- Lid sinds
- 16 mei 2006
- Berichten
- 59.513
- Waardering
- 22.094
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Teams in de tour
Ag2r-La Mondiale
Cofidis†
Lampre-ISD
Orica-GreenEDGE
Saur-Sojasun†
Team Sky
Argos-Shimano†
Euskaltel-Euskadi
Liquigas-Cannondale
Omega Pharma-Quick Step
Team Europcar†
Vacansoleil-DCM
Astana
FDJ-BigMat
Lotto-Belisol
Rabobank
Team Katusha
BMC Racing Team
Garmin-Sharp
Movistar Team
RadioShack-Nissan-Trek
Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
†: Invited Pro-continental teams
Pre-race favourites
2011 winner Cadel Evans will defend his Tour title. Runner-up Andy Schleck (and later declared 2010 winner) will not start in the Tour due to a fracture of the sacral bone of his pelvis at the Critérium du Dauphiné.[7] The third still active former Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is currently suspended and will therefore not start in this year's Tour.
Other former Grand Tour winners that will start in this year's Tour de France are: Denis Menchov (2009 Giro d'Italia and 2005 & 2007 Vuelta a España), Alexander Vinokourov (2006 Vuelta a Espana), Alejandro Valverde (2009 Vuelta a España), Vincenzo Nibali (2010 Vuelta a España), Juan José Cobo (2011 Vuelta a España), Ivan Basso (2006 Giro d'Italia & 2010 Giro d'Italia), Michele Scarponi (2011 Giro d'Italia) and Ryder Hesjedal (2012 Giro d'Italia).[8][9][10]
The top favourite according to many critics is British rider Bradley Wiggins.[11][12] The number four of the 2009 edition and podium finisher in the 2011 Vuelta a España showed good form during the whole season by winning the overall title in the highly important stage races Paris-Nice, Tour de Romandie and the Critérium du Dauphiné. The former track rider is considered to be one of the better time-trialists in the peloton and the large amount of time trial kilometers is in his favour.
THE STAGES
Stage Type Date Start and Finish Distance Details
P Prologue Saturday 30 June Liège > Liège 6.4 km
1 Plain Sunday 1 July Liège > Seraing 198 km
2 Plain Monday 2 July Visé > Tournai 207.5 km
3 Medium mountains Tuesday 3 July Orchies > Boulogne-sur-Mer 197 km
4 Plain Wednesday 4 July Abbeville > Rouen 214.5 km
5 Plain Thursday 5 July Rouen > Saint-Quentin 196.5 km
6 Plain Friday 6 July Épernay > Metz 207.5 km
7 Medium mountains Saturday 7 July Tomblaine > La Planche des Belles Filles 199 km
8 Medium mountains Sunday 8 July Belfort > Porrentruy 157.5 km
9 Individual time-trial Monday 9 July Arc-et-Senans > Besançon 41.5 km
R Rest Day Tuesday 10 July Repos
10 High Mountains Wednesday 11 July Mâcon > Bellegarde-sur-Valserine 194.5 km
11 High Mountains Thursday 12 July Albertville > La Toussuire - Les Sybelles 148 km
12 Medium mountains Friday 13 July Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Annonay Davézieux 226 km
13 Plain Saturday 14 July Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > Le Cap d’Agde 217 km
14 High Mountains Sunday 15 July Limoux > Foix 191 km
15 Plain Monday 16 July Samatan > Pau 158.5 km
R Rest Day Tuesday 17 July Repos
16 High Mountains Wednesday 18 July Pau > Bagnères-de-Luchon 197 km
17 High Mountains Thursday 19 July Bagnères-de-Luchon > Peyragudes 143.5 km
18 Plain Friday 20 July Blagnac > Brive-la-Gaillarde 222.5 km
19 Individual time-trial Saturday 21 July Bonneval > Chartres 53.5 km
20 Plain Sunday 22 July Rambouillet > Paris Champs-Élysées 120 km
http://www.letour.fr/2012/TDF/COURSE/us/le_parcours.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Tour_de_France
Teams in de tour
Ag2r-La Mondiale
Cofidis†
Lampre-ISD
Orica-GreenEDGE
Saur-Sojasun†
Team Sky
Argos-Shimano†
Euskaltel-Euskadi
Liquigas-Cannondale
Omega Pharma-Quick Step
Team Europcar†
Vacansoleil-DCM
Astana
FDJ-BigMat
Lotto-Belisol
Rabobank
Team Katusha
BMC Racing Team
Garmin-Sharp
Movistar Team
RadioShack-Nissan-Trek
Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
†: Invited Pro-continental teams
Pre-race favourites
2011 winner Cadel Evans will defend his Tour title. Runner-up Andy Schleck (and later declared 2010 winner) will not start in the Tour due to a fracture of the sacral bone of his pelvis at the Critérium du Dauphiné.[7] The third still active former Tour de France winner Alberto Contador is currently suspended and will therefore not start in this year's Tour.
