What i meant in team preview was introducing all the new riders to the team.

Tour Mediterraneen – Stage 2
Today’s stage is another flat stage but after the breakaway made it yesterday, it is very unlikely that the peloton will make the same mistake again. Hoping the peloton would make the same mistake were the riders in the breakaway.



The peloton caught the break with 20 kilometers left and the sprinters got ready. With 1 kilometer left Rollin was in the lead but Feillu and Rojas were following close behind.



But who won? In the peloton Caisse celebrate as Rojas edged out Feillu.




Stage
1 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne 3h16'02
2 Romain Feillu Agritubel s.t.
3 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
4 William Bonnet Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
5 Dominique Rollin Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
6 Tomas Vaitkus Astana Cycling Team s.t.
7 Jimmy Casper Besson Chaussures - Sojasun s.t.
8 Alexandre Usov Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
9 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
10 Florian Vachon Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
11 Christoph Sokoll Rabobank CT s.t.
12 Pierre Rolland Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
13 Romain Villa Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
14 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Cycling Team s.t.
15 Mickael Buffaz Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
16 Allan Davis Quick•Step s.t.
17 Paul Moucheraud Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
18 Boy Van Poppel Rabobank CT s.t.
19 Guillaume Levarlet Française des Jeux s.t.
20 Pablo Lastras Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
21 Jonathan Thiré Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
22 Rubén Pérez Astana Cycling Team s.t.
23 Johann Tschopp Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
24 Michael Schär Astana Cycling Team s.t.
25 Christophe Le Mével Française des Jeux s.t.
26 Samuele Marzoli CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
27 Benjamín Noval Astana Cycling Team s.t.
28 John Gadret Astana Cycling Team s.t.
29 Dani Moreno Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
30 Mathieu Sprick Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
31 Sérgio Paulinho Astana Cycling Team s.t.
32 Xabier Zandio Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
33 José Herrada Astana Cycling Team s.t.
34 Jérémy Roy Française des Jeux s.t.
35 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
36 Jérôme Coppel Française des Jeux s.t.
37 Gil Suray Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
38 Daniel Martin Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
39 Luis Pasamontes Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
40 Sylvain Calzati Agritubel s.t.



GC
1 Jérémy Roy Française des Jeux 6h13'04
2 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne + 8
3 Mirko Selvaggi CarmioOro - A-Style + 12
4 Maryan Hary Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 20
5 Daniel Fleeman Cinelli - Down Under s.t.
6 Cyrille Monnerais Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
7 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne + 1'36
8 Romain Feillu Agritubel + 1'44
9 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team Saxo Bank + 1'48
10 Jimmy Casper Besson Chaussures - Sojasun + 1'56
11 Alexandre Usov Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
12 William Bonnet Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
13 Tomas Vaitkus Astana Cycling Team s.t.
14 Florian Vachon Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
15 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
16 Romain Villa Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
17 Allan Davis Quick•Step s.t.
18 Guillaume Levarlet Française des Jeux s.t.
19 Christoph Sokoll Rabobank CT s.t.
20 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Cycling Team s.t.
21 Dominique Rollin Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
22 Mickael Buffaz Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
23 Pablo Lastras Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
24 Michael Schär Astana Cycling Team s.t.
25 Pierre Rolland Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
26 Jonathan Thiré Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
27 Johann Tschopp Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
28 Jérôme Coppel Française des Jeux s.t.
29 Dani Moreno Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
30 Samuele Marzoli CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
31 Paul Moucheraud Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
32 Boy Van Poppel Rabobank CT s.t.
33 Sébastien Portal Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
34 Tom Danielson Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
35 Christophe Le Mével Française des Jeux s.t.
36 Sylvain Calzati Agritubel s.t.
37 Michel Kreder Rabobank CT s.t.
38 Daniel Martin Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
39 Benjamín Noval Astana Cycling Team s.t.
40 Sérgio Paulinho Astana Cycling Team s.t.

Tour Mediterraneen – Stage 3
Today is the only Mountain stage of the race and with a few riders ahead by over a minute this is my last chance to make up time. Right from the beginning there was a small breakaway group.



For most of the race it was Francais des Jeux who controlled the peloton throughout the race. We tried to stay up front with them in order to stay out of trouble.



When we got to the final two climbs Danielson came to the front and pushed the tempo.



As soon as we hit the bottom of the final climb, I attacked and tried to catch up a group that had Rolland and Iglinsky.



I caught up with them and set the pace. They followed me but no one attacked. With half a kilometer left I was barely in the lead.



But I held off Iglinsky and take my first win of the year but I don’t finish far enough ahead to take the yellow jersey.






