Recent content by slow_climber

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    The 2026 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Thanks. Happy with the team make-up at the moment, but every team is a couple of injuries away from disaster. Think I'm relying on Tiberi, Uijtebroeks and (maybe) Landa for long-term success, as these are rarer picks who have potential to score well or not at all (in the case of Uijtebroeks...
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    The 2026 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Agree. His points total is looking good so far, but it’s not too dissimilar to what he had this time last year. Just need him to keep going through spring
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    The 2026 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    A nice Monday morning surprise - I'm sitting at the top of the CQGame web ranking, so keeping a snapshot of that! A good week. My score wasn't based on any clever, very rare picks. Rather it was based on me picking the correct combination of popular picks (Tiberi (rarish), Seixas, Eetvelt...
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    The 2026 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Wishing I had kept Riccitello in my team, surprised he was only picked by 6 teams, but there was a lot of competition at the 500 to 600 point level. Cut him for Uijtebroecks, who looks like he will frustrate me all year.
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    The 2026 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Nice to get a weekly win (with apologies to BiTB, but he has armfulls of wins). Tiberi and Laporte should be helping Morgado this week, so hopeful for another good finish. These are some of the best few weeks of the year with so many races and some random early season results
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    2026 Women's CQ Manager game

    Great range of different rider choices and different teams - should lead to fun and volatile competition. Credit to armchair_cyclist! Thought I was smart picking Megan Arens as rare pick, before cutting and pasting the wrong Arens into my team. Anyway I'm now a fan of Maureen Arens!
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    The 2026 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    I'm with you on Landa and Uijtdebroeks. Despite his age I think Landa is a just a great rider. He can top ten every WT week-long or GC he enters and he rode so few races last year. Uijtdebroeks may be more of a risk but he will need to ride a lot of races this year for Movistar and he can...
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    The 2026 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    I had both Van WIlder and Tiberi in my team right up until the end, before I re-arranged to fit in Morgado. I do generally agree with you, in that if he performs the same in one week tours, rides for himself in one grand tour and gets a few one day results - then he could double his total and...
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    The 2026 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    So the basis of my team Injured or a bit off form last year, hopeful for recovery Tiberi, Landa, Van Gils, Van Eetvelt, Gaudu, Laporte, Cosnefroy, Rodriguez, Pithie, Zingle, Martinez, Kron, Tratnik, Carr, Williams New teams (or same team but leader has left) so expecting more freedom or change...
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    2025 Women's CQ Manager game

    Many thanks to Armchair Cyclist or everything you do to make the cycling season more enjoyable for us all. Never thought I'd be following the Tour of Guangxi so closely. Well done to ruvu on the victory, I'm overjoyed at my podium place! Already planning my team for next year
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    2025 Women's CQ Manager game

    Fisher-Black is the difference, who would have thought (apart from 5 people who picked her!)
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    2025 Women's CQ Manager game

    Ruvu is looking best placed for the World's with Chloe Dygert, Anna Henderson, Monica Trinca Colonel, Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio and Lianne Lippert with good chances. Skidmark looks like he has Liane Lippert and Isabella Holgrem who could get a good result I'm placing all my hopes on Demi...
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    2025 Women's CQ Manager game

    Can't anyone please beat Lorena Wiebes!
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    The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Surprised I stayed in the top 10 - but if Wallonie included then I can thank Vacek for a small boost. Glad he looks like he is coming good after not quite achieving the points I had hoped in the spring.
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    2025 Women's CQ Manager game

    Still there, but only just. I had Lippert last year (I think) if that counts for anything. Anyway, all to play for!