2012 Tour de France

Cycling competition June 2020 December 2015 2012 Tour de France 2012 UCI World Tour 18 29 Route of the 2012 Tour de France.png Route of the 2012 Tour de France Map of France showing the path of the race starting in Belgium, moving through the Alps, then the Pyrenees, before finishing in Paris 360px 30 June – 22 July 2012 20 + Prologue 3496.9 km 87h 34′ 47" Bradley Wiggins GBR SKY 2012 yellow Chris Froome GBR SKY 2012 Vincenzo Nibali ITA LIQ 2012 Peter Sagan SVK LIQ 2012 green Thomas Voeckler FRA EUC 2012 polkadot Tejay van Garderen USA BMC 2012 white LUX RNT 2012 yellow_number Chris Anker Sørensen DEN SAX 2012b red_number 2011 2013 The 2012 Tour de France was the 99th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in the Belgian city of Liège on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 22 July. The Tour consisted of 21 stages, including an opening prologue, and covered a total distance of 3496.9 km 0 on. As well as the prologue, the first two stages took place in Belgium, and one stage finished in Switzerland. Bradley Wiggins (SKY 2012) won the overall general classification, and became the first British rider to win the Tour. Wiggins's teammate Chris Froome placed second, and Vincenzo Nibali (LIQ 2012) was third. The general classification leader's yellow jersey was worn for the first week by Fabian Cancellara (RNT 2012), who won the prologue. Wiggins, second in the prologue, took the leadership of the race on stage seven, the first mountainous stage, which was won by Froome, and maintained his lead for the remainder of the race, winning the two longest time trials, and not losing time to his main challengers for the overall title in the mountains. The points classification was won by Nibali's teammate Peter Sagan, who won three stages. André Greipel of LTB 2012 and SKY 2012 yes rider Mark Cavendish also won three stages. EUC 2012's Thomas Voeckler, winner of two mountain stages, won the mountains classification. BMC 2012's Tejay van Garderen, in fifth place overall, won the young rider classification. The team classification was won by RNT 2012 yes, and Chris Anker Sørensen (SAX 2012b) was given the award for the most combative rider. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 2012 Tour de France thumb|alt=A large stone building with a clock tower on its roof|The Prince-Bishops' Palace in Liège, Belgium, hosted the team presentation ceremony on 28 June. The 2012 edition of the Tour de France featured 22 teams.Teams – The riders, videos, photos – Tour de France 2012 http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2012/us/teams.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 15 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060247/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2012/us/teams.html 23 September 2015 dead The race was the 18th of the 29 events in the UCI World Tour,Wynn Nigel UCI WorldTour calendar 2012 http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/uci-worldtour-calendar-2012-47667 22 August 2015 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 2 November 2011 and all of its eighteen UCI ProTeams were entitled, and obliged, to enter the race.UCI cycling regulations 2012 109 On 6 April 2012, the organiser of the Tour, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), announced the four second-tier UCI Professional Continental teams given wildcard invitations, of which three were French-based (COF 2012, EUC 2012 and SAU 2012) and one was Dutch (ARG 2012b).Argos-Shimano receives Tour de France wildcard invitation http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/argos-shimano-receives-tour-de-france-wildcard-invitation/ 15 August 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 6 April 2012 The presentation of the teams – where the members of each team's roster are introduced in front of the media and local dignitaries – took place outside the Prince-Bishops' Palace in Liège, Belgium, on 28 June, two days before the opening stage held in the city.Tour de France 2012 teams presented in Liege http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2012-teams-presented-in-liege-41666 15 August 2015 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 29 June 2012 19 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150919171628/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2012-teams-presented-in-liege-41666 dead Each squad was allowed a maximum of nine riders, resulting in a start list total of 198 riders.Start list – Tour de France 2012 http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2012/us/starters.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 15 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923055959/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2012/us/starters.html 23 September 2015 dead Of these, 35 were riding the Tour de France for the first time.Tour de France 2012 – Debutants http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=113093&c=3&stat_id=158 ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20161013144938/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=113093&c=3&stat_id=158 13 October 2016 dead 13 October 2016 The riders came from 31 countries; France, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Germany and Australia all had 12 or more riders in the race. Riders from six countries won stages during the race; British riders won the largest number of stages, with seven.The history of the Tour de France – Year 2012 – The stage winners http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2012/vainqueurs.html 13 October 2016 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20160902063910/http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/2012/vainqueurs.html 2 September 2016 dead The average age of riders in the race was 30.17 years, ranging from the 22-year-old Thibaut Pinot (FDJ 2012) to the 40-year-old Jens Voigt (RNT 2012).Tour de France 2012 – Statistics http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_France_2012-statistics https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060316/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_France_2012-statistics 23 September 2015 ProCyclingStats 19 August 2015 dead The SOJ 2012 yes cyclists had the youngest average age while RNT 2012 yes cyclists had the oldest.Tour de France 2012 – Average age http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=113093&c=3&stat_id=150 ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20161013145048/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=113093&c=3&stat_id=150 13 October 2016 dead 13 October 2016 The teams entering the race were: UCI ProTeams 20em margin-right:20%; ALM 2012 AST 2012 BMC 2012 EUS 2012 FDJ 2012 GRS 2012b KAT 2012 LAM 2012 LIQ 2012 LTB 2012 MOV 2012 OPQ 2012 OGE 2012b RAB 2012 RNT 2012 SAX 2012b SKY 2012 VCD 2012 UCI Professional Continental teams 20em margin-right:20%; ARG 2012b COF 2012 EUC 2012 SAU 2012 Pre-race favourites thumb|alt=Bradley Wiggins wearing a black cap with the word "SKY" written on it|upright|SKY 2013's Bradley Wiggins was widely considered as favourite for the general classification. According to many observers before the race the favourite for the general classification was Bradley Wiggins.Wiggins Bradley Bradley Wiggins I don't regard being bookies' favourite for Tour de France as pressure https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/jun/21/tour-de-france-favourite-bradley-wiggins 21 August 2015 The Guardian 21 June 2012Tour de France 2012: Will Bradley Wiggins win? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/18594857 21 August 2015 BBC Sport BBC 29 June 2012MacLeary John Bradley Wiggins is the 'outstanding favourite', says 1987 Triple Crown winner Stephen Roche https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/9364275/Tour-de-France-2012-Bradley-Wiggins-is-the-outstanding-favourite-says-1987-Triple-Crown-winner-Stephen-Roche.html 21 August 2015 The Daily Telegraph 29 June 2012 His closest rivals were thought to be Cadel Evans (BMC 2012 yes) and Vincenzo Nibali (LIQ 2012 yes).Tour de France 2012: Who will win? http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2012-who-will-win-41822 21 August 2015 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 28 June 2012 25 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925122529/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/tour-de-france-2012-who-will-win-41822 dead2012 Tour de France General-Classification Contenders http://www.bicycling.com/2012-tour-de-france-general-classification-contenders 21 August 2015 Bicycling Rodale, Inc. 23 June 2012John Timothy 2012 Tour de France General-Classification Contenders http://roadcyclinguk.com/news/racing-news/tour-de-france-2012-contenders-yellow-jersey765.html 21 August 2015 Road Cycling UK Mpora 29 June 2012Rating the Tour de France favorites, from W(iggins) to Z http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/06/news/rating-the-tour-de-france-favorites-from-wiggins-to-z_225068 21 August 2015 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 22 June 2012 6 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906104927/http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/06/news/rating-the-tour-de-france-favorites-from-wiggins-to-z_225068 dead Alberto Contador, the winner of both the 2007 Tour and 2009 Tour, was serving a doping suspension and did not race in the 2012 Tour.Fotheringham William William Fotheringham Alberto Contador gets two-year ban and stripped of 2010 Tour de France https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/feb/06/alberto-contador-ban-tour-cycling 4 September 2015 The Guardian 6 February 2012 Andy Schleck, who finished second in the 2010 Tour (later promoted to the winner after Contador's result was annulled in February 2012) and 2011 Tour, was not able to recover from an injury suffered in the Critérium du Dauphiné.Andy Schleck misses the Tour de France with a broken pelvis https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/18428361 4 September 2015 BBC Sport BBC 13 June 2012 The other riders considered contenders for the general classification were Ryder Hesjedal (GRS 2012b yes), Fränk Schleck (RNT 2012 yes), Samuel Sánchez (EUS 2012 yes), Jurgen Van den Broeck (LTB 2012 yes), Tony Martin (OPQ 2012 yes), Denis Menchov (KAT 2012 yes), Levi Leipheimer (OPQ 2012 yes), Alejandro Valverde (MOV 2012 yes) and Robert Gesink (RAB 2012 yes). Prior to the 2012 Tour, Wiggins's highest finishes in a Grand Tour were third in the 2011 Vuelta a España and fourth in the 2009 Tour (later promoted to third after Lance Armstrong's result was annulled in October 2012).Bradley Wiggins 2009 Tour de France result upgraded https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/20130410 BBC Sport BBC 18 September 2015 29 October 2012Bull Nick http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/froome-and-wiggins-finish-on-vuelta-podium-48705 Froome and Wiggins finish on Vuelta podium Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 18 September 2015 11 September 2011 Wiggins had shown his form in the lead-up to the Tour by winning the general classifications in three stage races in the 2012 season: the Paris–Nice, the Tour de Romandie and the Dauphiné. As a time trialist, Wiggins was thought to be the rider most suited to the race's course. The 2011 Tour winner Evans came back from an illness earlier in the season to win the two-day Critérium International and place third at the Dauphiné. The 2010 Vuelta a España winner Nibali had shown his form in the lead-up to the Tour by winning the Tirreno–Adriatico stage race. The sprinters considered favourites for the points classification and wins in bunch sprint finishes were Mark Cavendish (SKY 2012 yes), André Greipel (LTB 2012 yes), Matthew Goss (OGE 2012b yes), Peter Sagan (LIQ 2012 yes) and Marcel Kittel (ARG 2012b yes).Aubrey Jane 2012 Tour de France: Top five points classification contenders http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/2012-tour-de-france-top-five-points-classification-contenders/ 21 August 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 25 June 2012John Timothy Tour de France 2012 – contenders: green jersey http://roadcyclinguk.com/news/racing-news/tour-de-france-2012-green-jersey935.html 21 August 2015 Road Cycling UK Mpora 28 June 2013Tour de France: Green jersey guide http://au.eurosport.com/cycling/tour-de-france/2012/green-jersey-guide_sto3326756/story.shtml 21 August 2015 Eurosport Discovery Communications 28 June 2013 Cavendish, the world road race champion and defending points classification winner, did not have the full support of SKY 2013 yes as he did in the 2011 Tour with the THR 2011 yes team;Gallagher Brendan Tour de France 2011: how the HTC-Highroad 'train' keeps Mark Cavendish on track for final sprint to line honours https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/8601707/Tour-de-France-2011-how-the-HTC-Highroad-train-keeps-Mark-Cavendish-on-track-for-final-sprint-to-line-honours.html 15 November 2016 The Guardian 1 July 2011 SKY 2013 yes's focus was on Wiggins' general classification ambitions.Fotheringham William William Fotheringham Mark Cavendish sets sights on Olympic gold ahead of Tour de France https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jun/27/mark-cavendish-olympics-tour-de-france 3 September 2015 The Guardian 27 June 2012 He had won the four-stage race Ster ZLM Toer 13 days before the start of the Tour.Mark Cavendish clinches Ster ZLM Toer ahead of Lars Boom https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/18476911 3 July 2012 BBC Sport BBC 17 June 2012 Greipel, who had the full backing of his team, had shown his form in the season with thirteen victories up to the Tour. Goss was second to Cavendish at the world championships and was the new sprint leader of his team, although he had only one win in the year up to the Tour. Sagan was equal in wins with Greipel with thirteen, of which five came in the Tour of California and four in the Tour de Suisse. Kittel won two stages in both the Tour of Oman and Ster ZLM Toer.Fixtures / Results Ster ZLM Toer 2012 http://www.eurosport.co.uk/cycling/ster-zlm-toer/2012/calendar-result.shtml 4 September 2015 Eurosport Discovery Communications Route and stages thumb|alt=A view from the summit of a mountain with a cross monument on the left|Stage eleven's Col de la Croix de Fer Alpine pass was one of the Tour's six hors catégorie (English: beyond category) rated climbs.Kinross David Palmer Dan Tour de France 2012: interactive stage-by-stage guide https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/9362536/Tour-de-France-2012-interactive-stage-by-stage-guide.html 3 September 2015 The Daily Telegraph 11 July 2012 On 29 October 2010, the ASO announced that Liège would host the 2012 edition's opening stages (known as the Grand Départ).Wynn Nigel 2012 Tour to start in Liege http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/2012-tour-to-start-in-liege-56445 27 August 2011 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 29 October 2010 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071101/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/2012-tour-to-start-in-liege-56445 deadLiggett Raia Lewis 2005 16 Further details of the first three stages held in Belgium were released at an event at the city's Prince-Bishops' Palace on 18 November.Details of 2012 Tour de France start official http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/details-of-2012-tour-de-france-start-official/ 27 August 2011 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 18 November 2010 Liège, which had also hosted the 2004 Grand Départ, became the first city outside France to host the Grand Départ twice.MacMichael Simon Details of 2012 Tour de France Grand Depart announced http://road.cc/content/news/27576-details-2012-tour-de-france-grand-depart-announced 27 August 2011 road.cc Farrelly Atkinson 20 November 2010 The entire route of the race was accidentally published on the ASO website on 10 October 2011, eight days before the official presentation at the Palais des Congrès in Paris.Kröner Hedwig 2012 Tour de France route revealed http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2012-tour-de-france-route-revealed/ 27 August 2011 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 10 October 2011 At the event, the race director, Christian Prudhomme, said, "It's a Tour designed to widen the possibilities".Ryan Barry Prudhomme hails a 2012 Tour de France route filled with novelty http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/prudhomme-hails-a-2012-tour-de-france-route-filled-with-novelty/ 3 September 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 20 October 2011 The route was noted as being innovative when compared to