Start list for Tour de France coming up soon. Stage 1 will probably be posted up tomorrow.

Astana
1. L.Leipheimer
2. A.Contador
3. J.Gadret
4. M.Iglinskiy
5. A.Klöden
6. R.Pérez
7. C.Rubiera
8. T.Vaitkus
9. H.Zubeldia

Rabobank
11. R.Gesink
12. S.Clement
13. J.Flecha
14. T.Leezer
15. N.Nuyens
16. K.Reus
17. G.Van Avermaet
18. J.Van Emden
19. P.Weening

Saxo Bank
21. A.Schleck
22. K.Arvesen
23. L.Bak
24. F.Cancellara
25. J.Fuglsang
26. A.Kolobnev
27. K.Kroon
28. C.Sörensen
29. J.Voigt

Euskaltel
31. S.Sánchez
32. I.Astarloa
33. M.Astarloza
34. A.Galdos
35. A.Hernández
36. E.Martínez
37. E.Prades Reverter
38. I.Velasco
39. G.Verdugo

Cervélo
41. C.Sastre
42. X.Florencio
43. C.Heymans
44. A.Kemps
45. S.Krauss
46. D.Lloyd
47. S.Morabito
48. M.Reimer
49. M.Wyss

Silence - Lotto
51. C.Evans
52. M.Aerts
53. C.Brandt
54. M.Delage
55. B.Dockx
56. S.Lang
57. J.Roelandts
58. J.Van den Broeck
59. C.Wegelius

Caisse d'Epargne
61. L.Sánchez
62. A.Charteau
63. A.Coyot
64. M.Drujon
65. D.Menchov
66. D.Moreno
67. M.Perget
68. M.Pérez
69. F.Ventoso

Garmin - Slipstream
71. T.Dekker
72. T.Farrar
73. T.Lowe
74. D.Martin
75. D.Millar
76. C.Sutton
77. C.Vandevelde
78. B.Wiggins
79. D.Zabriskie

Quick·Step
81. S.Devolder
82. C.Barredo
83. A.Bertuola
84. S.Chavanel
85. T.Dall'Antonia
86. K.De Weert
87. F.Reda
88. H.Schwab
89. A.Valverde

Liquigas
91. R.Kreuziger
92. V.Agnoli
93. L.Bertagnolli
94. M.Fischer
95. A.Grendene
96. K.Kirchen
97. D.Oss
98. M.Quinziato
99. O.Zaugg

Fuji - Servetto
101. J.Cobo
102. I.Antón
103. D.Blanco
104. E.Capecchi
105. A.Durán
106. R.Kiserlovski
107. B.Shpilevsky
108. A.Tonti
109. D.Viganò

Katusha
111. V.Karpets
112. L.Bodrogi
113. P.Brutt
114. M.Fothen
115. S.Klimov
116. M.Lloyd
117. L.Mazzanti
118. I.Rovny
119. J.Tombak

Lampre
121. D.Cunego
122. M.Bandiera
123. M.Bruseghin
124. V.Buts
125. Man.Mori
126. S.Ponzi
127. M.Santambrogio
128. M.Sapa
129. V.Zagorodny

Team Columbia
131. M.Rogers
132. M.Barry
133. S.Clarke
134. B.Eisel
135. A.Hansen
136. G.Hincapie
137. T.Lövkvist
138. M.Monfort
139. K.Siutsou

Vorarlberg - Corratec
141. J.Brajkovič
142. S.Denifl
143. G.Glomser
144. R.Hollenstein
145. P.Hungerbühler
146. P.Ludescher
147. F.Mancebo
148. H.Morscher
149. M.Schöffmann

AG2R
151. V.Efimkin
152. H.Dupont
153. A.Efimkin
154. M.Elmiger
155. Y.Huguet
156. B.Kadri
157. C.Pineau
158. N.Roche
159. J.Sénac

Bouygues Télécom
161. J.Tschopp
162. Y.Arashiro
163. J.Belgy
164. O.Bonnaire
165. C.Gautier
166. S.Haddou
167. R.Martias
168. E.Sokolov
169. M.Sprick

ISD
171. G.Visconti
172. I.Abakoumov
173. M.Belkov
174. C.Benenati
175. B.Bonnot
176. D.Cioni
177. A.Clerc
178. D.Kostyuk
179. I.Stannard

Team Milram
181. C.Knees
182. L.Barla
183. J.Fröhlinger
184. C.Kux
185. M.Müller
186. M.Ruß
187. B.Schröder
188. P.Velits
189. M.Velits

Vacansoleil
191. M.Carrara
192. B.Božic
193. S.Lagutin
194. C.Lhotellerie
195. G.Löwik
196. M.Marcato
197. W.Poels
198. T.Van Amerongen
199. L.Westra

Cofidis
201. L.Duque
202. A.Blain
203. G.Blot
204. J.Demaret
205. S.Dumoulin
206. C.Kern
207. M.Kvasina
208. P.Martens
209. D.Monier

Opening stage is a 38 kilometer time trial. Most of it is either uphill or downhill so expect some big time differences.

