On the one hand, it is very encouraging to see Cort exhibiting such good form. On the other, it is incredibly frustrating that he can win a sprint stage, finish second in the ITT, and even place 11th on the MTF, and yet still get zero GC points.
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On the one hand, it is very encouraging to see Cort exhibiting such good form. On the other, it is incredibly frustrating that he can win a sprint stage, finish second in the ITT, and even place 11th on the MTF, and yet still get zero GC points.
I saw him listed in an upcoming race soon. I can't remember which one.One pick I am a bit with worried about is Søren Kragh Andersen. He hasnt raced a day yet nor is he listed for any upcoming race right now. Anyone heard anything about him?
Rank | Team | Points this week |
1 | Amis_Velo | 444 |
2 | Londonpat | 438 |
3 | EvansIsTheBest | 391 |
4 | Jakob747 | 384 |
5 | skidmark | 358 |
Rank | Team | Up/down |
1 | Jon_Ezeitza | (+34) |
2 | Londonpat | (+32) |
2 | Eric10 | (+32) |
4 | Amis_Velo | (+26) |
4 | postmanhat | (+26) |
Rank | Team | Total |
1 | Jakob747 | 87 |
2 | will10 | 69 |
3 | EvansIsTheBest | 56 |
4 | Fivezzz | 55 |
5 | Hakkie2 | 51 |
Rank | Up/down | Team | Points |
1 | (-) | 1338 | |
2 | (+2) | EvansIsTheBest | 1317 |
3 | (+3) | Jakob747 | 1272 |
4 | (-1) | zaka_fan | 1237 |
5 | (-3) | western_grebe | 1205 |
6 | (+1) | 18-Valve. (pithy) | 1160 |
7 | (-2) | Marek | 1135 |
8 | (+2) | Object | 1121 |
9 | (-) | sodak_za | 1110 |
10 | (+6) | Squire | 1091 |
I was curious so went lookingMolano listed with negative points this week. Naming issues?
Don Sergio winning is not good for me though.
I may hold onto the lead this week thanks to Celano, but I expect I'll have to surrender to Jakob747's tandem of Higuita and Pogacar after the UAE Tour.
Next weeks Tour de Algarve will be very interesting for this game.Anyway, In reality, I think you are better off looking at someone like Squire he must be coming from behind fast this week. Excellent all-round squad.
The guy was top 10 on the mountain stages of the Volta a Portugal, so you could speculate that he could do really well on the Asian scene. He was also rather cheap.Regarding Celano being a result of great scouting, I tend to disagree. As a person who had him last year and spent the season watching him riding as poorly as he did and then fluking himself to some points in the Almaty Tour, I never considered him for a second for this season. But apparently it is a new Celano we see this year, and of course he now sits in the top 15 in the seasonal CQ ranking...
Regarding Celano being a result of great scouting, I tend to disagree. As a person who had him last year and spent the season watching him riding as poorly as he did and then fluking himself to some points in the Almaty Tour, I never considered him for a second for this season. But apparently it is a new Celano we see this year, and of course he now sits in the top 15 in the seasonal CQ ranking...
Of course it is a new Celano we see this year. He stepped down from PCT to CT level. Such a move comes with certain "advantages" that are best discussed in The Clinic. But to me it was obvious he would return to his 2017 level.
And I was very surprised when I saw only 3 people picked him.