Early season confusion

As I've not seen any of the TDU or other winter training races, and will probably not jump back into watching until OHN, what will confuse the hell out of me watching the first races?
Which teams am I likely to confuse in their new kits, especially when glimpsing a quick helicopter shot through the trees of a 10 man break?
Which teams will I think don't have anyone in the break or front group and are inexplicably absent from all action, because they've completely changed team kit colour?
Which riders will I think are on a different team as I haven't been paying attention to transfers?
Which riders will I be tipping to do something in a race, only to realise far later they aren't there because they've retired or dropped a level (it's Terpstra, isn't it?)?
I always takes me ages to get to grips with. Help a guy out here.
Which teams am I likely to confuse in their new kits, especially when glimpsing a quick helicopter shot through the trees of a 10 man break?
Which teams will I think don't have anyone in the break or front group and are inexplicably absent from all action, because they've completely changed team kit colour?
Which riders will I think are on a different team as I haven't been paying attention to transfers?
Which riders will I be tipping to do something in a race, only to realise far later they aren't there because they've retired or dropped a level (it's Terpstra, isn't it?)?
I always takes me ages to get to grips with. Help a guy out here.
“Road racing was over and the UCI had banned my riding positions on the track, so it was like ‘Jings, crivvens, help ma Boab, what do I do now? I know, I’ll go away and be depressed for 10 years’.”
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The Vikings are coming!
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Things you will notice
Trek and Specialized teams heavily into discs
Ef have the best kit the promotions seen for years
The specialised aero road bike finally looks like something I’d ride.
The various vans have always confused me. If only someone could just put them all on the same team.
The EFEF kit looks quite good. I've only just got accustomed to Lampre being someone else and not pink though.
I'm unlikely to notice anything much about the bikes, tbh. I can just about get it together to know that Sky ride Pinarello and Trek ride... Trek. Bikes are just the bits under the riders with things that go round and round to me.
@DrHeadgear
The Vikings are coming!
I thought Sunweb went orange? So they look like BMC, who aren't BMC anymore, but CCC, and are also orange. Richie Porte stays in red though, because he went to Trek. So I'm going to think that BMC still exist and ride in red.
@DrHeadgear
The Vikings are coming!
In a lot of the promo photos, it does look a bit orange, but in reality, it is exactly how Rich describes it.
Team Sunweb:
Trek Segafredo
I once picked a TDF dream team which only had riders with "Double" surnames.
Predictably enough, one GVA and TJVG had their early stage successes, it sucked the big one!
You dropped a bo11ock, there: could have Alberto Contador Velasco, Alejandro Valverde Belmonte, Nairo Quintana Rojas, Luis Leon Sanchez.... etc.
Cav doesnt win because he falls off a lot and because he's not a good as he was.
(he falls off because he wasnt on disk brakes last year)