The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

[abbulf]

Good couple of days for me with tulett, thj, brennan and f vermeesch - hope the luck continues into the weekend

 

[postmanhat]

Ganna getting lucky with a relatively weak field/parcours at T-A, more than makes up for all the misfortune at the start of the season. If he can get a decent result at San Remo, then he'll be going into the cobbles with a decent base.

Ganna
Turner
Ciccone
Powless
Van Der Hoorn
Louvel
Engelhardt
Tullet

 

[SafeBet]

Not game related by why are so many people writing Tullet instead of Tulett?
Is Tullet a more common family name than Tulett in anglophone countries?

 

[Salvarani]

Not game related by why are so many people writing Tullet instead of Tulett?
Is Tullet a more common family name than Tulett in anglophone countries?

I think the way it is pronounced.

The way it is pronounced someone would maybe even spell it like Tullett. Just hearing it. I am not watching with English commentary though.

Or are you supposed to pronounce it like Tyou-lett? If so, people may just pronounce it wrong and therefore maybe get the spelling wrong.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I think the way it is pronounced.

The way it is pronounced someone would maybe even spell it like Tullett. Just hearing it. I am not watching with English commentary though.

Or are you supposed to pronounce it like Tyou-lett? If so, people may just pronounce it wrong and therefore maybe get the spelling wrong.

I have known two families with the surname (IIRC, both spelling it as Tullet), and both have used the hard T, short U combination. So the commentator's habit of having a glide on the T and a long U always grates. But in their defence, the single L would indicate a longer U, and lentition of the T before a long U sound is more typical.

I tend to suspect that there is a degree of personal knowledge between commentators and at least the more established British riders (it's a fairly small milieu), so I guess that BT would have had opportunity to set them right.

 

[armchairclimber]

Poor few weeks for me but hopefully going to step up next week. Just seen Lenny added to Catalunya. Finally Kämna is back. And Pellizzari. Contemplating whether I can get cheap flights for Montjuic.

 

[postmanhat]

Poor few weeks for me but hopefully going to step up next week. Just seen Lenny added to Catalunya. Finally Kämna is back. And Pellizzari. Contemplating whether I can get cheap flights for Montjuic.

Was fortunate enough to live next to Montjuic for a year. Fantastic location to watch a some of the best riders in the world on an exciting finale. Very easy to navigate your way round to different viewing positions for each circuit.

 

[armchairclimber]

Was fortunate enough to live next to Montjuic for a year. Fantastic location to watch a some of the best riders in the world on an exciting finale. Very easy to navigate your way round to different viewing positions for each circuit.

Yeah, know it well. Not been for about 4 years though. Some nice running up there too.

 

[skidmark]

Oof a rough month for my team gets even rougher. Aside from the popular Tulett looking decent, my only two real hopes this week were Del Grosso (puncture while in the leading group on Thursday) and Gregoire (elite performance before the elastic snapped on the Cipressa, only to roll home in 30th). Promising performances for the rest of the season for sure, but can't keep getting these near misses. And Veermersch, as the most popular rider I don't have, starts scoring points.

 

[tobydawq]

WTF were they using Pithie as a domestique yesterday?

Just to spite me?

 

[Salvarani]

WTF were they using Pithie as a domestique yesterday?

Just to spite me?

What a Pithie.

 

[search]

WTF were they using Pithie as a domestique yesterday?

Just to spite me?

and me.

Eisel said that Pithie decided to work himself, though, as he didn't feel at his best anymore after the crash.

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

WTF were they using Pithie as a domestique yesterday?

Just to spite me?

Wasn't he the Red Bull rider that crashed during the Capi ?

 

[tobydawq]

Wasn't he the Red Bull rider that crashed during the Capi ?

Yes but he got back and it's not like they have faster riders than him.

 

[RedheadDane]

I have some - potential - riders for next week as well.
(* = Confirmed)

Catalunya
Foldager*
Gregaard
Hellemose*
Johansen*
Wandahl*

Thailand
Salby*

Coppi e Bartali
(None, so far. Charmig and Pedersen only possible candidates)

De Panne
Bjerg*
Changizi
Lund
Nielsen
Norsgaard
Wallin

E3
Asgreen
Norsgaard
Søjberg

GW
Asgreen
Bjerg
Changizi
Lund
Price

Tourangelle (I am not writing the full name!)
Breiner
Nielsen
Stokbro
Wallin

 

[will-10]

WTF were they using Pithie as a domestique yesterday?

Just to spite me?

Was a terrible time to be coming back just as the race started, will have cost him a lot to get back to the front.

