2024-26 Emerging Riders CQ game

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Year 2 Month 3 2nd-31st March (yes, that was a few days ago, but...)

Kudos to Redhead for getting in early on the rider that everyone was talking about from Catalunya
BRENNAN Matthew
272​
Denain win, 2 stage wins and a 2nd in Catalunya
1 (Redhead Dane)​
DEL TORO ROMERO Isaac
202​
Milano-Torino win, top 20s in T-A and MSR
41​
SALBY Alexander
179​
3 stages and GC in Tour of Thailand
1 (Larry Langosta)​
EDVARDSEN-FREDHEIM Stian
151​
2nd in JP Monseré, top 10s in Koksijde, Tourangelle, Samyn, Nokere
11​
ARRIETA LIZARRAGA Igor
76​
16​
PINARELLO Alessandro
71​
1​
LOPEZ GRANIZO Harold Martin
69​
3​
MAGNIER Paul
68​
20​
GACHIGNARD Thomas
55​
1​

The top three all had the combination of Del Toro, Edvardsen-Fredheim, Arrieta and Magnier
1Karaev
680​
2DevilsElbow
610​
3RoteLaterne
601​
4Squire
594​
5Cordi
591​
6JPettersen
575​
7Laurens147
574​
8Nyssinator
565​
9Josedin
542​
10LarryLangosta
538​
11Ray10
526​
12SafeBet
516​
13JonEzeitza
502​
14Hfgon1
494​
15Riverside
493​
16Nakazar
471​
17Anderis
469​
18Armchair_Cyclist
450​
19Madrazo
447​
20Kazistuta
442​
21Vladimir
438​
22RedheadDane
437​
23JumboVismaFan
436​
24EvansIsTheBest
433​
25Houdini
432​
26Salvarani
427​
27Leadbelly
422​
28AmisVelo
421​
29Berflamand
419​
30Bminchow
405​
31Rufs
399​
3218Valve
398​
33Fivezzz
391​
34Blues_in_the_Bottle
384​
35Boris98
379​
36DJSprtsch
361​
37LosBrolin
360​
38Peixotini
352​
39Laarsland
345​
40DJW
344​
41Skidmark
339​
42Ingsve
323​
43SamuCuenca
76​
CollectiveWisdom
466​
CollectiveIgnorance
658​
MainGame2024
471​
Goodin2023
434​
PopularLastEdition
529​


Standings

Jon Ezeitza increases his lead over second place, but most of the rest of the top ten close up a bit.
1​
JonEzeitza6980(-)
2​
Leadbelly6633(-)
3​
SafeBet6310(-)
4​
Cordi6279(-)
5​
RoteLaterne6278(-)
6​
DevilsElbow6168(+4)
7​
Nakazar6135(-1)
8​
Squire6133(+3)
9​
Salvarani6086(-2)
10​
JPettersen6059(+2)
11​
Anderis6056(-3)
12​
Armchair_Cyclist6026(-3)
13​
Ray105969(+1)
14​
Karaev5919(+4)
15​
Rufs5844(-2)
16​
EvansIsTheBest5828(-1)
17​
Riverside5698(+2)
18​
JumboVismaFan5689(-1)
19​
Peixotini5609(-3)
20​
Madrazo5608(-)
21​
Nyssinator5569(+4)
22​
Kazistuta5560(+1)
23​
Houdini5557(-1)
24​
18Valve5551(-3)
25​
Berflamand5513(-1)
26​
Hfgon15426(-)
27​
AmisVelo5343(-)
28​
Blues_in_the_Bottle5237(-)
29​
Bminchow5154(+2)
30​
DJW5139(-)
31​
Skidmark5136(-2)
32​
Boris985056(+1)
33​
Ingsve5016(-1)
34​
Laurens1474950(+3)
35​
Laarsland4945(-1)
36​
Vladimir4932(-1)
37​
DJSprtsch4849(-1)
38​
LosBrolin4527(-)
39​
Fivezzz4288(-)
40​
LarryLangosta4243(-)
41​
Josedin3621(-)
42​
SamuCuenca2149(-)
43​
RedheadDane1541(-)
CollectiveWisdom6340
CollectiveIgnorance6125
MainGame20245344
Goodin20235738
PopularLastEdition4675





 
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Year 2 Month 4 1 April to 4 May

