Sorry i didn't see your response. And yeah.

BTW, he rides for Katusha now (was on Ag2r for 08-09)

Yeah but in my game he rides for AG2R

Three of the other riders.
British-no hints necessary. Just one word "great"
Australian-sprinter Astana iirc
2nd Australian - stage racer, so far semi-disappointing (not Evans)

Ok Allan Davis and Matty Lloyd.

Half of that is right. Think a little bigger than Lloyd. Although i did seriously consider lloyd.

Rogers?

Cav maybe. Or is it.....

very good history. Wich stats has Daniel Martin??

Stage 1- A 9km time trial that was won by Karpets of Katusha. Tony Martin finished 2nd and Dekker finished 3rd.

Stage 2- Wouter Weylandt continues improving on a great season by beating Chicchi in the sprint.

Stage 3- A 1-2 for Belgians but this time it was Van Avermaet who beat out Weylandt for the win.

Stage 4- The reserve order of stages 3 top 2 results in another 1-2 for the belgians.

Stage 5- A team time trial which we dominated, beating Cofidis by 26 seconds.

Stage 6- The breakaway won today and it was another belgian with the win, this time it was Stijn Joseph.

Stage 7- A 1-2 finish for Saxobank on the first hilly stage of the race as Andy Schleck and Kolobnev form the leading group and Schleck takes the win. Dekker finished in 11th.

Stage 8- Finally a victory for the French, as Pierre Rolland beats Kolobnev for the stage. Dekker and Vandevelde finished in a group 40 seconds back.

Stage 9- Andy Schleck won another stage, holding off Gesink and Sastre for his 2nd victory. Vandevelde finished in 7th and Contador will have to work to win his 3rd straight TDF in a row.

Stage 10- Andy Schleck dominates again beating Contador by 48 seconds. Vandevelde finished 3.15 back, which was good enough for 14th place.

Stage 11- Van Avermaet beat Trussov, taking another victory for the Belgians.

Stage 12- Huzarski survived the break and won the stage ISD. Vandevelde finished in 6th place.

Stage 13- A Cadel Evans siting in the 15km time trial as he beats out Andy Schleck and Basso, a big win for the aging star. Vandevelde only managed to finish 32nd.

Stage 14- Trussov takes the win and Chicchi takes 2nd as the Belgians are forced to settle for 3rd and 4th.

Stage 15- Le Mevel and Di Gergorio finish 11 minutes ahead of everyone else, taking a 1-2 for France and Francais des Jeux. Vandevelde finished in 7th place.

Stage 16- Pauriol takes another victory for France. Basso takes 2nd and Vandevelde finishes 13th.

Stage 17- A. Schleck wins another stage holding off his chasers by a minute. Vandevelde finished in 12th, 1'35 back.

Stage 18- Van Emden beats out Larsson for a big breakaway victory. Davis wins the sprint and finishes 3rd.

Stage 19- Markus Fothen survives after spending the whole day in front and beats out Devolder for his first victory.

Stage 20- The 53 tt was won byKarpets followed by Leipheimer and Dekker. Vandevelde finished in 15th place.

Stage 21- Koen de Kort beats out a Ladagnous to ruin a possible French victory in Paris.

GC
A. Schleck
Gesink
Basso
Contador
Vandevelde

Points
Van Avermaet
Weytland
Chicchi

KOM
Valverde
S. Sanchez
Huguet

U25
Gesink
Kreuziger
Rolland

Volta a Portugal

Garmin - Slipstream
1. D.Martin
2. J.Bellis
3. S.Close
4. C.Dodds
5. R.Hesjedal
6. M.Hita
7. P.McAree
8. C.Wegelius

Euskaltel
11. E.Martínez
12. M.Andreu
13. I.Erviti
14. B.Muez
15. A.Pérez
16. �.Vallejo Domínguez

Andalucía
21. J.Moreno
22. J.Izaola
23. J.Lopez
24. M.Ortega
25. J.Ramírez
26. J.Rosendo
27. X.Tondo

LPR Brakes
31. E.Zen
32. M.Corsini
33. G.Ermeti
34. R.Ferrari
35. G.Infanti
36. S.Laganà
37. A.Ongarato
38. A.Spezialetti

Skil - Shimano
41. J.Hivert
42. M.Docker
43. H.Duyn
44. T.Eltink
45. R.García
46. S.Houanard
47. R.Komori
48. K.Van Hummel

Liberty Seguros
51. S.Morabito
52. M.Cardoso
53. F.Cardoso
54. D.Loosli
55. J.Mendes
56. E.Pinto

Ceramica Flaminia
61. A.Bisolti
62. C.Cucinotta
63. W.De Martin
64. C.Fumagalli
65. G.Meneghelli
66. B.Riccio
67. E.Rossi
68. D.Stradaroli

Silence - Lotto
71. T.Stubbe
72. M.Aerts
73. E.Ambroise
74. C.Brandt
75. G.Brown
76. P.Jacobs
77. S.Scheirlinckx
78. J.Vangenechten

