- May 15, 2011
- 45,171
- 617
- 24,680
Nice to move up one place to 25th even though my week wasn't too great. Because my only major scorer was Bettiol who is so popular I was a little worried, but the lesser scores added up to an ok total.
This week:
Itzulia
Lucas Hamilton
David Gaudu
Fabio Felline
Nicola Conci
An underwhelming lineup, I have to hope Hamilton and Gaudu can get a good GC placing. Hamilton started off alright in the TT, Gaudu was pretty terrible. Felline would normally have a shot at some stage points but is obviously still not in good shape. I have no expectations for Conci, the field is way too stacked to get anything from this race. Mark Padun started his season in the time trial yesterday but finished dead last, I hoped he'd lost time on purpose to get into the breakaway but today he is a DNS due to knee tendinitis, definitely not a good sign.
Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
Clement Venturini
Rudy Barbier
Nacer Bouhanni
3 sprinters, hopefully I can get some stage points. If anyone scores GC points, even better, but I don't expect it.
Scheldeprijs
Kristoffer Halvorsen
Luke Rowe
Max Walscheid
Matteo Moschetti
Edward Theuns
Marcel Kittel
Harry Tanfield
This is where I should score this week, with Kittel, Halvorsen, Walscheid, Moschetti and Theuns I have 5 sprinters that could score here, but with Theuns and Moschetti on the same team, realistically I only have 4 cards. This is the moment for Walscheid, he was 6th last year and if he does worse, it will be hard to see him become a decent pick.
I would have liked to see Bouhanni here, but who knows, maybe he does a clean sweep in Sarthe
Paris-Roubaix
Fernando Gaviria
Loïc Vliegen
Ivan Garcia Cortina
Edoardo Affini
Robert Stannard
Luke Rowe
Max Walscheid
Edward Theuns
What, no Küng?! I sure hope that's a mistake, otherwise I'll be really disappointed. This is the one race among the spring classics that should really suit his huge power and big weight, and he was Groupama's best finisher in most of the Belgian races + Strade Bianche. At least Cortina is on the startlist, as I feel the same is true for him (struggles on the climbs due to his weight) and I'm anxious to see him race here.
This week:
Itzulia
Lucas Hamilton
David Gaudu
Fabio Felline
Nicola Conci
An underwhelming lineup, I have to hope Hamilton and Gaudu can get a good GC placing. Hamilton started off alright in the TT, Gaudu was pretty terrible. Felline would normally have a shot at some stage points but is obviously still not in good shape. I have no expectations for Conci, the field is way too stacked to get anything from this race. Mark Padun started his season in the time trial yesterday but finished dead last, I hoped he'd lost time on purpose to get into the breakaway but today he is a DNS due to knee tendinitis, definitely not a good sign.
Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
Clement Venturini
Rudy Barbier
Nacer Bouhanni
3 sprinters, hopefully I can get some stage points. If anyone scores GC points, even better, but I don't expect it.
Scheldeprijs
Kristoffer Halvorsen
Luke Rowe
Max Walscheid
Matteo Moschetti
Edward Theuns
Marcel Kittel
Harry Tanfield
This is where I should score this week, with Kittel, Halvorsen, Walscheid, Moschetti and Theuns I have 5 sprinters that could score here, but with Theuns and Moschetti on the same team, realistically I only have 4 cards. This is the moment for Walscheid, he was 6th last year and if he does worse, it will be hard to see him become a decent pick.
I would have liked to see Bouhanni here, but who knows, maybe he does a clean sweep in Sarthe
Paris-Roubaix
Fernando Gaviria
Loïc Vliegen
Ivan Garcia Cortina
Edoardo Affini
Robert Stannard
Luke Rowe
Max Walscheid
Edward Theuns
What, no Küng?! I sure hope that's a mistake, otherwise I'll be really disappointed.
This is the one race among the spring classics that should really suit his huge power and big weight, and he was Groupama's best finisher in most of the Belgian races + Strade Bianche. At least Cortina is on the startlist, as I feel the same is true for him (struggles on the climbs due to his weight) and I'm anxious to see him race here.It's been a good run the last three weeks, moving up from 104th to 29th currently after 3 weeks in the top 10 scorers. Let's see if the team can keep it going!
