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Promotions, Relegations, Disbandments
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 22-03-2015 23:00
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There's been a lot of discussions for the last two weeks between myself and various managers, and behind the scenes in general, about the future of a number of teams in the game.
Some teams have now been disbanded, while a number of teams have had warnings that a lack of significant improvement will see their team disband at the end of the season. Some teams have only just survived - and in some cases they have only done so due to contributions that have made towards the running of the game in past seasons.
This, in addition to some teams going inactive during the past season, has led to many more teams gaining promotion than should usually be the case. (Although some teams did turn down the chance to gain a division).
The decision was also taken to revoke the relegation of Boeing, Mobil and Project Africa. This was in part due to the amount of promotions already happening from CT, in part to make sure that there would not be a big gulf in the CT between those teams and everyone else, and perhaps most significantly due to the great activity and contributions that all 3 teams make to the game.
Here are the teams that will now be found in each division. 2014 name is on the left, while 2015 name - if confirmed - is on the right. (We've gotta start learning the new names now, after all!) Teams are ordered by 2014 finishing position.
| PT | | | Vesuvio-Accumalux | Vesuvio - Accumalux | | Good Energy | Good Energy | | Becherovka - Kiwibank | | | Pokerstars.com | Pokerstars.com | | Simply Red Bull | Red Bull - Huawei | | Tinkoff Credit Systems Bank | Tinkoff Bank - Tinkoff Insurance | | Aker - MOT | Aker - MOT | | Festina - Canal+ | Festina - Canal+ | | Pendleton's | | | Project 1t4i | Project 1t4i | | Bouygues Telecom | Bouygues Telecom | | Team Vueling Airlines | | | Swisscom - UBS | | | VolksWagen-Mapei | VolksWagen - Andritz | | Quickstep | | | Oz Cycling Project | Oz Cycling Project | | Venchi - Ferranti | Venchi | | Bacardi Limited | Bacardi Limited | | Team CSC - Orbea | Movistar - US Postal | | La Vie Claire | Ayubowan! | | Meiji - Cannondale | Meiji - JR East | | Metinvest-Emirates | Metinvest-Dacia | | | | PCT | | | Rothaus - Aegon | Aegon - Lavazza | | Team Bpost - Vlaanderen | Team BPost | | Prio - Porto | Prio - Porto | | Gazelle | Gazelle | | Jaguar - Eritel | Eritel - Sonatrach | | Team Puma - SAP | Team Puma - SAP | | FCB - Polska | Buff - Polska | | AMEXpc | AMEX-Navigon | | Swedbank-PEAB | Swedbank-PEAB | | RBC Pro Cycling | RBC Pro Cycling | | Karcher-Adira Racing | Karcher-Adira | | Privatbank - Nemiroff | Children of Chernobyl Foundation p/b Nemiroff | | Team Kenya Airways | Team Kenya Airways | | Boeing-Bulgaria Bicycling | Lululemon/Bulgaria Blackfish | | Project: Africa | Project: Africa | | Mobil - Aeropostal Ciclismo | Mobil - Aeropostal Ciclismo | | Grupo Nutresa | Grupo Nutresa | | Bonsucro | Bonsucro | | ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team | ONCE-Eroski Cycling Team | | Euskaltel - Bavaria | Euskaltel - Air France | | Team Vontobel | Team Vontobel | | Siam Cement - Lenovo | Siam Cement - Lenovo | | Risa - Ergon | Risa - Ergon | | Azteca-NBCSN | Azteca-NBCSN | | Bank of Ireland - Irish Cycling | Bank of Ireland - Irish Cycling | | Evonik - Signal Iduna | Evonik - ELKO | | Team TomTom | Team TomTom | | Sauber Petronas | Sauber Petronas Racing | | Team ASDA-Savers | | | Eddie Stobart Pro Cycling | Eddie Stobart Pro Cycling | | | | CT | | | BelarusBank Pro Cycling | BelarusBank Pro Cycling | | Compal-Merida | Compal-Merida | | In-n-Out Racing p/b Auchan | In-n-Out Cycling Team Powered By Carrefour | | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo Cycling Team | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo Cycling Team | | Team Ameriabank-Novatek | Novatek-Panarmenian.net | | Alpina - Avianca | Alpina - Avianca | | Team Carlsberg - Danske Bank | Team Carlsberg - Danske Bank | | Team Chiquita-Universal | Chiquita - Universal p/b Minions | | Team Live Nation | |
Below is the list of teams who have therefore disbanded. Most of them made great contributions to the game while they were part of it, and I am very thankful for that. Those teams who were forced to disband have accepted the reasons, and are very welcome to re-apply in future. I didn't like having to disband some teams, but the decisions were made for the good of the game.
