2014 Spring Classics CQ game

[the asian]

Submitted my Team.

Took some gambles and left out some expensive big names.

Hope it pays off!

 

[manafana]

submitted my team tried not to overthink it

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Was just about to submit my team, but then I saw the MSR news so I'm going to have a little rethink.

 

[Afrank]

Could someone tell me how many hours until the deadline if I wanted to make a change?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Could someone tell me how many hours until the deadline if I wanted to make a change?

8 hours
....

 

[Afrank]

Thanks.

 

[notrolfsorensen]

Could someone tell me how many hours until the deadline if I wanted to make a change?

And could someone tell me to whom I should send the team?

 

[LaFlorecita]

And could someone tell me to whom I should send the team?

Armchair Cyclist

 

[notrolfsorensen]

Armchair Cyclist

Thank you. Now I'm ready to get my *** kicked

 

[Hugo87]

Since I'm at last place in the CQ Manager Season Game is virtually impossible for me to do any worse... Low expectations.

Never in my life I went so bad in a fantasy cycling game, usually i'm quite competitive, but newbie mistakes and the use of CQ Ranking betrayed me.

Thanks Armchair Cyclist for organizing this game and to give me a chance to redeem myself.

 

[karlboss]

It's a season thing, you'll come back. Some of the biggest winners last year noone could reliably have seen coming, Arredondo and Acevedo nailed nearly all their points in one event, Weening winning Poland. On the other hand Quintana, Porte and Froome and the best pick of all Coquard were a little more evident.
Having the full startlists would be handy, but it's part of the strategy I guess. I left out one rider who cost next to nothing and could have gained some points finishing just about everything and even got a result, but didn't know how his injury comeback was going...I know now and glad I left him out.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

44 teams entered

18Valve
BETANCUR GOMEZ Carlos Alberto
BOONEN Tom
CHAVES RUBIO Jhoan Esteban
DEGAND Thomas
GERDEMANN Linus
HOOGERLAND Johnny
NUYENS Nick
STANNARD Ian
STYBAR Zdenek
VANENDERT Jelle
VANMARCKE Sep
VIENNET Emilien

Afrank
ANACONA GOMEZ Winner Andrew
BOONEN Tom
CHAVANEL Sébastien
DOCKER Mitchell
GILBERT Philippe
JEROME Vincent
LE BON Johan
NUYENS Nick
ROELANDTS Jürgen
STYBAR Zdenek
VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume
VAN MELSEN Kevin

AG
BOONEN Tom
DOCKER Mitchell
GILBERT Philippe
HAYMAN Mathew
LODEWYCK Klaas
NUYENS Nick
OFFREDO Yoann
SCHLECK Andy
STANNARD Ian
STEEGMANS Gert
STYBAR Zdenek
VANENDERT Jelle

AlPacino
BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
BOONEN Tom
CHAINEL Steve
COPPEL Jérôme
GALLOPIN Tony
MONDORY Lloyd
MOSER Moreno
NUYENS Nick
PUCCIO Salvatore
SCHLECK Andy
STYBAR Zdenek
VAN DER SANDE Tosh

Armchair_Cyclist
BONNET William
BOONEN Tom
BRAMBILLA Gianluca
CANCELLARA Fabian
CHAINEL Steve
DE BIE Sean
GILBERT Philippe
KERN Christophe
KESSIAKOFF Fredrik
NUYENS Nick
SCHLECK Andy
VAN DER SANDE Tosh

asdfgh101
BERNAUDEAU Giovanni
BOONEN Tom
FERNANDEZ ANDUJAR Ruben
GAUDIN Damien
KEUKELEIRE Jens
MILLAR David
NUYENS Nick
ROELANDTS Jürgen
THOMAS Geraint
VANDENBERGH Stijn
VANENDERT Jelle
VANMARCKE Sep

Batchuba
BAGDONAS Gediminas
BOONEN Tom
GASPAROTTO Enrico
LANGEVELD Sebastian
MARKUS Barry
MONDORY Lloyd
NUYENS Nick
ROELANDTS Jürgen
TURGOT Sébastien
VANENDERT Jelle
VANMARCKE Sep
VANSUMMEREN Johan