LOPEZ GRANIZO Harold Martin
287​
3 (Boris, Houdini, Jon E)​
Hellas GC win, GC 2nd and stage win in Turkiye
DEL GROSSO Tibor
142​
1 (Amis Velo)​
6th in Dwars, 10th in Brabantse Pijl, Stage win in Turkiye
RONDEL Mathys
138​
7​
4th in Giro d'Abruzzo, 9th in Romandie
KULSET Johannes
122​
25​
Doubs 5th, Turkiye GC 5th
SEIXAS Paul
122​
2 (18Valve, Squire)​
2nd in Camembert, 12th and 3 stage podiums in TotAlps
VAN DEN BROEK Frank
119​
15​
2nd Volta NXT, 7th in Turkiye GC
LECERF William Junior
113​
33​
Romandie GC 8th
SILVA COUSSAN Guillermo Thomas
109​
1 (Samu Cuenca)​
GP Indurain 4th, Brabantse Pijl 8th

This month:
Devil's Elbow celebrates winning the Spring Classics game by topping this one too.
The year 2 game really ought to outscore the game in its first year: not this month.
1DevilsElbow
1006​
Rondel, Kulset, Van den Broek, Lecerf
2Squire
1002​
Rondel, Kulset, Van den Broek, Lecerf
3Boris98
948​
Lopez, Kulset, Van den Broek, Lecerf
4Leadbelly
865​
Rondel, Van den Broek, Lecerf
5Cordi
856​
Kulset, Van den Broek, Lecerf
6Nyssinator
854​
Rondel, Kulset, Lecerf
718Valve
850​
Rondel, Seixas, Van den Broek, Lecerf
8SafeBet
839​
9JonEzeitza
823​
10AmisVelo
816​
11Houdini
769​
12Ingsve
747​
13Ray10
732​
14JPettersen
714​
15Anderis
711​
16Riverside
702​
17Skidmark
701​
18Nakazar
698​
19Laarsland
686​
20Salvarani
681​
21RoteLaterne
673​
22Bminchow
655​
23Laurens147
626​
24JumboVismaFan
625​
25Karaev
596​
26Fivezzz
592​
27Berflamand
551​
28Kazistuta
548​
29Hfgon1
508​
30Peixotini
501​
31Madrazo
491​
32Rufs
484​
33DJSprtsch
482​
34Vladimir
467​
35EvansIsTheBest
457​
36LosBrolin
452​
37Armchair_Cyclist
446​
38DJW
420​
39LarryLangosta
418​
40SamuCuenca
402​
41Blues_in_the_Bottle
332​
42RedheadDane
329​
43Josedin
232​
CollectiveWisdom
661​
CollectiveIgnorance
1294​
MainGame2024
513​
Goodin2023
636​
PopularLastEdition
629​



Standings

The top two hang on, but they have been underscoring those behind them this year. I have applied the tiebreaker on 5th/6th and 10th/11th
1​
JonEzeitza7803(-)
2​
Leadbelly7498(-)
3​
DevilsElbow7174(+3)
4​
SafeBet7149(-1)
5​
Cordi7135(-1)
6​
Squire7135(+2)
7​
RoteLaterne6951(-2)
8​
Nakazar6833(-1)
9​
JPettersen6773(+1)
10​
Anderis6767(+1)
11​
Salvarani6767(-2)
12​
Ray106701(+1)
13​
Karaev6515(+1)
14​
Armchair_Cyclist6472(-2)
15​
Nyssinator6423(+6)
16​
18Valve6401(+8)
17​
Riverside6400(-)
18​
Rufs6328(-3)
19​
Houdini6326(+4)
20​
JumboVismaFan6314(-2)
21​
EvansIsTheBest6285(-5)
22​
AmisVelo6159(+5)
23​
Peixotini6110(-4)
24​
Kazistuta6108(-2)
25​
Madrazo6099(-5)
26​
Berflamand6064(-1)
27​
Boris986004(+5)
28​
Hfgon15934(-2)
29​
Skidmark5837(+2)
30​
Bminchow5809(-1)
31​
Ingsve5763(+2)
32​
Laarsland5631(+3)
33​
Laurens1475576(+1)
34​
Blues_in_the_Bottle5569(-6)
35​
DJW5559(-5)
36​
Vladimir5399(-)
37​
DJSprtsch5331(-)
38​
LosBrolin4979(-)
39​
Fivezzz4880(-)
40​
LarryLangosta4661(-)
41​
Josedin3853(-)
42​
SamuCuenca2551(-)
43​
RedheadDane1870(-)
CollectiveWisdom7001
CollectiveIgnorance7113
MainGame20245857
Goodin20236374
PopularLastEdition5304









 
Year 2 Month 5
May 5 to June 1

Whether he is considered the hero of the Giro or its clown, Del Toro's performance there would have been almost game defining here were it not for the fact that the only teams without him are our more, how shall I put it, individualistic, selectors.

