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[2016] HC Teams Revealed
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| roturn |
Posted on 07-06-2016 09:39
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Different to last year the HC selection was more towards specific band and ignoring 1-2 bands, which is not absolutely ideal. With 2 full bands already and two pretty filled, the PT teams more or less must live with 2 empty bands.
Though the good news remains that all PCT teams will get their top4 choices and no team has to replan with their Bands to avoid.
The most popular bands Band 1 & 5, wich will be PCT only bands. While first covers lots of climbing the 5th has a bit of all terrains. Though it`s good to see that the cobbled bands were not that popular this year.
Band 3 with 22 and Band 4 with 23 PCT teams. This makes the first real cobbled band the 4th strongest only.
Band 2 with 16 and least popular Band 6 with only 11 selections shows the lowered interes in cobbled events this season with many classic focussed teams either promoted or relegated. Though to be fair, the least popular Band 6 only had one cobbled classic but other than that a rather similar look as the others with hills and mountains. Not a lot sprinter friendly though and with the Volta a Portugal also the longest HC event!
Also surprising that the classic heavy Band 2 was that low in interest as it`s a good band for sprinters or puncheurs really.
| Band 1 | Band 2 | | Aeropostal Venezuela Ciclismo | Ayubowan! | | Arrinera | Azteca – NBCSN | | Ayubowan! | Banc na hÉireann | | Azteca – NBCSN | Compal – Merida | | Coldeportes | Eritel – Sonatrach | | Compal – Merida | Euskaltel | | Eritel – Sonatrach | Karcher – Adira | | Euskaltel | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Flores – Ceitic | Netia – Norske Skog | | Generali – AXA | Porto – Prio | | Hugo Boss | SanCor | | Indosat – ANZ | Strava | | In-n-Out p/b Carrefour | Valio – DeLaval | | Karcher – Adira | VisitUkraine p/b Nemiroff | | Meiji – JR East | Vontobel | | Novatek – Panarmenian.net | Wiesenhof – Andritz | | Shimano – Siam Cement Team | | | Spotify – Haglöfs | | | Strava | | | Team Telkom for Africa | | | Team UBS | | | Valio – DeLaval | | | VisitUkraine p/b Nemiroff | | | Wiesenhof – Andritz | |
| Band 3 | Band 4 | | Band 3 | Band 4 | | Aeropostal Venezuela Ciclismo | Aeropostal Venezuela Ciclismo | | Arrinera | Arrinera | | Coldeportes | Ayubowan! | | Eritel – Sonatrach | Azteca – NBCSN | | Euskaltel | Banc na hÉireann | | Flores – Ceitic | Coldeportes | | Generali – AXA | Compal – Merida | | Hugo Boss | Eritel – Sonatrach | | Indosat – ANZ | Flores – Ceitic | | In-n-Out p/b Carrefour | Generali – AXA | | Karcher – Adira | In-n-Out p/b Carrefour | | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Meiji – JR East | Meiji – JR East | | Novatek – Panarmenian.net | Netia – Norske Skog | | Porto – Prio | Novatek – Panarmenian.net | | SanCor | SanCor | | Shimano – Siam Cement Team | Shimano – Siam Cement Team | | Spotify – Haglöfs | Spotify – Haglöfs | | Team Telkom for Africa | Strava | | Team UBS | Team Telkom for Africa | | Valio – DeLaval | Team UBS | | Wiesenhof – Andritz | Vontobel | | Wiesenhof – Andritz |
| Band 5 | Band 6 | | Aeropostal Venezuela Ciclismo | Azteca – NBCSN | | Arrinera | Banc na hÉireann | | Ayubowan! | Hugo Boss | | Banc na hÉireann | Indosat – ANZ | | Coldeportes | Lierse SK - Pizza Ullo PCTeam | | Compal – Merida | Netia – Norske Skog | | Euskaltel | Novatek – Panarmenian.net | | Flores – Ceitic | Porto – Prio | | Generali – AXA | Strava | | Hugo Boss | VisitUkraine p/b Nemiroff | | Indosat – ANZ | Vontobel | | In-n-Out p/b Carrefour | | | Karcher – Adira | | | Meiji – JR East | | | Netia – Norske Skog | | | Porto – Prio | | | SanCor | | | Shimano – Siam Cement Team | | | Spotify – Haglöfs | | | Team Telkom for Africa | | | Team UBS | | | Valio – DeLaval | | | VisitUkraine p/b Nemiroff | | | Vontobel | |
Edited by roturn on 07-06-2016 10:20
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 07-06-2016 10:00
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This could not have gone better for me 
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| sgdanny |
Posted on 07-06-2016 10:04
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Good to get my prefered bands, but then again those 4 were the ones with the most teams in xD
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| roturn |
Posted on 07-06-2016 10:05
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They will all be full at the end.