Blackbandit222
ALAPHILIPPE Julian
BOONEN Tom
CANCELLARA Fabian
DEVOLDER Stijn
KEISSE Iljo
NUYENS Nick
SAGAN Juraj
STEEGMANS Gert
STYBAR Zdenek
VANENDERT Jelle
VANSUMMEREN Johan
VELITS Martin

Bomboloni
BOONEN Tom
COLBRELLI Sonny
DE KORT Koen
JANS Roy
KEUKELEIRE Jens
LANGEVELD Sebastian
LUDVIGSSON Tobias
MARKUS Barry
ROCHE Nicolas
SUTTON Christopher
VANDENBERGH Stijn
VEELERS Tom

BrunoSantos
BOONEN Tom
GAVAZZI Francesco
HAAS Nathan
MOINARD Amaël
MOSER Moreno
SABATINI Fabio
STANNARD Ian
STYBAR Zdenek
TRENTIN Matteo
VANDENBERGH Stijn
VILLELLA Davide
WELLENS Tim

Capt_Cavman
BOONEN Tom
DE KORT Koen
EISEL Bernhard
FENN Andrew
GERRANS Simon
GILBERT Philippe
GOSS Matthew
MONDORY Lloyd
MOSER Moreno
NUYENS Nick
VANENDERT Jelle
VANSUMMEREN Johan

Comodoro
ALAFACI Eugenio
BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
BOONEN Tom
CHAVES RUBIO Jhoan Esteban
GERDEMANN Linus
KOLAR Michael
PICHOT Alexandre
POZZATO Filippo
SENECHAL Florian
TURGOT Sébastien
URAN URAN Rigoberto
VALLEE Boris

Cyivel
BOONEN Tom
DE KORT Koen
GERDEMANN Linus
GERRANS Simon
KWIATKOWSKI Michal
MONDORY Lloyd
NUYENS Nick
STYBAR Zdenek
TURGOT Sébastien
VANENDERT Jelle
VANSUMMEREN Johan
YATES Adam

Dazed_and_Confused
ALAPHILIPPE Julian
BENNATI Daniele
BOONEN Tom
ENGOULVENT Jimmy
GILBERT Philippe
HAYMAN Mathew
JEROME Vincent
KESSIAKOFF Fredrik
NORDHAUG Lars Petter
NUYENS Nick
POZZATO Filippo
VANENDERT Jelle

Del1962
APPOLLONIO Davide
BENNETT Sam
BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
BOONEN Tom
BRAMBILLA Gianluca
GERDEMANN Linus
GILBERT Philippe
HEPBURN Michael
NUYENS Nick
PHINNEY TAYLOR
VEELERS Tom
YATES Adam

DJSprtsch
AMADOR BIKKAZAKOVA Andrey
BOONEN Tom
GAUDIN Damien
GESCHKE Simon
JARC Blaz
KEUKELEIRE Jens
LANGEVELD Sebastian
VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume
VANDENBERGH Stijn
VANENDERT Jelle
VANMARCKE Sep
ZINGLE Romain

EvansIsTheBest
BETANCUR GOMEZ Carlos Alberto
BOONEN Tom
GILBERT Philippe
LECUISINIER Pierre-Henri
LODEWYCK Klaas
MAASKANT Martijn
NUYENS Nick
ROLLIN Dominique
VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume
VANENDERT Jelle
VANMARCKE Sep
VANSUMMEREN Johan

Flo
AMADOR BIKKAZAKOVA Andrey
BOONEN Tom
CLARKE Simon
DOCKER Mitchell
GATTO Oscar
HAYMAN Mathew
JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt
MOSER Moreno
SENECHAL Florian
STUYVEN Jasper
STYBAR Zdenek
VANDENBERGH Stijn

GeraintTooFast
AMADOR BIKKAZAKOVA Andrey
BENNATI Daniele
BOONEN Tom
CHAINEL Steve
HAYMAN Mathew
IGLINSKIY Maxim
KEUKELEIRE Jens
PICHOT Alexandre
POZZATO Filippo
STEEGMANS Gert
STYBAR Zdenek
VANENDERT Jelle

