Which World Team will be the last to win - 2023?

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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,165
    One more out of the running.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    edited February 2023
    Astana break their duck. Not many left now.
    Ineos well and truly in the frame.
    Youngsters unrealistically being expected to fill in for those lost big names?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,553
    Procyclingstats seem very confident it won't be Ineos.

  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    andyp said:

    Procyclingstats seem very confident it won't be Ineos.


    That's because they are including Plapp's Aussie National title. I don't in our poll as not all teams are eligible to enter riders into national champs.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Ineos’s blushes saved by TGH.
    Young Thomas Gloag was second
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    blazing_saddles said:

    Ineos’s blushes saved by TGH.
    Young Thomas Gloag was second

    Rode for the right guy this time
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,601
    blazing_saddles said:

    Ineos’s blushes saved by TGH.
    Young Thomas Gloag was second

    Damn. My inspired choice in the poll all those weeks ago didn't quite come off.
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    gsk82 said:

    blazing_saddles said:

    Ineos’s blushes saved by TGH.
    Young Thomas Gloag was second

    Damn. My inspired choice in the poll all those weeks ago didn't quite come off.

    I had that feeling too after I rethought my pick .
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,822
    Didn't realise Arkea were World Tour now?

    Were they promoted at Lottos expense?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    takethehighroad said:

    Didn't realise Arkea were World Tour now?

    Were they promoted at Lottos expense?

    Arkea and Alpecin got promoted. Lotto and Israel got relegated.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,165
    Preseason favourites Arkea take themselves out of the running.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,341
    edited February 2023
    kingstongraham said:

    Preseason favourites Arkea take themselves out of the running.

    Who is left now?
    I guess AG2R, Alpecin and Groupama-FDJ.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    In fairness, Alpecin's star rider is winning quite a lot, just on a different bike...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,601
    ddraver said:

    In fairness, Alpecin's star rider is winning quite a lot, just on a different bike...

    What's Philipsen been up to? They seemed to have various winners last year.
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,553
    gsk82 said:

    ddraver said:

    In fairness, Alpecin's star rider is winning quite a lot, just on a different bike...

    What's Philipsen been up to? They seemed to have various winners last year.
    He's not starting his race season until opening weekend according to procyclingstats. They've lost Merlier, who was usually good for an early win. I think Van Der Poel is racing in UAE, so it's possible they take a win there.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,908
    kingstongraham said:

    Preseason favourites Arkea take themselves out of the running.

    Well done them
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • drhaggis
    drhaggis Posts: 1,150
    pblakeney said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Preseason favourites Arkea take themselves out of the running.

    Who is left now?
    I guess AG2R, Alpecin and Groupama-FDJ.
    Still these three left?
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,232
    drhaggis said:

    pblakeney said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Preseason favourites Arkea take themselves out of the running.

    Who is left now?
    I guess AG2R, Alpecin and Groupama-FDJ.
    Still these three left?
    https://www.procyclingstats.com/teams/wins
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,553
    Alpecin take the prize.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    feels harsh when...


    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • gregster04
    gregster04 Posts: 1,756
    Well, that was a surprising outcome - except for 2% of forum users
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,601
    gregster04 said:

    Well, that was a surprising outcome - except for 2% of forum users

    Being 1 user, lantern rouge
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,165
    ddraver said:

    feels harsh when...


    Should get himself on the road instead of pissing about in the mud then.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,334
    edited February 2023
    gregster04 said:

    Well, that was a surprising outcome - except for 2% of forum users

    I assure you I'm as surprised as anybody else is - I thought I was choosing the most amusingly wrong option!
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,553
    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    gregster04 said:

    Well, that was a surprising outcome - except for 2% of forum users

    I assure you I'm as surprised as anybody else is - I thought I was choosing the most amusingly wrong option!
    I'd get yourself to the PTP 23 thread whilst you're still on this streak.
  • me-109
    me-109 Posts: 1,915
    I'd get yourself to a lottery booth near you. :D
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,553
    Phillipsen takes Alpecin-Decuenick's first win of the year in stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico, thanks to a perfect lead out by Van Der Poel.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,553

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