2024-25 Cyclocross Game

[Armchair Cyclist]

The Urban cross was only a C2 (50 points for winning), but the World Cup races, of which Antwerp was the first, gives 200 to the winner.

The season's tables see the main circuit take over the leadership from those that made an earlier start, with Vandeputte and Brand unseating Strohmeyer and Clauzel.

	Armchair	Devil's Elbow	DJW	Josedin	Laurens	RhD	Samu
Iserbyt Eli	.	250​	250​	250​	250​	250​	.
van Empel Fem	250​	.	250​	250​	250​	250​	250​
Vanthourenhout Michael	.	176​	.	.	.	.	.
Brand Lucinda	.	170​	170​	.	170​	.	.
Sweeck Laurens	170​	170​	.	170​	.	170​	.
Wyseure Joran	144​	.	.	.	.	.	.
Schreiber Marie	.	.	.	.	.	140​	.
Vandeputte Niels	140​	.	140​	.	140​	140​	.
Casasola Sara	.	120​	.	.	.	120​	120​
van der Heijden Inge	.	106​	.	.	106​	.	.
Alvarado Ceylin del Carmen	.	.	100​	100​	.	.	.
Konwa Marek	.	.	.	.	.	100​	.
Chladoňová Viktória	90​	.	90​	.	.	.	90​
van der Haar Lars	.	90​	.	.	.	.	.
Vas Blanka	.	90​	.	.	.	90​	.
Backstedt Zoe	80​	80​	.	.	.	80​	80​
Ronhaar Pim	80​	.	80​	.	80​	.	80​

This weekend:

		change	scorers
1​	RedheadDane	1642​	15​
2​	DevilsElbow	1528​	15​
3​	ArmchairCyclist	1363​	16​
4​	Josedin	1346​	16​
5​	Laurens147	1281​	13​
6​	DJW	1204​	11​
7​	SamuCuenca	809​	10​

Standings

1​	DevilsElbow	8851​	(-)
2​	RedheadDane	7610​	(+2)
3​	Josedin	7380​	(-)
4​	Laurens147	7345​	(-2)
5​	ArmchairCyclist	7150​	(-)
6​	DJW	6669​	(-)
7​	SamuCuenca	5569​	(-)

A weekend trip to Dublin next weekend, so only one event for the top names.

 

[RedheadDane]

Uhm... excuse me:

HSF System Cup Mladá Boleslav 2024 results

cx.procyclingstats.com

I know I was already the top scorer this weekend, but I want all my points!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Uhm... excuse me:

HSF System Cup Mladá Boleslav 2024 results

cx.procyclingstats.com

I know I was already the top scorer this weekend, but I want all my points!

Only the 80+ points scorers are listed in the table, your total for those 9 riders comes to 1340. Then you have 70 for Aerts, 60 for Orts, 50 for Worst, 50 for Kuhn, the 50 points for Zemanova you're referring to, and 18 points for Kay to get you to... 1638 points instead of 1642, with Holmgren, Verstrynge and Loockx not scoring (so the 15 riders scoring is correct).

I apologise for costing you 4 points

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Uhm... excuse me:

HSF System Cup Mladá Boleslav 2024 results

cx.procyclingstats.com

I know I was already the top scorer this weekend, but I want all my points!

Weekend of 12/13 Oct

I'll put a cut off somewhere each week: we all have other riders that got something, but I don't anticipate interest in a table that is 61 rows deep every week.

 

[RedheadDane]

I thought I had a reasonable argument for demanding more points...

BTW, why are you showing scores like that, rather than how you do it in the road-based games?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I thought I had a reasonable argument for demanding more points...

BTW, why are you showing scores like that, rather than how you do it in the road-based games?

with only a handful of players I can include everyone's best, the races they scored in is pretty obvious (esp as the updates are usually weekly), it is quicker once the spreadsheet structure is there.

Which format do people prefer?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Pretty much only Dublin World Cup relevant here:

	Armchair	Devil's Elbow	DJW	Josedin	Laurens	RhD	Samu
Brand Lucinda	.	200​	200​	.	200​	.	.
Vanthourenhout Michael	.	200​	.	.	.	.	.
Aerts Toon	170​	170​	.	170​	170​	.	.
van Empel Fem	170​	.	170​	170​	170​	170​	170​
Backstedt Zoe	140​	140​	.	.	.	140​	140​
Orts Felipe	.	.	.	140​	140​	140​	.
Iserbyt Eli	.	120​	120​	120​	120​	120​	.
van der Heijden Inge	.	120​	.	.	120​	.	.
Vas Blanka	.	100​	.	.	.	100​	.
Wyseure Joran	100​	.	.	.	.	.	.
Ronhaar Pim	90​	.	90​	.	90​	.	90​
Worst Annemarie	.	.	.	90​	90​	90​	.
Mein Thomas	.	.	.	.	80​	.	.
Schreiber Marie	.	.	.	.	.	80​	.
van der Haar Lars	.	80​	.	.	.	.	.

