The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

[EvansIsTheBest]

Well, it's not my fault if you don't like winning.

Jokes on you for thinking I haven't already tried that strategy : https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threads/2024-spring-classics-cq-game.39454/post-2961289 (ChatGPT is just copying my homework really).

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I think Armchair requires it in all his games, have never been able to figure out if Skidmark does too.
But thanks for clarifying.

Nope, never have.

 

[skidmark]

Hi all, a couple of updates:

- I've been busy with the holidays but now am catching up on entries, so if you submitted a team I should have gotten back to you or I will very soon.

- I copied the totals of the December 31st official year-end CQ update into the Create Your Team spreadsheet, so if you haven't submitted a team yet please download the Create Your Team sheet from the first page now to check, ie if you downloaded it before now it won't have the most up to date information.

- I also updated that sheet for the unique case of Rob Stannard. His results were nullified retroactively from 2018-22 for biological passport violations. But, the investigation took place in 2023 and 2024, and he was provisionally suspended for parts of those seasons. Per the doping/suspension rules in the first post of the thread, he is therefore not available at either his 2023 or 2024 scores, but rather the 367 points he got in 2022.

Keep the entries coming! Looking forward to the start of the CQ game season as always.

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

I don't think he's planning on becoming Danish...

Why else is he spending so much time hanging out with Jonas every July ?

 

[RedheadDane]

Nope, never have.

Are you telling me I have been carefully making tables, then copy-pasting all my riders one-by-one into them for years with no reason?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

All I have ever asked is that the names are in the CQ format, and that no other info is on the same line. And that applies on the Women's game (closes 11th Jan) and the Emerging riders game (entries by 20th Jan)

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Are you telling me I have been carefully making tables, then copy-pasting all my riders one-by-one into them for years with no reason?

You don't use Excel to make your teams? That seems like an... adventurous decision for someone notorious for being bad with numbers...

 

[hfgon1]

I finally created my team, have 33 riders and still 899 to spend. No idea where to do. There are nearly no expensive riders I trust in.

 

[ingsve]

I finally created my team, have 33 riders and still 899 to spend. No idea where to do. There are nearly no expensive riders I trust in.

Well, make sure you spend the last points somewhere. even if you have a cheap rider that does well it would still be better to have a rider that cost 899 points more but who only breaks even. Just gonna have to pick the ones you trust most of the ones you distrust I guess.

 

[Salvarani]

Riders picked in the more expensive bracket will definitely be interesting to see.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I have almost 2000 points left for the last few picks. I barely see any riders over 200 that I want to have in my team.

I finally created my team, have 33 riders and still 899 to spend. No idea where to do. There are nearly no expensive riders I trust in.

Can the pair of you lend me some budget? Because for me, this is a year where I need to make some more-painful-than-usual decisions who to cut in the higher price ranges...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Does anyone know of an active rider who was born on leap day?
Dave Brailsford would be a funny pick, but he probably won't score me many points.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Riders picked in the more expensive bracket will definitely be interesting to see.

I’m not confident at all, the expensive riders I have chosen are primarily the ones I look forward to cheer for in the year to come.
It can’t get any worse than 2024 where my three most expensive riders were Tao, Caleb Ewan and Cian Uijdtsomething.

 

[RedheadDane]

You don't use Excel to make your teams? That seems like an... adventurous decision for someone notorious for being bad with numbers...

I don't have Excel. After I quit University, having the Office Package just didn't seem so important.
I add up the numbers with the calculator programme on the computer.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I add up the numbers with the calculator programme on the computer.

I need to go bleach my eyes...

 

[RedheadDane]

[Weird GIF]

Huh? It works, mostly...

 

[Salvarani]

I don't have Excel. After I quit University, having the Office Package just didn't seem so important.
I add up the numbers with the calculator programme on the computer.

Whats wrong with paper and pen or sticks and stones?

Why be all fancy and use the calculator program.

 

[RedheadDane]

Whats wrong with paper and pen or sticks and stones?

Why be all fancy and use the calculator program.

I'm lazy! The calculator program is right there!

 

[ingsve]

I don't have Excel. After I quit University, having the Office Package just didn't seem so important.
I add up the numbers with the calculator programme on the computer.

You know there are free version of office programs that can handle the same files, like "libre office".

 

[RedheadDane]

You know there are free version of office programs that can handle the same files, like "libre office".

I would still have to install them.
I did actually use libre office for a while, but then I got a new computer, and never go around to installing any sort of office programs.

 

[Anderis]

I'm lazy! The calculator program is right there!

You call yourself lazy but for me it would be more effort to keep track of how many values I've already added up in the calculator. It's easy to misclick something and end up with a wrong result or misremember and add the same value 2 times or forget to add it altogether. Doing it right with the calculator actually requires more resilience than installing an excel-like program.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I would still have to install them.
I did actually use libre office for a while, but then I got a new computer, and never go around to installing any sort of office programs.

You'd also have to be able to navigate the program, so using a calculator probably is the right choice for you.

 

[RedheadDane]

You'd also have to be able to navigate the program, so using a calculator probably is the right choice for you.

I'm sure I could figure it out, I do use Excel a bit at work, but... well...

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

The spreadsheet in Google Drive works really fine for me.

 

[Anderis]

Can the pair of you lend me some budget? Because for me, this is a year where I need to make some more-painful-than-usual decisions who to cut in the higher price ranges...

I don't think that's within the rules but you can tell me which expensive riders you're so keen on and why- then I can spend my excess points for you.