The 2012 CQ Ranking Manager Game

[Michielveedeebee]

23rd now, not bad considering Albert is out :/

 

[skidmark]

23rd now, not bad considering Albert is out :/

You're gonna make an epic rocket up the charts come mid-August...

 

[Eric8-A]

Chris Horner showed up for my local group ride again this morning and since he is on my team I started complaining about him not scoring any points for me yet He was laughing and told me he will win Tirreno for me. He is hoping to win the opening stage TTT and get 20 sec lead and then he can just follow wheels. He also told me that he is not going to Paris-Nice because there is just one MTF and the climb is too short for him and since the schlecks and klodi is going there, he will be the protected rider at Tirreno.

Who's the Jelly Belly rider?

 

[CQmanager]

Who's the Jelly Belly rider?

Sean Mazich http://jellybellycycling.com/2011-riders/sean-mazich/

... two regulars on this ride with rainbow stripes and many others with stars/stripes on their jerseys ... Fun ride

 

[taiwan]

Just a thought.

A few of us took Nikita Novikov.

Any ideas as to where he will shine?

Cos at the moment he is looking like fail pick of the year.

Yes, even more than offredo.

Hilly day races, minor stage races maybe? To say that a neo pro who cost 172 points is a worse pick than Offredo, just because he hasn't scored in the pre-season, is a bit wild in my view though. I mean he may only have actually raced once this year.

 

[TeoSheva]

Driedaagse West-Vlaanderen
ROGERS Michael
DEMARE Arnaud
LINDEMAN Bertjan
TRAKSEL Bobbie

not too many but maybe enough to get some points..

 

[greenedge]

I just hope Demare can go well at D-W-V. With the form he has got/ the wins he should be sprint leader for FDJ.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

My lineups for the next few races:

Driedaagse West-Vlaanderen:

Sergio Luis Henao Montoya
Salvatore Puccio
Arnaud Demare
Tosh Van der Sande
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck

Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia:

Wilco Kelderman
Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojes
Nikita Novikov

Monte Paschi Strade Bianche:

Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez
Enrico Battaglin
Sonny Colbrelli
Filippo Pozzato
Moreno Moser
Angel Madrazo

Paris-Nice:

Igor Anton Hernandez
Sep Vanmarcke
Tom Boonen
Juan Jose Haedo

I don't think I'll score a lot, but I hope that Van der Sande and Van Keirsbulck will do well at DWV - at least show some promise for the rest of the season!

Edit: turns out that Talansky is doing TA instead of PN. I'm looking forward to TA. Last year it was the best one week race, and this year I've got a pretty good lineup:

Battaglin, Pinot, Betancur, Talansky, Landa, Pozzato, Velits, Breschel, Majka, Poels and Madrazo.

 

[The Hitch]

Sucks that fruli was cancelled.

 

[CQmanager]

As promised .... the Riders and Top Picks pages has been updated.

You can now see 2011 values and profit for each rider

How profitable are those top picks? http://cqmanager.net/top-picks/

All participating riders in alphabetical order: http://cqmanager.net/riders/

Cheers

CQM

 

[Eric8-A]

Driedaagse West-Vlaanderen

Michael Rogers
Mikhail Ignatiev
David Veilleux

 

[skidmark]

The big season is starting! I'm ready...

D-WV
Rogers
Henao
Demare

(A good TT and being able to stay with the group on the other stages will win it, so maybe Rogers can show something? Demare's got 2 flat stages to show his stuff)

Murcia
Kelderman
Brandle

(both looked good in Andalucia, but that climb in stage 1 seems big)

Strade Bianche
Kreuziger
Modolo
Battaglin
Pozzato
Moser
Costa

(not really sure what to expect, but young guns Battaglin and Moser have looked good on hilly stuff, and this would be Costa's kind of race if on pavement, but I just don't know about them on the dirt roads)

Paris-Nice
Phinney
Van Garderen
Sicard
Haussler
Talansky
Vanmarcke
Howard
Boonen
LL Sanchez
Porte
Larsson

(big lineup here; TJVG, Talansky, Porte have all looked good enough in Algarve, while Sanchez can't be overlooked in this race... Boonen, Haussler and Howard for the sprints should be good, and maybe Phinney or GE Larsson could do something in the opening TT, that hill doesn't look too bad...)