recent years, with fewer high altitude stage finishes, and more of a focus on medium mountain stages and individual time trials.Fotheringham William William Fotheringham Tour de France route ain't broke, but organisers have still fixed it https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/oct/18/tour-de-france-route-2012 19 October 2016 The Guardian 18 October 2011 Due to a clash with the start of the Olympics at the end of July, the Tour began a week earlier than usual. After the opening prologue in Liège, stage one left the city with the finish in Seraing. The second stage took place between Visé to Tournai. The race then moved into north-west France, with the third stage ending in the coastal city of Boulogne-sur-Mer, before the fourth ended in Rouen, and the fifth in Saint-Quentin. Stage six took the race east, with the seventh ending in the Vosges Mountains. Stage eight then entered the Jura Mountains, with the finish in Porrentruy, Switzerland. A return to France saw the next stage take place between Arc-et-Senans to Besançon. The next stages, ten and eleven, went into the Alps, and stages twelve and thirteen took the Tour down to the Mediterranean coast at Cap d'Agde. Stage fourteen moved the race into the east of Pyrenees, before a transitional stage taking it to the western side of the mountains for the next two stages. Stage eighteen was held between Blagnac to Brive-la-Gaillarde in the south of the country, before a long transfer took the race back to the north-east for two further stages, with the finish on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.2012 Route – Sporting aspects, stage cities – Tour de France 2012 http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2012/us/overall-route.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 11 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923095657/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2012/us/overall-route.html 23 September 2015 dead There were 21 stages in the race, covering a total distance of 3496.9 km 0 on, 133.1 km 1 on shorter than the 2011 Tour.The history of the Tour de France – Year 2012 http://www.letour.com/HISTO/us/TDF/2012/index.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 13 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065112/http://www.letour.com/HISTO/us/TDF/2012/index.html 4 March 2016 deadThe history of the Tour de France – Year 2011 http://www.letour.com/HISTO/us/TDF/2011/index.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 3 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112329/http://www.letour.com/HISTO/us/TDF/2011/index.html 4 March 2016 dead The longest mass-start stage was the twelfth at 226 km 0 on, and stage 21 was the shortest at 120 km 0 on. The race featured twice the time trialling distance of the previous Tour, a total of 101.1 km 0 on, with the prologue, stage nine and stage nineteen. Of the remaining stages, nine were officially classified as flat, four as medium mountain and five as high mountain.Race regulations 2012 35Race regulations 2012 37 There were three summit finishes: stage 7, to La Planche des Belles Filles; stage 11, to La Toussuire-Les Sybelles; and stage 17, to Peyragudes.Kröner Hedwig http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2012-tour-de-france-route-officially-presented 2012 Tour de France route officially presented Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 20 August 2015 18 October 2011 The Col du Grand Colombier, in the Alps, was included for the first time, and was among six hors catégorie (English: beyond category) rated climbs in the race. The highest point of elevation in the race was the 2115 m ft on-high Col du Tourmalet mountain pass on stage sixteen.Bacon 2014 244 There were nine new stage start or finish locations. The rest days were after stage nine, in Mâcon, and fifteen, in Pau. +Stage characteristics and winnersThe history of the Tour de France – Year 2012 – The stage winners http://www.letour.com/HISTO/us/TDF/2012/vainqueurs.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 18 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160401081923/http://www.letour.com/HISTO/us/TDF/2012/vainqueurs.html 1 April 2016 dead Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner P 30 June Liège (Belgium) 6.4 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Fabian Cancellara SUI 1 1 July Liège (Belgium) to Seraing (Belgium) 198 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Peter Sagan SVK 2 2 July Visé (Belgium) to Tournai (Belgium) 207.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Mark Cavendish GBR 3 3 July Orchies to Boulogne-sur-Mer 197 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Peter Sagan SVK 4 4 July Abbeville to Rouen 214.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage André Greipel GER 5 5 July Rouen to Saint-Quentin 196.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage André Greipel GER 6 6 July Épernay to Metz 205 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Peter Sagan SVK 7 7 July Tomblaine to La Planche des Belles Filles 199 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Chris Froome GBR 8 8 July Belfort to Porrentruy (Switzerland) 157.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage Thibaut Pinot FRA 9 9 July Arc-et-Senans to Besançon 41.5 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Bradley Wiggins GBR 10 JulyMâconRest day 10 11 July Mâcon to Bellegarde-sur-Valserine 194.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Thomas Voeckler FRA 11 12 July Albertville to La Toussuire-Les Sybelles 148 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Pierre Rolland FRA 12 13 July Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Annonay-Davézieux 226 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage David Millar GBR 13 14 July Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Cap d'Agde 217 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage André Greipel GER 14 15 July Limoux to Foix 191 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Luis León Sánchez ESP 15 16 July Samatan to Pau 158.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Pierrick Fédrigo FRA 17 JulyPauRest day 16 18 July Pau to Bagnères-de-Luchon 197 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Thomas Voeckler FRA 17 19 July Bagnères-de-Luchon to Peyragudes 143.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage Alejandro Valverde ESP 18 20 July Blagnac to Brive-la-Gaillarde 222.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Mark Cavendish GBR 19 21 July Bonneval to Chartres 53.5 km 0 on20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Bradley Wiggins GBR 20 22 July Rambouillet to Paris (Champs-Élysées) 120 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Mark Cavendish GBR Total 3496.9 km 0 on Race overview 2012 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10 2012 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20 Opening week thumb|alt=A group of cyclists, with one wearing a yellow jersey|RNT 2012 rider Fabian Cancellara (pictured in stage one) held the general classification leader's yellow jersey after the opening prologue until the end of stage seven. The opening 6.4 km 0 on prologue stage in Liège was won by RNT 2012 yes's Fabian Cancellara. Bradley Wiggins and Sylvain Chavanel (OPQ 2012 yes) placed second and third respectively, both seven seconds in arrears, with Wiggins fractionally faster. Cancellara claimed the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification and the green jersey as leader of the points classification.Cancellara in yellow on day one – for the 5th time! – News prologue – Tour de France 2012 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2012/us/prologue/news/flm/cancellara-in-yellow-on-day-one-for-the-5th-time.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 11 August 2015 30 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150919171601/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2012/us/prologue/news/flm/cancellara-in-yellow-on-day-one-for-the-5th-time.html 19 September 2015 dead In stage one, a large group of riders reached the final climb, the Côte de Seraing. Cancellara attacked 1.5 km 1 on from the finish, followed by Peter Sagan and Edvald Boasson Hagen (SKY 2012 yes), before Sagan won the three-man sprint finish at the summit. Michael Mørkøv of SAX 2012b yes took the first polka dot jersey as leader of the mountains classification.