Stage 21
It is the final stage of the Tour and everyone on the team is completely spent. 189 riders started and 164 riders will finish it. Too hold the polka dot jersey is such an honor. Not only do I hold a jersey but I also took two stage wins, one a TTT and one a solo victory on a mountain stage. I know it will be a fun stage since the only real battle left is the battle for the Green Jersey. We came into Paris and it was amazing, the scenery was beautiful.



Sandy Casar was out in front looking for an opportunity to win a stage but the peloton would not let that happen.



Sutton was too tired to sprint so it was Freire who won the stage ahead of Frenchman Romain Feillu.



Final Standings coming soon …

What a tour! Kom! 6th for Vandevelde, A stage! woow!

Stage
1 Óscar Freire Rabobank 2h56'02
2 Romain Feillu Agritubel s.t.
3 Tom Boonen Quick·Step s.t.
4 Alessandro Petacchi LPR Brakes Farnese Vini s.t.
5 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto s.t.
6 Damiano Cunego Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
7 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
8 Daniele Bennati Liquigas s.t.
9 Enrico Gasparotto Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
10 William Bonnet Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
11 Gerald Ciolek Team Milram s.t.
12 Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux s.t.
13 Robert Förster Team Milram s.t.
14 Thor Hushovd Cervélo Test Team s.t.
15 Matti Breschel Team Saxo Bank s.t.
16 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
17 Gert Steegmans Team Katusha s.t.
18 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team s.t.
19 Laurent Lefèvre Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
20 Andreas Klöden Astana Cycling Team s.t.
21 Fabian Cancellara Team Saxo Bank s.t.
22 Pierrick Fédrigo Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
23 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas s.t.
24 Lance Armstrong Astana Cycling Team s.t.
25 Jérôme Pineau Quick·Step s.t.
26 Yuri Trofimov Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
27 Pavel Brutt Team Katusha s.t.
28 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
29 Grégory Rast Astana Cycling Team s.t.
30 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
31 Allan Davis Quick·Step s.t.
32 Christian Vandevelde Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
33 Daniel Martin Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
34 Simon Gerrans Cervélo Test Team s.t.
35 Igor Antón Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
36 Fabian Wegmann Team Milram s.t.
37 Danilo Napolitano Team Katusha s.t.
38 Vitaliy Buts Lampre - N.G.C s.t.
39 Jeremy Hunt Cervélo Test Team s.t.
40 Janez Brajkovič Astana Cycling Team s.t.
41 Trent Lowe Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
42 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto s.t.
43 Sérgio Paulinho Astana Cycling Team s.t.
44 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
45 Christopher Sutton Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
46 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram s.t.
47 Thomas Rohregger Team Milram s.t.
48 Koldo Fernández de Larrea Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.
49 Thomas Voeckler Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
50 Rémy Di Gregorio Française des Jeux s.t.