Thomas Swift and Craig Lewis also have joined Garmin signing contracts with the team. There are still more signings to come.

should be good

Excited for the Tour... Does your tour have the 66 KM TTT on it?

Yeah and a 147 km individual time trial Im serious.

No. Your. Not. show the profile lol

The profile is of a normal stage but its a time trial.

If anyone knows how to fix it then I would appreciate it. It might be difficult though.

Goals for Tour de France

My plan for the Tour de France is to make sure Vandevelde is in good position throughout the race and to be a Lieutenant. A stage win would be a plus but I'm not expecting too much. We want to hold the jersey for a while and hopefully a top 5 for Vandevelde and a top 15 for me. One of the early stages is a 63 kilometer time trial. With a team that includes Dekker, Wiggins, Millar, Zabriskie, and Vandevelde we should dominate that stage and gain time on other favorites. I'm not going for the KOM this year and will spend most of my time beside Vandevelde. I also have to be aware and avoid crashes which have caused problems last year and in the Dauphine Libere.

Yellow Jersey Contenders
L.Leipheimer - One of the strongest time trialers in the race and with 3 long time trials it could benefit him.
A.Contador - Last years winner might be working for Leipheimer. Could fight for the GC but only if Leipheimer crashes out like last year.
R.Gesink - Last years biggest surprise has progressed nicely and has taken some big wins earlier in the year but will his anger with his team effect his performance?
A.Schleck - He will be looking to avoid crashes like the one that ended his tour last year. Came in 2nd behind Contador in Tirreno Adriatico. He lost because of his time trialing. Will it haunt him in the Tour too?
S.Sánchez - He hasn't shown his full potential in a grand tour yet but with his skill on the downhill and being a good climber should give him at least a chance to improve on his 4th place last year.
C.Sastre - After winning the Tour in 2008 he never was really in the race last year making a surge too late to win.
C.Evans - He will benefit with all the time trials and this year is his best shot to ditch the streak of 2nd places.
L.Sánchez - Last year he was the leader of the team, even over Valverde, this year he is the leader despite having the best climber in cycling, Dennis Menchov.
C.Vandevelde - With a team built for the Mountains he will have the full support of climbers like Martin, Lowe, Dekker, and Wiggins. Can he improve on his recent success?
S.Devolder - Will need to be on top form if he wants to even have a chance at making the podium. He hasn't quite proven himself as an elite climber.
R.Kreuziger - The young rider will definitely be a contender for the U25 jersey but can he contend for the Yellow Jersey?

Outside Shots
V.Karpets - Might not be a strong enough climber but he should at least be top 15
D. Cunego - He has won the Giro.
M. Rogers - Seems to be Mr. Unlucky but it could be his year to make the podium.
A. Valverde - Two years in a row that he has to play second fiddle to a far more unexperienced and younger rider.

Next up is Green Jersey Contenders but for now I'm off to bed.

Green Jersey Cotenders
There is a noticeable lack of sprinteras. The only big names are Eisel and Farrar. This means Farrar has a great chance at a stage win and possibly the Green Jersey, It will be a fight between Eisel and Farrar.


Tream Preview

Leader
Christian Vandevelde - Coming in 6th last year was with very little help in the Mountains. This year he will have much more help and has a chance at a podium especially if he does well during the time trials.

Liuetenants
Daniel Martin - Last years KOM winner should really could help Vandevelde especially on steep climbs. Has enough skills to stick with the favorites in the Mountains.

Thomas Dekker - He is far more useful in the hills than in the Mountains and will try to help Vandevelde in the Mountians and on the hills.

Team Mates
Trent Lowe - A good climber that won't be able to stick with the leaders on the steep climbs but should be able to help out Vandevelde a lot.

David Zabriskie - He is here for all the time trials. Not a great climber bu decent enough not to fall off on small climbs.

