tsmoha wrote:
Bobridge will never fear Ignatiev But having Koren on the squad, i might have tried to spread some points you will find out then, mate.

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Quickstep

#FroomeDog - Quickstep have race-winning leaders wherever they go which should comfortably fire them to promotion and give them the capabilities to challenge for the title. Prediction: 2nd

#Smowz - It will be no suprise I am including Quickstep - this team I think will win the division, Alakagom is going to complete his journey from CDiv2 to the big time I think. Prediction: 1st

#Firefly - An outstanding transfer season has set Quickstep up for success this year. Promtion looks certain barring a major onset of bad luck. Prediction: 4th

#jph - Marquez, Froome, Baugnies, Steurs and Vantomme. Promotion should be easy. Prediction: 2nd

#tsmoha - Being a fan of Wippert, who's the second real steal after Vanbilsen, I'm going to compare Quickstep with the best thing "available" in the world (see picture below)... Prediction: Top-3

Quickstep is the Beyoncé of PCT-teams... which is - if you don't know me - a good thing to be. Enough said.

RBC Pro Cycling

#FroomeDog - Overall, I think the leaders at RBC are enough to consistently score well and move them quite high up. Prediction: 11th

#Smowz - I don't quite see things going that way - Bellis seemed somehow marked out of races last year and Vanderbiest could suffer from the sprinter fest in PCT. Prediction: 19th

#Firefly - RBC will not be troubled by any fears of relegation, but they don’t seem to have any ambition to promote either... Prediction: 16th

#jph - Bellis and Vanderbiest both potentially high scorers, with dangerous outsiders like Machado, Anderson and Durasek also. Prediction: 11th

#tsmoha - I think RBC has done a good job in the transfers, and even though it won't lead to promotion this year, there's definitely a good core to build on. Vanderbiest overpaid though.. but if Bellis delivers, there's a safe spot in mid-table. Prediction: Mid-table

Okay, to be fair, we've seen better "shoppers" this year (see above), but RBC made a step forward.

Repsol - Cativen

#FroomeDog - Clearly a climbing focused, a slightly declined Kashechkin should be a decent point scorer and should launch another assault on the Tour of America which could prove to be fruitful. Prediction: 15th

#Smowz - A little like Kappa in that they really have attempted to keep their geography of squad in tact at the expense of getting a decent all round team. Prediction: 24th

#Firefly - A team that is all in on climbers, I do see them having a fair amount of success on those climbs this year. Especially inspired could be another trip to the Tour of America. Prediction: 19th

#jph - Kashechkin and Kiserlovski are decent enough but team is too one dimensional which could be an issue. Prediction: 26th

#tsmoha - Climbing can be difficult, especially with some premium climbers racing in stronger teams.. Kiserlovski is one hell of an overpaid stage racer, but together with Kashechkin, he could still save this team from relegation. Have fun with his renewals, btw. Prediction: 21st- 25th

Two (team leading) mountain goats, with Kashechkin as the one to teach Kiserlovski how to lead a team solo.. for next year, maybe.

Swedbank - PEAB

#FroomeDog - If Skujins, Lofkvist and Hoogerland are all distributed nicely between races it could be a good season for the Swedes. Prediction: 9th

#Smowz - I think they are a year off promotion but they really are going to get closer. Prediction: 14th

#Firefly - A very nice team that I think will be in the promotion fight to the bitter end, but, while ultimately they will likely fall short of that, the future is bright for Swedbank. Prediction: 7th

#jph - Lovkvist, Hoogerland, Skuijns and Hermans provide great uphill depth. Kreder could also do incredibly well. Prediction: 10th

#tsmoha - Gotta love the depth in climbing and hills. This will certainly pay off for the once again upgraded squad. Skujins-deal is a steal, he will add valuable points. While waiting for a beast called Ahlstrand, Swedbank will enjoy a season around the Top-10.. guess they'll be able to go a bit higher with some luck, even though there's no true superstar yet on the team. Prediction: First half

Plenty of interest in Ahlstrand, but better expect him to stay safe at the bank..