Last WT-team to get a win // 2020 edition

[Wvv]

Deceuninck-QuickStep, Lotto-Soudal, Mitchelton-Scott, Trek-Segafredo, Cofidis and even NTT Pro Cycling and Israel Start-Up Nation are already out. But which World Tour-squad will have to wait the longest this season to crack open a bottle of champagne (based on Lotto-Soudal's alcohol rules, that is)?

Rules:
Same as in previous years. A WT-team that wins a race the following circuits is out of the competition: x.WT, x.Pro (former HC), x.1 or official championships. One day races, GC's, stages and TTT's are all included.

If a WT-rider is starting in a race where his team is not participating (as a member of national team, for example), his win does not count. This does not apply to championships, of course.

The results of the competition will be updated on a regular basis.

 

[Wvv]

I left Jumbo and BORA out for obvious reasons. Couldn't select more poll options, and they would be the biggest surprise.

My vote went to EF.

 

[Bonimenier]

INEOS will not win a race in 2020

 

[jaylew]

I left Jumbo and BORA out for obvious reasons. Couldn't select more poll options, and they would be the biggest surprise.

My vote went to EF.

I think we usually wait to do this thread until there are 10 candidates left but no biggie. I agree those are the two teams least likely to win this.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Voted Sunweb. After all, they must have brought Benoot in with a reason!

 

[Joelsim]

I voted CCC. They have no one aside from Trentin and and ageing GVA. Sajnok is injured for a while too, and they can hardly bank on Marezcko.

 

[RedheadDane]

Who to vote for, when you can't vote NTT?
Have they ever actually won this?

 

[del1962]

Who to vote for, when you can't vote NTT?
Have they ever actually won this?

They won a stage of TDU

Forget that I misunderstood you post

 

[Breezy1985]

I just cant see where BM are gonna get anything in the early season

 

[RedheadDane]

They won a stage of TDU

Forget that I misunderstood you post

Sure you didn't misunderstand the whole concept of this thread?

 

[repre]

Sunweb is a losers squad and also rides less races than anybody.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I sort of love the idea of Bora or Jumbo winning this, just because it would be so absurdly difficult to accomplish with their rosters. They’d have to fail deliberately.

INEOS, despite their incredible strength, is actually just about conceivable as a winner as they don’t have a real sprinter. Something weird could happen and the more obvious contenders could all fluke earlyish wins before INEOS big guns start firing. That is vanishingly unlikely to happen, but you can at least see a way for it to occur without the whole team going on strike or something.

 

[Breezy1985]

I sort of love the idea of Bora or Jumbo winning this, just because it would be so absurdly difficult to accomplish with their rosters. They’d have to fail deliberately.

INEOS, despite their incredible strength, is actually just about conceivable as a winner as they don’t have a real sprinter. Something weird could happen and the more obvious contenders could all fluke earlyish wins before INEOS big guns start firing. That is vanishingly unlikely to happen, but you can at least see a way for it to occur without the whole team going on strike or something.

Surely theres a prologue or TT somewhere soon for Ineos or Jumbo to win. As for Bora it would be serious DS sacking level stuff to still be in this in a few months time ( Also funny as Bennett was the man to take DQ out in the first race

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Surely theres a prologue or TT somewhere soon for Ineos or Jumbo to win. As for Bora it would be serious DS sacking level stuff to still be in this in a few months time ( Also funny as Bennett was the man to take DQ out in the first race

I’m trying to imagine every DS at Bora having to explain to Ralph Denk how they somehow managed to get to April without Ackermann, Sagan, Schachmann or Kamna winning. They have obvious reliable winners in that team and a big bunch of guys who get the odd one.

It’s just as unlikely imagining Jumbo getting there, mind you. Both teams had over 20 wins more than INEOS last year. I’d guess that they are favourites to come 2 and 3 behind DQS in wins again this year.

 

[Bonimenier]

It would also be nice if Astana won this. This time last year they already had 30 wins.

 

[RedheadDane]

It would also be nice if Astana won this. This time last year they already had 30 wins.

Not quite, they didn't start their "win (almost) every - non WT - stage race" thing until Valencia.

UAE out.

 

[Koronin]

LOL, imagining Bora not having a win come April is very funny and I'd hate having to try to explain that one.

I do not expect Astana to be as insanely good this year as they were last year, however, it'd be a shock if they don't have a win somewhere before the end of February.

It'd also be a surprise if Movistar doesn't have a win somewhere early in the season as well.

 

[yaco]

How about AG2r - Have no sprinter to obtain wins, though they could sneak a win in one of the early season French races.

 

[42x16ss]

Sunweb is a losers squad and also rides less races than anybody.

Matthews usually has to get their first win of the season and he has started his season quite late for a while now. You would think they've learned...

 

[RedheadDane]

Matthews usually has to get their first win of the season and he has started his season quite late for a while now. You would think they've learned...

Now, imagine if it ends up being Benoot who graps the first win for Sunweb (and they don't win this), wouldn't that be something?

 

[Wvv]

I think we usually wait to do this thread until there are 10 candidates left but no biggie. I agree those are the two teams least likely to win this.

Last year it was launched on January 2nd.

 

[jaylew]

Last year it was launched on January 2nd.

True. In 2019 D*ck the Quick (fitting name) broke the protocol from the previous years which sparked a discussion that we always wait until we are down to 10 candidates.

As I said, not a big deal, especially since the 2 teams you left out are extremely unlikely to win but it would be kinda weird for a team to win that wasn't even in the poll.

 

[repre]

Matthews usually has to get their first win of the season and he has started his season quite late for a while now. You would think they've learned...

Yeah, they have a bunch of good quality riders but not winners. Matthews is their only bet for consistent wins and even him is more top-3-5 material in most races, not first tier winner. I don't know what the purpose of their roster is.

 

[Bonimenier]

Yeah, they have a bunch of good quality riders but not winners. Matthews is their only bet for consistent wins and even him is more top-3-5 material in most races, not first tier winner. I don't know what the purpose of their roster is.

Pretty young team with quite some 1st and 2nd year pros. Over half the riders are under 25. Only 2 riders over 30 yo. The team should be decent in the future.

I suppose Cees Bol and maybe Dainese can win a sprint in small races. Hirschi should be able to get some good results as well. He was already good last year.

 

[repre]

Pretty young team with quite some 1st and 2nd year pros. Over half the riders are under 25. Only 2 riders over 30 yo. The team should be decent in the future.

I suppose Cees Bol and maybe Dainese can win a sprint in small races. Hirschi should be able to get some good results as well. He was already good last year.

You are right, but these are not winner's qualities, that's speak more about cheapiness of this team. That's why i choose them for this competition. Maybe in 2-3 years this young riders can win some races, but this year overall level of squad is bad.