The 2013 CQ Ranking Manager Game

[keithmcmahon]

Nice week for me: quintana and cancellera with gadret, gallopin and eisel providing support.

I guess Around 850 points

 

[The Hitch]

I have all those guys as well as the ones that fired. If I wasn't going to be near the top post-Roubaix it was never going to happen. I will enjoy my 15 mins of fame and watch the fight for the top as I start my descent back into mediocre mid-field

You better not descend. Most of your good riders are my good riders but you do have Quintana and some others where I have sky bottle carriers.

 

[will10]

i think it might be at least 3/4 of an hour of fame. I reckon you've got about a 500 point lead after today.

Really?

I only really have Gilbert for the Ardennes though, literally only about 3 or 4 starters including Andy Seriously, I had a lot of Classics specialists who won't score especially heavily from now on. I don't expect to stay near the top for long unless we see a Chaves - Rujano - Cobo Giro podium and a Quintana - Barguil - Geniez Tour podium.

 

[mc_mountain]

Really?

I only really have Gilbert for the Ardennes though, literally only about 3 or 4 starters including Andy Seriously, I had a lot of Classics specialists who won't score especially heavily from now on. I don't expect to stay near the top for long unless we see a Chaves - Rujano - Cobo Giro podium and a Quintana - Barguil - Geniez Tour podium.

Well, discounting Andy, I'm not sure there are any Iglinsky or Gasparotto type riders in the game this year to score massively (over their cost) at the ardennes. you've a 500 point lead over 2nd place and 1000 point lead on 20th.

i'm not saying you've got a top 10 finish wrapped up already, but you should get a few 'days' in the yellow jersey.

(Quintana is slated to ride FW and LBL and I wouldnt put it passed him to get a decent result at one or both of them.)

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

whoops this was the right thread, anyway, good poitns for Quintana and some for Poels. Also points for Langeveld. Too bad Oss sucked

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Three guys in the top 20 fo me today, Vanmarcke 2nd and Langeveld 7th Breschel 15th. Decent PR for not having picked Cancellara

Still a lot of people will have a much better PR probably, because of Cancellara.

All in all the classics season sucked for me though, Vanmarcke injured most of the time, Nuyens injured, Hushovd sucks, Pozzato sucks.....

Only Langeveld did more or less what I picked him for.....

Here I was thinking Vanmarcke + Pozzato would make up for Cancellara, I've been quite wrong

Now on to my next big gamble - not picking Gilbert, hope that one works out a bit better......

 

[Tigerion]

Really?

I only really have Gilbert for the Ardennes though, literally only about 3 or 4 starters including Andy Seriously, I had a lot of Classics specialists who won't score especially heavily from now on. I don't expect to stay near the top for long unless we see a Chaves - Rujano - Cobo Giro podium and a Quintana - Barguil - Geniez Tour podium.

I'ld be happy with that as a tour podium. Ideally with quintana in 3rd as I don't have him

 

[Ferminal]

Really?

I only really have Gilbert for the Ardennes though, literally only about 3 or 4 starters including Andy Seriously, I had a lot of Classics specialists who won't score especially heavily from now on. I don't expect to stay near the top for long unless we see a Chaves - Rujano - Cobo Giro podium and a Quintana - Barguil - Geniez Tour podium.

Runs on the board counts for a lot I think.

Looking at my team (yeh, bad example) I can't see how I can catch up to you as Quintana is my ace but you already have him. With the crap being turned out by Pinot, Taaramae etc there's it's looking doubtful that they will get the 700+ expected of them.

It may just be the way I'm looking at it but it doesn't seem like there are many sub-300 picks who (on their performances this season) have shown they are capable of reaching 600-1000.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Update 13: will10 is a runaway train

Week 13 will be remembered as the week in which will10 destroyed his opponents like Cancellara destroyed the field in the cobbled classics.

With points from Cancellara, Quintana, Vanmarcke, Stybar and Langeveld, will10 amassed a mindblowing 1154 points this week. greenedge with a very good Pais Vasco and points from Quintana and Porte came 2nd with 978 points this week. Both incredible considering the average of 442 points.

