I started the analysis on Monday night, got distracted from it and posted an incomplete version at around midnight, and haven't had any time since. But here is a bit more:
The impeccable picks
If your budget remaining for one last rider was in this range, this was the best you could do:
Collective Ignorance
It might seem to speak well of our selection ability that the Collective Wisdom team came 2nd with a very strong score despite a considerable underspend, but I was able to construct a team of those that nobody chose that would have won by a vast margin (score of 2898) that cost exactly the budget limit.
Best possible team
I am always happy to be proven wrong, but the best scoring permutation I could come up with that was allowed (and had 5 budget points of loose change) is this lot, amassing 3700 points
Hall of shame
If you did not do as well as you hoped, it is probably down to one or more of this bunch: they were all selected, without being particularly cheap (>100 cost) and seriously under performed (<25% return)
So how did they do so well?
Top four scorers for the top 5 teams:
Leadbelly: Alaphilippe, Pidcock, Van Avermaet, Matthews
Josedin: Pidcock, Turgis, Senechal, Vanmarcke
Madrazo: Stuyven, Van Avermaet, Laporte, Vanmarcke
Amis Velo: Van der Poel, Van Avermaet, Trentin, Vanmarcke
Otoxiep87:Alaphilippe, Pidcock, Laporte, Vanmarcke
Not all races are equal
Well, they are in the Green Jersey classification, but they vary vastly in how many points they contributed to the main game, partly because of CQ point allocations, and partly because of the popularity of riders who did well.
Let's hope that Paris-Roubaix is back in the mix for this game next year (and, I suppose, Frankfurt and Denain too)
Let us know if you find any other interesting data in the spreadsheet.
Thanks to all those who entered, and to CQrankings.com, and congratulations to Leadbelly, the podium teams, and to Madrazo on the green jersey win, and a special mention to ChrisDK for getting 2nd on the green classification with a team that was, by a very long way, lowest on the popularity ranking.
and look out for the Giro CQ game, coming very soon, possibly before I go to bed tonight if I remain interruption free.
The impeccable picks
If your budget remaining for one last rider was in this range, this was the best you could do:
| Points won | cost range | teams | |
| VAN AERT Wout | 881 | 1702 + | 0 |
| ALAPHILIPPE Julian | 625 | 1247-1701 | 4 |
| PIDCOCK Thomas | 534 | 57-1246 | 8 |
| VANSEVENANT Mauri | 215 | 15-56 | 7 |
| GESBERT Elie | 52 | 6-14 | 0 |
| HERMANS Quinten | 48 | 0-5 | 2 |
Collective Ignorance
It might seem to speak well of our selection ability that the Collective Wisdom team came 2nd with a very strong score despite a considerable underspend, but I was able to construct a team of those that nobody chose that would have won by a vast margin (score of 2898) that cost exactly the budget limit.
| Price | Points | |
| ASGREEN Kasper | 543 | 521 |
| MOLLEMA Bauke | 310 | 387 |
| VAN BAARLE Dylan | 344 | 376 |
| ARANBURU DEBA Alexander | 298 | 253 |
| PHILIPSEN Jasper | 645 | 253 |
| VERMEERSCH Gianni | 348 | 226 |
| STEWART Jake | 122 | 182 |
| SCHELLING Ide | 79 | 150 |
| CHAMPOUSSIN Clément | 111 | 141 |
| ROBEET Ludovic | 50 | 140 |
| VAN DER SANDE Tosh | 71 | 136 |
| HAUSSLER Heinrich | 79 | 133 |
Best possible team
I am always happy to be proven wrong, but the best scoring permutation I could come up with that was allowed (and had 5 budget points of loose change) is this lot, amassing 3700 points
