Grand Tour Dream Team

[Mellow Velo]

Evans
Evans
Evans
Evans
Evans
Evans
Evans
Evans
Evans

That's not fair. You have picked the entire BMC team.

Al Contador GC
Andy Schleck GC
Ivan Basso GC back up, but mountain diesel domi (sorry Ivan)
Vince Nibali super duper domestique
Tont Martin Diesel de luxe/ lead out train
Fab Cancellara Diesel de luxe
Mark Cavendish sprinter gatherer
Mark Renshaw lead out
Thor Hushovd Jack of all trades

 

[Midnightfright]

Evans
Evans
Evans
Evans
Evans
Evans
Evans
Evans
Evans

But would be an excellent team until the all faltered in the 3rd week

 

[Fus087]

Jens Voigt
Stuart O'Grady
Thor Hushovd
Julian Dean
Thomas Voeckler
Pierre Rolland
Yohann Gène
Aleksejs Saramotins
Cyril Gautier

Might not win anything at all. Might just as well get the jackpot.

 

[dlwssonic]

Evans
Quinziato
Hincapie
Santamorita
Bookwalter
Burghardt
Schar
Moinard
Morabito

 

[Zaschrona]

Andy Schleck - GC
Roman Kreuziger - GC/luxury helper
Jose Rujano - GC/helper
Jens Voigt - helper
Stuart O'Grady - helper/leadout
Geraint Thomas - helper/leadout
Thor Hushovd - stagehunter/leadout
Peter Sagan - helper/sprinter
Edvald Boasson Hagen - helper/sprinter

 

[paperbackwriter]

Rujano would explode having to ride for Andy.

 

[Task_Force]

Gesink - GC
Kruijswijk - GC
Mollema - superdomestique
T Dekker - TT/ domestique
Boom - TT/ attack (flat)
Poels - domestique/attack (hills)
Ruijgh - mountain domestique
Hoogerland - attack and PR
Tankink - morale

nah i'm not dutch, why do you think that?

 

[ingsve]

Here are two teams:

Andy Schleck
Juraj Sagan
Sylvain Chavanel
Lucas Sebastian Haedo
Martin Velits
Cameron Meyer
Roman Feillu
Valentin Iglinsky
Rasmus Guldhammer

Fränk Schleck
Peter Sagan
Sebastien Chavanel
Juan Jose Haedo
Peter Velits
Travis Meyer
Brice Feillu
Maxim Iglinsky
Thomas Guldhammer

I guess there might be some rivalry between these teams...

 

[jens_attacks]

Andy Schleck - GC
Roman Kreuziger - GC/luxury helper
Jose Rujano - GC/helper
Jens Voigt - helper
Stuart O'Grady - helper/leadout
Geraint Thomas - helper/leadout
Thor Hushovd - stagehunter/leadout
Peter Sagan - helper/sprinter
Edvald Boasson Hagen - helper/sprinter

and the universe just exploded

 

[taiwan]

Here are two teams:

Andy Schleck
Juraj Sagan
Sylvain Chavanel
Lucas Sebastian Haedo
Martin Velits
Cameron Meyer
Roman Feillu
Valentin Iglinsky
Rasmus Guldhammer

Fränk Schleck
Peter Sagan
Sebastien Chavanel
Juan Jose Haedo
Peter Velits
Travis Meyer
Brice Feillu
Maxim Iglinsky
Thomas Guldhammer

I guess there might be some rivalry between these teams...

I think you have Romain Feillu on the wrong team.

 

[TeoSheva]

what a boring teams that you all have... let's enjoy a little bit!


PANTANI '98
VIRENQUE '97
CHIAPPUCCI '92
SIMONI '01
POLI '94 (just for the Mont Ventoux)
CIPOLLINI '02
VINO '03
GILBERT '11
SAVOLDELLI (to enjoy the downhills)

 

[jobiwan]

Andy Schleck - GC
Pierre Rolland - Mountain Domestique
Dani Navarro - Mountain Domestique
Christian Vandevelde - Mountain Domestique, TTT machine
Thomas De Gendt - Domestique
Fabian Cancellara - TTT machine, Flat Domestique, Stage Neutralizer
Geraint Thomas - TTT machine, Flat Domestique, Leadout Man
Thor Hushovd - TTT machine, Leadout Man, Stage Hunter
Mark Cavendish - Sprinter

 

[Zaschrona]

and the universe just exploded

I only put my favourite riders together..

 

[taiwan]

That's not fair. You have picked the entire BMC team.

Al Contador GC
Andy Schleck GC
Ivan Basso GC back up, but mountain diesel domi (sorry Ivan)
Vince Nibali super duper domestique
Tont Martin Diesel de luxe/ lead out train
Fab Cancellara Diesel de luxe
Mark Cavendish sprinter gatherer
Mark Renshaw lead out
Thor Hushovd Jack of all trades

That's prolly the strongest team so far, but I like mine being almost plausible.

 

[taiwan]

OPL might have been the strongest all-round team before JVDB crashed, putting aside the current code orange in the Clinic over them.

 

[ericthesportsman6]

what a boring teams that you all have... let's enjoy a little bit!


