Fantasy Le Tour game - still time to register

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Win a Cervélo Soloist Carbon(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

McEwen's out of nowhere command of stage one today doesn't appear to have been a big surprise to many of the Fantasy managers today. With the top manager today scoring over 3000 points you might think that it's too late to join this year's game. There's no disadvantage to joining the game now.

You can enter teams until Stage 4 begins on Wednesday 11th July. Unlike most Fantasy games, this gives you the chance to try out the game for free and experiment with different strategies without having to pay for mistakes. If you don't get time to create your teams before Saturday's start you can still take part with just as good a chance of winning as a manager who joined before the Prologue began. Just make sure you register and finalise your teams before Stage 4 begins. Remember the deadline is 10am (Paris local time - UTC+2 or GMT+2) on Wednesday 11th July.

In what's set to be the most wide open Tour in decades picking your team of 15 riders couldn't be more challenging. If you are relatively new to the Tour it can be a daunting prospect choosing your 15 riders from Saturday's start list of over 200 riders. You need to choose your riders carefully for all 4 elements of the game. The new ranking system can tell you some of the answers you need to know based on last year's results. Here's some direct links to real life riders that scored well in the 2006 Le Tour Fantasy Game:

1. New ranking and results service, offering new depths of rider statistics on races over the last four years. 2. See your friends exact selections in the this year's game as it happens. 3. Look up the winning managers team selections for last year to improve your selection this year. 4. Follow the progress of the key fantasy managers whilst also tracking your friends' progress in the new "Watch Teams" tool. 5. Build your own Mini-Leagues. 6. Try out the Forum/Chat area, which provides new ways to communicate with your fellow players from around the world in real time as the races unfold. 7. New stage selection system to make sure you never miss a stage pick again.

The online game allows you to assume the role of a professional team manager for the 2007 Le Tour and create your own dream team from any of the real life riders in this year's Tour. 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 other virtual managers from around the world. Follow the races live and use your skill and knowledge to win some great prizes. Remember you can still enter teams until stage 4 begins. You can re-edit and re-enter teams for stages 1-3 of the Le Tour 2007 competition up until stage 4 begins. Unlike most Fantasy games, this gives you the chance to try out the game for FREE and experiment with different strategies without having to pay for mistakes. If you join the Tour after the start date you can still take part with just as good a chance of winning as a manager who joined before stage 1. Try out a team today!