisVelo	14.68	0
30	QueenStagiare	13	0
31	RedheadDane	9.5	0
32	DJSprtsch	4.93	0
33	Kazistuta	4	1
34	Scribers	1.85	-1
35	JumboVismaFan	0	-1

Overall
A unique pick as race winner means the TRiley breaks up that top four, while Madrazo and Leadbelly get into the top ten, which means that I could be bothered to use the tiebreaker criteria (least reliance on top scorer)

1	SlowClimber	1135	0
2	Triley36	1078	3
3	Salvarani	996	-1
4	Laarsland	976	-1
5	Anderis	925	-1
6	Blues_in_the_Bottle	890	2
7	Sam6	878	-1
8	Vladimir	867	2
9	Madrazo	853	2
10	Leadbelly	853	6
11	RoteLaterne	847	-4
12	Search	834	-3
13	Del1962	822	-1
14	DJW	804	0
15	AmisVelo	781	-2
16	Rufs	762	-2
17	Peixotini	720	0
18	EvansIsTheBest	709	0
19	Josedin	696	0
20	DevilsElbow	673	0
21	QueenStagiare	664	0
22	DJSprtsch	621	0
23	Hfgon1	554	0
24	Ingsve	547	0
25	JumboVismaFan	530	1
26	Sussannna	527	3
27	Laurens147	512	-2
28	Pitinho91	510	0
29	Scribers	503	-2
30	NTFC1962	498	0
31	Bminchow	431	1
32	Armchair	430	-1
33	Kazistuta	327	1
34	JonEzeitza	322	-1
35	RedheadDane	185	0
	CollectiveWisdom	976
	SoLastYear	352
	MainGamePop	218

We're probably all thinking more of Sunday's race, but the GP Miguel Indurain is on Saturday, although it will probably contribute very little here. More for the Green rankings than the Overall, I suspect.

sam6 · Mar 28, 2024

Benoit Cosnefroy why are you winning 1.1 races rather than winning me points in this?? Get your priorities straight

I also had a cheap unique pick Alec Segaert win a 1.1 race earlier. But I suspect others have had similar situations

Armchair cyclist · Mar 28, 2024

sam6 said:
Benoit Cosnefroy why are you winning 1.1 races rather than winning me points in this?? Get your priorities straight

I also had a cheap unique pick Alec Segaert win a 1.1 race earlier. But I suspect others have had similar situations

You'd have hated the WWT only Women's game last year

slow_climber · Mar 28, 2024

With poor Stuyven breaking his collar bone and my team being very slow climbers for the Ardennes, I'm going to make the most of gazing at the table over the next few days, before I slip down the charts

'Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' - for those who wanted poetry

Armchair cyclist · Mar 30, 2024

Race 16 GP Miguel Indurain
As a prelude for the Ronde, the curtain-raiser for the Itzulia

A few rare picks made an appearance:

Race Pos'n		Pts	Teams
2	VAN GILS Maxim	78	1
6	BATTISTELLA Samuele	46	1
9	SCHACHMANN Maximilian	28	1
13	DEL TORO ROMERO Isaac	16	2
16	ARRIETA LIZARRAGA Igor	10	1
17	BAUDIN Alex	9	3

No-one had more than one rider in the top 30, so no need to have the "who won them those points?" column

1	Josedin	78 points	80 Green pts
2	JumboVismaFan	46	50
3	RedheadDane	28	35
4	Leadbelly	16	20
4	Scribers	16	20
6	Bminchow	10	10
7	Anderis	9	3.33
7	Laarsland	9	3.33
7	Search	9	3.33

Standings

Green points
JBV had been the only team without any points in this classification until today, but leaps past 7 other teams on the first showing. Josedin, meanwhile, seems to have made something of a speciality of picking up lots of green points on the races that don't contribute much to the overall scores, which is proving a successful strategy (if such it was)

