2025-26 CX Game

[Armchair Cyclist]

A bit delayed: I was away last weekend, and hadn't watched the races until the last couple of days (mainlly successful in avoiding the result.

Mainly the Sicilian WC leg at Terralba, but Orts and De Moyer scored in 2 Spanish races, and the usual suspects getting points in eastern Europe

	Armchair	Devil's Elbow	JR1012	RhD	Samu
Vanthourenhout Michael	.	.	.	.	200​
Nieuwenhuis Joris	170​	170​	170​	.	170​
van Alphen Aniek	.	170​	.	.	170​
van Anrooij Shirin	140​	140​	140​	.	140​
Bentveld Leonie	.	120​	.	.	120​
Kamp Ryan	.	.	120​	.	120​
Casasola Sara	.	100​	.	100​	100​
Orts Felipe	.	.	.	100​	.
Vandeputte Niels	100​	.	100​	.	.
Bakker Manon	90​	.	.	.	.
Vandebosch Toon	80​	80​	.	.	.
De Moyer Kenay	60​	.	.	.	.
Konwa Marek	.	.	.	50​	.
Ronhaar Pim	50​	50​	.	50​	50​
Worst Annemarie	.	.	50​	.	.
Zemanová Kristýna	50​	50​	50​	.	50​

1​	SamuCuenca	1166​	10​
2​	DevilsElbow	1002​	11​
3​	ArmchairCyclist	816​	10​
4​	JR1012	722​	8​
5​	RedheadDane	334​	5​
	CollectiveWisdom	960​	10​
	Default	800​	10​

Standings

1​	DevilsElbow	9873​	(-)
2​	SamuCuenca	9127​	(-)
3​	ArmchairCyclist	6739​	(-)
4​	JR1012	6624​	(-)
5​	RedheadDane	5849​	(-)
	CollectiveWisdom	8991​
	Default	8590​

Back to two race weekends for the main circuit next weekend

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

As a spectator, I don't particularly look forward to MvdP returning any more than I relish Pogacar entering in a classic, but that was a good watch.

And brings a new element to the battle for bronze.
Mainly Namur and Kortrijk, plus Kuypers sneaking off to Coupe de France for a win and RHD's picks doing things in Hungary.

	Armchair	Devil's Elbow	JR1012	RhD	Samu
van der Poel Mathieu	.	.	200​	.	.
Nys Thibau	.	170​	.	.	170​
van Alphen Aniek	.	170​	.	.	170​
Vanthourenhout Michael	.	.	.	.	146​
Vandeputte Niels	140​	.	140​	.	.
Pieterse Puck	120​	.	.	120​	120​
Brunner Eric	.	.	.	80​	.
Ronhaar Pim	80​	80​	.	80​	80​
Zemanová Kristýna	80​	80​	80​	.	80​
Clauzel Hélène	.	.	.	78​	.
Norbert Riberolle Marion	.	.	78​	.	.
Bentveld Leonie	.	70​	.	.	70​
Nieuwenhuis Joris	70​	70​	70​	.	70​
Kuypers Gerben	.	.	.	.	62​
Meeussen Witse	60​	60​	.	.	.
Konwa Marek	.	.	.	50​	.
Vandebosch Toon	50​	50​	.	.	.

1​	SamuCuenca	1125​	14​
2​	DevilsElbow	917​	13​
3​	JR1012	784​	11​
4​	ArmchairCyclist	764​	12​
5​	RedheadDane	459​	8​
	CollectiveWisdom	907​	12​
	Default	612​	10​

Standings

With Del Grosso getting started, Devil's Elbow, Samu and the Collective Wisdom group all have all of their riders with points on the board.

1​	DevilsElbow	10790​	(-)
2​	SamuCuenca	10252​	(-)
3​	ArmchairCyclist	7503​	(-)
4​	JR1012	7408​	(-)
5​	RedheadDane	6308​	(-)
	CollectiveWisdom	9898​
	Default	9202​

Busy 2 or 3 weeks coming up...

