Vuelta a Espana Stage 17


Hagen having a drink in the breakaway


He is caught with only 10km to go.


Our sprint riders are there to win


It looks like only Astana has the power to fight with us today


And yes, Vaitkus takes the lead...


But not for a long time


Oh no! No one from Columbia could have the power to beat him...


And Vaitkus is the winer


Stage
1. Tomas Vaitkus Astana Cycling Team 3h37'47
2. Vicente Reynès Team Columbia s.t.
3. Bernhard Eisel Team Columbia s.t.
4. Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia s.t.
5. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
6. Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux s.t.
7. Nicolas Roche Crédit Agricole s.t.
8. Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre s.t.
9. Robert Förster Gerolsteiner s.t.
10. Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott s.t.

Overall
1. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 66h32'04
2. Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team + 3'25
3. Denis Menchov Rabobank + 5'44
4. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne + 6'46
5. Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 8'37
6. Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi + 9'01
7. Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 9'21
8. Markus Fothen Gerolsteiner + 9'37
9. Juanma Gárate Quick·Step + 9'47
10. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia + 9'53

Points
1. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne 157
2. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 142
3. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia 119

Mountain
1. Marco Pinotti Team Columbia 112
2. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 101
3. John Devine Team Columbia 74

Young: Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott
Teams: Astana Cycling Team

unlucky

Tour de Pologne Stage 6


The breakaway.


Ballan and Pozzato attacked early today


There were other attacks as well but nobody could catch them


So they start the last climb in front


Dekker is after them


Then Gerdemann and McGee


An uphill sprint between Ballan and Pozzato...


And the winer is Pozzato


Stage
1. Filippo Pozzato Liquigas 4h11'48
2. Alessandro Ballan Lampre s.t.
3. Thomas Dekker Rabobank + 16
4. Bradley McGee Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 50
5. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia + 1'02
6. Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
7. Peter Velits Team Milram s.t.
8. Mario Aerts Silence - Lotto s.t.
9. George Hincapie Team Columbia s.t.
10. Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner s.t.

Overall
1. Alessandro Ballan Lampre 27h44'34
2. Filippo Pozzato Liquigas + 2
3. Thomas Dekker Rabobank + 24
4. Bradley McGee Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 1'02
5. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia + 1'04
6. George Hincapie Team Columbia s.t.
7. Lars Boom Team Columbia + 1'10
8. Martin Elmiger AG2R La Mondiale + 1'14
9. Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner s.t.
10. Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.

Points
1. Lars Boom Team Columbia 82
2. Tom Boonen Quick·Step 82
3. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia 70

Mountain
1. Pablo Lastras Caisse d'Epargne 29
2. Pasquale Muto Miche - Silver Cross 26
3. Filippo Pozzato Liquigas 24

Thats a surprise. I would have put my money on Ballan

Pozzato is a better puncheur

Vuelta a Espana Stage 18


Pinotti is in the breakaway, but nothing important.


There were a few crashes on the downhill. A big name was involved there, we are talking about Levi Leipheimer, the winer of the Tour de France


While his team-mates are making a very competitive sprint train


Hagen was the only rider from Columbia who had the power to involve even just a little bit in the sprint


Bennati is right after Astana, in a perfect position


It looks like it will be between him and Vaitkus


And the Italian gets the win


Kloden helped Leipheimer but they still lost 3 minutes and 35 seconds. Leipheimer, lost his second place in the overall rankings and is now only 4th


Stage
1. Daniele Bennati Liquigas 4h02'53
2. Tomas Vaitkus Astana Cycling Team s.t.
3. Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre s.t.
4. Stuart O'Grady Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
5. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
6. Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia s.t.
7. Robert Förster Gerolsteiner s.t.
8. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto s.t.
9. Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas s.t.
10. Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner s.t.

Overall
1. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 70h34'57
2. Denis Menchov Rabobank + 5'44
3. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne + 6'46
4. Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team + 7'00
5. Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 8'37
6. Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi + 9'01
7. Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 9'21
8. Markus Fothen Gerolsteiner + 9'37
9. Juanma Gárate Quick·Step + 9'47
10. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia + 9'53

Points
1. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne 169
2. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 150
3. Daniele Bennati Liquigas 119

Mountain
1. Marco Pinotti Team Columbia 114
2. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 101
3. John Devine Team Columbia 74

Young: Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott
Teams: Astana Cycling Team

Tour de Pologne Stage 7


Boom tried an early attack


Rabobank didn't like that and caught him


Gerdemann attacks on the last climb


He leads...


But the others aren't far away


Last corner...


And second stage win for Gerdemann! This time he gets some seconds too.


Stage
1. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia 1h33'31
2. Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner + 9
3. Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
4. Mario Aerts Silence - Lotto s.t.
5. Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom s.t.
6. Toni Colom Astana Cycling Team s.t.
7. Pieter Weening Rabobank s.t.
8. Peter Velits Team Milram s.t.
9. Thomas Dekker Rabobank s.t.
10. Koos Moerenhout Rabobank s.t.