Stage
1 Daniel Martin Garmin - Slipstream 2h46'04
2 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Cycling Team s.t.
3 Pierre Rolland Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 21
4 Sylvain Calzati Agritubel + 47
5 Cyril Gautier Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
6 Johann Tschopp Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
7 Romain Villa Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
8 Benjamín Noval Astana Cycling Team s.t.
9 Mickael Buffaz Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
10 Sérgio Paulinho Astana Cycling Team s.t.
11 Tom Danielson Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
12 Niek Van Geffen Rabobank CT s.t.
13 Mathieu Sprick Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
14 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
15 Dani Moreno Caisse d'Epargne + 1'39
16 Pablo Lastras Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
17 Xabier Zandio Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
18 Tomasz Nose Adria Mobil s.t.
19 John Gadret Astana Cycling Team s.t.
20 Rémy Di Gregorio Française des Jeux s.t.
21 David López Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
22 Guillaume Levarlet Française des Jeux s.t.
23 Karsten Kroon Team Saxo Bank s.t.
24 Diego Tamayo CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
25 Lance Armstrong Team Saxo Bank s.t.
26 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
27 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team Saxo Bank + 2'11
28 Eduardo Gonzalo Agritubel s.t.
29 Romain Feillu Agritubel s.t.
30 Daniel Fleeman Cinelli - Down Under s.t.
31 José Herrada Astana Cycling Team s.t.
32 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
33 Blaise Sonnery Agritubel + 2'35
34 Sébastien Minard Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
35 Michael Schär Astana Cycling Team s.t.
36 Christophe Le Mével Française des Jeux s.t.
37 Noan Lelarge Bretagne - Schuller s.t.
38 Sergio Pardilla CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
39 Rubén Pérez Astana Cycling Team s.t.
40 Jérôme Coppel Française des Jeux s.t.



GC
1 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne 9h00'03
2 Daniel Martin Garmin - Slipstream + 41
3 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Cycling Team + 49
4 Pierre Rolland Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 1'14
5 Daniel Fleeman Cinelli - Down Under + 1'36
6 Jérémy Roy Française des Jeux + 1'40
7 Romain Villa Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1'48
8 Mickael Buffaz Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
9 Johann Tschopp Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
10 Sylvain Calzati Agritubel s.t.
11 Tom Danielson Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
12 Benjamín Noval Astana Cycling Team s.t.
13 Sérgio Paulinho Astana Cycling Team s.t.
14 Cyril Gautier Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
15 Mathieu Sprick Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
16 Niek Van Geffen Rabobank CT s.t.
17 Maryan Hary Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 2'00
18 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 2'40
19 Guillaume Levarlet Française des Jeux s.t.
20 Pablo Lastras Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
21 Dani Moreno Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
22 John Gadret Astana Cycling Team s.t.
23 Karsten Kroon Team Saxo Bank s.t.
24 Rémy Di Gregorio Française des Jeux s.t.
25 Xabier Zandio Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
26 David López Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
27 Diego Tamayo CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
28 Lance Armstrong Team Saxo Bank s.t.
29 Tomasz Nose Adria Mobil s.t.
30 Mirko Selvaggi CarmioOro - A-Style + 2'48

the rest of the race will come tomorrow.

Well done.

Now you have to go for the win of the tour

Your skills didnt changed?

Good stage victory for Dan Martin, as kirosha I'd like to know the actual stats of Martin.

yeah his stats did increase but I put them back down for now. He does however now have a 79 in mountain but I kept all the other stats the same. This was because I set the increase of stats too fast.
In other news Phinney now has a 79 in TT.

Phinney!!!

Tour Mediterraneen – Stage 4
Today is another flat stage but the wind is very fast today and there could be some big splits during today’s stage. A group of 8 got away early and they held a gap off about 3 minutes for most of the race.



It was our team that did most of the work and we controlled the peloton for most of the race despite us not holding the yellow jersey.



As I suspected there were some splits in the peloton. Thankfully because I was always in good position, I always ended up in the front group. Buffaz had attacked after the split and picked up a gap. I was close behind him though with 1 kilometer left.



Buffaz held on to the win and celebrates his victory. Not only was I passed by Rubén Pérez but I was also passed by Iglinsky, who take over 2nd place.






