He's a demon in the middle mountains

hope he can survive the summit finishes

Kirchen did well, but it was a hilly stage, so his element. It was Hincapie who did amazing!

What a TdF B)

Yes, what a TdF! You're doing great in France Alex! Nice signings too, but just a question to you about the transfers:

Are you going to try to sign a GT rider or are you keeping your team as a sprint team?

It will be a sprint team. And I tried to sign Di Luca but he went with CSC.

Le Tour De France Stage 12


A lot of escapes but they will still be caught


Eisel and Cavendish are after Hincapie and Ciolek


But Eisel looses Ciolek's wheel and he and Cav are behind


The sprint starts with Hincapie and Ciolek there


Ciolek takes the lead


But Vaitkus is very fast today. He takes over Ciolek


And he wins


Stage
1. Tomas Vaitkus Astana Cycling Team 3h50'09
2. Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia s.t.
3. George Hincapie Team Columbia s.t.
4. Sergio Marinangeli LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
5. Bernhard Eisel Team Columbia s.t.
6. Grégory Rast Astana Cycling Team s.t.
7. Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole s.t.
8. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia s.t.
9. Daniele Bennati Liquigas s.t.
10. Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole s.t.

Overall
1. Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team 50h05'36
2. Denis Menchov Rabobank + 1'10
3. Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'28
4. Damiano Cunego Lampre + 4'00
5. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia + 4'08
6. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia + 4'45
7. Carlos Sastre Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 4'56
8. Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne + 5'46
9. Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes - Ballan + 5'52
10. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 6'19

Points
1. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia 163
2. George Hincapie Team Columbia 161
3. Bernhard Eisel Team Columbia 131

Mountain
1. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia 107
2. Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes - Ballan 96
3. Damiano Cunego Lampre 78

Young: Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia
Teams: Astana Cycling Team

Milram had 3 riders in the break.

Le Tour De France Stage 13


The breakaway.


Our train is there


And it's even the fastest


But Freire sprints good from Cavendish's wheel


And he takes the lead


Eisel and Cav are behind!


3 of the best sprinters of the world will fight today to win. Bennati, Freire and Boonen


And the winer is Boonen.


Stage
1. Tom Boonen Quick·Step 4h08'39
2. Daniele Bennati Liquigas s.t.
3. Óscar Freire Rabobank s.t.
4. Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole s.t.
5. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia s.t.
6. Tomas Vaitkus Astana Cycling Team s.t.
7. Bernhard Eisel Team Columbia s.t.
8. Heinrich Haussler Gerolsteiner s.t.
9. Allan Davis Mitsubishi - Jartazi - Protech s.t.
10. George Hincapie Team Columbia s.t.

Overall
1. Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team 54h14'15
2. Denis Menchov Rabobank + 1'10
3. Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'28
4. Damiano Cunego Lampre + 4'00
5. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia + 4'08
6. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia + 4'45
7. Carlos Sastre Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 4'56
8. Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne + 5'46
9. Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes - Ballan + 5'52
10. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 6'19

Points
1. George Hincapie Team Columbia 177
2. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia 163
3. Bernhard Eisel Team Columbia 150

Moutain
1. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia 107
2. Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes - Ballan 96
3. Damiano Cunego Lampre 78

Young: Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia
Teams: Astana Cycling Team

At least a sprint for the best sprinters Who are the 4th place in the sprint competition?

Le Tour De France Stage 14


A lot of escapes but no one could keep it up wiht Nuyens


The last part of the race was on a uphill that's why Cav and Ciolek aren't there so Kirchen is there too help the team and himself


But how fast is Hincapie...


The sprint actualy starts between our riders


Hincapie is tired after that great relay so Kirchen takes the lead


Then he stops to let Eisel win


And Bernhard wins even though on the last metres Van Avermaet was very fast


Stage
1. Bernhard Eisel Team Columbia 4h40'49
2. Greg Van Avermaet Silence - Lotto s.t.
3. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia s.t.
4. George Hincapie Team Columbia s.t.
5. Óscar Freire Rabobank s.t.
6. Erik Zabel Team Milram s.t.
7. Tom Boonen Quick·Step s.t.
8. Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole s.t.
9. Danilo Napolitano Lampre s.t.
10. Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi s.t.

Overall
1. Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team 58h55'04
2. Denis Menchov Rabobank + 1'10
3. Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'28
4. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia + 4'00
5. Damiano Cunego Lampre s.t.
6. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia + 4'45
7. Carlos Sastre Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 4'56
8. Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne + 5'46
9. Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes - Ballan + 5'52
10. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 6'19

Points
1. George Hincapie Team Columbia 201
2. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia 189
3. Bernhard Eisel Team Columbia 185

Mountain
1. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia 107
2. Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes - Ballan 97
3. Damiano Cunego Lampre 78

Young: Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia
Teams: Astana Cycling Team

Tom Boonen - 143 pts. after stage 14.

Eisel

And who said Hincapie wasnt so good sprinter? Hmmmm He owns all! I told you to let him win

And who said Hincapie wasnt so good sprinter? Hmmmm He owns all! I told you to let him win

Le Tour De France Stage 15


Almost nobody could keep up wiht Lovkvist on Col D'Agnel.


And he won it.


He was leading on Prato Nevoso until Sanchez caught him


Gerdemann went with Karpets and Monfort, but it was too early. They will be caught


Kim Kirchen attacks


Moreau, Sastre and Leipheimer going for the victory. Lovkvist and Kirchen are right in front of them


While Sanchez is alone in front


Di Luca, Menchov and Cunego attacking


Evans goes there too


Sam Sanchez will be caught soon


The first group of the race now. With Sanchez hardly hang on


Last corner...


What a finish and Menchov wins


Stage
1. Denis Menchov Rabobank 4h51'49
2. Damiano Cunego Lampre s.t.
3. Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
4. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto s.t.
5. Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team s.t.
6. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia s.t.
7. Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 26
8. Carlos Sastre Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 38
9. Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team s.t.
10. Andreas Klöden Astana Cycling Team s.t.

Overall
1. Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team 63h46'53
2. Denis Menchov Rabobank + 50
3. Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 2'54
4. Damiano Cunego Lampre + 3'48
5. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia + 4'00
6. Carlos Sastre Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 5'34
7. Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes - Ballan + 5'44
8. Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia + 5'55
9. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 6'19
10. Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne + 6'24

Points
1. George Hincapie Team Columbia 201
2. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia 199
3. Bernhard Eisel Team Columbia 185

Mountain
1. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia 147
2. Danilo Di Luca LPR Brakes - Ballan 131
3. Damiano Cunego Lampre 114

Young: Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia
Teams: Astana Cycling Team

wow that's tight, Di Luca most have been coming really fast

That looks suspiciously slow in sprint and mountain stages. Are you sure you are not on easy and i say you crank it up to hard for the last mountain stage on the alp and also on the champs see how good you look then?? It will be more of a challenge and look more realistic because hincapie wont be top 5

I may aswell start a csc or astana game on easy and see if i can win all the 3 grand tours it will be really hard

He's be doinating the Tour with Kirchen on easy.

Man, just shut up. You don't know what you're saying.