2025 Women's CQ Manager game

[Samu Cuenca]

Every DJ Ötzi hit is also something I associate with Après-Ski (and handball).

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

As of 9th February

	Pts since 19 Jan	teams	source
WOLLASTON Ally	249​	4​	win CEGORR and Surf Coast
PERSICO Silvia	186​	11​	UAE Tour 2nd, 2 podiums in Mallorca
DYGERT Chloe	144​	4​	4th in both CEGORR and Schwalbe, 2nd in Surf Coast
COPPONI Clara	130​	1( Los Brolin)​	Schwalbe win, Surf Coast 4th
WIEBES Lorena	105​	1 (Skidmark)​	3 stage wins in UAE
AALERUD Katrine	99​	1 (RhD)​	8th in UAE GC, 4th & 6th in Mallorca
LE COURT DE BILLOT Kimberley	98​	1 (Leadbelly)​	UAE Tour 3rd
TRINCA COLONEL Monica	78​	3​
FISHER-BLACK Niamh	75​	5​
CADZOW Kim	63​	2​
MEIJERING Mareille	63​	1​
REUSSER Marlen	62​	19​
NIEDERMAIER Antonia	58​	4​
MANLY Alexandra Grace	56​	1​
KERBAOL Cedrine	51​	3​

Score since last update:

		Pts since 19 Jan	Main scorers
1​	SamuCuenca	803​	Woolaston, Persicio, Dygert, Reusser, Manly
2​	Ruvu	650​	Woolaston, Dygert, Trinca, F-Black, Reusser
3​	DevilsElbow	454​	Persico, Dygert, Reusser
4​	Hfgon1	430​	Persico, Trinca, Reusser
5​	Madrazo	427​	Persico, F-Black, Reusser, Niedermaier
6​	Bminchow	406​
7​	Josedin	387​
8​	Postmanhat	383​
9​	Skidmark	370​
10​	TRiley36	336​
11​	SlowClimber	332​
12​	JonEzeitza	303​
13​	Leadbelly	298​
14​	ArmchairCyclist	296​
15​	LibertineSeguros	295​
16​	ArchieBoy	294​
17​	LosBrolin	280​
18​	MuddyWaters	241​
19​	DJSprtsch	224​
20​	RedheadDane	181​
21​	Manafana	125​
22​	DkOne	108​
23​	AmisVelo	87​
24​	Rufs	86​
25​	DJW	73​
26​	EvansIsTheBest	63​
27​	Nevs	54​
	CollectiveWisdom	279​

Josedin and Slow Climber are the other teams with Woolaston.

Standings
Still very early days only 5 of the selected riders are in profit (2 of them freebies), and only 7 teams have more than half their team off the mark.

1​	SamuCuenca	948​	(+1)
2​	Ruvu	736​	(+2)
3​	Hfgon1	490​	(+4)
4​	DevilsElbow	484​	(+9)
5​	Madrazo	464​	(+4)
6​	ArchieBoy	452​	(-5)
7​	Bminchow	437​	(+3)
8​	Postmanhat	414​	(+2)
9​	Josedin	406​	(+6)
10​	TRiley36	396​	(-3)
11​	Skidmark	370​	(+13)
12​	SlowClimber	351​	(+3)
13​	MuddyWaters	333​	(-10)
14​	Leadbelly	329​	(-4)
15​	JonEzeitza	313​	(+3)
16​	LibertineSeguros	299​	(+6)
17​	ArmchairCyclist	296​	(+7)
18​	LosBrolin	289​	(+2)
19​	DJSprtsch	252​	(-5)
20​	RedheadDane	185​	(+2)
21​	Rufs	149​	(-15)
22​	Manafana	135​	(-4)
23​	Nevs	128​	(-18)
24​	DkOne	121​	(-7)
25​	AmisVelo	87​	(-1)
26​	DJW	73​	(-2)
27​	EvansIsTheBest	72​	(-7)
	CollectiveWisdom	285​

(now including initially omitted points for Ferrand Prevot and Elynor Backstedt)

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Dygert not riding the last stage in UAE was a bummer, and so were the slightly underwhelming GC results of AMP and PFP, but I'm happy to still be in the lead overall. Persico is not letting me down in this game (yet).

