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Be a professional team manager for the 2009 Spring Classics and Grand Tour races. Follow the Spring Classics and Grand Tours in detail by playing the games. Fantasy Sports International presents its fifth year of Fantasy Cycling Games :

Spring Classics - Mar&Apr 2009
Giro d'Italia - May 2009
Le Tour - Jul 2009
Vuelta a España - Sep 2009

Based on the live racing action, you will take up the challenge of using your knowledge and tactical skill as a race team manager to compete with managers from around the world. Follow the races live and use your skill and knowledge to win prizes.

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Dessel powers back to form
Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:29:35 GMT - Sunday's stage two of the Tour de France, taking the peloton from Monaco to Brignoles, was dominated by a four-man breakaway before the inevitable bunch sprint. Cyril Dessel of AG2R La Mondiale was one of the escapees, together with Stef Clement (Rabobank), Jussi Veikkanen (Francaise des Jeux) and S...

String of near misses frustrate Farrar
Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:57:36 GMT - Tyler Farrar of Garmin-Slipstream only had one man left between himself and the Tour de France's stage two finish line in Brignoles on Sunday: Mark Cavendish. Again, the young American finished second in a Grand Tour bunch sprint, and as much as he was happy to be up there with the best, he admitted...

Cancellara survives the heat to stay in yellow
Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:19:05 GMT - Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank) successfully defended his yellow jersey on day two of the Tour de France, and admitted later that the searing heat had proved a bigger challenge than the four-man break that dominated the stage, before being reeled in with 10km remaining. "It was fast at the start,...

Cavendish dreams of winning in green on the Champs Elysees
Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:04:40 GMT - Mark Cavendish described the award of his first green jersey of Tour de France points leader as "a beautiful moment" and admitted that “to win on the Champs Elysees in the green jersey is a dream." The 24-year old won stage two with apparent ease, being delivered by the final ma...

All aboard the Columbia train
Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:03:57 GMT - The Columbia-HTC lead-out train showed the others how to do it on stage one of the Tour de France, propelling Mark Cavendish to his first stage win of this Tour, and fifth in total. And yet it had looked, in the final kilometres, as though the well-drilled yellow, white and green machine wouldn&rsqu...

"Realistic GC goals" at Columbia-HTC
Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:46:50 GMT - Team Columbia-HTC probably had the most difficult task in chosing its Tour de France line-up, and put together a very strong team primarily focused on stage victories. But with Kim Kirchen and Michael Rogers also included in the squad, Columbia-HTC nevertheless brings its own stage race contenders t...

Vaughters backs Wiggins to land yellow
Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:27:51 GMT - Bradley Wiggins could be in yellow on Tuesday night, according to his team director, Jonathan Vaughters. The British rider surprised many with his performance in Saturday’s opening time trial stage of the Tour de France, finishing third, one second behind Alberto Contador, and nineteen behind ...

Evans time trial "not bad, not great"
Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:26:44 GMT - Cadel Evans found his time trial result in the Tour de France's opening stage "not bad, but it's not great either." The Silence-Lotto rider noted to Cyclingnews, however, that "there are quite a few time gaps already between a lot of the other overall favourites, so in that regard, it...

Contador tops overall favourites
Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:43:04 GMT - Spaniard Alberto Contador clocked the best time of the Tour de France overall contenders Saturday in Monaco. He placed second in the 15.5-kilometre opening time trial behind time trial specialist Fabian Cancellara. "The important thing is that I earned a moral victory, it's a sign that I'm in g...

Boonen focussed on racing
Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:48:31 GMT - After the Court of Arbitration's decision to allow Tom Boonen to race the Tour de France, the Belgian sprinter was happy to line up for the start of the race in Monaco on Saturday. Not knowing about his July whereabouts for so long did not help the newly-crowned Belgian champion's focus, but he vowe...

Armstrong: I'm happy to be here
Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:37:50 GMT - As expected, much of the focus on the first day of the Tour de France was on the returning seven-time winner, Lance Armstrong. With the possibility of showers later in the day the American elected to start early, and went off number 18 – at 4:18 p.m., almost three hours before the final, seede...

McEwen riding "pain-free" again
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:36:04 GMT - Robbie McEwen found himself in the middle of the Tour de France on Saturday, without actually being part of the race. Currently in Monaco for physiotherapy, the Australian sprinter spent some time in the start/finish area of the Tour's opening stage, enjoying the meet & greet without having to f...

