The 2015 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

[Tigerion]

A - K of teams copied into the popularity tab

Need to stop now so if anybody wants to take over the file should be accessible here
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jurx4e38k8iisqh/CQ 2015 152 teams.xls?dl=0

 

[HelgeBlendet]

Won't expect too much from my team this year, picked mostly riders I'd like to have a good year.

SAGAN Peter
It's annoying when he's dominating everything. If he does I want those points at least.

BETANCUR GOMEZ Carlos Alberto
Didn't enjoy the holidays as much as last year which should be a good sign.

BOASSON HAGEN Edvald
He HAS to be better than last year. New team and everything.... please...

BOOM Lars
Same as EBH, I don't think he'll be a super good pick, but if he is, I don't want to miss out. Alternative: VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume but I fear he won't get enough chances at Etixx

PORTE Richie
Can't be worse than last year, can he?

PHINNEY Taylor
Coming back from injury, should double his score at least.

MEINTJES Louis
I don't want to miss out if he explodes this year. Alternative: CLARKE Simon, but in the end he never lived up to the hype of his first year at OGE.

GESINK Robert
Triple Ardennes and only climber to survive the cobble stage at the Tour obviously...

SENECHAL Florian
Should double his score, but everything can happen on the cobbles. Riding at Cofidis should give him a chance to score in some minor french races.

STANNARD Ian
If he can stay upright, he should score some points. Alternative: REZA Kévin, I like that guy, but I'm unsure where he will get some opportunities.

KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN Merhawi
African climbers are good, I heard. Again one of the: I don't want to miss out if he scores big, picks.

JUNGELS Bob
I'll pick him until he score 1000 points!

NERZ Dominik
Should be Bora's leader in everything uphill. Step back from WT might help him score more.

YATES Simon
An Adamesque season would be nice.

JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt
I like MTN? Had him last year, but he didn't get the chances or wasn't able to perform at WT level. Should be back at the level where he can score a lot.

QUINTANA ROJAS Dayer Uberney
The cheeper Quintana which might be better in a few years. Hope he gets some chances.

DENIFL Stefan
He looked great at P-N and the Ardennes before he got injured last season. Hope he can repeat/improve his spring season from last year and score some more later in the year.

BOLIVAR HERNANDEZ Isaac
Great in San Luis and Langkawi last year, after that he had some personal problems which he hopefully overcame. Alternative: ENGER Sondre Holst, but I guess Isaac will get more chances to score.

KÜNG Stefan
Mini-Cancellara, I hope.

ATAPUMA HURTADO Jhon Darwin
Injured last season and I hope he gets his chances at BMC. Will improve in the flat to stay away from those colombian muggers.

HENAO GOMEZ Sebastian
Will he get some chances? I hope so, he has the talent.

EWAN Caleb
I hope his Winterform translates into points in some smaller races. Cadel's race, Herald Sun and Langkawi sounds like a great start for him. Might even be into profit after Langkawi.

HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis
Cursed season last year. Hope he's back to his former self.

THURAU Björn
New team, new chance. Not the youngest, but should get more opportunities than at Europcar.

MOSER Moreno
That first season can't be a fluke...

VILELA Ricardo Augusto Afonso
I put him on my longlist during last season and somehow he made it into the team. Not sure what to expect. At least he should see more action at higher profile races now at CJR.

LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel
Winner of Avenir and Astana are no-gos for me, but meh... Let's take a chance on this one...

GOSS Matthew
Step away from pressure. He has to be able to score in triple-digits, no?

GAUDIN Damien
Yeah, I know he wants to focus on track for Rio, but I still see him scoring some good points in P-R or elsewhere. Alternative: LATOUR Pierre-Roger, not sure about his chances as I don't now much about him. Went with the bigger name which might bite me in the end.

MOHORIC Matej
Heard he was good as a junior.... Don't want to miss out.

LE GAC Olivier
Looked strong at Tour de Vendée last year and not too shaby at Bejing. Hope he can show something this year.

DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd
Should finally be able to pedal with both legs.

VAN DER HAAR Lars
Like him as a crosser, not sure how often he'll see action on the road but I think he's worth a shot.


