Emerging Riders CQ Game

Page 5 - Get up to date with the latest news, scores & standings from the Cycling News Community.
Jan 6, 2014
548
0
0
I have some riders competing at the TDU:

DILLIER Silvan
HAGA Chad
HANSEN Jesper
HANSEN Lasse Norman

Can't wait for the new season to begin!
 
Jan 6, 2014
548
0
0
Points TDU:

DILLIER Silvan 5
HAGA Chad 5
HANSEN Jesper 5
HANSEN Lasse Norman 5

total: 40

And in the next races I'm cheering for:

Challenge Mallorca
KONRAD Patrick
MOHORIC Matej

Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
DILLIER Silvan
EWAN Caleb
 
Jan 6, 2014
548
0
0
I just realized I picked Howson last year who scored 17 points in the national ITT.

Dillier scored again 10 points.

And on to the next races:
Herald Sun Tour (2.1)
EWAN Caleb
HOWSON Damien

Dubai Tour (2.HC)
HAGA Chad

Hopefully the Aussis will score against proconti and continental teams.
 
A few glitches in the design of the spreadsheet for moving into year 2, but I think this is accurate.

Best selected riders in January:
Name/ points / popularity
FERNANDEZ ANDUJAR Ruben 119 7
EWAN Caleb 60 44
SEPULVEDA Eduardo 59 5
FORMOLO Davide 50 18
BONIFAZIO Niccolo 38 4
JARAMILLO DIEZ Daniel Alexander 35 1
HAIG Jack 31 2
VUILLERMOZ Alexis 21 1
VALLEE Boris 19 3
HOWSON DAMIEN 17 30
HEPBURN Michael 16 21
BOSWELL Ian 16 7
DILLIER Silvan 15 7
VINK Michael 15 1
KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN Merhawi 12 18


The near ubiquity of Caleb Ewan means that everyone got a decent crop of points, considering the time of year:
1 Mutschi 268
2 Al_Pacino 261
3 Del1962 253
4 Skidmark 224
5 Afrank 223
6 Ansimi 212
7 Ludwigzgz 202
8 MC_Mountain 200
9 GPBlanco 198
10 Josedin 191
11 Oliveira 184
12 Jakob747 182
13 Fauniera 181
14 18Valve 160
15 Froome19 158
16 Dazed_and_Confused 157
16 Mellow_Velo 157
18 HugoKoblet 153
18 Madrazo 153
20 Blackbandit222 151
21 Karaev 148
21 Tuart 148
23 Kazistuta 147
24 Leadbelly 144
25 Hilltop_Finisher 141
25 Ruudz0r 141
27 Fus87 129
28 Search 124
29 Comodoro 122
29 Just_Some_Guy 122
31 GeraintTooFast 120
32 Rote_Laterne 119
33 NairoQ 104
34 Ray200 101
35 Ingsve 93
36 Armchair_Cyclist 91
37 The_Fool_on_the_Hill 90
38 Manafana 85
39 asdfgh101 81
39 Il_Pirata 81
41 Cyivel 77
42 Bellsax 76
42 Florecita 76
42 ItalianGigolo 76
45 Vladimir 60


Mutschi not only has Fernandez and Ewan, but also Howson, Hepburn, Dillier and Boswell.
AlPacino took second this month despite not having the month's top scorer: Ewan, Sepulveda, Formolo and Bonifazio gaining him most of his points.
The only team missing Ewan didn't do too badly: Del1962 came 3rd in the month, mainly through Fernandez and Sepulveda.

Formolo has been an important scorer throughout the game, and is the second top player to have been selected (behind Adam Yates), Bonifazio and Dillier swap 4th and 5th place in the 13 months of the game to date, and Sepulveda and Fernandez enter the top 15.

There are not many changes in the overall ranking: although he was a fairly modest 9th in the monthly table, GP Blanco is the most significant mover, up 5 places to 6th. There is no movement among the top 5

