Category Archives: Teams

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

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

#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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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview – Number 19

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

#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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Pavé’s 2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview – Number 20

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

It’s that time of year again, and rather than save all 20 teams in our 2011 Season Preview for the week before the season “officially” opens with the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (a momentous task that very nearly killed me last Februaury), I’ll be rolling this year’s top twenty squads over the next several weeks—starting this … Continue reading →

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WWRDN? (What Will Riis Do Now?)

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

Bjarne Riis just can’t catch a break. First he loses a massive chunk of his team and support staff to LEOPARD TREK, and now he’s poised to lose Alberto Contador for a year due to his positive test for Clenbuterol. What’s a Riis to do? We here at Pavé have a few suggestions: Secretly campaign … Continue reading →

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Geox-TMC – Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop?

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

In past years, ASO has generally waited until March to announce the teams participating in the Tour de France. This was typically done to give teams the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities in race situations, allowing ASO to select the most competitive teams for participation. However, this year they elected to announce the 2011 participants … Continue reading →

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