 

[postmanhat]

Have had a good couple of weeks with Ayuso, Ganna and few others, and currently fourth. Big team for Catalunya, similar to Paris-Nice, which didn't go well. Need some good results here to build up a cushion before WVA and Vingo start piling up the points. Unlikely my team will be that competitive in the remaining WT stage races.

Ayuso
Gall
Hart
Riccitello
Kamna
Simmons
Del Grosso
Brennan
Staune-Mittet
Buchmann
Sosa

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I was disappointed that @RedheadDane didn't have Niklas Larsen, but that means I'll have a chance of victory in the game if he and Taaramäe suddenly start winning everything.

They haven't exactly won everything, or even anything at this point, but Larsen delivered the goods today, which I expected/hoped he eventually would after his strong 2024 season on the track.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Something that caught my eye this week: the former winners who have entered this year are having a really rough time so far. There are 7 of them, these are their ranks:

35. EvansIsTheBest
44. skidmark
45. Object
47. shalgo
56. Blues in the bottle
57. ingsve
90. bminchow

Nobody in the upper third, and an average rank of 53.4 - overall, they are collectively doing worse than the other 89 of us.

So, if your team is struggling, know that at least you're in good company...

 

[Earns1985]

Something that caught my eye this week: the former winners who have entered this year are having a really rough time so far. There are 7 of them, these are their ranks:

35. EvansIsTheBest
44. skidmark
45. Object
47. shalgo
56. Blues in the bottle
57. ingsve
90. bminchow

Nobody in the upper third, and an average rank of 53.4 - overall, they are collectively doing worse than the other 89 of us.

So, if your team is struggling, know that at least you're in good company...

Well, everybody of them has van Aert in their team. Four of them also have Thibau Nys, who also didn´t start his season yet, which explains it at least a bit. Right now, all the teams without van Aert, Nys and also Vingegaard have an advantage.

 

[armchairclimber]

Busier week incoming. Hopefully points incoming too .. been a bit rubbish for a couple of weeks.

Catalunya:
MARTINEZ L
BITTNER
TORRES P
PELLIZZARI
HELLEMOSE
KAMNA

Copa
NORDHAGEN
UIJTDEBREAKS
WIDAR
AUGUST
GLOAG
BELOKI

B de P
PENHOET
MIHKELS
IZQUIERDO
KRIJNSEN

E3
ROMEO
KRIJNSEN

Gent W
KRIJNSEN
PENHOET
MIHKELS
BRUNEL

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Something that caught my eye this week: the former winners who have entered this year are having a really rough time so far. There are 7 of them, these are their ranks:

35. EvansIsTheBest
44. skidmark
45. Object
47. shalgo
56. Blues in the bottle
57. ingsve
90. bminchow

Nobody in the upper third, and an average rank of 53.4 - overall, they are collectively doing worse than the other 89 of us.

So, if your team is struggling, know that at least you're in good company...

Do you have the ranking of former losers, too? I'm just asking for a friend.

 

[Netserk]

Do you have the ranking of former losers, too? I'm just asking for a friend.

Did you ever end up as the red lantern?

 

[Earns1985]

Busier week incoming. Hopefully points incoming too .. been a bit rubbish for a couple of weeks.

Catalunya:
MARTINEZ L
BITTNER
TORRES P
PELLIZZARI
HELLEMOSE
KAMNA

Copa
NORDHAGEN
UIJTDEBREAKS
WIDAR
AUGUST

B de P
PENHOET
MIHKELS
IZQUIERDO

E3
ROMEO
KRIJNSEN

Gent W
KRIJNSEN
PENHOET
MIHKELS
BRUNEL

Yes, busy week ahead!

My riders for this week:

Catalunya:
Gall
Riccitello
Staune-Mittet
Geoghegan Hart
Brennan
Kämna
Torres
Carthy
Gesbert
Schelling

Well, even without Vingegaard a stron line-up, altough I only expect GC points from Gall, Riccitello and Geoghegan Hart and perhaps stage points from Brennan. Would have liked to see Torres in Settimana for Catalunya.

Settimana:
Nordhagen
Graat
Tullett
Gloag
Widar

So basically the whole Visma team with Widar. Until now, Graat is a complete dissapointment. Perhaps he can do something here, but the other three should normally be better. Also expect Widar to score here.

De Panne:
Demare
Behrens?
Vermeesch

E3:
van Aert
van Baarle

Come on, Wout!

Wevelgem:
Magnier
Demare (or in France; PCS have him listed for both races)
Vermeesch

Hopefully we see the pre-Tirreno Magnier again, but I have my doubts..

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Did you ever end up as the red lantern?

I'm only one away from equaling Wim Vansevenant. My team is not doing too badly so far, but after momentarily entering the top 10 a few weeks ago, it's now 49th.