Here is my team.
Igor Anton (952pts): - Will be the leader at the Giro and possibly the Vuelta. Should double his points this year if he stays injury free.
Ricardo Ricco (756pts)- Will find a lot of races this year. Paris Nice is a race he could very well win, he will do the Giro etc.
Richie Porte (733pts) - Will lead the team at smaller stage races and the Tour de France.
Bauke Mollema (524pts) - Young guy with a big future. Hopefully he comes of age.
Rein Taaramae (383pts) - Could top 10 at the Tour. Could top 10 at a Grand Tour this year. Injury plagued 2010 and I would expect him to bounce back huge in 2011.
Emanuele Sella (354pts) - That Giro course suits him. Big Giro expected.
Patrick Sinkewitz (340pts) - Will be leader at the Giro. A top 20 is on offer with perhaps a potential top 10 but he will compete and complete a Grand Tour. Something he didn't do last year. Plus will get invited to some of the early classics.
John Gadret (322pts) - Should improve on this
Thomas Lofkvist (319pts) - Leader at the Giro. Could come top 10. Will ride the Tour.
Pierre Rolland (314pts) - France's best next hope of a grand tour victory. Is talented. Just needs to find the form.
Francesco Chicchi (287pts) - Will find a lot of leadership this year at Quick Step. Will be their sprinter in France and Italy. Should have a huge year now that he's not under someone else's shadow. Boonen is only focusing on the classics so that should leave the door open for Chicchi in Grand Tours.
Heinrich Haussler (251pts) - Injury interrupted 2010. Will bounce back and find 2009 form (here's hoping).
Theo Bos (182pts) - Will come of age and find some more leadership opportunities at Rabobank. Wants to race the Giro and Vuelta. Good enough for me - particularly if he completes them and does well in them.
Fabio Duarte (181pts) - One of the bright talents coming from Colombia.
Romain Sicard (174pts) - I rate him and am hoping he has a huge year.
Laurent Didier (159pts) - Surprised not many people have him. Luxembourger. The Schleck's should give him a bidon role in the Tour. Could also find a similar role in the Vuelta or Giro.
Simon Gerrans (140pts) - Injury interrupted 2010. Will hopefully bounce back strong in 2011.
Branislau Samoilau (133pts) - Will hopefully find his talent and more leadership roles at Movistar. Can definitely top 10 in a Grand Tour and will come of age at some point. Hopefully next year.
Kanstantsin Siutsou (121pts) - HTC used him a lot last year and expected him to step up and he did. He will be expected to step up and lead the team at one of the Grand Tours next year. He should do at least 2 grand tours next year. I see him being the leader at one, Velits a leader at the other and Van Garderen leader at another.
Mikhail Ignatiev (117pts) - Talented rider who had an injury interrupted 2010.
Danilo Di Luca (113pts) - Welcome back. Hopefully to a high placing at the Giro.
Michal Kwiatowski (87pts) - Talented Polish rider who should do well next year.
William Clarke (77pts) - Will probably have a breakout year similar to his friend Richie Porte. Should do well in the smaller classics and hopefully does the Giro as a leadout for Bennati.
Amets Txurruka (75pts) - Injury interrupted 2010. Hopefully bounces back in 2011.
Brice Feillu (70pts) - Potential leader at the Giro. Definitely will ride in France.
Franco Pellizotti (60pts) - Welcome back Franco. Missed a lot in 2010 due to obvious reasons. Will bounce back strong in 2011.
Juan Mauricio Soler (47pts) - A space filler. We know what he can do. Now can he stop crashing?
Kevin Seeldraeyers (40pts) - Hopefully will live up to the hype in 2011. A good space filler.
Jesse Sergent (30pts) - Great space filler for someone who should win/high place in a lot of prologues/short time trials.
Angel Madrazo (20pts) - A young talent and hopefully has a huge 2011.