Final General Classification
1 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 86h27'29
2 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 5'53
3 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 5'55
4 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 9'09
5 Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne + 9'51
6 Christian Vandevelde Garmin - Slipstream + 14'20
7 Denis Menchov Rabobank + 15'26
8 Carlos Sastre Cervélo Test Team + 15'32
9 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 17'06
10 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram + 18'02
11 Vladimir Karpets Team Katusha + 19'37
12 Ivan Basso Liquigas + 20'07
13 Fränk Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 20'19
14 Tadej Valjavec AG2R La Mondiale + 20'31
15 Damiano Cunego Lampre - N.G.C + 23'02
16 Andreas Klöden Astana Cycling Team + 23'07
17 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto + 23'34
18 Pierre Rolland Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 24'29
19 Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi + 24'42
20 Kim Kirchen Team Columbia - High Road + 25'42
21 Lance Armstrong Astana Cycling Team + 25'47
22 Igor Antón Euskaltel - Euskadi + 26'11
23 Rigoberto Urán Caisse d'Epargne + 26'54
24 Christophe Moreau Agritubel + 28'23
25 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R La Mondiale + 30'19
26 Jakob Fuglsang Team Saxo Bank + 31'49
27 Jurgen Van den Broeck Silence - Lotto + 32'05
28 Markus Fothen Team Milram + 32'22
29 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step + 32'23
30 Stijn Devolder Quick·Step + 33'05
31 George Hincapie Team Columbia - High Road + 33'21
32 David Moncoutié Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 33'36
33 José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne + 34'35
34 Amael Moinard Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 35'07
35 Thomas Rohregger Team Milram + 35'58
36 José Angel Gómez Marchante Cervélo Test Team + 36'09
37 Janez Brajkovič Astana Cycling Team + 37'25
38 Iker Camaño Fuji - Servetto + 37'58
39 Pierrick Fédrigo Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 39'05
40 Thomas Dekker Silence - Lotto + 39'55
41 Sandy Casar Française des Jeux + 39'59
42 Rémi Pauriol Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 41'58
43 Thomas Voeckler Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 42'52
44 Pavel Brutt Team Katusha + 42'59
45 Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 44'27
46 Yuri Trofimov Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 46'46
47 John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale + 46'57
48 Vasil Kiryienka Caisse d'Epargne + 47'19
49 Sérgio Paulinho Astana Cycling Team + 47'38
50 Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne + 48'58
51 Mathieu Sprick Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 53'10
52 Jens Voigt Team Saxo Bank + 53'23
53 Gorka Verdugo Euskaltel - Euskadi + 54'02
54 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas + 54'11
55 Daniel Martin Garmin - Slipstream + 56'08
56 Alexander Efimkin AG2R La Mondiale + 57'21
57 Marco Pinotti Team Columbia - High Road + 57'43
58 Ricardo Serrano Fuji - Servetto + 1h00'47
59 Rémy Di Gregorio Française des Jeux + 1h02'02
60 Cyril Dessel AG2R La Mondiale + 1h04'35
61 Yoann Le Boulanger Agritubel + 1h05'49
62 David Millar Garmin - Slipstream + 1h08'33
63 Stéphane Goubert AG2R La Mondiale + 1h09'12
64 José Rubiera Astana Cycling Team + 1h10'07
65 Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank + 1h10'44
66 Dani Navarro Astana Cycling Team + 1h11'15
67 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank + 1h12'12
68 Alexandre Botcharov Team Katusha + 1h12'27
69 Jérôme Pineau Quick·Step + 1h12'51
70 Vitaliy Buts Lampre - N.G.C + 1h13'58
71 Enrico Gasparotto Lampre - N.G.C + 1h15'08
72 David Zabriskie Garmin - Slipstream + 1h19'36
73 Paolo Bailetti Fuji - Servetto + 1h23'00
74 David Cañada Fuji - Servetto + 1h25'25
75 Philippe Gilbert Silence - Lotto + 1h26'47
76 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale + 1h27'15
77 Volodymyr Gustov Cervélo Test Team + 1h27'55
78 Kanstantsin Siutsou Team Columbia - High Road + 1h28'20
79 Laurent Lefèvre Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 1h35'09
80 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1h37'36
81 Alberto Fernández Fuji - Servetto + 1h38'19
