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Posted on 28-11-2024 02:46
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| FroomeDog99 |
Posted on 28-04-2015 18:39
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It's good news for all 30 PCT teams, as like last year all teams will race their top 4 choices of HC Band. All bands in fact have at least one space, leaving all bands still possible to race for PT teams.
The most popular band was Band 4, with 23 teams prioritising this band. With all terrains covered and plenty of classics, it is no surprise that was the most appealing. Band 1 followed closely behind with 22 teams wanting to ride there.
Band 5 meanwhile was least popular, with just 17 out of 30 teams wanting to participate. Many of the teams in this band will be looking to take advantage of this in the races in this band, which includes mostly mountainous and flat races.
The stage race heavy Band 3 has a surprisingly low amount of teams, with 19 participants. Band 2 has 18 teams, while Band 6 has 21.
| Band 1 | Band 2 | | Aegon - Lavazza | Aegon - Lavazza | | Amex - Navigon | Amex - Navigon | | Bank of Ireland | Azteca - NBCSN | | Children of Chernobyl | Team BPost | | cycleYorkshire | cycleYorkshire | | Eritel - Sonatrach | Eddie Stobart | | Euskaltel - Air France | Eritel - Sonatrach | | Evonik-ELKO | Evonik - ELKO | | Gazelle | Gazelle | | Karcher - Adira | Karcher - Adira | | Team Kenya Airways | Lululemon | | Lululemon | Prio - Porto | | Mobil - Aeropostal | RBC Pro Cycling | | Grupo Nutresa | Risa - Ergon | | ONCE | Swedbank - PEAB | | RBC Pro Cycling | Team Puma - SAP | | Risa - Ergon | TomTom | | Sauber - Petronas | Vontobel | | Swedbank - PEAB | | | Team Puma - SAP | | | TomTom | | | Vontobel | |
| Band 3 | Band 4 | | Aegon - Lavazza | Aegon - Lavazza | | Azteca - NBCSN | Amex - Navigon | | Bank of Ireland | Azteca - NBCSN | | Bonsucro | Bank of Ireland | | Team BPost | Bonsucro | | Buff - Polska | Team BPost | | Children of Chernobyl | Buff - Polska | | Euskaltel - Air France | cycleYorkshire | | Lululemon | Eddie Stobart | | Mobil - Aeropostal | Eritel - Sonatrach | | Grupo Nutresa | Evonik - ELKO | | ONCE | Gazelle | | Prio - Porto | Team Kenya Airways | | Project: Africa | Lululemon | | RBC Pro Cycling | Grupo Nutresa | | Sauber - Petronas | Prio - Porto | | Siam Cement - Lenovo | Project: Africa | | Swedbank - PEAB | Risa - Ergon | | Team Puma - SAP | Sauber - Petronas | | Siam Cement - Lenovo | | Team Puma - SAP | | TomTom | | Vontobel |
| Band 5 | Band 6 | | Azteca - NBCSN | Amex - Navigon | | Bank of Ireland | Bonsucro | | Bonsucro | Buff - Polska | | Team BPost | Children of Chernobyl | | Buff - Polska | cycleYorkshire | | Children of Chernobyl | Eddie Stobart | | Eddie Stobart | Euskaltel - Air France | | Eritel - Sonatrach | Evonik - ELKO | | Euskaltel - Air France | Gazelle | | Karcher - Adira | Karcher - Adira | | Team Kenya Airways | Team Kenya Airways | | Mobil - Aeropostal | Mobil - Aeropostal | | Grupo Nutresa | ONCE | | ONCE | Prio - Porto | | Project: Africa | Project: Africa | | Sauber - Petronas | RBC Pro Cycling | | Siam Cement - Lenovo | Risa - Ergon | | Siam Cement - Lenovo | | Swedbank - PEAB | | TomTom | | Vontobel |
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| Scorchio |
Posted on 28-04-2015 20:28
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Thanks FD, excellent news for all concerned.
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 28-04-2015 20:32
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Oh shit.
Being in the most popular bands probably won't mean much good.
On the other hand, less PT teams is probably a good thing. But I'm mainly worried about the focus of those other teams in my bands 
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 28-04-2015 20:32
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Okay, so 2 "full" bands and 2 "empty" bands. Not too bad, happy with our choices.  Thanks FD!
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 28-04-2015 20:33
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aidanvn13 wrote:
Okay, so 2 "full" bands and 2 "empty" bands. Not too bad, happy with our choices. Thanks FD!
Add WT to empty bands and all will be full
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 28-04-2015 20:34
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Just more teams to humiliate with our skills on Bands 1+4, and just more chances for points in 2+3. Pretty much the split i'd expected across the Bands so no surprises or disapointments to me. It's much easier to face less teams in .1 races
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 28-04-2015 20:35
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When the band you fancied the most is the most popular
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 28-04-2015 20:36
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alexkr00 wrote:
When the band you fancied the most is the most popular
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| cio93 |
Posted on 28-04-2015 20:46
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Good news for everyone.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 28-04-2015 20:47
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Yay. |
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| fintas |
Posted on 28-04-2015 21:18
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Great news
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| Roman |
Posted on 28-04-2015 21:31
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Still 2 places left in band 1, good news for my ambition to ride my home tour this year. Nice to see all PCT managers got exactly what they wanted as well.
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| ggDonovan |
Posted on 28-04-2015 21:47
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Congratz everybody
Good job FroomeDog99!
Edited by ggDonovan on 28-04-2015 21:50
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| CountArach |
Posted on 28-04-2015 23:22
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Well that's a relief and it is good to see I've got 3 of the least popular. With the cobbles I sort of figured that might be the case.
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| Heine |
Posted on 29-04-2015 09:51
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Yay, both of the bands I want the most got open spots. Now I just gotta hope I get one of those when applying 
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| Kami |
Posted on 29-04-2015 11:41
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No surprise that band 4 is the most populated with its versatile route. Looks like band 6 still has room though .
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 29-04-2015 13:25
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Glad to have my HC choices, as everyone else did. Band 6 was our major goal with Volta a Portugal in it, but everything is still uncomfortably blurry for a our team at the moment.
Thanks for the effort Froomedog 
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 29-04-2015 15:00
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2, 4, 5 and 6 just what the team requested. |
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| Margh Norway |
Posted on 29-04-2015 16:28
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Thanks for the job done, FroomeDog. Happy I got my chosen bands even if the races will be fiercely contested.
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| roturn |
Posted on 04-05-2015 14:29
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Getting my Top 4 priority is really great even though this obviously means, those band 5&6 races, that suited very well won`t be possible for me.
Realizing in the DB and here that changing my team to Aegon - ... making it very easy to find my team. Nice little change. |
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