  In this paper, I report some investigation discussing team selection, whence
hierarchy, through ranking indicators, for example when measuring professional
cyclist team's sportive value, in particular in multistage races. A logical, it
seems, constraint is introduced on the riders: they must finish the race.
Several new indicators are defined, justified, and compared. These indicators
are mainly based on the arriving place of (the best 3) riders instead of their
time needed for finishing the stage or the race, - as presently classically
used. A case study, serving as an illustration containing the necessary
ingredients for a wider discussion, is the 2023 Vuelta de San Juan, but without
loss of generality.
  It is shown that the new indicators offer some new viewpoint for
distinguishing the ranking through the cumulative sums of the places of riders
rather than their finishing times. On the other hand, the indicators indicate a
different team hierarchy if only the finishing riders are considered. Some
consideration on the distance between ranking indicators is presented.
  Moreover, it is argued that these new ranking indicators should hopefully
promote more competitive races, not only till the end of the race, but also
until the end of each stage. Generalizations and other applications within
operational research topics, like in academia, are suggested.
