jcza Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Teams in the top 15 by sporting value (alphabetical order)AG2R La MondialeAstana Pro TeamBMC Racing TeamCannondaleEuskaltel – EuskadiFormer RabobankGarmin SharpKatushaLampre – MeridaMovistar TeamOmega Pharma – Quick-Step Cycling TeamOrica GreenEdgeRadioShack NissanSky ProcyclingVacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team Teams ranked 16th-20th (vying for final three WorldTour spots)16. Team Argos – Shimano17. Lotto Belisol18. FDJ19. Team Europcar20. Team Saxo – Tinkoff http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-announces-top-15-teams-for-2013-worldtour?ns_campaign=news&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=cyclingnews&ns_linkname=0&ns_fee=0
Jakkals. Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 hope argos can creep in there to see our SAFFA more on tv.
'Dale Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Saxo should get a slot with multiple Grand Tour winner 'Berto in it.Hope for the local hero, Janse van Rensburg, that Argos gets a run!
jcza Posted November 21, 2012 Author Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) I see Lotto-Belisol and AG2R are in and the final place is between Argos-Shimano and Saxo. Apparently announcement will be made today. Source: Telegraaf newspaper Edited November 21, 2012 by jcza
E-man Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) wo 21 nov 2012, 06:11 Argos dicht bij WorldTour Van onze speciale verslaggever AIGLE - Nederland krijgt vandaag te horen of het drie profformaties in de WorldTour heeft. Naast Vacansoleil-DCM en White Label (voormalig Rabobank) maakt ook Argos-Shimano een grote kans op de licentie die direct toegang geeft tot alle WorldTour-wedstrijden, waaronder Giro, Tour en Vuelta. De afgelopen dagen kregen Lotto-Belisol en AG2R reeds de licentie. Argos en SaxoBank zijn de twee overgebleven partijen voor de laatste plek. Al maandenlang heerst er een groot conflict tussen Bjarne Riis en de UCI over de punten van Alberto Contador. Geschorste renners zouden hun punten verliezen, waardoor SaxoBank zonder de punten van de Vuelta-winnaar niet bij de beste zestien teams behoort. De internationale wielerunie UCI heeft altijd aangegeven achter dit standpunt te blijven staan, waardoor Argos (wél in de top-zestien) de licentie zou krijgen. Voor SaxoBank lijkt dit geen onoverkomelijk probleem, aangezien de ploeg met Contador in de gelederen overal welkom zal zijn. Edited November 21, 2012 by E-man
'Dale Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 hope argos can creep in there to see our SAFFA more on tv. Argos are tipped as favourites.Rumours are that a wild card entry is guaranteed where 'Berto intends to race (GTs).
'Dale Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 2013 UCI WorldTour Calendar 22-27 Jan 2013 Tour Down Under (Aus)3-10 Mar 2013 Paris - Nice (Fra)6-12 Mar 2013 Tirreno-Adriatico (Ita)16 Mar 2013 Milano-Sanremo (Ita)18-24 Mar 2013 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (Esp)22 Mar 2013 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke (Bel)24 Mar 2013 Gent - Wevelgem (Bel)31 Mar 2013 Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres (Bel)1-6 Apr 2013 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco (Esp)7 Apr 2013 Paris - Roubaix (Fra)14 Apr 2013 Amstel Gold Race (Ned)17 Apr 2013 La Flèche Wallonne (Bel)21 Apr 2013 Liège - Bastogne - Liège (Bel)23-28 Apr 2013 Tour de Romandie (Sui)4-26 May 2013 Giro d'Italia (Ita)2-9 Jun 2013 Critérium du Dauphiné (Fra)8-16 Jun 2013 Tour de Suisse (Sui)29 Jun-21 Jul 2013 Tour de France (Fra)27 Jul 2013 Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian (Esp)27 Jul - 3 Aug 2013 Tour de Pologne (Pol)12-18 Aug 2013 Eneco Tour (Ita)24 Aug - 15 Sep 2013 Vuelta a España (Esp)25 Aug 2013 Vattenfall Cyclassics (Ger)1 Sep 2013 GP Ouest France - Plouay (Fra)13 Sep 2013 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec (Can)15 Sep 2013 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (Can)5 Oct 2013 Giro di Lombardia (Ita)9-13 Oct 2013 Tour of Hangzhou (Chn)16-20 Oct 2013 Tour of Beijing (Chn)
T-Bob Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 Liked the way europcar raced last season. Would love to see them back in one or two of the monuments.
GrumpyOldGuy Posted November 21, 2012 Posted November 21, 2012 Liked the way europcar raced last season. Would love to see them back in one or two of the monuments. Yeah, me too, Tommy always makes a race that much more interesting.
nochain Posted November 28, 2012 Posted November 28, 2012 Why is Argos even fighting for a spot??Of all the teams on the protour they had the 6th most wins this season....same number as Lotto and only movistar,quickstep , L-cannondale and Sky had more. They should have been the first choice if it is a budget issue that made them part of the wildcard draw?
jcza Posted November 28, 2012 Author Posted November 28, 2012 It's down to Argos Shimano & Saxo, decision soon. Will the UCI make a point & pick Argos or will ASO make point & not give Saxo a wildcard?
SyncSA Posted November 28, 2012 Posted November 28, 2012 How are these teams ranked? Is it because of previous season wins/standings?
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