Fantasy Le Tour 2006 game ready to play!

We are proud to present our fourth year of Fantasy Le Tour games! There's another brilliant range of prizes for what looks set to be the most exciting game yet here at Cyclingnews. Be a professional team manager for the 2006 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. Register your teams now!

Prizes confirmed

The following prizes have been confirmed for this year's game. More prizes and details to follow shortly:

Fi'zi:k - 3 saddles - winners will have a choice of team replica saddles.

Speedplay - 3 sets of these fantastic pedals.

DedaTre - 10 pairs DedaTre RS Corsa clincher tyres / black-gumwall.

Dedaelementi - 1 pair of Dedaelementi Alanera Integrated full carbon fibre handlebars.

Reynolds - 1 pair of Reynolds KOM carbon wheels.

BBB Parts - Daily Stage Prize - 21 pairs of BSG-23 Winner Quickstep World Champion glasses.

Giro - 3 Giro Atmos Helmets - Winners will have a choice of three new edition helmets: Discovery Team Atmos, a Livestrong Atmos or a Polka Dots Atmos helmet.

Play for free in the Fantasy Le Tour 2006 game

Remember you can play for free for the first 5 stages! Try the game out and see how best to play. It's easy to play the Tour games - all you need to do is pick your dream team of 15 from the riders racing in this year's Le Tour start list. Then each day pick 9 riders to race for your fantasy team from these 15. You'll need a good combination of climbers, sprinters and general classification riders.

For more details go to the rules section of the site. There's also some great tips and tricks in the downloads and winners sections of the site. It's a great way to follow Le Tour 2006.

Good luck!

The Fantasy Cyclingnews Team