1	Josedin	283.1	3
2	Leadbelly	225.28	1
3	Vladimir	212.93	-2
4	Triley36	206.1	-2
5	SlowClimber	187.25	0
6	Search	180.53	0
7	Sam6	173.68	0
8	DevilsElbow	169.1	0
9	RoteLaterne	150.1	0
10	Bminchow	130.5	1

Overall
There were very few points won today (I suspect a number of teams will outscore tomorrow the whole lot of us today), so not much change here:

1	SlowClimber	1135	0
2	Triley36	1078	0
3	Salvarani	996	0
4	Laarsland	985	0
5	Anderis	934	0
6	Blues_in_the_Bottle	890	0
7	Sam6	878	0
8	Leadbelly	869	1
9	Vladimir	867	-1
10	Madrazo	853	-1
11	RoteLaterne	847	0
12	Search	843	0
13	Del1962	822	0
14	DJW	804	0
15	AmisVelo	781	0
16	Josedin	774	3
17	Rufs	762	-1
18	Peixotini	720	-1
19	EvansIsTheBest	709	-1
20	DevilsElbow	673	0
21	QueenStagiare	664	0
22	DJSprtsch	621	0
23	JumboVismaFan	576	2
24	Hfgon1	554	-1
25	Ingsve	547	-1
26	Sussannna	527	0
27	Scribers	519	2
28	Laurens147	512	-1
29	Pitinho91	510	-1
30	NTFC1962	498	0
31	Bminchow	441	0
32	Armchair	430	0
33	Kazistuta	327	0
34	JonEzeitza	322	0
35	RedheadDane	213	0
	CollectiveWisdom	976
	SoLastYear	352
	MainGamePop	286

Belgian beer and chocolate on the agenda for tomorrow.

Armchair cyclist · Mar 31, 2024

Race 17 Ronde van Vlaanderen
The race for second was unpredictable, at least

Race Pos'n		Pts	Teams
1	VAN DER POEL Mathieu	280	1
3	POLITT Nils	145	5
5	MORGADO Antonio Tomas	112	8
6	SHEFFIELD Magnus	100	5
7	NAESEN Oliver	90	4
8	TEUNS Dylan	80	4
9	BETTIOL Alberto	70	8
12	WELLENS Tim	46	2
13	SHEEHAN Riley	42	6
21	REX Laurenz	22	5
23	VERMEERSCH Gianni	18	2
26	GARCIA CORTINA Ivan	12	1
27	CAMPENAERTS Victor	10	1
28	ALBANESE Vincenzo	8	1
29	DOULL Owain	7	1

and 26 fivers

Sussannna essentially has a one rider team,, but two of them did well today to secure the win

1	Sussannna	370	Vand der Poel, Teuns	80
2	Blues_in_the_Bottle	282	Politt, Teuns, Sheehan	50
3	DJW	277	Politt, Morgado	35
4	Del1962	255	Politt, Naesen	25
5	Leadbelly	244	Morgado, Bettiol, Sheehan	15
6	SlowClimber	220	Morgado, Wellens, Sheehan	10
7	DevilsElbow	217	Morgado, Teuns	5
8	Laarsland	202	Morgado, Bettiol	2.5
8	Salvarani	202	Morgado, Bettiol	2.5
10	Vladimir	198	Naesen, Bettiol, Vermeersch	1
11	Bminchow	174
12	QueenStagiare	165
13	RoteLaterne	155
14	Hfgon1	142
14	Pitinho91	142
16	Triley36	132
17	Ingsve	127
18	Kazistuta	125
19	Josedin	120
20	JumboVismaFan	115
20	Search	115
22	EvansIsTheBest	110
23	Laurens147	100
24	Peixotini	90
25	Sam6	88
26	Anderis	85
27	Rufs	83
28	Scribers	48
29	DJSprtsch	42
30	AmisVelo	37
31	Madrazo	30
32	NTFC1962	27
33	Armchair	25
34	JonEzeitza	12
35	RedheadDane	7
	CollectiveWisdom	20
	SoLastYear	27
	MainGamePop	10

