The 2026 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

[del1962]

TDU team

Bjerg
Lamperti
L'Hote
Pithie
Tuckwell

Oops missed Van Eetvelt

 

[ingsve]

KRON Andreas: Both?

Kron for sprints you mean? Unless he gets dropped it will be Blikra for the sprints.

 

[tobydawq]

Kron for sprints you mean? Unless he gets dropped it will be Blikra for the sprints.

I think Kron will go for GC (definitely not sprints, though).

 

[RedheadDane]

The only Dane in TDU I don't have is Bjerg.
Though, I do have his wife ove in the women's game

I'm just gonna hope Lund snatches up a few good results in the sprints...

Hey, @Shakes, just out of curiosity; how far ahead does the Upcoming Races list go?
It makes sense that it's not just "Any race that has at least one selected rider on the (preliminary) startlist." Would be crazy-long in that case.

 

[Kazistuta]

O’Connor, Van Eetvelt, Brenner, Kron, Dinham, Lamperti, Taminiaux and Bjerg for me. Not really expecting anything from Bjerg (a prologue on road bikes is hardly his kind of TT), but otherwise it’s a juicy-looking lineup with two riders doing the sprints (and Lamperti should like the final stage too) and the other five all with the potential for at least some GC points. If the startlists of the three Spanish races are at least somewhat favourable, a top-10 on the week could be a realistic target.

Uh, the start of the season, where hope springs eternal😉 I think your best shots are rather popular picks, which makes a top30 more likely, and I think the best teams after week 1 will be the few Brennan teams.

 

[Squire]

So Poole has been interviewed (by Cyclingnews) for the first time since his illness. He sounds extremely confident and feels he is completely recovered. I might have to look towards next year's game instead.

PITHIE Laurence: Contest the sprints please.

He will be on lead-out duty for Van Poppel. But he has been 1st and 3rd in the Cadel race in the past two editions, so that is definitely a juicy opportunity for him if Van Poppel is dropped (which is the likeliest outcome).

The only Dane in TDU I don't have is Bjerg.

You keep leaving out the Danes who will actually be good picks.

I think the best teams after week 1 will be the few Brennan teams.

I know he's good, and I'm a bit scared of him for this game after reading everyone's reasonings for picking him, but surely he doesn't survive two stage finales with 3.5 km climbs at 7% versus actual climbers? One of them with a 10% stretch. And in January, too. Is that what you are suggesting? Now the Cadel race seems like a good race for him, but that's not the TDU week.

In other news ( @skidmark ), CQ have an update out already! So we will get our usual Aussie nats week 1 update this time.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I think your best shots are rather popular picks, which makes a top30 more likely, and I think the best teams after week 1 will be the few Brennan teams.

There are barely any GC options picked more than once who I don't have, and I think I can beat at least some of the Brennan teams so long as he doesn't finish high on GC in addition to the inevitable haul of stage points. And considering that Sagan never did a GC here, it would be rather impressive if the quote unquote new Sagan did so on his first attempt. I wouldn't necessarily say I'm odds on for a top-10 but between 20th and 30th would be an underperformance in my view.

 

[Shakes]

The only Dane in TDU I don't have is Bjerg.
Though, I do have his wife ove in the women's game

I'm just gonna hope Lund snatches up a few good results in the sprints...

Hey, @Shakes, just out of curiosity; how far ahead does the Upcoming Races list go?
It makes sense that it's not just "Any race that has at least one selected rider on the (preliminary) startlist." Would be crazy-long in that case.

Currently it takes everything that is on PCS. So no limit currently. When it gets annoying I can limit it.