Update #14: Gilbert strikes Gold yet again
Well, we said it two weeks ago after De Panne and Flanders - the six teams with Philippe Gilbert are really dominating the standings. While not exactly on the level of two weeks ago - 34 teams had as much or more than Gilbert's 231 points this week, as opposed to only the 6 teams who had him that week - it's still a standings dominated by a single rider.
This Week's Top Scorers
Rank Team Points this week
1 Roubaix 514
2 Kazistuta 499
3 Jpettersen 488
4 Googolplex 422
5 Shawnm4747 409
If one had to guess, I'm sure one would have guessed that this week's winner would have Gilbert and Kwiatkowski, and indeed that's the case. In fact, team Roubaix wins their first week this year with not much more than that - 96 points from Benoot is notable, and some contributing points in the 20s from Gaudu and de Plus, but beyond that it's 5 finishing points for Dylan Teuns, and that's it! Points from 6 riders wins the week. A top heavy week, to be sure. Kazistuta comes very close (and now has a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th place in various weeks this year) with the same 3 top riders, and Campenaerts getting 30 points (+ finishing points from Teuns and Betancur!) Jpettersen has pretty much the same, those big 3 and Gaudu's 24 and Oomen's 5 finishing points. Not the most varied week at the top, but I'm sure they're not complaining.
This Week's High Movers
Rank Team up/down
1 LosBrolin (+14)
2 Roubaix (+13)
2 Armchair cyclist (+13)
4 Crevaison (+12)
5 Vesica (+11)
5 LukasCPH (+11)
Well, well - I guess since Gilbert-picking teams have already had a wealth of good weeks and have moved to the top of the overall standings, they didn't have much farther to go, which makes these two lists more different than usual. LosBrolin grabs a moment of glory on the strength of high-scoring unique pick Nacer Bouhanni, backed up by Benoot and a few scorers in the 10-30 range that have already been mentioned. Roubaix is the only team on both lists this week, and is tied for 2nd with Armchair Cyclist, who gets there on the back of Kwiat and Benoot, and also some decent points from Silvan Dillier amongst others.
Green Jersey Competition
Rank Team Total
1 Kazistuta 127
2 Kryvo 110
3 Googolplex 109
4 the asian 108
5 DJW 102
We have a new leader, and in fact, a new top 3! Previous leader the asian falls to 4th, while Kazistuta's above-mentioned consistency leads to the overall lead. Other Gilbert-holders Kryvo and Googolplex score again this week to move into the overall podium of the Green Jersey.
Top 10 Overall
Rank Up/down Team Points
1 (-) Googolplex 5136
2 (+1) Kazistuta 4873
3 (+2) Kryvo 4766
4 (-) tom_jelte 4604
5 (-3) jeroenk 4548
6 (+10) Jpettersen 4536
7 (+13) Roubaix 4532
8 (-1) Nicosix 4490
9 (+3) fauniera 4487
10 (+7) Shawnm4747 4452
Some dramatic movement in the lower half of the top 10, but some relative stasis at the top. Googoloplex's team maintains their decent overall lead. Gilbert-holders now occupy spots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 10. tom_jelte and jeroenk are the best of the Gilbertless. The subsequent news of Gilbert's injury and withdrawal from the Ardennes will undoubtedly have an impact on the week, so we will see how that shifts the balance. Jpettersen, Roubaix, fauniera and Shawnm4747 jump into the top 10, while Maaaaaarten, 18-Valve, GP Blanco and Blues in the Bottle fall out.
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ps. this is my last update before heading into a remote camp for three months of work (where I will have internet, but not consistently enough to keep doing this). Thanks to snccdcno/murrjt who is going to be handling the last update for April and all of May. If anyone is interested in doing updates for June or July, please respond here or PM me. I'll still pop by the thread but not much - good luck all!
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