Standings
Statistical quirk: top scorer in 8 of the 17 races to date has come from among the last 5 teams when sorted alphabetically

1	Josedin	283.1	0
2	Leadbelly	240.28	0
3	Vladimir	213.93	0
4	Triley36	206.1	0
5	SlowClimber	197.25	0
6	Search	180.53	0
7	DevilsElbow	174.1	1
8	Sam6	173.68	-1
9	Blues_in_the_Bottle	155.6	5
10	RoteLaterne	150.1	-1

Sussannna was one of the last teams to get off the mark here, but is now just outside the top ten.

Overall

1	SlowClimber	1355	0
2	Triley36	1210	0
3	Salvarani	1198	0
4	Laarsland	1187	0
5	Blues_in_the_Bottle	1172	1
6	Leadbelly	1113	2
7	DJW	1081	7
8	Del1962	1077	5
9	Vladimir	1065	0
10	Anderis	1019	-5
11	RoteLaterne	1002	0
12	Sam6	966	-5
13	Search	958	-1
14	Sussannna	897	12
15	Josedin	894	1
16	DevilsElbow	890	4
17	Madrazo	883	-7
18	Rufs	845	-1
19	QueenStagiare	829	2
20	EvansIsTheBest	819	-1
21	AmisVelo	818	-6
22	Peixotini	810	-4
23	Hfgon1	696	1
24	JumboVismaFan	691	-1
25	Ingsve	674	0
26	DJSprtsch	663	-4
27	Pitinho91	652	2
28	Bminchow	615	3
29	Laurens147	612	-1
30	Scribers	567	-3
31	NTFC1962	525	-1
32	Armchair	455	0
33	Kazistuta	452	0
34	JonEzeitza	334	0
35	RedheadDane	220	0
	CollectiveWisdom	1178
	SoLastYear	379
	MainGamePop	296

Next up is the Scheldeprijs on Wednesday

RedheadDane · Mar 31, 2024

Armchair cyclist said:
Sussannna essentially has a one rider team,, but two of them did well today to secure the win

Two riders on a one rider team did well...?

EvansIsTheBest · Mar 31, 2024

Should have just picked Van der Poel and whomever like last year...

Armchair cyclist · Apr 3, 2024

Race 18 Scheldeprijs that means we're three quarters of the way through

If this is the unofficial World Sprint Championship, then we mainly found world championship level sprinters too expensive to pick. But some scorers were selected:

Race Pos'n		Pts	Teams
5	HOFSTETTER Hugo	52	2
6	WAERENSKJOLD Søren	46	1
7	WELSFORD Sam	40	1
14	VAN DE PAAR Jarne	14	1
15	VAN GESTEL Dries	12	1
16	BOMBOI Davide	10	1
18	VAN UDEN Casper	8	7
19	MCLAY Daniel	7	1
20	PICKRELL Riley	6	1

1	Bminchow	54	Waerenskjold & Van Uden	80
2	Laurens147	52	Hoffstetter	42.5
2	Madrazo	52	Hoffstetter	42.5
4	Armchair	40	Welsford	25
5	NTFC1962	20	Van Gestel & Van Uden	15
6	Josedin	14		10
7	DJSprtsch	10		5
8	AmisVelo	8		1.2
8	Hfgon1	8		1.2
8	JonEzeitza	8		1.2
8	RedheadDane	8		1.2
8	Rufs	8		1.2
13	RoteLaterne	7
14	Sam6	6

Standings

Green
Of these ten, only Bminchow who enters the top te and nearly hits the podium) and Josedin, stretching his lead by 10 points, picked up points for top ten placing today.

