That formula bodes will for Manchester United, which beginning with the 2004-05 season has finished among the top three in the EPL every season and captured first place four times.
Grange was 21 points ahead of Moelgg going into the final race after a season which included three victories and a second place, but his freak slip-up so close to the finish saw his dreams of winning the title abruptly end.
Wiggins had already won three stage races this season, and a fourth-place finish at the 2009 Tour provided an undercurrent of belief.
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Chicago (Soldier Field), Los Angeles (Dodger Stadium) and Vancouver (BC Place) will host the three other outdoor games next season.
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Three points from the nine remaining to them this season would guarantee a knock-out place.
The Saints hold an eight-point lead over second-place Rhyl, who drew on Saturday, with three games left this season.
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But Craig Levein's side have designs on third place and have drawn each of their three league meetings with Celtic this season.
The Australian Open finalist could be out of action for up to three weeks - hitting his hopes of winning a place in the end-of-season Masters Cup.
Only the top three in Serie A will go straight into next season's Champions League group stages with the fourth place finisher having to negotiate two qualifying rounds.
The England striker will now serve a three-match ban over the holiday period in a season where he has struggled to earn a regular place in Liverpool's starting line-up.
He would have had to remain on PUP through the first six weeks of the season, whereupon a three-week window is triggered for the Colts to either activate him or place him on injured reserve ( IR ) for the remainder of the season.
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But he has struggled to hold down a regular first-team place racking up 35 appearances for the Liberty Stadium side, including three in the Championship this season.
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