rjc_43 wrote:
But that also by promoting Wiggle and Mercedes, two more spots are made available in the Pro Tour, unless donation of Auber or Lafarge are made to other managers (I'm unlikely to want to give up 2nd team unless I really have to).
Well, only the 1 spot opens up - with Lafarge set to take one of the 3 automatic relegation spots anyway. Wouldnt surprise me though if a team could finish 8th or 9th in CT and sneak up, just depends on how many PT teams continue, and the eventual placings of teams like IKEA, Petronas and SL Benfica.
Edited by SportingNonsense on 21-01-2011 13:44
The HC stage races have arrive - Denmark was first, next month its Burgos and Portugal, then onto Britain and Missouri. And already a great indication at how lucrative these races can be. 100% Me are back up to 4th, closing in on SL Benfica, although an underpar Pendletons remain 6th.
Pokerstars have climbed up 2 to 7th, regaining the mantle of best new team - but right behind them now is the tema of the moment. 468 points here, following on from 240 in the Channel Islands, and theyre up 5 to 8th. Only recently they were 17th.
Pokerstars slip to 9th, having only scored 8 points since being 4th after Ringerike. Bacardi have extended their stay in the Top 10, while Bimbo maintain themselves in 11th after a decent race - Lego keeping themselves in contention aswell going up 2 to 12th. Going the other way, Santander are down 3, Mercedes 2, and Red Bull down 1. We also see Vespa-Caffreys move above ElAl to 19th. And into the 20s, Yamaha, Quiksilver and UniCredit all remain in the same position, but have each passed 1000 points.
Barely 100 points separates 3rd to 8th, and many others also not far behind - the promotion battle is hotting up nicely
1
Team IKEA - Bianchi
3327
2
Wiggle - San Pellegrino
3017
3
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2465
4
100% Me
2455
5
UBS - Annie Chun's
2436
6
Pendleton's Twicer
2413
7
Team Pokerstars.com
2362
8
Milka
2350
9
Petronas - Olympus
2257
10
Bacardi - Colt
2244
11
Bimbo Nutella
2189
12
Team LEGO
2116
13
Santander
2109
14
Mercedes-Benz
1972
15
Red Bull
1819
16
Team Telenor-SAS
1744
17
Tinkoff Credit Systems - Rosneft
1656
18
Cillit Bang - IT-Factory powered by the Moon X
1535
19
Vespa-Caffrey's
1499
20
EL AL - IDF
1443
21
Pirelli - Internazionale
1397
22
Intesa
1183
23
Yamaha - Greenpeace
1135
24
Quiksilver-Kraft
1066
25
UniCredit
1019
26
Team Falcon-Husqvarna
899
27
HighRoad-TomTom
850
28
Bbox Bouygoues Telecom
786
29
YouTube - Twitter
757
Monfort is up to 8th, Hushovd 13th and Craven 15th. Napolitano to 26th, with Clement, Impey and Dall'Antonia into the Top 50. 5 new scorers enter the rankings, including everyone's favourite monobrow Bulgarian Ahmed Ahmed.
Ricco will be racing: Lago di Garda, San Sebastian, Urkiola Igoera and Vuelta as Burgos in the upcoming month.
Kirchen will be doing San Sebastian, Urkiola Igoera and Tour of Missouri
Goss will be racing: That Scandinavian race, Poly Normande, Tour of Ireland and Tour of Missorui.
The upcoming months are the most loaded of the season for me and for my leaders. Rly hope to get good results.
Stage win, couple of podium places, one day in green & polka dot jersey and mainly 1st season goal achieved! Not bad race for my team. I only hoped Clement could attack TOP3 here...