Itzulia
Petr Vakoc
Bjorg Lambrecht
Fabio Felline
Darwin Atapuma
I didn't have many expectations coming in, although I hoped Lambrecht would show something as he's been worryingly invisible. After a bad TT performance, today he did indeed show something with that impressive uphill sprint. I have to remind myself that after Itzulia last year he only had 48 points, which he now equals after stage 2 this year. And that punch bodes well for upcoming races like Brabantse Pijl and Fleche Wallone.
Sarthe
Benoit Cosnefroy
Rudy Barbier
Mathieu van der Poel
Bryan Coquard
Nacer Bouhanni
Ramunas Navardauskas
There's no reason MvdP shouldn't win this, and he won the 80-rider sprint today so that's a good start. Cosnefroy is a wild card - this is exactly the kind of race I want him for, but he DNFd two pretty easy races last week and has been nowhere on the results sheet thus far. At least he finished in the field today; on his day I'd expect him to be a real contender for the overall. Barbier/Coquard/Bouhanni should feature tomorrow (and Coquard did today), and Navardauskas... well, he's won this race twice, but finished 50 seconds down on an easy stage. I thought he might refind some results on a French team now that his health issues are in the rearview, but oh well.
Scheldeprijs
Dan McLay
Kristoffer Halvorsen
Marcel Kittel
Edward Theuns
Lennard Kamna
Tom Van Asbroeck
Baptiste Planckaert
Kamna aside, that's a pretty good lineup. Kittel has been mixed this year but he's won this race like five times. For the other fast guys, Theuns and Planckaert may not be their team's first options with Moschetti and Dehaes, but they also could be, and the other three should have a chance for top 5-10 points.
Paris-Roubaix
Fernando Gaviria
Lars Boom
Phil Bauhaus(?? why?)
Lennard Kamna
Edward Theuns
umm... well, I am genuinely curious to see how Gaviria does, I do think he has the power to hang in there, but am not confident enough in his bike handling to avoid crashes/mechanicals. For Boom, this is make or break really - by far his best chance for big points this year. The other guys, well, I'll very likely have more points from all the other races this week.
Itzulia
Petr Vakoc
Bjorg Lambrecht
Fabio Felline
Darwin Atapuma
I didn't have many expectations coming in, although I hoped Lambrecht would show something as he's been worryingly invisible. After a bad TT performance, today he did indeed show something with that impressive uphill sprint. I have to remind myself that after Itzulia last year he only had 48 points, which he now equals after stage 2 this year. And that punch bodes well for upcoming races like Brabantse Pijl and Fleche Wallone.
Sarthe
Benoit Cosnefroy
Rudy Barbier
Mathieu van der Poel
Bryan Coquard
Nacer Bouhanni
Ramunas Navardauskas
There's no reason MvdP shouldn't win this, and he won the 80-rider sprint today so that's a good start. Cosnefroy is a wild card - this is exactly the kind of race I want him for, but he DNFd two pretty easy races last week and has been nowhere on the results sheet thus far. At least he finished in the field today; on his day I'd expect him to be a real contender for the overall. Barbier/Coquard/Bouhanni should feature tomorrow (and Coquard did today), and Navardauskas... well, he's won this race twice, but finished 50 seconds down on an easy stage. I thought he might refind some results on a French team now that his health issues are in the rearview, but oh well.
Scheldeprijs
Dan McLay
Kristoffer Halvorsen
Marcel Kittel
Edward Theuns
Lennard Kamna
Tom Van Asbroeck
Baptiste Planckaert
Kamna aside, that's a pretty good lineup. Kittel has been mixed this year but he's won this race like five times. For the other fast guys, Theuns and Planckaert may not be their team's first options with Moschetti and Dehaes, but they also could be, and the other three should have a chance for top 5-10 points.
Paris-Roubaix
Fernando Gaviria
Lars Boom
Phil Bauhaus(?? why?)
Lennard Kamna
Edward Theuns
umm... well, I am genuinely curious to see how Gaviria does, I do think he has the power to hang in there, but am not confident enough in his bike handling to avoid crashes/mechanicals. For Boom, this is make or break really - by far his best chance for big points this year. The other guys, well, I'll very likely have more points from all the other races this week.
- Nov 16, 2013
- 26,608
- 27,651
- 28,180
Lol, now my wildest long shot (Carlos Julián Quintero) is making top 10s in Itzulia.