Overall: I still don't know what I'm doing. I won't score much but I have riders for every terrain and every part of the season which should be fun and that's what matters most.

 

[Vesica]

My team:

DUMOULIN Tom
WELLENS Tim
ARREDONDO MORENO Julian David
DENNIS Rohan
VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume
PORTE Richie
TRENTIN Matteo
PHINNEY Taylor
MEINTJES Louis
GESINK Robert
JUNGELS Bob
WIPPERT Wouter
YATES Simon
TEUNS Dylan
QUINTANA ROJAS Dayer Uberney
OLIVIER Daan
CRADDOCK Lawson
VERVAEKE Louis
WISNIOWSKI Lukasz
HENAO GOMEZ Sebastian
EWAN Caleb
MOSER Moreno
LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel
GOSS Matthew
DE GENDT Thomas
FLAKEMORE Campbell
DE WEERT Kevin
DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd
SILVESTRE Fabio Andre Tomas
ALAPHILIPPE Bryan
VAN DER POEL David
VERGAERDE Otto
BOL Cees

Guess that Dumoulin is kind of a unique pick hopefully it works out

Also a bit surprised that Meintjes is not picked that much.

 

[NairoQ]

A - K of teams copied into the popularity tab

Need to stop now so if anybody wants to take over the file should be accessible here
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jurx4e38k8iisqh/CQ 2015 152 teams.xls?dl=0

Working on it.

 

[del1962]

OK - Here is my team

The 1000 plussers

Sagan, Froome and Purito

All have potential to score big.

The 100 - 999

Cav, Richie, Gesink, Ed Bos and Kudus

All seem good value except Kudus may be a risk


The 50 - 100

DE GENDT Thomas
MOHORIC Matej
GESLIN Anthony
GAUDIN Damien
GOSS MATTHEW
EDET Nicolas
MOSER Moreno
HENAO MONTOYA SERGIO LUIS
PLAZA MOLINA Ruben
PAOLINI LUCA
EWAN Caleb

Henao is an obvious, the other all have potential to do better than last year

The rest

RODRIGUEZ FRED
EASTMAN Ryan
SWEETING Robert
MORICE Julien
DOMBROWSKI JOSEPH LLOYD
SILVESTRE Fabio Andre Tomas
DIBBEN JONATHAN
SARMIENTO TUNARROSA Cayetano Jose
BETTIOL ALBERTO
PETERS ALEX
LÖFKVIST Thomas
LUDVIGSSON Fredrik
MALAGUTI Alessandro


A mixed bag - Dombrowski seemed an obvious pick though

 

[GP Blanco]

OK - Here is my team

The 1000 plussers

Sagan, Froome and Purito

All have potential to score big.

The 100 - 999

Cav, Richie, Gesink, Ed Bos and Kudus

All seem good value except Kudus may be a risk


The 50 - 100

DE GENDT Thomas
MOHORIC Matej
GESLIN Anthony
GAUDIN Damien
GOSS MATTHEW
EDET Nicolas
MOSER Moreno
HENAO MONTOYA SERGIO LUIS
PLAZA MOLINA Ruben
PAOLINI LUCA
EWAN Caleb

Henao is an obvious, the other all have potential to do better than last year

The rest

RODRIGUEZ FRED
EASTMAN Ryan
SWEETING Robert
MORICE Julien
DOMBROWSKI JOSEPH LLOYD
SILVESTRE Fabio Andre Tomas
DIBBEN JONATHAN
SARMIENTO TUNARROSA Cayetano Jose
BETTIOL ALBERTO
PETERS ALEX
LÖFKVIST Thomas
LUDVIGSSON Fredrik
MALAGUTI Alessandro


A mixed bag - Dombrowski seemed an obvious pick though

Löfkvist retired last year.

 

[NairoQ]

Done, added all (remaining) teams to the Popularity tab.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nx4gslg83j1lvru/CQ 2015 152 teams.xls?dl=0

 

[Kjellus]

My team, don't ask me why...

