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Yeah that's a good idea. Thanks for the feedback everyone! I'm talking to Armchair Cyclist about the temporary mod idea, as that's the most like how it's always been. If that doesn't pan out, I'll set up an email address and @Shakes I'll get at you (in this thread I guess if we don't have DM...

Update #39: SafeBet goes out swinging but Salvarani is the 2025 CQ Game champion The cycling season came to a well-calibrated end this week, with two stage races (Tours of Holland and Guangxi) and 3 one-day races (Japan Cup, Chrono des Nations, Veneto Classic) finishing on Sunday. There was...

What a busy season ending week of cycling! Just wanted to say I'm going to be getting the final update out tomorrow (Tuesday) - you may have noticed I haven't been able to get them out Mondays for the last few months, it's just my busy day of the week. But since it's the last update of the...

Update #38: SafeBet for the final podium With one week left to go in the CQ game and Salvarani with a still-comfortable season-long lead, the main question is who will finish in what place on the final podium and top 10. And with one week left, largely the rich got richer in this game as...

Update #37: Crevaison fully pumped up after weekly win Only a couple of weeks to go now folks! The Tour de Langkawi and CRO Race satisfied our stage racing needs this week (or at least some CQ points got scored), while the normal brace of late-season Italian races interspersed with the European...

Update #36: Lortnoc takes a late season win With the biggest 1-day points of the year on offer with the Worlds, the top 2 spots were taken by the 2 most expensive 2024 riders, meaning there weren't many teams to benefit from the absolute top points. With the weeks running out, time is running...

Thanks for pointing it out - they added a LOPEZ back in. I've adjusted it on the spreadsheet.

Update #35: Salvarani's Stranglehold Tightens The late season races were sprinkled all over the place this week, from 1.1 and 1.PS races in Italy/France/Belgium to 2.PS and 2.1 races in Luxembourg and Slovakia, to the opening of the Worlds in Rwanda. And even with all these varied locations...

Update #34: Squire makes it three in a row Big points on offer this week with the Vuelta and the Canadian races as we end the last Grand Tour of the season and enter the final month. This Week's Top Scorers Rank Team Points this week 1 Squire 1995 2 Salvarani 1673 3 firefly3323 1661...

Update #33: Squire on fire Another Vuelta week, another weekly winner - oh, wait, it's a repeat winner! Good CQ picks tend to compound in GT weekly rankings, so this week looks a bit like last week... This Week's Top Scorers Rank Team Points this week 1 Squire 490 2 SafeBet 486 3...

Update #32: Squire is king for a week The Vuelta was the main attraction this week, with GP Bretagne also offering World Tour points amidst a few other smaller races. This Week's Top Scorers Rank Team Points this week 1 Squire 513 2 oliveira 488 3 Wvv 485 4 18-Valve. (pithy) 477...

Update #31: JumboVismaFan makes it two in a row Another week, another start to a Grand Tour. The Vuelta started on the weekend after a flurry of races during the week, including Renewi Tour and Deutschland Tour. And the winning team was a familiar face from last week's races, it turns out...

Update #30: Rare picks help JumboVismaFan to a narrow win The late summer days saw a flurry of one-day and stage races, with Tour of Denmark, Czech Tour and Hamburg Cyclassics taking the spotlight this week. What resulted was a very close and varied group of teams at the top, with some small...

Update #29: LosBrolin's team is the Strongest There were a flurry of stage races this past week everywhere from the Arctic to the Iberian peninsula. This was reflected by a wide range of scores, and some teams scored real big. This Week's Top Scorers Rank Team Points this week 1 LosBrolin...

Update #28: postmanhat parlays a great week to get to the podium This update included mostly San Sebastien points and some minor races, so generally scores were low, but one team stood out among the rest. This Week's Top Scorers Rank Team Points this week 1 postmanhat 512 2 Kazistuta...