Confirmed Tour Teams/Pre-Selections

[Gugashwill]

Besides stage victories, Omega has a strong White jersey contender.
That competition should be exciting.
Coupled with breakaway specialists and riders who can ride some difficult climbs from time to time, Omega might collect some competitive times for the teams' qualification, as well.
They'll be visible, that's certain.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Hope Velits has to swing both ways, supporting Cav & K.

I hope K and Velits both have to support Cav.

 

[Flamin]

Besides stage victories, Omega has a strong White jersey contender.

Kwiatkowski? maybe if the Tour will be suspended after the TTT.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

I hope K and Velits both have to support Cav.

Trying not to be greedy, but the comments from the team read very well.

End of train will be Cav - Steegmans - Trentin - Martin.

Pineau there to pull the peloton and wipe Cav's bum in the mountains.

Velits & Terpstra specifically noted as there to control flat stages, and both plenty strong enough to be excellent parts of the early lead out.

K. goes for white.

Chav is 'committed to the team work we are looking for from our riders. '


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I really don't think sprint trains are that important once they hit a threshold of being good enough to keep you at the front, and get you in to the last 300m within 3m of the front guy, and this team is certainly that. Having Tony back will be massive for Cav - he was always the real power behind the HTC train, giving a massive margin for error when you know he can pull the last 3 guys from from 3k to 1k, and move them right up if they fall back a bit.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Kwiatkowski? maybe if the Tour will be suspended after the TTT.

Agreed, I prefer my young GC riders to win TA and at the Ardennes; top 5 just doesn't show enough.

 

[Gugashwill]

Kwiatkowski? maybe if the Tour will be suspended after the TTT.

He'll be a factor in the White jersey competition.
Showed this spring he can climb with the best.

 

[search]

He'll be a factor in the White jersey competition.

I don't think so, Quintana, van Garderen, Pinot, Talansky and so on are all still eligable as well

 

[jaylew]

Monster team. Most stages won by a team in one Tour edition is 11 i think (post-war)? They could get very close.

Agree with theyoungest. Don't think there's much chance of that with Kittel, Greipel, and Sagan also aiming at the sprints.

 

[Gugashwill]

I don't think so, Quintana, van Garderen, Pinot, Talansky and so on are all still eligable as well

Off course they are.
Some of them are better than Kwiatkowski on climbs, and with others he can ride both on the climbs and in time trials.
So he should definitely be in the mix.

 

[hoerpi]

He'll be a factor in the White jersey competition.
Showed this spring he can climb with the best.

Climbing in a one week stage race is not the same as in a GT, a reason why Fuglsang can't be called a contender for GC since he's never shown anything in a three week race.

 

[jaylew]

I don't think so, Quintana, van Garderen, Pinot, Talansky and so on are all still eligable as well

Agreed. No way Kwia is in the final battle for white.

 

[JRanton]

Seems like it was spot on

Impressive!

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Trying not to be greedy, but the comments from the team read very well.

End of train will be Cav - Steegmans - Trentin - Martin.

Pineau there to pull the peloton and wipe Cav's bum in the mountains.

Velits & Terpstra specifically noted as there to control flat stages, and both plenty strong enough to be excellent parts of the early lead out.

K. goes for white.

Chav is 'committed to the team work we are looking for from our riders. '


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I really don't think sprint trains are that important once they hit a threshold of being good enough to keep you at the front, and get you in to the last 300m within 3m of the front guy, and this team is certainly that. Having Tony back will be massive for Cav - he was always the real power behind the HTC train, giving a massive margin for error when you know he can pull the last 3 guys from from 3k to 1k, and move them right up if they fall back a bit.

Could be that OPQS are the ones being greedy. Sprint Stages, Green, White, ITTs, TTT and Chav will obviously get a chance or 2. Big ask that.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Could be that OPQS are the ones being greedy. Sprint Stages, Green, White, ITTs, TTT and Chav will obviously get a chance or 2. Big ask that.

Hopefully they're only giving Chav stages 9 and 16.

ITT and TTT are obvious are not too onerous. Kwia will presumably ride on his own with Velits giving token support, until he has a bad day.

I'm pretty comfortable than Velits, Terpstra, Martin, Trentin & Steegmans are more than good enough to get Cav up there and let him win or lose on his own merit.

 

[MatParker117]

OPQS will probably win the most stages in the tour thanks to Cav & Martin. In terms of the TTT I think Sky & BMC are the two teams most likely to beat them and I think Froome will win the MTT.

 

[kanari]

Argos Shimano:

Roy Curvers (NED)
John Degenkolb (GER)
Tom Dumoulin (NED)
Johannes Fröhlinger (GER)
Simon Geschke (GER)
Marcel Kittel (GER)
Koen de Kort (NED)
Albert Timmer (NED)
Tom Veelers (NED)

http://www.1t4i.com/team-argos-shimano-announces-tour-de-france-selection/

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Going to be quite demeaning for Degenkolb, but frankly his flat sprinting in the first half of the year has been very poor, so a spot of leadout work won't hurt.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

"Timmer is an invisible force and knows without question what he needs to do and when. Before anyone else thinks about it, he has already done it"

Think the Argos press team have been on the pop.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Great team. I'll cheer for them.

Dege + Kittel could be an amazing combination in the sprint finishes. Hope they work it out nicely. Usually they get along quite good, but have rarely raced together in recent times.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Great team. I'll cheer for them.

Dege + Kittel could be an amazing combination in the sprint finishes. Hope they work it out nicely. Usually they get along quite good, but have rarely raced together in recent times.

Press release says Veelers is the leadout man - Deg will just be horsepower earlier on.

 

[Winnen]

Blanco:

Mollema
Boom
ten Dam
Gesink
Leezer
Nordhaug
Tankink
Vanmarcke
Wynants

 

[Gloin22]

Soo many flat sprints and no Bos. Lol.

What has Leezer done to be in that squad too? ..

 

[l.Harm]

More surprising Renshaw isn't included. And Slagter. But probably he'll go to Vuelta I guess.

 

[Gloin22]

More surprising Renshaw isn't included. And Slagter. But probably he'll go to Vuelta I guess.

They didnt sign new contracts.

Both will be leaving at the end of season.

 

[MatParker117]

They didnt sign new contracts.

Both will be leaving at the end of season.

If Renshaw isn't dancing the Quick Step next year I'll be shocked.