Just that PT teams filling them will have limited stats. |
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| jph27 |
Posted on 07-06-2016 10:09
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Thanks for this roturn - and also knockout, for compiling the choices
After an administrative misunderstanding earlier (as in, I confused the hell out of knockout), I'm glad to see that we got the three bands that we actually wanted, and the one that I felt compelled to select because it contained our home race. Hopefully he can challenge for the win in Kandy, which means a bit of training may be needed 
Edited by jph27 on 07-06-2016 10:30
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| Shonak |
Posted on 07-06-2016 11:43
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I had hoped some non-cobbler teams would bite in the sour apple and send their guys to cobblez regardless of their aspirations, thus eliminating a few teams. Looks like it may now turn into a cobblez clusterfuck.
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| knockout |
Posted on 07-06-2016 11:55
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I'm rather surprised Band 2 is that unpopular. It's imo the best balanced band between some bands that have many races that look very similar (mountains and pan flat races only) but then this might well be the reason for it 
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| Eden95 |
Posted on 07-06-2016 11:58
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Interesting to see a few newly promoted teams in band 6 - Volta Portugal will be interesting for sure.
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| Marcovdw |
Posted on 07-06-2016 12:22
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Band 6 teams are very happy right now 
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 07-06-2016 14:04
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For Eritel it was pick the bands with African races plus one other. Clearly wish I had gone for Band 6 now
Out of interest, what would PCT teams have preferred of the following options? Given that it is the first time in 3 seasons of bands that it has been so notably 'unbalanced'.
1. Getting their top 4 choices
2. A fixed amount of 20 PCT teams per band, thus almost certainty that some would not get their top 4 choices.
Edited by SportingNonsense on 07-06-2016 14:09
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| matt17br |
Posted on 07-06-2016 14:07
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Frankly, that would have been option 2 for Generali. We prefer bands with a more balanced amount of teams.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 07-06-2016 14:11
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Top choices please
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 07-06-2016 14:13
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To me it's part of the game that things can go well or badly for you in Band/Race selection. Every team always wants to end up in an "easier" Band where they will have the best chance to score points.
Option 1 should be protected for that reason. To protect some of the randomness and advantage that could be gained via Band selection.
Perhaps it will be worth looking at the composition of the Bands next season instead, and/or comparing it with the PCT teams Goals and Focuses.
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| knockout |
Posted on 07-06-2016 14:26
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I can only speak from last season's perspective but I would definitely prefer to get my top 4 choices over getting equally splitted teams.
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| Margh Norway |
Posted on 07-06-2016 15:05
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Happy I got my top 4 choices. In particular as I have goal races in each of my top 4 bands. Thanks for the work already done, roturn and knockout.
Whatever you do people will always find ways to complain. If it's the PT guys not having many bands to chose from (like this year) or PCT coaches not getting their top pics (like the second option by SN).
Strongly favour the way it is.
I recognize the HC races as key for PCT teams, so it seems right that PCT teams has as much freedom of choice (in this case) as possible.
Changing rules can always have unwanted consequences... e.g. a coach not able to attend a goal race, what could make it necessary to re-select goals (=more organisational work) or a team just not able to attend a goal race (=disastrous for a team).
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 07-06-2016 15:16
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Very happy to have been given my top choices.
As for the selection I'd say that the 4th band on my list is usually somewhat of a coincidence. Would really hate not getting my top 2-3 choices usually though.
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 07-06-2016 16:25
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Haha, in both the 2 least selected bands and the most selected ones... Won't complain though, will probably help hy team a fair amount due to overall less great competition
I also prefer the way it is now, PT teams should use these races mainly to help talent develop a bit, and CT teams honestly have nothing to ride for, except maybe a random stage win from a break.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 07-06-2016 16:30
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| Bjartne |
Posted on 07-06-2016 16:32
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I would much more like to get my selected bands rather than a evenly balanced starting field. For me it's also a part of excitement to see wether I picked a band with much or small interest from other teams. |
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| fintas |
Posted on 07-06-2016 17:22
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The good part is that I got all my choices.. But my main choices are the most crowded
It may be that at least in Band 2 have a good chance of my team shine
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