HilltopFinisher
BOONEN Tom
CHAVES RUBIO Jhoan Esteban
GAIMON Phillip
GERRANS Simon
GILBERT Philippe
GOSS Matthew
KOLAR Michael
MARKUS Barry
MOSER Moreno
SERRY Pieter
TRENTIN Matteo
YATES Adam

Hugo87
BOONEN Tom
CUNEGO Damiano
HOOGERLAND Johnny
MOSER Moreno
NUYENS Nick
POELS Wout
RABOTTINI Matteo
ROELANDTS Jürgen
SELVAGGI Mirko
VANENDERT Jelle
VANMARCKE Sep
VANSUMMEREN Johan

IlPirata92
BANDIERA Marco
BOIVIN Guillaume
BOONEN Tom
DE KORT Koen
GAUDIN Damien
GERRANS Simon
MOSER Moreno
SERRY Pieter
STYBAR Zdenek
VANENDERT Jelle
VANMARCKE Sep
WACKERMANN Luca

ItalianGigolo
BANDIERA Marco
BOIVIN Guillaume
BOONEN Tom
BRAMBILLA Gianluca
GAUDIN Damien
KWIATKOWSKI Michal
LANGEVELD Sebastian
SCHLECK Andy
STYBAR Zdenek
VANBILSEN Kenneth
VANENDERT Jelle
YATES Adam

Jakob747
BENNETT Sam
BOONEN Tom
DANIEL Maxime
JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt
KEUKELEIRE Jens
ROELANDTS Jürgen
SINKELDAM Ramon
STYBAR Zdenek
VANENDERT Jelle
VANMARCKE Sep
VIENNET Emilien
ZORDAN Andrea

Josedin
Boonen Tom
Langeveld Sebastian
Mondory Lloyd
Nuyens Nick
OFFREDO Yoann
Stybar Zdenek
TURGOT Sébastien
Vandenbergh Stijn
VANDOUSSELAERE Sven
Vanendert Jelle
Vanmarcke Sep
Vanspeybroeck Pieter

JustSomeGuy
BOONEN Tom
DOCKER Mitchell
GERRANS Simon
GILBERT Philippe
HAYMAN Mathew
JIM Songezo
KERN Christophe
LODEWYCK Klaas
NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas
NUYENS Nick
OFFREDO Yoann
VANMARCKE Sep

Karaev
BOIVIN Guillaume
BOONEN Tom
CANCELLARA Fabian
CHAINEL Steve
CHAVANEL Sébastien
CHAVES RUBIO Jhoan Esteban
GERDEMANN Linus
HAYMAN Mathew
KWIATKOWSKI Michal
LECUISINIER Pierre-Henri
NUYENS Nick
VANENDERT Jelle

Karlboss
BOONEN Tom
BRAMBILLA Gianluca
CANCELLARA Fabian
CHAINEL Steve
CHAVES RUBIO Jhoan Esteban
HAYMAN Mathew
LANGEVELD Sebastian
MONDORY Lloyd
TURGOT Sébastien
VANDENBERGH Stijn
VANENDERT Jelle
VIENNET Emilien

Kazistuta
Bennati Daniele
Boonen Tom
Gilbert Philippe
Iglinskiy Maxim
Offredo Yoann
Puccio Salvatore
Schleck Andy
Stannard Ian
Stuyven Jasper
Vanbilsen Kenneth
Vanendert Jelle
(overbudget: cheapest rider removed)

Leadbelly
BOONEN Tom
BOZIC Borut
CHAVANEL Sébastien
GATTO Oscar
HAYMAN Mathew
IGLINSKIY Maxim
LANGEVELD Sebastian
MAASKANT Martijn
OFFREDO Yoann
THURAU Björn
TURGOT Sébastien
VANMARCKE Sep

LightBing
BOONEN Tom
BRAMBILLA Gianluca
COPPEL Jérôme
DEGAND Thomas
DEGENKOLB John
GALLOPIN Tony
HARDY Romain
HOOGERLAND Johnny
NUYENS Nick
SCHLECK Andy
STANNARD Ian
VORGANOV Eduard