This weekend:

1​	DevilsElbow	1382​	14​
2​	Laurens147	1252​	11​
3​	RedheadDane	1076​	12​
4​	Josedin	982​	12​
5​	ArmchairCyclist	908​	11​
6​	DJW	688​	7​
7​	SamuCuenca	478​	6​

Standings

1​	DevilsElbow	10233​	(-)
2​	RedheadDane	8686​	(-)
3​	Laurens147	8597​	(+1)
4​	Josedin	8362​	(-1)
5​	ArmchairCyclist	8058​	(-)
6​	DJW	7357​	(-)
7​	SamuCuenca	6047​	(-)

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Something tells me we aren't getting an update tomorrow...

 

[RedheadDane]

Something tells me we aren't getting an update tomorrow...

Why not?
I had Konwa and Zemanova winning (C2) races yesterday.
But I guess you'd like to avoid the evidence that I am gaining on you.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Why not?
I had Konwa and Zemanova winning (C2) races yesterday.
But I guess you'd like to avoid the evidence that I am gaining on you.

Because it's a non-miniscule amount of work for @Armchair Cyclist for a miniscule effect on the standings.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

(I had started typing this before the above exchange, but realised I was about to be late for Sunday night siblings Zoom meeting)

I won't do an update in view of the paucity of races this weekend. As far as I can see there are wins for Konwa and Zemanova in Czechia, and that's it for impact on the game. So 100 pts for Redhead Dane and 50 for Samu Cuenca. So RhD a bit closer to first and a bit farther from 3rd, and Samu slightly less adrift.

But those points will be included in the update on, probably, 16th Dec.

 

[RedheadDane]

I'll just do it myself.

1	DevilsElbow	10233	(-)
2	RedheadDane	8786	(-)
3	Laurens147	8597	(+1)

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I'll just do it myself.

1	DevilsElbow	10233	(-)
2	RedheadDane	8786	(-)
3	Laurens147	8597	(+1)

Quite an achievement by Laurens to move up a place when none of his team were competing...

 

[RedheadDane]

Quite an achievement by Laurens to move up a place when none of his team were competing...

FIXED. Happy now?
(I was only focused on the score, not the placings)

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Mainly Namur WC, plus Herenthals and a couple of E Europe races from the previous weekend

	Armchair	Devil's Elbow	DJW	Josedin	Laurens	RhD	Samu
Vanthourenhout Michael	.	250​	.	.	.	.	.
Alvarado Ceylin del Carmen	.	.	236​	236​	.	.	.
Brand Lucinda	.	210​	210​	.	210​	.	.
Aerts Toon	186​	186​	.	186​	186​	.	.
Ronhaar Pim	160​	.	160​	.	160​	.	160​
Pieterse Puck	140​	.	140​	140​	140​	.	140​
Verstrynge Emiel	.	140​	.	.	140​	140​	.
van Empel Fem	130​	.	130​	130​	130​	130​	130​
Sweeck Laurens	126​	126​	.	126​	.	126​	.
Worst Annemarie	.	.	.	122​	122​	122​	.
Vas Blanka	.	120​	.	.	.	120​	.
Konwa Marek	.	.	.	.	.	100​	.
Schreiber Marie	.	.	.	.	.	100​	.
Michels Jente	84​	.	.	.	.	.	.
Kuhn Kevin	.	.	.	80​	.	80​	.
Strohmeyer Andrew	.	80​	.	.	.	.	80​
van der Haar Lars	.	74​	.	.	.	.	.
van der Heijden Inge	.	70​	.	.	70​	.	.

Jenthe Michels (my unique pick) has gone into profit, as have Leo Bisiaux (with his first elite points of the season, for DJW) and the highest scoring rider on pregame points, Helene Clauzel (for Devil's Elbow and Samu Cuenca).

This fortnight:

1​	DevilsElbow	1552​	16​
2​	Laurens147	1388​	16​
3​	Josedin	1234​	15​
4​	ArmchairCyclist	1217​	14​
5​	RedheadDane	1193​	16​
6​	DJW	1083​	11​
7​	SamuCuenca	803​	11​

Standings
Despite her good weekend when only Konwa and Zemanova scored, RedheadDane cedes second spot to Laurens.

