The 2013 CQ Ranking Manager Game

[will10]

Send me the avatar then. I will use it for the next month. Make it somewhat acceptable.

I'm afraid you made your own bed on this one. Off to find a nice JVB avatar for ya.

 

[Ferminal]

Yes, but the problem is that his price has nearly doubled because of the ban.

Really? That is stupid as he missed no races. Movistar had zero race days over his period of ineligibility.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Really? That is stupid as he missed no races. Movistar had zero race days over his period of ineligibility.

That is what Hugo told me, so I had to edit the team. btw, I will post my team and leave it up for 30 seconds again this year at 1:50pm AEDST (in roughly 14 mins)

 

[auscyclefan94]

Too late, already done!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

It's a team filled with a lot of el cheapo-riders here, mostly young guys who have the potential to score a lot more than last year

 

[al_pacino]

Sigh!

just putting the finishing touches to my team only to notice that someone I want in my team and I thought was already in there isn't. A touch annoying because any reorganising made me leave out riders I want too.

 

[will10]

My team was done but the Katusha thing has me concerned about one rider and I'm struggling for a like-for-like replacement so will need a reshuffle. Back to the drawing board.

 

[will10]

Send me the avatar then. I will use it for the next month. Make it somewhat acceptable.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

As far as I can tell, the first race of the season is the Australian nationals from January 9, am I right?

 

[search]

nope, Copa América de Ciclismo (1.2) on 6th of january

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Alright, thanks. Remember to have your team in by January 5 then!

 

[Eric8-A]

Submitted my team already.

1 Slovakian
4 Colombians
1 Venezuelan
2 Americans
4 Brits
1 Panameno
4 Frenchies
1 German
2 Aussies
1 Luxembourger
1 Norwegian
3 Spaniards
1 Belgian
2 Italians
1 Costa Rican
1 Brazilian
1 Dutchie
1 Portuguese
1 Dane

4 returning riders from this year, one of those riders has been on my roster since the first time the game was played. And I believe this will be the first time I have some Brits on my team.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I sent my team to Hugo.

3 Spaniards
7 Eyetalians
3 Frenchies
1 Estonian or whatever it's called
1 Dane
3 Colombians
1 Pole
5 Brits
1 Swede
1 Belgian
1 Norwegian
1 Russian
2 Aussies
1 Luxembourger
1 American
1 Dutchie

1000+: 1
400-500: 2
300-400: 6
200-300: 3
100-200: 6
<100: 15

Age:
20: 2
21: 2
22: 4
23: 5
24: 3
25: 5
26: 1
27: 2
28: 4
29: 0
30+: 5

Average age around 25

Teams:
Saxo: 4
Lampre: 3
FDJ: 2
Cofidis: 1
OPQS: 1
Movistar: 4
Coldeportes: 1
Sky: 4
IAM: 1
Astana: 1
Bardiani: 1
AG2R: 1
Garmin: 2
BMC: 1
Katusha: 1
Europcar: 1
Greenedge: 1
Radioshack: 1
Lotto: 1
Blanco: 1

 

[Squire]

I sent my team to Hugo.

After doing some reasoning based on the order in your lists, I'm pretty certain we share quite a few riders.

My own team's made up of:
7 Spaniards
4 Frenchies
4 Italians
3 Aussies
2 Americans
2 Brits
2 Luxembourgers
1 Belgian
1 Colombian
1 Dane
1 Dutch
1 Estonian
1 Norwegian
1 Swede
1 Swiss
1 Venezuelan

A fairly multinational team, I'd say. Two riders above 1000, 16 below 100.

 

[R_O_Shipman]

Long time lurker - first time poster - decided I wanted in with the CQ rankings game.

So my team is...
2 Luxembergers
2 Norweigans
1 Brit
4 Frenchmen
4 Aussies
1 Columbian
6 Italians
1 Swiss
2 Belgians
1 Slovenian
2 Germans
1 Dutchman
1 Estonian
1 Czech
1 Spaniard
1 Austrian
1 Pole

1 Rider over 1,000 Pts
3 Riders 500-999 Pts
7 Riders 250-499 Pts
6 Riders 100-249 Pts
14 Riders 1-99 Pts
1 Rider 0 Pts

It might not be a winning team but it's a team.

 

[Pentacycle]

Submitted mine a long time ago without spending too much time on it, mostly with riders who I want to see going well anyway:

Nationalities:
5 Belgians
4 French
4 Italian
3 Australian
3 Dutch
2 British
1 Spanish
1 Estonian
1 Austrian
1 Luxie
1 German
1 Russian
1 Slovenian
4 South Americans
1 African

Points:
1 1000+
1 500-999
11 250-499
7 100-249
13 0-99

Age groups:
3 U23
5 23
5 24
2 25
5 26
4 27
4 28
1 29
4 30+

 

[mc_mountain]

team submitted. Last second switch back to a rider I'd excluded, and last minute introduction of a rider I'd not really considered too much before.

