The 2026 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

[EvansIsTheBest]

Spoiler: Winners and their 1000+ points picks

Salvarani 2025: none (Almeida at 988 was really close)
shalgo 2024: Ayuso (1023 -> 1276)
Blues in the Bottle 2023: Roglic (1240 -> 2744)
EvansIsTheBest 2022: Evenepoel (1325 -> 3154)
Object 2021: none (but post Covid season with fewer options in that range and Evenepoel at 918 came close)
bminchow 2020: none (but obviously the season didn't play out as usual)
fauniera 2019: Bernal (1130 -> 2214)
Ruvu75 2018: Alaphilippe (1011 -> 2085)
fauniera 2017: none
skidmark 2016: none
Cykeltyven 2015: Rodriguez (1150 -> 1750)
Pentacycle 2014: Contador (1228 -> 2543)
SteelyDan 2013: Sagan (1963 -> 2673), Gilbert (1086 -> 949)
skidmark 2012: none
ingsve 2011: none

8 winners with at least one 1000+ points rider and 7 without. Both pathways seem equally valid historically.

 

[Salvarani]

Spoiler: Winners and their 1000+ points picks

Salvarani 2025: none (Yates at 988 was really close)
shalgo 2024: Ayuso (1023 -> 1276)
Blues in the Bottle 2023: Roglic (1240 -> 2744)
EvansIsTheBest 2022: Evenepoel (1325 -> 3154)
Object 2021: none (but post Covid season with fewer options in that range and Evenepoel at 918 came close)
bminchow 2020: none (but obviously the season didn't play out as usual)
fauniera 2019: Bernal (1130 -> 2214)
Ruvu75 2018: Alaphilippe (1011 -> 2085)
fauniera 2017: none
skidmark 2016: none
Cykeltyven 2015: Rodriguez (1150 -> 1750)
Pentacycle 2014: Contador (1228 -> 2543)
SteelyDan 2013: Sagan (1963 -> 2673), Gilbert (1086 -> 949)
skidmark 2012: none
ingsve 2011: none

8 winners with at least one 1000+ points rider and 7 without. Both pathways seem equally valid historically.

It was Almeida but I had S. Yates as well

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

It was Almeida but I had S. Yates as well

I'll edit. I meant Almeida (as evidenced bu referencing his price and not Yates').

 

[jsem94]

There is inherent risk in 1000+ point picks too. If they go bust, that's a huge L - but is it more risky to have a 1000+0+0 combo than a 400+300+300 combo? It's also opportunity cost... Either way, I have my doubts on the entire 500+ crop. Still deciding between a fair few riders, even reconsidering some 800+ picks.. Some of the guys who made considerable leaps this year too among young riders, you just know someone is going to go from 300~ -> 1000, but is it worth it? Some of them go into quite stacked teams already... hard to really settle into the WT sometimes.