1	Josedin	293.1	0
2	Leadbelly	240.28	0
3	Vladimir	213.93	0
4	Bminchow	210.5	9
5	Triley36	206.1	-1
6	SlowClimber	197.25	-1
7	Search	180.53	-1
8	DevilsElbow	174.1	-1
9	Sam6	173.68	-1
10	Blues_in_the_Bottle	155.6	-1

Overall
Nobody in the top ten scored a single point today, but they still remain the top ten.

1	SlowClimber	1355	0
2	Triley36	1210	0
3	Salvarani	1198	0
4	Laarsland	1187	0
5	Blues_in_the_Bottle	1172	0
6	Leadbelly	1113	0
7	DJW	1081	0
8	Del1962	1077	0
9	Vladimir	1065	0
10	Anderis	1019	0
11	RoteLaterne	1009	0
12	Sam6	972	0
13	Search	958	0
14	Madrazo	935	3
15	Josedin	908	0
16	Sussannna	897	-2
17	DevilsElbow	890	-1
18	Rufs	853	0
19	QueenStagiare	829	0
20	AmisVelo	826	1
21	EvansIsTheBest	819	-1
22	Peixotini	810	0
23	Hfgon1	704	0
24	JumboVismaFan	691	0
25	Ingsve	674	0
26	DJSprtsch	673	0
27	Bminchow	669	1
28	Laurens147	664	1
29	Pitinho91	652	-2
30	Scribers	567	0
31	NTFC1962	545	0
32	Armchair	495	0
33	Kazistuta	452	0
34	JonEzeitza	342	0
35	RedheadDane	228	0
	CollectiveWisdom	1178
	SoLastYear	386
	MainGamePop	296

Sunday's great chicane experiment is the next leg.

Armchair cyclist · Apr 9, 2024

Race 19 Paris Roubaix
A Sunday that one man made into Hell for all the others

Race Pos'n		Pts	Teams
1	VAN DER POEL Mathieu	280	1
4	POLITT Nils	125	5
5	KÜNG Stefan	112	1
6	VERMEERSCH Gianni	100	2
7	PITHIE Laurence	90	1
9	WAERENSKJOLD Søren	70	1
11	DEGENKOLB John	54	2
12	WRIGHT Fred	46	8
13	VAN GESTEL Dries	42	1
14	FEDOROV Yevgeniy	38	1
15	WELLENS Tim	34	2
17	PIDCOCK Thomas	30	12
24	NAESEN Oliver	16	4

and 24 other finishers for 5 each

1	Sussannna	280	Van der Poel	80
2	DJW	260	Pollit, Degenkolb, Wright, Pidcock	50
3	Blues_in_the_Bottle	216	Politt, Wright, Pidcock	35
4	Del1962	187	Politt, Wirght, Naesen	25
5	QueenStagiare	171	Politt, Wright	15
6	RoteLaterne	170	Politt, Pidcock	10
7	Scribers	159	Vermeersch, Degenkolb	4
7	Vladimir	159	Vermeersch, Fedorov, Naesen	4
9	Josedin	136	Pithie, Wrigt	2
10	Leadbelly	127	Kung	1
11	Bminchow	80
12	NTFC1962	77
13	AmisVelo	76
14	Laarsland	56
15	SlowClimber	49
16	Pitinho91	46
17	Rufs	44
18	DevilsElbow	40
18	Madrazo	40
20	EvansIsTheBest	35
20	Peixotini	35
20	Salvarani	35
23	Anderis	30
23	DJSprtsch	30
25	Hfgon1	26
26	Search	21
27	JonEzeitza	20
27	Laurens147	20
29	Kazistuta	10
30	Armchair	5
30	Ingsve	5
30	RedheadDane	5
30	Sam6	5
30	Triley36	5
35	One team that should remain anonymous...	0
	CollectiveWisdom	30
	SoLastYear	89
	MainGamePop	0

Standings
Green
The more big performances van der Poel has, the more often Sussannna gets a high placing.

