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Slightly Mathematical CT Preview 2017
SportingNonsense
How does it work?

The OVL calculations for all riders are formula based, using a rating for each rider for the categories of 'Puncheur', Stage Races', 'Sprinter', 'Time Trial', 'Cobbles' and 'Climber'.

Based on these formulas, I've calculated a category rating for each team, based on their best 3 riders for each category. A rider can only be ranked 1st, or 2nd, for his team in one category - with the exception of Sprint and Cobbles.

This results in a team division rank for each category (shown below) alongside a team category rating. I've experimented with a few methods, based on the ranks and the ratings, to predict the overall CT standings.

Puncheur
1pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/ioc.pngIn-n-Out p/b Carrefour:vd HugenhabenKratochvilaHardy
2pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/azt.pngAzteca - NBCSN:ChavesSquireBecerra
3pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/wcc.pngWorld Cycling Centre:BoilyRodriguez GArmee
4pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/0r8.pngXero Racing p/b Octagon:RouxDiggleBennett
5pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/red.pngTeam Reddit:MonfortSimonSchoonbroodt
6pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/csd.pngCampari - Super Dry:BratashcukKebedeCataldo
7pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/gnr.pngGoldcorp - Nordstrom:PellaudAndersonRybakov
8pcmdaily.com/files/Micros16/avc.pngAeropostal Venezuela:GrippoBesadaPirazzi
9pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/kul.pngKulczyk - DMTEX:VichotHollensteinPenasa
10pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/hrc.pngRepsol - Honda:CunegoGilbertValls

Spoiler
11 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/teb.png Telia-Brussels Airlines
12 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/spr.png Sauber Petronas Racing
13 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/prx.png Proximus Continental Team
14 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/bcp.png The Balkan Cycling Project
15 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/phc.png Philips - Continental
16 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/lse.png Löbauer Stadtwerke - Etixx
17 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/san.png SanCor
18 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/wpb.png Wiggle p/b Boardman Bikes
19 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/spc.png Statoil Pro Cycling
20 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/esc.png Eddie Stobart
21 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/and.png Andorra Cycling Project
22 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/yor.png cycleYorkshire
23 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/vma.png VMP - Argon 18
24 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/gnz.png Garmin - BikeNZ Cycling

Stage Races
1pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/azt.pngAzteca - NBCSN:EastmanChavesSquire
2pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/red.pngTeam Reddit:KrasnoperovAnaconaManfredi
3pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/hrc.pngRepsol - Honda:VallsCunegoNakane
4pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/yor.pngcycleYorkshire:TvetcovDennisWoods
5pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/ioc.pngIn-n-Out p/b Carrefour:Kratochvilavd HugenhabenReus
6pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/esc.pngEddie Stobart:SuazaMedvedevLewis
7pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/kul.pngKulczyk - DMTEX:PenasaCieslikPozzo
8pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/0r8.pngXero Racing p/b Octagon:BennettSalinasAntón
9pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/spr.pngSauber Petronas Racing:ZoidlAhmad ZamriMat Senan
10pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/csd.pngCampari - Super Dry:CataldoGirardiKebede

Spoiler
11 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/vma.png VMP - Argon 18
12 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/bcp.png The Balkan Cycling Project
13 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/gnz.png Garmin - BikeNZ Cycling
14 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros16/avc.png Aeropostal Venezuela Ciclismo
15 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/wpb.png Wiggle p/b Boardman Bikes
16 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/san.png SanCor
17 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/and.png Andorra Cycling Project
18 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/wcc.png World Cycling Centre
19 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/teb.png Telia-Brussels Airlines
20 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/gnr.png Goldcorp - Nordstrom Rack
21 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/lse.png Löbauer Stadtwerke - Etixx
22 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/phc.png Philips - Continental
23 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/prx.png Proximus Continental Team
24 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/spc.png Statoil Pro Cycling