 

[gustienordic]

4 Ag2R
1 Argos
3 Astana
1 BMC
1 Cofidis
3 Colnago
1 Europcar
2 FDJ
2 Garmin
2 Lampre
1 Cannondale
2 Movistar
1 OPQS
2 Blanco
1 Radioshack
3 Sky
1 Saxo
2 Vacansoleil

2 700s
1 500
1 400
6 300s
3 200s
9 100s
11 <100

 

[gerundium]

crap totally forgot about this. here goes my vacation time

 

[jsem94]

Been working on this all year. I've only really looked at bargains too, so I had to dig deep inside me for the expensive picks, they have to perform if I'm going to have anything to do with this.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I sent my team to Hugo.

snip

Hitch has convinced me to change my team. he wants me to do well for some reason.
A Spaniard, a colombian, 2 eyetalians a russian and a brit OUT
and 2 eyetalians, belgian, colombian, a brit and kazakh are IN

So my new team is

2 Spaniards
7 Eyetalians
3 Frenchies
1 Estonian or whatever it's called
1 Dane
3 Colombians
1 Pole
5 Brits
1 Swede
2 Belgian
1 Norwegian
1 Kazakh
2 Aussies
1 Luxembourger
1 American
1 Dutchie

1000+: 1
700-800: 1
500-600: 1
400-500: 2
300-400: 6
200-300: 4
100-200: 4
<100: 14

Age:
20: 5
21: 3
22: 1
23: 6
24: 2
25: 5
26: 1
27: 2
28: 3
29: 0
30+: 5

Average age 24.7 so gone down half a year

Teams:
Saxo: 4
Lampre: 2
FDJ: 2
Cofidis: 1
OPQS: 1
Movistar: 5
Coldeportes: 1
Sky: 4
IAM: 1
Astana: 2
Bardiani: 1
Garmin: 2
BMC: 2
Europcar: 1
Greenedge: 1
Radioshack: 1
Lotto: 1
Blanco: 1

My team sucks but it will probably do better than the first version

 

[the asian]

Submitted my team.

Put much more time and effort than last year but not confident at all that I would improve

Nationalities

3 Belgians
5 Italians
6 Frenchies
1 Estonian
4 Spaniards
4 Aussies
1 Dane
1 Venezuelan
1 Swiss
1 Dutchie
2 Brits
1 Swede
1 Slovenian
1 Norweigian
1 Luxembourger

Trade Teams

2 BMC
3 Lampre
1 OPQS
1 FDJ
1 Coffidis
2 Movistar
2 OGE
3 Vacs
2 Saxo
2 Garmin
3 Sky
2 Ag2r
1 IAM
1 Colnago
2 Carrots
1 Caja Rujal
1 Europcar
1 Shack
1 Blanco
1 u 23

 

[Tigerion]

Well for the first time ever I have submitted a team. I think my nationalism is a bit strong (although not as bad as Zams) but I don't know enough riders to fill in the low levels. Pretty happy with it for a first try, and I know that I am up against at least Afrank as a first timer. Any other first timers in the mix?

Nationalism ho
Estonia 1
Germany 1
Ireland 1
Italia 1
Vinoland 1
Lux 1
Norway 1
Swedish 1
Spain 2
Dutch 2
UK 2
Belgium 3
Frenchies 5
Aussies 11

Teams
AG2R 1
Astana 1
BMC 1
Cofidis 1
Euskaltel 1
IAM 1
Lotto 1
Movistar 1
OPQS 1
RST 1
Saxo 1
Vac 1
Blanco 2
Garmin 2
Lampre 2
Sky 2
Argos 3
FDJ 3
Greenedge 7

Points
700+: 2
500-600: 0
400-500: 3
300-400: 4
200-300: 5
100-200: 10
<100: 9

 

[the asian]

Well for the first time ever I have submitted a team. I think my nationalism is a bit strong (although not as bad as Zams) but I don't know enough riders to fill in the low levels. Pretty happy with it for a first try, and I know that I am up against at least Afrank as a first timer. Any other first timers in the mix?

Nationalism ho

Aussies 11



You might be in the lead after the first month.

 

[Kazistuta]

Can anyone tell me the cost of Kolobnev? He wasn't officially suspended, but still was witheld from racing in periods of 2011+2012. Is he worth 422 (his current CQ value) or 690 (the season prior to the investigation)?