1	Josedin	295.1	0
2	Leadbelly	241.28	0
3	Sussannna	225	10
4	Vladimir	217.93	-1
5	Bminchow	210.5	-1
6	Triley36	206.1	-1
7	SlowClimber	197.25	-1
8	Blues_in_the_Bottle	190.6	2
9	DJW	183	5
10	Search	180.53	-3

Overall
Top three in the morning only got 89 points between them: two of them are in longer in the top three. Those looking towards the different style of races that are still to come may have different ambitions.

1	SlowClimber	1404	0
2	Blues_in_the_Bottle	1388	3
3	DJW	1341	4
4	Del1962	1264	4
5	Laarsland	1243	-1
6	Leadbelly	1240	0
7	Salvarani	1233	-4
8	Vladimir	1224	1
9	Triley36	1215	-7
10	RoteLaterne	1179	1
11	Sussannna	1177	5
12	Anderis	1049	-2
13	Josedin	1044	2
14	QueenStagiare	1000	5
15	Search	979	-2
16	Sam6	977	-4
17	Madrazo	975	-3
18	DevilsElbow	930	-1
19	AmisVelo	902	1
20	Rufs	897	-2
21	EvansIsTheBest	854	0
22	Peixotini	845	0
23	Bminchow	749	4
24	Hfgon1	730	-1
25	Scribers	726	5
26	DJSprtsch	703	0
27	Pitinho91	698	2
28	JumboVismaFan	691	-4
29	Laurens147	684	-1
30	Ingsve	679	-5
31	NTFC1962	622	0
32	Armchair	500	0
33	Kazistuta	462	0
34	JonEzeitza	362	0
35	RedheadDane	233	0
	CollectiveWisdom	1213
	SoLastYear	475
	MainGamePop	296

Brabantse Pijl (what is it anyway: slightly cobbled? Ardennes warm-up? The fourth member of the Ardennes triptych but not in the Ardennes?) on Wednesday is the 20th in our series.

bminchow · Apr 9, 2024

Great updates. Good to see team Chow flying up those rankings! And Brabantse Pijl seems like a great chance for Laurance and Morgado to get us some more green points. or maybe even the red hot Berckmoes in a break.

Devil's Elbow · Apr 10, 2024

First and second today, the chase is on.

Anderis · Apr 10, 2024

So many of my picks have not delivered due to crashes or other health issues.

RedheadDane · Apr 10, 2024

So, Hermans decided to start getting points in useful races.

Armchair cyclist · Apr 10, 2024

Race 20 Brabantse Pijl
Will this be remembered for Cosnefroy finally getting this race, or Blackmore announcing that he is not just for minor events?

Race Pos'n		Pts	Teams
1	COSNEFROY Benoît	130	6
2	TEUNS Dylan	78	4
3	WELLENS Tim	66	2
6	HERMANS Quinten	46	4
12	HONORE Mikkel Frølich	18	4
13	VAN GESTEL Dries	16	1
15	BERCKMOES Jenno	12	2
16	TURGIS Anthony	10	2
21	MORGADO Antonio Tomas	5	8
28	BUSATTO Francesco	5	1
30	LAURANCE Axel	5	5

This is a 1.PS, so riders need top 30 to get points, not just finishing

Devil's Elbow is indeed lording it today with his 1-2

1	DevilsElbow	213	Cosnefroy, Teuns and Morgado	80
2	Ingsve	135	Cosnefroy & Morgado	42.5
2	Laarsland	135	"	42.5
4	Del1962	130	Cosnefroy	16.67
4	JonEzeitza	130	"	16.67
4	Sam6	130	"	16.67
7	Rufs	84	Wellens & Honore	5
8	Blues_in_the_Bottle	78	Teuns	2
8	Laurens147	78	Teuns	2
8	Sussannna	78	Teuns	2
11	SlowClimber	71
12	RedheadDane	64
13	Peixotini	51
14	DJSprtsch	46
14	QueenStagiare	46
16	NTFC1962	28
17	Kazistuta	23
17	Triley36	23
19	Bminchow	22
20	RoteLaterne	10
20	Vladimir	10
22	Armchair	5
22	DJW	5
22	Hfgon1	5
22	Leadbelly	5
22	Salvarani	5

Standings
Green
Devil's Elbow gets his third top place, but still can't shift Josedin from the top, and other gaps are not insurmountable. Sussannna is in the top ten, and still has MvdP lined up as a major favourite in 2 events.

