The 2025 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

[zigzag wanderer]

It's going to be quite a big week for everyone I think, with so many riders engaged at some point. Some game players might even find that all their riders have scored by next Sunday. I'm really looking forward to it.



UAE

SEIXAS
PELLIZZARI
ONLEY
GLOAG



Main hope would be GC points in UAE.

Pellizzari withdrawn from UAE according to PCS - now have his next race as Catalunya

 

[armchairclimber]

Pellizzari withdrawn from UAE according to PCS - now have his next race as Catalunya

Damn. On the plus side, Romeo has been added.

 

[vladimir]

Both Pellizari and Demare out... Seems like my team is doomed to be in the bottom 20 for another while...

 

[ingsve]

Looks like Astana signed the wrong chinese rider.

 

[armchairclimber]

Pleased for Fretin today. He was one of my best picks in last year's game. I didn't pick him this year, but delighted for him. Given Penhoet's aversion to scoring so far this year, that was probably a mistake. Wishing I'd stuck with Morgado for another year as well, after having him the past two seasons.

 

[RedheadDane]

I have a few riders in action the coming week.

UAE
Bjerg
Changizi
Gregaard
Lund
Pedersen
Price-Pejtersen
Søjberg

Jaén
Norsgaard

Algarve
Agreen
Honoré
Kamp
Valgren
Wandahl

+ some possibility of riders in Andalucia and the French races.

 

[Netserk]

Morgado now at 77 % of last year's score, and he had only scored 20 points at this point last year.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

1-2 in Figueira, nice boost ahead of the first 3 of my most 4 expensive riders starting their season next week.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Costa coming alive was good for my team, but Coquard finishing outside the points in Almería was not.

 

[hayneplane]

Big week this week with a World Tour State Race, 2 other stage races with quality fields and some more one day action on the gravel in Jaen.

I have 7 riders in the Dubai desert with many of my best GC types in action.

Wout Van Aert is the headline act of my team and a big start would be very helpful although he is in most of the top teams in the comp so far. Hope he goes for GC in Algarve and doesn’t just work for Jonas.

Ruta Del Sol startlist is far from complete but hoping Torres has the chance to play his cards and Staune-Mittet shows up.

 

[Earns1985]

1-2 in Figueira, nice boost ahead of the first 3 of my most 4 expensive riders starting their season next week.

Morgado really looks like a more and more decisive pick this year. but also Magnier was pretty impressive yesterday and at least has the potential to be a game changing pick. There are 8 teams, who have these two riders combined..

 

[DJW]

Decent week for me with Morgado and unique pick VPP.

Might get a few more from del Toro, Tulett, Isidore and Sutton at Jaen but not expecting a huge amount.

Tarling, Seixas, Romeo, Behrens, Gloag and Donaldson could be interesting at UAE but the TT looks a little too short for Tarling.

 

[ingsve]

Morgado really looks like a more and more decisive pick this year. but also Magnier was pretty impressive yesterday and at least has the potential to be a game changing pick. There are 8 teams, who have these two riders combined..

Ya, right now I wouldn't be surprised if he hits 1500 points for the year.

I have Plapp and Schmid in the same price range so Morgado would likely have taken either of their places. They have both started well but I don't think either of them has the same potential that Morgado seems to have so far.

 

[Earns1985]

Ya, right now I wouldn't be surprised if he hits 1500 points for the year.

I have Plapp and Schmid in the same price range so Morgado would likely have taken either of their places. They have both started well but I don't think either of them has the same potential that Morgado seems to have so far.

Yeah, for Morgado it will depend a lot on his future schedule, I think. If his team let him ride in stage races, points will be less for him I think in comparison to one day races.

Right now, PCS has him listed for the Vuelta, which would be good news for everybody, who doesn´t have him. Question will also be, how much he will score in the upcoming cobble classics. Could be a lot...

19.02 Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta
15.06 Tour de Suisse
04.08 Tour de Pologne
20.08 Renewi Tour
23.08 La Vuelta Ciclista a España

 

[armchairclimber]

I didn't have scoring points with Onley on my bingo card this morning.

 

[repre]

I didn't have scoring points with Onley on my bingo card this morning.

It would be better if he just did a proper leadout for Andresen, not his moronic sprint for 7th of smth

 

[RedheadDane]

It would be better if he just did a proper leadout for Lund, not his moronic sprint for 7th of smth

I agree.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Second Jaén victory in a row for my team. Kwiatkowski won't be my worst pick this year.

 

[hfgon1]

Bernal with broken collarbone, it seems. Hard hit for his owners.

 

[Squire]

Bernal with broken collarbone, it seems. Hard hit for his owners.

Which are zero people.

 

[armchairclimber]

It would be better if he just did a proper leadout for Andresen, not his moronic sprint for 7th of smth

I guess you don't have Onley then

I doubt "leadout man" is in his job description.
I am glad he takes his CQ game responsibilities seriously ... unlike some in my team.

 

[hfgon1]

Which are zero people.

Oops, then It seems like I chose the wrong thread for it Was pretty sure that there are some guys who still were hoping that he is able to get back to histop level.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Oops, then It seems like I chose the wrong thread for it

It would be weirder to refer to those who own him in any other thread...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It would be weirder to refer to those who own him in any other thread...

Well it would make some sense in the INEOS thread.

 

[repre]

Well it would make some sense in the INEOS thread.

Declared ownership of Bernal in the Ineos thread is some sort of slavery..