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Cross Worlds Power Poll: Women's Edition!
Cross Worlds start tomorrow! If you can't tell, I am just a little excited. And no, it's not just the doppio I just tossed back. We've previewed the Elite Men and their U-23 counterparts, but we have said nothing of the glamorous ladies who race every bit as hard and put on a spectacle every...
Where Flandriens Still Dare: Power Poll 2.0!
Though it pains me to say so, we're more than halfway through the cobbled portion of the Spring Classics, with only two events to go, and only one that you might order a DVD of. The races only seem to get more exciting and intriguing, but then that's the Classics. We argue back and forth about...
2010 Podium Cafe World Team Rankings At The One-Third Poll
Yep, this is Official stuff here. What you see is what the teams actually did-and there's some surprising results. Before we get to them, a slight explanation is needed. The table below ranks the teams this year and last. Of course VDS this year lists more races so this isn't a perfect comparison....
Pre-Ardennes Team Power Poll 2010!
Such a fun time of the year to be a cycling fan! But enough dithering! On with the rankings. Oh-the number in parenthesis is where Chris ranked the teams after LBL last year. And that LYCS? Last Year Chris Said. 1. Katusha (2) LYCS: It was Ivanov who delivered the haymakers: a winner at AGR, 13th...
Mid-Race Power Poll
Well, we have a pretty good idea now of where this is headed. Chances are we have a serious two-man nailbiter on our hands, with maybe a third insurgent in the mix. And there are a lot of places for that story to change rather dramatically still. Here goes: 1. (2) Denis Menchov, Rabobank...
Post-Dolomiti Power Poll!
Yes, that's our first headline in some time without the word "Giro" in it. Hell, I won't even re-use our awesome Giro graphics for the moment, just to give the eye a rest. There's only one hitch, and it involves tricolore socks over one's horns... Anyway, we have ourselves one hell of a maglia...
Oh No, It's... An Ardennes Week Power Poll!
Hey, at least it has a short shelf life. I plan to do this exercise twice: today and after Liege-Bastogne-Liege. There's a reason people associate Classics season more with Flanders than the Ardennes... one of them is six weeks long, the other one. As for team tactics in Ardennes Week, you could...
The Fastest Cobbles Power Poll Ever!
Lot of words spent already today, so I want to reflect the monumental results without dragging this on much longer. 1. (1) Quick Step ↔ Any questions? Didn't think so. 2. (3) Cervélo Test Team ↑ Yes we can! Knights of é on pace to get on every podium that matters this...
Season Long Power Poll #3: Eve of Flanders Edition
Sunday night. Got my popcorn. Got my nutritional yeast on it. Got my Full Sail ale. Might need a couple Full Sail's because how does one balance Brabant Arrow results with Castilla y Leon? Milan-Sanremo with Criterium International? E3 with Coppi and Bartali and DDV? Enough dithering. Here's the...
Power Poll #2- Pre-MSR/Cobbles Edition!
Not only that but this is the annual drink your kool-aid here! edition. So okay, since the last time we met, we've seen the 1st weekend in Belgium (and Switzerland), Eroica, and the 1st three week-long stage races. What tends to happen now is that certain Story Lines get set. You know: a certain...
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