So there are warm up races, but soon the focus moves further north, and that is when we really get started
Team
12 men Fewer riders than most games, so more reason to make every pick count.
Budget
3000 pts These are (by tradition for this game, dating from the first edition set up by CQ Manager) from the end of year lists, so 2017 points.
Scoring
CQ points from the Springtime one day races classified 1.HC or higher from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Unless disqualifications are announced by time of the release of results from LBL, I will ignore them for the purposes of this game.
We have previously had some 1.1 races, but they have usually contributed little to the game, have had few WT teams in them, and none of them last year met the threshhold that I have held in terms of at least 6 WT teams competing. So unless I am very strongly petitioned over the next week, the points are to be gained in these races:
1 24/02/2018 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 1.WT3
2 25/02/2018 Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne 1.HC
3 03/03/2018 Strade Bianche 1.WT3
4 04/03/2018 GP Industria & Artigianato - Larciano 1.HC
5 11/03/2018 Ronde van Drenthe 1.HC
6 14/03/2018 Nokere Koerse 1.HC
7 16/03/2018 Handzame Classic 1.HC
8 17/03/2018 Milano - Sanremo 1.WT1
9 18/03/2018 GP de Denain - Porte du Hainaut 1.HC
10 21/03/2018 Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde 1.HC
11 23/03/2018 E3 Harelbeke 1.WT2
12 25/03/2018 Gent - Wevelgem 1.WT2
13 28/03/2018 Dwars door Vlaanderen 1.WT3
14 01/04/2018 Ronde van Vlaanderen 1.WT1
15 04/04/2018 Scheldeprijs 1.HC
16 08/04/2018 Paris - Roubaix 1.WT1
17 11/04/2018 Brabantse Pijl 1.HC
18 15/04/2018 Amstel Gold Race 1.WT2
19 18/04/2018 Flèche Wallonne 1.WT2
20 22/04/2018 Liège - Bastogne - Liège 1.WT1
Submitting your team
As ever, in CQ format (eg QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander) to my PM box at Velorooms or Cycling News before the red flag is dropped in the Omloop (24th Feb, time will depend on your location). My bunch of underachievers has been sent to Joelsim, because he was the first to send his to me.
A dropbox spreadsheet here might help you to budget the team and to check the name formats.
Entries 10 1/2 hours to go, I'm going to bed.
AmisVelo
Armchair
Blues_in_the_Bottle
Chiron
Comodoro
DJSprtsch
DJW
Fauniera
GPBlanco
Hakkie
Joelsim
Josedin
Kazistuta
Leadbelly
LosBrolin
Madrazo
MellowVelo
NairoQ
Nathanptz
NorthAmericanScum
RoteLaterne
Russell23
Salvarani
Scrool07
Search
Shalgo
Squire
TheArt
ThePirate81
Vladimir
Team
12 men Fewer riders than most games, so more reason to make every pick count.
Budget
3000 pts These are (by tradition for this game, dating from the first edition set up by CQ Manager) from the end of year lists, so 2017 points.
Scoring
CQ points from the Springtime one day races classified 1.HC or higher from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Unless disqualifications are announced by time of the release of results from LBL, I will ignore them for the purposes of this game.
We have previously had some 1.1 races, but they have usually contributed little to the game, have had few WT teams in them, and none of them last year met the threshhold that I have held in terms of at least 6 WT teams competing. So unless I am very strongly petitioned over the next week, the points are to be gained in these races:
1 24/02/2018 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 1.WT3
2 25/02/2018 Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne 1.HC
3 03/03/2018 Strade Bianche 1.WT3
4 04/03/2018 GP Industria & Artigianato - Larciano 1.HC
5 11/03/2018 Ronde van Drenthe 1.HC
6 14/03/2018 Nokere Koerse 1.HC
7 16/03/2018 Handzame Classic 1.HC
8 17/03/2018 Milano - Sanremo 1.WT1
9 18/03/2018 GP de Denain - Porte du Hainaut 1.HC
10 21/03/2018 Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde 1.HC
11 23/03/2018 E3 Harelbeke 1.WT2
12 25/03/2018 Gent - Wevelgem 1.WT2
13 28/03/2018 Dwars door Vlaanderen 1.WT3
14 01/04/2018 Ronde van Vlaanderen 1.WT1
15 04/04/2018 Scheldeprijs 1.HC
16 08/04/2018 Paris - Roubaix 1.WT1
17 11/04/2018 Brabantse Pijl 1.HC
18 15/04/2018 Amstel Gold Race 1.WT2
19 18/04/2018 Flèche Wallonne 1.WT2
20 22/04/2018 Liège - Bastogne - Liège 1.WT1
Submitting your team
As ever, in CQ format (eg QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander) to my PM box at Velorooms or Cycling News before the red flag is dropped in the Omloop (24th Feb, time will depend on your location). My bunch of underachievers has been sent to Joelsim, because he was the first to send his to me.
A dropbox spreadsheet here might help you to budget the team and to check the name formats.
Entries 10 1/2 hours to go, I'm going to bed.
AmisVelo
Armchair
Blues_in_the_Bottle
Chiron
Comodoro
DJSprtsch
DJW
Fauniera
GPBlanco
Hakkie
Joelsim
Josedin
Kazistuta
Leadbelly
LosBrolin
Madrazo
MellowVelo
NairoQ
Nathanptz
NorthAmericanScum
RoteLaterne
Russell23
Salvarani
Scrool07
Search
Shalgo
Squire
TheArt
ThePirate81
Vladimir