DEL TORO ROMERO Isaac
843​
41 teams​
Stage win, 5 2nds and a 3rd, 11 pink jersey bonuses and 2nd on GC in the Giro
BRENNAN Matthew
326​
1​
wins in Rund um Koln and Tour of Norway (GC and 2 stages)
GRUEL Thibaud
217​
2​
Dunkerque 6th, Matenne 3rd
LOPEZ GRANIZO Harold Martin
191​
3​
Hungary GC win + a stage and leader's pts
TRONCHON Bastien
178​
3​
Tro-Bro win, Finistere 2nd
SILVA COUSSAN Guillermo Thomas
163​
1​
Morbihan 4th, Chateaulin 6th, Stage and GC pts in GP Beiras
GAUTHERAT Pierre
120​
17​
SPARFEL Aubin
113​
1​
PHILIPSEN Albert Withen
102​
9​
CHRISTEN Jan
100​
35​

The top two have Gruel as well as Del Toro, but having Brennen is no substitution for not having the Mexican.
1Salvarani
1520​
Del Toro, Gruel, Gautherat, Withen, Christen
2EvansIsTheBest
1413​
Del Toro, Gruel, Gautherat, Christen
3Anderis
1372​
Del Toro, Gautherat, Withen, Christen
4SafeBet
1349​
Del Toro, Gautherat, Withen, Christen
5JonEzeitza
1336​
Del Toro, Lopez, Gautherat, Christen
6Rufs
1319​
7Nakazar
1318​
8Madrazo
1287​
9RoteLaterne
1263​
10Karaev
1257​
11DevilsElbow
1249​
12Squire
1246​
13JPettersen
1243​
14Cordi
1210​
14DJSprtsch
1210​
16LarryLangosta
1208​
16Nyssinator
1208​
18Leadbelly
1204​
19Fivezzz
1203​
20Boris98
1198​
21Vladimir
1192​
22Hfgon1
1183​
23Bminchow
1175​
24Houdini
1167​
25AmisVelo
1165​
26Ingsve
1129​
27Kazistuta
1114​
28Skidmark
1097​
29Armchair_Cyclist
1090​
30JumboVismaFan
1086​
31Riverside
1083​
3218Valve
1081​
33Blues_in_the_Bottle
1079​
34Laarsland
1077​
35LosBrolin
1074​
36Berflamand
1068​
37DJW
1045​
38Ray10
1017​
39Peixotini
979​
40Laurens147
978​
41Josedin
966​
42RedheadDane
461​
43SamuCuenca
367​
CollectiveWisdom
1241​
CollectiveIgnorance
650​
MainGame2024
1125​
Goodin2023
1302​
PopularLastEdition
392​


Standings
A change on the virtual podium, and a fairly strong move by Salvarani for this stage of the game.

1​
JonEzeitza9139(-)
2​
Leadbelly8702(-)
3​
SafeBet8498(+1)
4​
DevilsElbow8423(-1)
5​
Squire8381(+1)
6​
Cordi8345(-1)
7​
Salvarani8287(+4)
8​
RoteLaterne8214(-1)
9​
Nakazar8151(-1)
10​
Anderis8139(-)
11​
JPettersen8016(-2)
12​
Karaev7772(+1)
13​
Ray107718(-1)
14​
EvansIsTheBest7698(+7)
15​
Rufs7647(+3)
16​
Nyssinator7631(-1)
17​
Armchair_Cyclist7562(-3)
18​
Houdini7493(+1)
19​
Riverside7483(-2)
20​
18Valve7482(-4)
21​
JumboVismaFan7400(-1)
22​
Madrazo7386(+3)
23​
AmisVelo7324(-1)
24​
Kazistuta7222(-)
25​
Boris987202(+2)
26​
Berflamand7132(-)
27​
Hfgon17117(+1)
28​
Peixotini7089(-5)
29​
Bminchow6984(+1)
30​
Skidmark6934(-1)
31​
Ingsve6892(-)
32​
Laarsland6708(-)
33​
Blues_in_the_Bottle6648(+1)
34​
DJW6604(+1)
35​
Vladimir6591(+1)
36​
Laurens1476554(-3)
37​
DJSprtsch6541(-)
38​
Fivezzz6083(+1)
39​
LosBrolin6053(-1)
40​
LarryLangosta5869(-)
41​
Josedin4819(-)
42​
SamuCuenca2918(-)
43​
RedheadDane2331(-)
CollectiveWisdom8242
CollectiveIgnorance7634
MainGame20246982
Goodin20237676
PopularLastEdition5696
 