Stage
1 Mickael Buffaz Cofidis, le crédit en ligne 3h19'39
2 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Cycling Team s.t.
3 Rubén Pérez Astana Cycling Team s.t.
4 Daniel Martin Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
5 Romain Feillu Agritubel s.t.
6 José Herrada Astana Cycling Team s.t.
7 Alexandre Usov Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
8 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
9 Romain Villa Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
10 Michael Schär Astana Cycling Team s.t.
11 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
12 Cyril Gautier Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
13 William Bonnet Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
14 Tomas Vaitkus Astana Cycling Team s.t.
15 Johann Tschopp Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
16 Kasper Klostergaard Team Saxo Bank s.t.
17 Sébastien Minard Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
18 Gil Suray Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
19 Dominique Rollin Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
20 Cyril Dessel Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
21 Maryan Hary Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
22 Arnaud Gérard Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
23 David López Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
24 José Joaquín Rojas Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
25 Dani Moreno Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
26 Anders Lund Team Saxo Bank s.t.
27 Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team Saxo Bank s.t.
28 Xabier Zandio Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
29 Jérémy Roy Française des Jeux s.t.
30 Allan Davis Quick·Step s.t.
31 Luis Pasamontes Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
32 Florian Vachon Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
33 Anthony Roux Française des Jeux s.t.
34 Jérôme Coppel Française des Jeux s.t.
35 Michel Kreder Rabobank CT s.t.
36 Niek Van Geffen Rabobank CT s.t.
37 Christophe Le Mével Française des Jeux s.t.
38 Boy Van Poppel Rabobank CT s.t.
39 Eduardo Gonzalo Agritubel s.t.
40 Jimmy Casper Besson Chaussures - Sojasun s.t.
41 Sébastien Portal Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
42 Aurelien Duval Française des Jeux s.t.
43 Jonathan Thiré Roubaix Lille Métropole s.t.
44 Maurice Vrijmoed Rabobank CT s.t.
45 Mathieu Sprick Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
46 Christophe Riblon Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
47 Benoit Sinner Besson Chaussures - Sojasun s.t.
48 Tom Danielson Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
49 Sérgio Paulinho Astana Cycling Team s.t.
50 Samuele Marzoli CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.


GC
1 Rui Costa Caisse d'Epargne 12h19'42
2 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Cycling Team + 37
3 Daniel Martin Garmin - Slipstream + 41
4 Pierre Rolland Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 1'14
5 Mickael Buffaz Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1'28
6 Daniel Fleeman Cinelli - Down Under + 1'36
7 Jérémy Roy Française des Jeux + 1'40
8 Romain Villa Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 1'48
9 Johann Tschopp Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
10 Cyril Gautier Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
11 Tom Danielson Garmin - Slipstream s.t.
12 Mathieu Sprick Bbox Bouygues Télécom s.t.
13 Sérgio Paulinho Astana Cycling Team s.t.
14 Benjamín Noval Astana Cycling Team s.t.
15 Sylvain Calzati Agritubel s.t.
16 Niek Van Geffen Rabobank CT s.t.
17 Maryan Hary Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 2'00
18 Leonardo Duque Cofidis, le crédit en ligne + 2'40
19 Dani Moreno Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
20 Guillaume Levarlet Française des Jeux s.t.
21 Pablo Lastras Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
22 Xabier Zandio Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
23 David López Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
24 John Gadret Astana Cycling Team s.t.
25 Rémy Di Gregorio Française des Jeux s.t.
26 Karsten Kroon Team Saxo Bank s.t.
27 Lance Armstrong Team Saxo Bank s.t.
28 Diego Tamayo CarmioOro - A-Style s.t.
29 Tomasz Nose Adria Mobil s.t.
30 Mirko Selvaggi CarmioOro - A-Style + 2'48

Tom Danielson is one of Climbers and as you can see he will either be a leader or a big helper during stage races. In 2005 he finished 1st in the Tour of Georgia and 7th in the Vuelta a Espana. He continues to show he is a great stage racer. Last year he didn't get any top 3 postions but he did have 11 finishes between 4-10 including 7th in the Tour de Pologne.

Christian is the Grand Tour leader of our team. He really showed his strength in 2008 when he finished 4th in the Tour de France and wore the leader's jersey in the Giro D' Italia. Last year he picked up some big results mainly in the Tour de France where he finished 6th overall and took 3rd place in stage 13. This year he has a good chance to possibly take a top 3 in the TDF.

Maaskant was fairly disappointing last year in the cobbles but he still did fairly well in the Vuelta a Espana. He took a 1st place in stage 21 and a 3rd place in stage 12. This year he probably has a better chance at getting a high finish in the Cobbles races after a 4th place finish in Paris Roubaix in 2008.

Tyler Farrar was probably the best rider for our team last year. In the Tour de France he took a stage win and in the Vuelta a Espana he took 3 stage wins. He also took a win in the Eneco tour and also took two 3rd place in both the Vuelta a Espana and in the Eneco Tour. If he is on form then he can dominate sprints. This year we hope he can do better in the Tour de France and take more stage wins.

BTW what do you think I should do about Wiggins? Raise his Mountain stat or keep it the same?

Last year was a great year for me. I took a stage win in the Tour de France and took the KOM jersey too. I also was part of a couple winning TTT teams.Not only did I defend my Irish National Champion Jersey but I also came in 1st in the U25 classification in both the Tour of Mediterraneen and in the Dauphine Libere. This year I can hope for even better results as I improved over the year and I have another year of experience.

I think you should edit Wiggins's stats

Find the error

it says cya top tour?