Overall
1. Alessandro Ballan Lampre 29h18'14
2. Filippo Pozzato Liquigas + 2
3. Thomas Dekker Rabobank + 24
4. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia + 45
5. Bradley McGee Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 1'02
6. George Hincapie Team Columbia + 1'04
7. Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner + 1'08
8. Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne + 1'10
9. Lars Boom Team Columbia s.t.
10. Mario Aerts Silence - Lotto + 1'14

Points
1. Lars Boom Team Columbia 82
2. Tom Boonen Quick·Step 82
3. George Hincapie Team Columbia 73

Mountain
1. Pablo Lastras Caisse d'Epargne 29
2. Pasquale Muto Miche - Silver Cross 26
3. Filippo Pozzato Liquigas 24

Rabobank didnt like his former rider having success

Nice win again... those seconds you'd had won in the other stage would really be handful now...

Vuelta a Espana Stage 18


Pinotti took some KOM points today too.


After some attacks of the big names...


Garate, Menchov, Ricco and Efimkin were in front


Lovkvist, Simoni, Chavanel, Pellizotti, Valverde, Schleck and Leipheimer were in the second group


Efimkin could start the sprint for win too soon...


Yes, now he is losing speed and Ricco takes the lead


Ricco takes his first Vuelta stage win!


Lovkvsit finished in the second group. He is now 8th in the overall rankings but with those time gaps he could finish the race 7th, 8th, 9th or 10th


Stage
1. Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 3h28'05
2. Juanma Gárate Quick·Step s.t.
3. Denis Menchov Rabobank s.t.
4. Vladimir Efimkin AG2R La Mondiale s.t.
5. Fränk Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 35
6. Sylvain Chavanel Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone s.t.
7. Gilberto Simoni Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli s.t.
8. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
9. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas s.t.
10. Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team s.t.

Overall
1. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 74h04'20
2. Denis Menchov Rabobank + 4'18
3. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne + 6'03
4. Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team + 6'17
5. Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 6'59
6. Juanma Gárate Quick·Step + 8'17
7. Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi + 9'01
8. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia + 9'10
9. Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 9'21
10. Markus Fothen Gerolsteiner + 9'37

Points
1. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne 177
2. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 150
3. Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott 129

Mountain
1. Marco Pinotti Team Columbia 136
2. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 101
3. John Devine Team Columbia 74

Young: Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott
Teams: Astana Cycling Team

Markus Fothen is playing a blinder haha he is on fire put him out I was wondering if you are going to start a new career and do a story with the V2 database and put the level on hard for the whole season?

&%$&#$&%$# Riccò!!

Go Lovkvist! A top5 perhaps?

No! Why to start a new one? I will continue this one.

yeah, top 5, if I sabotage Ricco's bike

Please explain how lovkvist is going to get a top 5 when their is a mountain time trial where he will lose another minute at least on hard level.

of course that he has no chance. It will be very good if I can keep Fothen behind and finish nineth

ohhh a mountain TT...

that explains everything...

Ok the answer is that bike sabotage you mentioned. If you need any help with that...

amazing pictures..great angels. Looks realy good

Thanks Guido.
And Gustavovskiy it seems that Saunier found out about our plan and their equipment is guarded very well. But I think that they have something else to hide...

mmmmm....

I wonder what would that be....

Grandma's new recipe for cookies of course.

Now back to the story. The game keep crashing and crashing so I simulated the last TT in Poland. Results in a while...

Tour de Pologne Final Stage


Stage
1. Benoit Vaugrenard Française des Jeux 24'53
2. Thomas Dekker Rabobank s.t.
3. Alessandro Ballan Lampre + 1
4. George Hincapie Team Columbia s.t.
5. Lars Boom Team Columbia + 4
6. Bradley McGee Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 6
7. Dominique Cornu Silence - Lotto + 8
8. Sérgio Paulinho Astana Cycling Team + 9
9. Stef Clement Bouygues Télécom + 10
10. Michiel Elijzen Rabobank + 12

Overall
1. Alessandro Ballan Lampre 29h43'08
2. Thomas Dekker Rabobank + 23
3. Filippo Pozzato Liquigas s.t.
4. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia + 58
5. George Hincapie Team Columbia + 1'04
6. Bradley McGee Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 1'07
7. Lars Boom Team Columbia + 1'13
8. Juanjo Cobo Saunier Duval - Scott + 1'25
9. Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner + 1'30
10. Przemyslaw Niemiec Miche - Silver Cross + 1'40

Points: Lars Boom Team Columbia
Mountain: Pablo Lastras Caisse d'Epargne
Young: Thomas Dekker Rabobank
Teams: Team Columbia