I'm happy to officially launch the second edition of my emerging female riders game.
Like in the first edition, the game will only last for one season. The primary reason for that is that I don't want to be running multiple games simultaneously.
Rules
The average team size for women's WorldTeams and the new ProTeam tier will be around 16 in 2025, once all rosters have been finalised. I've therefore decided to make 16 riders the limit for the 2025 game. The only requirements are that the riders haven't scored more than 199 CQ points during their careers before the start of the 2025 season, and that they are actually allowed to ride in the female peloton (so Izzy Sharp can be picked for this, but Noa Isidore can't). You will of course have a better chance of winning if you pick the full 16, but feel free to select fewer riders if you don't want to spend too much time on it. The more players the merrier.
If you're mostly familiar with the CQ points system for the men's games, be aware that some women's races will hand out different amount of points to the winner and/or award points to more riders than they would have done on the men's calendar. Also, results in the minor classifications in WWT races won't award the riders any points.
It's also worth noting that junior riders can take part in elite races, and that it's possible for both juniors and youth riders to score points at the national championships in some countries. CQ points from all 2025 races will count, including races that take place before the submission deadline, which this year will only be the Australian National Championships.
Submission and deadline
The deadline will be at the start of the Tour Down Under on the 17th of January, but if you want to make sure your team gets approved in time, send me your list of riders in a PM either before or during the 16th of January.
To help me out, it would be much appreciated if you list the riders with the names and formats from the CQ database. Riders sometimes get married during the off-season which might result in a name change. Sometimes CQ will also decide to change the spelling or format for no apparent reason. I'll probably be able to spot most mistakes myself, but it would make me very happy if you did your utmost to help.
Updates
I will try to keep you updated on how the game unfolds on a monthly basis, but I can't promise that I'll do as good of a job as @skidmark and @Armchair Cyclist have done in their games. I believe that 2024 did set a new record for the most updates provided by CQ in a single season (if anyone affiliated with the site reads this, I'm very grateful for your work), but a new download might still not be made available in the first week of every month, so it's not a given that my updates will always arrive on time either.
Like in the first edition, the game will only last for one season. The primary reason for that is that I don't want to be running multiple games simultaneously.
Rules
The average team size for women's WorldTeams and the new ProTeam tier will be around 16 in 2025, once all rosters have been finalised. I've therefore decided to make 16 riders the limit for the 2025 game. The only requirements are that the riders haven't scored more than 199 CQ points during their careers before the start of the 2025 season, and that they are actually allowed to ride in the female peloton (so Izzy Sharp can be picked for this, but Noa Isidore can't). You will of course have a better chance of winning if you pick the full 16, but feel free to select fewer riders if you don't want to spend too much time on it. The more players the merrier.
If you're mostly familiar with the CQ points system for the men's games, be aware that some women's races will hand out different amount of points to the winner and/or award points to more riders than they would have done on the men's calendar. Also, results in the minor classifications in WWT races won't award the riders any points.
It's also worth noting that junior riders can take part in elite races, and that it's possible for both juniors and youth riders to score points at the national championships in some countries. CQ points from all 2025 races will count, including races that take place before the submission deadline, which this year will only be the Australian National Championships.
Submission and deadline
The deadline will be at the start of the Tour Down Under on the 17th of January, but if you want to make sure your team gets approved in time, send me your list of riders in a PM either before or during the 16th of January.
To help me out, it would be much appreciated if you list the riders with the names and formats from the CQ database. Riders sometimes get married during the off-season which might result in a name change. Sometimes CQ will also decide to change the spelling or format for no apparent reason. I'll probably be able to spot most mistakes myself, but it would make me very happy if you did your utmost to help.
Updates
I will try to keep you updated on how the game unfolds on a monthly basis, but I can't promise that I'll do as good of a job as @skidmark and @Armchair Cyclist have done in their games. I believe that 2024 did set a new record for the most updates provided by CQ in a single season (if anyone affiliated with the site reads this, I'm very grateful for your work), but a new download might still not be made available in the first week of every month, so it's not a given that my updates will always arrive on time either.