Tonight at 8pm UK time, so 21:00 cet we will hold another track league omnium, please be on PCM11 for this time to play.

Afterwards we will probably play some road (maybe tomorrows stage) and have general online fun.

We've been a little quiet about the PCM.daily DB for PCM11, but since I'm getting a lot of questions, and wrong guesses about a potential release date have surfaced, I suppose it's time for me to get some information out there.

Facts first: The 1st version (whether that's a beta or a final version) will be released before the end of the Tour de France.

This version will contain a few new teams, a few new races, a few variants, over 200 real sponsors (no more S-Mobile, British Airwash etc.), real equipment (although not anywhere near as much as in the previous versions of the PCM.daily DB) among other smaller features, like realistic trainers, scouts, journalists etc.

The database would probably have been released by now, had it not been for a storm that hit Copenhagen a week ago and took my internet connection with it. Since then I have been using my slow 3G connection which is not anywhere near good enough to download stuff like stages. When the "proper" internet is back, the DB can be finalized and uploaded in a matter of a couple of days.

And let me end this note with a thanks to those who have been helping out with some of my many specific requests so far: Riccoen, BouBBox, Bubba, Roturn, Ruiribeiro, MarcoPRT, MacC, pcm-hardtune, Siwi (riders' regions, stats etc.), Sykkel_Freak, KenL (logos and transferts), Felix_29, BoogieBoogie and ANFreeman (equipment).

Just 4 days after Patch number 2, comes Patch number 3: 1.0.3.0. It can be download from the Focus website with this link.

Click Read More to see the full details of this patch. Good news for stage makers is that while the still annoying minimum circuit length still exists, it has been reduced from 10km to 6km.

For the past couple of weeks, there has been a TDF Predictions thread up on our forum, with many members predicting the Top 10 in the Tour de France GC, amongst other aspects of the race. Using these predictions - awarding 10 points to a rider for a 1st place prediction, 9 points for a 2nd place etc etc - Ive compiled a projected Top 10 for the Tour.

Interestingly, it is Andy Schleck who comes out on top. 40 people may have said Contador to win, versus the 31 opting for Schleck - but while amost everyone has Schleck in the Top 2, a handful didnt select Contador in the Top 10, thus skewing the rankings somewhat. Behind them, there is expected to be a 3-way bettle for 3rd - with Samuel Sanchez edging Gesink by barely anything, and Jurgen van den Broeck rounding out the Top 5.

Click read more to see the Top 20 selections, with the points for each included. And if you havent looked at it already, ricotero_uy has put together a very good topic as a guide to the Tour de France, while today's opening Tour de France stage can be discussed in the Stage 1 topic.

In the Classics, the Giro, and the Tour de Suisse, members of this forum have participated in the Fantasy Cycling Games over at Velogames.com. This continues with the Tour de France, and you have until 11 AM CEST (Central European Summer Time) to sign up a team and take part.

For those who are new, the rules are simple - you select 9 riders with a points value of up to 100 points (those who are more likely to score points on every stage obviously costing more). 2 All-Rounders, 2 Climbers, 1 Sprinter, 3 Domestiques and a Wild Card who can come from any of the categories.

Once you have created your team for the game - which is free - you can then join the PCM.daily league by entering the league code: 22162352. 112 teams have entered already, and theres not long left to join in the fun!