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2012/stage-1/results Sagan triumphs in Seraing Susan Westemeyer Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 1 July 2012 19 August 2015 The next stage was won by Mark Cavendish from a bunch sprint finish in Tournai, Belgium, with Sagan taking the green jersey.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/cavendish-takes-21st-tour-de-france-stage-victory-in-tournai-41558 Cavendish takes 21st Tour de France stage victory in Tournai Nick Bull Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 2 July 2012 19 August 2015 Stage three, the first in France, saw Sagan win again, crossing the finish line with a comfortable margin on the short steep climb in Boulogne-sur-Mer.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/sagan-taking-things-to-another-level-in-the-tour-41513 Gregor Brown Sagan taking things to another level in the Tour Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 19 August 2015 3 July 2012 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085815/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/sagan-taking-things-to-another-level-in-the-tour-41513 dead The fourth stage ended with a bunch sprint which was won by André Greipel. A crash with 3 km 1 on remaining took Cavendish out of contention for the stage win.Mark Cavendish misses out as Marcel Kittel wins stage four https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/36717436 19 October 2016 BBC Sport BBC 5 July 2012 Another bunch finish occurred on the next stage, with Greipel victorious again.Greipel wins second successive Tour stage as Cavendish fades Richard Abraham http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/greipel-wins-second-successive-tour-stage-as-cavendish-fades-41458 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 5 July 2012 19 August 2015 28 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150928031320/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/greipel-wins-second-successive-tour-stage-as-cavendish-fades-41458 dead The sixth stage was won by Sagan in another bunch sprint.Sagan wins Tour de France stage 6 in Metz Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2012/stage-6/results Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 6 July 2012 19 August 2015 Vosges, Jura and Alps In stage seven, the first at altitude, the last of the day's breakaway riders were caught with 1.5 km 1 on remaining, on the final climb to La Planche des Belles Filles. A select group of five – Wiggins and his compatriot and teammate Chris Froome, Cadel Evans, Vincenzo Nibali and Rein Taaramäe (COF 2012 yes) – then pulled clear in the final kilometre. Evans attacked before Froome countered and went on to win the stage and take the polka dot jersey.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2012/stage-7/results Froome leads double Sky success on La Planche des Belles Filles Susan Westemeyer Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 7 July 2012 19 August 2015 Cancellara lost almost two minutes on the day and surrendered the yellow jersey to Wiggins, who became the fifth British rider to wear the jersey.Bradley Wiggins takes yellow jersey https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/18755896 22 August 2015 BBC Sport BBC 7 July 2012 The eighth stage saw breakaway rider Thibaut Pinot attack a reduced break on the final climb, the Col de la Croix, and solo to the finish in Porrentruy, Switzerland, taking the victory by margin of 26 seconds. Breakaway rider Fredrik Kessiakoff (AST 2012 yes) took the polka dot jersey.Pinot rides to glory in Porrentruy http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2012/stage-8/results Mark Robinson Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 8 July 2012 19 August 2015 Stage nine's 41.5 km 1 on individual time trial was won by Wiggins, with Froome 35 seconds down in second and Cancellara a further 22 seconds behind in third. Froome moved up to third overall.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/9387583/Tour-de-France-2012-Bradley-Wiggins-says-maiden-stage-win-is-like-Christmas-following-Team-Sky-one-two.html Bradley Wiggins says maiden stage win is 'like Christmas' following Team Sky one-two The Daily Telegraph 19 August 2015 9 July 2012 The next day was the first rest day of the Tour. thumb|alt=Thomas Voeckler wearing a white jersey with red polka dots, following Fredrik Kessiakoff as they ride up an incline|left|EUC 2012's Thomas Voeckler (left) and Fredrik Kessiakoff of AST 2012 (pictured in stage seventeen) fought each other throughout the mountain stages for the climber's polka dot jersey, with Voeckler the eventual victor. The tenth stage was the first classified as mountainous. The Col du Grand Colombier broke apart a 25-rider breakaway, leaving a small group to contest the finish at Bellegarde-sur-Valserine; Thomas Voeckler (EUC 2012 yes) claimed the stage win and the polka dot jersey.http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/07/news/voeckler-makes-his-mark-on-le-tour-again_229053 Voeckler makes his mark on Le Tour – again VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 11 July 2012 19 August 2015 Chris Case 19 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119223028/http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/07/news/voeckler-makes-his-mark-on-le-tour-again_229053 dead Another mountain stage followed the next day, which again saw a large breakaway. The break crossed the two hors catégorie climbs – the Col de la Madeleine and the Col de la Croix de Fer – before being caught by the chasing group, which contained the overall contenders. A number of attacks followed, until EUC 2012 yes's Pierre Rolland escaped with 10 km 1 on to go and took the win at the Les Sybelles ski resort. The group of overall contenders followed 55 seconds later. Evans was not in the leading contenders group and, due to the time lost, he dropped from second to fourth overall, over three minutes in arrears. Kessiakoff took back the lead of the mountains classification.Rolland wins while Wiggins increases his lead – News stage 11 – Tour de France 2012 http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2012/us/stage-11/news/flm/rolland-wins-while-wiggins-increases-his-lead.html 19 August 2015 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 12 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150926012615/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2012/us/stage-11/news/flm/rolland-wins-while-wiggins-increases-his-lead.html 26 September 2015 dead In stage twelve, a large breakaway formed 20 km 1 on in, before later reducing to five riders across the Col du Granier. They stayed together until the finish, where, with a kilometre remaining, David Millar (GRS 2012b yes) escaped to take victory, closely followed by Jean-Christophe Péraud (ALM 2012 yes).Millar wins Tour stage, nine years on from his last Sophie Smith http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/millar-wins-tour-stage-nine-years-on-from-his-last-41152 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 13 July 2012 19 August 2015 19 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150919163855/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/millar-wins-tour-stage-nine-years-on-from-his-last-41152 dead The next stage finished with a bunch sprint won by Greipel, with Sagan second.Greipel earns a third... in anything but an ordinary sprint stage http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2012/us/stage-13/news/flm/greipel-earns-a-third-in-anything-but-an-ordinary-sprint-stage.html 19 October 2016 Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 14 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20161020104220/http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2012/us/stage-13/news/flm/greipel-earns-a-third-in-anything-but-an-ordinary-sprint-stage.html 20 October 2016 dead Pyrenees In the first stage in the Pyrenees, the fourteenth stage overall, a large breakaway escaped 50 km 1 on in, and at one point amassed a lead of fifteen minutes. Of the five remaining riders from the final climb of Mur de Péguère, Luis León Sánchez of RAB 2012 yes attacked on an ascent with 11.5 km 1 on remaining and soloed to the finish in Foix. As the peloton (the main group) passed the Mur de Péguère, a large number of riders suffered tyre punctures; it was later discovered that the race course had been sabotaged with carpet tacks. Evans waited over a minute to get a replacement wheel, then had a further two punctures on the descent. As an act of sportsmanship Wiggins then forced the peloton to wait for Evans to return to the group.Sanchez saves Rabobank's Tour with stage win in Foix http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2012/stage-14/results Susan Westemeyer Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 15 July 2012 19 August 2015 The next stage ran through the foothills of the Pyrenees. A five-rider breakaway made it to the finish in Pau, where with 6 km 1 on to go, Christian Vande Velde (GRS 2012b yes) and Pierrick Fédrigo (FDJ 2012 yes) escaped with Fédrigo winning the sprint finish between the two cyclists.