This week's top scorers:

1. will10 - 1154
2. greenedge - 978
3. keithmcmahon - 891
4. cineteq - 869
5. jaylew - 846

Very adequate as Nairo Quintana jumped to fame and honor in Pais Vasco, this week's high jumper is NairoQ, as he moves up 39 places. The competition is fierce, though, as 2nd placed al_pacino jumps 38 places and 3rd placed sykkelerbest moves up 37!

This week's high jumpers:

1. NairoQ +39
2. al_pacino +38
3. sykkelerbest +37
4. Martin +34
5. keithmcmahon +32

As if will10 didn't already impress enough this week, he's also our new leader. And not just our new leader - he's our overwhelming new leader with more than a 500 points lead to The Hitch!

Even if will10 has drained the competition for exitement for the 1st place for a moment, the rest of the top 10 is probably closer than ever before. Only 56 points separate 2nd from 4th while ingsve in 10th place has only 152 points to 2nd place!

I'm sure the next few weeks will be very exiting!

Top 10:

1. (+6) will10 - 4623
2. (-) The Hitch - 4076
3. (-) Dim - 4072
4. (+15) greenedge - 4020
5. (+6) *Falze* - 3983
6. (-2) bicing - 3963
7. (-1) Geraint Too Fast - 3953
8. (-7) ironted - 3943
9. (+4) Gotland - 3929
10. (+5) ingsve - 3924

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?3y4czwda75eixwj

 

[CQmanager]

Website updated.

Unofficial standings:

Game Rankings
Rank Team Points
1. will10 4623
2. Dim 4085
3. The Hitch 4076
4. greenedge 4020
5. bicing 3963
6. Geraint Too Fast 3953
7. ironted 3943
8. Falze 3941
9. Gotland 3929
10. ingsve 3924
11. HelgeBlendet 3919
12. King Of The Worlds 3907
13. SteelyDan 3889
14. Ruudz0r 3862
15. Squire 3785
16. Skibby the bush kangaroo 3760
17. Blues in the bottle 3760
18. adamski101 3721
19. nordicICE1024 3706
20. mc_mountain 3681
21. Karbonkel 3681
22. AussieGoddess 3563
23. theyoungest 3555
24. the_fool_on_the_hill 3551
25. sublimit 3530
26. jaylew 3510
27. keithmcmahon 3503
28. Jan the Man 3454
29. search 3453
30. element 3389
31. Ambiturner93 3379
32. Tigerion 3350
33. vladimir 3339
34. VeloRooms 3326
35. Ferminal 3304
36. Housoe 3295
37. FF'Wilco 3286
38. Inzaghi 3284
39. CQmanager 3253
40. Total Package 3248
41. Bellsax 3234
42. Maaaaaaaarten 3230
43. sykkelerbest 3213
44. gustienordic 3208
45. Dekker_tifosi 3197
46. al_pacino 3175
47. Martin 3157
48. AAC1983 3136
49. hilltopfinisher 3136
50. Blackbandit222 3126
51. jraama 3114
52. Kjellus 3110
53. bubbles 3085
54. freddybobs 3049
55. Nyssinator 3042
56. PeterB 3037
57. Eyeballs Out 3030
58. Akubra 3019
59. taiwan 3010
60. the asian 3009
61. Kazistuta 3008
62. Tomazo 3001
63. Tuarts 2991
64. DnthasldHoff 2982
65. ansimi 2979
66. TeoSheva 2975
67. NairoQ 2967
68. Makiavelli 2953
69. Afrank 2949
70. Handbrake 2936
71. LaFlorecita 2928
72. ForzaCampagna 2927
73. asdfgh101 2926
74. Jpettersen 2910
75. just some guy 2909
76. nck1000 2899
77. AntonioRossi 2890
78. Mellow Velo 2881
79. Team Riis 2877
80. minessa 2873
81. FlorinM 2858
82. coinneach 2853
83. auscyclefan94 2842
84. jsem94 2837
85. chinaboy 2831
86. Jancouver 2804
87. cineteq 2792
88. 18-Valve. (pithy) 2785
89. EvansIsTheBest 2776
90. gerundium 2765
91. Lortnoc 2764
92. bumeington 2762
93. Armchair cyclist 2723
94. GP Blanco 2720
95. Pentacycle 2705
96. Hugo Koblet 2695
97. MADRAZO 2678
98. skidmark 2669
99. CraZyCaLL 2621
100. bullet50000 2594
101. Jakob747 2567
102. Popchu 2562
103. dogboy 2550
104. R_O_Shipman 2550
105. The Amateur 2549
106. shalgo 2549
107. Yellow Knight 2541
108. DJ Sprtsch 2527
109. comodoro 2461
110. trotters aotearoa 2419
111. Object 2412
112. Phoenix118 2408
113. Duartista 2406
114. Netserk 2401
115. Sylvester 2391
116. whittashau 2321
117. Kvinto 2295
118. Vitapen 2254
119. martyfulu 2185
120. Fowsto Cope-E 2177
121. Panda Claws 2152
122. Kevin Rudd's Hairdryer 2126
123. Eric8-A 2122
124. LightBing 2119
125. Thibaut Pinot 2072
126. Andrichuk 2026
127. auto de fé 1867
128. Ham-N-Eggs 1861
129. Zam_olyas 1688