Phillip Deignan (5pts) - Bargain for someone who will pick up a lot of points in 2011.
Giacomo Nizzolo (4pts) - Probably the best young sprinter coming out of Italy at the moment and Leopard will probably try him out as a leader in some races that Bennati isn't around in.
Juan Jose Cobo (0pts) - Doesn't cost anything. Could pick up cheap points.
Timofey Kritskiy (0pts) - Talented Russian rider who had bad luck this year. Here's hoping he will have better luck in 2011.
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My Tour de France team:
1. Igor Anton
2. Richie Porte
3. Bauke Mollema
4. Ricardo Ricco
5. Thomas Lofkvist
6. Franco Pellizotti
7. John Gadret
8. Kanstantsin Siutsou
9. Rein Taaramae
Res 1: Amets Txurruka
Res 2: Pierre Rolland
Res 3: Branislau Samoilau
Res 4: Brice Feillu
My team for the Giro:
1. Danilo Di Luca
2. Juan Maurcio Soler
3. Amets Txurruka
4. Emanuele Sella
5. Patrick Sinkewitz
6. Heinrich Haussler
7. Francesco Chicchi
8. Mikhail Ignatiev
9. Theo Bos
Final lead-out train.
Ignatiev does work, then Bos pulls out, then Haussler, then Chicchi wins the race. Pretty good leadout. Balanced team for sprints and for Di Luca's overall ambitions.
My Vuelta Team:
1. Igor Anton
2. Branislau Samoilau
3. Amets Txurruka
4. Juan Mauricio Soler
5. Brice Feillu
6. Pierre Rolland
7. Fabio Duarte
8. Phillip Deignan
9. Simon Gerrans
Milan San-Remo Team:
1. Heinrich Haussler
2. Francesco Chicchi
3. Theo Bos
4. Mikhail Ignatiev
5. Michal Kwiatowski
6. Romain Sicard
7. Patrick Sinkewitz
8. Timofey Kriskiy
9. Will Clarke
Igor Anton (952pts): - Will be the leader at the Giro and possibly the Vuelta. Should double his points this year if he stays injury free.
Ricardo Ricco (756pts)- Will find a lot of races this year. Paris Nice is a race he could very well win, he will do the Giro etc.
Richie Porte (733pts) - Will lead the team at smaller stage races and the Tour de France.
Bauke Mollema (524pts) - Young guy with a big future. Hopefully he comes of age.
Rein Taaramae (383pts) - Could top 10 at the Tour. Could top 10 at a Grand Tour this year. Injury plagued 2010 and I would expect him to bounce back huge in 2011.
Emanuele Sella (354pts) - That Giro course suits him. Big Giro expected.
Patrick Sinkewitz (340pts) - Will be leader at the Giro. A top 20 is on offer with perhaps a potential top 10 but he will compete and complete a Grand Tour. Something he didn't do last year. Plus will get invited to some of the early classics.
John Gadret (322pts) - Should improve on this
Thomas Lofkvist (319pts) - Leader at the Giro. Could come top 10. Will ride the Tour.
Pierre Rolland (314pts) - France's best next hope of a grand tour victory. Is talented. Just needs to find the form.
Francesco Chicchi (287pts) - Will find a lot of leadership this year at Quick Step. Will be their sprinter in France and Italy. Should have a huge year now that he's not under someone else's shadow. Boonen is only focusing on the classics so that should leave the door open for Chicchi in Grand Tours.
Heinrich Haussler (251pts) - Injury interrupted 2010. Will bounce back and find 2009 form (here's hoping).
Theo Bos (182pts) - Will come of age and find some more leadership opportunities at Rabobank. Wants to race the Giro and Vuelta. Good enough for me - particularly if he completes them and does well in them.
Fabio Duarte (181pts) - One of the bright talents coming from Colombia.
Romain Sicard (174pts) - I rate him and am hoping he has a huge year.
