Last world tour spot to be decided between Saxo and Shimano?

[LaFlorecita]

julienpretotRTR ‏@julienpretotRTR
FDJ have WT status - source

 

[LaFlorecita]

And lotto also 99% sure

so really between argos and saxo, my money is on argos

 

[El Pistolero]

What about FDJ

Pinot<<<< Contador (I think everyone but this Jason Merecier character agrees).

Whoever the **** else they got<<<<<<< Kreuziger, Roche, Majka, Rogers, breschel.


And ASo would invite Pinot anyway. Why they got to send his bottle carriers to fight time limits in every wt race around europe if hes going to do the Tour anyway

I am aware of the FDJ roster

FDJ is French that means they will make it into the WT.

Also Arnaud Demare scored 80 WT points in that German "classic"(by which I mean small meaningless race) which helps them big time.

 

[The Hitch]

julienpretotRTR ‏@julienpretotRTR
FDJ have WT status - source

Even by Mcquaid UCI standards this is a horrible decision that will damage the sport immensely

 

[LaFlorecita]

Even by Mcquaid UCI standards this is a horrible decision that will damage the sport immensely

Now no way saxo will get wt, uci sucks

 

[El Pistolero]

Considering Lotto lost Gianni Meersman because of this WT mess I hope they don't make it. Which is unfair to them since they won the WT in 2011, but teams get no points even if they supported the rider scoring points.... In reality it's AG2R and Euskaltel that shouldn't be in the WT. They were bad this year, but because of signings they were able to buy a WT license. Teams should get at least half the points a rider scores... Would make cycling a safer investment for sponsors.

 

[Cimber]

And lotto also 99% sure

so really between argos and saxo, my money is on argos

Ofc, shimano is official UCI partner.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Ofc, shimano is official UCI partner.

this is such a mess

 

[IlCobraFan]

this is such a mess

Cycling is such a corrupt sport, unfortunately.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Argos, Lotto and fdj in, official

 

[Grzdylu]

Team Argos-Shimano ‏@1t4i

World Tour licence for Team Argos-Shimano!

 

[Gloin22]

Argos, FDJ and Lotto get WT licenses.

No Saxo.

 

[IlCobraFan]

UCI must choose between Argos-Shimano and Saxo.

UCI is sponsored by Shimano.

UCI chooses Argos-Shimano

F*** UCI

 

[Grzdylu]

Lotto is confirmed?

 

[Gloin22]

Lotto is confirmed?

Yep. Definite.

 

[Forunculo]

Yep. Definite.

Not yet I think, but I don't think Lotto lose the last place

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Finally some great news from the UCI.

 

[El Pistolero]

Great, WT teams that will have an awful year next season:

- Lotto-Belisol: they have no one anymore besides Greipel. They're a victim of the WT system.

- Argos-Shimano: Their team is crap and Cavendish will beat Kittel most of the time.

- Euskaltel: Probably the worst WT team. Only Samu Sanchez can ride good results and maybe Igor Anton.

FDJ: Bad team, they only have Arnoud Demare and Pinot.

 

[Grzdylu]

WorldTour licence for @Lotto_Belisol !

Thanks to the riders, staff and sponsors for their engagement!

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

- Argos-Shimano: Their team is crap and Cavendish will beat Kittel most of the time.

Ever heard of this Degenkolb guy? Quite talented...
Then there's a certain current Avenir winner...

But of course the glory of Roche, Bennati or Breschel outhshines them all.

 

[infeXio]

According to Sporten.dk (danish sports-news site), Saxo gets a license

http://www.sporten.dk/cykling/riis-faar-sin-licens

 

[El Pistolero]

Ever heard of this Degenkolb guy? Quite talented...
Then there's a certain current Avenir winner...

But of course the glory of Roche, Bennati or Breschel outhshines them all.

What did Degenkolb do but win a couple of races with no competition?

Current Avenir winner? Yeah, we haven't had enough crappy Avenir winners in the WT I suppose. We need another one.

 

[Pentacycle]

Great, WT teams that will have an awful year next season:

- Lotto-Belisol: they have no one anymore besides Greipel. They're a victim of the WT system.

- Argos-Shimano: Their team is crap and Cavendish will beat Kittel most of the time.

- Euskaltel: Probably the worst WT team. Only Samu Sanchez can ride good results and maybe Igor Anton.

FDJ: Bad team, they only have Arnoud Demare and Pinot.

+ Cannondale, besides Sagan either Moser(too young) or Basso(too old).

And Lotto is a victim of itself, it's up to their sponsors to get better riders, Meersman had every right to leave.

I'm desperately hoping Saxo will still get their Tour invite, despite some worrying rumours. Contador deserves the 100th like no other.

 

[El Pistolero]

+ Cannondale, besides Sagan either Moser(too young) or Basso(too old).

And Lotto is a victim of itself, it's up to their sponsors to get better riders, Meersman had every right to leave.

I'm desperately hoping Saxo will still get their Tour invite, despite some worrying rumours. Contador deserves the 100th like no other.

Lotto won the WT in 2011 and sacrificed the whole team to support Gilbert. They should've gotten half his points, but that's just my opinion on the WT system...

 

[Netserk]

Lotto won the WT in 2011 and sacrificed the whole team to support Gilbert. They should've gotten half his points, but that's just my opinion on the WT system...

And they were World Tour the next year....