Division 2:2, beginning of season 24.No inactive teams!
Carapaz: strong team, training for a long time on mountain skills now and producing high quality young riders. And she has some money to spend on the transfermarket as well, Sure, for top 5. Maybe even promotion this time?
Trainer: 0 0 15 0 0 10 15
Youthscout: 12 13 12
Cyclists: 34
35+: 2 Brantenaar en VandenBussche
30-34: 12 Many good cyclists. Maybe not best in division, but podiums are possible in almost any race/tour!
26-29: 8
22-25: 9 Many 25-year olds for white jerseys
18-21: 3
Levi: A young team with an seemingly sound development plan. Focus on young-20-generation. Maybe a bit on the young side to impress, but with 3 very good 35+ riders he might very well stay in this division, 6-10
Trainer: 15 15 15 0 0 17 17
Youthscout: -
Cyclists: 27
35+: 3 Petry, Rizas and Saltman, are there for the points
30-34: 2 Stracciati and Flinois are ready to take over
26-29: 7
22-25: 12 (Lot of 22's and 23's - building this generation?)
18-21: 3
TGV, The team seems to strugle under high management cost. If cannibalisation of talents is the strategy to pay the managers, it will be hard. Place 9-12
Trainer: 17 15 17 0 15 15 17
Youthscout: 13 13 13
Cyclists: 25
35+: 0
30-34: 4 - 2 for sale Prates (m) and Baekelandt (h=14, for sale) are great prospects
26-29: 2
22-25: 5 - 1 for sale
18-21: 14 - 6 for sale
Dustin: for place 1-6, I would say 3 or 4, but all could change as Justin has the ability and the habit to stir up the transfer market regularly.
Trainer: 14 14 0 0 14 17 16
Youthscout: 12 13 13
Cyclists: 37!
35+: 6 And Tag is still there
30-34: 11 With stars for every terrain, Colman (F), Cagan (H), Lalancette (M)
26-29: 7 We will watch 29-year-old Luce, a promising mountain star
22-25: 11 amongst others Collet, Jonar and Rubbers!
18-21: 1
Pollyjean: seems on his way to 1:1. Great team with good mood. Was waiting in 3d division deliberately untill deemed ready. Promotion very likely -unless he decides to wait: place 1-3.
Trainer: 15 15 15 0 15 15 15
Youthscout: -
Cyclists: 27
35+: 0
30-34: 14, a whole new generation potential 1:1 stars Hoydonk, Ivaldi (M), Knol, Leonte (F) and Matejek (H).
26-29: 9 upcoming stars for staying in 1:1 a couple of more seasons
22-25: 2
18-21: 2
Mothers of Invention: mixed team. Sold some stars and building up in younger segment. Most likely seasoned and good enough to stay in, for place 6-7?
Trainer: 0 16 18 0 0 17 17
Youthscout: 15 13 16
Cyclists: 31
35+: 1
30-34: 6, Tavares (M), Naudts (TT)
26-29: 6
22-25: 7
18-21: 11- 2 for sale
Joachim: very smart manager with a lot of experience, building a strong new generation while having some good oldies. Ready for 1:1? Or pulling the breaks halfway? Place 1-4.
Trainer: 17 0 16 0 15 15 17
Youthscout: 12 10 14
Cyclists: 35!
35+: 6 Leao (F)
30-34: 10 Naselli, Donleavy (M)
26-29: 7
22-25: 6
18-21: 6
Cyclist Devils: his team has seen better days. Lost a lot of beautiful riders due to retirement. There will be wins though, but will it be enough to stay in? 6-10
Trainer: 0 18 0 0 0 0 15
Youthscout: -
Cyclists: 25
35+: 2, Lange (f/h)and Anel (DH) still there!
30-34: 4 Auge for the Ardennes classics?
26-29:3
22-25: 13 Building a new exclusively French team there
18-21 3
Tours.Cycle: Interesting team building a new around 30-generation, but seems not yet strong enough to really compete here. Might struggle to stay in, 8-12.
Trainer: 14 6 18 0 18 12 13
Youthscout: -
Cyclists: 27
35+: 0
30-34: 9 Beachel and Cwynar seem good riders for classics
26-29: 11
22-25: 4
18-21 3
Panteras Negras: A young team in training. But as a the designer of this race season he will have an advantage, and as the seller of seasons first 18-year-old, there is some money to enforce his team. Place 7-10
Trainer: 15 15 15 0 0 16 16
Youthscout: 15 15 15
Cyclists: 26
35+: 0
30-34: 1
26-29: 8
22-25: 11 (5 25s)
18-21: 5
VDGG: a very strong, well-balanced team (except for the u21 section) with a lot of options. Good enough for any place in between 1 and 6.
Trainer: 15 15 0 0 0 15 15
Youthscout: -
Cyclists: 29
35+: 6 Cappellazzo (S), Papparelli and Tuai (GC)
30-34: 8 VanderBorgh (F)
26-29: 7 Looking at 28 year old Leleu (M)
22-25: 6
18-21: 2
Naspa: not much is known about this team 😉 The manager hopes to end up at place 3 or 4. But 5-8 is more likely.
Trainer: 19 17 16 0 0 0 0
Youthscout: -
Cyclists:34
35+: 5 Orlandoni (S), Van Nes (classics)
30-34 4, Ximenes (GC), Döring (classics)
26-29: 9
22-25: 11
18-21: 5