Madrazo
BOONEN Tom
GERDEMANN Linus
HAYMAN Mathew
IGLINSKIY Maxim
LANGEVELD Sebastian
NUYENS Nick
STYBAR Zdenek
TURGOT Sébastien
VANDENBERGH Stijn
VANENDERT Jelle
VANMARCKE Sep
VANSUMMEREN Johan

Manafana
BENNATI Daniele
BOONEN Tom
DE KORT Koen
GALLOPIN Tony
GUARNIERI Jacopo
HOOGERLAND Johnny
MARCATO Marco
MOSER Moreno
NORDHAUG Lars Petter
SIMON Julien
TURGOT Sébastien
VANSUMMEREN Johan

MCMountain
BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
BOIVIN Guillaume
BOL Jetse
BOONEN Tom
CATTANEO Mattia
GILBERT Philippe
NUYENS Nick
SCHLECK Andy
STANNARD Ian
TRENTIN Matteo
TURGOT Sébastien
VIENNET Emilien

Mutschi
BETANCUR GOMEZ Carlos Alberto
BONNET William
BOONEN Tom
CANCELLARA Fabian
CHAINEL Steve
Gerdemann Linus
GUARNIERI Jacopo
LANDER Sebastian
PICHOT Alexandre
ROULSTON Hayden
VANENDERT Jelle
VANSUMMEREN Johan

NairoQ
BANDIERA Marco
BOONEN Tom
BRAMBILLA Gianluca
CANCELLARA Fabian
CATTANEO Mattia
MCCARTHY Jay
MOSER Moreno
STUYVEN Jasper
TURGOT Sébastien
VANDENBERGH Stijn
VANENDERT Jelle
VANSUMMEREN Johan

NotRolfSorensen
BENNATI Daniele
BOONEN Tom
CHAVES RUBIO Jhoan Esteban
FENN Andrew
GESCHKE Simon
LANGEVELD Sebastian
LUTSENKO Alexey
PHINNEY Taylor
SCHLECK Andy
SIEBERG Marcel
TURGOT Sébastien
VANMARCKE Sep

Oliveira
BOONEN Tom
CHAVES RUBIO Jhoan Esteban
GERRANS Simon
GILBERT Philippe
ISTA Kevyn
JANS Roy
NUYENS Nick
POZZATO Filippo
VANMARCKE Sep
VANSUMMEREN Johan
VIGANO Davide
WACKERMANN Luca

Ray200
BARBIN Enrico
BOONEN Tom
CANCELLARA Fabian
DAL COL Andrea
GILBERT Philippe
JANS Roy
MANFREDI Andrea
NUYENS Nick
RUFFONI Nicola
SCHLECK Andy
STALLAERT Joeri
VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume

RoteLaterne
BOONEN Tom
CANCELLARA Fabian
CHAVANEL Sébastien
CHAVES RUBIO Jhoan Esteban
DEKKER Thomas
HENAO MARIN Sebastian
KERKHOF Tim
KESSIAKOFF Fredrik
NUYENS Nick
ROELANDTS Jürgen
STAMSNIJDER Tom
STYBAR Zdenek

Search
AMADOR BIKKAZAKOVA Andrey
BOONEN Tom
CHAINEL Steve
GATTO Oscar
HESJEDAL Ryder
KNEES Christian
LANGEVELD Sebastian
OFFREDO Yoann
PAOLINI Luca
TURGOT Sébastien
VANDENBERGH Stijn
VANSUMMEREN Johan

The_Asian
BOONEN Tom
ENGOULVENT Jimmy
GERDEMANN Linus
IGLINSKIY Maxim
LANGEVELD Sebastian
NUYENS Nick
OFFREDO Yoann
ROELANDTS Jürgen
SCHLECK Andy
STYBAR Zdenek
TURGOT Sébastien
VANENDERT Jelle

