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Caspi's Tier List
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| Caspi |
Posted on 23-09-2025 15:36
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Prediction season is well underway and here is another lazy edition. I've been too lazy to comment and even too lazy to rank the teams - instead I'll split them into tiers.
I'll make one for CT and PCT, and I'm sure they're both going to be full of flaws, as I won't spend a lot of time on either of them. Luckily, that might provide something to talk about, and if there are any comments or questions, I'll try to reply to them down the line.
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| Caspi |
Posted on 23-09-2025 15:37
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CT Tier List
I know that 5 teams promote (+disbands), but for some reason I just felt like four tiers with four teams in each was fitting...
A Bianchi Enel
Kraftwerk Man Machine
Peugeot - Bancolombia
Podium Ambition
B Ethiopian Airlines
Euskadi-Murias
Glanbia
SEE Turtles
C Euskotren - Pays Basque
IncaLine Pro Cycling
Kone-Nordea
Tafjord Kraft
D Air New Zealand-Prada
Parmalat - Ecopetrol
Team Zappes Kölsch
THE ONE - Fox God
Edited by Caspi on 23-09-2025 15:50
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| Caspi |
Posted on 23-09-2025 15:38
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PCT Tier List
Two extra tiers added for PCT. I just don't see MOL not promote, and I can't see a scenario where DeNA doesn't relegate. Other than those two, I think it's a rather equal division.
A Assa Abloy
DK Zalgiris
Hunter Valley Cycling
Minions
B Bralirwa - Cegeka
Ekoi - Le Creuset
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
McCormick Pro Cycling
Specialized
Trans Looney Tunes
Zwift - Newton Foundation
C Bolt - Eesti
Everesting
JEWA TIROL
Lotto-Caloi
Sauber Petronas Racing
Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh
Tryg - Eni
D Colombini Kometa
Duvel-Tsingtao
IESE ProCycling Team
Spark Team NZ
Edited by Caspi on 24-09-2025 10:13
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| Heine |
Posted on 25-09-2025 06:36
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Very interesting to see, and while I have some teams ranked higher / lower than you I agree with most of it (Like MOL in a tier of their own)
I also ofc like to be put in the highest tier in CT, can't deny that
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| Caspi |
Posted on 25-09-2025 15:54
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@Heine
Depth could become an issue for MOL, but with the top end quality on the team promotion seems locked in.
You've built a strong team, and promotion appears very realistic imo. I would be disappointed in my prediction-abilities if you end outside the top 8.
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| Ulrich Ulriksen |
Posted on 26-09-2025 02:00
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Those make sense to me.
In PCT you have Minions a little higher than others I think - I would have put them and maybe Zalgiris in the next group.
In CT Glanbia need a big Meintjes uear while SEE Turtles need a planning to work well for them to merit that tier in my mind.
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| seancoll |
Posted on 26-09-2025 06:55
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Ulrich Ulriksen wrote:
In CT Glanbia need a big Meintjes uear while SEE Turtles need a planning to work well for them to merit that tier in my mind.
I agree here on both counts, although personally I think that my planning has gotten even better this year. Then again, I thought that last year as well.
Still, both of us will need to rely on some luck that could easily come our way.
thanks Caspi for putting up another preview
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| Caspi |
Posted on 26-09-2025 07:07
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@Ulrich
I considered to put Minions and Zalgiris in the B tier, but in the end I went with them both as strong promotion candidates.
@sean
I agree, you're great at planning, which could mitigate some flaws in the team composition.
And Glanbia needs a bit of luck for Meintjes, but he's so strong that most of the division should have weak knees out of fear when he's present.
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| kandesbunzler26 |
Posted on 26-09-2025 09:02
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I can't really criticize anything in your predictions when they mostly match my own 
Thanks for putting this up, it's always cool to see predictions from as many people as possible (as lazy or detailed they might be)!
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| Caspi |
Posted on 26-09-2025 10:56
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@kb
Perhaps the laziest prediction so far? 
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| Caspi |
Posted on 26-09-2025 13:24
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Another thanks to Abhi, as I have also copied his layout here
| Team | Predicted | Actual | Difference | | Newton Foundation p/b Zwift | A | A | 0 | | Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team | B | B | 0 | | Trans Looney Tunes | C | B | 8 | | Simba Cement - Tanga Fresh | B | B | 0 | | Duvel-Tsingtao | B | B | 0 | | Team Würth MODYF | B | B | 0 | | Genii Hyundai N Cycling | D | B | 9 | | Spark Team NZ | B | B | 0 | | Glanbia | D | C | 7 | | Ethiopian Airlines | C | C | 0 | | SEE Turtles | B | C | 6 | | Euskadi-Murias | C | C | 0 | | Euskotren - Pays Basque | D | C | 3 | | Cervelo Test Team | C | D | 3 | | Zain - Omantel | B | D | 10 | | Babymetal | D | C | 5 | | Hilcona Racing Team | D | D | 0 | | Air New Zealand-Alfa Romeo | D | D | 0 |
The number in the "difference"-column represents the distance between the actual placement from the team and the median value from the tier I had predicted. The median values for the tiers last year was:
A = 1, B = 5, C = 11 & D = 16 |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 28-09-2025 16:05
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I tell you what, tier listing is a really simple but quite effective way to do a prediction. A Tier, ok cool! I think the B&C would muddle up a lot but i wouldn't disagree with the 4-team sets you devised.
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| Caspi |
Posted on 29-09-2025 15:51
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