The 2013 CQ Ranking Manager Game

[LaFlorecita]

****! this tdu stage sucked for my team. G from 1st place to 5th and Morton from 22nd to 40th. 22nd would've been worth 14 points which would've been instant profit since he cost 13.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Slagter
Kelderman going strong too,
Elissonde moved up as well, to 12th

Everybody has Thomas anyway, so it doesn't really matter for anyone whether he scores a lot of points or not.

But hey, two stage wins, and 1st, 5th, 9th and 12th on GC, while last year I was out of the top 100 after TDU and struggled to get back into there the entire year. At least my start is better this year.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Of all the dutch riders i have on my team i don't have Slagter
I do have Kelderman though, but that's just small points

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

For me, I picked Slagter when it became clear he would focus on the hills this year. They finally understand Slagter is not just an okay climber, but has great potential for puncheur. I figured he was going to do well in TDU, with these punchy finishes, but that he'd win, and beat (probably bad form) Gilbert in an uphill sprint was beyond my expectation.

Hope he keeps up the good work!

 

[Pentacycle]

Of all the dutch riders i have on my team i don't have Slagter
I do have Kelderman though, but that's just small points

You picked a lot of young Dutch riders, but do you really expect anything from Bol, Maaskant or Poels? Bol didn't give me the impression he'll ever live up to his expectations, and the other two are still recovering from injuries.

 

[theyoungest]

You picked a lot of young Dutch riders, but do you really expect anything from Bol, Maaskant or Poels? Bol didn't give me the impression he'll ever live up to his expectations, and the other two are still recovering from injuries.

Maaskant had a pretty good late season last year, not really in the picture but you could see he's on the way back. Poels (reportedly) is riding quite well again, but even then he'll struggle to improve on last year's CQ score.

Of all the dutch riders i have on my team i don't have Slagter
I do have Kelderman though, but that's just small points

I made a choice between Kelderman and Slagter, and fortunately (so far) I chose the latter. I figured he was hardly used in races that suited him before.

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

I had Slagter in 2011, so I am happy with the potential he showed this week (and which I suspected he had) but I picked him a couple years too soon unfortunately. Pretty mediocre TDU/San Luis this year, but with Gilbert's crash there was little to expect. I am however more hopeful for the coming races where my high number of French riders should help me score numerous points.

GP la Marseillaise
Bardet
Pinot
Roux
Feillu
Barguil

Etoile de Besseges
Bardet
Fischer
Barguil
Coquard
Rolland
Feillu

 

[the asian]

GP la Marseillaise


TAARAMAE Rein
FEILLU Romain
SICARD Romain
PINOT Thibaut

Etoile de Besseges

SICARD Romain
COQUARD Bryan
BOLE Grega
FEILLU Romain

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise
PINOT Thibaut
TAARAMAE Rein
BOECKMANS Kris
VAN DER SANDE Tosh

Etoile de Bessèges
VAN DER SANDE Tosh
COQUARD Bryan
ROLLAND Pierre
BOECKMANS Kris

These are okay I guess, not sure if I can continue like I did in TDU though

 

[Jakob747]

Slagter saved my TDU. Really, really exciting prospect.

Elissonde has been solid as well. I very much look forward to seeing him in the big mountains this year.

 

[HelgeBlendet]

So glad I switched to Slagter in one of those last minute moves. TG and Rojas still quite good on GC. Not as bad a TDU as I first feared.

Starting La Marseillaise with
Bardet
Chainel
Sicard
Van Der Sande

Not sure what to expect...

 

[greenedge]

I have 5 in the top 35 and saved by the fact it is WT and all finishers get 5 points. Disappointing that Thomas moved down but seeing the Sky car and the Directors glum faces descending Wilunga was great.

 

[Tigerion]

I have 5 in the top 35 and saved by the fact it is WT and all finishers get 5 points. Disappointing that Thomas moved down but seeing the Sky car and the Directors glum faces descending Wilunga was great.

Well at least he moved up another couple of notches today so there is a 36 point bonus. Although with most people having G it doesn't matter much.
My team is very Aussie loaded but did me fat lot of good. A few points coming in from Goss.
Thinking I made a horrible mistake with Kittel, but that will all be redeemed when he wins MSR this year.

Edit: Can somebody help a rookie out, are there any points for KOM? As I understand it since Bobridge finished 2nd in the KOM he gets the same points as for a stage 2nd place, in this case 22 points. If I've understood this maybe he didn't have a shocking TDU after all. Plus another 35 to GT for the sprint jersey

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Edit: Can somebody help a rookie out, are there any points for KOM? As I understand it since Bobridge finished 2nd in the KOM he gets the same points as for a stage 2nd place, in this case 22 points. If I've understood this maybe he didn't have a shocking TDU after all. Plus another 35 to GT for the sprint jersey

Yes there is, 40p. This is how it ended last year.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Yes there is, 40p. This is how it ended last year.

Yea but last year there was 1 WT category with 40 points for stages and 240 points for overall while this year there are two categories, one with 45&260 points and the other 35&220. So 35 points for KOM and Points winners in tdu

 

[vladimir]

Disappointing week if nothing special happens in le Marseillaise, but at least Valls seems like a good pick. Just one point below his cost, and only picked by three other teams

 

[LaFlorecita]

Disappointing week if nothing special happens in le Marseillaise, but at least Valls seems like a good pick. Just one point below his cost, and only picked by three other teams

I had him in my team for so long...

 

[LaFlorecita]

Points till now:
Thomas: 262 (profit!)
Gilbert: 21
Rojas: 35
Morton: 5
Boaro: 5
Stannard: 5
Farrar: 9
Bobridge: 27 (profit!)
Matthews: 85

369 points this week, unfortunately none from San Luis Maybe some from GP Marseillaise if I'm lucky

 

[LaFlorecita]

Tour of Qatar 2.HC
STANNARD Ian
THOMAS Geraint
BRESCHEL Matti

Tour Méditerranéen 2.1
PINOT Thibaut
ROUX Anthony
TAARAMAE Rein
HUSHOVD Thor
SCHLECK Andy
MAJKA Rafael
BOBRIDGE Jack
LÖFKVIST Thomas

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

I think I got 744 points at TDU (Slagter, Thomas, Kelderman, Elissonde, Bobridge, Morton)

 

[theyoungest]

Still a bummer that Dennis and Matthews didn't go. Neither of them could have done anything about Slagter though.

BTW have the guys at CQ become cynical about cycling? All the results are listed as provisional now.

 

[LaFlorecita]

I think I got 744 points at TDU (Slagter, Thomas, Kelderman, Elissonde, Bobridge, Morton)

wow that's pretty good.

 

[the asian]

Points from TDU

Thomas 262
Rojas 35
Ferrari 30
Bobridge 27
Gilbert 21
Morton 5
Sutton 5
Appollonio 5

Total of 390 points from TDU.

 

[Mellow Velo]

More than decent recovery of points by Thomas, today.
Well into profit, while still in January is great.

Easy to get carried away with big points in Oz.
It's a bit early to peak!

 

[Ruudz0r]

Roux scores me some points today in France, good to see him back, after a disaster year.