Here it finally is - PCM.daily's 2009 DB V3, including 92 updated teams, lots and lots of new equipment, a whole lot of new races, etc., etc. Below, you'll find the list of features, and at the very bottom: the download link.

Enjoy!

PCM.daily's 2009 DB V3 Feature List

Teams
92 teams with updated rosters (mainly) according to UCI's lists.
90 teams have 2009 shirts, mini-shirts and accessories
All teams have new, updated objectives
All teams have updated informations (manager, website, etc.)

Riders
2009 stat update
2009 photos for c. 80 % of the teams
2009 national champions
Updated ages for all riders
C. 1600 free agents
Dopers deleted (only riders active in 2009 are in the DB)
Dead rider(s) deleted (rest in peace)

Graphics
More than 1100 2009-shirts
New background (rasm)
New race category icons (Lampert)
New calendar 'bars' icons (Lampert)
Race Flag Package (Arnelesaffer)
Rider Skins for c. 200+ riders
Standard UCI World Cup / Pro Tour sponsor kit
Includes Performance Update for better PC performance

Equipment
More than 90 frames
More than 80 wheels
More than 80 helmets
Equipment linked to the teams, so they use their real-life equipment (where possible)

Races and stages
80 new races
Cancelled races have been deleted
Renamed races have been .. well, renamed ;)
2009 profiles for 26 races
More realistic team participation at races due to new nationality groups
The 2003 Tour has replaced the 2008 Tour, and Bilbo Baggins' Realistic TdF Variant has replaced the 08 Vuelta
Several new variants for the larger races, including the 03 Giro and 03 TdF and variants for some national championships

Young Riders / Scouting Zones
59 scouting zones
Rider progression has been slowed a little
10 new U23 races have been added

Other relevant stuff
CQRanking system has replaced Superprestige
UCI World Ranking has replaced UCI Pro Tour ranking (just a new points shema)
New fatigue system (riders gaining fatigue more slowly)
Lots of new secondary sponsors
Larger budgets for secondary sponsors, making them more important
Lots of new staff
Updates to future sponsor goals

There's more than this, but I'm sure you're all much more interested in just getting the download link than reading this. So let's get going ;)

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With 12 minutes to go of the file uploading process, here's the list of new races in the DB. To view it, click 'Read More'.

The file is currently being uploaded after a very time-taking .exe making process. It'll be up in 27 minutes. In the mean time, make sure to download and install a File Manager to speed up the downloading process. I can recommend 'DownItAll!' for Firefox and FlashGet for everything else.

Anyway, the subject of this article: The teams. Click 'Read More' to see the full list of teams in the DB.

I've been getting a lot of questions about what caused the crash, how we fixed it, etc., etc. - so let's start off with this as the first 'while we're waiting' news piece.

First of all, everyone should thank T-Photon. I didn't fix it, Cyanide didn't fix it, none of the good ideas coming from other well-known and respected database makers fixed the problem. The one who did was T-Photon. And the bug we suffered from seems to be a new PCM08 variant of the well-known March bug. I gave the .cdb to T-Photon, he fixed the March problem "in case that was what we suffered from", as he put it. I didn't think it was that, simply because the 'symptoms' didn't match what the March bug is generally known for doing - so I didn't test it until this morning.

And luckily for us, the fixed .cdb from T-Photon didn't crash.

But there's also some bad news related to this. There's some negative consequences of having implented the March bug fix. So far, we're only aware of one: It's impossible for Continental teams to seek wildcards for all Pro Tour events EXCEPT the three Grand Tours, Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and the Vuelta. In some cases, some will be picked automatically, in other cases only the PT teams will ride.

Other than that, we didn't notice anything.

Lastly, it's also worth thanking both bobcatsman and Im_the_best_coach. Both of them tried their best to help.

After intense final testing and a few tweaks to the DB, it's now being packed and made into an self-installation file, making it very easy to install. The downside is that the program is slow, so it'll take a while before it's ready to be downloaded. My guess is that it'll be a c. 21:30 - so a bit later than first estimated.

During the waiting time, we'll make sure to post more details about the DB - e.g. the full list of teams, the new races, etc. That said, I'm at work, so it also depends on how much time I have ;)