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/16/tour-de-france-stage-15-report Richard Williams Bradley Wiggins safe in Team Sky's dark embrace The Guardian 16 July 2012 19 August 2015 The following day was the Tour's second rest day. thumb|alt=Bradley Wiggins riding a time trial bicycle wearing yellow cycling clothing|Bradley Wiggins of SKY 2013 secured the general classification after the individual time trial in the penultimate stage, ahead of becoming the first British rider to win the Tour. In the sixteenth stage, the race entered the high mountains with the queen stage crossing two hors catégorie climbs – the Col d'Aubisque and the Col du Tourmalet – followed by the first-category climbs of the Col d'Aspin and the Col de Peyresourde, completing the so-called "Circle of Death". A 38-rider breakaway crossed the Aubisque, before fracturing on the Tourmalet. Voeckler attacked on the Peyresourde and took the stage win with a margin of one minute and forty seconds. Voeckler's stage victory and maximum points over all summits put him in the lead of the mountains classification. Wiggins, Froome and Nibali came in seven minutes after Voeckler, while Evans lost almost five minutes to the trio, falling from fourth to seventh in the general classification.Voeckler solos to second Tour stage win http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2012/stage-16/results Peter Hymas Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 18 July 2012 19 August 2015 In the final stage in the Pyrenees, the seventeenth, after a number of attacks on the leading group containing the overall contenders, Alejandro Valverde moved clear over the hors categorie Port de Balès. He held his lead to the summit finish at the Peyragudes ski resort. In the group behind, Wiggins and Froome attacked their rivals to finish nineteen seconds later. Nibali came in seventh, a further eighteen seconds down.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2012/stage-17/results Valverde lays claim to final mountain stage Peter Hymas Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 19 July 2012 19 August 2015 In the following stage, six riders from a breakaway were caught on the finishing straight in Brive-la-Gaillarde by the head of the chasing peloton, with Cavendish taking the victory ahead of Matthew Goss and Sagan respectively.Mark Cavendish wins stage 18 in sprint finish as Bradley Wiggins retains yellow jersey https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/9415469/Tour-de-France-2012-Mark-Cavendish-wins-stage-18-in-sprint-finish-as-Bradley-Wiggins-retains-yellow-jersey.html Brendan Gallagher The Daily Telegraph 20 July 2012 19 August 2015 Finale Wiggins secured the general classification in the penultimate stage's 53.5 km 1 on individual time trial. Froome placed second, one minute and sixteen seconds behind, with Sánchez a further 34 seconds behind in third.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/wiggins-wins-time-trial-to-claim-tour-de-france-40836 Wiggins wins time-trial to claim Tour de France Richard Abraham Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 22 July 2012 19 August 2015 In the final stage, Cavendish won his fourth consecutive Champs-Élysées stage, to record his third stage win of the race. Wiggins finished the race to become the first British rider to win the Tour de France.Bradley Wiggins wins Tour de France title https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/18946960 BBC Sport BBC 22 July 2012 19 August 2015 Wiggins finished 3 min 21 s clear of compatriot and teammate Froome. Nibali placed third at 6 min 19 s behind Wiggins. Sagan won the points classification with a total of 421, 141 ahead of Greipel in second. Voeckler won the mountains classification with 135 points, 12 ahead of second-placed Kessiakoff. The best young rider was BMC 2012 yes rider Tejay van Garderen, who was followed by Pinot and Steven Kruijswijk (RAB 2012 yes) in second and third respectively. RNT 2012 yes finished as the winners of the team classification, over 5 min 46 s ahead of second-placed SKY 2012 yes. Of the 198 starters, 153 reached the finish of the last stage in Paris.Classifications stage 20 – Rambouillet > Paris Champs-Élysées – Tour de France 2012 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2012/us/stage-20/classifications.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 12 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141102182004/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2012/us/stage-20/classifications.html 2 November 2014 dead Doping During the race's first rest day, the team hotel of the COF 2012 yes squad, in Bourg-en-Bresse, was searched by French police and gendarmerie. One of the team's riders in the Tour, Rémy Di Gregorio, was arrested in relation to an ongoing anti-doping case, and was immediately suspended by the French team, although the case had been open since 2011, when Di Gregorio was a member of the AST 2011 yes team.Gallagher Brendan Cofidis suspend Remy Di Gregorio after police launch doping investigation https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/tour-de-france/9389317/Tour-de-France-2012-Cofidis-suspend-Remy-Di-Gregorio-after-police-launch-doping-investigation.html 15 November 2016 The Daily Telegraph 10 July 2012 The second rest day was marked by a positive drugs test by Fränk Schleck, the third-placed rider from the 2011 Tour. Schleck was withdrawn from the race by his team after traces of xipamide, a banned sulfonamide diuretic drug, were found in the A-sample of his urine; the presence of xipamide was later confirmed by the B-sample. Subsequently, in January 2013, he was given a one-year ban by the Luxembourg Anti-Doping Agency.Wynn Nigel Frank Schleck handed one-year ban for failed Tour dope test http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/frank-schleck-handed-one-year-ban-for-failed-tour-dope-test-34547 15 November 2016 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 30 January 2013 In July 2014, Denis Menchov was retroactively disqualified from the race by cycling's governing body, Union Cycliste Internationale, for "abnormalities in his biological passport".Wynn Nigel Denis Menchov given two-year doping ban http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/denis-menchov-given-two-year-doping-ban-130083 25 August 2015 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 14 July 2014 Classification leadership and minor prizes There were four main individual classifications contested in the 2012 Tour de France, as well as a team competition. The most important was the general classification, which was calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage.Race regulations 2012 36–37 There were no time bonuses given at the end of stages for this edition of the Tour.Race regulations 2012 38 If a crash had happened within the final 3 km 1 on of a stage, not including time trials and summit finishes, the riders involved would have received the same time as the group they were in when the crash occurred.Race regulations 2012 32 The rider with the lowest cumulative time was the winner of the general classification and was considered the overall winner of the Tour.Race regulations 2012 36–37 The rider leading the classification wore a yellow jersey.Race regulations 2012 29 + Points classification points for the top 15 positions by typeRace regulations 2012 37 Type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage 45 35 30 26 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 20px|alt=|link= Medium mountain stage 30 25 22 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 