2026 Spring Classics CQ Game

[Armchair Cyclist]

I picked Verstrynge assuming that as a CX rider he might get a few minor placings in lesser cobbled races. I hadn't expected major points from him today!

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Race 21 of 24 Amstel Gold Race

Race Pos'n		Pts	Teams
3​	COSNEFROY Benoit	112​	10​
4​	GREGOIRE Romain	96​	2 (18Valva and Samu)​
5​	VERSTRYNGE Emiel	86​	2 (Armchair & Leadbelly)​
6​	SCHMID Mauro	76​	1 (Vladimir)​
7​	VANSEVENANT Mauri	66​	3 (HiHope, Ingsve, Mikks)​
8​	WITHEN PHILIPSEN Albert	58​	5​
11​	BAUDIN Alex	40​	1​
14​	DEL GROSSO Tibor	27​	1​
17​	OLDANI Stefano	19​	1​
18​	GLIVAR Gal	18​	1​
22​	BERCKMOES Jenno	14​	1​
27​	ADRIA OLIVERAS Roger	9​	1​

and 18 fivers

1​	HiHope	256​	Cosnefroy, Vansevenant, Withen + 4 fivers	80​
2​	Ingsve	246​	Cosnefroy, Vansevenant, Withen + 2 fivers	50​
3​	Armchair	208​	Cosnefroy, Verstrynge +2 fivers	35​
4​	Mikks	188​	Cosnefroy, Vansevenant +2	25​
5​	SamuCuenca	178​	Gregoire, Withen, Oldani +1	15​
6​	DJSprtsch	137​		10​
7​	SlowClimber	132​		4​
7​	Triley36	132​		4​
9​	Del1962	131​		2​
10​	DevilsElbow	122​		0.5​
10​	JonEzeitza	122​		0.5​
12​	18Valve	116​
12​	Leadbelly	116​
14​	Vladimir	91​
15​	QueenStagiare	73​
16​	EvansIsTheBest	68​
17​	RedheadDane	45​
18​	Kazistuta	37​
19​	Blues_in_the_Bottle	29​
20​	Bminchow	25​
20​	DJW	25​
22​	Laarsland	20​
22​	Madrazo	20​
22​	Peixotini	20​
22​	Rufs	20​
22​	Search	20​
27​	Onizuka	18​
28​	Shakes	15​
29​	AmisVelo	10​
30​	Josedin	5​
30​	LosBrolin	5​
	CollectiveWisdom	132​
	SoLastYear	10​
	MainGamePop	117​

Green standings
Samu breaks the tie

I'll give the top 12, as that shows every who could, at least theoretically, still reach the podium (max 240 points if anyone top scores the three remaining events); down as far as Amis Velo are potential winners.

1​	SamuCuenca	455​	(-)
2​	RedheadDane	440​	(-1)
3​	DJW	390.92​	(-)
4​	Onizuka	381.67​	(-)
5​	18Valve	305.92​	(-)
6​	Armchair	280.34​	(+1)
7​	DJSprtsch	273.3​	(-1)
8​	AmisVelo	235.13​	(-)
9​	Ingsve	179.34​	(+5)
10​	QueenStagiare	178.17​	(-1)
11​	Search	173.5​	(-1)
12​	Shakes	154.17​	(-1)

Standings

Could it be that Armchair has broken free of the group 2 stalemate to chase down the leader who has been out front since the early break? (probably not)

1​	DJW	2146​	(-)
2​	Armchair	2020​	(+3)
3​	QueenStagiare	1887​	(+1)
4​	Search	1858​	(-1)
5​	AmisVelo	1851​	(-3)
6​	Leadbelly	1781​	(+2)
7​	Madrazo	1729​	(-1)
8​	Peixotini	1725​	(-1)
9​	DJSprtsch	1647​	(+1)
10​	EvansIsTheBest	1618​	(-1)
11​	Triley36	1616​	(-)
12​	Ingsve	1596​	(+3)
13​	HiHope	1569​	(+3)
14​	DevilsElbow	1528​	(-)
15​	RedheadDane	1516​	(-3)
16​	Shakes	1461​	(-3)
17​	Del1962	1383​	(+1)
18​	Vladimir	1349​	(-1)
19​	SlowClimber	1339​	(-)
20​	Mikks	1296​	(+1)
21​	18Valve	1187​	(+1)
22​	SamuCuenca	1163​	(+3)
23​	Laarsland	1135​	(-3)
24​	JonEzeitza	1062​	(+3)
25​	Kazistuta	1026​	(-1)
26​	Rufs	1024​	(-3)
27​	Onizuka	961​	(-1)
28​	Josedin	641​	(-)
29​	Blues_in_the_Bottle	585​	(-)
30​	Bminchow	514​	(-)
31​	LosBrolin	469​	(-)
	CollectiveWisdom	1634​
	SoLastYear	1252​
	MainGamePop	1080​

Wallonian arrows on Wednesday


Spreadsheet

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Sorry: away from home on family matters, very limited internet, and so although I accidentally saw the FW winner, I know nothing of how the race went (but it is FW, so I can probably guess). I want to watch it with as much ignorance of how it went as I can preserve, so no update until I am home.