He hasn't gotten more than 5 measly points in the last three and a half years.
He was 9th so just outside the points but he'll surely get some points for this performance and may be good in the many Spanish stage races in the next couple of months.
He hasn't gotten more than 5 measly points in the last three and a half years.
He was 9th so just outside the points but he'll surely get some points for this performance and may be good in the many Spanish stage races in the next couple of months.
- May 15, 2011
- 45,171
- 617
- 24,680
Re:
nice 2nd place today, and with some points for Moschetti in 10th as well, I can't be unhappy.
However, my team in Itzulia is a disaster, my two cards for the GC, Hamilton and Gaudu, are already quite far back. Hamilton did a good TT but dropped out of contention yesterday after trying to help Yates chase back to the peloton, and Gaudu did a poor TT, finished alright yesterday but was caught up in the crash today. He didn't lose too much time ("only" 25 seconds), but together with the TT losses, it looks like an uphill battle to score some decent points.
Well, looks like my motivational speech for Walscheid workedLaFlorecita said:Scheldeprijs
Kristoffer Halvorsen
Luke Rowe
Max Walscheid
Matteo Moschetti
Edward Theuns
Marcel Kittel
Harry Tanfield
This is where I should score this week, with Kittel, Halvorsen, Walscheid, Moschetti and Theuns I have 5 sprinters that could score here, but with Theuns and Moschetti on the same team, realistically I only have 4 cards. This is the moment for Walscheid, he was 6th last year and if he does worse, it will be hard to see him become a decent pick.
I would have liked to see Bouhanni here, but who knows, maybe he does a clean sweep in Sarthe
nice 2nd place today, and with some points for Moschetti in 10th as well, I can't be unhappy. However, my team in Itzulia is a disaster, my two cards for the GC, Hamilton and Gaudu, are already quite far back. Hamilton did a good TT but dropped out of contention yesterday after trying to help Yates chase back to the peloton, and Gaudu did a poor TT, finished alright yesterday but was caught up in the crash today. He didn't lose too much time ("only" 25 seconds), but together with the TT losses, it looks like an uphill battle to score some decent points.
Is Tour of Turkey really classified as a 2.UWT race?
Some points up for grab in this race if that is the case, lol.
Kina happy I have these four riders in the race now:
Ewan
Gibbons
Munoz
Riabushenko
Ewan and Gibbons should be able to grab points in the sprints and Munoz could be a darkhorse for GC. He is a climber, but young. Could suit him though with a weak field.
Some points up for grab in this race if that is the case, lol.
Kina happy I have these four riders in the race now:
Ewan
Gibbons
Munoz
Riabushenko
Ewan and Gibbons should be able to grab points in the sprints and Munoz could be a darkhorse for GC. He is a climber, but young. Could suit him though with a weak field.
- Oct 12, 2013
- 2,430
- 31
- 6,530
I'm kicking myself every day for not picking Pogi. What a disastrous decision.
Meanwhile Bouhanni seems like a terrible pick. Absolutely no motivation at Circuit de la Sarthe, yet again. I thought the little diva might get his act together in a contract year, but boy was i wrong.
Meanwhile Bouhanni seems like a terrible pick. Absolutely no motivation at Circuit de la Sarthe, yet again. I thought the little diva might get his act together in a contract year, but boy was i wrong.
- Jul 16, 2011
- 3,251
- 812
- 15,680
Well, I am almost relieved Politt didn't win today as this is the first time I haven't picked him for my team. I was rooting for him though. Great ride.
- Dec 29, 2011
- 299
- 3
- 9,035
Update #14: Object Takes the Lead by the Slimmest of Margins
I think many cycling fans would join me in saying that the week of the Ronde-Itzulia-Roubaix sandwich is arguably the most enjoyable of the year. In this game, however, it was not quite as lucrative for many teams as other weeks we have had. There is certainly some shakeup, however, and the top of the standings is about as close as I can ever remember it being at any significant point into the season.
