Generally not called De Larrea. He is generally called Koldo Fernandez.

I know but de Larrea is shorter than Koldo Fernandez since now i will call him only Koldo Fernandez

For Tour of Qatar Mark Cavendish will be the team lider and Lars Boom will make his debut at seniors.

The team:
Leader: Mark Cavendish
Sprint Helpers: Marcel Sieberg (also good in TT) , Edvald Boasson Hagen (also good in TT), Greg Henderson
The rest of the team are time trialist that will help me in the first stage:Lars Boom, Adam Hansen, Bradley Wiggins, Bert Grabsch

hopefully you'll have more luck in Qatar than in Australia. You're really having a bad time there, it'll get better

should dominate the TT

Tour of Qatar Stage 1
(simulated)
Great start!!!!


Marcel Siberg crossed first the line and he will wear tomorrow the yellow jersey. He is also the best young rider but the jersey will be wear by Mark Cavendish

Tour Down Under Stage 5


11 riders were in front. Bauke Mollema, Simon Spilak and David de la Fuente were there!!!


On the hardest climb of the day Bennati tried an attack, but nothig seriously


Then Devolder attacked. That really looked like a great oneB)


Stijn Devolder takes the victory but the bunch came in the same time


Stage
1.Stijn Devolder [Qucik Step]
2.Koldo Fernandez [Euskaltel] s.t
3.Philippe Gilbert [Francaise Des Jeux]
4.Johan Vansumeren [Silence Lotto]
5.Michael Rogers [Team Columbia]

Overall
1.Koldo Fernandez [Euskaltel]
2.Daniele Bennati [Liquigas] 4"
3.Stijn Devolder [Quick Step] 8"

Michael Rogers is 7th at 18"

Points
1.Koldo Fernandez [Euskaltel] 92pts
2.Daniele Bennati [Liquigas] 71
3.Matthew Goss [CSC Saxo Bank] 64

Mountain
1.Damien Monier [Cofidis] 6pts
2.Rene Haselbacher [Astana] 4
3.Grant Irwin [Drapac Porsche] 4

Young
1.Philippe Gilbert [Francaise Des Jeux]
2.Thomas Vaitkus [Astana] 4"
3.Steve Merabito [Astana] 4"

Teams
1.Euskaltel [ESP]
2.Quick Step [BEL]
3.Liquigas [ITA]

Tour of Qatar Stage 2


Marcel Sieberg, the overall rankings leader


Lars Boom tries his luck in a breakaway...


...but the breakaway ends early


With 3km to go the sprint starts with Edvald Boasson in the 1st possition


And the winner is Mark Cavendish!!


Stage
1.Mark Cavendish [Team Colubia]
2.Pedro Horillo [Rabobank]
3.Bram De Groot [Rabobank]
4.Sebastien Turgot [Bouygues Telecom]
5Marcel Sieberg [Team Columbia]

Overall
1.Mark Cavendish [Team Columbia]
2.Lars Boom [Team Columbia] 18"
3.Pedro Horillo [Rabobank] 20"

Points
1.Mark Cavendish [Team Columbia] 25pts
2.Pedro Horillo [Rabobank] 20
3.Bram De Groot [Rabobank] 16

Young
1.Mark Cavendish [Team Columbia]
2.Lars Boom [Team Columbia] 18"
3.Marcel Sieberg [Team Columbia] 20"

Teams
1.Team Columbia [USA]
2.Rabobank [NED] 12"
3.Silence Lotto [BEL] 12"

Great win by Cav!

Fancy tidying-up the screenshots a little? A bit of trimming wouldn't go amiss! Good job so far!

Nice one, Alex, so far.

And I wouldn't worry about the TDU results.

If your sprinters have around 50 fitness it'll be really difficult to win a stage.

