With less than a month to go and Cadel taking stage 1 at Dauphine,Time to get a Tour de France 2012 thread going.
The route
Running from Saturday June 30th to Sunday July 22th 2012, the 99th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,479 kilometres.
These stages have the following profiles:
9 flat stages
4 medium mountain stages - one with a summit finish
5 mountain stages - two with a summit finish
2 individual time-trial stages
1 prologue
2 rest days
Tour de France 2012 - The Tour 2012
Over 100km of individual TT and only 3 summit finishes. Without a doubt, Bradley Wiggins has to be the major threat to Evans.
Also on tour related news...
Andy Shleck was awarded the 2010 crown a few days ago.
Videos : Play : Cycling Central on SBS
Would really like to see green edge get up there , first Aussie team , that'll get the world talking
sprint are going to be interesting with ex team mates renshaw and cavendish and goss going up against each other
The route
Running from Saturday June 30th to Sunday July 22th 2012, the 99th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,479 kilometres.
These stages have the following profiles:
9 flat stages
4 medium mountain stages - one with a summit finish
5 mountain stages - two with a summit finish
2 individual time-trial stages
1 prologue
2 rest days
Tour de France 2012 - The Tour 2012
Over 100km of individual TT and only 3 summit finishes. Without a doubt, Bradley Wiggins has to be the major threat to Evans.
Also on tour related news...
Andy Shleck was awarded the 2010 crown a few days ago.
Videos : Play : Cycling Central on SBS
Would really like to see green edge get up there , first Aussie team , that'll get the world talking
sprint are going to be interesting with ex team mates renshaw and cavendish and goss going up against each other