FROOME Chris 1437
RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquim 1150
CAVENDISH Mark 642
CHAVES RUBIO Jhoan Esteban 476
PORTE Richie 415
ROELANDTS Jürgen 365
KEUKELEIRE Jens 307
GESINK Robert 274
STANNARD Ian 250
HAUSSLER Heinrich 237
YATES Simon 207
PANTANO GOMEZ Jarlinson 205
TEUNS Dylan 167
OLIVIER Daan 138
SKJERPING Kristoffer 108
KÜNG Stefan 103
ATAPUMA HURTADO Jhon Darwin 102
HENAO GOMEZ Sebastian 96
EWAN Caleb 95
PAOLINI Luca 95
HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis 92
MOSER Moreno 87
LATOUR Pierre-Roger 71
LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel 69
GOSS Matthew 66
MOHORIC Matej 55
FLAKEMORE Campbell 54
SARREAU Marc 37
KOSHEVOY Ilia 29
FILOSI Iuri 27
MANZIN Lorenzo 18
MARECZKO Jakub 15

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Surprised only 40 people have Jrod and only 21 people have Jurgen van Broeck.

Purito didn't score in the Ardennes last year, he had a messed up season building up to the Giro and then crashing and going to the TDF to do nothing. If he just does Ardennes, TDF and Vuelta, even if he's getting old, he should get 2000 points barring crashes. The reason he scored so low isn't because he became old overnight, he DNF'd in the Ardennes, he crashed in the Giro and he did the TDF with no shape whatsoever. Jrod is a must-pick in my opinion.

Also, as for JDVB, didn't you guys hear the news? No TDF for him this year. He won't waste his entire season preparing for an underwhelming TDF.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Surprised only 40 people have Jrod and only 21 people have Jurgen van Broeck.

Purito didn't score in the Ardennes last year, he had a messed up season building up to the Giro and then crashing and going to the TDF to do nothing. If he just does Ardennes, TDF and Vuelta, even if he's getting old, he should get 2000 points barring crashes. The reason he scored so low isn't because he became old overnight, he DNF'd in the Ardennes, he crashed in the Giro and he did the TDF with no shape whatsoever. Jrod is a must-pick in my opinion.

Also, as for JDVB, didn't you guys hear the news? No TDF for him this year. He won't waste his entire season preparing for an underwhelming TDF.

I am less surprised . Purito competes with Sagan and Froome for the expensive spot on the teams, very few took the option to have 2 stars and a lot of dirt cheap to compensate. JVDB had had so many underwhelming seasons, that I personally did not care to take him. He will have competition in his own team (de gendt, wellens, vanendert, young guns like de bie,...)

 

[Pentacycle]

Surprised only 40 people have Jrod and only 21 people have Jurgen van Broeck.

Purito didn't score in the Ardennes last year, he had a messed up season building up to the Giro and then crashing and going to the TDF to do nothing. If he just does Ardennes, TDF and Vuelta, even if he's getting old, he should get 2000 points barring crashes. The reason he scored so low isn't because he became old overnight, he DNF'd in the Ardennes, he crashed in the Giro and he did the TDF with no shape whatsoever. Jrod is a must-pick in my opinion.

Also, as for JDVB, didn't you guys hear the news? No TDF for him this year. He won't waste his entire season preparing for an underwhelming TDF.

Purito is still capable of scoring great results, but I doubt he can improve significantly due to his expected decline. And Jurgen van den Broeck is being overlooked because he is not reliable. However, with his schedule for next season I'm also expecting him to pick up more points than this year. If he could do a Giro like in 2008 and a Vuelta like in 2011 he'd already be in profit with GC points only. And in both occasions JVDB was not in his best shape.

 

[vladimir]

Always cool to check your team against all others
I am at work now so haven't had much time to check, but by first look it seems like I didn't forget any obvious picks this year. All popolar riders not in my team has been considered and found not worthy
A bit surprised that some of my more rare picks are picked by so few others.
Artem Nych and Luca Chirico are my only unique riders this year. Expected both to be quite rare but maybe not unique.
But the most surprising for me is that Silvio Herklotz is only selected by one other team than my own!!! I still consider him the biggest German talent, and even if he is at a ****ty CT he will still have enough opportunities to at least double his score. Fabio Felline (5) and Jan Polanc (10) are two others I think will give my team an edge this season. But of course the most important for me and the 20 others that picked Nairo is that he will use 2015 to establish himself as the best GC rider in the world.