Landbouwkrediet
81. J.Van Goolen
82. J.Bertrand
83. T.Criel
84. M.Drouilly
85. B.Hermans
86. S.Nys
87. A.Van Herck
88. G.Verheyen

Contentpolis
91. D.García Dapena
92. V.García de Mateos Rubio
93. M.Gaztañaga
94. J.Mourón
95. A.Palomares
96. A.Pérez Arrieta
97. S.Sörtveit
98. P.Urtasun

Xacobeo
101. J.Benítez
102. W.Chávez
103. A.Fantini
104. R.García de Mateos Rubio
105. H.Guerra
106. I.Mayoz
107. J.Oroz
108. I.Raña

Rock Racing
111. T.Danielson
112. J.Devine
113. G.Izagirre
114. R.Lobato Elvira
115. F.Pipp
116. F.Rodriguez
117. J.Rosenbarger

Designa Køkken
121. L.Bøchman
122. J.Aramendía
123. G.Bak
124. V.Isaychev
125. M.Knudsen
126. A.Koloda
127. K.Nielsen
128. I.Stevic

Acqua & Sapone
131. C.Benenati
132. F.Failli
133. C.Frankhauser
134. S.Garzelli
135. L.Giordani
136. M.Maisto
137. D.Milán
138. L.Roberts

Palmeiras Resort
141. C.Barbosa
142. S.Caldeira

CSF - Navigare
151. M.Mazzanti
152. F.Di Paolo
153. U.Nardecchia
154. D.Nosotti
155. F.Piemontesi
156. M.Santambrogio

Agritubel
161. C.Laurent
162. P.Halgand
163. J.Moutard
164. Y.Offredo
165. N.Portal

Verandas Willems
171. O.Kaisen
172. M.Criquiélion
173. J.Heyvaert
174. J.Paquet
175. S.Van Dijk
176. J.Van Hoecke
177. S.Van den Houte
178. S.Vandenbergh

Drapac Porsche
181. J.Lewis

Auber 93
191. M.Chedhomme

Transfer News

Garmin Announces 2 new Trainees

Today I was informed of our newest riders. First off we will be adding two young riders for the end of the season.

Peter McAree - He is a future stage racer from Ireland. He is very similar to Trent Lowe and will be a great help in the upcoming years. He lit up the U23 circuit finishing in 2nd place overall.



Egidio Mazzaglia - He isn't the most polished rider as of now but he is still really good on the hills. He has a chance to be a great Puncheur with some training. He stayed under the radar, without taking many major results in the U23 Circuit.

Garmin announces 3 new signings

We start the transfer season off strong by picking up 3 really good riders.

Allan Davis - He is a very good sprinter but so far, he has not lived up to his potential since joining Quickstep. He did win a bunch sprint in the TDF but he has not taken a victory this year. He's 31 years old so he still has a future ahead of him.



Luis Leon Sanchez- To make up for the loss of Dekker and Vandevelde, we filled the spot with 1 rider. He is a good climber and a good puncheur so he good either support me or ride on his own. He finished 2nd in the Tour de Suisse which included a stage win and he's also the TT and RR champion for Spain. He finished 9th overall in the TDF.



Mark Cavendish- That's right. Mark will be joining us, adding another elite sprinter to our team. He has take 3 stage wins so far this year, 7 2nd places, and countless other great finishes. He's only 26 years old so he has a long future ahead. I guess he was able to put his hate for Garmin behind him.

Major Transfers

Ciolek ---> Rabobank
Nibali ----> Katusha
Dekker ---->Katusha
Kolobnev --> Team Columbia
Eisel --------> ???
Valverde ---> ???
Hausler -----> Saxobank
F. Schleck ---> Columbia
Steegmans --> Silence Lotto
Hushovd ----> ISD

Garmin Announces 3 More Transfers

Alexandre Pliuschin- He is an all around rider who will be able to help during the Northern Classics, as well as some of the hilly stages. Although he has not had any major results, he was prevalent in the Giro, often getting in the breakaways. He will have an opportunity to show himself off to the world with us.



Kirill Kulik - An unknown, Ukranian rider, who will become very strong in the mountains. He will improve greatly with us and have a chance to be a major asset in the moutains, much like Popovych has been. He rode for Astana last year but took no top ten finishes.



Michael Rogers- He has shown great promise in his career, but has yet to completely show it. He did win the Australian TT championships but other than that he has been quiet this year. Hopefully a change of scenery, and a new role will help him become the rider he has the potential to be.

I wonder what Kiril Kulik's stats will be in a few years. He looks very promising. Was he a Future Great?

I don't know. I must have completely missed him when I was scouting.

Oh nevermind, I just noticed he has already raced for one season.

Goals for Volta a Portugal

-Not Crash
-Get my fitness up before the Vuelta a Espana
-Finish in the top 15
-Help our team get a stage win
-Not Crash

The lack of good climbers in the race allows me to have a chance at winning but since my fitness is very low after a month and a half off, I will not be surprised if I can not contend for the GC.