Who will be the last World Tour team to win?

RichN95.
RichN95. Posts: 27,253
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Usually at this time of year there's about ten teams without a win. But this year we're already down to three. Who will be the last to record a win?

(Wins are UCI races rated.1 or above. No national titles, no classification jerseys)
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited February 2020
    Be kind of ironic if the team that's dominance has lead to the UCI setting up confirmation biased surveys in order to make rule changes were the last to win a race.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    blazing_saddles said:

    Be kind of ironic if the team that's dominance has lead to the UCI setting up confirmation biased surveys in order to make rule changes were the last to win a race.


    As I've pointed out before, they have gone 93 GT stages without winning one - by far the longest of any WT team
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Quite like that the forum now lists what your vote was.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    edited February 2020
    See
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    I went for Astana based on nothing at all and I am now regretting it as I seem to be in the minority.
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    rick_chasey said:

    See

    Good, innit.

    CCC as I never notice them in any race and forget they exist a lot of the time.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    For the big one day races the acquisition of Trentin is an interesting proposition, as they now have two riders who can survive it with fast finishes....if they want to play the team game, that is.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    bobmcstuff said:

    I went for Astana based on nothing at all and I am now regretting it as I seem to be in the minority.

    Yeah, but if it *is* Astana then we get more glory to share between us.


    OK, it's unlikely.

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    pure guesswork.
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  • twotoebenny
    twotoebenny Posts: 1,542
    I think ineos and Astana win over the next few weeks, CCC will have to wait til classics although Masnada no Hirt may well get close prior to that.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    edited February 2020
    CCC vs Ineos now, after today's result in Provence.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,599
    edited February 2020
    Can CCC win before Dennis wins the TT in Algarve?

    Its strange to look at the Ineos line ups for most races and wonder where a win is going to come from.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    gsk82 said:

    Can CCC win before Dennis wins the TT in Algarve?

    Its strange to look at the Ineos line ups for most races and wonder where a win is going to come from.

    Carapaz looked to have it in the bag, last night. Ran out of gas in the last 300m.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    It takes a Welshman to save Ineos's blushes.
    Doull wins in Provence
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    It usually takes until March/April to resolve this
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    Now all there is to look out for is AG2R's record of no win until May
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Hold your horses lads. Surely we get a last to win a WT race poll coming next? Rich?
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    edited February 2020
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    Hold your horses lads. Surely we get a last to win a WT race poll coming next? Rich?

    I can do fresh poll when we're down to about eight, probably after Paris-Nice & Tirreno. Only Trek, NTT, DQS and Lotto out so far.

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    edited February 2020
    RichN95. said:

    It usually takes until March/April to resolve this

    Early calendar is now weirdly busy.

    More racing going on in Feb than in June or at least feels like that.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    rick_chasey said:

    RichN95. said:

    It usually takes until March/April to resolve this

    Early calendar is now weirdly busy.

    More racing going on in Feb than in June or at least feels like that.
    Yeah, it's a bit nuts. I've got a mix of "it's not racing until Omloop can't be arsedness" and "there's no way I can be arsed to follow all these races at the same time".
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