You will just have to let the tension build...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

As suspected, my late catchup on this one was only about 7km.

Race 22 of 24 Fleche Wallonne

1​	SEIXAS Paul	220​	3 (18Valve, Ingsve, Josedin)​
2​	SCHMID Mauro	132​	1 (Vladimir)​
4​	COSNEFROY Benoit	96​	10​
6​	BAUDIN Alex	76​	1 (Redhead Dane)​
9​	GREGOIRE Romain	52​	2 (18Valve and Samu Cuenca)​
10​	KRON Andreas Lorentz	46​	15​
22​	VAN EETVELT Lennert	14​	5​
23​	VANSEVENANT Mauri	13​	3​

only 9 five pointers this time

1​	Ingsve	380​	Seixas, Cosnefroy, Kron, Vansevenant	80 green pts​
2​	18Valve	323​	Seixas, Gregoire, Kron	50​
3​	Josedin	220​	Seixas	35​
4​	DevilsElbow	161​	Cosnefroy, Kron, Van Eetvelt	25​
5​	SlowClimber	157​	Cosnefroy, Kron and 2 fivers	15​
6​	Armchair	147​		7.5​
6​	DJSprtsch	147​		7.5​
8​	HiHope	133​		3​
9​	Vladimir	132​		2​
10​	Del1962	120​		0.5​
10​	Triley36	120​		0.5​
12​	Mikks	114​
13​	SamuCuenca	103​
14​	JonEzeitza	96​
15​	RedheadDane	81​
16​	EvansIsTheBest	70​
17​	Laarsland	56​
17​	Rufs	56​
19​	DJW	51​
19​	Leadbelly	51​
19​	Madrazo	51​
22​	Bminchow	46​
22​	Kazistuta	46​
24​	QueenStagiare	10​
24​	Search	10​
26​	Blues_in_the_Bottle	5​
26​	LosBrolin	5​
26​	Onizuka	5​
26​	Peixotini	5​
26​	Shakes	5​
31​	AmisVelo	0​
	CollectiveWisdom	147​
	SoLastYear	5​
	MainGamePop	330​

Green point standings

2 races left, so 160 points available: the top 5 are still contenders, down as far as 9th could, at a push, make the podium.

1​	SamuCuenca	455​	(-)
2​	RedheadDane	440​	(-)
3​	DJW	390.92​	(-)
4​	Onizuka	381.67​	(-)
5​	18Valve	355.92​	(-)
6​	Armchair	287.84​	(-)
7​	DJSprtsch	280.8​	(-)
8​	Ingsve	259.34​	(+1)
9​	AmisVelo	235.13​	(-1)
10​	QueenStagiare	178.17​	(-)

Standings

For this stage of the game, that's a huge jump by Ingsve to 3rd place, and suddenly the pursuer is almost on the wheel of the long time leader.

1​	DJW	2197​	(-)
2​	Armchair	2167​	(-)
3​	Ingsve	1976​	(+9)
4​	QueenStagiare	1897​	(-1)
5​	Search	1868​	(-1)
6​	AmisVelo	1851​	(-1)
7​	Leadbelly	1832​	(-1)
8​	DJSprtsch	1794​	(+1)
9​	Madrazo	1780​	(-2)
10​	Triley36	1736​	(+1)
11​	Peixotini	1730​	(-3)
12​	HiHope	1702​	(+1)
13​	DevilsElbow	1689​	(+1)
14​	EvansIsTheBest	1688​	(-4)
15​	RedheadDane	1597​	(-)
16​	18Valve	1510​	(+5)
17​	Del1962	1503​	(-)
18​	SlowClimber	1496​	(+1)
19​	Vladimir	1481​	(-1)
20​	Shakes	1466​	(-4)
21​	Mikks	1410​	(-1)
22​	SamuCuenca	1266​	(-)
23​	Laarsland	1191​	(-)
24​	JonEzeitza	1158​	(-)
25​	Rufs	1080​	(+1)
26​	Kazistuta	1072​	(-1)
27​	Onizuka	966​	(-)
28​	Josedin	861​	(-)
29​	Blues_in_the_Bottle	590​	(-)
30​	Bminchow	560​	(-)
31​	LosBrolin	474​	(-)
	CollectiveWisdom	1781​
	SoLastYear	1257​
	MainGamePop	1410​

Liege on Sunday should be decisive, even though Frankfurt has the final word.