1	Josedin	295.1	0
2	DevilsElbow	254.1	9
3	Leadbelly	241.28	-1
4	Sussannna	227	-1
5	Vladimir	217.93	-1
6	Bminchow	210.5	-1
7	Triley36	206.1	-1
8	SlowClimber	197.25	-1
9	Blues_in_the_Bottle	192.6	-1
10	Sam6	190.35	2

Overall
Only 9 points between the top pair, but

1	SlowClimber	1475	0
2	Blues_in_the_Bottle	1466	0
3	Del1962	1394	1
4	Laarsland	1378	1
5	DJW	1346	-2
6	Sussannna	1255	5
7	Leadbelly	1245	-1
8	Salvarani	1238	-1
8	Triley36	1238	1
10	Vladimir	1234	-2
11	RoteLaterne	1189	-1
12	DevilsElbow	1143	6
13	Sam6	1107	3
14	Anderis	1049	-2
15	QueenStagiare	1046	-1
16	Josedin	1044	-3
17	Rufs	981	3
18	Search	979	-3
19	Madrazo	975	-2
20	AmisVelo	902	-1
21	Peixotini	896	1
22	EvansIsTheBest	854	-1
23	Ingsve	814	7
24	Bminchow	771	-1
25	Laurens147	762	4
26	DJSprtsch	749	0
27	Hfgon1	735	-3
28	Scribers	726	-3
29	Pitinho91	698	-2
30	JumboVismaFan	691	-2
31	NTFC1962	650	0
32	Armchair	505	0
33	JonEzeitza	492	1
34	Kazistuta	485	-1
35	RedheadDane	297	0
	CollectiveWisdom	1218
	SoLastYear	475
	MainGamePop	296

So the last of the cobbles have been traversed: the 3 races of Ardennes week follow, and then the slight possibility of Frankfurt providing a final twist.

Laurens147 · Apr 12, 2024

Some bad decisions in hindsight

Hopefully Teuns can grab some more points in Amstel and the Ardennes.
Van Eetvelt was another trump card, unfortunately out for these races.

Armchair cyclist · Apr 14, 2024

Race 21 Amstel Gold

Race Pos'n		Pts	Teams
1	PIDCOCK Thomas	220	12
4	VANSEVENANT Mauri	96	2 (Armchair, RhD)
12	GREGOIRE Romain	35	1 (EitB)
15	TEUNS Dylan	24	4
16	COSNEFROY Benoît	21	6
20	VAN GILS Maxim	16	1
22	VAN DER POEL Mathieu	14	1
28	HONORE Mikkel Frølich	8	4
29	KÜNG Stefan	7	1

and 28 other 5 point finishers
Devil's Elbow tops the table twice in a week

1	DevilsElbow	275	Pidcocck, Teuns, Cosnefroy	80
2	EvansIsTheBest	260	Pidcock & Gregoire	50
3	Blues_in_the_Bottle	244	Pidcock & Teuns	35
4	NTFC1962	235		20
4	Peixotini	235		20
6	DJSprtsch	230		10
7	AmisVelo	225		3.75
7	Anderis	225		3.75
7	DJW	225		3.75
7	Madrazo	225		3.75
11	RoteLaterne	220
11	Salvarani	220
13	RedheadDane	129
14	Armchair	106
15	Ingsve	41
16	Sussannna	38
17	Del1962	31
18	Triley36	28
19	JonEzeitza	26
19	Laarsland	26
19	Sam6	26
22	Laurens147	24
23	Josedin	21
24	Hfgon1	20
25	Kazistuta	18
26	Bminchow	15
26	JumboVismaFan	15
28	Rufs	13
29	Leadbelly	12
30	Pitinho91	10
30	QueenStagiare	10
30	Search	10
30	SlowClimber	10
30	Vladimir	10
35	Scribers	0
	CollectiveWisdom	225
	SoLastYear	220
	MainGamePop	15

Standings

Two wins in a row, and four altogether, bring DE to the top in this category.

