Originally Posted by
slcbob
I think Demare and Nizzolo will pick up some minor placings in the first few sprints but wind up duking it out for the ciclimina jersey in the end. If I'm wrong about that, it'll probably be Bauhaus' fault.
This relegation thing is wacky. In a good way. There are a lot of points out there in the Grand Tours and their prequels like Dauphine and Suisse. It'll be interesting to see if that puts someone else at the bottom, or it just puts those two further behind.
Does anyone know if there's a promotion system going in to the lower leagues, like you see in the Premier League? All I've seen this first year is that it's about trimming the World Tour from 19 to 18. Not about any ongoing churn.
Not sure. There is this thing that the top 2 Pro teams (currently Alpecin-Fenix and Arkea Samsic) get automatic invitations anyway, so if that remains in 2023, it will be 18 +2, I think? Also, Alpecin-Fenix and Arkea Samsic are easily in the top 18 in points now, but I'm not sure that they will apply to become World Tour teams b/c they may or may not fulfill the other criteria. Clearly, they are both rich enough to meet the financial requirements, but do they want to field teams in all those events?
It's not simply the top 18 teams in points, but rather the top 18 teams that
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Lanterne Rouge discusses some of these points here
https://lanternerouge.com.au/2022/02...ion-explained/