PANTANI '98
VIRENQUE '97
CHIAPPUCCI '92
SIMONI '01
POLI '94 (just for the Mont Ventoux)
CIPOLLINI '02
VINO '03
GILBERT '11
SAVOLDELLI (to enjoy the downhills)

Only current riders

 

[scullster46]

Every rider has free reign to breakaway and attack as they please.

David Moncoutié
Thomas Voeckler
Sylvain Chavanel
Samuel Dumoulin
Mickaël Delage
Mikel Nieve
Beñat Intxausti
Amets Txurruka
Egoi Martinez


Backup riders:
Gorka Izagirre
Pierre Rolland
Anthony Roux

I was thinking along the same lines. This team would be made for my viewing pleasure

Alberto Contador
Jens Voigt
Amets Txurruka
Tomas Voeckler
Phillippe Gilbert
Johnny Hoogerland
Marco Marcato
Fabian Cancellara(would be on free reign, so doesn't to schleck people around everywhere)
Jeremy Roy

Alternates:
Nicolas Roche
Sammy Sanchez
Egoi Martinez
heck, just give me the rest of the Euskatel squad

DS:Vino

 

[kurtinsc]

1. Contador - Best GC racer out there.
2. Cavendish - Best sprinter out there.
3. Renshaw - Best leadout out there.
4. Spartacus - Best TT rider out there. Can help with leadouts and in the lower mountains.
5. Tony Martin - Second best TT rider out there. Can help with leadouts and in the lower mountains.
6. Nibali - Backup GC, and has shown the willingness to sacrifice his own goals for a teammate (few other legitimate GC guys have).
7. Brajkovic - mountain domestique, 3rd string GC, great TT helper.
8. TJ Van Garderen - mountain domestique, good TT rider and experienced in the leadout train. Could target KOM.
9. Jens Voigt - General strongman and **** kicker.

Cav would have Renshaw, Spartacus, Martin, TJVG and Voigt in the leadiout train.

Contador would have a "mountain train" starting with Spartcus at the base, then Voigt and Martin, then TJVG, then Brajkovic... leaving him with Nibali to aid him when the selection got very small.

Would win a big chunk of the stages and jerseys.

 

[zlev11]

GC Guys:
Alberto Contador
Vincenzo Nibali
Damiano Cunego

Mountain Domestique:
Sylwester Szmyd

Sprinters:
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Mark Renshaw

*** kickers:
Philippe Gilbert
Thor Hushovd
Peter Velits

 

[MADRAZO]

My team of dominance in TDF:

Alberto Contador - GC & mountainfinishes
Sylvester Szmyd - mountainhelper
Prezemyslav Niemiec - mountainhelper
Marc Cavendish - sprints
Edvald Boasson Hagen - stages + leadouts + allround helper
Geraint Thomas - leadout + allround helper
Fabian Cancellara -time trials + allround helper
Tony Martin - time trials + allround helper
David Zabriskie - allroundhelper + breakcatcher

Focusing a bit on the superstrong allround riders like Cancellara and Martin as they can make both Contador and Cavendish succesfull, secure that the team is strong in both TTT and on windy flat stages and allow space for two pure mountainhelpers. The train with Cancellara-Martin-Thomas-Boasson might need a bit of practise but it should have some potential


My team of personal favourites:

Alberto Contador
Samuel Sanchez
Tiago Machado
Angel Madrazo
Victor Cabedo
Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil
Fabio Felline
Wilco Kelderman
Francesco Manuel Bongiorno

 

[Ragerod]

The Green Jersey Bullies

We aim to win as many stages as possible, making as many enemies as possible that we then abuse for being our enemies.

Cavendish - Sprinter & rivalry starter.
Renshaw - Lead out man & chief head-butter.
Hushovd - Road captain, bodyguard & breakaway specialist?
Cancellara - TTer & stage neutraliser.
Voigt - Tough guy & bodyguard.
Hoogerland - Really tough guy & bodyguard.
Barredo - Fight starter & wheel fighting expert.
Evans - GC contender & water thrower.
Voekler - Breakaway specialist & so we can do no wrong in France.

DS: Cipollini

 

[Jamsque]

The Green Jersey Bullies

We aim to win as many stages as possible, making as many enemies as possible that we then abuse for being our enemies.

Cavendish - Sprinter & rivalry starter.
Renshaw - Lead out man & chief head-butter.
Hushovd - Road captain, bodyguard & breakaway specialist?
Cancellara - TTer & stage neutraliser.
Voigt - Tough guy & bodyguard.
Hoogerland - Really tough guy & bodyguard.
Barredo - Fight starter & wheel fighting expert.
Evans - GC contender & water thrower.
Voekler - Breakaway specialist & so we can do no wrong in France.

DS: Cipollini

Now this team I would root for.

 

[Jeanne]

Not easy to decide , but:

Cadel Evans
Jens Voigt
Sylvain Chavanel
Thor Hushovd
Roman Kreuziger
Fabian Cancellara
Marc Cavendish
Mark Renshaw
Edvald Boasson Hagen

 

[WonderLance]

Please see below for perfect tour team

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Contador + JVDB
Szmyd + Vanendert
Renshaw + Cavendish
Cancelara + Gilbert
Voigt

But this would never work, too many conflicts of interest. So i would kick out Renshaw and Cav and get some extra helpers instead.