Wikipedia
Team B&O
Lotto - Australia Post
Santander
ING - Pro Cycling Team
Heineken-Cal Giant
Magna-Ryanair
Repsol-Cativen
Kazzinc Procycling
Kappa - ENI
Allianz-BMW
Team Hornbach
Team Nordeus
Fletcher-Garneau
Maloja Mountain Nomads
Dell - 361° Racing
Wounded Warrior
Edited by SportingNonsense on 22-03-2015 23:16
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 22-03-2015 23:06
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Oh, thanks a lot for this chance! Looking so much forward to the transfer season  |
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| beagle |
Posted on 22-03-2015 23:08
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Sad to not seeing such teams like Wikipedia, B&O and especially Heineken anymore 
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 22-03-2015 23:12
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Finally i can breathe! That constant positivity finally pays off 
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 22-03-2015 23:13
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Happy to get another season. There seems to be an error in the list though. Unless In-n-out merges with Nutresa of course 
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 22-03-2015 23:14
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Atlantius wrote:
Happy to get another season. There seems to be an error in the list though. Unless In-n-out merges with Nutresa of course
Damn Excel vlookup!
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| fintas |
Posted on 22-03-2015 23:16
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beagle wrote:
Sad to not seeing such teams like Wikipedia, B&O and especially Heineken anymore
X2
but everything in life has an end and who knows if these managers do not return one day
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| Selwink |
Posted on 22-03-2015 23:16
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I was shocked by ASDA's new team name at first 
Nice to see TMM's positivity paid off
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 22-03-2015 23:16
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It is sad to see so many teams disband but on a brighter note Eddie Stobart Procycling are now a PCT Team  |
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| fintas |
Posted on 22-03-2015 23:18
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One thing I have noticed is that the people does not seem to learn from the experience of choosing big names ... Each time the names are bigger
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| tastasol |
Posted on 22-03-2015 23:20
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Thanks for getting the chance in the PCT. Some big teams going away, could be a huge FT-marked this..
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| roturn |
Posted on 22-03-2015 23:23
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First in the rankings...oh wait...
Good to see several new teams in each division. Will make for interesting racing.
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| Scorchio |
Posted on 22-03-2015 23:39
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We wave a fond farewell to those who have made way for the new crop; maybe some time away will see some of them return in the future with renewed enthusiasm!
Completely agree that the 3 'saved' teams in PCT makes sense from the perspective of rewarding participation, and just as importantly to avoid over-powering the new crop in CT; does change some transfer ideas I had in my head around though! So congrats to TMM, Aidan and Miguel, and additional 'surprise' promotees both into PT and PCT. Away to try and get my head round all that this means for 2015 season!
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| cio93 |
Posted on 22-03-2015 23:46
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I'm really happy to see my fellow mid-table opponents Meiji and Metinvest make it after all, and props to Gazelle for declining promotion although that means harder competition for us.
(also good that we weren't in contention because I would've had to decline too)
Obviously, it's sad to see some household names leave the game, but it should be for the better in the long run. Thanks for everything you guys brought to the game.
Now with 3 PT teams relegating plus Gazelle and Puma staying as the best PCT teams...do we even need to actually play through the season?
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| fintas |
Posted on 22-03-2015 23:51
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cio93 wrote:
Now with 3 PT teams relegating plus Gazelle and Puma staying as the best PCT teams...do we even need to actually play through the season?
off corse because next year It will be my year
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| maxime86 |
Posted on 22-03-2015 23:52
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I'm actually happy to stay in the CT division, maybe we can have a better season this year around |
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| Roman |
Posted on 23-03-2015 00:12
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Wow, a sad day to see some teams who were part of this game for so long. Wish you a good luck elsewhere from a MG and hopefully we will maybe meet back in this game one day too.
Congrats to teams who unexpectedly promoted. There are now 3 Czech managers in PT too, amazing achievment. Nice to see teams from Japan and Sri Lanka in PT as well. Welcome guys! Oh and big props to Gazelle, really nice to see a team actually declined a promotion!
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| CountArach |
Posted on 23-03-2015 05:35
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Farewell to all those disbanding and congratulations to our new promotions.
So let's just agree that because the list is like this I end up finishing second yeah?
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| ember |
Posted on 23-03-2015 05:48
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Congratulations to the "surprising" promoters! It will be great to especially see Ayubowan!, Meiji and Metinvest in the Pro Tour, definitely active guys who deserve it. Also nice to see Boeing, Project: Africa and Mobil stay in the PCT and not go down seeing how many promotions from the CT that were already made.
It's a bit sad to see a couple of the teams/managers abandoned, but one must understand it based on activity. Hopeully some of them will come back in a new shape with new goals in the 2016 season! |
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 23-03-2015 06:07
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ember wrote:
Congratulations to the "surprising" promoters! It will be great to especially see Ayubowan!, Meiji and Metinvest in the Pro Tour, definitely active guys who deserve it. Also nice to see Boeing, Project: Africa and Mobil stay in the PCT and not go down seeing how many promotions from the CT that were already made.
Now I have a bigger salary cap than I thought. Maybe there are 1 or 2 South Africans who would like to join.
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Thanks SN for giving us another shot. After last year's transfer disaster, I'm sure we'll step things up this time.
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