Laurent Didier (159pts) - Surprised not many people have him. Luxembourger. The Schleck's should give him a bidon role in the Tour. Could also find a similar role in the Vuelta or Giro.
Simon Gerrans (140pts) - Injury interrupted 2010. Will hopefully bounce back strong in 2011.
Branislau Samoilau (133pts) - Will hopefully find his talent and more leadership roles at Movistar. Can definitely top 10 in a Grand Tour and will come of age at some point. Hopefully next year.
Kanstantsin Siutsou (121pts) - HTC used him a lot last year and expected him to step up and he did. He will be expected to step up and lead the team at one of the Grand Tours next year. He should do at least 2 grand tours next year. I see him being the leader at one, Velits a leader at the other and Van Garderen leader at another.
Mikhail Ignatiev (117pts) - Talented rider who had an injury interrupted 2010.
Danilo Di Luca (113pts) - Welcome back. Hopefully to a high placing at the Giro.
Michal Kwiatowski (87pts) - Talented Polish rider who should do well next year.
William Clarke (77pts) - Will probably have a breakout year similar to his friend Richie Porte. Should do well in the smaller classics and hopefully does the Giro as a leadout for Bennati.
Amets Txurruka (75pts) - Injury interrupted 2010. Hopefully bounces back in 2011.
Brice Feillu (70pts) - Potential leader at the Giro. Definitely will ride in France.
Franco Pellizotti (60pts) - Welcome back Franco. Missed a lot in 2010 due to obvious reasons. Will bounce back strong in 2011.
Juan Mauricio Soler (47pts) - A space filler. We know what he can do. Now can he stop crashing?
Kevin Seeldraeyers (40pts) - Hopefully will live up to the hype in 2011. A good space filler.
Jesse Sergent (30pts) - Great space filler for someone who should win/high place in a lot of prologues/short time trials.
Angel Madrazo (20pts) - A young talent and hopefully has a huge 2011.
Phillip Deignan (5pts) - Bargain for someone who will pick up a lot of points in 2011.
Giacomo Nizzolo (4pts) - Probably the best young sprinter coming out of Italy at the moment and Leopard will probably try him out as a leader in some races that Bennati isn't around in.
Juan Jose Cobo (0pts) - Doesn't cost anything. Could pick up cheap points.
Timofey Kritskiy (0pts) - Talented Russian rider who had bad luck this year. Here's hoping he will have better luck in 2011.
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My Tour de France team:
1. Igor Anton
2. Richie Porte
3. Bauke Mollema
4. Ricardo Ricco
5. Thomas Lofkvist
6. Franco Pellizotti
7. John Gadret
8. Kanstantsin Siutsou
9. Rein Taaramae
Res 1: Amets Txurruka
Res 2: Pierre Rolland
Res 3: Branislau Samoilau
Res 4: Brice Feillu
My team for the Giro:
1. Danilo Di Luca
2. Juan Maurcio Soler
3. Amets Txurruka
4. Emanuele Sella
5. Patrick Sinkewitz
6. Heinrich Haussler
7. Francesco Chicchi
8. Mikhail Ignatiev
9. Theo Bos
Final lead-out train.
Ignatiev does work, then Bos pulls out, then Haussler, then Chicchi wins the race. Pretty good leadout. Balanced team for sprints and for Di Luca's overall ambitions.
My Vuelta Team:
1. Igor Anton
2. Branislau Samoilau
3. Amets Txurruka
4. Juan Mauricio Soler
5. Brice Feillu
6. Pierre Rolland
7. Fabio Duarte
8. Phillip Deignan
9. Simon Gerrans
Milan San-Remo Team:
1. Heinrich Haussler
2. Francesco Chicchi
3. Theo Bos
4. Mikhail Ignatiev
5. Michal Kwiatowski
6. Romain Sicard
7. Patrick Sinkewitz
8. Timofey Kriskiy
9. Will Clarke