The 2012 CQ Ranking Manager Game

[Hugo Koblet]

Update 2: along came a spider!

With the Tour Down Under started the season has finally really started. However, we have one small update before big points are handed out.
This week Spider1964 has taken the lead. With Porte, Rogers, Durbridge and Hepburn on his team he scored 114 points to take over the 1st place. just some guy had a very bad week but is still in 2nd place!

A total of 20 teams have yet to earn any points so it's quite easy to see who has faith in the Australians and who doesn't.

On a different note a few teams are probably fearing the seriousness of a couple of rider's crashes. The most serious injury was that of Roelandts as he suffers from a fractured cervical vertebra. A total of 4 people have included Roelandts in their team, including our 2nd place holder, just some guy.

Top 10

1. (2) Spider1964 - 302
2. (1) just some guy - 253
3. (14) AussieGoddess - 211
4. (5) AntonioRossi - 208
4. (5) shalgo - 208
4. (5) HelgeBlendet - 208
7. (14) Von Mises - 178
8. (5) CQmanager - 170
9. (4) trotters aotearoa - 169
9. (44) skidmark - 169
9. (44) sublimit - 169

Download:
http://www.crocko.com/4ACD48632D6548FE8BE14F6259CA349B/CQ_Rankings_Update_2.xls
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=353A1148

Edit: didn't notice Haussler wasn't hurt and is still in the race

 

[just some guy]

What a roller-coaster huh?

One day you have one of your expensive picks to break his neck and next day one of your budget unique picks wins a WT stage

Congrats!

Up and down

1st and 3rd on the stage. Plus HH top 10 and looking good.

ps 2 rider are now positive for the season W Clarke and Lloyd

 

[AussieGoddess]

Top 10

1. (2) Spider1964 - 302
2. (1) just some guy - 253
3. (14) AussieGoddess - 211
4. (5) AntonioRossi - 208
4. (5) shalgo - 208
4. (5) HelgeBlendet - 208
7. (14) Von Mises - 178
8. (5) CQmanager - 170
9. (4) trotters aotearoa - 169
9. (44) skidmark - 169
9. (44) sublimit - 169

might be the first and last time I am that close to the top, so I will enjoy it for the short time it lasts

But I dont have Gerrains, and I think he is looking pretty good for overall, so I dont think I will even last out the week LOL

 

[Froome19]

I had decided I was taking either Sabatini or Guarnieri, plumped for Guarnieri and who gets off to the flying start Surprised me only one person has him - I thought he had good potential to breakthrough and score 400+

Wise decision


With basso, nibali for gt + stage races preparing and sagan, viviani, oss all who have much greater priority than sabatini this may be the only time we see him allowed to have any semblance of freedom

 

[will10]

Wise decision


With basso, nibali for gt + stage races preparing and sagan, viviani, oss all who have much greater priority than sabatini this may be the only time we see him allowed to have any semblance of freedom

Depends, if he goes well early season he may get other opportunities. Look at Matthews last year - got off to a flyer and as a result was given leadership at other races. If he'd struggled early on chances are he'd have been stuck fetching bottles or leading out other sprinters.

As with most riders - we'll see!

 

[skidmark]

Top 10

1. (2) Spider1964 - 302
2. (1) just some guy - 253
3. (14) AussieGoddess - 211
4. (5) AntonioRossi - 208
4. (5) shalgo - 208
4. (5) HelgeBlendet - 208
7. (14) Von Mises - 178
8. (5) CQmanager - 170
9. (4) trotters aotearoa - 169
9. (44) skidmark - 169
9. (44) sublimit - 169

Woo hoo! Made my goal of top 10! Now I'm just gonna pretend like the competition is over and relax in the sun. See you next season, suckers!

 

[Eric8-A]

That's two for The Gorilla.

 

[Jancouver]

That's two for The Gorilla.

Correct ... thats about 100 points including the leaders jersey so just 20 more WT stage wins or 1100 points just to break even

 

[greenedge]

We are the only 2 that have him Eric, the future looks bright!

Nice pick. I just hope Howard has a season like Kittel ( espescially now that he thinks he is the GE 2nd spprinter )
Others think Farrar will go well this year and espescially at the Olympics.

 

[taiwan]

Top 10

1. (2) Spider1964 - 302
2. (1) just some guy - 253
3. (14) AussieGoddess - 211
4. (5) AntonioRossi - 208
4. (5) shalgo - 208
4. (5) HelgeBlendet - 208
7. (14) Von Mises - 178
8. (5) CQmanager - 170
9. (4) trotters aotearoa - 169
9. (44) skidmark - 169
9. (44) sublimit - 169

Dang, looks like I'll have to put off my TOTAL DOMINANCE of the game until next week then.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Correct ... thats about 100 points including the leaders jersey so just 20 more WT stage wins or 1100 points just to break even

You could also argue that he has only "won" 50 points, as he had 50 points at this time of the year last year.

