The 2012 CQ Ranking Manager Game

[TeoSheva]

I tried to analyze my team and check where I'm strong and where not.

I think that a strength of my team is that really few riders are totally failing, and I've the riders that are a MUST like Boonen or Rogers. Than I've all the best neo-pro: Moser, Kelderman, Durbridge, Demare. I miss two colombians like Henao and mainly Quintana, two big names like Rui Costa and Kreuziger, and Vanmarke...the others from the green team, honestly, I never considered.

These are the numbers or riders from my team divided for ratio:

>200%= 10 (30.3%)
>100%=16 (48.5%)
>50% = 29 (87.9 %)
>25 %= 32 (97.0%)

only a cheap guy (Valls 39) is under 25%

 

[FF'Wilco]

Getting better and better every week. Started from 50th few weeks ago, now im 24 and i have still some of my top picks are ahead of their season biggest goals like TdF for Brajko and Vuelta for Anton. Also upcoming Tour de Slovenie should be easy 100+ points for Brajkovic.

Aiming top10 and the end of the season

 

[CQmanager]

The GREEN TEAM ... profit at least 15%

BOONEN Tom 502 1468
HESJEDAL Ryder 595 891
ROGERS Michael 137 864
FREIRE GOMEZ Oscar 522 658
BALLAN Alessandro 497 593
PORTE Richie 261 545
SIMON Julien 375 520
NOCENTINI Rinaldo 415 498
POZZATO Filippo 301 460
GASPAROTTO Enrico 194 458
IGLINSKIY Maxim 82 439
FIRSANOV Sergey 150 412
KISERLOVSKI Robert 261 407
BETANCUR GOMEZ Carlos Alberto 291 405
NORDHAUG Lars Petter 180 392
MOSER Moreno 78 389
TIERNAN-LOCKE Jonathan 82 387
DEMARE Arnaud 148 383
TURGOT Sébastien 150 376
FERRARI Roberto 250 374
SPILAK Simon 194 361
SZMYD Sylwester 111 346
BOUHANNI Nacer 136 336
DURBRIDGE Luke 65 333
HIVERT Jonathan 273 327
ZABRISKIE David 166 324
HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis 190 321
VANMARCKE Sep 128 315
ENGOULVENT Jimmy 141 313
QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander 60 305
BRAMBILLA Gianluca 160 304
COLLI Daniele 247 300
CHICCHI Francesco 136 288

Cost / Profit
7478 / 15092

CQM

 

[CQmanager]

One more list just for fun. The Top Picks team. If you had the top 33 top picks you would be in 4th place and technically you can own all of these riders because the total cost was just 6975.

Top 33 Picks

No. Picks Rider 2011 2012 Profit
1. 108 BRESCHEL Matti 98 263 +165 (268%)
2. 93 VELITS Peter 205 249 +44 (121%)
3. 79 BOONEN Tom 502 1468 +966 (292%)
4. 78 POZZATO Filippo 301 460 +159 (153%)
5. 74 HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis 190 321 +131 (169%)
6. 67 ROGERS Michael 137 864 +727 (631%)
7. 65 RENSHAW Mark 286 261 -25 (91%)
8. 64 DAVIS Allan 118 105 -13 (89%)
9. 64 SANCHEZ GIL Luis Leon 439 417 -22 (95%)
10. 63 SICARD Romain 0 30 +30 (30%)
11. 55 DEVOLDER Stijn 145 91 -54 (63%)
12. 55 KREUZIGER Roman 528 612 +84 (116%)
13. 54 VANMARCKE Sep 128 315 +187 (246%)
14. 52 PORTE Richie 261 545 +284 (209%)
15. 48 LARSSON Gustav Erik 206 129 -77 (63%)
16. 48 MAJKA Rafal 57 5 -52 (9%)
17. 47 IGLINSKIY Maxim 82 439 +357 (535%)
18. 46 ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor 634 143 -491 (23%)
19. 45 DEMARE Arnaud 148 383 +235 (259%)
20. 44 HAUSSLER Heinrich 496 186 -310 (38%)
21. 43 PHINNEY Taylor 344 203 -141 (59%)
22. 42 KELDERMAN Wilco 134 241 +107 (180%)
23. 42 LLOYD Matthew 0 75 +75 (75%)
24. 41 QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander 60 305 +245 (508%)
25. 41 TALANSKY Andrew 229 273 +44 (119%)
26. 37 DURBRIDGE Luke 65 333 +268 (512%)
27. 37 OFFREDO Yoann 295 7 -288 (2%)
28. 36 BATTAGLIN Enrico 228 121 -107 (53%)
29. 36 PLAZA MOLINA Ruben 81 66 -15 (81%)
30. 36 VANENDERT Jelle 435 364 -71 (84%)
31. 35 LANDA MEANA Mikel 63 179 +116 (284%)
32. 34 MAASKANT Martijn 47 10 -37 (21%)
33. 33 KROON Karsten 33 74 +41 (224%)

Cost / Profit
6975 / 9537

 

[Eric8-A]

Route du Sud

David Veilleux
Manuel Belletti


Ster Elektroter

Andre Griepel
Martijn Maaskant

 

[Froome19]

I dont really know what to think:
I have 8 riders in the green team, yet a ridiculous 21 riders in the common picks and currently I am in 39th.
The problems is that my picks over 300 asides from Boonen havent really fired yet, guys like Kessiakoff, Kreuziger, Gesink, Haussler...