The_Fool_on_the_Hill
BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
BOONEN Tom
HARDY Romain
LUTSENKO Alexey
MILLAR David
SCHLECK Andy
SENECHAL Florian
SERRY Pieter
STYBAR Zdenek
VAKOC Petr
VANMARCKE Sep
WELLENS Tim

Trudgin
BARGUIL Warren
BENNATI Daniele
BODNAR Maciej
ENGOULVENT Jimmy
KUZNETSOV Vyacheslav
LONGO BORGHINI Paolo
MODOLO Sacha
MOHORIC Matej
MOSER Moreno
RAST Gregory
RATTO Daniele
SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Popularity table

Rank:Teamopularity score:number of unique picks: Score by these riders in 2013 races

1 Madrazo 190 0 1457
2 The_Asian 172 0 1226
3 Josedin 171 2 1380
4 Cyivel 164 0 1030
5 AG 163 0 923
6 Batchuba 159 2 1401
7 18Valve 157 0 826
8 Karlboss 148 0 2006
9 Capt_Cavman 146 2 1024
10 EvansIsTheBest 145 1 933
11 Karaev 143 0 1423
12 Hugo87 142 4 819
13 asdfgh101 136 3 1123
14 Blackbandit222 136 4 1332
15 IlPirata92 135 0 996
16 Dazed_and_Confused 134 0 733
17 NairoQ 134 1 1822
18 AlPacino 132 0 552
19 Oliveira 132 2 939
20 ItalianGigolo 131 0 897
21 GeraintTooFast 129 0 745
22 MCMountain 129 1 926
23 JustSomeGuy 128 2 995
24 DJSprtsch 123 2 1226
25 Armchair_Cyclist 122 1 1392
26 Afrank 121 3 841
27 Jakob747 121 3 829
28 Kazistuta 121 0 831
29 RoteLaterne 118 4 1390
30 NotRolfSorensen 115 2 1075
31 Leadbelly 114 2 1561
32 Mutschi 113 2 1442
33 Search 113 3 1747
34 Del1962 111 2 610
35 Ray200 111 5 1410
36 Flo 109 1 999
37 The_Fool_on_the_Hill 106 1 537
38 LightBing 105 2 446
39 Manafana 102 2 634
40 HilltopFinisher 98 1 812
41 BrunoSantos 96 5 771
42 Comodoro 92 3 561
43 Bomboloni 86 4 785
44 Trudgin 28 9 214

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

161 riders chosen: 81 unique picks

ANACONA GOMEZ Winner Andrew Afrank
LE BON Johan Afrank
VAN MELSEN Kevin Afrank
DE BIE Sean Armchair_Cyclist
BERNAUDEAU Giovanni asdfgh101
FERNANDEZ ANDUJAR Ruben asdfgh101
THOMAS Geraint asdfgh101
BAGDONAS Gediminas Batchuba
GASPAROTTO Enrico Batchuba
DEVOLDER Stijn Blackbandit222
KEISSE Iljo Blackbandit222
SAGAN Juraj Blackbandit222
VELITS Martin Blackbandit222
COLBRELLI Sonny Bomboloni
LUDVIGSSON Tobias Bomboloni
ROCHE Nicolas Bomboloni
SUTTON Christopher Bomboloni
GAVAZZI Francesco BrunoSantos
HAAS Nathan BrunoSantos
MOINARD Amaël BrunoSantos
SABATINI Fabio BrunoSantos
VILLELLA Davide BrunoSantos
EISEL Bernhard Capt_Cavman
FENN Andrew Capt_Cavman
ALAFACI Eugenio Comodoro
URAN URAN Rigoberto Comodoro
VALLEE Boris Comodoro
APPOLLONIO Davide Del1962
HEPBURN Michael Del1962
JARC Blaz DJSprtsch
ZINGLE Romain DJSprtsch
ROLLIN Dominique EvansIsTheBest
CLARKE Simon Flo
GAIMON Phillip HilltopFinisher
CUNEGO Damiano Hugo87
POELS Wout Hugo87
RABOTTINI Matteo Hugo87
SELVAGGI Mirko Hugo87
DANIEL Maxime Jakob747
SINKELDAM Ramon Jakob747
ZORDAN Andrea Jakob747
VANDOUSSELAERE Sven Josedin
Vanspeybroeck Pieter Josedin
JIM Songezo JustSomeGuy
NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas JustSomeGuy
BOZIC Borut Leadbelly
THURAU Björn Leadbelly
DEGENKOLB John LightBing
VORGANOV Eduard LightBing
MARCATO Marco Manafana
SIMON Julien Manafana
BOL Jetse MCMountain
LANDER Sebastian Mutschi
ROULSTON Hayden Mutschi
MCCARTHY Jay NairoQ
FENN Andrew NotRolfSorensen
SIEBERG Marcel NotRolfSorensen
ISTA Kevyn Oliveira
VIGANO Davide Oliveira
BARBIN Enrico Ray200
DAL COL Andrea Ray200
MANFREDI Andrea Ray200
RUFFONI Nicola Ray200
STALLAERT Joeri Ray200
DEKKER Thomas RoteLaterne
HENAO MARIN Sebastian RoteLaterne
KERKHOF Tim RoteLaterne
STAMSNIJDER Tom RoteLaterne
HESJEDAL Ryder Search
KNEES Christian Search
PAOLINI Luca Search
VAKOC Petr The_Fool_on_the_Hill
BARGUIL Warren Trudgin
BODNAR Maciej Trudgin
KUZNETSOV Vyacheslav Trudgin
LONGO BORGHINI Paolo Trudgin
MODOLO Sacha Trudgin
MOHORIC Matej Trudgin
RAST Gregory Trudgin
RATTO Daniele Trudgin
SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel Trudgin