Though if he continues to double in every race, that's a pretty good season of course

 

[Straßenrennen]

and of course if he dominated the olympic road race then we are laughing on the way to the bank....

 

[LaFlorecita]

Renshaw just provided me with my first points! 10, to be exact.

 

[greenedge]

I wonder when Renshaw will start firing. Maybe not down Under as he will be trying to help Matthews but hopefully he shall be good at Qatar.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I am not entirely convinced he has the acceleration to beat some of the really big sprinters and I'm possibly regretting selecting him for my team.

 

[The Hitch]

I am not entirely convinced he has the acceleration to beat some of the really big sprinters and I'm possibly regretting selecting him for my team.

Im regretting not selecting him.

My chief advisor El Pistolero strongly recommended him and I had him in the team for a very long time.

But when having to get rid of one of Mark, Richie Porte, Duarte, Betancur and Pozzato.

I chose Renshaw because I felt he wouldnt neccesarily get into the high hundreds which I feel all the others had the potential to do.

But not all of them will go into the hundreds. It was a sacrificial move. Renshaw is less likely to fail than the others since he has taken a step up into leadership, but I felt he had the least chance of a huge payoff so let him go but now I think, maybe he will get loads of podiums in big stages and just rank up em points.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I choose to get rid of porte. He just annoys me to much.

 

[theyoungest]

Im regretting not selecting him.

My chief advisor El Pistolero strongly recommended him and I had him in the team for a very long time.

But when having to get rid of one of Mark, Richie Porte, Duarte, Betancur and Pozzato.

I chose Renshaw because I felt he wouldnt neccesarily get into the high hundreds which I feel all the others had the potential to do.

But not all of them will go into the hundreds. It was a sacrificial move. Renshaw is less likely to fail than the others since he has taken a step up into leadership, but I felt he had the least chance of a huge payoff so let him go but now I think, maybe he will get loads of podiums in big stages and just rank up em points.

That's exactly why I chose him. He'll get to sprint for himself in the Giro ánd in the Tour, I don't expect him to win any stages but surely he'll get into the top 5 quite a few times.

However, my best pick for this season is of course Oscarito Freire.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

That's exactly why I chose him. He'll get to sprint for himself in the Giro ánd in the Tour, I don't expect him to win any stages but surely he'll get into the top 5 quite a few times.

However, my best pick for this season is of course Oscarito Freire.

Probably. Only 6 people have him............ I don't know what everyone else was thinking.

I don't regret not picking Renshaw.... yet. A 5th place in a Tour stage is still only 15 points. He won't have much of a lead out, anyway. Don't discount the Rabo factor.

 

[dlwssonic]

I got a big one with Kohler in my team!

 

[dlwssonic]

Can't seem to download the files. I wonder what's my score.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Can't seem to download the files. I wonder what's my score.

According to the last ranking, you're 35th.

35 dlwssonic 110 -7372 1,47% 50 -4 31

Kohler's results aren't there yet though, so you actually have more points.

 

[Spider1964]

Eating curds & (a)whey I go...

Excuse me while I just drop in and take a (screen) dump...

Update 2: along came a spider!

With the Tour Down Under started the season has finally really started. However, we have one small update before big points are handed out.
This week Spider1964 has taken the lead. With Porte, Rogers, Durbridge and Hepburn on his team he scored 114 points to take over the 1st place. just some guy had a very bad week but is still in 2nd place!

A total of 20 teams have yet to earn any points so it's quite easy to see who has faith in the Australians and who doesn't.

On a different note a few teams are probably fearing the seriousness of a couple of rider's crashes. The most serious injury was that of Roelandts as he suffers from a fractured cervical vertebra. A total of 4 people have included Roelandts in their team, including our 2nd place holder, just some guy.

Top 10

1. (2) Spider1964 - 302
2. (1) just some guy - 253
3. (14) AussieGoddess - 211
4. (5) AntonioRossi - 208
4. (5) shalgo - 208
4. (5) HelgeBlendet - 208
7. (14) Von Mises - 178
8. (5) CQmanager - 170
9. (4) trotters aotearoa - 169
9. (44) skidmark - 169
9. (44) sublimit - 169

Download:
http://www.crocko.com/4ACD48632D6548FE8BE14F6259CA349B/CQ_Rankings_Update_2.xls
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=353A1148

Edit: didn't notice Haussler wasn't hurt and is still in the race

 

[gerundium]

So, i think i need Jack Bauer to win the TDU to catch back up in this game. He's 12 seconds behind. How many points does a GC win in TDU give you anyway?

 

[LaFlorecita]

So, i think i need Jack Bauer to win the TDU to catch back up in this game. He's 12 seconds behind. How many points does a GC win in TDU give you anyway?

It's a 2.WT race, so 240 points, second 180 and 3rd 145. A stage win is worth 40 points.