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Tour de France 2012 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 A spectacular view of the French Alps from the 2006 Tour de France with the peloton on its way to La Toussuire where the first mountain stage of the 2012 edition will finish on Stage 11. There are only four high mountain stages for 2012. |
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News and Updates for Tour de France 2012
2012 Tour de France will start June 30 from Liège and end on July 22.Official 2012 Tour de France Route Presentation will be held Tuesday October 18th
2012 Tour de France Route Presentation and Initial Previews
15 Big Photos from the Tour de France Route Presentation — sirotti/reutersOctober 18 update:
2012 Tour de France route officially presented
— cyclingnews
Route Analysis (01:35 Flemish) — sporza2012 route unveiled, time trialists have opportunity, climbers forced to attack
— velonation99th Tour sets stage for unpredictable clash
— velonewsTour de France will be blown wide open
— APStage by stage analysis of next year’s route — velonationMartin happy with 2012 Tour parcours — cyclingnews2012 Etape du Tour details released
— cyclingnews Andy Schleck upbeat despite Tour route, tired of second — bbc 15 Big Photos from the Tour de France Route Presentation — sirotti/reuters
October 10 update: The official site mistakenly released the brief stage details for the 2012 race last week so Tuesday's announcment in Paris will be somewhat anti-climatic. See a summary of the 2012 edition in the table to the right. — Steve
2012 Tour de France route revealed (by mistake) — cyclingnews
2012 Grand Depart, Province of Liège — letour.fr
Mark Cavendish likes flatter 2012 Tour de France route — news.bbc.co.uk
Tour de France: boost for Bradley Wiggins as 2012 route is accidentally leaked
— telegraph.co.uk
2012 Route Map
Route Map (Large Version)
| Comparing 2012 to previous years... | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Stages | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Medium Mountain Stages | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Mountain Stages | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| # of Categorized Climbs (Cat 2, 1 and HC) | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Summit Finishes | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Individual Time Trialing | 96k | 41k | 59k | 55k | 82k | 117k | 116k |
| Team Time Trial | 0 | 23k | 0 | 39k | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall Distance | 3479k | 3436k | 3596k | 3435k | 3554k | 3547k | 3657k |
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• 2012 has no time bonuses again • See the race summary table (right) for the medium and full mountain stage profiles. • 20 points available for each intermediate sprint worth 1/2 the stage finish, but only one per stage. Points down to 15th place • Etape du Tour announcement tomorrow | |||||||
En Direct: Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage
 
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Alberto Contador says he’ll skip 2012 Giro d’Italia, focus on Tour de France
— velonews
2012 Route Presentation at 11:30 CEST () completed:
Live Video 2012 Tour de France Route Presentation (English) — aso
Live Video 2012 Tour de France Route Presentation (French) — aso