If some of the teams have started announcing their eight men for the Tour, it's time for you to think about doing the same.
Real DSes need to bear in mind the contractual promises, season goals and personal foibles of their squad: you only need to make sure that the eight are all in the race and have a total CQ score (over the 12 months to Sunday 23rd June) that is no more than 4000 points .
Team principals will have goals such as stage wins, GC placings, and visibility of the sponsors: your target is to get as many CQ points as possible during the race (points for GC placing, top ten in each stage, Green and Polka Dot classification and holding the yellow jersey)
Each team will have their social media team dream up some clever ruse to reveal their selection: you just need to send me a PM by the time Stage One sets off on 29th June.
For those who don't know CQ and it's points system, you may want to take a look here. The CQ points gained by each rider over the year is in the table on the top right of that homepage, or the red number in a white box by the petrol gauge visual on each rider's page, but those numbers are liable to fluctuate. There will be (hopefully) a download on Monday 24th that will confirm those prices. But there is also a spreadsheet on Google Docs thatwill be has now been updated with those prices (it currently has the prices to 16/06, but anyone who scores differently in this year's national championships than last year's will see those points change). It also has the start list as currently predicted by PCS (which I'll update as I get the chance), the scale of points available, a tool for making sure you have a team that fits in the budget, and the name format that I would be grateful if you use.
The 4000 point limit has been around this game for many years: Pogacar had not been predicted at that time, and he is already priced out.
Good luck.
EDIT on 24/06: Prices are now fixed, get those teams in.
Real DSes need to bear in mind the contractual promises, season goals and personal foibles of their squad: you only need to make sure that the eight are all in the race and have a total CQ score (over the 12 months to Sunday 23rd June) that is no more than 4000 points .
Team principals will have goals such as stage wins, GC placings, and visibility of the sponsors: your target is to get as many CQ points as possible during the race (points for GC placing, top ten in each stage, Green and Polka Dot classification and holding the yellow jersey)
Each team will have their social media team dream up some clever ruse to reveal their selection: you just need to send me a PM by the time Stage One sets off on 29th June.
For those who don't know CQ and it's points system, you may want to take a look here. The CQ points gained by each rider over the year is in the table on the top right of that homepage, or the red number in a white box by the petrol gauge visual on each rider's page, but those numbers are liable to fluctuate. There will be (hopefully) a download on Monday 24th that will confirm those prices. But there is also a spreadsheet on Google Docs that
The 4000 point limit has been around this game for many years: Pogacar had not been predicted at that time, and he is already priced out.
Good luck.
EDIT on 24/06: Prices are now fixed, get those teams in.
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