1 Ludwigzgz 4654
2 Skidmark 4331
3 HugoKoblet 3906
4 Blackbandit222 3827
5 Froome19 3802
6 GPBlanco 3791
7 Karaev 3769
8 Hilltop_Finisher 3746
9 Rote_Laterne 3744
10 Comodoro 3734
11 Ingsve 3707
12 asdfgh101 3621
13 Florecita 3534
14 Leadbelly 3524
15 Tuart 3508
16 Ruudz0r 3492
17 Del1962 3449
18 Kazistuta 3428
19 MC_Mountain 3414
20 18Valve 3411
21 Fauniera 3360
22 Al_Pacino 3298
23 Madrazo 3297
24 Mutschi 3293
25 Jakob747 3280
26 ItalianGigolo 3170
27 Afrank 3160
28 Dazed_and_Confused 3109
29 Oliveira 3032
30 Mellow_Velo 2939
31 Armchair_Cyclist 2836
32 Cyivel 2817
33 Bellsax 2803
34 The_Fool_on_the_Hill 2780
35 NairoQ 2600
36 Search 2593
37 Fus87 2492
38 Ray200 2470
39 GeraintTooFast 2450
40 Manafana 2355
41 Ansimi 2304
42 Just_Some_Guy 2043
43 Il_Pirata 1969
44 Josedin 1890
45 Vladimir 1873
CollectiveWisdom 3641
 
I'm liking the concept of this game more and more as it goes on. Now we have a year of hindsight, but with 2 years still to go. Let's pick apart my team going into year 2:

ALAPHILIPPE Julian - has certainly shown his potential, carving out a niche at a difficult-to-crack QuickStep team. I almost picked him in the main game this year too, so I'm confident he'll grow to the 6-700 point level this year, and barring injury, remain a great pick. Verdict: SUCCESS so far.

EWAN Caleb - despite an unexpectedly slow first year, he's still the gold standard. I'd be surprised if he wasn't in the top 3 scoring riders in this game by the end of next year. Verdict: DISAPPOINTMENT so far (less so if you consider Aussie nats, but I'm thinking about 2014 only), but is likely to turn things around.

FORMOLO Davide - seems a solid pick as well; dunno how much he can move up in CQ points, he'll probably start doing higher level races and GTs and be less of a GC guy on the Can-Garm team, but I expect him to feature in all races like he did last year. Verdict: BIG SUCCESS so far.

HANSEN Lasse Norman - whoops, picked the wrong Dane between him and Valgren Andersen. Pretty anonymous so far, and didn't show much last year. Plus he's now like the 20th best guy on Can-Garm. I'm regretting it a bit, but he still has 2 years. Verdict: DISAPPOINTMENT so far.

HENAO MARIN Sebastian - He's still a bit young and buried at Sky so I don't expect a ton of points, but he's really good. I expect top 20 Giro and a bit more consistency this year. By the end of next year, he could be winning things. Verdict: JURY IS OUT so far.

HEPBURN Michael - I saw him win the Aussie TT last year and was worried he'd go to the road and score a ton of points so I picked him, but he really hasn't. He's a good sprinter and TTer, so I know he has the potential. But he's just not pulling it together yet. Second guessing a bit. Verdict: JURY IS OUT so far.

HERKLOTZ Silvio - I don't get why he hasn't turned pro yet; he seems to be moving sideways at Stolting. I thought when I picked him he'd have a year of 200 points on a continental team and then move up to the bigs, but that second part hasn't happened. If he steps up next year and gets 6-800 points (which he should if he's that good, and with that extra year of U23 he'll be damn ready), he'll be worth it, but I'm second guessing that pick too. Verdict: DISAPPOINTMENT so far.

HOWSON Damien - Didn't really live up to his promise last year as an elite TT talent, and is a bit buried at TT-rich Greenedge. If he doesn't do much better this year, I'll be regretting it. Verdict: DISAPPOINTMENT so far.

KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN Merhawi - solid year, good performer - his 2014 was actually better than I expected. This year I expect a few more points from slightly lower placings in slightly bigger races. Then next year I think he'll take off. Verdict: SUCCESS so far.

LAMPAERT Yves - he developed as I hoped, scoring consistently while finishing highly. It will be interesting to see how he works on the bigger QuickStep squad, whether he even makes the big classic lineups (I hope not - I think he can score bigger in the 1.1 races than being an early-attack foil in the Ronde or something). That's always a gamble, that you get a TSV guy that shows something and gets picked up by a team where he'll be buried - can't all be Sep Vanmarcke and go to Garmin or something. We shall see. Verdict: SUCCESS so far.

MOHORIC Matej - I knew he was too young last year, but his kind of talent doesn't stagnate (unless your last name is 'Sicard'), so I expect increasing returns in both this year and next. Verdict: JURY IS OUT so far.

OLIVIER Daan - showed some solid progress in his neo-pro year; now I just need those 8th-15th place finishes in stage races to turn into top 6 results. Verdict: MILD SUCCESS so far.