1​	DevilsElbow	11785​	(-)
2​	Laurens147	9985​	(+1)
3​	RedheadDane	9879​	(-1)
4​	Josedin	9596​	(-)
5​	ArmchairCyclist	9275​	(-)
6​	DJW	8396​	(-)
7​	SamuCuenca	6850​	(-)

Van der Poel and Van Aert come out to play next weekend, so Samu may soon have more than 2/3 of the team off the mark.
But Pidcock has apparently announced that he won't be in the field this winter, and Kuypers and Meeussen are probably done.

And what is the story with Iserbyt's nerve damage?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Jenthe Michels (my unique pick) has gone into profit

That can't be right. He scored 695 points last year, and is currently on 432 points including U23 races (which you aren't counting).

Kuypers out for the season is a shame, but it'll take more than that for me to get into actual trouble.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

That can't be right. He scored 695 points last year, and is currently on 432 points including U23 races (which you aren't counting).

It can be, because of his 695 points last year, 362 were U23 points that did not count for his cost. So he has 342 points in the game, on a cost of 333.

 

[RedheadDane]

Hmm... not too bad.
Apart from the fact that it would have been better if the Holmgrens had been swapped.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

As explained elsewhere, I am away from home and will have relatively little computer time for a few days. It might be that the whole kerstperiode gets reported in one go, I might have time to do something to update in the interim. Put it down to additional excitement and jeopardy of not knowing what is happening next.

 

[RedheadDane]

As explained elsewhere, I am away from home and will have relatively little computer time for a few days.

Totally fair. Enjoy the holidays.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Kerstperiode I
Hulst, Zonhoven and Mol

Van der Poel is back, and doing what he does, but it will be a while before we see him making a real impression on the standings...

	Armchair	Devil's Elbow	DJW	Josedin	Laurens	RhD	Samu
Brand Lucinda	.	350​	350​	.	350​	.	.
Alvarado Ceylin del Carmen	.	.	320​	320​	.	.	.
Vandeputte Niels	308​	.	308​	.	308​	308​	.
Schreiber Marie	.	.	.	.	.	280​	.
van der Heijden Inge	.	256​	.	.	256​	.	.
Backstedt Zoe	250​	250​	.	.	.	250​	250​
van der Poel Mathieu	.	.	.	.	.	.	250​
Pieterse Puck	240​	.	240​	240​	240​	.	240​
Nys Thibau	196​	196​	196​	196​	196​	.	196​
Iserbyt Eli	.	192​	192​	192​	192​	192​	.
Orts Felipe	.	.	.	191​	191​	191​	.
Aerts Toon	190​	190​	.	190​	190​	.	.
Ronhaar Pim	186​	.	186​	.	186​	.	186​
van der Haar Lars	.	184​	.	.	.	.	.
Wyseure Joran	175​	.	.	.	.	.	.
Vanthourenhout Michael	.	166​	.	.	.	.	.
Bentveld Leonie	.	160​	.	.	.	.	.
Sweeck Laurens	160​	160​	.	160​	.	160​	.
Vas Blanka	.	150​	.	.	.	150​	.
Mason Cameron	122​	.	122​	.	.	.	.
Worst Annemarie	.	.	.	120​	120​	120​	.
Cant Sanne	.	.	.	110​	.	.	.
Verstrynge Emiel	.	104​	.	.	104​	104​	.
Bakker Manon	100​	.	.	.	.	.	.

Points from the pre-Christmas long weekend:

		change	scorers
1​	DevilsElbow	2492​	15​
2​	Laurens147	2425​	14​
3​	ArmchairCyclist	2063​	13​
4​	Josedin	2057​	14​
5​	DJW	2056​	11​
6​	RedheadDane	1886​	14​
7​	SamuCuenca	1303​	10​

Standings

1​	DevilsElbow	14307​	(-)
2​	Laurens147	12410​	(-)
3​	RedheadDane	11825​	(-)
4​	Josedin	11653​	(-)
5​	ArmchairCyclist	11478​	(-)
6​	DJW	10614​	(-)
7​	SamuCuenca	8269​	(-)

 

[Laurens147]

Going well so far

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Kerstperiode II
Boxing day to the end of the year: Gavere, Loenhout, Besancon and Diegem

