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On the strength of his stage 1 "sprint finish" win and time-trialing, Bradley Wiggins became the first Brit to ever win the Tour de Romandie.
Big Photos from the 2012 Tour de Romandiereuters/sirotti
Big Photos from the 2011 Tour de Romandiesirotti/reuters

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News and Updates for Tour de Romandie 2012

Stage 5 results and the final GC


11 Big Photos from Stage 5 (more to come)reuters/sirotti
Wiggins wins Tour de Romandie cyclingnews
Full Resultsbiciciclismo
Bradley Wiggins wins Tour de Romandie cyclingweekly.co.uk
Bradley Wiggins climbs to overall Romandie victory in Crans-Montana time trial velonation
Evans disappointed with Romandie showing cyclingnews
11 Big Photos from Stage 5 (more to come)reuters/sirotti
April 28 update: The ski resort Crans-Montana, a regular host for road race stages at the Tour de Suisse, will host the final day individual time-trial on Sunday. The 16.5 km course is rolling and u-shaped starting at Montana village and finishing at Crans-Montana. There's a "cat 1" climb at the halfway point which gains about 418m in 4.5 km for an average grade of 9.5%. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve
Stage 5 ITT Start Order and Times (CET, subtract 6 hours for ET) — biciciclismo

Stage 4 results

Sanchez sprints to second straight victory at the Tour de Romandie cyclingnews
Luis León Sánchez sprints into the lead with second straight Romandie stagevelonation
Luis León Sánchez repite victoria y es nuevo líder as
Sanchez wins again to snatch Romandie yellow cyclingweekly.co.uk
7 Big Photos from Stage 4 (more to come)reuters/sirotti
 Last Km of Stage 4 (01:15 German) — sf.tv
More Stage 4 Photostourderomandie.ch

Looking down into the valley at the stage 4 finish in Sion along the Rhône River and the mountains overlooking Sion which will figure prominently at the end of the stage. (photo: steephill.tv)

In 2010, the Sion finish on the final day was decisive in A. Valvarde's overall win before his suspension took effect
April 28 update: Saturday's Stage 4 with three categorized climbs near the finish (including two cat 1s) in addition to a cat 1 in the first half is unofficially the only mountain stage of this year's race. After the start in Bulle we'll head south, past the UCI headquarters in Aigle at the midpoint and on to Sion, a regular stop for this event, featuring a mountainous circuit before the descending finish back to Sion. No chance of rain for this stage which is fortunate because the roads at the end of the stage are treacherous; however it will be windy. A break should succeed and time gaps should open up before the final day TT decides the overall. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 3 results


11 Big Photos from Stage 3 (more photos added)reuters/sirotti
Luis Leon Sanchez wins Romandie stage to Charmey cyclingnews
Luis León Sánchez sprints himself close to the lead in Romandie stage three velonation
Sanchez s'impose à la photo-finish rts.ch
Luis León Sánchez se adjudica la tercera etapa as
11 Big Photos from Stage 3 (more photos added)reuters/sirotti
More Stage 3 Photostourderomandie.ch
April 27 update: Another lumpy, twisty stage that ends in a power sprint finish as we had south from La Neuveville to Charmey. The last 5 km average 2.8%. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 2 results


12 Big Photos from Stage 2 (more photos added)reuters/sirotti
Hivert surprises with stage 2 win in Romandie cyclingnews
Le printemps pour Hivertlequipe.fr
Jonathan Hivert wins uphill sprint to take Tour de Romandie stage two velonation
Hivert breaks Team Sky's winning run at Romandie cyclingweekly.co.uk
12 Big Photos from Stage 2 (more photos added)reuters/sirotti
More Stage 2 Photostourderomandie.ch
 Last Km of Stage 2 (01:04 Italian) — rai
 Brief Highlights from Stage 2 (00:35 German) — sf.tv
April 25 update: Stage 2 is your typically rolling/hilly Tour de Romandie stage with one circuit at the end before the long drag to the finish in Moutier and a slow motion sprint finish. The stage starts in Montbéliard, across the French border. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 1 results


10 Big Photos from Stage 1 (more photo added)reuters/sirotti
Wiggins takes sprint victory in La Chaux-de-Fonds cyclingnews
Bradley Wiggins sprints into the lead in Tour de Romandie stage onevelonation
Wiggins makes it two out of two for Sky in Romandiecyclingweekly.co.uk
10 Big Photos from Stage 1 (more photo added)reuters/sirotti
More Stage 1 Photostourderomandie.ch
 Last Km of Stage 1 (01:10 German) — sf.tv
 Stage 1 Winner's Interview (01:10 English) — sf.tv
April 24 update: See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Prologue results


10 Big Photos from the Prologue (more photos added)reuters/sirotti
Thomas quickest in Romandie prologue cyclingnews
Geraint Thomas takes rain-spoiled Tour de Romandie prologuevelonation
Full Resultsbiciciclismo
10 Big Photos from the Prologue (more photos added)reuters/sirotti
More Prologue Photostourderomandie.ch
Cadel Evans cautious in Romandie prologuecyclingnews
April 23 update: This year's Tour of Romandie kicks off with a mostly flat, non-technical prologue only 3.3 km in length. 90% chance of rain is forecasted for Lausanne on Tuesday. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve
Prologue Start Order and Times (CET, subtract 6 hours for Eastern Time) — biciciclismo

2012 Tour de Romandie Preview

April 23 update:
Official startlist with bib numbers now posted (right) — steephill
Tour de Romandie will show who’s ready for the grand tourstheroar.au
Evans returns for Tour de Romandie wwos.ninemsn.au
Cavendish and Wiggins head Sky at Romandie cyclingweekly.co.uk
Porte eyes Romandie audition for Tour de France cyclingnews
Evans, Wiggins, Cavendish headline Tour de Romandie velonews
Tour de France favourites clash at Tour de Romandie cyclingnews
Big Photos from 2011sirotti/reuters

April 12 update:
Stage profiles, maps, timetables and flyover (preview) videos and provisional startlist are now posted. See the race summary table (right).

February 15 update: The host towns, distances and overall route map were announced in Dececember 2011:
Tour de Romandie presents 2012 route (from Dec/2011) — velonation



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En Direct: Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage

April 28 update: 2012 Tour de Romandie broadcasters with online links and tv schedules are now posted below. Unrestricted links are in bold. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video or tv coverage as they become known. Big Photos from Sirotti and Reuters right after the race. More to come... — Steve

media source tv or internet comments/restrictions
eurosport    live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video (german)
  tv schedule (british)
Eurosport; English
sportextra    live video (sw german)
  tv schedule
Swiss German;
   live video (french)
  tv schedule
France and Europe satellites;
   live video (spanish)
  tv schedule
Spanish; daily live coverage. Restricted. Stage 1 starts at 16:10
   live video (rai sport2)
   live video (italian)
   live video (unrestricted)
  tv schedule
Italy on RAI Sport 2. Stage 1 live at 16:05
sf zwei    live video (german)
  tv schedule
Switzerland's SF Zwei live coverage at 16:15 CET with german commentary
   highlights (restricted)
  tv schedule
Romande; French.
  tv schedule(see comments) United States; NBC Sports has delayed coverage of Tour de Romandie: April 24-27 at 5 p.m. ET; April 28 at 10 p.m. ET; April 29 at 10 p.m. ET
 live text updates English updates
tourderomandie.ch live text updates (french)
live text updates (english)
official live text updates
live text updates ES
live text updates EN
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