SENECHAL Florian - was quietly solid... if he'd just get a bit louder in his results, increase by 150 points this year and then next, I'll be happy. Verdict: MILD SUCCESS so far.

SEPULVEDA Eduardo - had a great year last year, is off to a great start this year, can climb and TT. Let's see if he takes a step up, maybe top 20 in Le Tour? SUCCESS so far.

STUYVEN Jasper - had a promising neo-pro year, but this is the year he steps it up, if he's going to. Four 4th places in La Vuelta (albeit against a depleted sprinting field) suggests quickness and consistency that, if played as a foil against Cancellara, can serve him well in the shorter 1.1 and 1.HC classics. JURY IS OUT so far.

YATES Adam - did you see him last year? If he grows from there he's the best pick of the game. BIG SUCCESS so far.

YATES Simon - badly timed broken collarbone led to a comeback and trial-by-fire in Le Tour, which is a great learning experience but not a big points-getter. I expect him to explode this year. MILD SUCCESS so far.

ZABEL Rick - anonymous last year, I'm looking for some improvement and his father's trademark consistency. If he can get better in the sprints and pick up some placings all the time like his dad did, he'll be gold by the end of next year. JURY IS OUT so far.

For those of you keeping score at home:

Big Successes - Adam Yates, Formolo
Successes - Alaphillipe, Kudus, Lampaert, Sepulveda
Mild Successes - Olivier, Seneschal, Simon Yates
Jury is Out - Henao, Hepburn, Mohoric, Stuyven, Zabel
Disappointments - Ewan, Hansen, Herklotz, Howson
 
Jan 6, 2014
548
0
0
My fall in the overall ranking continues ...

Herald Sun Tour (2.1)
EWAN Caleb 50
HOWSON Damien 50

Dubai Tour (2.HC)
HAGA Chad 5

National Championships Colombia RR (NC)
HENAO GOMEZ Sebastian 9

Now racing:
Tour of Qatar (2.HC)
HANSEN Jesper
SENECHAL Florian
STUYVEN Jasper

Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia (1.1)
ALAPHILIPPE Julian
FOMINYKH Daniil
HAGA Chad

I'm hoping for points from Stuyven and maybe Senechal. Still waiting for the Yates brothers and Magnus Cort Nielsen to start their season.
 
Jan 6, 2014
548
0
0
Tour of Qatar (2.HC)
STUYVEN Jasper 34

Clasica de Almeria (1.1)
ALAPHILIPPE Julian
FOMINYKH Daniil

Tour of Oman (2.HC)
HOWSON Damien
KONRAD Patrick
SENECHAL Florian

Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol (2.1)
KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN Merhawi

Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta (2.1)
HENAO GOMEZ Sebastian

Trofeo Laigueglia (1.HC)
MOHORIC Matej

Tour Cycliste International du Haut Var-matin (2.1)
HAGA Chad
 
Jan 6, 2014
548
0
0
Tour of Oman (2.HC)
HOWSON Damien 5
KONRAD Patrick 44

Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol (2.1)
KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN Merhawi 5

Tour Cycliste International du Haut Var-matin (2.1)
HAGA Chad 6

60 points. Not too bad, Konrad saved my week.

Finally the Yates brothers and Magnus Cort Nielsen start their season:
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (1.HC)
SENECHAL Florian

Classic Sud Ard?che (1.1)
ALAPHILIPPE Julian
CORT NIELSEN Magnus
STUYVEN Jasper
YATES Adam
YATES Simon

La Drome Classic (1.1)
ALAPHILIPPE Julian
CORT NIELSEN Magnus
STUYVEN Jasper
YATES Adam
YATES Simon

SuisseGas Gran Premio Citt? di Lugano (1.HC)
KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN Merhawi
 
Jan 6, 2014
548
0
0
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (1.HC)
SENECHAL Florian 5

SuisseGas Gran Premio Citt? di Lugano (1.HC)
KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN Merhawi 5

10 points, Stuyven came in on 21st place in the Drome Classic thus missing 5 points for 20th place.
I don't know what happened over the winter with the Yates brothers and Magnus Cort Nielsen who lost quite some time in their first two races.

