The Cycling News forum is still looking to add volunteer moderators with. If you're interested in helping keep our discussions on track, send a direct message to
In the meanwhile, please use the Report option if you see a post that doesn't fit within the forum rules.
Thanks!
Every 1000+ points pick this season:
POGACAR Tadej + EVENEPOEL Remco
Amethyst
POGACAR Tadej
Googolplex
EVENEPOEL Remco + VAN AERT Wout + VAN DER POEL Mathieu
Bicycle Boy
ROGLIC Primoz + MOHORIC Matej
kingcycling
VAN AERT Wout
hayneplane, pman, rote_lanterne, the asian, vickyriso
VAN DER POEL Mathieu
peixotini
SKJELMOSE JENSEN Mattias + KOOIJ Olav
Jon_Ezeitza
SKJELMOSE JENSEN Mattias
RedheadDane
DE LIE Arnaud
Josedin, JumboVismaFan, Leadbelly
LANDA MEANA Mikel + BILBAO LOPEZ DE ARMENTIA Pello
Samu Cuenca
MADOUAS Valentin
Simurgh
POWLESS Neilson
firefly3323
AYUSO PESQUERA Juan
adamski101, AlTarf_ua, Anderis, Berflamand, Crevaison, Devils_Elbow, Eric10, EvansIsTheBest, Fivezzz, greenedge, hfgon1, Hugo_Koblet, Jpettersen, jsem94, Lortnoc, MARDRAZO, Mushroom, Nyssinator, Object, oliveira, Popchu, postmanhat, Rakim, repre, Rufs, SafeBet, Salvarani, search, Senderos, Shakes, shalgo, skidmark, tobydawq, Total_Package, trackstand, triley36, zaka_fan, zigzag_wanderer
None
Every other team
Seems like the debate this year was to Ayuso or not to Ayuso. Van Aert (6) and De Lie (3) are the next "most" popular picks in that range. Bicycle_Boy looks like an early contender for the green jersey with a team build to dominate the classics.
For the teams that didn't go down the road of a 1k+ rider, here are their most expensive guys:
VAN WILDER Ilan
armchairclimber
VLASOV Aleksandr
ingsve, nbfc1962
PIDCOCK Thomas
Amis Velo, Blues in the bottle, karaev, Squire, Yellow Knight
RODRIGUEZ CANO Carlos
Analnyi khirurg, bminchow, del1962, Earns1985, Eyeballs Out, laarsland, Manafana, ray10, Riverside, vladimir
HINDLEY Jai
NorthAmericanScum
GREGOIRE Romain
18-Valve. (pithy), LosBrolin, Nakazar
DEMARE Arnaud
Boris98, Panda Claws, slow_climber, Sneekes, Poles & Co
JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland
Jakob747
MAS NICOLAU Enric
Armchair cyclist, Gotland
GEOGHEGAN HART Tao
DJ Sprtsch, Kazistuta, Nevs
MATTHEWS Michael
RestInPunk
And finally the three teams that didn't pick any of the 100 most expensive riders:
EWAN Caleb
will10
CARAPAZ MONTENEGRO Richard Antonio
HoudiniCycling, vsd88
Rank | Team | Points | 1000+ points picks | Most expensive pick |
1 | shalgo | 16355 | AYUSO PESQUERA Juan | AYUSO PESQUERA Juan |
2 | Squire | 14856 | | PIDCOCK Thomas |
3 | Gotland | 14781 | MAS NICOLAU Enric | MAS NICOLAU Enric |
4 | HoudiniCycling | 14735 | | CARAPAZ MONTENEGRO Richard Antonio |
5 | EvansIsTheBest | 14653 | AYUSO PESQUERA Juan | AYUSO PESQUERA Juan |
6 | MADRAZO | 14543 | AYUSO PESQUERA Juan | AYUSO PESQUERA Juan |
7 | JumboVismaFan | 14517 | DE LIE Arnaud | DE LIE Arnaud |
8 | Earns1985 | 14510 | | RODRIGUEZ CANO Carlos |
9 | Salvarani | 14475 | AYUSO PESQUERA Juan | AYUSO PESQUERA Juan |
10 | adamski101 | 14295 | AYUSO PESQUERA Juan | AYUSO PESQUERA Juan |
Team | All Time Total |
193,827 | |
187,296 | |
185,867 | |
185,005 | |
178,682 | |
176,194 | |
174,440 | |
173,372 | |
173,984 | |
172,447 | |
171,276 | |
164,922 | |
166,365 | |
163,853 | |
163,514 | |
163,116 | |
161,146 | |
158,083 | |
154,101 | |
156,897 | |
155,280 | |
148,255 | |
146,542 | |
143,303 |
@skidmark created the 2024 thread on December, 19th and the 2023 thread on December, 17th so I'm guessing it's only a matter of days. Alright enough procrastinating, I need trim down my 49-name shortlist.Is the 2025 thread coming soon?
Ya, and I suppose we won't get the discussion going until the new year anyway but I'm just really curious about peoples choices this year.@skidmark created the 2024 thread on December, 19th and the 2023 thread on December, 17th so I'm guessing it's only a matter of days. Alright enough procrastinating, I need trim down my 49-name shortlist.
You won't normally get much chat about that until after entries have closed.Ya, and I suppose we won't get the discussion going until the new year anyway but I'm just really curious about peoples choices this year.
using the ranking on https://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/cqRankingRider.asp?current=1 Give me 10 riders who, based on their historic points totals, could improve the most on their point score from 2024.
The way I do it is to check the team pages on CQranking. On the right side of the screen there is a link to a page with "2025 transfer overview" for each team. That way you can find any new signings including new people with 0 points.Does anyone know where to find a list of new riders in World Tour / pro conti? Or those with 0 UCI points in 2024...
I want to be a value investor in the next game.
It does, but UAE don't have any. If you were to look at the equivalent page for another team, however...The way I do it is to check the team pages on CQranking. On the right side of the screen there is a link to a page with "2025 transfer overview" for each team. That way you can find any new signings including new people with 0 points.
CQ Ranking - UAE Team Emirates - XTG - 2025
CQ Ranking is the world's leading cycling ranking and extensive results database. Also known as Cycling Quotient.cqranking.com
It doesn't give you the riders who rode in 2024 and scored 0 points though.
Ah, ya i in the d-column on the actual team page. I was referring to the transfer overview pages.It does, but UAE don't have any. If you were to look at the equivalent page for another team, however...
Do we know already the deadline for next year?
The Australian men's TT championships are on January 9, with the usual buffer before that the deadline should be January 7 at 23:59 CET.Do we know already the deadline for next year?
What was your team actually? Can't seem to find it.Signing back on to the forum after a long absence. Thanks for the congratulations! What a dream season. I still can't believe that I finally won this game. On to the 2025 game!
Here is a link to the final update of last season. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vch3...ey=k1b2kvkvis692iuyiw0eitcmq&st=ac2g923h&dl=0What was your team actually? Can't seem to find it.
yeah, i left 12 points on the table this year. Hope it helps!For all of the people trying hard to get as close as possible to 7500 with their 2025 teams, it's worth pointing out that my 2024 team had a starting score of 7456, one of the lowest in the competition.