 

[LaFlorecita]

One other picked Alberto

will post team later

 

[greenedge]

My team (which is, I was surprised to realize afterwards, rather heavy on Aussies). In my eyes, Kelderman is a must-have for this season, the kid has done a year of investing in himself with two GTs and bad luck which cost him a GC in both Paris-Nice and Catalunya. He should be a top-20 rider in CQ, if not top-10.

I was torn to not have Kelderman, but then decided Talansky is cheaper, more likely to top 5 at the TDF (if he doesn't crash) and just has those extra years of experience. Also it allowed for Stybar and Boom.

My team- 33-7499

DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd 10
LUDVIGSSON Fredrik 40
ENGER Sondre Holst 118
GOSS Matthew 66
BOASSON HAGEN Edvald 429
EIJSSEN Yannick 45
FLAKEMORE Campbell 54
BEVIN Patrick 17
BOOM Lars 421
LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel 69
KUMP Marko 28
STANNARD Ian 250
STYBAR Zdenek 646
CAVENDISH Mark 642
TRENTIN Matteo 362
MANZIN Lorenzo 18
LOOIJ André 98
JUNGELS Bob 240
STUYVEN Jasper 158
SAGAN Peter 1606
GESINK Robert 274
HENAO GOMEZ Sebastian 96
HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis 92
PORTE Richie 415
QUINTANA ROJAS Dayer Uberney 161
VERVAEKE Louis 115
EWAN Caleb 95
YATES Simon 207
LECUISINIER Pierre-Henri 32
TALANSKY Andrew 534
MOSER Moreno 87
MOHORIC Matej 55
BETTIOL Alberto 19

THought some of my picks suich as Bettiol, Eijssen, Looij, Trentin and a few others would be unique but it seems I have quite a boring team (one that will suck in the Ardennes as well).

Good luck to everyone

 

[Pentacycle]

The popular pickss like Ewan, Porte, Goss and Eddy Boss are not that important, and it's always nice to see that some of the riders you have assigned as having great potential are being overlooked.

STYBAR Zdenek(22)
We have all seen his huge engine that works on all terrains, but he's had his ups and downs in his road career. His attacking style in cyclocross we have loved forever, will have to pay off once on the road as well. Now he's finally had a quiet winter to focus fully on the spring classics, and IMO he has a Terpstra-like potential for this year. Maybe even better as he can also ride for GC's in smaller races.

VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen(21)
Maybe Giro-Vuelta will pay off?

ZABEL Rick(17)
Didn't know what to expect from him in 2014, but he's done alright. He was on the front all the time working for his leaders, but with more experience under his belt he could lead BMC in some smaller races, and maybe go for results in semi-classics.

MEINTJES Louis(15)
He won't step up as a GT contender in 2015 but hopefully he'll be able to consistently perform in smaller stage races. He's a class act, not afraid of going on the offensive like we saw in the Vuelta. He can now start reaping the rewards off this experience.

LE BON Johan(13)
A talent that has always been there, but he's found his niche to be the cobbled classics. A solid time trialist as well, he's scored some results in smaller stage races. If he can get a free role in FDJ's classics squad, he can break even before spring ends.


Wildcards:

ROSA Diego(7)
At Astana Rosa can finally grow wings and climb in the company of Aru and Nibali. I don't think Savio was wrong about this guy. Tough as nails as a former MTB rider, he's the next Vuillermoz.

VAKOC Petr(6)
This guy has more in him than he's shown. He's relatively expensive, but he's only been able to score points in the latter half of 2014.

POLJANSKI Pawel(6)
Underrated climber, who has shone as a domestique for Majka in the Giro, Tour of Poland and USA Pro race. Fanboy pick, hope he can surprise.

SELIG Rüdiger(5)
Katyusha sprinter who has been around for some years, but somehow hasn't got that many points. To me he's a must have since he can get one hundred points easily.

KADRI Blel(3)
The last few years injuries have been preventing him to win more than 'just' a Tour stage and Roma Maxima. An attacker pur sang, he'll get his results eventually. However, his puncheur pedigree should also help him achieving some GC points.

JAUREGUI Quentin(3)
Last year this frenchman(20) had some classy results in French 1.1 races, and next year he'll have plenty of opportunities to shine at the same level.