With all the points that Wiebes racked up last week, I'm a little worried that I will end up having been better off spending nearly half the budget on her. Replacing Niedermaier with Bauernfeind after last year's game could also end up being a mistake, since we still don't know when the latter will start her season. I considered Malcotti since I had been impressed with some of her performances in 2023, but I only expected her to be able to finish in the top 15 at best in WWT races.

 

[Dk one]

I would like to sincerely say I am sorry to my picked riders, Balsamo amd Bunel especially have been hit with my bad karma.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I thought my team hadn't done that much so far, and being at almost exactly half the leading score confirms that... yet somehow that's good enough for fourth?

 

[jon ezeitza]

I know what apres-ski is: you have essentially confirmed that there is no such thing as aprés-ski music, just generic pap. Though I was momentarily seized by the notion of a bunch of people dressed like expensive versions of the michelin man drinking glühwein while singing "Praise my Soul the King of Heaven".

I don't listen to that kind of music. I don't know for sure if that noise is music either. I went to Google to see what it said

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I believe we all avoided picking anyone who was known to be pregnant at the time of the deadline (Arlenis Sierra was the only one I was aware of), but @Armchair Cyclist will possibly, for purely selfish reasons, be disappointed to learn that Chantal van den Broek-Blaak has announced her second pregnancy and immediate retirement today.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I believe we all avoided picking anyone who was known to be pregnant at the time of the deadline (Arlenis Sierra was the only one I was aware of), but @Armchair Cyclist will possibly, for purely selfish reasons, be disappointed to learn that Chantal van den Broek-Blaak has announced her second pregnancy and immediate retirement today.

Well I shall refuse to go to the baby shower as a matter of principle. How dare she?

I was a bit surprised to find her a unique pick. Maybe everyone else was closer to the family than I had imagined.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Well I shall refuse to go to the baby shower as a matter of principle. How dare she?

I was a bit surprised to find her a unique pick. Maybe everyone else was closer to the family than I had imagined.

She says she found out early in January, so I guess there's a chance that someone could have known ahead of time.

 

[RedheadDane]

My riders for Setmana:

Andersson
Borgström
Edseth
Gåskjenn
Koerner
Uttrup
Aalerud

 

[RedheadDane]

I also have a few riders for the weekend's races.

Ahtosalo (H)
Dideriksen
Edseth (O)
Greve (H)
Gåskjenn
Norsgaard (O)

(And, no! I'm not trying to be Santa based on the letters in the brackets...)

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

to March 2nd

Best performing riders from among those we have chosen in the three week period:

	Gain	teams	main source of pts
VOLLERING Demi	231​	9​	Volta Valenciana win, Omloop 3rd
BALSAMO Elisa	118​	1​	4th with 2 stage wins in Valenciana
REUSSER Marlen	107​	19​	Valenciana 2nd
VAN DER BREGGEN Anna	100​	19​	Valenciana 3rd, Hageland 7th
PIETERSE Puck	90​	7​	4th in both Omloop and Hageland
LIPPERT Liane	81​	12​	Valenciana 5th
WOLLASTON Ally	60​	4​
ANDERSSON Caroline	59​	2​
WIEBES Lorena	56​	1​
VAN DER DUIN Maike	45​	7​
GEORGI Pfeiffer	44​	4​

During this spell:

1​	SlowClimber	601​	Vollering, Reusser, Van der Breggen, Pieterse, Woolaston
2​	LibertineSeguros	565​	Vollering, Reusser, Van der Breggen, Lippert
3​	Rufs	532​	Vollering, Reusser, Van der Breggen, Lippert
4​	LosBrolin	520​	Vollering, Reusser, Van der Breggen
5​	JonEzeitza	504​	Vollering, Van der Breggen, Lippert, Van der Duin
6​	Manafana	482​
7​	Skidmark	463​
8​	AmisVelo	451​
9​	SamuCuenca	450​
10​	Madrazo	449​
11​	Ruvu	423​
12​	ArmchairCyclist	358​
12​	DevilsElbow	358​
14​	EvansIsTheBest	349​
15​	TRiley36	337​
16​	DJW	334​
17​	Bminchow	323​
18​	DkOne	282​
19​	Postmanhat	267​
20​	Leadbelly	259​
21​	DJSprtsch	252​
22​	MuddyWaters	247​
23​	Josedin	232​
24​	RedheadDane	151​
25​	Hfgon1	147​
26​	Nevs	93​
27​	ArchieBoy	79​
	CollectiveWisdom	449​

Standings with changes since 9th Feb

1​	SamuCuenca	1398​	(-)
2​	Ruvu	1159​	(-)
3​	SlowClimber	952​	(+9)
4​	Madrazo	913​	(+1)
5​	LibertineSeguros	864​	(+11)
6​	DevilsElbow	842​	(-2)
7​	Skidmark	833​	(+4)
8​	JonEzeitza	817​	(+7)
9​	LosBrolin	809​	(+9)
10​	Bminchow	760​	(-3)
11​	TRiley36	733​	(-1)
12​	Postmanhat	681​	(-4)
12​	Rufs	681​	(+9)
14​	ArmchairCyclist	654​	(+3)
15​	Josedin	638​	(-6)
16​	Hfgon1	637​	(-13)
17​	Manafana	617​	(+5)
18​	Leadbelly	588​	(-4)
19​	MuddyWaters	580​	(-6)
20​	AmisVelo	538​	(+5)
21​	ArchieBoy	531​	(-15)
22​	DJSprtsch	504​	(-3)
23​	EvansIsTheBest	421​	(+4)
24​	DJW	407​	(+2)
25​	DkOne	403​	(-1)
26​	RedheadDane	336​	(-6)
27​	Nevs	221​	(-4)
	CollectiveWisdom	734​

 

[RedheadDane]

3​

SlowClimber

952​

(+9)

I suggest a name change: FastClimber

 

[slow_climber]

I suggest a name change: FastClimber

And FastFaller the week after. Only way is down

 

[slow_climber]

1

SlowClimber

601

Vollering, Reusser, Van der Breggen, Pieterse, Woolaston

Woolaston - hopefully not a terrible New Zealand pun

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

So we all agree to scrap the season long competition for a ranking solely based on the Strade Bianche result ? Good.

 

[RedheadDane]

So we all agree to scrap the season long competition for a ranking solely based on the Strade Bianche result ? Good.

No...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

So we all agree to scrap the season long competition for a ranking solely based on the Strade Bianche result ? Good.

EitB cracks open a vial of Covid viruses...

 

[Dk one]

Yes, Elisa!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

2-3-5 today, more of the same please.

Edit: and then Georgi got relegated, shame.

 

[RedheadDane]

I have a few riders. Very few...

Nokere Koerse
Ahtosalo
Dideriksen
A. Holmgren
Norsgaard

Milano-Sanremo
Barker
Gåskjenn
Uttrup
Aalerud

(The only one I could possibly have for Midwest is Dideriksen.)

Hey, @Armchair Cyclist. I don't know if you've been made aware, but there has been name updates for a few riders. So far I've spotted:

CQ Ranking - NIEWIADOMA-PHINNEY Katarzyna

cqranking.com

CQ Ranking - NORSGAARD BJERG Emma Cecilie

cqranking.com

CQ Ranking - DEIGNAN Elizabeth

cqranking.com

 

[postmanhat]

2-3-5 today, more of the same please.

Edit: and then Georgi got relegated, shame.

Same here, plus a Pieterse in 8th. We're the only two Blanka Believers. On my part, hoping she can compensate a little for me forgetting about AVDB's return. Surprised she's so rare though, given her progress in CX this year?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Same here, plus a Pieterse in 8th. We're the only two Blanka Believers. On my part, hoping she can compensate a little for me forgetting about AVDB's return. Surprised she's so rare though, given her progress in CX this year?

