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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas CQ team selection season, and I am ready to kick things off with the third edtion of this particular game.
If you've been a regular in my games it shouldn't come as a surprise that the format have been tweaked slightly. It will now run over 2 seasons instead of only 1.
Rules
The other major change is that teams will now be allowed to feature 18 riders rather than 16. The only requirements are that the riders haven't scored more than 199 CQ points during their careers before the start of the 2026 season, and that they are actually allowed to ride in the female peloton (you may of course still choose a male rider, but he won't be able to score you any points). You will naturally have a better chance of winning if you pick the full 18, 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 2026 races will count, including races that take place before the submission deadline, which this year will be the Australian National Championships and the ITT at the championships in Thailand.
Also note that some riders may have scored points since the end of the 2025 game in October.
One example of that is Juliana Londoño who won the RR title at the Bolivarian Games earlier this month, which not only added another title to her palmares on top of the Colombian and Pan-American ones she'd already claimed this year, but it also moved her past the 200 career points barrier.
Submission and deadline
The deadline will be at the start of the Tour Down Under which occurs on the 17th of January for the second year in a row, 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. The team behind the scenes have approved me as a temporary mod, which means that I can currently receive PMs.
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. In case you've made a mistake or you've changed your mind about your line up, you're allowed to alter your team up until the deadline.
Updates
I will try to keep you updated on how the game unfolds on a monthly basis, but I can't promise that it will always be the case. CQ will sometimes release new downloads only a week or two apart, but other times you have to wait six weeks for the next one.
If you've been a regular in my games it shouldn't come as a surprise that the format have been tweaked slightly. It will now run over 2 seasons instead of only 1.
Rules
The other major change is that teams will now be allowed to feature 18 riders rather than 16. The only requirements are that the riders haven't scored more than 199 CQ points during their careers before the start of the 2026 season, and that they are actually allowed to ride in the female peloton (you may of course still choose a male rider, but he won't be able to score you any points). You will naturally have a better chance of winning if you pick the full 18, 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 2026 races will count, including races that take place before the submission deadline, which this year will be the Australian National Championships and the ITT at the championships in Thailand.
Also note that some riders may have scored points since the end of the 2025 game in October.
One example of that is Juliana Londoño who won the RR title at the Bolivarian Games earlier this month, which not only added another title to her palmares on top of the Colombian and Pan-American ones she'd already claimed this year, but it also moved her past the 200 career points barrier.
Submission and deadline
The deadline will be at the start of the Tour Down Under which occurs on the 17th of January for the second year in a row, 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. The team behind the scenes have approved me as a temporary mod, which means that I can currently receive PMs.
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. In case you've made a mistake or you've changed your mind about your line up, you're allowed to alter your team up until the deadline.
Updates
I will try to keep you updated on how the game unfolds on a monthly basis, but I can't promise that it will always be the case. CQ will sometimes release new downloads only a week or two apart, but other times you have to wait six weeks for the next one.
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