Can someone please tell me or give I link where I can find how get Continental Teams promoted to the World Tour??? A link to the actual classification would be great to.
Thnxs in advance.
Edited by fickman on 15-07-2012 23:38
The 2 best Pro Conti teams in CQ ranking promote to World Tour, while the remaining 22 best Pro Conti/Continental teams make up next year's Pro Conti division.
cio93 wrote:
The 2 best Pro Conti teams in CQ ranking promote to World Tour, while the remaining 22 best Pro Conti/Continental teams make up next year's Pro Conti division.
surely that's not entirely true
how did Greenedge/Leopard Trek get their licenses?
they weren't in ProConti last year
A team ranked in the first fifteen places of the classification on the basis of sporting level is by this fact considered to have satisfied the sporting criterion.
The sporting value of a team ranked between 16th and 20th places inclusive will be verified by the licence commission via a more detailed assessment.
In order to determine whether a team ranked between 16th and 20th satisfies the sporting criterion, the licence commission will inter alia ascertain whether there is a clear gap in the classification or whether particular circumstances have had an effect on the team’s results. Such particular circumstances shall include any injuries to riders, the types of event which the team has ridden and the homogeneity of the team.
A team ranked lower than 20th shall be considered not to have satisfied the sporting criterion.
There are up to 18 WT spots, so the first 15 are in + 3 of the teams ranked 15th to 20th.
EDIT:
As far as I know, this is the reason for WT teams to sign comparably weaker riders, who did well in Africa, Asia or Oceania Tour (Zargari, Sohrabi) because they contribute valuable points to secure a WT license.
Sohrabi is worth more for Lotto than Van den Broeck, for example.
Edited by cio93 on 16-07-2012 00:37
