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The Tour of Flanders course has received a significant overhaul for 2012. Once the decisive climb and fan favorite, Mur de Grammont is no longer part of the course.

2012 Tour of Flanders Teams
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News and Updates for Tour of Flanders 2012

2012 Ronde van Vlaanderen Race Preview (Sunday April 1st 257 km)


Big Photos from 2011 — sirotti/reuters
Big Photos from 2010 — sirotti/reuters
Big Photos from 2009 — sirotti
Big Photos from 2008 (Many photos, best most complete coverage) — sirotti

March 31 update:
2012 official startlist (right) — steephill
18 Big Photos Friday's Koppenberg & Paterberg Recon — sirotti
Controversy Marks Tomorrow's Tour of Flanders — ctv.ca

March 30 update:
Omega Pharma-QuickStep with “110 options” for Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Opinion: New Flanders route is blasphemous — velonews
Cancellara dreams of solo [again] Flanders win — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Cancellara confident in RadioShack's support (includes video) — cyclingnews
New Flanders route reflects the changing face of cycling as a sport. — cyclesportmag/lionelbirnie
Wilcockson@peloton: In Search of the Perfect Ronde — pelotonmagazine
PEZ Previews: The Ronde Van Vlaanderen! — pezcyclingnews
Transformed Ronde van Vlaanderen prepares for new Oudenaarde finish — velonation
Tour of Flanders Preview — inrng
Boonen, Cancellara are five-star Flanders favorites — velonews
Flanders Factoids — bicycling/bourdereport

March 29 update:
Gallery: Boonen and friends preview Tour of Flanders course — cyclingnews
Hincapie can set Tour of Flanders record — cyclingnews
Pozzato: "Waag mijn kans op Oude Kwaremont" (English Translation) — sporza.be
Pez Does Flanders: The Hard Part — pezcyclingnews
Tour of Flanders 2012: The Preview — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Flanders new course: Meet the new boss — podiumcafe

March 28 update:
Gallery: Van Petegem on the Tour of Flanders course — cyclingnews
Chavanel builds for Tour of Flanders at De Panne — cyclingnews
Devolder hoping to make the race in Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Anonymous threats to throw nails on Tour of Flanders course — cyclingnews
Sagan laments marking Cancellara, looks ahead to Flanders — velonews
Oss expects war of attrition in Tour of Flanders finale — cyclingnews

March 22 update:
RadioShack Recons the new route — radioshacknissantrek

February 20 update:
2012 Course Details (many changes) — rvv.be
Debate continues over new Flanders route, organiser explains change — velonation

January 16 update:
Flanders Classics announces six wildcards for Ronde van Vlaanderen — velonation

September 18 update:
Belgium reacts to the new Ronde van Vlaanderen finish — velonation



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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

March 27 update: A work in progress for 2012 live video and text updates. Check back at race time for the latest live links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video or tv coverage as they become known. — Steve

Start time: Sunday April 1 10:00 CET (); Current Weather in Brugge, Belgium
Earliest live video: 12:00 CET (); See below for live video and text options
Approximate finish: 16:22 CET (); Current Weather in Oudenaarde, Belgium

media source tv or internet comments/restrictions
sporza    live video (flemish)
   live video (unrestricted)
   live video (unrestricted)
 live ticker (english)
  tv schedule		 Sporza live video from 9:00-10:00 CET: (sign-in & start) and then back again at 12 CET for six hours of live race coverage and a post-race show
eurosport    live video (english)
   live video (english)
   live video (english)
 live ticker (english)
  tv schedule (british)
  tv schedule (int'l/cet)
 12:45h CEST - 13:30h CEST and 15:15h CEST - 17:00h CEST
   live video (spanish)
   live video (unrestricted)
  tv schedule		 Spanish; Teledeporte feed starts at 14:00 CEST
   live video (italian)
   live video (unrestricted)
  tv schedule		 Italian; Giro delle Flandre live on RAI Sport 2 at +/- 12.20 CEST
   live video (french)
  tv schedule		 Tour des Flandres starts at 15:20 CEST on French TV; check back for live streaming video; restricted to France
rtbf    live video (french)
   live video (unrestricted) 		restricted; french commentary. Live at 12:20h CEST
NOS    live video (dutch)
  tv schedule		 NOS TV w/ Dutch ticker; video likely restricted to the Netherlands
   live video (english)
  tv schedule		 SBS in Australia will have live coverage at 9:30pm AEST
  tv schedule(see comments) United States; live at 8:30 a.m. ET
 live text updates Cyclingnews English text updates
 live ticker Belgium/Flemish ticker with updates from the start
 steephill text updates
 #rvv twitter group		 short text updates from any and everyone
check back at race time for more and updated links; email send a comment or a new live link



2012 Ronde van Vlaanderen Route Map, Profile, Timetable


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2011 Tour of Flanders Archived Coverage

2010 Tour of Flanders Archived Coverage

2009 Tour of Flanders Archived Coverage

2008 Tour of Flanders Archived Coverage