DE TIER Floris(3)
Belgian rider who specializes in hilly terrain. Here's hoping he can develop well at Topsport.

SLAGTER Tom-Jelte(2)
He's not reached his full potential, yet. That's all I'd like to say.

WIPPERT Wouter(2)
Solid sprinter, and since he's getting a better program and team around him he'll have to improve his score.

VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan(2)
Random zero pointer. However, since he's the nephew of Edwig van Hooydonck, the legendary classics rider, precursor of Museeuw and Tom Boonen, the guy has got to have some talent. He's racing for BMC Development..

ROLLAND Pierre(UNIQUE)
Heard he's going to win LBL next year.

 

[sublimit]

I just realised I have 10 Colombians so this could end in tears. Betancur better be on his game this year

 

[GP Blanco]

Surprised that I have not one unique pick. Even Guillaume Martin was picked by someone else and he is at a French amateur team.

 

[cineteq]

Afther thoughts

He was THE RIDER to pick, congrats to those who made it happened
SAGAN Peter

He was the 2nd best RIDER to pick, congrats to those who made it happened
QUINTANA Nairo

Surprised how many people picked at 1150 points
RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquim
I hope I’m right, for this game's sake, that one of my fave riders is on the decline

A nice riders to have but…
WELLENS Tim
DENNIS Rohan

Am I missing something but how this rider’s gonna score points?
BOASSON HAGEN Edvald (MTN-Qhubeka)

These 2 were too expensive - injury factor not worth the risk
PHINNEY Taylor
STYBAR Zdenek

Bargains I missed (apparently)
KUMP Marko
NUYENS Nick
GOSS Matthew

My picks (again)
KITTEL Marcel
CAVENDISH Mark
BETANCUR GOMEZ Carlos Alberto
TALANSKY Andrew
CHAVES RUBIO Jhoan Esteban
PORTE Richie
HOFLAND Moreno
GUARDINI Andrea
GESINK Robert
DOWSETT Alex
WESTRA Lieuwe
HAIG Jack
STETINA Peter
POWER Robert
CAPECCHI Eros
QUINTANA ROJAS Dayer Uberney
BOOKWALTER Brent
ROSSKOPF Joey
KEISSE Iljo
ZABEL Rick
ELISSONDE Kenny
VERVAEKE Louis
ATAPUMA HURTADO Jhon Darwin
EWAN Caleb
PAOLINI Luca
HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis
MOSER Moreno
LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel
BOBRIDGE Jack
FOLIFOROV Alexander
DE GENDT Thomas
DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd
BETTIOL Alberto

 

[the sceptic]

I am less surprised . Purito competes with Sagan and Froome for the expensive spot on the teams, very few took the option to have 2 stars and a lot of dirt cheap to compensate. JVDB had had so many underwhelming seasons, that I personally did not care to take him. He will have competition in his own team (de gendt, wellens, vanendert, young guns like de bie,...)

dawg is a risky pick since he could easily get 300 points as well as doubling. With the competition being stronger he won't be winning stage races at will so I sort of doubt he will get much more than 2000 anyway.

 

[karaev]

I got to say I'm pretty happy with my team this year. Last yaer is was my first time playing this game and I made a lot of mistakes, ending up in one of the last places. This year I decided to select expensive riders that should increase their score for sure if they don't get injured and fill with some young talented riders that are pretty cheap.

Anyway I think I am the only one with Quintana, Sagan and Purito so I hope they will all have great season. Froome was an intersting pick too but I just can't cheer for him and Quintana can beat his score anyway.(at least I hope so)

Magic Trio Team Breakdown

Peter Sagan - My favourite cyclist so he was an easy pick. He was critised last year for his many 2nd places but I think he had a really weak team and Cannondale managers were also pretty bad. Now he will have a way stronger team at Saxo and Riis to guide him I think he can have his best season ever.

QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander - My favourite GT contender is Nibali but Quintana is in my top 3 too. He is the best climber in the world right now and considering Tour de France have a good amount of climbing this year and less TT I think he have a great chance to win it.(or at least finish second in front of Alberto and Froome)

RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquim "Purito" - He seemed to me like an obvious choice. Last year he had a ton of problems and he still got 1000+ points. I know he is old but I think he will still be one of the best in the hilly classics and will also do a Tour-Vuelta double that should bring him a lot of points. Purito will score at least 1800 points in my opnion.