I'm absolutely a "Blanka believer", but I just couldn't fit her in the team.

 

[RedheadDane]

Just a few riders again...

De Panne
Ahtosalo
Aintila
Borgström
Dideriksen
Greve
A. Holmgren
Koerner
Norsgaard

GW
Ahtosalo
Dideriksen
A. Holmgren
Koerner
Norsgaard

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

To 23 March

Points earned in the last three weeks:

VOLLERING Demi	226pts​	Strade Bianche win, MSR 4th	9 teams​
WIEBES Lorena	200​	MSR and Samyn wins	1 (Skidmark)​
BALSAMO Elisa	184​	Trofeo Binda win, MSR 7th	1 (DKOne)​
PIETERSE Puck	152​	Oro in Euro 2nd, Strade & Binda 7th	7​
VAN DIJK Ellen	141​	Extremadura GC win and stage pts	1 (TRiley)​
DE WILDE Julie	114​	GP Oetingen win	1 (Manafana)​
LE COURT DE BILLOT Kimberley	105​	MSR 5th, Binda 9th	1 (Leadbelly)​
FERRAND PREVOT Pauline	104​	Strade 3rd, MSR 12th	20​
VAN DER BREGGEN Anna	90​		19​
VAS Blanka	87​		2 (Devil's Elbow, Postman Hat)​
FERGUSON Cat	84​		23​

1​	SlowClimber	796​
2​	Skidmark	734​
3​	DJW	698​
4​	JonEzeitza	658​
5​	AmisVelo	646​
6​	LosBrolin	643​
7​	Manafana	642​
8​	Madrazo	631​
8​	TRiley36	631​
10​	Bminchow	608​
11​	LibertineSeguros	597​
12​	Rufs	590​
13​	Postmanhat	579​
14​	EvansIsTheBest	575​
15​	DevilsElbow	565​
16​	Ruvu	539​
17​	DkOne	535​
18​	Leadbelly	467​
19​	Nevs	448​
20​	SamuCuenca	430​
21​	MuddyWaters	406​
22​	Hfgon1	404​
23​	ArmchairCyclist	333​
24​	Josedin	324​
25​	ArchieBoy	216​
26​	DJSprtsch	205​
27​	RedheadDane	177​
	CollectiveWisdom	578​

Standings
Samu Cuenca doubling up on leadership: top in the Spring Classics as well as here. Slow Climber has risen from 11th to 2nd having been top of successive updates: make up your own comments on the irony of that.

1​	SamuCuenca	1828​	(-)
2​	SlowClimber	1748​	(+1)
3​	Ruvu	1698​	(-1)
4​	Skidmark	1567​	(+3)
5​	Madrazo	1544​	(-1)
6​	JonEzeitza	1478​	(+2)
7​	LibertineSeguros	1461​	(-2)
8​	LosBrolin	1452​	(+1)
9​	DevilsElbow	1407​	(-3)
10​	Bminchow	1368​	(-)
11​	TRiley36	1364​	(-)
12​	Rufs	1271​	(-)
13​	Postmanhat	1260​	(-1)
14​	Manafana	1259​	(+3)
15​	AmisVelo	1184​	(+5)
16​	DJW	1108​	(+9)
17​	Leadbelly	1055​	(+1)
18​	Hfgon1	1041​	(-2)
19​	EvansIsTheBest	996​	(+4)
20​	ArmchairCyclist	987​	(-6)
21​	MuddyWaters	986​	(-2)
22​	Josedin	962​	(-7)
23​	DkOne	954​	(+1)
24​	ArchieBoy	747​	(-3)
25​	DJSprtsch	709​	(-3)
26​	Nevs	669​	(+1)
27​	RedheadDane	513​	(-1)
	CollectiveWisdom	1312​

Ruvu may have lost a place, but earns the plaudits for being the first to have all his riders break their duck.

I see that CQ is being fairly consistent about making fortnightly updates on the downloads: I'll try to follow the same pattern.