| Price | Points | Teams | |
| ALAPHILIPPE Julian | 1247 | 625 | 4 |
| PIDCOCK Thomas | 57 | 534 | 8 |
| TRENTIN Matteo | 370 | 397 | 5 |
| MOLLEMA Bauke | 310 | 387 | 0 |
| VAN BAARLE Dylan | 344 | 376 | 0 |
| TURGIS Anthony | 306 | 373 | 4 |
| LAPORTE Christophe | 136 | 219 | 8 |
| VANMARCKE Sep | 70 | 216 | 19 |
| VANSEVENANT Mauri | 15 | 215 | 7 |
| VAN ASBROECK Tom | 90 | 170 | 0 |
| ROBEET Ludovic | 50 | 140 | 0 |
| HERMANS Quinten | 0 | 48 | 2 |
Hall of shame
If you did not do as well as you hoped, it is probably down to one or more of this bunch: they were all selected, without being particularly cheap (>100 cost) and seriously under performed (<25% return)
| Points | Price | %age | teams | |
| BATTISTELLA Samuele | 0 | 104 | 0.0 | 1 |
| CALMEJANE Lilian | 0 | 125 | 0.0 | 1 |
| JUNGELS Bob | 0 | 136 | 0.0 | 8 |
| TEUNISSEN Mike | 0 | 172 | 0.0 | 1 |
| HODEG CHAGUI Alvaro Jose | 5 | 129 | 3.9 | 1 |
| DEVENYNS Dries | 17 | 338 | 5.0 | 1 |
| CORT NIELSEN Magnus | 10 | 178 | 5.6 | 1 |
| DRUCKER Jempy | 15 | 252 | 6.0 | 2 |
| POELS Wout | 24 | 382 | 6.3 | 1 |
| BETTIOL Alberto | 26 | 390 | 6.7 | 2 |
| BARDET Romain | 26 | 358 | 7.3 | 1 |
| DEGENKOLB John | 36 | 383 | 9.4 | 2 |
| BISSEGGER Stefan | 20 | 145 | 13.8 | 1 |
| ANDERSEN Søren Kragh | 98 | 649 | 15.1 | 1 |
| COQUARD Bryan | 50 | 331 | 15.1 | 1 |
| VIVIANI Elia | 45 | 261 | 17.2 | 1 |
| MADOUAS Valentin | 71 | 387 | 18.3 | 1 |
| DE BUYST Jasper | 24 | 129 | 18.6 | 1 |
| BOASSON HAGEN Edvald | 25 | 131 | 19.1 | 1 |
| WELLENS Tim | 83 | 431 | 19.3 | 6 |
| TEUNS Dylan | 75 | 385 | 19.5 | 2 |
| VERMEERSCH Florian | 41 | 208 | 19.7 | 1 |
| SAGAN Peter | 159 | 767 | 20.7 | 4 |
| DEWULF Stan | 30 | 132 | 22.7 | 1 |
| LUTSENKO Alexey | 93 | 397 | 23.4 | 2 |
| VALGREN HUNDAHL (ANDERSEN) Michael | 50 | 200 | 25.0 | 2 |
So how did they do so well?
Top four scorers for the top 5 teams:
Leadbelly: Alaphilippe, Pidcock, Van Avermaet, Matthews
Josedin: Pidcock, Turgis, Senechal, Vanmarcke
Madrazo: Stuyven, Van Avermaet, Laporte, Vanmarcke
Amis Velo: Van der Poel, Van Avermaet, Trentin, Vanmarcke
Otoxiep87:Alaphilippe, Pidcock, Laporte, Vanmarcke
Not all races are equal
Well, they are in the Green Jersey classification, but they vary vastly in how many points they contributed to the main game, partly because of CQ point allocations, and partly because of the popularity of riders who did well.
| Ronde | 7370 |
| Omloop | 4612 |
| MSR | 4448 |
| E3 | 4370 |
| KBK | 3277 |
| Dwars | 2741 |
| Strade | 2546 |
| Amstel | 2135 |
| Fleche | 2079 |
| Gent-Wev | 1991 |
| Brabantse | 1762 |
| LBL | 1524 |
| Koksijde | 1060 |
| GP Industria | 910 |
| Laigueglia | 502 |
| De Panne | 370 |
| Schelde | 341 |
| Nokere | 273 |
| GP Indurain | 226 |
| Ardeche | 28 |
| Drome | 5 |
Let's hope that Paris-Roubaix is back in the mix for this game next year (and, I suppose, Frankfurt and Denain too)
Let us know if you find any other interesting data in the spreadsheet.
Thanks to all those who entered, and to CQrankings.com, and congratulations to Leadbelly, the podium teams, and to Madrazo on the green jersey win, and a special mention to ChrisDK for getting 2nd on the green classification with a team that was, by a very long way, lowest on the popularity ranking.
and look out for the Giro CQ game, coming very soon, possibly before I go to bed tonight if I remain interruption free.
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