Season 2005 Statistics : ProTour

limerickman said:

PRO TOUR OFFICIAL TEAM RANKING

1 CSC
2 PHONAK
3 RABOBANK
4 LOTTO
5 LIBERTY

Where did Phonak come from?! I realize there are probably other categories but I find it odd that Phonak lands 2nd in the Official Team Ranking but are not in the top 5 for any of the others mentioned here.

limerickman said:

Finally, one man started and completed all thre grand tours in 2005.

Step forward : Giovanni Lombardi CSC.
Superb.

Agreed... bravo Giovanni Lombardi!!

I'm very impressed with Team CSC's development over the past couple years! I'll be watching them closely this year - especially how they work as a team to support Basso in the Giro & TdF.

padawan said:

Where did Phonak come from?! I realize there are probably other categories but I find it odd that Phonak lands 2nd in the Official Team Ranking but are not in the top 5 for any of the others mentioned here.

Agreed... bravo Giovanni Lombardi!!

I'm very impressed with Team CSC's development over the past couple years! I'll be watching them closely this year - especially how they work as a team to support Basso in the Giro & TdF.

Phonak managed to finish second on the basis that although their number of wins during the season was low, due to the scoring system of the Pro-Tour they managed to accumulate a lot of points for high finishing positions for their riders in races.

It is an anomaly of the points system that a team like Phonak could finish ahead of a team who had substantially more wins ie Quick Step.

limerickman said:

Phonak managed to finish second on the basis that although their number of wins during the season was low, due to the scoring system of the Pro-Tour they managed to accumulate a lot of points for high finishing positions for their riders in races.

It is an anomaly of the points system that a team like Phonak could finish ahead of a team who had substantially more wins ie Quick Step.

The Pro-Tour and the points..... I really don't like the point system....