Recent content by vladimir

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    The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Fedorov doing his job by winning both RR and ITT in the Khazak nationals for me and Gotland
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    The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Not many points in the baby Giro, but still quite happy today with my unique pick Pavel Novak:)
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    Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2025 Stage 17: San Michele all’Adige – Bormio, 155 km

    UAE has a difficult strategic decision to make tomorrow. Will they try to "babysit" Del Toro safely through, just to maybe risk losing it all on Finestre? Or shall they try to put Adam Y and/or McNulty in the breakaway to force other teams to chase, and maybe even put three riders back into...
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    Giro d'Italia Giro D'Italia 2025 Stage 9: Gubbio – Siena (181km)

    Ahhh, you must have forgotten this stage? View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqVZZcvhlXM
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    Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia 2025, stage 3: Vlorë > Vlorë (160 km)

    Watching Pedersen in the past doesn't give much evidence that he will make logical tactical decisions...
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    The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Ok, so I am one of six managers who scored 200 points today with the Van Aert, Torres, Rondel combination. But the thing that really put a smile on my face was the 10 points my unique pick Iker Mintegi scored for his 11th place in Doubs :). Could be that this mindset prevents me from doing...
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    Lesser known races 2025 edition

    Torres and then probably Herregodts tomorrow...
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    Paris-Roubaix 2025, one day monument, April 13 (men)

    Fedorov was 14th last year. He had a mechanical in Arneberg and was only Astana rider in the front group. He has shown much better form this year, so I think he is a very interesting outsider for a top 6 tomorrow!
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    The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    So my team for Milano San Remo has taken quite a hit over the last few days (according to start list on PCS): Michal Kwiatkowski - removed Kim Heiduk - removed Kasper Asgreen - removed Quinn Simmons - removed Needless to say none have been added, and rumours says that Andreas Kron will be...
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    The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Both Pellizari and Demare out... Seems like my team is doomed to be in the bottom 20 for another while...:(
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    The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Very satisfied with my team despite being near the bottom of the popularity ranking (I like picking outsiders so no real surprise)! The only one I had overlooked of the popular picks is Tao G Hart, and he wouldn't have made the cut anyway. So I have five unique picks and 7 others picked by less...
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    The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Damn, I have only one rider from Euskaltel...
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    The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Team submitted! Quite old team for me this year (over 26 average), so I hope a few veterans that had a lousy 2024 for different reasons can bounce back in 2025. And to my own surpise zero zero pointers made the final cut, even though there were a few on my shorlist. I hope the game will still be...
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    The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

    Yes, I am also very grateful to Skidmark for keeping this great game running! My shortlist is currently on 48 riders, but there are quite a few in the 500-700 points range that I still consider. And also of course probably a few obvious choises that I have completely overlooked... But...
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    Teams & Riders The Great Big Cycling Transfers, Extensions, and Rumours Thread

    Hmm. Strange that Kajamini at 21, van Bekkum at 22 and Champoussin at 26 are riding their last or second to last season...