CQM out ...

 

[LaFlorecita]

Oh cool! From 23 to 72 in 3 updates

 

[Jancouver]

Back in TOP100

Congrats to Will10 on his amazing week. Bold prediction: Will10 will NOT finish in TOP10.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Rank 14 and 62 points behind number 10. Now that the cobbles are done I can only look backwards

With: Cancellara, Roelandts, Vanmarcke, Breschel, Langeveld, Stybar, Stannard, Thomas, Van Keirsbulck, Chainel, Nuyens, Hushovd I had quite a few guys for the cobbles

 

[Pentacycle]

It's always nice to see how 70% of all your carefully selected riders still don't perform at a decent level, and that only Ciolek and Roux have significant profit.

Only a miracle can keep me in the top 100 now.

 

[The Hitch]

I'm probably closer to 20th than I am to 1st

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

44th for the third week in a row

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

up 14 places, but miles behind the leader now

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

I'm very happy to still be in the top 10 considering I got more points from Tour du Maroc than I did from Pais Vasco.

 

[the asian]

Down only 12 places, expected a lot worse.

 

[skidmark]

Thanks for the update Hugo. I'm still afraid to look - Breschel finished 15th in Roubaix, and might have been my highest finisher in a cobbled classic. Although in Pais Vasco my best finisher was Pinot in 40th place, and that might be my best placing in a WT stage race since Australia.

Oh, and it was Pais Vasco, not Catalunya last week Hugo. Not trying to be picky, just probably wanting to be right about something as I've been so horribly wrong about my team...

At least I'm second in the youth game!

 

[greenedge]

Happy that i went well. I am worried though that Quintana/ Porte are my only big name riders scoring but hopefully Goss can be improving by the time the Giro comes and Gilbert dominates in the Ardennes and also the tight leader board. Congrats to Will 10.

 

[ingsve]

Back in the top 10 for the moment at least. But once the major stage races start my team is fairly weak compared to many others. Unless Fuglsang finds some major form soon.

 

[Tigerion]

Well my plummet has ended and now starting to work my way back up the leaderboard
I really not sure where the rest of the points I need will come from unless Weening somehow manages to win the Giro. If Goss and Kittel step up and get a bunch of grand tour stage wins I might be in with a chance.
Looking quite light on the stage race GC, hopefully Pinot can find some form or it is all over. Still hoping from some good points from Cam Meyer if he can recover from his time out

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Thanks for the update Hugo. I'm still afraid to look - Breschel finished 15th in Roubaix, and might have been my highest finisher in a cobbled classic. Although in Pais Vasco my best finisher was Pinot in 40th place, and that might be my best placing in a WT stage race since Australia.

Oh, and it was Pais Vasco, not Catalunya last week Hugo. Not trying to be picky, just probably wanting to be right about something as I've been so horribly wrong about my team...

At least I'm second in the youth game!

Oh, facepalm. Of course it was, thanks

 

[will10]

Back in TOP100

Congrats to Will10 on his amazing week. Bold prediction: Will10 will NOT finish in TOP10.

Thanks, and I agree. It's gonna take what, 7000 more pts to get a top 10? I don't see where they're going to come from in my team.