6 5 4 3 20px|alt=|link= High mountain stage 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial 20px|alt=|link= Intermediate sprint The second classification was the points classification. Riders received points for finishing in the top fifteen positions in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints during the stage. The points available for each stage finish were determined by the stage's type. The flat stage finishes awarded a maximum of 45 points, the medium mountain stages awarded a maximum of 30 points, and the high mountain stages, time trials and intermediate sprints awarded a maximum of 20 points.Race regulations 2012 37 The leader was identified by a green jersey.Race regulations 2012 29 The third classification was the mountains classification. Most stages of the race included one or more categorised climbs, in which points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit first. The climbs were categorised as fourth-, third-, second- or first-category and hors catégorie, with the more difficult climbs rated lower. Fourth-category awarded 1 rider with 1 point; third-category awarded 2 riders, the first with 2 points; second-category awarded 4 riders, the first with 5 points; and first-category awarded 6 riders, the first with 10 points; and hors catégorie awarded ten riders, the first with 25 points. Double points were awarded on the summit finishes on stages 1, 11 and 20.Race regulations 2012 37 The leader wore a white jersey with red polka dots.Race regulations 2012 29 The final individual classification was the young rider classification. This was calculated the same way as the general classification, but the classification was restricted to riders who were born on or after 1 January 1987.Race regulations 2012 38 The leader wore a white jersey.Race regulations 2012 29 The final classification was a team classification. This was calculated using the finishing times of the best three riders per team on each stage; the leading team was the team with the lowest cumulative time. The number of stage victories and placings per team determined the outcome of a tie.Race regulations 2012 38 The riders in the team that lead this classification were identified with yellow number bibs on the back of their jerseys and, for first the time in the Tour's history, wore yellow helmets.Race regulations 2012 29Legan Nick Keep a lid on it: The ins and outs of what's covering Tour riders' noggins http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/07/tour-de-france/keep-a-lid-on-it-the-ins-and-outs-of-whats-covering-tour-riders-noggins_227475 16 August 2015 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 4 July 2012 10 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150810083753/http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/07/tour-de-france/keep-a-lid-on-it-the-ins-and-outs-of-whats-covering-tour-riders-noggins_227475 deadyellow-caps Until the 1990 Tour, the team classification leaders could be recognised by yellow casquettes (English: caps). In addition, there was a combativity award given after each stage to the rider considered, by a jury, to have "made the greatest effort and who has demonstrated the best qualities of sportsmanship".Race regulations 2012 38 No combativity awards were given for the prologue, the time trials and the final stage.Race regulations 2012 23 The winner wore a red number bib the following stage.Race regulations 2012 29 At the conclusion of the Tour, Chris Anker Sørensen (SAX 2012b yes) won the overall super-combativity award, again, decided by a jury.Race regulations 2012 38 A total of €2,414,246 was awarded in cash prizes in the race. The overall winner of the general classification received €450,000, with the second and third placed riders getting €200,000 and €100,000 respectively. All finishers of the race were awarded money. The holders of the classifications benefited on each stage they led; the final winners of the points and mountains classifications were given €25,000, while the best young rider and most combative rider got €20,000. The team classification winners were given €50,000.Race regulations 2012 20–24 There were also two special awards each with a prize of €5,000,Race regulations 2012 24 the Souvenir Henri Desgrange, given to the first rider to pass the summit of the Col de la Croix de Fer in stage eleven,desgrange The Souvenir Henri Desgrange is given to the first rider to pass the summit of the highest climb in a Tour.McGann McGann 2008 368 As the highest summit of the 2012 Tour, the 2115 m ft on-high Col du Tourmalet, was used for the Souvenir Jacques Goddet, the second highest climb, the 2067 m ft on-high Col de la Croix de Fer, was used for the Souvenir Henri Desgrange. and the Souvenir Jacques Goddet, given to the first rider to pass Goddet's memorial at the summit of the Col du Tourmalet in stage sixteen.Race regulations 2012 24 Pierre Rolland won the Henri Desgrange and Thomas Voeckler won the Jacques Goddet.Pickering Edward Stage 16 analysis: Voeckler is king of the Queen Stage http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/stage-16-analysis-voeckler-is-king-of-the-queen-stage-126411 16 August 2015 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 18 July 2012 +Classification leadership by stageTour de France 2012 – Leaders overview https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2012/gc/stages/leaders-overview ProCyclingStats 16 February 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190216221602/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/2012/gc/stages/leaders-overview 16 February 2019 livevan den Akker Pieter Informatie over de Tour de France van 2012 Information about the Tour de France from 2012 http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20190302052821/http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=2012 2 March 2019 nl TourDeFranceStatistieken.nl 2 March 2019 live Stage Winner General classification25px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey Points classification25px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey Mountains classification25px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots Young rider classification25px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey Team classification25px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib Combativity award25px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib P Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara no award Tejay van Garderen SKY 2012 no award 1 Peter Sagan Michael Mørkøv Nicolas Edet 2 Mark Cavendish Peter Sagan Anthony Roux 3 Peter Sagan Michael Mørkøv 4 André Greipel Yukiya Arashiro 5 André Greipel Mathieu Ladagnous 6 Peter Sagan David Zabriskie 7 Chris Froome Bradley Wiggins Chris FroomeRein Taaramäe Luis León Sánchez 8 Thibaut Pinot Fredrik Kessiakoff RNT 2012 Fredrik Kessiakoff 9 Bradley WigginsTejay van Garderen no award 10Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler 11 Pierre Rolland Fredrik Kessiakoff Pierre Rolland 12 David Millar Robert Kišerlovski 13 André Greipel Michael Mørkøv 14 Luis León Sánchez Peter Sagan 15 Pierrick Fédrigo Nicki Sørensen 16 Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler 17 Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde 18 Mark Cavendish Alexander Vinokourov 19 Bradley Wiggins no award 20 Mark Cavendish Final Bradley Wiggins Peter Sagan white Thomas Voeckler yes Tejay van Garderen RNT 2012 white Chris Anker Sørensen yes In stage one, Bradley Wiggins, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Fabian Cancellara wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification.Classifications prologue – Liège > Liège – Tour de Franc 2012 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2012/us/prologue/classifications.