Recent content by HoudiniCycling

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    The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Last year I went with a more unorthodox strategy and only picked under 500 points riders for my team finishing 4th in the process. I decided to stay with a more rare strategy and pick 3 riders over 1200 points this time. (Vingegaard , Van Aert and Ayuso) Not sure if anyone else have 3 riders...
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    The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    First rider on my 2026 shortlist! Thanks!
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    The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    How on earth I did managed to miss Kron ? I literally checked all WTT and PRT teams scores on CQ.... Other than that no obvious picks that I did not considered... Also cosiudered Bisaux but not picked him in the end. Is he such a big talent?
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    The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    I have 9 from this team and I considered at least another 4 guys . Also they make up more than 50 % percent of the budget. I guess I will have a favorite team next year!
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    The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Can't wait for the reveal too! One curiosity I have is if you guys also found a WTT team that have a lot of very interesting picks this year? Both high valued and low value riders. I am afraid I ended up having way too many picks from this particular team.
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    The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Last year I managed to finish 4th with a team with all riders under 500 points. This year I went with a totally different strategy. 3 riders over 1000 points , another 3 guys between 200-500 and all other under 200 ! Curious who the most popular 1000+ rider will be and if the 3 I have will be...
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    The 2024 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Great finish for my team but no podium in the end. However, this is a consecutive top 5 finish for me and I am very happy with that! I had 2 very different strategies when it comes to the price composition of my team in this 2 years and I will probably once again change a lot next year. In 2023...
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    The 2024 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    I have 3 of this guys ( Van Eetvelt , Tiberi and Del Torro) All of them are really young but Tiberi already proved he can hang on in Giro and Van Eetvelt was amazing all season long when he was not injured. Really excited to watch them on this Vuelta with my team being 5th in the standings...
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    The 2024 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Such an unexpected number 1 placing in the first update! Onley , Del Torro Plapp and Grmay were my best scorers but also had some other guys like Syritsa , Oldani , Storer and Canal. This week my main guys were Grmay and Van Eetvelt , both with wins 1.1 races, Not sure if that is enough to keep...
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    The 2024 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    My biggest regret is missing on Capiot... I constructed my team in a hurry and just missed him. Most of the other popular picks that I don't have, I considered but chose not to select. If I remembered Capiot I would've selected him for sure.
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    Guess Who - Game

    Was he on a world tour team at some point in his career? Is he Italian?
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    The Cycling Betting Thread

    My posts needs to be approved by a moderator for some reason so I guess that you guys can't see my picks before the stage starts... Hope that that will change soon so gonna keep post here. P-A: Konrad over Teuns 2.07 - 50 units T-A Bennet over Pozzovivo(1.66) - 50 units Landa over...
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    The Cycling Betting Thread

    Good day yesterday, went 4-2. Crazy how Roglic was first and Yates second... For toady I have: P-N: Wellens over Alaphilippe at 1.91 - 60 units Teuns over Molard at 1.58 - 50 units T-A: Lopez over Landa at 3.0 - 40 units Bardet over Uran at 1.9 - 60 units
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    Guess Who - Game

    From Europe? Still active? Is he bald?
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    Guess Who - Game

    Did he participated at the World Championships?