Recent content by Squire

Maybe where I differ from others here is that I don't think Piganzoli will ever be good enough to lead a Giro on a team like Visma. I think he will not go much beyond a fringe top 10 rider, and I don't like those guys being 2nd to last in some superteam mountain train, especially not when it's...

Piganzoli confirmed to Visma. Slightly strange transfer from his perspective. Would have been much more fun to have him as a Giro striver on a smaller team rather than as a cog in the Visma machine. But I guess he goes for the paycheck, which is fair enough.

Yeah, it's a bit crazy that 45 people have voted for Del Toro and only 12 for Ayuso. There's only one year between them in age, and Ayuso has the whole package: Elite level climbing, elite level time-trialing, sprinting, recovery. One of the very few riders on the list you can say that about. I...

Agree with this, but I also very much agree with Ingsve's general point. Next year might indeed be a bit of throwback to earlier CQ games, which could be a lot of fun, even though I've been trying to move away from washed-up riders in recent years. But there are still quite a few races left...

I agree that the non-aliens don't seem particularly impressive at the moment. There have been periods previously where the top 1-2 riders are this far ahead of the rest as well, but not that often. So we might have an era less dominated by one or two riders coming up soon. But other than Seixas...

Your prediction is as valid as mine of course, and yes we should remember to quote each other in seven years' time. :D But I present to you Geraint Thomas, Cadel Evans and Jakob Fuglsang as examples of grindy climbers who can have longevity. And there are plenty of examples of more punchy...

What do you mean? On paper, the UAE Giro team this year was much stronger climbing-wise than the Tour team, except Almeida himself being a godlike domestique for the latter. But that didn't last long. The Vuelta team was also on par with the Tour team. And yes of course you had Team Ayuso, Team...

I know you're being humorous, but wouldn't reduced air resistance favour the not-so-aero riders?

I agree with pretty much all of this. But I think Almeida will get more chances than some people think. With Ayuso and Yates out of the question at UAE, he is the only reliable GT leader besides Pog on that team at the moment (along with possibly Del Toro, but I think the main question will be...

That race has a great finish. Remember watching it for the first time in 2010. Riccó in a Vacansoleil jersey being led out by Björn Leukemans, but got beaten by Paul Martens in the sprint (actually didn't remember that Martens was the one who beat him, had to look that up :D )

Not trying to silence you, as I can see why people would appreciate the website too. But maybe just don't mention too much about my positions and scores in the future if you can help it. ;) Not that I am completely oblivious to how I'm doing until skidmark's update happens, of course (my weekly...

Though I was expecting to win the week as the only team with 1-2 in the Vuelta, I do prefer to get my CQ game news from skidmark's updates. But I guess I can't demand that people don't 'spoil' the results beforehand.

First time I've voted for this many people in this poll. Same as Red Rick for me, but with Ayuso added as well. Same reasons as Red Rick too, and Ayuso fits in that reasoning also. I also agree about Del Toro. He might win a GT if stars align (or he improves further), but I expect him to...

Looks like a Tour de France Alpine stage if you ignore the vertical scale. Is Ganna not even doing it? Or just left out of the poll because of hills? And what about Tarling? I see McNulty is not going, as the US team is marked as confirmed on PCS. That's a bit surprising. Could have been a...

Jayco? I think there are plenty of teams with a way more relevant GC leader than O'Connor. Decathlon will be interesting to follow next year and Ineos should still have a say, especially if they also add Vauquelin and/or Gee (not sure where he is rumoured). I'd also put Movistar and Picnic as a...