The 2012 CQ Ranking Manager Game

[skidmark]

All those efforts and concerns... Not for me, I'll see where I end up.

Well that's the beauty of this game. I'm sure I could rifle off a team in 25 minutes and probably do fairly well, possibly even better than my methodical approach is going to get me, as lots of it is luck. But I love doing it, thinking and rethinking - it's really made me pay more attention to cycling and appreciate talent better. It's a simple game with many possibilities so that lots of folks can enjoy whatever sides of it, from picking a team to bragging when your rider wins to trolling startlists to see who's gonna be riding coming up. Good luck!

 

[LaFlorecita]

Well that's the beauty of this game. I'm sure I could rifle off a team in 25 minutes and probably do fairly well, possibly even better than my methodical approach is going to get me, as lots of it is luck. But I love doing it, thinking and rethinking - it's really made me pay more attention to cycling and appreciate talent better. It's a simple game with many possibilities so that lots of folks can enjoy whatever sides of it, from picking a team to bragging when your rider wins to trolling startlists to see who's gonna be riding coming up. Good luck!

Don't get me wrong, I did put a lot of time and thought in it, but now that I've sent in my team I'm not going to think about changes anymore. I know too little about every rider and their potential and improvement to really come up with a perfect team, and I've included a lot of personal favourites, so I'll just cross my fingers and see hoe it goes.

 

[will10]

I'm assuming Hugo is going to be on here at 23.59 (CET) to close the game and post the teams?

 

[Kvinto]

I'm assuming Hugo is going to be on here at 23.59 (CET) to close the game and post the teams?

i suppose he is not too happy about the amount of work that we gave him today

 

[gerundium]

Lucky i gave my team a last check. Had one rider in it twice.... that's what you get for building a team at 1 am in half an hour.

just resubmitted.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Lucky i gave my team a last check. Had one rider in it twice.... that's what you get for building a team at 1 am in half an hour.

just resubmitted.

Thanks because of you I checked my team again.

 

[Tuarts]

****, people been using excel to find riders.

Id love to have Heado, had him this year, but dont have 400 points spare.

Didn't do much except copypasta from Hugo's sheet. Not sure which picks I gained from doing so. Conditional formatting now there's a useful feature...

We're up to 116 by Hugo's last list

 

[gerundium]

Thanks because of you I checked my team again.

hehe, that's a good thing though!

 

[The Hitch]

Didn't do much except copypasta from Hugo's sheet. Not sure which picks I gained from doing so. Conditional formatting now there's a useful feature...

We're up to 116 by Hugo's last list

Well, just spent 1 and a half hours trying it. Guess I dont have the brain for excel

 

[Netserk]

I am having a lot of regrets right now, though I will not bother to change the whole team I just hope that my favourites will have a good season

 

[taiwan]

Well, just spent 1 and a half hours trying it. Guess I dont have the brain for excel

I used excel, but not to crunch the whole of CQ, I wouldn't know how. I just used it to edit draft teams, like I'd guess many/most did. I want props for using Matlab though. Admittedly, not in a very sophisticated way.

 

[Kvinto]

I didn't use Excel, and i've only just realized i could do it though i don't think it's as helpful as some think...

 

[LaFlorecita]

hehe, that's a good thing though!

Oh yes it is.

 

[tgsgirl]

How do you know?

He's just scared I will kick his *** as is usually the case, and is now trying to get into my head. It will not work, mister dj!

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I'm assuming Hugo is going to be on here at 23.59 (CET) to close the game and post the teams?

I'm sorry to say, but I probably won't

I currently have 15 unread notifications, but I'm off to bed in a little while and will post tomorrow

 

[djlovesyou]

He's just scared I will kick his *** as is usually the case, and is now trying to get into my head. It will not work, mister dj!

Yep, of course that's it

There's been a long history of you beating me in fantasy games hasn't there?

Oh wait...

 

[The Hitch]

TEAM HITCH TM

RiderType


Team Hitch is looking at the mountains and the general classiments.

Almost half the team - 14 riders are PURE CLIMBERS. The scale is tipped heavier when the 4 all rounders with both good tt and climbing skills are added, as well as the 4 hilly specialists.

Nationality

Thanks largely to the the work of Team HitchTM Campaign Head of Staff - El Pistolero, there are 7 cobbled riders 4 of which also sprint. A very low 3 sprinters and 2 pure tters make up the Liquigas of cq.

Diversity nationality wise isnt too great either. . No less than 6 italians (going for those big points in the Italian classics that got Rebbelin 700 in about a month).

Theres 5 Spaniards, thanks to Team HitchTM Chairman - The Hitch. The Campaign Head of Staff- El Pistolero's presence is seen with 5 Belgians. 4 Ausies for their tt skills 3 Colombians 2 French and some other nations in there.

Age

With 13 riders between 20 and 25 years old, team Hitch aknowledges that while young riders can surprise, that you need more than youth to win titles.

8 riders are between 25 and 30 and 12 are above 30. The advise of Team HitchTM Chief Advisor - Havetts, was key to tipping the balance to older, proven riders.

 

[Havetts]

44 more minutes!?

 

[gerundium]

I'm sorry to say, but I probably won't

I currently have 15 unread notifications, but I'm off to bed in a little while and will post tomorrow

we can just post our teams ourselves for people who are very curious?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Depends if the deadline is actualy in 28 mins?

 

[gerundium]

Depends if the deadline is actualy in 28 mins?

It appears as though the 2012 season starts off with Vuelta de Chile which starts January 5 2012. This means that the deadline for submitting teams is January 4 2012 at 23:59 CET.

EDIT: nvm, seems like deadline is in 26 minutes.

 

[tgsgirl]

Yep, of course that's it

There's been a long history of you beating me in fantasy games hasn't there?

Oh wait...

You've bowed out the previous seventeen, you chicken.

 

[djlovesyou]

It's 20 minutes until it's 23:59 CET isn't it?

That's one hour in front of GMT.

 

[Havetts]

20 more minutes... *drummroll*

 

[The Hitch]

Majka or Bertagnoli. Majka or Bertagnoli. An entire season of knowing who to cheer for or against depends on this decision. 20 minutes. I cant make up my mind.