The 2026 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

[tobydawq]

AWP, Omrzel, Widar, Finn, Torres all doing somewhere between mediocre and awful so far. Nordhagen is not the norm this season, and it's not like he's an earth-shattering pick at this stage.

At least Noah Lindholm will ride a race this weekend (at national level).

 

[armchairclimber]

AWP has a chance to redeem himself a bit this week. And Finn was starting to look good before breaking his wrist in an unfortunate crash. Bisiaux is doing ok.

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

AWP, Omrzel, Widar, Finn, Torres all doing somewhere between mediocre and awful so far. Nordhagen is not the norm this season, and it's not like he's an earth-shattering pick at this stage.

284 points for a price of 1390 for those five guys at the moment. None of them at even 30% of their score yet. There are mitigating circumstances but I'd argue they've all been awful for the moment. You could add Seixas to that group and collectively they wouldn't even come close to breaking even, that's how awful they have been.

A couple other less heralded young guys (Grisel, L'Hote, Crabbe, Crozzollo, Magagnotti, etc.) have been doing fine though.

 

[SafeBet]

284 points for a price of 1390 for those five guys at the moment. None of them at even 30% of their score yet. There are mitigating circumstances but I'd argue they've all been awful for the moment. You could add Seixas to that group and collectively they wouldn't even come close to breaking even, that's how awful they have been.

A couple other less heralded young guys (Grisel, L'Hote, Crabbe, Crozzollo, Magagnotti, etc.) have been doing fine though.

Pescador and De Schuyteneer too, but yeah the top guys have been very underwhelming.
I always thought it was a year too early for Finn, with him riding for the devo team and wanting to show the rainbow jersey.
AWP and Omrzel will be fine in my opinion: not game changing picks but neither a total disaster. I'm more worried about Widar and Torres.

 

[the asian]

Pescador and De Schuyteneer too, but yeah the top guys have been very underwhelming.
I always thought it was a year too early for Finn, with him riding for the devo team and wanting to show the rainbow jersey.
AWP and Omrzel will be fine in my opinion: not game changing picks but neither a total disaster. I'm more worried about Widar and Torres.

Widar has had injuries and Torres is still not mentally recovered after the crash. AWP was also unlucky with crashes and now Finn too. These young guys do crash alot, and that is where the risk is. Omrzel should pick up some points in Hungary and Slovenia, but I did not pick him as i believed his last year points tally was too high.

But still, when they ride, they really look very promising !

 

[Ilmaestro99]

My late bloomers shciffer and gaffuri have showed a good level on the last few weeks. Both around 20th in romandie. I hope they both do more lower level races in the next part of the season

 

[Berflamand]

My late bloomers shciffer and gaffuri have showed a good level on the last few weeks. Both around 20th in romandie. I hope they both do more lower level races in the next part of the season

Euhm, this is from today's stage.

DNF

Gaffuri Mattia

Team Picnic PostNL

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Euhm, this is from today's stage.

DNF

Gaffuri Mattia

Team Picnic PostNL

I did not realise at the time, but he actually crashed in TOTA, and even though he was good yesterday, abandoned romandie today as he has some mild concussion symptoms.

 

[RedheadDane]

I got some guys in Germany tomorrow.

Changizi
Cort
Dalby
Foldager
Kamp
Kragh
Lund
Norsgaard
Svarre
Valgren
Wandahl

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

AWP, Omrzel, Widar, Finn, Torres all doing somewhere between mediocre and awful so far. Nordhagen is not the norm this season, and it's not like he's an earth-shattering pick at this stage.

And that's without mentioning Behrens (on 33 teams)...

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Escbodn Frankfurt;.

Zambanini
Eulalio
Gachignard
Dinham
Dainese
Fiorelli
Foss
Marti


Meanwhile shiffer moves above roglic on Romandie GC

 

[Devil's Elbow]

And that's without mentioning Behrens (on 33 teams)...

Can't be a promising youngster while showing 0 promise in 16 months as a pro.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Giosue epis is back racing at the tour of the gila in USA this week

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Giosue epis is back racing at the tour of the gila in USA this week

He finished 11th in the time trial. Oh, sorry, I meant he would have finished 11th in the women's race. There's room for progress.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Can't be a promising youngster while showing 0 promise in 16 months as a pro.

But you presumably thought he was (as so many of us did) in picking him for the 2025-27 Emerging Riders game

 

[Devil's Elbow]

But you presumably thought he was (as so many of us did) in picking him for the 2025-27 Emerging Riders game

Behrens is a textbook example of a formerly promising young rider.

Although tbf Torres is on the way to joining him in said textbook and I did list him.

 

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Pelayo Sanchez on the startlist for Asturias!

he even finished the race, and got another chance to break even in Frankfurt today.

Jakobsen is around as well, although with an even lower chance to score