The 2013 CQ Ranking Manager Game

[skidmark]

So I've found some motivation to take a good look at my potential team in the last week, put together a long list after looking at transfer info, neo-pros, plus some notes I took during the year. I have just over 100 names (about 30 less than last year's list, I think partially because I was taking more notes during the season last year and so I had a bunch of riders that ended up doing better at the end of the season).

I'm about 2/3 of the way through checking them individually more thoroughly. A quick survey down the list indicates to me that there are about 22-25 names that are a pretty sure thing at this point, leaving 8-10 spaces to try to fit everything. This is of course without taking into account total points, it's just a wishlist, so making the final thing fit will be interesting. But it's fun to start getting back into this again!

 

[Eric8-A]

Right, well then we can start 'the DQ Ranking Manager Game'.

I think I have found 16 riders that have a guaranteed spot in my team so far.

 

[Eric8-A]

35 riders at 7144. Edited it several times this week. Still not a sure thing that it's the team I'll be submitting as I may continue to edit it in the coming weeks.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

35 riders at 7144. Edited it several times this week. Still not a sure thing that it's the team I'll be submitting as I may continue to edit it in the coming weeks.

Hope it's not the one you submit because then I will have to send you a PM asking you to cut two riders to get to the 33 riders limit

 

[Eric8-A]

Hope it's not the one you submit because then I will have to send you a PM asking you to cut two riders to get to the 33 riders limit

Thanks for letting me know. I thought it was 35. Looked past the rules this time thinking I had them well memorized

 

[LaFlorecita]

Ok my team is done I think... won't send it in just yet

33 for 7498...

3 Spaniards
5 eyetalians
3 French
5 Aussies
4 Brits

5 Saxoboys
4 sky
4 movistar

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

I'm very tempted to only pick riders from non-WT teams.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Hmm I have 7 South Americans in my team as of yet.....

maybe I got caught in the South American hyping a bit too much

 

[will10]

Hmm I have 7 South Americans in my team as of yet.....

maybe I got caught in the South American hyping a bit too much

Just one for me but I've somehow ended up with six Frenchies...

 

[al_pacino]

Hmm I have 7 South Americans in my team as of yet.....

maybe I got caught in the South American hyping a bit too much

snap.

only provisionally though so more may yet appear.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

snap.

only provisionally though so more may yet appear.

Well, there are five of them which I am very sure will stay there, there are still some others who I'm not yet sure on.

Got a bunch of Belgians and French too, but apart from that I have a very international team with the rest of the countries only having 1 or 2 representatives in my team.

 

[Pentacycle]

Ok my team is done I think... won't send it in just yet

33 for 7498...

3 Spaniards
5 eyetalians
3 French
5 Aussies
4 Brits

5 Saxoboys
4 sky
4 movistar

You might be the only one without a certain rider from Luxemburg

 

[Roude Leiw]

You might be the only one without a certain rider from Luxemburg

The one costing two digits or the one with family ties and looking at a doping ban?

 

[Roude Leiw]

on another note, is there somewhere a comprehensive list of riders & teams for 2013? On CQ there is in / out per team and methinks the lists are not always complete

 

[Afrank]

on another note, is there somewhere a comprehensive list of riders & teams for 2013? On CQ there is in / out per team and methinks the lists are not always complete

Cyclingfever's list of transfers is very good http://www.cyclingfever.com/transfers.html

It's true some of the transfers on CQ are wrong, they still have Boswell listed as going to Argos for example.

 

[LaFlorecita]

on another note, is there somewhere a comprehensive list of riders & teams for 2013? On CQ there is in / out per team and methinks the lists are not always complete

The list is pretty complete as far as I can see

 

[LaFlorecita]

You might be the only one without a certain rider from Luxemburg

.........

 

[Eric8-A]

Hmm I have 7 South Americans in my team as of yet.....

maybe I got caught in the South American hyping a bit too much

I have eight. Would have had ten, but took two out.

 

[the asian]

Ok my team is done I think... won't send it in just yet

33 for 7498...

3 Spaniards
5 eyetalians
3 French
5 Aussies
4 Brits

5 Saxoboys
4 sky
4 movistar

Where's the Spanish love?

You are selecting more boring Brits & Aussies?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Wtf all those south americans I only have 2 Would have about five but it doesn't fit

 

[LaFlorecita]

Where's the Spanish love?

You are selecting more boring Brits & Aussies?

I know But one of my spaniards counts for 5

 

[janraaskalt]

It's true some of the transfers on CQ are wrong, they still have Boswell listed as going to Argos for example.

Not true. He is out from Bontrager into Argos as a stagiaire (which is correct). You cannot find him on the Argos page, but he is listed as an incoming transfer on the Sky page.

 

[Andrichuk]

After joining in last year, I have some thoughts about future editions.

What if we changed this league to one where you picked a team at the start of the year, but through out the season you had to choose which riders from your team you would select to ride for the week?

I don't know how this would be organized, but I assume a system would have to be built from scratch. If the majority of people agreed that this is a good idea, I would surely donate some money to whoever could make it happen.

I just think that it would be even more fun to keep all the players engaged in the game each week.

 

[Andrichuk]

2012 was my first year playing and I enjoyed it, but I found that I started ignoring the league further into the season. What if we changed this league to one where you picked a team at the start of the year, but throughout the season you had to choose which riders from your team you would select to ride for the week?

I don't know how this would be organized, but I assume a system would have to be built from scratch. If the majority of people agreed that this is a good idea, I would surely donate some money to whoever could make it happen.

I just think that it would be even more fun to keep all the players engaged in the game each week.

 

[will10]

2012 was my first year playing and I enjoyed it, but I found that I started ignoring the league further into the season. What if we changed this league to one where you picked a team at the start of the year, but throughout the season you had to choose which riders from your team you would select to ride for the week?

I don't know how this would be organized, but I assume a system would have to be built from scratch. If the majority of people agreed that this is a good idea, I would surely donate some money to whoever could make it happen.

I just think that it would be even more fun to keep all the players engaged in the game each week.

Personally I think the beauty of the game is the "hands-off" element of it. You've got weeks and months to pick your team but once it's January that's it and we see how it plays out over the season. A season-long game like yours does not reward who is the best at picking a team, moreover it rewards those who pick every week, do not miss a week for work/holiday etc. and maintain interest all season long.