Sprinter
1pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/ioc.pngIn-n-Out p/b Carrefour:HallerBarKruopis
2pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/phc.pngPhilips - Continental:KrederKriegerBogdanovics
3pcmdaily.com/files/Micros16/avc.pngAeropostal Venezuela:Granjel CabreraDall'AntoniaSepulveda
4pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/wcc.pngWorld Cycling Centre:HarrisonLayCastañeda
5pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/wpb.pngWiggle p/b Boardman:HausslerHortonOpie
6pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/kul.pngKulczyk - DMTEX:BennettHavikHochmann
7pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/teb.pngTelia-Brussels Airlines:NizzoloBergerSonnery
8pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/bcp.pngBalkan Cycling Project:MezgecVingerlingJones
9pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/red.pngTeam Reddit:KipMeyerCroket
10pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/spr.pngSauber Petronas Racing:SallehChavanneManan

Spoiler
11 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/prx.png Proximus Continental Team
12 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/esc.png Eddie Stobart
13 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/gnz.png Garmin - BikeNZ Cycling
14 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/yor.png cycleYorkshire
15 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/lse.png Löbauer Stadtwerke - Etixx
16 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/san.png SanCor
17 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/csd.png Campari - Super Dry
18 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/spc.png Statoil Pro Cycling
19 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/azt.png Azteca - NBCSN
20 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/0r8.png Xero Racing p/b Octagon
21 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/gnr.png Goldcorp - Nordstrom Rack
22 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/vma.png VMP - Argon 18
23 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/and.png Andorra Cycling Project
24 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/hrc.png Repsol - Honda

Time Trial
1pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/ioc.pngIn-n-Out p/b Carrefour:ReusKreuzigerBouet
2pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/yor.pngcycleYorkshire:DennisTennantRobert
3pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/lse.pngLöbauer Stadtwerke:MartinThillBille
4pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/kul.pngKulczyk - DMTEX:MullenHaceckýGradek
5pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/spr.pngSauber Petronas Racing:HoferZoidlAhmad Zamri
6pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/and.pngAndorra Cycling Project:MottinKirevaLaizer
7pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/phc.pngPhilips - Continental:GrabovskiVan ZandbeekVan Emden
8pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/spc.pngStatoil Pro Cycling:BookwalterJacobsenDaniel
9pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/wpb.pngWiggle p/b Boardman:ChristianOffredoRowsell
10pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/wcc.pngWorld Cycling Centre:VandousselaereThomsonQuintero

Spoiler
11 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/red.png Team Reddit
12 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/teb.png Telia-Brussels Airlines
13 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/hrc.png Repsol - Honda
14 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros16/avc.png Aeropostal Venezuela Ciclismo
15 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/esc.png Eddie Stobart
16 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/bcp.png The Balkan Cycling Project
17 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/gnz.png Garmin - BikeNZ Cycling
18 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/san.png SanCor
19 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/vma.png VMP - Argon 18
20 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/prx.png Proximus Continental Team
21 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/0r8.png Xero Racing p/b Octagon
22 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/gnr.png Goldcorp - Nordstrom Rack
23 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/azt.png Azteca - NBCSN
24 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/csd.png Campari - Super Dry


Cobbles
1pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/wcc.pngWorld Cycling Centre:BushHarrisonArmee
2pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/gnr.pngGoldcorp - Nordstrom:Van KeirsbulckLebrisHamilton
3pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/phc.pngPhilips - Continental:DruckerVan EmdenPer
4pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/prx.pngProximus Continental:LindemanDe VreeseFouquet
5pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/yor.pngcycleYorkshire:ThwaitesTakenouchiLampier
6pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/spr.pngSauber Petronas Racing:GrandWyssZafferani
7pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/kul.pngKulczyk - DMTEX:HavikJérômeGradek
8pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/0r8.pngXero Racing p/b Octagon:VandenberghNgamoki-CSchreurs
9pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/csd.pngCampari - Super Dry:VerbistGattoColon
10pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/red.pngTeam Reddit:SchoonbroodtDarbinyanCroket

Spoiler
11 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/ioc.png In-n-Out p/b Carrefour
12 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/esc.png Eddie Stobart
13 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/lse.png Löbauer Stadtwerke - Etixx
14 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/san.png SanCor
15 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/wpb.png Wiggle p/b Boardman Bikes
16 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/and.png Andorra Cycling Project
17 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/azt.png Azteca - NBCSN
18 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/hrc.png Repsol - Honda
19 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/gnz.png Garmin - BikeNZ Cycling
20 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/vma.png VMP - Argon 18
21 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/teb.png Telia-Brussels Airlines
22 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/spc.png Statoil Pro Cycling
23 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/bcp.png The Balkan Cycling Project
24 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros16/avc.png Aeropostal Venezuela Ciclismo