Year 2 Month 6 - 7a June 2 to July 13

MAGNIER Paul
325​
20​
Wins in Elfstedenronde, Hageland and Heistse
ROMEO ABAD Ivan
236​
8​
Wins in NC RR and Dauphiné stage
SILVA COUSSAN Guillermo Thomas
200​
1 (Samu C)​
GC 2nd with stage win, 2nd and 3rd
DEL TORO ROMERO Isaac
176​
41​
3 stage wins and GC in Tour of Austria
CHRISTEN Fabio
168​
3( Ami Velo, JV Fan, Nakazar)​
GC 5th and stage win in Tour of Slovenia, stage 2nd in Tour de Suisse
SEIXAS Paul
156​
2 (18 Valve & Squire)​
GC 6th in Dauphiné, 3rd in TT and 9th in RR at NCs
DEL GROSSO Tibor
143​
1 (Amis Velo)​
3rd in Hageland, 5th in Antwerp Port Classic
FRIGO Marco
109​
5​
SALBY Alexander
104​
1 (Larry Langosta)​
LOPEZ GRANIZO Harold Martin
102​
3 (Boris, Houdini, Jon E)​


1AmisVelo
1263​
Magnier, Del Toro, Christen, Del Grosso
2Blues_in_the_Bottle
1156​
Margier, Romeo, Del Toro, Frigo
3Squire
1106​
Magnier, Del Toro, Seixas
4Armchair_Cyclist
1083​
Magnier, Romeo, Del Toro
5Nakazar
1021​
6SafeBet
1013​
7Hfgon1
1008​
8JumboVismaFan
984​
918Valve
982​
10Nyssinator
979​
11Salvarani
971​
12DevilsElbow
964​
13EvansIsTheBest
954​
14Karaev
935​
15Anderis
921​
15RoteLaterne
921​
17Houdini
916​
17Madrazo
916​
19Riverside
913​
20Bminchow
900​
21Kazistuta
867​
22Josedin
859​
23Laarsland
825​
24Cordi
824​
25Berflamand
819​
26Fivezzz
657​
27Boris98
638​
28JPettersen
577​
29LarryLangosta
570​
29Skidmark
570​
31Ray10
553​
32Ingsve
550​
33JonEzeitza
537​
34LosBrolin
535​
35DJW
529​
36Leadbelly
514​
37Rufs
500​
38DJSprtsch
487​
39Vladimir
481​
40Peixotini
450​
41Laurens147
409​
42SamuCuenca
339​
43RedheadDane
304​
CollectiveWisdom
880​
CollectiveIgnorance
585​
MainGame2024
910​
Goodin2023
556​
PopularLastEdition
578​



Standings

Jon E was down in the 30s in this update, mainly for lack of Paul Magnier, but still holds the lead, but his advantage falls by about 250 points

1​
JonEzeitza9676(-)
2​
SafeBet9511(+1)
3​
Squire9487(+2)
4​
DevilsElbow9387(-)
5​
Salvarani9258(+2)
6​
Leadbelly9216(-4)
7​
Nakazar9172(+2)
8​
Cordi9169(-2)
9​
RoteLaterne9135(-1)
10​
Anderis9060(-)
11​
Karaev8707(+1)
12​
EvansIsTheBest8652(+2)
13​
Armchair_Cyclist8645(+4)
14​
Nyssinator8610(+2)
15​
JPettersen8593(-4)
16​
AmisVelo8587(+7)
17​
18Valve8464(+3)
18​
Houdini8409(-)
19​
Riverside8396(-)
20​
JumboVismaFan8384(+1)
21​
Madrazo8302(+1)
22​
Ray108271(-9)
23​
Rufs8147(-8)
24​
Hfgon18125(+3)
25​
Kazistuta8089(-1)
26​
Berflamand7951(-)
27​
Bminchow7884(+2)
28​
Boris987840(-3)
29​
Blues_in_the_Bottle7804(+4)
30​
Peixotini7539(-2)
31​
Laarsland7533(+1)
32​
Skidmark7504(-2)
33​
Ingsve7442(-2)
34​
DJW7133(-)
35​
Vladimir7072(-)
36​
DJSprtsch7028(+1)
37​
Laurens1476963(-1)
38​
Fivezzz6740(-)
39​
LosBrolin6588(-)
40​
LarryLangosta6439(-)
41​
Josedin5678(-)
42​
SamuCuenca3257(-)
43​
RedheadDane2635(-)
CollectiveWisdom9122
CollectiveIgnorance8187
MainGame20247892
Goodin20238232
PopularLastEdition6274


 
More than half the team is letting me down (Gautherat, Van den Broek, Nerurkar, Foldager, V.Paret Peintre...) The only riders keeping me up in the standings are Isaac del Toro and Harold López. Morgado started very well, but lately he's faded.
 
