The 2024 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

[Squire]

Also, I'll laugh if Ethan Hayter ends up being the rider putting me just above your team!

LOL, but for the totally opposite reason. Theft continues.

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

Honoré into profit!

The prophecy has been fulfilled: https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threads/the-2024-cq-ranking-manager-thread.39370/page-71#post-3023835

 

[RedheadDane]

However, in terms of ROI, my most important pick has actually been Søjberg. (And Sander Hansen, but since he was free it wasn't really an investment.)
That NC title definitely helped.

And here are my riders for the week:

ASN
CPP
JGW
KA
KA
LB
MFH
MNB
MVH
MSJ
NOAP
SKA

 

[Earns1985]

It's a really tight battle between 2nd and 5th. Houdini and myself probably have an edge for the rest of the Vuelta because of Tiberi. Then it's going to come down to Rodriguez vs Van Eetvelt. The latter is probably in better form but the former is a lot more experienced over three weeks and almost peerless when it comes to grinding his way up a GC even when the legs aren't great.

After this week you almost catched me, but for now only nearby..
But we have an advantage of more than 300 points to 4th overall now. Vuelta GC wise with Tiberi out, our teams are more or less equal now.
HoudiniCycling lost the momentum a bit with Tiberi out and van Eetvelt not anymore stronger than C. Rodriguez. Adamski101 is suffering, that he doesn´t have Carapaz. Madrazo and a few others behind are of course dangerous with Mas in their team.

 

[Earns1985]

LOL, but for the totally opposite reason. Theft continues.

This has also been my reaction, when I checked the final GC and the stage 4 result of of the Deutschland Tour. It´s like he doesn´t want to score for us and lost the 18 second to the main peloton at the last stage (which would have meant 5th overall in the end) on purpose.

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

LOL, but for the totally opposite reason. Theft continues.

Hayter has been approaching peak unseriousness this season but I would still rather have him than Uijtedebroeks right now.

 

[Kazistuta]

He's really gonna make a Hayter out of me....

 

[Squire]

Can we just end the Renewi Tour now, please?

 

[Earns1985]

Can we just end the Renewi Tour now, please?

Yeah, would sign that!

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

Lots of discussions at the beginning of the year about how stacked the 400-600 points range was. Not a lot of talk about Jonathan Milan potentially turning into the best pick out of all those guys (which he is quietly on the way to doing) but my algorithm knew. Just a shame I didn't listen, especially considering I went for Uijtdebroeks (yuck) and Sheffield (should end up decent) instead. At least Carapaz and Girmay did what was expected of them and I avoided the Hayter/Higuita duo.

 

[skidmark]

Hey folks, so I have had the misfortune to be quite sick for the last 5 days, still got splitting headaches and hard to look at screens. Obviously those with access to the helpful website are up to date on standings, but I'll do two written updates to catch up next week.

 

[bminchow]

Hey folks, so I have had the misfortune to be quite sick for the last 5 days, still got splitting headaches and hard to look at screens. Obviously those with access to the helpful website are up to date on standings, but I'll do two written updates to catch up next week.

Hope you feel better. Tacos always help.

 

[Earns1985]

So today an important day at the Renewi Tour for this game with a lot of popular picks high in the rankings before the last and decisive stage..

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

So today an important day at the Renewi Tour for this game with a lot of popular picks high in the rankings before the last and decisive stage..

Ineos with a collective disappearing act in the GC on the last stage that would make Ethan Hayter proud. No Sheffield GC points for me as a result but at least I'll get some Hagenes points finally.

 

[RedheadDane]

Decent haul in Belgium today.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Decent haul in Belgium today.

It was the worst performances by Danish riders in that race since 2014, where Breschel was 4th in Geraardsbergen, but only finished 32nd overall.

 

[RedheadDane]

It was the worst performances by Danish riders in that race since 2014, where Breschel was 4th in Geraardsbergen, but only finished 32nd overall.

I didn't say it was perfect, just that it was decent.
A damn shame Valgren couldn't stay away after his attack.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I didn't say it was perfect, just that it was decent.
A damn shame Valgren couldn't stay away after his attack.

But how was it decent? One rider could easily have scored more than that, I assume.

 

[RedheadDane]

But how was it decent? One rider could easily have scored more than that, I assume.

The majority of my riders finished.
I'll take every bit I can get.

And then Skjelmose was nice enough to get a top-10 on the Vuelta stage, and might get a top-10 on the final GC.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Broken collarbone for Cosnefroy.
Major bummer, I had high hopes for him in Canada.

 

[Earns1985]

Ineos with a collective disappearing act in the GC on the last stage that would make Ethan Hayter proud. No Sheffield GC points for me as a result but at least I'll get some Hagenes points finally.

Well, at least Turner didn´t disappoint. Another rider into profit.

7 left. At least in this competition I can seriously compete with Shalgo, who has right now 27 riders into profit. (One more than me)

Bummer, that it seems, that Nys ended his road season yet. A good, but no fantastic pick in the end. A lot more had been possible given his potential..

 

[Earns1985]

Ohh man.. Gloag out for the rest of the season just 3 races after his comeback...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1830225138849354212

View: https://x.com/vismaleaseabike/status/1830225138849354212

 

[RedheadDane]

My riders for the week:

Andersen
Asgreen
Bendixen
Bévort
Bjerg
Blume
Changizi
Foldager
Gregaard
Kragh
Larsen
Lund
Nielsen
Norsgaard
Pedersen
Sander Hansen
Skjelmose
Søjberg
Wallin
Würtz

 

[Devil's Elbow]

It's starting to sink in how much worse the game is going to be when everyone has 40% of their budget tied up by the same two riders...

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

It's starting to sink in how much worse the game is going to be when everyone has 40% of their budget tied up by the same two riders...

You really think that many people are going for the Philipsen/Hirschi combo ?