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923050056/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2012/us/prologue/classifications.html 23 September 2015 dead In stage two, Peter Sagan, who was second in the points classifications, wore the green jersey, because Fabian Cancellara wore the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification during that stage.Classifications stage 1 – Liège > Seraing – Tour de Franc 2012 http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2012/us/stage-1/classifications.html Tour de France Amaury Sport Organisation 12 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141102173844/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2012/us/stage-1/classifications.html 2 November 2014 dead Final standings Legend 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey Denotes the winner of the general classificationRace regulations 2012 29 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey Denotes the winner of the points classificationRace regulations 2012 29 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots Denotes the winner of the mountains classificationRace regulations 2012 29 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey Denotes the winner of the young rider classificationRace regulations 2012 29 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib Denotes the winner of the team classificationRace regulations 2012 29 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib Denotes the winner of the super-combativity awardRace regulations 2012 29 General classification + Final general classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 Bradley Wiggins GBR 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey SKY 2012 87h 34' 47" 2 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2012 + 3' 21" 3 Vincenzo Nibali ITA LIQ 2012 + 6' 19" 4 Jurgen Van den Broeck BEL LTB 2012 + 10' 15" 5 Tejay van Garderen USA 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey BMC 2012 + 11' 04" 6 Haimar Zubeldia ESP 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib RNT 2012 + 15' 41" 7 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2012 + 15' 49" 8 Pierre Rolland FRA EUC 2012 + 16' 26" 9 Janez Brajkovič SLO AST 2012 + 16' 33" 10 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2012 + 17' 17" Final general classification (11–153) Rank Rider Team Time 11 Andreas Klöden GER 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib RNT 2012 + 17' 54" 12 Nicolas Roche IRL ALM 2012 + 19' 33" 13 Chris Horner USA 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib RNT 2012 + 19' 55" 14 Chris Anker Sørensen DEN 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a red number bib SAX 2012b + 25' 27" DSQ Denis Menchov RUSmenchov In July 2014, Denis Menchov was retroactively disqualified from the 2012 Tour de France by cycling's governing body, Union Cycliste Internationale, for "abnormalities in his biological passport". The riders positioned below Menchov were not upgraded. KAT 2012 + 27' 22" 16 Maxime Monfort BEL 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib RNT 2012 + 28' 30" 17 Egoi Martínez ESP EUS 2012 + 31' 46" 18 Rui Costa POR MOV 2012 + 37' 03" 19 Eduard Vorganov RUS KAT 2012 + 38' 16" 20 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2012 + 42' 26" 21 Jérôme Coppel FRA SAU 2012 + 45' 43" 22 Sandy Casar FRA FDJ 2012 + 46' 52" 23 Michael Rogers AUS SKY 2012 + 54' 52" 24 Michele Scarponi ITA LAM 2012 + 58' 37" 25 Ivan Basso ITA LIQ 2012 + 59' 44" 26 Thomas Voeckler FRA 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots EUC 2012 + 1h 04' 41" 27 Peter Velits SVK OPQ 2012 + 1h 05' 10" 28 Laurens ten Dam NED RAB 2012 + 1h 05' 39" 29 Jelle Vanendert BEL LTB 2012 + 1h 08' 26" 30 Juan José Cobo ESP MOV 2012 + 1h 09' 19" 31 Alexander Vinokourov KAZ AST 2012 + 1h 15' 21" 32 Levi Leipheimer USA OPQ 2012 + 1h 16' 29" 33 Steven Kruijswijk NED RAB 2012 + 1h 16' 52" 34 Richie Porte AUS SKY 2012 + 1h 20' 49" 35 Dan Martin IRL GRS 2012b + 1h 25' 23" 36 Rein Taaramäe EST COF 2012 + 1h 27' 52" 37 Giampaolo Caruso ITA KAT 2012 + 1h 28' 32" 38 George Hincapie USA BMC 2012 + 1h 30' 38" 39 Gorka Izagirre ESP EUS 2012 + 1h 32' 19" 40 Fredrik Kessiakoff SWE AST 2012 + 1h 34' 33" 41 Rafael Valls ESP VCD 2012 + 1h 37' 57" 42 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey LIQ 2012 + 1h 38' 37" 43 Andriy Hrivko UKR AST 2012 + 1h 38' 41" 44 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA ALM 2012 + 1h 40' 44" 45 Amaël Moinard FRA BMC 2012 + 1h 41' 00" 46 Philippe Gilbert BEL BMC 2012 + 1h 41' 35" 47 Dominik Nerz GER LIQ 2012 + 1h 42' 12" 48 Pierrick Fédrigo FRA FDJ 2012 + 1h 42' 39" 49 Michael Schär SUI BMC 2012 + 1h 43' 53" 50 Sérgio Paulinho POR SAX 2012b + 1h 47' 14" 51 Yuri Trofimov RUS KAT 2012 + 1h 47' 31" 52 Jens Voigt GER 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib RNT 2012 + 1h 50' 41" 53 Vladimir Karpets RUS MOV 2012 + 1h 51' 43" 54 Fabrice Jeandesboz FRA SAU 2012 + 1h 52' 28" 55 Maxime Bouet FRA ALM 2012 + 1h 52' 30" 56 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2012 + 1h 52' 34" 57 Johnny Hoogerland NED VCD 2012 + 1h 55' 30" 58 Marcus Burghardt GER BMC 2012 + 1h 57' 39" 59 Davide Malacarne ITA EUC 2012 + 1h 57' 45" 60 Christian Vande Velde USA GRS 2012b + 1h 58' 38" 61 Cyril Gautier FRA EUC 2012 + 1h 58' 55" 62 Mikaël Cherel FRA ALM 2012 + 1h 59' 53" 63 Dmitry Fofonov KAZ AST 2012 + 2h 03' 55" 64 Luis León Sánchez ESP RAB 2012 + 2h 05' 43" 65 Sébastien Minard FRA ALM 2012 + 2h 06' 32" 66 Jérémy Roy FRA FDJ 2012 + 2h 10' 17" 67 Marco Marcato ITA VCD 2012 + 2h 11' 36" 68 Dries Devenyns BEL OPQ 2012 + 2h 12' 22" 69 Simone Stortoni ITA LAM 2012 + 2h 13' 39" 70 Kevin De Weert BEL OPQ 2012 + 2h 13' 49" 71 Sylwester Szmyd POL LIQ 2012 + 2h 16' 15" 72 Pieter Weening NED OGE 2012b + 2h 17' 30" 73 Christophe Riblon FRA ALM 2012 + 2h 17' 31" 74 Jorge Azanza ESP EUS 2012 + 2h 18' 58" 75 Guillaume Levarlet FRA SAU 2012 + 2h 19' 43" 76 Yaroslav Popovych UKR 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib RNT 2012 + 2h 21' 56" 77 Vasil Kiryienka BLR MOV 2012 + 2h 22' 02" 78 Andrey Kashechkin KAZ AST 2012 + 2h 23' 09" 79 Simon Gerrans AUS OGE 2012b + 2h 24' 35" 80 Marco Marzano ITA LAM 2012 + 2h 24' 46" 81 Adam Hansen AUS LTB 2012 + 2h 25' 29" 82 Christian Knees GER SKY 2012 + 2h 26' 43" 83 Christophe Kern FRA EUC 2012 + 2h 29' 01" 84 Yukiya Arashiro JPN EUC 2012 + 2h 29' 13" 85 Mathieu Ladagnous FRA FDJ 2012 + 2h 33' 14" 86 Danilo Hondo GER LAM 2012 + 2h 37' 55" 87 Rubén Pérez ESP EUS 2012 + 2h 37' 56" 88 Martin Velits SVK OPQ 2012 + 2h 40' 47" 89 Blel Kadri FRA ALM 2012 + 2h 41' 14" 90 Romain Zingle BEL COF 2012 + 2h 41' 44" 91 Brice Feillu FRA SAU 2012 + 2h 41' 50" 92 Julien Simon FRA SAU 2012 + 2h 46' 04" 93 Michael Mørkøv DEN SAX 2012b + 2h 46' 14" 94 Arthur Vichot FRA FDJ 2012 + 2h 46' 51" 95 Steve Cummings GBR BMC 2012 + 2h 47' 03" 96 Lars Bak DEN LTB 2012 + 2h 48' 05" 97 Stuart O'Grady AUS OGE 2012b + 2h 50' 31" 98 Kristijan Koren SLO LIQ 2012 + 2h 51' 34" 99 Nicki Sørensen DEN SAX 2012b + 2h 53' 11" 100 David Zabriskie USA GRS 2012b + 2h 53' 26" 101 Rubén Plaza ESP MOV 2012 + 2h 53' 35" 102 Francis De Greef BEL LTB 2012 + 2h 53' 52" 103 Koen de Kort NED ARG 2012b + 2h 54' 13" 104 Jürgen Roelandts BEL LTB 2012 + 2h 55' 04" 105 Daniel Oss ITA LIQ 2012 + 2h 55' 24" 106 David Millar GBR GRS 2012b + 2h 55' 24" 107 Samuel Dumoulin FRA COF 2012 + 2h 56' 02" 108 Luca Paolini ITA KAT 2012 + 2h 56' 21" 109 Manuel Quinziato ITA BMC 2012 + 2h 56' 27" 110 Michael Albasini SUI OGE 2012b + 2h 57' 20" 111 Daryl Impey RSA OGE 2012b + 2h 57' 29" 112 Jérôme Pineau FRA OPQ 2012 + 2h 57' 58" 113 Matthieu Sprick FRA ARG 2012b + 2h 58' 15" 114 Federico Canuti ITA LIQ 2012 + 2h 58' 41" 115 Kris Boeckmans BEL VCD 2012 + 3h 02' 57" 116 Maxim Iglinsky KAZ AST 2012 + 3h 03' 38" 117 Baden Cooke AUS OGE 2012b + 3h 04' 30" 118 Alessandro Vanotti ITA LIQ 2012 + 3h 04' 39" 119 Joan Horrach ESP KAT 2012 + 3h 06' 27" 120 Matthew Goss AUS OGE 2012b + 3h 06' 55" 121 Nick Nuyens BEL SAX 2012b + 3h 08' 29" 122 Sébastien Hinault FRA ALM 2012 + 3h 08' 57" 123 André Greipel GER LTB 2012 + 3h 09' 02" 124 Greg Henderson NZL LTB 2012 + 3h 13' 06" 125 Bert Grabsch GER OPQ 2012 + 3h 13' 06" 126 Anthony Roux FRA FDJ 2012 + 3h 16' 38" 127 Anders Lund DEN SAX 2012b + 3h 17' 07" 128 Nicolas Edet FRA COF 2012 + 3h 17' 16" 129 Borut Božič SLO AST 2012 + 3h 17' 44" 130 Luis Ángel Maté ESP COF 2012 + 3h 18' 11" 131 Jean-Marc Marino FRA SAU 2012 + 3h 18' 20" 132 Marcel Sieberg GER LTB 2012 + 3h 19' 36" 133 Cédric Pineau FRA FDJ 2012 + 3h 20' 24" 134 Pablo Urtasun ESP EUS 2012 + 3h 21' 34" 135 Roy Curvers NED ARG 2012b + 3h 23' 44" 136 Cyril Lemoine FRA SAU 2012 + 3h 23' 55" 137 Jonathan Cantwell AUS SAX 2012b + 3h 25' 08" 138 Yann Huguet FRA ARG 2012b + 3h 26' 43" 139 Yohann Gène FRA EUC 2012 + 3h 26' 58" 140 Juan José Haedo ARG SAX 2012b + 3h 27' 28" 141 Patrick Gretsch GER ARG 2012b + 3h 28' 36" 142 Mark Cavendish GBR SKY 2012 + 3h 27' 49" 143 Karsten Kroon NED SAX 2012b + 3h 28' 56" 144 Bram Tankink NED RAB 2012 + 3h 