CAVENDISH Mark - Another obvious pick in my opinion. He should score 1000+ points with ease and he could even get close to 1500 if his form will be great and he will try to win Milano San Remo or other sprinter Classics. He was never my favourite but I enjoyed some of his interviews at the end of the races when he is nervous, so it won't be hard to cheer for him.

PORTE Richie - It seems that everyone picked little Richie and I guess this is normal. He should score 1000 or more if his form is good and I think he could get close to his 2014 score just after TdU. I don't like Sky at all but I can say he is my favourite from that team.

GESINK Robert - I really like this guy and he is also one of the obvious picks. He was very good after that heart surgery and I really hope he will continue improving. I would be very happy if this guy will win some races even if he would not be in my team.

MEYER Cameron - One of my rare picks with only other 11 people having him. With Gerrans out for the start of the season I hope he will have a more important role in TdU and some other races. He had 400+ seasons in the past and I expect something similar. Orica is one of my favourite teams and I like to cheer for their riders.

TEUNS Dylan - A big belgian talent that I hope will have no problems to adapt to WT. As a trainee last year he had some impressive results including a 6th place in Grand Prix de Wallonie and a podium in stage 4 of Tour of Britain. He was also impressive in Under 23 Races with some prestigious wins. I hope he will be able to score at least 350+ points, but I would not be surprised if he gets close to 500.

BLYTHE Adam - Orica is one of those teams that knows where to send their riders so they can take some wins. Blythe was impressive in the only important 1 day race he participated last season, winning London Classic ahead of Gilbert and Swift. I expect him to win some more races now that he will ride at WT.

SEELDRAEYERS Kevin - I took a look at the Europe Calendar and a lot of new Turkish races were added so this guy might get some points for Torku as their leader. I hope that was not a mistake. If in good form I think he can easily double his points.

WISNIOWSKI Lukasz - I don't know many thinks about this guy but he seems the most talented new cyclist from Poland. I am a fan of East Europeans cyclists and I hope this guy is at least half as good as Kwia or Majka. His results last year are impressive with wins against Bole and Teuns I don't expect a lot of points from him but 200 would be very nice.

EWAN Caleb - Very popular pick that I could not miss. I really like him and I really like Orica. He should score some easy points in Herald Sun and Langawiki.


PAOLINI Luca - This guy is very strong. I think he is one of the best(if not the best) that you could have in Classics. Kristoff was so good last year and Paolini helped him a lot. If Kristoff get injured or Katusha decide to give Paolini some races where he can lead I expect him to score a lot of points. If not he can't get much worse.

HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis - The Tom Boonen of this year. This guy was the most obvious pick so not too much to talk about.

MOSER Moreno - I like this guy and I hope he will find some kind of form soon. That incredible season 1000+ season make him a must pick in my opinion.

POLJANSKI Pawel - Another polish guy in my team. He impressed me last year with some good performances in Giro and USA PRO Challange so I hope he can improve.

LEDANOIS Kevin - Is the son of Yvon Ledanois, sports director of BMC. He was very impressing in the Arctic Race of Norway, where he came in 6th, and in his win in the Tour of Jura. He will compete for Bretagne-Séché
so a lot of oportunities should come.

RICHEZE ARAQUISTAIN Ariel Maximiliano - One of the picks I'm not very happy about. He had some 400+ seasons but if he will only help Modolo this season he won't get many points. I hope Lampre will give him some chances.

LATOUR Pierre-Roger - Another talented french climber that should score a good amount of points this year. I think he can get to Bardet/Pinot/Barguil level in a couple of years so he was an obvious pick for me.

LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel - Will he be the new colombian sensation after he won Tour d'Avenir? I have no ideea, but I hope he will adapt well at Astana. After all he can learn from the likes of nibali or Aru.

GAUDIN Damien - this used to be very good in the cobbled Classics. If he will find his form this year he should score 200 points with ease. I remeber he impressed me 2 years ago in Paris Roubaix and Tour of Flanders with his agressive style.