Trofej Umag (1.2)
MOHORIC Matej probably

Strade Bianche (1.HC)
STUYVEN Jasper

Trofej Porec (1.2)
MOHORIC Matej probably

Rabobank Dorpenomloop Rucphen (1.2)
VLIEGEN Loic
http://www.dorpenomlooprucphen.nl/images/startlijsten/startlist%20dorpenomloop%20rucphen%2012-02-2015.pdf

Paris - Nice (2.UWT)
ALAPHILIPPE Julian
DILLIER Silvan
SENECHAL Florian
YATES Simon

Le Tour de Langkawi (2.HC)
EWAN Caleb
FOMINYKH Daniil
KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN Merhawi
HANSEN Jesper
HENAO GOMEZ Sebastian
HOWSON Damien

All riders except Fominykh are good for points.
 
February Year 2

Bonifazio, with his Lugano win and third in Estruchi, is not only the top selected rider this month, but has overtaken Adam Yates as the most valuable player in the game.

Top selected riders this month:
(Name/points/teams)
BONIFAZIO Niccolo 180 4
SEPULVEDA Eduardo 88 5 (Sud Ardeche win, and a few Haut Var points)
JARAMILLO DIEZ Daniel Alexander 60 1 (2nd in nationals)
GOUGEARD Alexis 56 8 (4th in Etile de Besseges)
HOWSON DAMIEN 55 30 (mainly Herald Sun Tour)
EWAN Caleb 50 44 (2 stage wins and a second in Herald Sun)
KONRAD Patrick 44 5 (10th in Oman GC)
LATOUR Pierre-Roger 40 4 (Etoile de Besseges)
STUYVEN Jasper 34 36
JANS Roy 31 1

Best teams this month

1 Al_Pacino 510
2 Fauniera 413
3 Jakob747 384
4 Ruudz0r 334
5 Ludwigzgz 320
6 Skidmark 308
7 Del1962 303
8 GPBlanco 269
9 Dazed_and_Confused 266
10 Leadbelly 256
11 HugoKoblet 254
12 Madrazo 242
13 Search 239
14 Rote_Laterne 233
15 Ansimi 228
16 Mutschi 222
17 18Valve 221
18 Comodoro 212
19 Karaev 210
20 Hilltop_Finisher 206
The top four, not surprisingly, all have Bonifazio. Al Pacino has just about as good a team as possible: he also has Sepulveda, Gougeard, Howson and Ewan: that is first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth of the month's scorers.
Our long term leader, Ludwigzgz, is the top of the non-Bonifazio teams this month, so extends his lead yet again in the overall standings, but not by much, because the second highest scoring non-Bonifazio team is second placed Skidmark. These two are beginning to leave the rest of us behind.

Standings
Al Pacino was by a long way the biggest mover, but his 9 place leap only took him to 13th. The same teams are still in the top ten, and of them the only teams moving up (2 places each) are GPBlanco and Rote Laterne.
1 Ludwigzgz 4974
2 Skidmark 4639
3 HugoKoblet 4160
4 GPBlanco 4060
5 Blackbandit222 4015
6 Karaev 3979
7 Rote_Laterne 3977
8 Froome19 3973
9 Hilltop_Finisher 3952
10 Comodoro 3946
11 Ingsve 3898
12 Ruudz0r 3826
13 Al_Pacino 3808
14 Leadbelly 3780
15 Fauniera 3773
16 asdfgh101 3770
17 Del1962 3752
18 Tuart 3694
19 Florecita 3684
20 Jakob747 3664
21 18Valve 3632
22 Kazistuta 3611
23 MC_Mountain 3610
24 Madrazo 3539
25 Mutschi 3515
26 Dazed_and_Confused 3375
27 Afrank 3359
28 ItalianGigolo 3355
29 Oliveira 3156
30 Mellow_Velo 3133
31 Cyivel 2970
32 Bellsax 2947
33 Armchair_Cyclist 2944
34 The_Fool_on_the_Hill 2941
35 Search 2832
36 NairoQ 2714
37 Fus87 2675
38 Ray200 2645
39 GeraintTooFast 2596
40 Ansimi 2532
41 Manafana 2452
42 Just_Some_Guy 2214
43 Il_Pirata 2100
44 Josedin 2034
45 Vladimir 2002
CollectiveWisdom 3860
 
Jan 6, 2014
548
0
0
I have only riders in Tirreno-Adriatico next week.

Tirreno-Adriatico (2.UWT)
CORT NIELSEN Magnus
KONRAD Patrick
STUYVEN Jasper
YATES Adam

All of them could score points or be a total fail.
 