 

[RedheadDane]

and RHD's picks doing things in Hungary.

Who?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Who?

You're right, Konwa's points were in Czechia and Italy. And I should have acknowledged your US Championship points from Brunner.

I just assume that if there are results from a country on the margin of the sport, it's your team...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Who?

If you combine the Czech, Italian and American flags you get the Hungarian one. I think that's what AC meant.

I don't see myself winning this, but I have cut almost 500 points of DE's lead since the start of the month so there's still hope.

 

[RedheadDane]

I just assume that if there are results from a country on the margin of the sport, it's your team...

Unfortunately, for me, it's the "wrong Vas" who scored points in Hungary.
Where is Blanka?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Unfortunately, for me, it's the "wrong Vas" who scored points in Hungary.
Where is Blanka?

I believe she's in Spain with SD Worx.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I don't see myself winning this, but I have cut almost 500 points of DE's lead since the start of the month so there's still hope.

You are going to keep gaining on me so long as Aerts and Van Empel continue to do nothing courtesy of off-the-bike issues. The former might still salvage something from this season, the latter I've basically given up on.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

You are going to keep gaining on me so long as Aerts and Van Empel continue to do nothing courtesy of off-the-bike issues. The former might still salvage something from this season, the latter I've basically given up on.

I have Aerts, too (his results obviously still has an impact on how many points the rest of our riders score), so it's mainly Van Empel that helps me out at the moment. Chladoňová hasn't raced much either and have not yet done well in one, so the lesson is to stay away from Visma riders.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Van Empel officially done, I think I'm cooked.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I didn't expect it to end like this when I created my team, but I was worried she would either not rider that much or be worse than previously. That was also my fear regarding Verdonschot who I have picked in the other editions of this game.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I'm multitasking: watching Hofstade while compiling Antwerp and Koksijde results (plus Bethune for Kuypers).

Van Der Poel doing what he does, and Brand (unselected) dominating the women's events similarly, but placings behind them are varied. On this rather sandy weekend, Sweeck looks like a bad collective miss, but that might not remain the case.

	Armchair	Devil's Elbow	JR1012	RhD	Samu
van der Poel Mathieu	.	.	400​	.	.
Alvarado Ceylin del Carmen	310​	.	.	.	.
van Alphen Aniek	.	260​	.	.	260​
van Anrooij Shirin	260​	260​	260​	.	260​
Vandeputte Niels	240​	.	240​	.	.
Pieterse Puck	220​	.	.	220​	220​
Del Grosso Tibor	210​	210​	210​	.	210​
Ronhaar Pim	162​	162​	.	162​	162​
Zemanová Kristýna	160​	160​	160​	.	160​
Aerts Toon	.	146​	.	.	146​
Vanthourenhout Michael	.	.	.	.	130​
Bentveld Leonie	.	120​	.	.	120​
Vandebosch Toon	120​	120​	.	.	.
Bakker Manon	106​	.	.	.	.
Casasola Sara	.	80​	.	80​	80​
Van Aert Wout	.	.	.	80​	.

Wahayyy! I've beaten Devil's Elbow on one weekend!

1​	SamuCuenca	1931​	15​
2​	ArmchairCyclist	1910​	12​
3​	DevilsElbow	1693​	14​
4​	JR1012	1640​	13​
5​	RedheadDane	734​	10​
	CollectiveWisdom	1757​	15​
	Default	1102​	12​

Standings
Still no change in the overall, but the gap is closing rapidly.

1​	DevilsElbow	12483​	(-)
2​	SamuCuenca	12183​	(-)
3​	ArmchairCyclist	9413​	(-)
4​	JR1012	9048​	(-)
5​	RedheadDane	7042​	(-)
	CollectiveWisdom	11655​
	Default	10304​

With Van Empel stopped, and Verdonschot following, Samu essentially has Vantourenhout and Pieterse for the price of Meeussen compared to Devil's Elbow.


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