Climber
1pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/red.pngTeam Reddit:AnaconaKrasnoperovManfredi
2pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/esc.pngEddie Stobart:MedvedevSuazaLewis
3pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/azt.pngAzteca - NBCSN:StetinaEastmanSquire
4pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/and.pngAndorra Cycling Project:SolisRujanoBaltazar
5pcmdaily.com/files/Micros16/avc.pngAeropostal Venezuela:AtapumaMoschellaPereyra
6pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/0r8.pngXero Racing p/b Octagon:AntónBennettSalinas
7pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/hrc.pngRepsol - Honda:SerranoVallsCunego
8pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/kul.pngKulczyk - DMTEX:PozzoPenasaCieslik
9pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/phc.pngPhilips - Continental:BardetBattaglinRuijgh
10pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/bcp.pngThe Balkan Cycling Project:DestriboisKarnulinLa Lavandier

Spoiler
11 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/csd.png Campari - Super Dry
12 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/teb.png Telia-Brussels Airlines
13 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/vma.png VMP - Argon 18
14 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/gnz.png Garmin - BikeNZ Cycling
15 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/spc.png Statoil Pro Cycling
16 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/ioc.png In-n-Out p/b Carrefour
17 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/spr.png Sauber Petronas Racing
18 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/wpb.png Wiggle p/b Boardman Bikes
19 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/wcc.png World Cycling Centre
20 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/prx.png Proximus Continental Team
21 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/gnr.png Goldcorp - Nordstrom Rack
22 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/san.png SanCor
23 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/yor.png cycleYorkshire
24 pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/lse.png Löbauer Stadtwerke - Etixx


Summary

In-n-Out immediately stand out, as they top the tables across three distinct disciplines: Puncheur, Sprinter and Time Trial. They also make the Top 5 in Stage Races, but in here and in the Climber category, it is Azteca and Reddit who are rated as the strongest teams. Azteca also rating 2nd on the hills, makes it clear where their priorities are - particularly in contrast to theit other ranks. World Cycling Centre and Philips are the two other teams with a pair of podiums - one of which is shared: Cobbles.

Many teams have evidently focused on certain terrain, and the average range of ranks is 16. The impressive exception to this rule is Kulczyk, who rank in the Top 10 for every single category. They may not be the strongest in each case, a best of 4th in Time Trials, but in a season where all CT teams are forced to ride a varied calendar, their all-round abilities will be the envy of many. Reddit are next best in this regard, always in the Top 11, followed by In-n-Out (Top 16), Sauber Petronas (Top 17) and Wiggle (Top 18).

17 teams feature in the Top 5 at least once, with 4 more with at least one Top 10 appearance. That leaves just three: VMP, Garmin and SanCor. The numbers don't look great for them.

PUSRSPTTCOCL
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros16/avc.pngAeropostal Venezuela Ciclismo814314245
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/and.pngAndorra Cycling Project2117236164
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/azt.pngAzteca - NBCSN211923173
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/csd.pngCampari - Super Dry6101724911
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/yor.pngcycleYorkshire224142523
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/esc.pngEddie Stobart2061215122
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/gnz.pngGarmin - BikeNZ Cycling241313171914
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/gnr.pngGoldcorp - Nordstrom Rack7202122221
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/ioc.pngIn-n-Out p/b Carrefour15111116
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/kul.pngKulczyk - DMTEX976478
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/lse.pngLöbauer Stadtwerke - Etixx16211531324
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/phc.pngPhilips - Continental15222739
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/prx.pngProximus Continental Team13231120420
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/hrc.pngRepsol - Honda1032413187
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/san.pngSanCor171616181422
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/spr.pngSauber Petronas Racing129105617
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/spc.pngStatoil Pro Cycling19241882215
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/red.pngTeam Reddit52911101
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/teb.pngTelia-Brussels Airlines11197122112
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/bcp.pngThe Balkan Cycling Project14128162310
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/vma.pngVMP - Argon 18231122192013
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/wpb.pngWiggle p/b Boardman Bikes1815591518
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/wcc.pngWorld Cycling Centre318410119
pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/0r8.pngXero Racing p/b Octagon48202186

Bringing it together

The next stage is bringing all of the above into a divisional standing prediction. Five different rankings have been produced here, the first two come from the ranking positions, the other 3 use the team category scores themselves - sometimes adjusted, sometimes weighted.