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Most popular riders

43 BOONEN Tom (Trudgin is the only one to eschew him)
24 NUYENS Nick
23 VANENDERT Jelle
17 STYBAR Zdenek
15 VANMARCKE Sep
13 GILBERT Philippe
13 TURGOT Sébastien
12 VANSUMMEREN Johan
11 LANGEVELD Sebastian
11 SCHLECK Andy
10 VANDENBERGH Stijn
10 MOSER Moreno
9 HAYMAN Mathew
8 CANCELLARA Fabian
8 CHAVES RUBIO Jhoan Esteban
8 GERDEMANN Linus
7 ROELANDTS Jürgen
7 OFFREDO Yoann
7 CHAINEL Steve

6 STANNARD Ian, MONDORY Lloyd, BRAMBILLA Gianluca, Mondory Lloyd, GERRANS Simon

5 DE KORT Koen, BOASSON HAGEN Edvald, IGLINSKIY Maxim, KEUKELEIRE Jens

4 AMADOR BIKKAZAKOVA Andrey, BOIVIN Guillaume, CHAVANEL Sébastien, DOCKER Mitchell, GAUDIN Damien, HOOGERLAND Johnny, POZZATO Filippo, VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume, VIENNET Emilien, YATES Adam

3 BANDIERA Marco, BETANCUR GOMEZ Carlos Alberto, ENGOULVENT Jimmy, GALLOPIN Tony, GATTO Oscar, JANS Roy, KESSIAKOFF Fredrik, KWIATKOWSKI Michal, LODEWYCK Klaas, MARKUS Barry, PICHOT Alexandre, SENECHAL Florian, SERRY Pieter, STEEGMANS Gert, STUYVEN Jasper, TRENTIN Matteo

2 ALAPHILIPPE Julian, BENNETT Sam, BONNET William, CATTANEO Mattia, COPPEL Jérôme, DEGAND Thomas, GESCHKE Simon, GOSS Matthew, GUARNIERI Jacopo, HARDY Romain, JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt, JEROME Vincent, KERN Christophe, KOLAR Michael, LECUISINIER Pierre-Henri, LUTSENKO Alexey, MAASKANT Martijn, MILLAR David, NORDHAUG Lars Petter, PHINNEY Taylor, PUCCIO Salvatore, VAN DER SANDE Tosh, VANBILSEN Kenneth, WACKERMANN Luca, WELLENS Tim

 

[Afrank]

Thanks a bunch Armchair for all your hard work.

