POLL - The Road to Success

[Fight.The.Power]

What are the primary TWO reasons a Team is successful ?

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Money, and bosses that are not borderline retards

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Money, and bosses that are not borderline retards

**** yeh Owners !!

FFS I missed that as a choice.

Maybe a sporting MOD could please add 'Good Owners' or something like that as another option?

Thankyou in advance

 

[BigMac]

I'd say training methods and having the best rider(s), which is the approach of the current best teams. Of course, that comes with money.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

with money you can buy all the other options, so money is ofc the most important thing. Without money your team won't even have bikes to ride on

 

[Fight.The.Power]

In advance of criticism, I know that some options may be construed in the context of a Venn diagram, where one element completely dominates other options in their entirety. (Can't explain that very well)

But lets be a little broad minded here and not assume that the cash aspect neccesarily gives you everything in a bag as some teams have discovered in this years TDF.


Thanks

 

[Sciocco]

Loads of money.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Think I should have excluded money . .. .. .

Any mods out there ?

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Loads of money and other (doping).

Nah doping doesn't exist in the reality that is this poll.

 

[trifun]

Loads o' money and superb medical staff.
Everything comes down on money, actually.

 

[Sciocco]

Nah doping doesn't exist in the reality that is this poll.

Ok...

Loads of money and other (crazy fans).

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Ok...

Loads of money and other (crazy fans).

Yeh fans !

Maybe I should have included that too. . . . . MODS !!

 

[Fight.The.Power]

It was Vino Attacks Everyone who gave me the idea for this poll as 'The' 'Vino' looks as if he could become a fantastic DS? Maybe the best ever ?

I know that he has a black history and I usually consign the likes to the dustbin of eternal disgrace but it seems to me that Vino has given the Astana team a renaissance it needed after it looked liked it was on its last legs a couple of years ago.

I don't think that Astana has been the beneficiary of a huge influx of cash recently but they have made some great strategic choices and are now arguably back at the top.

I voted for a good DS and depth of squad.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Volcanoes: Etna, Galeras and Teide.

Leadership comes just after the explosive part.

 

[Afrank]

**** yeh Owners !!

FFS I missed that as a choice.

Maybe a sporting MOD could please add 'Good Owners' or something like that as another option?

Thankyou in advance

Done. Took out the money for you too. Edit: and added crazy fans. Poll good?
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I'd say the top 2 reasons are having the best riders and a very good DS. Having good team unity another big one IMO. And best machine the least important factor.

 

[kingjr]

Best riders and depth of squad. Team unity/happiness as a close third.

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Done.
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I'd say the top 2 reasons are having the best riders which you can't have without the money. Team unity another big one IMO. And best machine the least important factor.

Thank you Afrank!

Much appreciated.

You clearly are the Editor of my polls!

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Done. Took out the money for you too. Edit: and added crazy fans. Poll good?
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I'd say the top 2 reasons are having the best riders and a very good DS. Having good team unity another big one IMO. And best machine the least important factor.

Jeez I hope so now!

Thanks again

 

[Jspear]

From the poll: best riders and training methods.

Of course to have the best riders you need money and if you have that money then you will have the best riders which means you will have depth in your team and to get the best training/method you need coaches and a fantastic DS and machines which also involves money and to have loads of money means you need good sponsors/owners and to have the best most dedicated sponsor/owner they need to be a crazy fan and if everyone is crazy about cycling then there will be happiness and well being amongst the entire team and then they will be on the road to success.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Best rider(s).

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

So many teams sponsored by bike manufacturers (sometimes as name sponsors, but even others carry large investment from equipment manufacturers), but none of the first 27 voters choose "best machine" as a key factor.

 

[Peter von]

People is everything, leadership and rider talent.

i voted DS and best riders. But the option are hard to separate, but i picked best riders over depth of squad because after all only one rider can finish first and even without having the best team, the best riders often get's results anyway.

I think it's important to keep in mind that just because a DS have done great work with one group of riders, that doesn't mean he'll be as good with a different group of equal talent. Both the role of the stars of the squad(sprinters, GC, Puncheur etc.) come into play as well as different personality traits(both those of the riders and the DS).

 

[Pricey_sky]

Having a great squad of riders that can support a leader and also using the correct training and diet to get the best out of those riders.

Of course this is also funded by having a lot of money to spend on these things.

 

[The Hitch]

Nah doping doesn't exist in the reality that is this poll.

In that case, the most important quality is the supernatural.

 

[Afrank]

Everyone please remember this thread is in pro road racing section, and thus clinic comments are not allowed.