2023-25 Emerging Riders CQ game

[Devil's Elbow]

Losing a tiebreaker for second in a three-year game where scores run past 20000 points... I cannot wrap my head around that one. At least it wasn't for first place, I guess.

It hurts even more because Baudin had 16 points removed for his tramadol offense way back in the first year.

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

Losing a tiebreaker for second in a three-year game where scores run past 20000 points... I cannot wrap my head around that one. At least it wasn't for first place, I guess.

It hurts even more because Baudin had 16 points removed for his tramadol offense way back in the first year.

You never know. You might have a guy start the Vuelta a Costa Rica or something.

 

[SafeBet]

Time to start your list for the next three years. Let's try not to give the Collective Ignorance 2026-28 the sort of resounding victory it had here.

Quick look at eligible riders for next year tells me it's going to be the hardest edition ever, at least for me.
I'm expecting high variance in team selections, with Collective Ignorance being in prime position to win again.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Quick look at eligible riders for next year tells me it's going to be the hardest edition ever, at least for me.
I'm expecting high variance in team selections, with Collective Ignorance being in prime position to win again.

This was also my first thought. The 2006 generation is so good that its leading lights are already ineligible and the 2007 generation is the weakest set of junior graduates in ages. Consequently there is less than half a team's worth of eligible riders I actually want.

 

[Squire]

This was also my first thought. The 2006 generation is so good that its leading lights are already ineligible and the 2007 generation is the weakest set of junior graduates in ages. Consequently there is less than half a team's worth of eligible riders I actually want.

These games were kinda more fun when it wasn't mostly about second or first-year U23s. And now even they have priced themselves out, so I guess we have come full circle and it's fun again.

 

[Cordi333]

This was also my first thought. The 2006 generation is so good that its leading lights are already ineligible and the 2007 generation is the weakest set of junior graduates in ages. Consequently there is less than half a team's worth of eligible riders I actually want.

After the fail with Brenner I've never really considered again to select a junior, but seeing how well guys like Seixas are doing and considering how good some prospects from 2008 gen are looking...

 

[Cordi333]

Btw, now I can celebrate... 2nd victory and 5th podium in 7 editions. Not bad