CQ ranking

[Ferminal]

Goss 104 from payback, will be in the black after G-W.

Or before.

 

[hrotha]

He's already in black. The Milan-Sanremo results are provisional so they don't show up in the overview.

 

[The Hitch]

I actually considered picking him as i thought he would be Greipel 2011 but decided 600 wasnt worth the risk.

A question though.

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Are any of you guys not from Australia?

I know if he was Polish i would have picked him.

 

[Ferminal]

I actually considered picking him as i thought he would be Greipel 2011 but decided 600 wasnt worth the risk.

A question though.

Bicing Ferminal Kevin Rudd's Hairdryer LukeSchmid microdose Pcutter Sneekes The_Amateur The Cobra

Are any of you guys not from Australia?

I know if he was Polish i would have picked him.

I didn't pick him because he's Australia, maybe I've followed him closer because he's Australian which allowed me to make a good pick. I think his classics record, his Vuelta speed and Greipel leaving made it fairly certain that he would reach 1000 (my prediction was between 1200-1500). I chose Cav too And more expensive picks (>500) than most.

 

[luckyboy]

Really should've put more thought into my team.

 

[The Hitch]

I didn't pick him because he's Australia,

Im not saying you would pick him because hes Australian, but because when youve got 1000 riders to choose from, naturally you lean towards riders you know more about. I didnt pick Kwiatkowski for example becaue i like him, i dont even know what he looks like. I picked him because Ive heard more about his potential.

 

[ingsve]

I actually considered picking him as i thought he would be Greipel 2011 but decided 600 wasnt worth the risk.

A question though.

Bicing Ferminal Kevin Rudd's Hairdryer LukeSchmid microdose Pcutter Sneekes The_Amateur The Cobra

Are any of you guys not from Australia?

I know if he was Polish i would have picked him.

I was very close to having Goss on my team. But when Hugo announced that there were only 25 places and then no more I quickly had to trim my team. One of the last riders I removed was Goss because otherwise I would have had to remove 5-6 riders and find a few replacements to get under 7500 and still have 33 riders. The other choices I had was removing Boonen or Cunego but those seemed like a little more certain bets than Goss who while I thought he would have a very good year was still a slight gamble at that price.

 

[Tuarts]

I'm glad I got Haussler out in the end but again a lapse in memory and Ventoso isn't in my side for some reason. He better not tear up G-W!

Ignatiev was one of my first choices too but I put in Inglisky instead

Ah well. Ranked in top100 at least

 

[ansimi]

Offredo was my best pick - really gave me an edge in the standings and he rode great!

 

[Moondance]

I was very close to having Goss on my team. But when Hugo announced that there were only 25 places and then no more I quickly had to trim my team. One of the last riders I removed was Goss because otherwise I would have had to remove 5-6 riders and find a few replacements to get under 7500 and still have 33 riders. The other choices I had was removing Boonen or Cunego but those seemed like a little more certain bets than Goss who while I thought he would have a very good year was still a slight gamble at that price.

Meanwhile our big money purchase, Boonen, is busy cooking up a turd of a season.

He's going to have to race like his azz is on fire the next 3 weeks. But with The Canc already in good shape.....

 

[luckyboy]

Meanwhile our big money purchase, Boonen, is busy cooking up a turd of a season.

Made me laugh.

I hope Devolder does well this April. Be nice to see him get a 3rd Ronde. Good for Vacansoleil too after the Ricco/Mosquera debacles.

Meanwhile, my cobbles team consists of Ballan and Arvesen

 

[ingsve]

The results are in and it seems I at least had 12 riders finish the race for a total of 225 points which isn't too bad but not exactly like having Goss though.

 

[roundabout]

Gossless 251 points.

 

[Squire]

75 points from MSR. Only Haussler, Failli and Boonen scored more than 5.

With Sinkewitz now out, I'll be happy to finish above the bottom 10. That's Sinkewitz, Ricco, Plaza (maybe Vuelta?) & Pellizotti out.

 

[Jancouver]

O'Grady got 10th and 63 points so his total is 88 and thats exactly what he cost. Also happy to see Spartacus finally scoring some points for me and I hope he can break the 2K greatness this year

Congrats to Goss owners. He must be the buy of the year

 

[bicing]

bicing riders in MSR: Ballan, Kroon, Goss, Renshaw, Bruseghin, Gasparotto, Arvesen, Haussler.

132+5+275+5+5+5+25 = 452
Glad all my riders finished!
I chose Goss & Renshaw because I wanted to guarantee the new Greipel 1500+ points. I figured paying 700 for 1500+ was a good deal, even though it cost me 2 rider spots.
Yeah I am Aussie but no I don't get my info from Aus. I've never heard anything about Kwiatkowski since I've been in PL, btw... Do wzenie

 

[hrotha]

101 points. Pity about Van Avermaet, and great chance missed by Modolo who cracked towards the finish.

 

[will10]

We're 1:18 into the season now. Beginning to get a bit worried about the prospect of a bottom 3 finish.

 

[luckyboy]

Got 1126 points after today.

Surely some of the Colombians will get a fair few points at Catalunya seeing as the highest any of them cost was 72. Also, hoping Ballan can win something with cobbles.
After that it looks pretty bare until Di Luca, Cunego + Andy get some 2nds and 3rds to Gilbert in the Ardennes.

 

[The Hitch]

Do wzenie

Huh? ...........

 

[More Strides than Rides]

My team is chatting it up in the autobus. I might have some guys in the right place next week, but I anticipated a tighter, sprintier MSR. Hopefully a few of those guys can get through next week.

 

[bicing]

Huh? ...........

do widzenia

 

[El Pistolero]

By the way, Philippe Gilbert already has 380 more points compared to last year

 

[Jancouver]

By the way, Philippe Gilbert already has 380 more points compared to last year

Check your sources. He got 1843 points last year

 

[El Pistolero]

Check your sources. He got 1843 points last year

I mean at this point of the season of course. My bad.