And the average of these produces my Slightly Mathematical CT division prediction:

1pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/ioc.pngIn-n-Out p/b Carrefour
2pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/red.pngTeam Reddit
3pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/kul.pngKulczyk - DMTEX
4pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/wcc.pngWorld Cycling Centre
5pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/azt.pngAzteca - NBCSN
6pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/phc.pngPhilips - Continental
7pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/spr.pngSauber Petronas Racing
8pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/0r8.pngXero Racing p/b Octagon
9pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/yor.pngcycleYorkshire
10pcmdaily.com/files/Micros16/avc.pngAeropostal Venezuela Ciclismo
11pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/esc.pngEddie Stobart
12pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/csd.pngCampari - Super Dry
13pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/hrc.pngRepsol - Honda
14pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/bcp.pngThe Balkan Cycling Project
15pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/teb.pngTelia-Brussels Airlines
16pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/and.pngAndorra Cycling Project
17pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/wpb.pngWiggle p/b Boardman Bikes
18pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/prx.pngProximus Continental Team
19pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/gnr.pngGoldcorp - Nordstrom Rack
20pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/lse.pngLöbauer Stadtwerke - Etixx
21pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/gnz.pngGarmin - BikeNZ Cycling
22pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/spc.pngStatoil Pro Cycling
23pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/san.pngSanCor
24pcmdaily.com/files/Micros17/vma.pngVMP - Argon 18


A breakdown of all five predictions is shown below. They gave some very consistent results with the exact same Top 4 each time, and almost the same Top 5. In-n-Out are my predicted champions, to bounce straight back to PCT. Reddit and Kulczyk are the strongest new teams, with World Cycling Centre the top returning CT team, and Azteca also predicted to return to PCT.

R1R2R3R4R5P
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hillis91
Wow, awesome work and detail! Chappeu
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jandal7
Amazing work as always SN, but I have to ask: how much are backups taken into account. Just with Reddit in second Pfft Very nice and detailed preview, usually is fairly accurate and so is very interesting to see who's hot and who's not Pfft

For us pretty in line with our predictions of ourselves, even if I think our climbing trio is undersold a little bit Pfft
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Yellow Jersey
This is really amazing! Alongside the other massive previews, this will promiss a lot of show can't wait for January to begin Smile
 
whitejersey
Great work! Hopefully I wont be in 18th tho Sad
 
Vien
Ohh my.. I love this statistical content popping up!

I highly doubt we'll finish second as some of my riders' AVG feel a bit inflated, but only time will tell. I'm glad this at least proves I built the well-rounded team I desired.
 
Aquarius97
Amazing job! Great thing to be predicted in the mid-table, as that's exactly where i expected myself to finish.

Clearly your formulas didn't count with back-ups. No way Reddit finish even inside top10. Most of their good riders are one-stat wonders. Apart from this team, your predictions seems to match what I expected
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Always love these mathematical previews
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Scorchio
Great work as always goes into SN's mathematical preview, honed over a number of years to help improve reliability. I too find Reddit in 2nd surprising, although am not as down on Krasno as some of the others given the calendar/race formats this year, but would be impresed to see Reddit quite that far up.

I'd gladly sign on the dotted line for a guaranteed 4th for WCC right now! Some of the listings proves where I have concerns, e.g. in my sprinters squabbling - sure AI will make Castenada protected ride (who you list as 3rd choice), when in some situations others might be a better choice. Fortunately our weakness in the mountains is hopefully in part dispelled by the fact that our programme ensures 108 out of 120 RD's are mountain free Smile. Does mean that WCC are probably one of the CT teams riding most frequently in C1/HC though which has other dangers/risks inherent as an approach.