Looking forward to the game getting underway. Went through a series of changes with my team. First team was...STYBAR, ROELANDTS, MOSER, TURGOT, AMADOR, JEROME, BOONEN, SCHLECK, DE BIE Sean, DOCKER, NUYENS

Then decided to change it too...GILBERT, STYBAR, TURGOT, LE BON, OFFREDO, JEROME, BOONEN, SCHLECK, VAN SUMMEREN, DOCKER, NUYENS, ANACONA GOMEZ.

But forgot about Offredo's points, so was over budget. So I submitted this instead...GILBERT, STYBAR, PHINNEY, LE BON, VINCENT, VAN KEIRSBULCK, BOONEN, SCHLECK, DOCKER, NUYENS, ANACONA GOMEZ, VAN MELSEN.

And at the very last second swapped Phinney and Schleck for Roelandts and Sebastian Chavanel.

Last year I put my hopes on Cance and he delivered for me. This year I'll be putting most of my hopes on Gilbert to deliver in Ardennes and hope that all his talking himself up this season has some substance behind it. This should be...interesting. Won't be putting all my hopes on him though, as I think Stybar and Roelandts will have very good classic campaigns. And then hopefully some surprises and decent results from guys like Van Keirsbulck, Jerome, Le Bon. And other guys I'm not expecting anything from (Van Melsen, Anacona, Chavanel) because they are just space fillers. It will be interesting to find out which reiteration of my team ends up being the most successful.

Got to say, I'm surprised (but happy) that Le Bon is a unique pick. He had some decent results last year and has shown himself to have a pretty good time trial. I think he could surprise.

 

[Jakob747]

Maxime Daniel one of my 3 unique picks! I hope he can follow in the footsteps of another great Breton some day.

 

[karlboss]

Boonen was obvious, then i was trying to think of my other big name purchase if there was to be one, it was always going to be Gilbert or Cancellara, though dark horses for the spot, Betancur and Henao. Decided against Gilbert as he's in my 2014 game, and Cancellara when not injured in the past 4 years has never done worse than 700 points, couldn't go past it over a couple of guys who might not get a single top 3. There was the option of going smaller riders and more of them, but it just seemed more risky. To look at 700 points, that is like top 5 in about 5-6 races, seems hard to pick a combination to do that for around Cancellara's value.

Also surprised Le Bon was unique, if he confirms his talent that could be a huge get. Nuyens could be my miss, but after his last two years I can't see him doing any better than finishing...maybe

 

[the asian]

Left out Gilbert as he is in my team for the main game and the change in MSR course means he won't be much of a factor there.

Predicting that this year will be a off one for Cancellara so left him out .

Last years' game showed that the cobbled races are the most decisive, so the expensive picks were all cobble classics guys.

Iglinsky was chosen because he's one of the few who performs well in both cobbled and hilly classics.

I see that my team is 2nd in the popularity table. Hope the end result is one better!

 

[LaFlorecita]

I am so unpopular

 

[LaFlorecita]

Most popular riders

43 BOONEN Tom (Trudgin is the only one to eschew him)

Crazy woman

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Kazistuta has asked to repair his overbudget team by removing Offredo (the source of his budget error, having tried to buy him at the 2013 price without allowing for suspended rider rules), and replacing him with Fabio Felline, thus lowering price sufficiently to re-introduce Nuyens. Felline is a unique pick, so unaffected by having seen the teams listed, and I can't believe that he gained any unfair advantage by observing the first 10km of the Omloop, so I'm happy to allow that change.

 

[NairoQ]

"Score by these riders in 2013 races"

What does this exactly mean in the team list? Is it the total of points your riders made in last year's CQ Classics game?

 

[notrolfsorensen]

So nobody picked Valverde or Sagan?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

So nobody picked Valverde or Sagan?

Nope.

Not only Valverde, but everyone in the top 20 in Murcia, so update No 1 is that we are in in a tie for the lead on 0 points after one race.
Correction: FERNANDEZ ANDUJAR Ruben got 28 points for asdfgh101: our prologue leader. Evereyone else is tied for 2nd on 0 points.