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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview: Leopard Trek

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

Each year, Pavé previews the upcoming road season with a countdown of the top-20 teams in the sport. Earlier today, we covered Team #2: HTC-High Road. Here’s the #1 team for 2011. #1 – Leopard Trek For the second year in a row, Team Saxo Bank is the #1 team in our Season Preview. Well, … Continue reading →

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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview: Liquigas-Cannondale

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

Each year, Pavé previews the upcoming road season with a countdown of the top-20 teams in the sport. We recently entered the top-5 with Garmin-Cervélo and Rabobank. We pick things up today with #3. #3 – Liquigas-Cannondale How does a team top a year in which it won both the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta … Continue reading →

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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview: Rabobank

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

Each year, Pavé previews the upcoming road season with a countdown of the top-20 teams in the sport. We entered the top-5 yesterday with Garmin-Cervélo. We pick things up today with #4. #4 – Rabobank In my first draft of this year’s Preview, Rabobank was one of the top-3 teams. But over the past few … Continue reading →

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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview: Katusha

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

Each year, Pavé previews the upcoming road season with a countdown of the top-20 teams in the sport. We pick things up today with #6. #6 – Katusha With 2010’s #1-ranked rider, an improved classics squad, and a bevy of Russian talent to keep the sponsors happy, 2011 should be a banner year for Katusha. … Continue reading →

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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview: Omega Pharma-Lotto

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

Each year, Pavé previews the upcoming road season with a countdown of the top-20 teams in the sport. Here’s #7. #7 Omega Pharma-Lotto It’s funny that a team with wins in the Amstel Gold Race and the Tour of Lombardy, a fifth-place finish in the Tour de France, and two stage wins at the Vuelta … Continue reading →

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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview: BMC Racing Team

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

Each year, Pavé previews the upcoming road season with a countdown of the top-20 teams in the sport. Here’s #8. #8 – BMC Racing Team Like many of the teams new to the sport’s upper echelon, BMC underwhelmed in 2010.  That said, while the team’s 2010 results didn’t necessarily indicate it, BMC is building its … Continue reading →

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