FORUM's SCORUM's MINI LEAGUE 2014(Desert and Mediterranean legs)

Twybados is correct though....he did indeed finish 2nd to JAndrewHill on the Doha Corniche stage of the Forum's Scorum's Tour of Qatar(andynic was third).

He also finished 4th on GC for that competition which was won from start to finish by Julie Danson

Wig_Billy successfully defended his FS ToQ purist crown from last season(must be something in the sand)!!

TOQ FINAL STANDINGS GC(plus FSUCI pts earned)

1)Julie Danson 10pts
2)naffets 6pts
3)the domestique 3pts
4)Twybados 2pts
5)SounDaz_7 1pt

PURIST DIVISION

1)Wig_Billy 5pts
2)the domestique 4pts
3)SounDaz_7 3pts
4)backflipbedlam 2pts
5)drheaton 1pt

Let's not forget the action over in the Forum's Scorum's Tour Med where the 2nd stage into Rousset also saw Wig_Billy in imperious form as he took the win ahead of cherrypicked and naffets.....and we still have cherrypicked in 1st AND 2nd on GC over there.

Big Moves in the FSUCI Rankings

1)silas chime,Julie Danson 16

=2)the domestique,Wig_Billy 12

4)stevemarks 11

=5)cherrypicked,naffets 9pts

=7)ray silvester,Twybados 7

9)willskill 6

=10)Ghedebrav,andynic 5

=12)livestrongnick,adholman,SounDaz-7,drheaton 4

16)STEVESPRO,JAndrewHill 3

=18)Ghedebrav,obutterwick,chrisdstripes,C4rolina,mikeh789,Jonas Lorenzen,backflipbedlam 2

=25)johnny2names,TERatcliffe,Alan Tullett,Dave Atkinson,simon F,debbie g,chiv30,space cowboy 1

As you can probably see livestrongnick won stage 5 of the Forum's Tour of Qatar with a Sagan-esque early celebration before th results even went up!
naffets finished 2nd and that put him back into 2nd spot in the FSTOQ overall behind long term leader Julie Danson whilst space cowboy just pipped the Guv'nor Dave Atkinson to the final podium spot on GC countback.

I'd say anyone of three could win that race because the domestique is still in there.

The opening day of racing in Europe saw a great day for cherrypicked as his standard and purist closed out the top 2 places on the podium leading home both of adholman's teams.

FSUCI Rankings

1)silas chime 16
2)stevemarks 11
=3)ray silvester,cherrypicked 7
=5)willskill,Julie Danson 6
=7)Ghedebrav 5,the domestique 5
=9)Wig_Billy,andynic,livestrongnick,adholman 4
=13)STEVESPRO 3,Twybados 3,drheaton 3
=16)Ghedebrav 2,obutterwick 2,naffets 2,chrisdstripes 2,C4rolina 2,mikeh789,Jonas Lorenzen 2
=23)johnny2names,TERatcliffe,Alan Tullett,Dave Atkinson,simon F,debbie g,chiv30,space cowboy 1

Just off to get all the bikes locked up before the Tour Med...

A photofinish in Stage 4 of the Forum's Scorum's saw adholman pip silas chime at the line(both scored 179pts but adholman is higher in the race GC)....cherrypicked (172pts) picked up his second podium place in a row.

Julie Danson probably thought a very good 160pts would put this race to bed but it was a high scoring stage and in fact the domestique9169pts) took closer order into 2nd over naffets.

Wig_Billy leads the purists by more than 50pts(although no Greipel?)

SEASON OVERALL
1 the domestique the domestique 1557
2 Veelers Wheel Wig_Billy 1395
3 cherrypicked cherrypicked 1383
3= Queens Park Riders ray silvester 1383
5 Call Me Maybe? silas chime 1376
6 skidders skeletons stevemarks 1366
7 frechville flyers naffets 1363
8 cranberry rain c4rolina 1358
9 Team SounDaz SounDaz_7 1334
10 WSKILLS willskill 1318

Above is your current season overall top 10(Wig_Billy starting to look ominous!!)