Now that the 'real' season has started and it's the second year of this game, I'm going to pay attention a little closer. Good news this week as Lampaert is following exactly the trajectory I would have hoped from him. I was actually a bit worried that he made the jump to QST this year because he could easily be buried, but using him in West Vlaanderen is great for his development. Looks like he's fast, he can TT, and he can stay at the head of a classic. Could be a good guy for the Eneco Tour too, and then maybe some of the bigger classics next year when he develops his engine a bit more.

Anyway, this is what's coming up:

Paris-Nice

Simon Yates
Senechal
Alaphilippe
Sepulveda

Langkawi

Ewan
Henao
Howson
Kudus

Tirenno

Zabel
Adam Yates
Formolo
Stuyven

So, 12 out of the 18. Lampaert just won, of course, but the lack of space for Daan Olivier is curious. Mohoric and Hansen I get in a deep Cannondale team, and Herklotz is of course still continental, but I'm not quite sure what's up with Hepburn's road career; I really thought he was focusing more time to it as time went on.
 
Jan 6, 2014
548
0
0
Re:

My week:
Paris - Nice (2.UWT)
ALAPHILIPPE Julian 5
DILLIER Silvan 5
SENECHAL Florian 5
YATES Simon 7

Le Tour de Langkawi (2.HC)
EWAN Caleb 127
HANSEN Jesper 68
HENAO GOMEZ Sebastian 115

Tirreno-Adriatico (2.UWT)
CORT NIELSEN Magnus 3
YATES Adam 2

total: 337
Overall my emerging riders are doing better than my riders in the main game.

Ronde Van Zeeland Seaports (1.1)
ALAPHILIPPE Julian

Nokere Koerse - Danilith Classic (1.1)
STUYVEN Jasper

GP Nobili Rubinetterie-Coppa Papa Carlo-Coppa Cittá di Stresa (1.HC)
MOHORIC Matej
HANSEN Jesper

Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (2.UWT)
EWAN Caleb
STUYVEN Jasper

Best chance for big points for Adam Yates.
 
Jan 6, 2014
548
0
0
Re: Re:

Points:
Tirreno-Adriatico (2.UWT)
CORT NIELSEN Magnus 10
HAGA Chad 5
KONRAD Patrick 5
YATES Adam 80

GP Nobili Rubinetterie-Coppa Papa Carlo-Coppa Cittá di Stresa (1.HC)
MOHORIC Matej 9

Milano - Sanremo (1.WT1)
DILLIER Silvan 5
HAGA Chad 5
HANSEN Lasse Norman 5
SENECHAL Florian 5
YATES Simon 5

Total: 134

Adam Yates pretty impressive, Cort scoring is more than one could expect. Also first points for Mohoric, I hope this season will be a better one for him.

Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (2.UWT)
ALAPHILIPPE Julian
EWAN Caleb
STUYVEN Jasper

Dwars door Vlaanderen (1.HC)
CORT NIELSEN Magnus
FOMINYKH Daniil
HANSEN Lasse Norman
SENECHAL Florian

Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali (2.1)
HENAO GOMEZ Sebastian

Classica Corsica (1.1)
HAGA Chad
KONRAD Patrick
LUDVIGSSON Fredrik

E3 Harelbeke (1.UWT)
DILLIER Silvan
FOMINYKH Daniil
HANSEN Lasse Norman

Critérium International (2.HC)
HAGA Chad
KONRAD Patrick
LUDVIGSSON Fredrik

Gent - Wevelgem (1.UWT)
CORT NIELSEN Magnus
DILLIER Silvan
HANSEN Lasse Norman
SENECHAL Florian
 
Jan 6, 2014
548
0
0
Re: Re:

Scoring last week:
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (2.UWT)
ALAPHILIPPE Julian 26

Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali (2.1)
HENAO GOMEZ Sebastian 8

Classica Corsica (1.1)
KONRAD Patrick 6

E3 Harelbeke (1.UWT)
DILLIER Silvan 5
HANSEN Lasse Norman 5

Critérium International (2.HC)
KONRAD Patrick 30

Gent - Wevelgem (1.UWT)
SENECHAL Florian 17

97 points. Good races by Konrad, Alaphilippe and Senechal.

Racing next week:
Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde (2.HC)
CORT NIELSEN Magnus
FOMINYKH Daniil
STUYVEN Jasper

Ronde van Vlaanderen (1.UWT)
CORT NIELSEN Magnus
DILLIER Silvan
FOMINYKH Daniil
NORMAN HANSEN Lasse
SENECHAL Florian
STUYVEN Jasper

Vuelta Ciclista a La Rioja (1.1)
EWAN Caleb
YATES Simon