Menchov loses time to main rivals
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:19:55 GMT - Rabobank's Denis Menchov, winner of the 2009 Giro d'Italia, lost precious time in the opening time trial of the Tour de France in Monaco, on Saturday. Compared to his main rivals for the overall classification, the Russian was the biggest loser of the day, as he finished in 53rd position, 1:31 down ...

Cancellara: Now I’m really back
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:52:39 GMT - Fabian Cancellara put a season blighted by injury and illness behind him in Monaco, winning the opening stage of the 96th Tour de France to confirm his status as the best time triallist in the world. Even on a course that was not best suited to his talents, with the tough climb of the Cote de Beauso...

Tour de France stage one start times
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:49:10 GMT - The start times of Tour de France stage one.   Dutchman Kenny Van Hummel (Skil-Shimano) is first to start the 15.5-kilometre course in Monaco. The last is defending champion, Carlos Sastre (Cervélo TestTeam). Start times 1, 16:00, Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano 2, 16:01, Peter ...

Stephen Roche tips Contador and Cancellara for Tour
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:10:27 GMT - Former Tour de France winner Stephen Roche has added his voice to those who have said that they expect Alberto Contador to take a second Tour title this month. The Irishman, who triumphed in 1987, outlined his favourites for the race, nominating the Spaniard as the clear leader of the Astana team. H...

Armstrong and Leipheimer to start early
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:56:54 GMT - Looking at Saturday's weather forecast, Astana might have made a wise decision yesterday when deciding on its riders' starting order for the opening stage of this year's Tour de France. Looking at the time schedule for the 15.5km time trial, and knowing the capabilities of the outfit's star riders a...

Caisse d'Epargne shifts focus to Pereiro in Valverde's absence
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:52:02 GMT - An admittedly battered, but not beaten Caisse d'Epargne outfit showed up at the Tour de France team's presentation on Thursday evening. Rolling up the ramp towards the stage in front of Monaco's glam harbour, one could not help but feel the absence of the team's main leader, Alejandro Valverde, and ...

Trek Speed Concept preview
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Trek Bicycles has borrowed a page from automotive aerodynamic design for its latest Speed Concept time trial machine, first seen under Alberto Contador (Astana) at last month's Critérium ...

Sastre respects his rivals, Armstrong should do the same
Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:21:43 GMT - "It's his point of view, his words, his life – I'm not interested in anything about that. I think he's a great champion – he won seven Tours de France, the world [road] championship… he's a great rider. But just behind every rider must be a person, and in that respect, maybe ...

Kelly Benefit Strategies dominate top five in Fitchburg opener
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:46:44 GMT - Bissell's Tom Zirbel won the 50th Fitchburg Longsjo Classic's opening time trial on Thursday and took the early race lead ahead of a slew of Kelly Benefit Strategies riders. It was his second time trial victory since he took the win in the Nature Valley Grand Prix in June. KBS' Scott Zwizanski took ...

Powers back on top in Fitchburg
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:46:27 GMT - Reigning US National Time Trial Champion Alison Powers (Team Type 1) hopes to maintain her early lead in the Fitchburg Longsjo Classic despite the tough competition that follows her after the opening time trial. Powers showed the Massachusetts crowds the reason why she wears the stars and strip...

Stapleton: HTC chose cycling over F1
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:31:06 GMT - Bob Stapleton has revealed that his team's new co-sponsor, HTC, could eventually replace Columbia as main sponsor. He also said that HTC rejected an opportunity to become involved with Formula One in order to enter cycling sponsorship instead. The Columbia-HTC manager unveiled the team's new kit on ...

Farrar on the hunt for stages
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:31:33 GMT - The circus that is the Tour de France is about to be underway in Monaco, and there will be a new rider keen to be showing himself in the bunch sprints: Garmin-Slipstream's Tyler Farrar. The 25-year-old from Wenatchee, Washington will embark on his first Tour start on Saturday, but will be revisiting...

Vaughters predicts unpredictable Tour
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:14:29 GMT - Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme has put together a unique 21-stage parcours for this year's event, one that is sure to leave plenty of excitement for the final week. Cyclingnews asked Garmin-Slipstream boss Jonathan Vaughters to give his views on how each stage might play out. The Americ...

 

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