FSUCI Rankings

1)silas chime 16
2)stevemarks 11
3)ray silvester 7
=4)willskill 6
=4)Julie Danson 6
=6)Ghedebrav 5
=6)the domestique 5
=8)Wig_Billy 4
=8)andynic 4
=10)STEVESPRO 3
=10)Twybados 3
=10)drheaton 3
=10)adholman
=14)Ghedebrav 2
=14)obutterwick 2
=14)chrisdstripes 2
=14)C4rolina 2
=14)mikeh789 2
=14)Jonas Lorenzen 2
=14)cherrypicked 2
=21)johnny2names 1
=21)livestrongnick 1
=21)TERatcliffe 1
=21)Alan Tullett 1
=21)Dave Atkinson 1
=21)simon F 1
=21)debbie g 1
=21)chiv30 1

With 10 FSUCI ranking points for a stage race overall win it's quite possible that Julie Danson will be eyeing the No1 ranking by the end of Qatar as she is only 8 pts behind silas chime although stevemarks and the domestique may be eyeing the same target?

drheaton 170pts took the short time trial in the Forum's Scorum's Tour of Qatar pipping jonas lorenzen (165pts) and cherrypicked (161pts).

Julie Danson retains the Gold Jersey in the race and the domestique has a 100+ pt lead in the season overall

FSUCI Rankings

1)silas chime 14
2)stevemarks 11
3)ray silvester 7
=4)willskill 6
=4)Julie Danson 6
=6)Ghedebrav 5
=6)the domestique 5
=8)Wig_Billy 4
=8)andynic 4
=10)STEVESPRO 3
=10)Twybados 3
=10)drheaton 3
=13)Ghedebrav 2
=13)obutterwick 2
=13)chrisdstripes 2
=13)C4rolina 2
=13)mikeh789 2
=13)Jonas Lorenzen 2
=19)johnny2names 1
=19)livestrongnick 1
=19)TERatcliffe 1
=19)Alan Tullett 1
=19)Dave Atkinson 1
=19)simon F 1
=19)debbie g 1
=19)chiv30 1
=19)cherrypicked 1

Surprised it took you so long Chiv

1st big TT of the season tomorrow....skinsuit badges and we'll see who saved transfers

Julie Danson put herself in a great position to win the Forum's Scorum's Tour of Qatar with a stage win score of 179pts over the domestique(2nd due to GC Pos) and chiv30 who both scored 143pts.

1)silas chime 14
2)stevemarks 11
3)ray silvester 7
=4)willskill 6
=4)Julie Danson 6
=6)Ghedebrav 5
=6)the domestique 5
=8)Wig_Billy 4
=8)andynic 4
=10)STEVESPRO 3
=10)Twybados 3
=12)Ghedebrav 2
=12)obutterwick 2
=12)silas chime 2
=12)chrisdstripes 2
=12)C4rolina 2
=12)mikeh789 2
=18)johnny2names 1
=18)livestrongnick 1
=18)TERatcliffe 1
=18)Alan Tullett 1
=18)Dave Atkinson 1
=18)simon F 1
=18)debbie g 1
=18)chiv30 1

Nice work debbieg.....that 3rd place on the stage will put you on the FSUCI rankings table
Not enough to beat the early pacesetters in the TOQ though....stage winner Julie Danson won at a canter from the domestique(still No1 in the season overall) and yourself.

FSUCI Rankings(After TDU)
1)silas chime 14
2)stevemarks 11
3)ray silvester 7
4)willskill 6
5)Ghedebrav 5
=6)Wig_Billy 4
=6)andynic 4
=8)Julie Danson 3
=8)STEVESPRO 3
=8)Twybados 3
=8)the domestique 3
=12)Ghedebrav 2
=12)obutterwick 2
=12)silas chime 2
=12)chrisdstripes 2
=12)C4rolina 2
=12)mikeh789 2
=18)johnny2names 1
=18)livestrongnick 1
=16)TERatcliffe 1
=18)Alan Tullett 1
=18)Dave Atkinson 1
=18)simon F
=18)debbie g 1

FSUCI Rankings(After TDU)
1)silas chime 14
2)stevemarks 11
3)ray silvester 7
4)willskill 6
5)Ghedebrav 5
=6)Wig_Billy 4
=6)andynic 4
=8)STEVESPRO 3
=8)Twybados 3
=10)Ghedebrav 2
=10)obutterwick 2
=10)silas chime 2
=10)chrisdstripes 2
=10)C4rolina 2
=10)mikeh789 2
=16)johnny2names 1
=16)livestrongnick 1
=16)TERatcliffe 1
=16)Alan Tullett 1
=16)the domestique 1
=16)Dave Atkinson 1
=16)simon F

Time to get your elbows sharpened and skinsuits on as we move into Qatar.....and the humps on the camels at the racetrack are the only bumps we'll see.Can the short TT specialists put enough time into the likes of Greipel and Viviani to win the overall....remember Cav took the title last season(and enrique won the Forum's Scorum's!!)