This Week's Top Scorers
Rank Team Points this week
1 Jon_Ezeitza 535
2 armchairclimber 480
3 Sestriere 434
4 Rakim 416
5 Eyeballs Out 406
Jon Ezeitza takes the week, being the only team over 500 points. This is largely thanks to a pair of riders that cost 777 points - Max Schachmann (6 teams, 197 points this week) and Fabio Jakobsen (3 teams, 140 points). Some nice contributions from the likes of Lawless, Lambrecht and Philipsen round it out. This was a good week to have the right combo of rare riders. armchairclimber posts a very respectable second, with Schachmann and Pogacar (7 teams, 136 points) and a few others. Sestriere rounds it out again with Schachmann, and one of the happy few (4 teams) with Nils Pollitt (170 this week).
This Week's High Movers
Rank Team Up/down
1 armchairclimber (+33)
2 merengues (+21)
3 Sestriere (+20)
4 Eyeballs Out (+18)
5 vladimir (+15)
The runner-up in the other rankings, armchairclimber goes one better here, and as importantly, moves up 33 spots in the overall! Sestriere repeats third place, while merengues gets a podium spot here thanks to the ever-present Schachmann once again.
Green Jersey Competition
Rank Team Total
1 Googolplex 144
2 Popchu 118
3 armchairclimber 115
4 Nicosix 105
5 TheArt 104
Googolplex maintains a healthy lead here; armchairclimber leaps into the top 5 on the strength of a weekly win and two second places so far, making it a feast-or-famine year so far for their team. Nicosix picks up a mere 2 points for 15th place this week, but it's enough to leapfrog TheArt in these standings.
Top 10 Overall
Rank Up/down Team Points
1 (+1) Object 4207
2 (-1) Googolplex 4205
3 (+1) TheArt 3986
4 (-1) Popchu 3971
5 (+1) Joelsim 3953
6 (+3) fauniera 3936
7 (-) Tigerion 3930
8 (+11) Carlo_Algatrensig 3923
9 (-1) Kryvo 3907
10 (+5) tobydawq 3898
10 (+7) Nicosix 3898
This is damn close. Object, last week's second place, outscores Googolplex by 17 points on the week to move into a slim 2-point lead. Lower down, TheArt moves back into 3rd, but below the top two it's bunched together very tightly indeed. Aside from the 11 teams here (with a tie for tenth place), the 12th and 13th teams are only 1 and 3 points back respectively, meaning teams 3-13 are separated by 91 points. There's still alot of the season to go, of course, but in the week-to-week, a podium spot seems attainable for anyone in the top 13. Carlo Algatrensig, tobydawq and Nicosix move into the top 10/11, while ruvu75 and Lortnoc fall just out.
Spreadsheet at dropbox
I think many cycling fans would join me in saying that the week of the Ronde-Itzulia-Roubaix sandwich is arguably the most enjoyable of the year. In this game, however, it was not quite as lucrative for many teams as other weeks we have had. There is certainly some shakeup, however, and the top of the standings is about as close as I can ever remember it being at any significant point into the season.
This Week's Top Scorers
Rank Team Points this week
1 Jon_Ezeitza 535
2 armchairclimber 480
3 Sestriere 434
4 Rakim 416
5 Eyeballs Out 406
Jon Ezeitza takes the week, being the only team over 500 points. This is largely thanks to a pair of riders that cost 777 points - Max Schachmann (6 teams, 197 points this week) and Fabio Jakobsen (3 teams, 140 points). Some nice contributions from the likes of Lawless, Lambrecht and Philipsen round it out. This was a good week to have the right combo of rare riders. armchairclimber posts a very respectable second, with Schachmann and Pogacar (7 teams, 136 points) and a few others. Sestriere rounds it out again with Schachmann, and one of the happy few (4 teams) with Nils Pollitt (170 this week).
This Week's High Movers
Rank Team Up/down
1 armchairclimber (+33)
2 merengues (+21)
3 Sestriere (+20)
4 Eyeballs Out (+18)
5 vladimir (+15)
The runner-up in the other rankings, armchairclimber goes one better here, and as importantly, moves up 33 spots in the overall! Sestriere repeats third place, while merengues gets a podium spot here thanks to the ever-present Schachmann once again.
Green Jersey Competition
Rank Team Total
1 Googolplex 144
2 Popchu 118
3 armchairclimber 115
4 Nicosix 105
5 TheArt 104
Googolplex maintains a healthy lead here; armchairclimber leaps into the top 5 on the strength of a weekly win and two second places so far, making it a feast-or-famine year so far for their team. Nicosix picks up a mere 2 points for 15th place this week, but it's enough to leapfrog TheArt in these standings.
