Teams & Riders The Amazing Race to Most Top10 Without a Win

[valentius borealis]

Final(ish) standings
24 - J. Almeida
23 - G. Martin
22 - W. Kelderman
18 - T. Pinot
17 - A. Krieger, A. Vendrame
16 - M. Landa
15 - A. Valverde, E. Viviani, R. Majka, A. Capiot, V. Nibali, C. Venturini
14 - P. Konrad, R. Bardet
13 - A. Hodeg, L. Mezgec, W. Barguil, M. Trentin
12 - A. Pasqualon, B. Mollema, E. Mas
11 - E. Grosu, R. Minali, B. McNulty, H. Mulubrhan, L. Pacioni, E. Morin, E Chaves
10 - R. Dennis, M. Hoelgaard, F. Masnada
9 - G. Van Avermaet, A. Aranburu, Je. Herrada, T. Dumoulin, R. Janse van Rensburg, D. de la Cruz, J. Drucker, S. Geschke, R. Fernández
8 - G. Thomas, A. Turgis, J. Quintero, T. Kangert, O. Naesen, J. Mosca, H. Vanhoucke, P. Allegaert

 

[valentius borealis]

Time to get back to it for this year.

Current standings
5 - B. Coquard
4 - N. Bouhanni, M. Kwiatkowski, E. Theuns, N. Politt, J. Stewart
3 - M. Würtz, G. Van Avermaet, P. Konrad, B. Mollema

 

[SafeBet]

Best race of the year is back!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I hope Coquard finally gets that first major victory. He's off to a great start.

 

[postmanhat]

I fear for Capiot this year. Too much competition for top billing at Arkea compared to SVB. Not sure who to cheer for now?

 

[tobydawq]

Herrada maybe?

 

[valentius borealis]

I fear for Capiot this year. Too much competition for top billing at Arkea compared to SVB. Not sure who to cheer for now?

Pieter Vanspeybrouck had the same problem when he went to Wanty.

 

[RedheadDane]

Herrada maybe?

Which one? Let me guess; the one who gets the most top-10s, without getting a win?

 

[Berflamand]

I like this competition.

It also makes me wonder if there's a ranking with most career top10s without a win and a ranking with most career top10s before the first win? Would be interesting to see.

 

[tobydawq]

Which one? Let me guess; the one who gets the most top-10s, without getting a win?

Jesus Christ, just use your common sense...

 

[RedheadDane]

I like this competition.

It also makes me wonder if there's a ranking with most career top10s without a win and a ranking with most career top10s before the first win? Would be interesting to see.

Benoot got quite a few top-10s before winning Strade Bianche.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Jesus Christ, just use your common sense...

I didn't know his middle name was Christ, but i'll cheer for Jesús Herrada then.

 

[tobydawq]

The last time José Herrada got a top 10 was the day Madrazo and Bol beat him in the 2019 Vuelta. So you'll forgive me for not having too high hopes for him regarding this competition.

 

[RedheadDane]

But Jesus occassionally wins bike races!


(And imagine seeing this post out of context!)

 

[SafeBet]

Benoot got quite a few top-10s before winning Strade Bianche.

63 if I'm not mistaken.

I have Capiot at 71 with no wins. there might be riders with a longer open streak though.

 

[Kazistuta]

I'd say Theuns is as good a bet as any. Actually don't understand why riders gets taken off this list, when they win. Shouldn't they have their top10 count consolidated. Seems a bit off that a rider can "win" this competition with fx 22 top10's, when another rider earlier that season maybe took 30+ top10's before a win.

 

[RedheadDane]

It's the Most Top10s without a Win race.

 

[will-10]

I'd say Theuns is as good a bet as any. Actually don't understand why riders gets taken off this list, when they win. Shouldn't they have their top10 count consolidated. Seems a bit off that a rider can "win" this competition with fx 22 top10's, when another rider earlier that season maybe took 30+ top10's before a win.

A win is a DQ.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

But Jesus occassionally wins bike races!


(And imagine seeing this post out of context!)

He does, because he can turn his competitors' water into wine.

 

[Kazistuta]

It's the Most Top10s without a Win race.

Yeah, and a rider with

A win is a DQ.

Ok, guess that clarifies it....

 

[Ranagazoo]

This is the year Guillaume Martin finally proves his doubters wrong and wins this thing

 

[postmanhat]

Think I'm going to back Danny Van Poppel. Wanty have to enter all the WT races this year, and he's the closest thing they've got to a conventional sprinter. Realistically, he isn't going to win at WT level, but could clock up a lot of placings. There is the risk that he'll have enough energy left to win a .1 Belgian one-dayer

 

[RedheadDane]

Mollema is just not taking this seriously! DQing himself after just 3 top-10s...

 

[Pinot's goat]

I think Madouas will go well this year as he seems to be good at everything but not good enough to win a race.

 

[RedheadDane]

I think Madouas will go well this year as he seems to be good at everything but not good enough to win a race.

Looks like you might be on to something here.

 

[Andy262]

I don't believe it. 3rd March and Bauke Mollema is out of this already.

Oops, I'd missed that he was out in Feb. Man in form.