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The last Protour team without a victory?

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Which Protour team will be the last without a victory this year?

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quiqui

quiqui

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Which Protour team will be the last to get a win this year? Without last year's popular pick and eventual "winner" Euskaltel, I wonder which team will get most votes this year.

(This will follow CQ's team victory ranking, so Kittel's win in the Down Under Classic doesn't count)
 
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Dazed and Confused

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lets see:

Giant: Kittel + Degenkolb
Omega: Cav, Boonen etc
FDJ: Bouhanni and Demare
Katsuha: Kristoff and J-Rod
Cannondale: Sagen

There are obviously others who can score a win on these team, but these guys regularly wins 5-10 times a year.

Then we have Bos and Guardini. What can they do early in the season where many are fresh and wants to win races? Can Guardini get back in business?

I think its between Tinkoff and ag2r.
 
TourOfSardinia

TourOfSardinia

Feb 16, 2010
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Christian said:
No more Euskaltel :(
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from http://www.tourisme-aquitaine.fr/en/sX_video_detail.asp?id=148#item_c1_636E6A63
 
Afrank

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Much harder to predict this year, Every team has at least one top rider that you would expect capable of opening up the teams account soon. Can probably cross out a couple teams who won't be last though. Not Cannondale, OPQS, Giant, Katusha, FDJ, or Astana (I think they're all safe for getting a win soon).

So that leaves Saxo, Ag2r, Belkin. I'll say Ag2r. We do have Bessèges coming up. They could get a win there. But they seem like the most likely to be last of these 3 teams IMO.
 
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theyoungest

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I voted Belkin, can't see them pick up a win until Bos arrives in Langkawi and wins every flat stage there. OPQS, Giant, Cannondale et al. will probably start winning somewhere in the desert, the other teams somewhere in France or Spain.
 
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Dazed and Confused

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theyoungest said:
I voted Belkin, can't see them pick up a win until Bos arrives in Langkawi and wins every flat stage there. OPQS, Giant, Cannondale et al. will probably start winning somewhere in the desert, the other teams somewhere in France or Spain.
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Will Qatar be the next race for Belkin? Looks like its Greipel against the 2nd tier guys there. Perhaps Boom can take the TT in the desert.
 
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maltiv

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I voted Belkin, can't see them pick up a win until Bos arrives in Langkawi and wins every flat stage there. OPQS, Giant, Cannondale et al. will probably start winning somewhere in the desert, the other teams somewhere in France or Spain.
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That's quite early though, the last team usually gets their first win much later than that.
 
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Gloin22

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Cant believe FDJ got 3rd most votes here... with Bouhanni and Demare they have guranteed winners in the early French races.. Voted Tinkoff myself.
 
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