Other former Grand Tour winners that will start in this year's Tour de France are: Denis Menchov (2009 Giro d'Italia and 2005 & 2007 Vuelta a España), Alexander Vinokourov (2006 Vuelta a Espana), Alejandro Valverde (2009 Vuelta a España), Vincenzo Nibali (2010 Vuelta a España), Juan José Cobo (2011 Vuelta a España), Ivan Basso (2006 Giro d'Italia & 2010 Giro d'Italia), Michele Scarponi (2011 Giro d'Italia) and Ryder Hesjedal (2012 Giro d'Italia).[8][9][10]
The top favourite according to many critics is British rider Bradley Wiggins.[11][12] The number four of the 2009 edition and podium finisher in the 2011 Vuelta a España showed good form during the whole season by winning the overall title in the highly important stage races Paris-Nice, Tour de Romandie and the Critérium du Dauphiné. The former track rider is considered to be one of the better time-trialists in the peloton and the large amount of time trial kilometers is in his favour.
THE STAGES
Stage Type Date Start and Finish Distance Details
P Prologue Saturday 30 June Liège > Liège 6.4 km
1 Plain Sunday 1 July Liège > Seraing 198 km
2 Plain Monday 2 July Visé > Tournai 207.5 km
3 Medium mountains Tuesday 3 July Orchies > Boulogne-sur-Mer 197 km
4 Plain Wednesday 4 July Abbeville > Rouen 214.5 km
5 Plain Thursday 5 July Rouen > Saint-Quentin 196.5 km
6 Plain Friday 6 July Épernay > Metz 207.5 km
7 Medium mountains Saturday 7 July Tomblaine > La Planche des Belles Filles 199 km
8 Medium mountains Sunday 8 July Belfort > Porrentruy 157.5 km
9 Individual time-trial Monday 9 July Arc-et-Senans > Besançon 41.5 km
R Rest Day Tuesday 10 July Repos
10 High Mountains Wednesday 11 July Mâcon > Bellegarde-sur-Valserine 194.5 km
11 High Mountains Thursday 12 July Albertville > La Toussuire - Les Sybelles 148 km
12 Medium mountains Friday 13 July Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Annonay Davézieux 226 km
13 Plain Saturday 14 July Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > Le Cap d’Agde 217 km
14 High Mountains Sunday 15 July Limoux > Foix 191 km
15 Plain Monday 16 July Samatan > Pau 158.5 km
R Rest Day Tuesday 17 July Repos
16 High Mountains Wednesday 18 July Pau > Bagnères-de-Luchon 197 km
17 High Mountains Thursday 19 July Bagnères-de-Luchon > Peyragudes 143.5 km
18 Plain Friday 20 July Blagnac > Brive-la-Gaillarde 222.5 km
19 Individual time-trial Saturday 21 July Bonneval > Chartres 53.5 km
20 Plain Sunday 22 July Rambouillet > Paris Champs-Élysées 120 km
http://www.letour.fr/2012/TDF/COURSE/us/le_parcours.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Tour_de_France