31' 24" 145 Aleksandr Kuschynski BLR KAT 2012 + 3h 38' 24" 146 Bernhard Eisel AUT SKY 2012 + 3h 38' 48" 147 Johan Vansummeren BEL GRS 2012b + 3h 40' 01" 148 Albert Timmer NED ARG 2012b + 3h 40' 37" 149 Julien Fouchard FRA COF 2012 + 3h 42' 31" 150 Sebastian Langeveld NED OGE 2012b + 3h 50' 12" 151 Tyler Farrar USA GRS 2012b + 3h 54' 45" 152 Jan Ghyselinck BEL COF 2012 + 3h 57' 04" 153 Jimmy Engoulvent FRA SAU 2012 + 3h 57' 36" Points classification + Final points classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey LIQ 2012 421 2 André Greipel GER LTB 2012 280 3 Matthew Goss AUS OGE 2012b 268 4 Mark Cavendish GBR SKY 2012 220 5 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2012 160 6 Bradley Wiggins GBR 20px|link=General classification in the Tour de France|alt=A yellow jersey SKY 2012 144 7 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2012 126 8 Luis León Sánchez ESP RAB 2012 104 9 Juan José Haedo ARG SAX 2012b 102 10 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2012 100 Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 Thomas Voeckler FRA 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with red polka dots EUC 2012 135 2 Fredrik Kessiakoff SWE AST 2012 123 3 Chris Anker Sørensen DEN 20px|link=Combativity award in the Tour de France|alt=Jersey with a red background on the number bib SAX 2012b 77 4 Pierre Rolland FRA EUC 2012 63 5 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2012 51 6 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2012 48 7 Egoi Martínez ESP EUS 2012 43 8 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2012 40 9 Brice Feillu FRA SAU 2012 38 10 Dan Martin IRL GRS 2012b 34 Young rider classification + Final young rider classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 Tejay van Garderen USA 20px|link=Young rider classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey BMC 2012 87h 45′ 51" 2 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2012 + 6' 13" 3 Steven Kruijswijk NED RAB 2012 + 1h 05' 48" 4 Rein Taaramäe EST COF 2012 + 1h 16' 48" 5 Gorka Izagirre ESP EUS 2012 + 1h 21' 15" 6 Rafael Valls ESP VCD 2012 + 1h 26' 53" 7 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|link=Points classification in the Tour de France|alt=A green jersey LIQ 2012 + 1h 27' 33" 8 Dominik Nerz GER LIQ 2012 + 1h 31' 08" 9 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2012 + 1h 41' 30" 10 Davide Malacarne ITA EUC 2012 + 1h 46' 41" Team classification + Final team classification (1–10) Rank Team Time 1 LUX RNT 2012 20px|link=Team classification in the Tour de France|alt=A white jersey with a yellow number bib 263h 12' 14" 2 GBR SKY 2012 + 5' 46" 3 USA BMC 2012 + 36' 29" 4 KAZ AST 2012 + 43' 22" 5 ITA LIQ 2012 + 1h 04' 55" 6 ESP MOV 2012 + 1h 08' 16" 7 FRA EUC 2012 + 1h 08' 46" 8 KAT 2012 + 1h 12' 46" 9 FRA FDJ 2012 + 1h 19' 30" 10 FRA ALM 2012 + 1h 41' 15" UCI World Tour rankings Riders from the ProTeams competing individually, as well as for their teams and nations, for points that contributed towards the World Tour rankings.UCI cycling regulations 2012 54–55 Points were awarded to the top twenty finishers in the general classification and to the top five finishers in each stage.Race regulations 2012 26 Wiggins moved into the lead of the individual ranking, with Joaquim Rodríguez dropping to second. The points accrued by Chris Froome moved him from 52nd to 6th. SKY 2012 yes retained their lead in the team ranking, ahead of second-place LIQ 2012 yes. Spain remained as the leaders of the nation ranking, with Italy second.Wiggins new leader in UCI WorldTour rankings http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wiggins-new-leader-in-uci-worldtour-rankings/ 25 October 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 23 July 2012 +UCI World Tour individual ranking on 22 July 2012 (1–10)UCI WorldTour Ranking – 22 July 2012 http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D102007&SportID%3D102&CompetitionID%3D24055&SeasonID%3D482&EventID%3D12146&GenderID%3D1&ClassID%3D1&EventPhaseID%3D712678&Phase1ID%3D723316&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?526699 25 October 2015 Union Cycliste Internationale 22 July 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111653/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D102007%26SportID%3D102%26CompetitionID%3D24055%26SeasonID%3D482%26EventID%3D12146%26GenderID%3D1%26ClassID%3D1%26EventPhaseID%3D712678%26Phase1ID%3D723316%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26Cache%3D2.html?526699 4 March 2016UCI WorldTour Ranking – 17 July 2012 http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D102007&SportID%3D102&CompetitionID%3D24055&SeasonID%3D482&EventID%3D12146&GenderID%3D1&ClassID%3D1&EventPhaseID%3D712678&Phase1ID%3D723315&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?809383 23 August 2015 Union Cycliste Internationale 17 July 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114004/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/cache/2/TheASP.asp%40PageID%3D102007%26SportID%3D102%26CompetitionID%3D24055%26SeasonID%3D482%26EventID%3D12146%26GenderID%3D1%26ClassID%3D1%26EventPhaseID%3D712678%26Phase1ID%3D723315%26TaalCode%3D2%26StyleID%3D0%26Cache%3D2.html?809383 4 March 2016 Rank Prev. Previous rank Name Team Points 1 3 Bradley Wiggins GBR SKY 2012 601 2 1 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2012 404 3 4 Vincenzo Nibali ITA LIQ 2012 400 4 2 Tom Boonen BEL OPQ 2012 368 5 5 Peter Sagan SVK LIQ 2012 351 6 52 Chris Froome GBR SKY 2012 266 7 6 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2012 252 8 23 Jurgen Van den Broeck BEL LTB 2012 237 9 7 Simon Gerrans AUS OGE 2012b 210 10 15 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2012 201 See also Sports France 2012 in men's road cycling 2012 in sports Notes References 30em Bibliography Bacon Ellis Mapping Le Tour https://books.google.com/books?id=628rngEACAAJ 2014 HarperCollins London 978-0-00-754399-1 Liggett Phil Raia James Lewis Sammarye Phil Liggett Tour de France for Dummies https://books.google.com/books?id=HeBJN_cysjoC 2005 Indianapolis, IN John Wiley & Sons 978-0-7645-8449-7 McGann McGann Bill Carol The Story of the Tour de France, volume 2: 1965–2007 https://books.google.com/books?id=V8mlwItBhhcC 2008 Dog Ear Publishing Indianapolis, IN 978-1-59858-608-4 Race regulations http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2012/docs/reglement.pdf Tour de France Paris Amaury Sport Organisation https://web.archive.org/web/20150714233556/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2012/docs/reglement.pdf 14 July 2015 dead 10 August 2015 2012 Race regulations 2012 http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTkzNg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=34028&LangId=1 UCI cycling regulations Part 2, road races 1 February 2012 24 March 2019 Aigle, Switzerland Union Cycliste Internationale https://web.archive.org/web/20120222001740/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTkzNg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=34028&LangId=1 22 February 2012 dead UCI cycling regulations 2012 Further reading Deering John Bradley Wiggins: Tour de Force https://books.google.com/books?id=YpuFMAEACAAJ 2012 Birlinn Edinburgh 978-1-78027-103-3 Edworthy Brailsford Sarah Dave Dave Brailsford 21 Days to Glory: The Official Team Sky Book of the 2012 Tour de France https://books.google.com/books?id=sSt2MAEACAAJ 2012 HarperCollins London 978-0-00-750661-3 Friebe Daniel Allez Wiggo!: How Bradley Wiggins Won the Tour De France and Olympic Gold in 2012 https://books.google.com/books?id=aFzVLM4gDq4C 2012 A & C Black London 978-1-4081-9069-2 Moore Richard Richard Moore (journalist) Sky's the Limit: Wiggins and Cavendish: British Cycling's Quest to Conquer the Tour De France https://books.google.com/books?id=zDnLnpM2GsQC 2012 HarperCollins London 978-0-00-734183-2 Wiggins Bradley Bradley Wiggins Bradley Wiggins: My Time https://books.google.com/books?id=2mm6WVw0-R8C 2012 Yellow Jersey Press London 978-1-4481-6139-3 External links https://web.archive.org/web/20170701051809/http://www.letour.fr/le-tour/2012/us/ 1 July 2017 Official website 2012 Tour de France P 10 11 20 Category:2012 in Belgian sport Category:July 2012 sports events in France Category:June 2012 sports events in France Category:2012 UCI World Tour Category:July 2012 sports events in Europe 2012 Tour de France 2012 Tour de France 2012