Good win in Qatar though with Cav - and looking at the other guys in the Top 5 you may well sweep this race.

columbia really do have awesome sprinting B)

Tour Down Under Stage 6


It's a short stage so will be only a few screenshots

There was a massive breakaway group


Eisel is in the first position in the last km but Boonen follows him


And the winner is Boonen

If you don't look carefuly you will not see Boonen and you'll think that Eisel is the winner

Stage
1.Tom Boonen [Quick Step]
2.Bernhard Eisel [Team Columbia]
3.Danilo Napolitano [Lampre]
4.Gert Stegmans [Quick Step]
5.Daniele Bennati [Liquigas]

Overall
1.Koldo Fernandez [Euskaltel]
2.Daniele Bennati [Liquigas] 4"
3.Stijn Devolder [Quick Step] 8"

Michael Rogers 11th John Devine 14th, both at 14"

Points
1.Koldo Fernandez [Euskaltel] 106pts
2.Daniele Bennati [Liquigas] 87
3.Danilo Napolitano [Lampre] 80

Mountain
1.Damien Monier [Cofidis] 6pts
2.Rene Haselbacher [Astana] 4
3.Grant Irwin [Drapac Porsche]

Young
1.Philippe Gilbert [Francaise Des Jeux]
2.Thomas Vaitkus [Astana] 4"
3.Steve Merabito [Astana] 4"

Teams
1.Quick Step [BEL]
2.Liquigas [ITA]
3.CSC Saxo Bank [DEN]

Stage 3 in Qatar tomorrow. Hope for an another stage win after a disastrous TDU

Tour of Qatar Stage 3


There were a lot of breakaway groups

the back with bert grabsch


and the front


With 41 km to go the wind became a problem. 5 'columbia' riders were in the first group of the bunch plus bert grabsch in the breakaway


17 km to go.....

...only 34 riders can mantain a good speed and a place in front

The sprint starts with Cavendish behind Hagen and Sieberg


Cavendish couldn't get the win, just a small 3rd place

But the winner of the stage is Marcel Sieberg

Stage
1.Marcel Sieberg [Team Columbia]
2.Andy Cappelle [Landbowkrediet]
3.Mark Cavendish [Team Columbia]

Overall
1.Mark Cavendish [Team Columbia]
2.Marcel Sieberg [Team Columbia] 8"
3.Lars Boom [Team Columbia] 26"

Points
1.Mark Cavendish [Team Columbia] 41pts
2.Marcel Sieberg [Team Columbia] 37
3.Nico Sijmens [Landbouwkrediet] 24

Young
1.Mark Cavendish [Team Columbia]
2.Marcel Sieberg [Team Columbia] 8"
3.Lars Boom [Team Columbia] 26"

Teams
1.Team Columbia [USA]
2.Silence Lotto [BEL] 12"
3.Rabobank [NED] 12"

I was looking on the February calendar and i was wonder in wich race to compete except Tour of California, GP Mediterraneen, Tour Du Var

But I don't think that are enough for the first period of season preparation, any sugestions except those 3?

Real life Team Columbia calendar for February 2008:

Tour of California
Volta ao Algarve
Trofeo Laigueglia
Tour du Haut Var

I guessed two of them. I'm really good

Oh yeah, and thanks for the adviece

Tour of Qatar Stage 4


And they start in an another flat stage in Qatar


Rabobank held the front of the bunch in the first half of the stage


The breakaway with a maximum of 5 min advantage of the bunch


The second half of the stage Francaise Des Jeux have the first position in cathing the breakaway


The train for the first time in this tour didn't have a good position when the spirnt starts because Lars Boom was the first rider, not Edvald Boasson like the other times


Marco Bandiera from Lampre takes the stage in front of Sieberg and Cavendish, who maintain his 1st position in the overall points and young
classment


Stage
1.Maco Bandiera [Lampre]
2.Marcel Sieberg [Team Columbia]
3.Mark Cavendish [Team Columbia]

Overall
1.Mark Cavendish [Team Columbia]
2.Marcel Sieberg [Team Columbia] 4"
3.Lars Boom [Team Columbia] 34"

Points
1.Mark Cavendish [Team Columbia] 57pts
2.Marcel Sieberg [Team Columbia] 57
3.Marco Bandiera [Lampre] 40

Young
1.Mark Cavendish [Team Columbia]
2.Marcel Sieberg [Team Columbia] 4"
3.Lars Boom [Team Columbia] 34"

Teams
1.Team Columbia [USA]
2.Rabobank [NED] 12"
3.Silence Lotto [BEL] 12"