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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview – Number 18

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

#18 – Team Saxo Bank & Geox-TMC (tie) A year ago it would have been hard to believe that we would be mentioning Saxo Bank and the team that was Footon-Servetto in the same breath—and in the bottom quarter of our Season Preview.  Unfortunately, professional cycling is a fickle, “what have you done for me … Continue reading →

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2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview – Number 19

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

#19 – Ag2r – La Mondiale The only French team to have made the UCI’s list of ProTeams, Ag2r hits our list at #19.  That said, if a few of the team’s key riders can improve upon their performances from last year, the team might end the season ranked much higher. Ag2r enjoyed a successful … Continue reading →

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Pavé’s 2011 Team-By-Team Season Preview – Number 20

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

It’s that time of year again, and rather than save all 20 teams in our 2011 Season Preview for the week before the season “officially” opens with the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (a momentous task that very nearly killed me last Februaury), I’ll be rolling this year’s top twenty squads over the next several weeks—starting this … Continue reading →

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2010 Team-By-Team Season Review: #2

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

#2 Liquigas – (Preview Ranking: #4) What We Said: Liquigas has perhaps the youngest and deepest grand tour squad in the sport, led by the Four Horsemen of the Green-pocalypse (yes, I made that up myself): Ivan Basso, Franco Pellizotti, Roman Kreuziger, and Vincenzo Nibali. In a way, Liquigas finds itself in a siutution akin … Continue reading →

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Pavé’s 2010 Season Preview – Part 4 (Teams 5-1)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by

Here are the Top-5 teams in Pavé’s Top-5 teams of 2010. Share your comments below and thanks for reading! #5 – BMCThe new-and-improved BMC is the first of 2 Professional Continental teams in the Top-5, proof that a Pro Tour license isn’t the only key to success. Jim Ochowicz must have had quite a bit … Continue reading →

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Pavé’s 2010 Season Preview – Part 3 (Teams 10-6)

Posted on February 24, 2010 by

Here’s Part 3 of Pavé’s 2010 Season Preview.  Today we take a look at the first half of the Top-10.  For at look at Parts 1 and 2, click here and here respectively.  We’ll wrap it all tomorrow with a look at what I consider to be the 5 best teams in the sport.  As … Continue reading →

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