Top 10 Overall
Rank Up/down Team Points
1 (+1) Object 4207
2 (-1) Googolplex 4205
3 (+1) TheArt 3986
4 (-1) Popchu 3971
5 (+1) Joelsim 3953
6 (+3) fauniera 3936
7 (-) Tigerion 3930
8 (+11) Carlo_Algatrensig 3923
9 (-1) Kryvo 3907
10 (+5) tobydawq 3898
10 (+7) Nicosix 3898
This is damn close. Object, last week's second place, outscores Googolplex by 17 points on the week to move into a slim 2-point lead. Lower down, TheArt moves back into 3rd, but below the top two it's bunched together very tightly indeed. Aside from the 11 teams here (with a tie for tenth place), the 12th and 13th teams are only 1 and 3 points back respectively, meaning teams 3-13 are separated by 91 points. There's still alot of the season to go, of course, but in the week-to-week, a podium spot seems attainable for anyone in the top 13. Carlo Algatrensig, tobydawq and Nicosix move into the top 10/11, while ruvu75 and Lortnoc fall just out.
Spreadsheet at dropbox
- Oct 14, 2017
- 12,196
- 3,232
- 23,180
Thanks for the update.
Somehow my team managed to move up 4 sports. Two more of my boys are in positive territory (Sergio Samitier and Jake Stewart) and just need Victor de la Parte to finish a race that gives points all the way back to get him into positive territory.
Now I just need a podium or preferrably a win from Coquard at Brabantse Pijl. That would be a huge help.
Somehow my team managed to move up 4 sports. Two more of my boys are in positive territory (Sergio Samitier and Jake Stewart) and just need Victor de la Parte to finish a race that gives points all the way back to get him into positive territory.
Now I just need a podium or preferrably a win from Coquard at Brabantse Pijl. That would be a huge help.
Wauw... I have participated from year one in this awesome game, and this is the first time i am rank 1. I am primarily a lurker in this forum, but I am really enjoying all the activity in here. Thank you all for being active when I am not. And especialy thank you to skidmark and all of you that helps out during the year.
Now I will cheer even more for my team and hopefully stay in the top, for now atleast...
Now I will cheer even more for my team and hopefully stay in the top, for now atleast...
- Jul 16, 2011
- 3,251
- 812
- 15,680
Cheers Skidmark ... feast or famine pretty much nails it so far. Cobbled classics were deffo famine ... I'm hoping for more feast in the Ardennes. Well done Object.
Personally, I have to be delighted with Schachmann and Pogacar ... even if I have some selections who have been either very unlucky or simply bobbins.
Personally, I have to be delighted with Schachmann and Pogacar ... even if I have some selections who have been either very unlucky or simply bobbins.
Thanks for the update! After a horrendous start that saw my team dopping out of the TOP100, the last three weaks have been great for me. First in monthly ranking by more than 100 points, and a variety of scorers too with Bettiol, Asgreen, Politt, McNulty and Schachmann as main protagonists. Hoping for a good week for Kudus in Turkey now!
- Jul 21, 2011
- 983
- 60
- 10,080
I somehow managed to hold position this week, was sure I was dropping down.
MVP with some unknown points and a 10th in paris roubaix for Langeveld with a smattering elsehwere.
Looks like it was low across the board which was my saving grace.
Looking good so far this week with MVP taking the win in BP.
MVP with some unknown points and a 10th in paris roubaix for Langeveld with a smattering elsehwere.
Looks like it was low across the board which was my saving grace.
Looking good so far this week with MVP taking the win in BP.
- Dec 12, 2010
- 1,179
- 936
- 12,680
Thanks for the update skidmark. It's nice to see my team keep rising in the standings after big rides by Senechal and Cosnefroy last week. Thanks to Van der Poel, Lambrecht and Bettiol my team should enjoy one more good week.
- May 15, 2011
- 45,171
- 617
- 24,680
Nice to move up to 18th place, I thought my week wasn't too spectacular but seems it was enough for a decent result This week I don't see many opportunities to score points. In AGR I only have a couple that can be considered outsiders at best, plus Bettiol, and in Turkey I have a couple no-hopes plus Evenepoel.
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