More than half the team is letting me down (Gautherat, Van den Broek, Nerurkar, Foldager, V.Paret Peintre...) The only riders keeping me up in the standings are Isaac del Toro and Harold López. Morgado started very well, but lately he's faded.
4 of those 5 are in the top 18 that could have been picked, two of them as relatively unusual selections. Del Toro is doing nothing for you that he is not also doing for every team apart from the bottom two, and by the same token if Morgado is disappointing you, he is disappointing everyone in the top 33. Arguably, it is Foldager and Paret Peintre that are holding all the Magnier teams at bay for you.
 
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Does anyone know if BERHE Welay Hagos has retired, or if he took a vacation until next season, or if he died? I say this because he has only given me 5 points all season.
 
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Does anyone know if BERHE Welay Hagos has retired, or if he took a vacation until next season, or if he died? I say this because he has only given me 5 points all season.
He hasn't raced since a DNF in stage 4 of Romandie and he is not listed to ride anything else this year on pro cycling stats. I couldn't find any info with a quick internet search so my best guess is that it was a nasty crash and he is focusing on coming back 100% in 2026.
 
Year 2, Month 7b-8a 14 July to 17 August

Plenty of points available even without going to the Tour:

DEL TORO ROMERO Isaac
469 pts​
41 teams​
Won Burgos, Getxo and Terres de l'Ebre, 5th in San Sebastian
CHRISTEN Jan
290​
35​
2nd in San Seb, 4th in Poland
ETXEBERRIA ANSALAS Haimar
177​
1 (Samu Cuenca)​
Castilla & Leon win, Getxo 4th, Franco-Belge 8th
MAGNIER Paul
174​
20​
1st & 2nd in Poland stages, 3rd in Hamburg
BISIAUX Léo
165​
7​
GC 3rd and stage win in Burgos, 14th in San Seb
LECERF William Junior
152​
33​
Czech Tour win and stage win
PARET PEINTRE Valentin
122​
4​
MORGADO Antonio Tomas
118​
36​
FOLDAGER Anders
110​
6​


1RoteLaterne
1765​
Del Toro, Christen, Magnier, Bisiaux, Lecerf, Morgado
2JonEzeitza
1609​
Del Toro, Christen, Lecerf, Paret Peintre, Morgado, Foldager
3Cordi
1598​
Del Toro, Christen, Bisiaux, Lecerf, Morgado
4DevilsElbow
1582​
Del Toro, Christen, Magnier, Lecerf, Morgado
5SafeBet
1566​
Del Toro, Christen, Magnier, Lecerf, Morgado
6Kazistuta
1549​
7Ray10
1541​
8Armchair_Cyclist
1522​
9Fivezzz
1501​
10JPettersen
1496​
11Anderis
1488​
12Nakazar
1478​
12Squire
1478​
14Madrazo
1454​
15Nyssinator
1440​
16Peixotini
1439​
17JumboVismaFan
1430​
1818Valve
1426​
19Berflamand
1424​
20Laarsland
1422​
21Rufs
1401​
22AmisVelo
1383​
23Leadbelly
1377​
24EvansIsTheBest
1376​
25Salvarani
1371​
26Ingsve
1354​
27Karaev
1344​
28Blues_in_the_Bottle
1332​
29DJW
1311​
30Bminchow
1297​
31Skidmark
1287​
32Riverside
1275​
33Vladimir
1270​
34Hfgon1
1244​
35LosBrolin
1225​
36Houdini
1194​
37Boris98
1157​
38LarryLangosta
1070​
39DJSprtsch
969​
40Josedin
916​
41Laurens147
894​
42SamuCuenca
333​
43RedheadDane
319​
CollectiveWisdom
1602​
CollectiveIgnorance
774​
MainGame2024
1490​
Goodin2023
1415​
PopularLastEdition
680​

Standings
The top 5 in this month are all in the top six now, but gaps are still small a long way down as we pass halfway in the game.

1​
JonEzeitza11285(-)
2​
SafeBet11077(-)
3​
DevilsElbow10969(+1)
4​
Squire10965(-1)
5​
RoteLaterne10900(+4)
6​
Cordi10767(+2)
7​
Nakazar10650(-)
8​
Salvarani10629(-3)
9​
Leadbelly10593(-3)
10​
Anderis10548(-)
11​
Armchair_Cyclist10167(+2)
12​
JPettersen10089(+3)
13​
Karaev10051(-2)
14​
Nyssinator10050(-)
15​
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