UCI announces top 15 teams for 2013 WorldTour

['Dale]

How are these teams ranked?

 

Is it because of previous season wins/standings?

 

There's a points system which gets carried over into the new season.

[G-Unit]

Liked the way europcar raced last season. Would love to see them back in one or two of the monuments.

 

+1

 

Is Rolland still with Europcar? He always seems to back himself for a GC stage win or 2.

[hanoj]

hope argos can creep in there to see our SAFFA more on tv.

Hoop ook so antonj

[STRADA]

Yeah, me too, Tommy always makes a race that much more interesting.

 

+1, like him very much

[nochain]

Saxo protour wins....6,europcar ...9 , Argos...27 wins!!

['Dale]

Saxo-Tinkoff could fail to secure a WorldTour licence for 2013 because the points Contador received for winning the Vuelta a Espana this year do not count towards the team's licence. Riis has signed numerous new riders with as many points as possible to help his bid but five teams are vying for the final three WorldTour licences, with Saxo-Tinkoff and Argos-Shimano said to be battling for one of the final spots.

 

The UCI has said it will announce its final decision on December 10.

 

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[Jakkals.]

This thing is dragging, and you know when it drags, it is normally not in our favour.

[E-man]

Argos, saxo in

Katusha out

 

http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails2011.asp?id=ODkwNw&MenuId=MTYzMDQ&LangId=1&BackLink=%2FTemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI8%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuID%3DMTYzMDQ%26LangId%3D1

[Jaco-fiets]

Happy for the SA boytjie!

 

What would happen to Katusha now? What their sponsership go ahead even though the team does not have pro tour stutus?

[GrumpyOldGuy]

Happy for the SA boytjie!

 

What would happen to Katusha now? What their sponsership go ahead even though the team does not have pro tour stutus?

 

I would be interested to know why their application was rejected, was it based on points or financial obligations or some other issue. Katusha had some seriously good riders, Rodriguez been only one of them. I will be very upset if they are relegated down and dont manage to secure wild card entries to the grand tours or if the sponsor pulls the plug.

[E-man]

I would be interested to know why their application was rejected, was it based on points or financial obligations or some other issue. Katusha had some seriously good riders, Rodriguez been only one of them. I will be very upset if they are relegated down and dont manage to secure wild card entries to the grand tours or if the sponsor pulls the plug.

 

How did FDJ get in?! They are the lowest team in the rankings and Katusha 2nd!

 

http://www.uciworldtour.com/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MTYwNzk&LangId=1

[sharkysa]

All sounds like politics to me....

[HappyMartin]

Well I am glad Saxo is in. Very glad Argos are in for obvious reasons

[jcza]

This kinda explains how it works

['Dale]

UCI politics.

 

Who really 'gets' the point system?

Tch!

 

Katusha is Russian-based.

Wonderful different flavour in the PRO peloton.

And, of course, lost some firepower with Freire retiring.

Pint-sized Rodriquez have really brought some spark back after the aging Menchov is clearly moving into the background.

 

Very cool for van Rensburg in the Argos set-up.

What a dream for the young man. Awesome.

[GrumpyOldGuy]

How did FDJ get in?! They are the lowest team in the rankings and Katusha 2nd!

 

http://www.uciworldt...TYwNzk&LangId=1

 

Yeah, I dont know, I mean they really didnt feature at all this year, if I didnt see their name on the start list to most races, I wouldn't have known they were there.