David Millar - Also only here for the time trials. If there is a 147 kilometer time trial he has a chance to gain a lot of time.

Bradley Wiggins - He is a decent climber and an elite time trialer.

Sprinters
Tyler Farrar - Won a stage last year but was very disappointing that he couldn't win anymore.

Christopher Sutton - He is here to lead out Farrar and possibly a top ten in some stages.

Lookin' forward to the Tour

I can give you a profile of the race. Lets see ... flat stages are full of mountains, mountain stages are flat. There are cobbles in some stages. There is a 40 km stage with time gaps despite it being a normal stage and a 147 km time trial. What the hell

Stage 1
Today's opening stage is a long time trial. The 1st half of the stage is going up while the 2nd half of the stage is going down. This benefits time trialers who can also climb. Wiggins was a little disappointing coming in 12th place finishing 2 and a half minutes back of the winner.



I surprised everyone, including myself by finishing in 10th place. I sure hope the National team manager was watching this.



Millar looked very strong and when he came through he was in 1st place but he only finished in 9th place 2 minutes and 15 seconds behind.



In 5th place was David Zabriskie who was showing off his USA TT champion jersey.



The terrain and length was perfect for Leipheimer but he could only manage 4th.



In 3rd was Karpets who shows he can be a contender this year but did finish 1 minute and 50 seconds back.

Vanvedevelde came in 2nd and the winner was Dekker who is an elite time trialer and puncheur so the stage was perfect for him.



Cancellara disappointed everyone and finished 17th 2 minutes and 45 seconds back proving this isn't an ordinary opening stage.

Stage 2 is supposed to be flat but I would be surprised if many sprinters can stay with the leading group.


Stage Results
1 Thomas Dekker Garmin - Slipstream 57'53
2 Christian Vandevelde Garmin - Slipstream + 1'28
3 Vladimir Karpets Team Katusha + 1'50
4 Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team + 1'51
5 David Zabriskie Garmin - Slipstream + 1'53
6 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1'58
7 Denis Menchov Caisse d'Epargne + 2'15
8 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto s.t.
9 David Millar Garmin - Slipstream + 2'17
10 Daniel Martin Garmin - Slipstream + 2'22
11 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 2'23
12 Bradley Wiggins Garmin - Slipstream + 2'33
13 Sylvain Chavanel Quick·Step + 2'39
14 Paul Martens Cofidis, le crédit en ligne s.t.
15 Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
16 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas + 2'41
17 Fabian Cancellara Team Saxo Bank + 2'45
18 Michael Rogers Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
19 Karsten Kroon Team Saxo Bank + 2'46
20 Carlos Sastre Cervélo Test Team + 2'47
21 Kai Reus Rabobank + 2'53
22 Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank + 2'55
23 Nicolas Roche AG2R La Mondiale + 2'58
24 Robert Gesink Rabobank + 3'02
25 Alexandr Kolobnev Team Saxo Bank s.t.
26 Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi + 3'04
27 Juanjo Cobo Fuji - Servetto s.t.
28 Jakob Fuglsang Team Saxo Bank + 3'06
29 Vladimir Efimkin AG2R La Mondiale + 3'11
30 Trent Lowe Garmin - Slipstream + 3'12
31 Christopher Sutton Garmin - Slipstream + 3'13
32 Mathieu Sprick Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 3'17
33 Stef Clement Rabobank + 3'19
34 Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia - High Road + 3'20
35 Jurgen Van den Broeck Silence - Lotto s.t.
36 Peter Velits Team Milram + 3'27
37 Jens Voigt Team Saxo Bank s.t.
38 Lars Bak Team Saxo Bank + 3'29
39 Alejandro Valverde Quick·Step + 3'33
40 Tyler Farrar Garmin - Slipstream + 3'35
41 Nick Nuyens Rabobank + 3'44
42 Laszló Bodrogi Team Katusha + 3'47
43 Sven Krauss Cervélo Test Team s.t.
44 Haimar Zubeldia Astana Cycling Team + 3'49
45 Steve Morabito Cervélo Test Team + 3'51
46 Stijn Devolder Quick·Step s.t.
47 Maxime Monfort Team Columbia - High Road s.t.
48 Christian Knees Team Milram + 3'52
49 Janez Brajkovič Vorarlberg - Corratec s.t.
50 Johann Tschopp Bbox Bouygues Télécom + 3'53

from now on I play on extreme for Time trials.

I assume people would rather me still race it even though the stages are completely screwed up. Right? Has anyone else had this problem?

Is anyone still reading the story?

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