82 Jussi Veikkanen Française des Jeux + 1h41'40
83 Tony Martin Team Columbia - High Road + 1h44'53
84 Staf Scheirlinckx Silence - Lotto + 1h45'08
85 Trent Lowe Garmin - Slipstream + 1h45'53
86 Christian Knees Team Milram + 1h51'42
87 Sylvain Calzati Agritubel + 1h56'15
88 Evgeni Petrov Team Katusha + 1h56'39
89 Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas + 2h03'34
90 Johan Van Summeren Silence - Lotto + 2h07'01
91 Simon Gerrans Cervélo Test Team + 2h09'30
92 Ryder Hesjedal Garmin - Slipstream + 2h10'51
93 Bingen Fernández Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 2h15'43
94 Luca Mazzanti Team Katusha + 2h16'35
95 Romain Feillu Agritubel + 2h16'45
96 Fabian Wegmann Team Milram + 2h23'43
97 Jure Golcer LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 2h24'20
98 Charles Wegelius Silence - Lotto + 2h26'55
99 Lars Boom Rabobank + 2h31'06
100 Matti Breschel Team Saxo Bank + 2h36'44
101 Cristiano Salerno LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 2h38'37
102 Robert Kiserlovski Fuji - Servetto + 2h39'03
103 Maxime Bouet Agritubel + 2h58'11
104 Aitor Hernández Euskaltel - Euskadi + 3h14'37
105 Andrea Noè Liquigas + 3h14'47
106 Fabian Cancellara Team Saxo Bank + 3h16'10
107 Jürgen Van de Walle Quick·Step + 3h18'22
108 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team Saxo Bank + 3h21'53
109 Nick Nuyens Rabobank + 3h37'07
110 Alessandro Ballan Lampre - N.G.C + 3h38'31
111 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux + 3h38'47
112 Thor Hushovd Cervélo Test Team + 3h44'15
113 Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia - High Road + 3h44'34
114 Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale + 3h45'26
115 Koldo Fernández de Larrea Euskaltel - Euskadi + 3h50'02
116 Óscar Freire Rabobank + 3h51'51
117 Yukiya Arashiro Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 3h54'25
118 Bram Tankink Rabobank + 3h55'52
119 Tom Boonen Quick·Step + 4h03'47
120 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne + 4h08'50
121 Nicolas Portal Caisse d'Epargne + 4h09'23
122 Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto + 4h10'36
123 Marcus Burghardt Team Columbia - High Road + 4h16'34
124 Giairo Ermeti LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 4h16'38
125 Sylvester Szmyd Liquigas + 4h24'32
126 Daniele Bennati Liquigas + 4h27'33
127 Allan Davis Quick·Step + 4h34'18
128 Mikhail Ignatiev Team Katusha + 4h35'15
129 Iván Velasco Euskaltel - Euskadi + 4h36'58
130 Sebastian Langeveld Rabobank + 4h37'04
131 Nico Sijmens Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 4h40'34
132 Matthew Lloyd Silence - Lotto + 4h42'01
133 Grégory Rast Astana Cycling Team + 4h47'57
134 Christopher Sutton Garmin - Slipstream + 4h48'27
135 Alessandro Petacchi LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 4h49'57
136 Gerald Ciolek Team Milram + 4h52'45
137 Kevyn Ista Agritubel + 4h53'53
138 Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi + 4h57'24
139 Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux + 5h00'53
140 Mathieu Drujon Caisse d'Epargne + 5h05'46
141 Danilo Napolitano Team Katusha + 5h06'00
142 Frederic Guesdon Française des Jeux + 5h06'44
143 Guillaume Blot Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 5h10'07
144 Niki Terpstra Team Milram + 5h10'09
145 William Bonnet Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 5h14'56
146 Jeremy Hunt Cervélo Test Team + 5h17'35
147 Peter Wrölich Team Milram + 5h23'52
148 Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre - N.G.C + 5h26'18
149 Matteo Montaguti LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 5h26'48
150 Roger Hammond Cervélo Test Team + 5h27'50
151 Andreas Klier Cervélo Test Team + 5h28'23
152 Robert Förster Team Milram + 5h30'39
153 Gert Steegmans Team Katusha + 5h34'41
154 Wouter Weylandt Quick·Step + 5h40'15
155 Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step + 5h40'54
156 Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 5h42'19
157 Riccardo Chiarini LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 5h47'38
158 Claudio Corioni Liquigas + 5h53'48
159 Claudio Cucinotta LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 5h57'04
160 Davide Viganò Fuji - Servetto + 6h03'01
161 André Greipel Team Columbia - High Road + 6h03'03
162 Juan José Haedo Team Saxo Bank + 6h11'04
163 Roberto Ferrari LPR Brakes Farnese Vini + 6h27'17
164 Graeme Brown Rabobank + 6h52'51


