Written by Finz of NightmareChaos
  
  World Tour
  
  Birmingham – London
  It is always a huge distance from Birmingham to London but, the riders all wanted that victory in one of the most prestigious race of the World Tour. Finish first with the Big Ben to your left and the Thames on your right. With the trophy presented by one of the royals present that day. Victoriano Parilla was the lucky one this time. He beat Brian Hitchesn and Lucio Agueda.
  1. Victoriano Parilla, Glamourade
  2. Brian Hitchens, Jonas Pro Cycling
  3. Lúcio Águeda, Glamourade
  
  Hamburg – Lübeck
  The German division B race was a commercial for cycling. The weather was nice and spectators took their time to cheer the riders. When the complete peloton crossed over from Hamburg to Lubeck they were treated with a nice 4 lap circuit through the town of Lubeck. While some tried to break away the peloton never let anyone go. Kirk Narramore was a great finisher and took the flower ahead of Detari Catalin and Otto Landa.
  1. Kirk Narramore, Connaught
  2. Détári Catalin, Silencio
  3. Otto Landa, Scorpions POPRAD
  
  Minas – Montevideo
  The big sprinters arrived in Uruguay for the second Minas – Montevideo race. An almost complete course would ensure a great sprinters finish in the center of Montevideo. And it was a spectacle on the famous Uruguayana boulevard. A last minute crash seperated a small group from the bunch and Gregor Bartenstein was the fastest beating Eduardo Vasconcelos and Iver Vanhoosan, giving Austria a nice victory.
  1. Gregor Bartenstein, peddelen
  2. Eduardo Vasconcelos, Touring Titans
  3.

Iver Vanhoosan, Welsh Phoenix
  
  The Classics
  
  Uttendorf - Matrei in Osttirol
  The Austrian classic in division seven always attracts the best climbers. With winter at our doorstep this race has an extra level of hardness. In the end it was the Belgian climber Selleslags who was the best of them all. With only twenty five years he could bring his team many victories in the future.
  1. Jean-Pierre Selleslags, Team Genesis
  2. Jake Fulton, Toronto Dragons
  3. Ralph Szatkowski, Jajatazi
  
  
  Grasse – Toulon
  Division two had their classical meeting with Grasse – Toulon. This race on the Cote d'Azur always finishes in one of my favourite towns in France. Toulon, easy going, nice weather and surroundings and the complete lack of tourists. It is a gem with a nice beach you can reach by boat. Franz Amelung was the one most lucky as he beat all the others to take home the perfume thropy.
  1. Franz Amelung, Team JAN
  2. Jacinto Aldeia, Onie
  3. Antonio Gabbrielli, Pink Piyama
  
  Zyte GP
  The division three Zyte GP classic was this time in the Pyrenees. This travelling mountain classic in France always surprises the riders with a different route in a different part of France. So after the Alps last time, we went South, on the border with Spain. Tom Bella tried his luck five kilometers from the finish. He nearly made it but, Arnold Latey reached him 500 meters from the finish to beat him for first.
  1. Arnold Latey, Rotational Symmetry
  2. Tom Bella, VC Botafogo
  3. Marco Italiano,

Cyclocomotiv
  
  
  Juberri - Pas de la Casa
  A small country like Andorra can still manage a great venue such as the division five classic Juberri – Pas de la Casa. Ofcourse this is a climbers valhalla, in the middle of the Pyrenees. The Swede Birger Varg was best of a select group of climbers and gave his team their first trophy.
  1. Birger Varg, Qvibra Pro Cyclingte
  2. Wayne Harding, Orica Green Edge
  3. Jeffrey Hagy, Honor et Patria
  
  
  Astana GP
  Cobbles and Kazkhstan can only mean one thing. Astana GP is starting again. The favourite failed in the end as he was securing a victory when he got a flat tire just meters from the finish. Julian Pope reached his hands towards heaven but it was in vain. Santos Zubizarreta passed him and was fortunate enough to cross the finishline first. Julian finished second ahead of Estebe Mauri.
  1. Santos Zubizarreta, CGPBMARCH
  2. Julian Pope, Drapeau Noir
  3. Estebe Mauri, blast
  
  
  Top Ten Transfers
  1. Burton Day from Seeds2 to Vagabundos for 460k
  2. Sam Velasquez from Cremtec to Eixample ATH for 400k
  2. Stale Thorbjornsen from Nefal to CCFC for 400k
  4. Charles Odowd from Eixample ATH to Team Trier for 375k
  5. Dries Schuurman from Winterstrom to sprint4live for 360k
  6. Peter-Jan van de Wal from CCFC to Gruppo Apparte for 350k
  6. Matias Salto from utrack to nonnies for 350k
  8. Dean Sinnott from Team JAN to Seeds2 for 340k
  9. Fergus Harold from Ericv to peddelen for 320k
  10. Gijsbert De Nooy from California Mist to Team JAN for 300k