Tour de France 2012
Ninety-nine editions in, a British rider finally wins the Tour
- 30 June – 22 July 2012
- France
- 21 stages
- 3,486 km
- 47,685 m climbed
- Won by Bradley Wiggins
The overall
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Procycling | 87:34:47 |
| 2 | Chris Froome | Sky Procycling | +3:21 |
| 3 | Vincenzo Nibali | Liquigas - Cannondale | +6:19 |
- Points
- Peter SaganLiquigas - Cannondale
- Mountains
- Thomas VoecklerTeam Europcar
- Young rider
- Tejay van GarderenBMC Racing Team
21 stages
- Stage 0: PrologueMonsieur Prologue, again6.6 km15 mFabian Cancellara
- Stage 1: Stage 1Sagan comes around him198 km2,344 mPeter Sagan
- Stage 2: Stage 2Cavendish, without a train205 km1,451 mMark Cavendish
- Stage 3: Stage 3Sagan dances197 km1,524 mPeter Sagan
- Stage 4: Stage 4Lotto build it, Greipel finishes it211 km1,636 mAndré Greipel
- Stage 5: Stage 5Greipel doubles up195 km1,250 mAndré Greipel
- Stage 6: Stage 6Zabriskie, alone and grimacing204 km1,461 mPeter Sagan
- Stage 7: Stage 7Five men under the flamme rouge199 km2,736 mChris Froome
- Stage 8: Stage 8Twenty-six seconds, and a country in uproar158 km3,072 mThibaut Pinot
- Stage 9: Stage 951:24, and a Tour taking shape41.1 km497 mBradley Wiggins
- Stage 10: Stage 10Europcar's Tour, rescued195 km3,350 mThomas Voeckler
- Stage 11: Stage 11Froome rides away from his own leader148 km4,987 mPierre Rolland
- Stage 12: Stage 12Millar, and a relegation224 km3,399 mDavid Millar
- Stage 13: Stage 13A photo finish at Le Cap d'Agde214 km1,740 mAndré Greipel
- Stage 14: Stage 14Rabobank's Tour, rescued in Foix191 km3,284 mLuis León Sánchez
- Stage 15: Stage 15Fédrigo, in Pau, again158 km2,171 mPierrick Fédrigo
- Stage 16: Stage 16Voeckler by 1:40, and the polka dots196 km5,291 mThomas Voeckler
- Stage 17: Stage 17Froome eases off, and the Tour is over143 km4,383 mAlejandro Valverde
- Stage 18: Stage 18Cavendish from two hundred metres223 km2,146 mMark Cavendish
- Stage 19: Stage 191:04:13, and the last hurdle cleared54 km249 mBradley Wiggins
- Stage 20: Stage 20Wiggins, the first Briton126 km699 mMark Cavendish
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