2014 Spring Classics CQ game

[Armchair Cyclist]

"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?

The points scored in these races last year by the team you have selected for this year.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

All these points are from Omloop, except 28 points for asdfgh101 from Murcia.

1 MCMountain 212 (Stannard + Boasson Hagen)
2 18Valve 207 (Stannard, Vanmarcke + 5 pointer)
3 BrunoSantos 157 (Stannard, Vandenburgh + 5 pointer)
4 AG 151 (Stannard, Offredo + 5 pointer)
5 The_Fool_on_the_Hill 146 EBH, Vanmarcke, Senechal)
6 Kazistuta 140
6 LightBing 140
8 NotRolfSorensen 122
9 asdfgh101 117
10 Del1962 114
11 Josedin 108
12 Batchuba 100
13 Madrazo 97
14 DJSprtsch 92
15 Leadbelly 86
16 Jakob747 82
16 AlPacino 82
18 Comodoro 79
19 Hugo87 77
20 IlPirata92 72
21 JustSomeGuy 68
22 Oliveira 62
22 EvansIsTheBest 62
24 The_Asian 44
25 search 36
26 Karlboss 35
26 Bomboloni 35
28 AFrank 29
29 Flo 24
30 ItalianGigolo 23
31 RoteLaterne 20
32 Cyivel 15
33 NairoQ 12
34 Capt_Cavman 10
35 Blackbandit222 5
35 GeraintTooFast 5
35 Manafana 5
38 Mutschi 0
38 Karaev 0
38 Ray200 0
38 Armchair_Cyclist 0
38 HilltopFinisher 0
38 Dazed_and_Confused 0
38 Trudgin 0
CollectiveWisdom 97

(The top 12 riders in terms of selections (see post 65 above) make up the collective wisdom team, but it should be noted that they are way over budget, with a total cost of 3826)

 

[del1962]

Riders in here doing well that aren't in my main team, Phinney and EBH, (good for me here but hurting me in main game)

Shame Classic Sud Ardèche not on race list as Gilbert placed well

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Great start. Zero points.
Can't see too much improvement after tomorrow.
Thanks for the update.

 

[gerundium]

Whoops missed the deadline for this. Had my team in a spreadsheet on desktop but forgot -.-

Will be tracking my team out of curiousity.

 

[mutschi]

Great start. Zero points.
Can't see too much improvement after tomorrow.
Thanks for the update.

Same. But these little races are almost irrelevant for the outcome at the end. Just stay tugged in the slipstream at the end of the bunch and pounce at the finale........
I went for two big expensive names: Cancellara and Betancur + Boonen....the three have to win it for me. All or nothing. If one crashes out - bye bye.

 

[search]

if Boonen crashes out it does not really matter for the outcome of the game, all (but one) have him anyway

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Same. But these little races are almost irrelevant for the outcome at the end. Just stay tugged in the slipstream at the end of the bunch and pounce at the finale........
I went for two big expensive names: Cancellara and Betancur + Boonen....the three have to win it for me. All or nothing. If one crashes out - bye bye.

Those who went for an "all their eggs in two baskets" as a tactic (>75% of budget on 2 riders) are:
Karaev (Cancellara + Kwiatkowski)
Mutschi (Canc + Betancur)
Ray200 and Armchair (Canc + Gilbert)

 

[NairoQ]

I hope Cancellara can do as well as or better than next year. If so, and I believe he will, I think he might be of great importance, considering only 8 of us picked him.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Lugano:
Colbrelli (2nd) gets 48 points for Bomboloni, Cunego gets 3rd for Hugo87; no other top 10 riders chosen. Minor placings not yet shown.

Almeria:
1= Del1962 80 for Sam Bennett, 1st
1= Jakob747
3 Oliveira 40 points Vigano, 3rd
4= LightBing 7 pts for Coppel, 14th.
4= Al Pacino

KBK
Trudgin's attempt to trump everyone else by assuming that Boonen will fail does not seem to be working.

Places 11-20 still need to be factored in, but I thing DJSprtsch will have taken most points from Kuurne: he has Boonen (of course), Vanmarcke, Vandenbergh and Van Keirsbulck .

 

[Hugo87]

Cunego was 4th Armchair

But happy for a unique pick getting some points.

 

[del1962]

Bennett and Boonen, BBs

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

Boonen, Vanmarcke, Vansummeren and Van Keirsbulck (Boonen and Trentin in the main game) for me in KBK. Pretty good considering my most expensive picks, Gilbert and Betancur are not cobbles riders. It would be nice if Gilbert starts scoring in races that actually count though.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Cunego was 4th Armchair

But happy for a unique pick getting some points.