 

[LaFlorecita]

Ster ZLM Toer

KING Benjamin
RENSHAW Mark
AAEN JORGENSEN Jonas
BOARO Manuele
MIYAZAWA Takashi
DUMOULIN Tom

Route du Sud

CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS Jonathan
HERRADA LOPEZ Jesús

Tour de Slovénie

ULISSI Diego
MAJKA Rafael
BRAJKOVIC Janez

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Three 2nd places today - Renshaw, Demare & Kump.

 

[greenedge]

Demare, Renshaw and Davis get me some minor points, whilst Costa has 10 for leading as well.

Davis 2 points into profit.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Rui looking good for GC in Suisse.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Kessiakoff finally starting to show why I picked him

 

[jsem94]

YEAH FREDRIK! Actually, for the purpose of this game, it's better if he goes to Austria/Poland and gets to load for the Vuelta. If he goes to the Tour he'll be stuck in domestique work, and he will have to magically find his climbing legs again on short notice.

 

[TeoSheva]

It's time to change the leader
Nyssinator will pass me with Rui Costa and Kreuziger

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

It's time to change the leader
Nyssinator will pass me with Rui Costa and Kreuziger

I'm afraid I still resent points that are gained by Rui Costa, after he was effectively given a price discount of 250 points on account of a ban. The idea of not counting seasons during bans was to avoid riders being cheaper than is realistic.



Feel free to interpret this as "B****r, I missed a bargain by not reading the rules carefully enough, and overlooked a rider who I like because I thought I couldn't afford him, and had already submitted my team when I realised it, and couldn't be bothered at the time to recalculate my squad, and now I wish I had, and what's more I'm in danger of losing several places in the table, but I'll disguise it as righteous indignation."

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I'm afraid I still resent points that are gained by Rui Costa, after he was effectively given a price discount of 250 points on account of a ban. The idea of not counting seasons during bans was to avoid riders being cheaper than is realistic.



Feel free to interpret this as "B****r, I missed a bargain by not reading the rules carefully enough, and overlooked a rider who I like because I thought I couldn't afford him, and had already submitted my team when I realised it, and couldn't be bothered at the time to recalculate my squad, and now I wish I had, and what's more I'm in danger of losing several places in the table, but I'll disguise it as righteous indignation."

I see your point, and I had many doubts as to what Rui Costa's value should be. 413 or 664. In the end I decided to follow my own rules and not make an exception even though 664 probably would have been more "realistic".

 

[will10]

I see your point, and I had many doubts as to what Rui Costa's value should be. 413 or 664. In the end I decided to follow my own rules and not make an exception even though 664 probably would have been more "realistic".

I know the time for rules discussion is the end of the season, and I agree completely with your interpretation of the rules we set down, but perhaps exceptional circumstances such as those with Costa could be accounted for in the future.

Something along the lines of:
A rider returning from a suspension will have a value equivalent to that of his last full season before his suspension. Hence if a rider was banned for two years on July 5th 2009 his last full season would be the 2008 season, and his value would therefore be that of 2008. However, if in exceptional circumstances this rider's 2009 score exceeds his 2008 score, then his value would be that of 2009.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Switserland isn't going very well for me, however, Brajko and Quintana are earning me points

 

[LaFlorecita]

If Costa somehow manages to win this would be an amazing week for me, now that Jani seems to be set to take the win in Slovénie.

 

[greenedge]

I have Quintana and Costa in the lead at their races. I then just need Brajkovic to win at Slovenia.

Also Kreuziger ( can you pls finish in the top 5 ).

 

[LaFlorecita]

I have Quintana and Costa in the lead at their races. I then just need Brajkovic to win at Slovenia.

Also Kreuziger ( can you pls finish in the top 5 ).

Argh I hate you

I have Costa and Brajkovic.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Renshaw breaks even.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Rui and Jani Yaayy!!

 

[Mellow Velo]

Awful week.
Bye bye top 10.
I'm light 2 stage racers.
Thanks a bunch, Denis G.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Today was a good day. My team wins the GC at Route du Sud, Tour de Slovenie and the stage at Tour de Suisse

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

NOVIKOV GOT 5 POINTS!!!!!