GOSS Matthew - I knew Goss will be popular but I was not sure about adding him. Last season he had chances at Orica but never delivered. I hope he will improve at his new team.

SCHUMACHER Stefan - He was in super form in the first Tour de France I ever watched. Then he was suspended and never heard too much about him. However he still scored a lot of points after the suspension(excepting last year) and I think CCC is a good fit for the old german.

BUCHMANN Emanuel - He is one of my favourite pick. Only 2 persons picked him and I'm very happy about it. He will compete for Bora and I'm sure he will have a lot of chances to score. He was 7th in Tour d'Avenir and I think he could get 200 points this season.

KUMP Marko - This guy is just not built for WT. Now he is back at Adria Mobil and will probably score 100 + points with ease.

PARRA BUSTAMENTE Heiner Rodrigo - He was considered a big colombian talent but he never delivered at Caja Rural. I hope this will be his breakthrough year.

BERLATO Giacomo - An intersting Italian talent that just signed with Nipo. He got some wins last year at U23 level and I'm sure he can get some more in more prestigious races. He is my only unique pick so It would be nice to be right about him.

MANZIN Lorenzo - This guy might be a very good pick this year. In his first race for FDJ as a trainee last year he finished a stage third beating Ruffoni, Chichi and Napolitano. If he can win some small french races this year he might be decisive.

ZURLO federico - Big italian talent competing for UHC. He already got a 7th place in Memorial Marco Pantani and I think he will improve a lot this season.

DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd - One of the most obvious picks along Henao and Porte, Dombrovski was considered the biggest american talent some years ago. He had problems with his knee but now he is healthy again.

VAN DER HAAR Lars - One of the biggest talents in cyclo cross , this guy might surprise a lot of people. Can't wait to see him race.

MORTON Lachlan - Hopefully the best zero pointer of this year.

 

[Martin]

Surprised that I have not one unique pick.

Lol, me either. Last year I had five unique picks (most of all).

btw, I am surprised guys how many of you picked Betancur. He won Paris-Nice last year but it wasn't that hard and if he will have the same race plan with Bardet, Bardet will be the leader. I can't imagine a different role for a young french star in a french team... I would rather spend points on Bardet and drop some 400-pointer for my team...

Edit: Nobody has Bardet? Wow, if I knew it, I would have picked him, at least just as a gamble.

 

[Pentacycle]

Lol, me either. Last year I had five unique picks (most of all).

btw, I am surprised guys how many of you picked Betancur. He won Paris-Nice last year but it wasn't that hard and if he will have the same race plan with Bardet, Bardet will be the leader. I can't imagine a different role for a young french star in a french team... I would rather spend points on Bardet and drop some 400-pointer for my team...

Edit: Nobody has Bardet? Wow, if I knew it, I would have picked him, at least just as a gamble.

Betancur won Paris-Nice while being terribly overweight, and Bardet ended up working for him in that race. Bardet is a good rider, I was surprised only two people picked him last year. But in 2015 he doesn't have much room for improvement IMO.(points-wise)

 

[Roude Leiw]

dawg is a risky pick since he could easily get 300 points as well as doubling. With the competition being stronger he won't be winning stage races at will so I sort of doubt he will get much more than 2000 anyway.

I am with you on froome, did not select him for my team, he still is relatively cheap if you consider that he could win TdF again and some races leading there. My expensive pick is Sagan and I do hope that he gets back to his best

 

[The Hitch]

A - K of teams copied into the popularity tab

Need to stop now so if anybody wants to take over the file should be accessible here
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jurx4e38k8iisqh/CQ 2015 152 teams.xls?dl=0

Done, added all (remaining) teams to the Popularity tab.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nx4gslg83j1lvru/CQ 2015 152 teams.xls?dl=0

Cheers. Your work is appreciated.

 

[Roude Leiw]

But the most surprising for me is that Silvio Herklotz is only selected by one other team than my own!!! I still consider him the biggest German talent, and even if he is at a ****ty CT he will still have enough opportunities to at least double his score..

That would be me. The lad impressed me greatly when i saw him live last year at the tour de luxembourg alone against trek.... The only risk i see is that his team will not race enough high scoring races