True: misremembered while flipping between screens: 36 points for you there.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

KBK points:

1 DJSprtsch 176
2 Madrazo 164
3 EvansIsTheBest 156
4 asdfgh101 152
4 Josedin 152
6 Batchuba 132
6 Hugo87 132
6 Oliveira 132
9 BrunoSantos 128
10 Jakob747 125
11 search 124
11 NairoQ 124
13 18Valve 120
13 The_Fool_on_the_Hill 120
13 NotRolfSorensen 120
13 Leadbelly 120
13 IlPirata92 120
13 JustSomeGuy 120
19 Flo 117
20 Karlboss 112
20 Bomboloni 112
22 AFrank 104
22 Ray200 104
24 MCMountain 96
24 HilltopFinisher 96
26 Cyivel 92
26 Capt_Cavman 92
26 Blackbandit222 92
26 Manafana 92
26 Mutschi 92
31 AG 80
31 Kazistuta 80
31 LightBing 80
31 Del1962 80
31 AlPacino 80
31 Comodoro 80
31 The_Asian 80
31 ItalianGigolo 80
31 RoteLaterne 80
31 GeraintTooFast 80
31 Karaev 80
31 Armchair_Cyclist 80
31 Dazed_and_Confused 80
44 Trudgin 0

CollectiveWisdom 164

Still waiting for results for 11-20 at Lugano to be able to give scores after 5 of the 22 races.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Poor Trudg ...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

There were no additional points gained in the minor placings in Switzerland, so:

Afer 5 races

1 18Valve 327
2 MCMountain 308
3 Jakob747 287
4 BrunoSantos 285
5 Del1962 274
6 asdfgh101 269
7 DJSprtsch 268
8 The_Fool_on_the_Hill 266
9 Madrazo 261
10 Josedin 260
11 Hugo87 245
12 NotRolfSorensen 242
13 Oliveira 234
14 Batchuba 232
15 AG 231
16 LightBing 227
17 Kazistuta 220
18 EvansIsTheBest 218
19 Leadbelly 206
20 Bomboloni 195
21 IlPirata92 192
22 JustSomeGuy 188
23 AlPacino 169
24 search 160
25 Comodoro 159
26 Karlboss 147
27 Flo 141
28 NairoQ 136
29 AFrank 133
30 The_Asian 124
31 Cyivel 107
32 Ray200 104
33 ItalianGigolo 103
34 Capt_Cavman 102
35 RoteLaterne 100
36 Blackbandit222 97
36 Manafana 97
38 HilltopFinisher 96
39 Mutschi 92
40 GeraintTooFast 85
41 Armchair_Cyclist 80
41 Dazed_and_Confused 80
41 Karaev 80
44 Trudgin 0

CollectiveWisdom 261

 

[del1962]

Could not find my name on the list, then realised not looking high enough,

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Ok fine if Boonen annihilates everybody on the cobbles moving forward, I might beat Trudgin. Just maybe.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Hoorah! Number 7!

 

[Hugo87]

Ok fine if Boonen annihilates everybody on the cobbles moving forward, I might beat Trudgin. Just maybe.

Poor Trudgin... On CQ Manager Season Game, I forgot to choose Boonen too and i'm being punished for that, so i know his feeling.

11th not bad.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Points from GP Citta di Camaiore

1 Bomboloni 56 (Colbrelli + Keukeleire)
2 Kazistuta 48 (Felline + Puccio)
3 Flo 36 (S Clarke)
4 Jakob747 24
4 asdfgh101 24
4 DJSprtsch 24
4 GeraintTooFast 24
8 BrunoSantos 21
9 AlPacino 20
10 Manafana 10
11 Oliveira 5
11 LightBing 5
11 IlPirata92 5
0 for the rest of us.

Not very much change to the rankings: Jakob up to 2nd, Trudgin still looking for point.

1 18Valve 327
2 Jakob747 311
3 MCMountain 308
4 BrunoSantos 306
5 asdfgh101 293
6 DJSprtsch 292
7 Del1962 274
8 Kazistuta 268
9 The_Fool_on_the_Hill 266
10 Madrazo 261
11 Josedin 260
12 Bomboloni 251
13 Hugo87 245
14 NotRolfSorensen 242
15 Oliveira 239
16 LightBing 232
16 Batchuba 232
18 AG 231
19 EvansIsTheBest 218
20 Leadbelly 206
21 IlPirata92 197
22 AlPacino 189
23 JustSomeGuy 188
24 Flo 177
25 search 160
26 Comodoro 159
27 Karlboss 147
28 NairoQ 136
29 AFrank 133
30 The_Asian 124
31 GeraintTooFast 109
32 Manafana 107
32 Cyivel 107
34 Ray200 104
35 ItalianGigolo 103
36 Capt_Cavman 102
37 RoteLaterne 100
38 Blackbandit222 97
39 HilltopFinisher 96
40 Mutschi 92
41 Armchair_Cyclist 80
41 Dazed_and_Confused 80
41 Karaev 80
44 Trudgin 0
CollectiveWisdom 261

 

[LaFlorecita]

Nice, Simon Clarke is my unique pick

 

[manafana]

this is going be a learning year for me hadnt clue what way to target this a mid table finish would please me.

 

[del1962]

GP Miguel Indurain cancelled http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gp-miguel-indurain-cancelled-for-2014