1	DevilsElbow	334.1	1
2	Josedin	295.1	-1
3	Leadbelly	241.28	0
4	Blues_in_the_Bottle	227.6	5
5	Sussannna	227	-1
6	Vladimir	217.93	-1
7	Bminchow	210.5	-1
8	Triley36	206.1	-1
9	SlowClimber	197.25	-1
10	Sam6	190.35	0

only 4 of that top ten are in the top ten in the

Overall

in which we have a new leader, by an impressive margin. Changes well down into the zone of irrelevance.

1	Blues_in_the_Bottle	1710	1
2	DJW	1571	3
3	SlowClimber	1485	-2
4	Salvarani	1458	4
5	Del1962	1425	-2
6	DevilsElbow	1418	6
7	RoteLaterne	1409	4
8	Laarsland	1404	-4
9	Sussannna	1293	-3
10	Anderis	1274	4
11	Triley36	1266	-3
12	Leadbelly	1257	-5
13	Vladimir	1244	-3
14	Madrazo	1200	5
15	Sam6	1133	-2
16	Peixotini	1131	5
17	AmisVelo	1127	3
18	EvansIsTheBest	1114	4
19	Josedin	1065	-3
20	QueenStagiare	1056	-5
21	Rufs	994	-4
22	Search	989	-4
23	DJSprtsch	979	3
24	NTFC1962	885	7
25	Ingsve	855	-2
26	Bminchow	786	-2
26	Laurens147	786	-1
28	Hfgon1	755	-1
29	Scribers	726	-1
30	Pitinho91	708	-1
31	JumboVismaFan	706	-1
32	Armchair	611	0
33	JonEzeitza	518	0
34	Kazistuta	503	0
35	RedheadDane	426	0
	CollectiveWisdom	1443
	SoLastYear	695
	MainGamePop	311

The different riders for this final subset of races might have begun to come to the fore: further movement in these directions to follow, or are Belgian Ardennes different from Dutch ones?

RedheadDane · Apr 15, 2024

I'm so glad you mentioned that I have Vansevenant, coz I'd completely forgotten that...

I was desperately trying to figure out how I'd managed to rake up 129 points.

Blues in the bottle · Apr 15, 2024

It is nice to be sitting on the top.
Armchair, thank you for your hard work and inciteful commentary.
Three more races, nowhere to go but down so my fingers are crossed I can hang on . Come on Pidcock and Teuns with a little help from my friends Naberman ,Herzog, et al.

Armchair cyclist · Apr 15, 2024

I have Naberman as a unique pick in the Emerging Riders games (I think twice): a little help, with the emphasis on little, is what I have had from him.

Armchair cyclist · Apr 20, 2024

sorry it's so late

Race 22 Fleche Wallonne
Part of the delay has been trying to verify which Lotto Dstny rider came 41st. Usually I go by CQ, but their contention that it was Berckmoes, while shared by First Cycling (@LosBrolin: do you want to have a check on that), is at odds with the race organisers' and the UCI WT pages. So, with sympathy for Bminchow and Scrool who may have been hoping for a five point bonus here, I have gone with the more authoritative sources.

Race Pos'n		Pts	Teams
3	VAN GILS Maxim	112	1
4	COSNEFROY Benoît	96	6
7	GREGOIRE Romain	66	1
13	CARAPAZ MONTENEGRO Richard Antonio	30	1
18	LAURANCE Axel	18	5
19	HERMANS Quinten	17	4
30	HOELGAARD Markus	6	1
37	KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren	5	2

The 5 pointer deserved a name check in that race, I reckon, for making it to the line. That there was only one makes it easier.