Points
1 Tom Boonen Quick·Step 217
2 Thor Hushovd Cervélo Test Team 197
3 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 162
4 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 156
5 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 155
6 Matti Breschel Team Saxo Bank 146
7 Romain Feillu Agritubel 138
8 Óscar Freire Rabobank 136
9 Damiano Cunego Lampre - N.G.C 134
10 Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne 130
11 Danilo Napolitano Team Katusha 122
12 Alessandro Petacchi LPR Brakes Farnese Vini 122
13 Pierre Rolland Bbox Bouygues Télécom 117
14 Robert Gesink Rabobank 104
15 Daniele Bennati Liquigas 104
16 Christopher Sutton Garmin - Slipstream 101
17 Daniel Martin Garmin - Slipstream 95
18 Thomas Voeckler Bbox Bouygues Télécom 92
19 Christian Vandevelde Garmin - Slipstream 81
20 Fabian Wegmann Team Milram 78


Mountain
1 Daniel Martin Garmin - Slipstream 344
2 Robert Gesink Rabobank 270
3 Carlos Sastre Cervélo Test Team 251
4 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 168
5 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto 147
6 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 122
7 Bingen Fernández Cofidis, le crédit en ligne 109
8 Pierre Rolland Bbox Bouygues Télécom 108
9 Sylvain Calzati Agritubel 101
10 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi 97
11 David Moncoutié Cofidis, le crédit en ligne 91
12 Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne 78
13 Sandy Casar Française des Jeux 76
14 Denis Menchov Rabobank 74
15 Kim Kirchen Team Columbia - High Road 67
16 Christophe Moreau Agritubel 66
17 Linus Gerdemann Team Milram 63
18 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R La Mondiale 58
19 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step 58
20 Vitaliy Buts Lampre - N.G.C 48



Young Rider Classification
1 Robert Gesink Rabobank 86h33'24
2 Pierre Rolland Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 18'34
3 Rigoberto Urán Caisse d'Epargne + 20'59
4 Jakob Fuglsang Team Saxo Bank + 25'54
5 Thomas Dekker Silence - Lotto + 34'00
6 Yuri Trofimov Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 40'51
7 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas + 48'16
8 Daniel Martin Garmin - Slipstream + 50'13
9 Rémy Di Gregorio Française des Jeux + 56'07
10 Vitaliy Buts Lampre - N.G.C + 1h08'03

David Zabriskie wins American TT and Ryan Bauman won the RR. Taylor Phinney came in 3rd in the TT.

Good job at the tour

Due to a rapid decrease of form plus being very fatigued I have decided not to race in Britain and to end my season early.

come on, just race it anyway

Very interesting read - took me a while to catch up, but nice job

Evans is second again!

not with a from in the 50s.

Gustav Larson is the new World TT Champion

yes hope for it IRL this year too

Juan Antoni Flecha is the World RR Champion

Francais de Jeux and Cofidis have been relegated.Vacansoleil and ISD have been promoted.

Awesome job! Baumann wins the USA RR hahahahah. He is a nice guy, met him a few times racing.

Flecha, ISD, Polka Dot...
Of course its time for banana

Im in sort of a pickle. Im into 2010 with an overdrawn account so without being able to use advanced editor I can;
A) change teams which would be a nice change of pace and a new challenge.
B) Add money to account and not be overdrawn.
Either way I need someone to help me edit using thee advanced editor. Either way the story will continue.
pm me if you can help.

A few stage wins usually sort things out with money... Try winning Tour Down Under with one of your riders

300,000$ is how much i need.

Good news. Not only will I be continuing with Garmin I have also learned that I will be racing in the Worlds RR and TT. Sorry South Africa, Irelands in and South Africa's out. :p One year into the story and I would love your feedback on what to do differently. Here is what I already plan to do.

A)Team Preview
B)Tell you more that happens outside of my races.
C)Anything else you suggest.