	Armchair	Devil's Elbow	DJW	Josedin	Laurens	RhD	Samu
van der Poel Mathieu	.	.	.	.	.	.	500​
Brand Lucinda	.	440​	440​	.	440​	.	.
van Empel Fem	400​	.	400​	400​	400​	400​	400​
Vandeputte Niels	360​	.	360​	.	360​	360​	.
Nys Thibau	290​	290​	290​	290​	290​	.	290​
Vas Blanka	.	260​	.	.	.	260​	.
Norbert Riberolle Marion	.	.	.	250​	.	.	.
Vanthourenhout Michael	.	250​	.	.	.	.	.
van der Heijden Inge	.	240​	.	.	240​	.	.
Aerts Toon	220​	220​	.	220​	220​	.	.
Backstedt Zoe	220​	220​	.	.	.	220​	220​
Sweeck Laurens	188​	188​	.	188​	.	188​	.
Wyseure Joran	176​	.	.	.	.	.	.
Alvarado Ceylin del Carmen	.	.	170​	170​	.	.	.
Iserbyt Eli	.	170​	170​	170​	170​	170​	.
Mein Thomas	.	.	.	.	168​	.	.
van der Haar Lars	.	166​	.	.	.	.	.
Verstrynge Emiel	.	146​	.	.	146​	146​	.
Bentveld Leonie	.	144​	.	.	.	.	.
Pieterse Puck	140​	.	140​	140​	140​	.	140​
Cant Sanne	.	.	.	130​	.	.	.
Bakker Manon	116​	.	.	.	.	.	.
Mason Cameron	116​	.	116​	.	.	.	.
Kay Anna	.	.	.	.	.	114​	.
Orts Felipe	.	.	.	102​	102​	102​	.
van Alphen Aniek	102​	.	.	.	.	.	.
Vos Marianne	.	.	.	.	.	.	100​

		change	scorers
1​	DevilsElbow	2949​	16​
2​	Laurens147	2797​	15​
3​	ArmchairCyclist	2518​	14​
4​	Josedin	2428​	14​
5​	DJW	2202​	10​
6​	RedheadDane	2180​	12​
7​	SamuCuenca	1901​	11​

Standings

1​	DevilsElbow	17256​	(-)
2​	Laurens147	15207​	(-)
3​	Josedin	14081​	(+1)
4​	RedheadDane	14005​	(-1)
5​	ArmchairCyclist	13996​	(-)
6​	DJW	12816​	(-)
7​	SamuCuenca	10170​	(-)

 

[Devil's Elbow]

It looks like the average score won't break even, that tells me the budget was (as I feared pre-game) definitely too high. The reduced WC calendar hasn't helped either, but that also means that 25000 points will be even less constraining next season.

Well, technically the budget was great given the standings, but you know what I mean.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

New Year week
Baal, Koksijde, Gullegem, Dendermonde, and possibly some races elsewhere


Verstrynge is newly into profit

	Armchair	Devil's Elbow	DJW	Josedin	Laurens	RhD	Samu
Brand Lucinda	.	410​	410​	.	410​	.	.
Pieterse Puck	340​	.	340​	340​	340​	.	340​
van Empel Fem	310​	.	310​	310​	310​	310​	310​
Verstrynge Emiel	.	258​	.	.	258​	258​	.
Aerts Toon	250​	250​	.	250​	250​	.	.
van Aert Wout	.	250​	.	.	.	.	250​
Iserbyt Eli	.	232​	232​	232​	232​	232​	.
Ronhaar Pim	230​	.	230​	.	230​	.	230​
Wyseure Joran	222​	.	.	.	.	.	.
Bakker Manon	216​	.	.	.	.	.	.
Cant Sanne	.	.	.	190​	.	.	.
van der Heijden Inge	.	150​	.	.	150​	.	.
Backstedt Zoe	140​	140​	.	.	.	140​	140​
Vanthourenhout Michael	.	136​	.	.	.	.	.
Vandebosch Toon	128​	.	.	.	.	.	.
Nys Thibau	120​	120​	120​	120​	120​	.	120​
Mason Cameron	114​	.	114​	.	.	.	.
Bentveld Leonie	.	112​	.	.	.	.	.
Sweeck Laurens	107​	107​	.	107​	.	107​	.

This week:
Rare occurrence of someone other than Devil's Elbow as top scorer.

		change	scorers
1​	Laurens147	2497​	13​
2​	ArmchairCyclist	2372​	15​
3​	DevilsElbow	2323​	14​
4​	Josedin	2004​	14​
5​	DJW	1883​	10​
6​	RedheadDane	1462​	13​
7​	SamuCuenca	1420​	7​

Standings

1​	DevilsElbow	19579​	(-)
2​	Laurens147	17704​	(-)
3​	ArmchairCyclist	16268​	(+2)
4​	Josedin	16085​	(-1)
5​	RedheadDane	15467​	(-1)
6​	DJW	14699​	(-)
7​	SamuCuenca	11590​	(-)

I had been stuck in 5th since mid-November. Had been...