One query re: Methodology. You state that:

"A rider can only be ranked 1st, or 2nd, for his team in one category",

i assume you mean 1st twice or 2nd twice, not 1st and 2nd as reads a little ambiguously, but then rider listings like Chaves and VdH suggest the first interpretation.
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SportingNonsense
Scorchio wrote:
i assume you mean 1st twice or 2nd twice, not 1st and 2nd as reads a little ambiguously, but then rider listings like Chaves and VdH suggest the first interpretation.


Yeh, a rider can only be 1st in one category. They can also only be 2nd in one category.
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Booker
Would obviously take 3rd! It's definitely great to see Kulczyk projected in a podium place for the season, but there's a part of me that just expects things to go wrong. So many ways PCM can throw that spanner into your works.

Hopefully the squad doesn't let these expectations go to its collective head. We'll really need the Poles to control the haughty Frenchmen, and bring them down to earth. Wink

As far as the actual predictions go, I'm surprised mainly by two things: Reddit in 2nd and Azteca in 5th. I could see those two swapping in the final standings.
 
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sutty68
It doesn't look too bad for Eddie Stobart but only time will tell Frown
 
sammyt93
I would happily take a top 10, as that is roughly how many went up last year and is an improvement on last season.

7th would probably mean we get a near miss on the really tough top 5 goal we set ourselves as well which would be a good achievement.
 
maxime86
Really encouraged with this preview, I really hope it works out like this Smile

Also I always love these statistical previews, it's even cooler that it's often the most accurate of all the previews
 
AbhishekLFC
Wow, very well done with that detailed mathematical preview Smile. Have to say, I agree with a lot of those positions.

6th-10th is where I expect to end up and that is where you've got me (although my own prediction differs Pfft). Reddit will be up there but 2nd is probably a bit too high for them. I bet we'll be slugging it out for the 6th-10th places with them and other teams like cycleYorkshire, Repsol, Campari and Sauber to name a few. Also, I believe Telia would be higher than your predicted 15th place. I also see a strong possibility of Xero in the direct promotion places...

Let's see how close to this we end up. 6th would mean a heart-breakingly close miss on direct promotion! Let's get this show on the road Grin
 
ember
Very cool preview!

Think I agree In-n-Out p/b Carrefour must be the favourite for the title, as van der Hugenhaben and Haller together with their very good depth in all terrains except cobbles should see them score heavily.

Though, I also agree with many of the points AbhishekLFC has made, especially Xero looks promising to improve on the mathematical 8th. I definitely fancu them for promotion.

Should anyway be very interesting to see how this preview does compared to the final results!
 
jandal7
Thanks ember and Abhishek for your faith in my promotion hopes, more than me SmilePfft 8th is certainly below where we hope to be and a bit below my prediction, but I guess it's partly the fact that Clarke and Vandenbergh don't have great support but by acting alone can do better than 21st and 7th in their terrains, part that Reddit is so high and part that teams 6-9 there can probably finish in any order depending on planning and luck Pfft
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roturn
Really great preview.

That said, I say In-n-Out won`t finish top 3. Wink

Reus is great but not as unique anymore with Dennis, Martin, Mullen etc. Even though his allround skills surely set him a bit higher.

Hugenhaben was decent last season. Surprised me couple of times with long range attacks and aggressive riding. Still think he lacks the acceleration to beat the climbers in mountains or puncheurs in hills.

Haller is just one of many. Maybe best or top3 sprinter at least but still just one of many.

To finish first they all 3 need to perform well as I think the better depth/balance of Kulczyk for example will beat them.


Azteca is a gamble for me. Chaves was really really bad last season. But he was usually co-leader next to Beltran. I had loved to see them keeping Beltran instead but was hardly possible I guess. With Chaves it`s a questionmark if he can step up and perform according to his stats.
The addition of Eastman though is great and if he can find his rythm, it`s another team I could see finish ahead of In-n-Out.


And then I am sure there will be some team again, that surprises many, performing on many stages such as Strava or Ferrero most recently, that finishes top3 as well.
 
Tamijo
Very interesting preview - Campari - Super Dry i little better that what i would have expected.
 
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