Tirreno
Kreuziger
Kashechkin
Modolo
Battaglin
Landa
Pozzato
Costa
P. Velits
Breschel

(dunno, if Velits can carry his form then fine, if Kreuziger is good with only a few racing days he can podium, Costa or Battaglin could take a stage with a hilly finish, and I'm crossing my fingers that Modolo can get a result or two)

Should be an interesting week and a half, 26 out of my 33 are riding (where the hell is Allan Davis?)

 

[will10]

Davis rode Qatar and Oman and was on the Paris Nice startlist but seems to have been replaced.

 

[greenedge]

I am hoping for Kreuziger t get some points. I think he could have a good showing at T-A, the Ardennes and then the Giro where i expect him to at the very least top 5.

I am getting nervous about Howard ( hopefully he becomes their 2nd sprint rider/ GE get their train/wins together )

 

[Mellow Velo]

Sucks that fruli was cancelled.

Yeah, this has been a really light week, racing wise. Early Italian races not being raced, etc.
Doing OK with Guardini in Langkawi and of course, Samyn success, but I fear that the 2 big WT stage races will be my downfall.
I only have Nibali for any GC ambition, plus a lot of stage hunters.
VDB 2 not in either???

No idea how guys keep up with where all their riders are performing.
Must have a lot of time on their hands.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Have anyone started doing a shortlist for next year? I know of one who has, and I'm already at four names

 

[hrotha]

Heh, that shows admirable commitment, but I'd say it's a wasted effort this early in the season.

Might even be counterproductive.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Heh, that shows admirable commitment, but I'd say it's a wasted effort this early in the season.

Might even be counterproductive.

In some cases it might, you're right. However, one of my names I'm 90% certain will be on my team next year - I probably wouldn't forget him anyway, but whatever

 

[theyoungest]

Just a thought.

A few of us took Nikita Novikov.

Any ideas as to where he will shine?

Cos at the moment he is looking like fail pick of the year.

Yes, even more than offredo.

He abandoned in the Ruta del Sol, said he had no power in the legs. They took him to a doctor, but I haven't heard anything since. Could be another mono story, who knows.

 

[taiwan]

Guardini's clocking up the points now, but not against any strong competition. Could he have been overrated? He's going to the Giro, but look at e.g. Modolo's Giro last year. Could see him striking out there. Basically his best opportunities will be in minor stage races IMHO.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

He abandoned in the Ruta del Sol, said he had no power in the legs. They took him to a doctor, but I haven't heard anything since. Could be another mono story, who knows.

He's starting in Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia tomorrow.

 

[skidmark]

No idea how guys keep up with where all their riders are performing.
Must have a lot of time on their hands.

I feel compelled to defend myself, being one of those who you describe, simply by saying a) it's pretty easy to scroll through startlists on cyclingfever and copy down your riders, and b) some might say you'd have a lot of time on your hands if you had 7000 posts

more seriously though, I've gotten used to going through startlists and detailed results to get a better understanding of how riders are developing in their seasons in the last few years, so it's kind of second nature.

 

[TeoSheva]

26 good points (since only 6 teams have him, and I'm the only one in the top10) from Kwiatkowski and I hope more points will come for the GC.

 

[TeoSheva]

Driedaagse West-Vlaanderen
ROGERS Michael
DEMARE Arnaud
LINDEMAN Bertjan
TRAKSEL Bobbie

not too many but maybe enough to get some points..

and Kwiatkowski was not included in the pre-list

 

[TeoSheva]

Monte Paschi Strade Bianche
PINOTTI Marco
IGLINSKIY Maxim
GASPAROTTO Enrico
BATTAGLIN Enrico
POZZATO Filippo
ASCANI Luca
TALANSKY Andrew
MOSER Moreno

Vuelta a Murcia
KELDERMAN Wilco
VALLS FERRI Rafael
LUDVIGSSON Tobias

Excellent team in Italy, confident in Wilco e Tobias in Spain.