The 2026 CQ Ranking Manager Thread

[YellowSocks]

Barré finally finished a race. 102nd.

 

[armchairclimber]

A minor milestone day. Sanchez breaks even, Porter and Adrias Perica into profit. That's 11 riders... a third of the team now in the black.
And I finally broke the 5000 mark.

 

[Avoriaz]

Good results for my team: Pericas and Gualdi into profit, and more importantly, Thibaut Guaranelec off the mark thanks to finishing a race. Poole and Blackmore please take note

 

[Panda Claws]

Looking like the big Roglic bet won't pay off.
Evenepoel bet is looking somewhat shaky imo too, but that one I didn't go for.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

This is now certain to become Sosa's fourth highest scoring season in his career or better, while the unpicked Berwick has already outdone himself.

 

[ingsve]

My team looked really good earlier in the week when I had places 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th in Romandie but Tiberi and Carlos Rodriguez dropped off so I ended up with 4th and 8th overall. Still a nice payday.

Nordhagen well into profit for the year.

 

[armchairclimber]

As good a week as I could have hoped for I guess, with Nordhagen, Withen Philipsen and Del Grosso scoring. It might just edge me into the top 40. A couple of weeks ago I was nearer 70th.
I am pretty shocked to discover that I only have Pellizzari in the Giro.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

*** *** performance again from my boys. More altitude camps needed. I get why people dope now.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

*** *** performance again from my boys. More altitude camps needed. I get why people dope now.

It's better to be bad than mediocre. I think it was Chris Froome who said that once.

 

[YellowSocks]

So Lipowitz fullfilled his contract this week. Unlike other riders, whose names I’d rather not mention, he is very reliable.

Now time for a new chapter for my little team, obviously set to be paved with victories.

With the exception of Mathys Rondel — who probably hasn’t read his emails — my whole team is skiping the Giro.

Instead, we’re heading for magnificent Brittany.
Morbihan, Léon, Finistère… granite, seaweed, crêpes, unpredictable weather — nous voilà!
I’m expecting showtime from Bastien Tronchon. And I hope that the Breton Cosnefroy will win the cute little pig.

 

[RedheadDane]

And I hope that the Breton Cosnefroy will win the cute little pig.

I hate to break it to you, but winning the pig doesn't earn you extra CQ points.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

So Lipowitz fullfilled his contract this week. Unlike other riders, whose names I’d rather not mention, he is very reliable.

Now time for a new chapter for my little team, obviously set to be paved with victories.

With the exception of Mathys Rondel — who probably hasn’t read his emails — my whole team is skiping the Giro.

Instead, we’re heading for magnificent Brittany.
Morbihan, Léon, Finistère… granite, seaweed, crêpes, unpredictable weather — nous voilà!
I’m expecting showtime from Bastien Tronchon. And I hope that the Breton Cosnefroy will win the cute little pig.

Winning with consefory is basically 0 pioints. Everyone has him. It's all about the lesser picks. Unfortunately mine are all rubbish.

 

[YellowSocks]

I hate to break it to you, but winning the pig doesn't earn you extra CQ points.

Yes but we need a mascot for the Tour. Or perhaps our cook does.

 

[YellowSocks]

Winning with consefory is basically 0 pioints. Everyone has him. It's all about the lesser picks. Unfortunately mine are all rubbish.

I know, but the cute little pig goes to the first Breton rider, and he is my only Breton rider in Tro Bro Léon.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I know, but the cute little pig goes to the first Breton rider, and he is my only Breton rider in Tro Bro Léon.

Breton pride

 

[hayneplane]

Probably got 6 riders at the Giro this year but none look like reliable bets for decent points due to a combination of questionable form or being stuck in helper roles primarily limiting they scoring chances.

 

[the asian]

As good a week as I could have hoped for I guess, with Nordhagen, Withen Philipsen and Del Grosso scoring. It might just edge me into the top 40. A couple of weeks ago I was nearer 70th.
I am pretty shocked to discover that I only have Pellizzari in the Giro.

It should be enough though. He'll definitely podium barring a crash.

 

[tobydawq]

It's better to be bad than mediocre. I think it was Chris Froome who said that once.

I don't think he did.

 

[RedheadDane]

With that - and by "that" I mostly mean the Danish one-day races this weekend - all my riders have started their seasons...
Except Storm.
Where is he?
He hasn't had a relapse, or anything?
(I'm not a medical expert; I don't know if Guillain-Barré syndrome is something you could suffer a relapse from.)