Monthly Archives: February 2011

2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview – Number 17

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

For second year running, we’re previewing the the 2011 season with a countdown of the teams we consider to be the top-20 in the sport.  We started yesterday with #’s 20 and 19; and continued earlier today with #18.  Here’s the next team on our list: #17 – FDJ Of all the French teams in … Continue reading →

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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview – Number 18

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#18 – Team Saxo Bank & Geox-TMC (tie) A year ago it would have been hard to believe that we would be mentioning Saxo Bank and the team that was Footon-Servetto in the same breath—and in the bottom quarter of our Season Preview.  Unfortunately, professional cycling is a fickle, “what have you done for me … Continue reading →

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International Cyclocross Weekend Preview

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On the tails of this week’s Power Rankings, here’s this week’s Weekend Preview. This weekend’s big race is Saturday’s edition of the Gazet van Antwerpen series, the Krawatencross Lille. It is the penultimate race in the GvA series. Sven Nys has won this race six times before, dating back to 2000, and Bart Wellens and … Continue reading →

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The Sticky Bidon – February 2, 2011

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Interesting cycling items from across the Internet, February 2, 2011 Bobridge beats Boardman world record Chris Boardman hails Jack Bobridge on breaking 4km individual pursuit world record before turning on UCI Bassons Won’t Judge Landis And Armstrong McQuaid: There Has Never Been Corruption In The UCI Omega Pharma-Lotto present team for 2011, dreams of something … Continue reading →

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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview – Number 19

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#19 – Ag2r – La Mondiale The only French team to have made the UCI’s list of ProTeams, Ag2r hits our list at #19.  That said, if a few of the team’s key riders can improve upon their performances from last year, the team might end the season ranked much higher. Ag2r enjoyed a successful … Continue reading →

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International Cyclocross Power Rankings, Week #19

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With the World Championship behind us, a handful of riders are going home to their spouses and dogs, but many are going to fight out a few last weeks while there remain races left in the GvA series and the Superprestige series. Going in to the wrap-up of those two series, here are this week’s … Continue reading →

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