1	Josedin	112	Van Gils	80
2	Ingsve	107	Cosnefroy, Hoelgaard, Kragh	50
3	Del1962	96		18
3	DevilsElbow	96		18
3	JonEzeitza	96		18
3	Laarsland	96		18
3	Sam6	96		18
8	EvansIsTheBest	66		3
9	Hfgon1	48		2
10	Peixotini	35		1
11	Armchair	18
11	Bminchow	18
11	Triley36	18
14	DJSprtsch	17
14	QueenStagiare	17
14	RedheadDane	17
17	NTFC1962	5

Standings

Green
With two events remaining, any of the top 6 theoretically could still win this. But in reality it looks like just two contenders, as Josedin regains top spot.

1	Josedin	375.1	1
2	DevilsElbow	352.1	-1
3	Leadbelly	241.28	0
4	Blues_in_the_Bottle	227.6	0
5	Sussannna	227	0
6	Vladimir	217.93	0
7	Bminchow	210.5	0
8	Sam6	208.35	2
9	Triley36	206.1	-1
10	SlowClimber	197.25	-1

Overall

Neither of the top two scored on Wednesday, but the next three all have Cosnefroy (which was unfortunate for the teams in the top ten that they supplanted)

1	Blues_in_the_Bottle	1710	0
2	DJW	1571	0
3	Del1962	1521	2
4	DevilsElbow	1514	2
5	Laarsland	1500	3
6	SlowClimber	1485	-3
7	Salvarani	1458	-3
8	RoteLaterne	1409	-1
9	Sussannna	1293	0
10	Triley36	1284	1
11	Anderis	1274	-1
12	Leadbelly	1257	0
13	Vladimir	1244	0
14	Sam6	1229	1
15	Madrazo	1200	-1
16	EvansIsTheBest	1180	2
17	Josedin	1177	2
18	Peixotini	1166	-2
19	AmisVelo	1127	-2
20	QueenStagiare	1073	0
21	DJSprtsch	996	2
22	Rufs	994	-1
23	Search	989	-1
24	Ingsve	962	1
25	NTFC1962	890	-1
26	Bminchow	804	0
27	Hfgon1	803	1
28	Laurens147	786	-2
29	Scribers	726	0
30	Pitinho91	708	0
31	JumboVismaFan	706	0
32	Armchair	629	0
33	JonEzeitza	614	0
34	Kazistuta	503	0
35	RedheadDane	443	0
	CollectiveWisdom	1443
	SoLastYear	695
	MainGamePop	350

LBL tends not to be a very high scoring race, as big points are often taken by GC type riders that few managers here invest in. It might take something of a surprise result for anyone to close the gap to Blues in the Bottle, but the podium battle is very much alive.

Hope to respond more quickly after LBL

Devil's Elbow · Apr 20, 2024

One last good day from my Pidcock-Cosnefroy-Teuns trifecta needed. The overall win is almost certainly out of the question, but second place and winning the green jersey aren't.

Anderis · Apr 20, 2024

I took Van Eetvelt with a hope of a good Ardennes campaign and he got knee problems and stopped racing after SB.
I took Tratnik and he injured his knee in GW and didn't race for the rest of the spring.
I took Van Baarle for cobbled classics and he got ill in a critical moment and never showed up with any form.
I took Capiot and he seems to have crashed in Dwars door Vlaanderen and didn't race for the rest of the spring.
I took Bettiol and he cramped out of a likely DdV podium and a possible win, then lost a RvV podium in the last 150 meters of the race and then apparently fell ill and missed PR.

That's a lot of misfortune to happen to a just 12 rider team in a span of just 2 months. And yet, I'm still somehow 11th out of 35 players.

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