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2012 Paris - Nice (World Tour), France

Results: March 4 - March 11

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Sunday, March 11: 8th and Final Stage, Nice - Col d'Èze, 9.6 km individual time trial

Bradley wiggins

Bradley Wiggins (Sky) 19min 12sec
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) @ 2sec
Jean-Christophe Peraud (Ag2r) @ 33sec
Simon Spilak (Katusha) @ 47sec
Jérôme Coppel (Saur-Sojasun) @ 51sec
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 52sec
Andréas Klöden (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 58sec
David Moncoutie (Cofidis) @ 59sec
Damiano Cunego (Lampre) s.t.
Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 1min 6sec
Daniel Navarro (Saxo) s.t.
Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 1min 7sec
Sylvester Szmyd (Liquigas) s.t.
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC)
Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) @ 1min 16sec
Javier Moreno (Movistar) @ 1min 21sec
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1min 26sec
Diego Ulissi (Lampre) @ 1min 27sec
Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) s.t.
Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil) @ 1min 28sec
Jens Voigt (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 1min 32sec
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1min 33sec
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack) @ 1min 35sec
Angel Vicioso (Katusha) s.t.
Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1min 37sec
Frank Schleck (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 1min 41sec
Bat De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) @ 1min 43sec
Richie Porte (Sky) @ 1min 44sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) s.t.
Jonathan Hivert (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.

Compelte Final GC after Stage 8:

Bradley Wiggins (Sky) 28hr 12min 16sec
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) @ 8sec
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 1min 10sec
Simon Spilak (Katusha) @ 1min 24sec
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) @ 1min 54sec
Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 2min 13sec
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 2min 21sec
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 2min 42sec
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) @ 3min 30sec
Angel Vicioso (Katusha) @ 3min 59sec
Jérôme Coppel (Saur-Sojasun) @ 4min 28sec
Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 4min 40sec
Damiano Cunego (Lampre) @ 4min 50sec
Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) @ 4min 50sec
Daniel Navarro (Saxo) @ 5min 26sec
José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) @ 5min 33sec
Luis-Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) @ 5min 54sec
Andréas Klöden (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 6min 11sec
Jérémy Roy (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 6min 13sec
Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) @ 6min 28sec
Evgeni Petrov (Astana) @ 6min 33sec
Jens Voigt (Radio Shack) @ 6min 38sec
Brent Bookwalter (BMC) @ 6min 39sec
Frank Schleck (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 6min 46sec
Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) @ 6min 52sec
Gianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol) @ 7min 12sec
Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) @ 7min 14sec
Daniele Pietropolli (Lampre) @ 7min 35sec
Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) @ 7min 45sec
Javier Moreno (Movistar) @ 8min 32sec
Alexandre Pichot (Europcar) @ 8min 55sec
Xavier Florencio (Katusha) @ 9min 2sec
David Le Lay (Saur-Sojasun) @ 9min 5sec
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 9min 9sec
Giovanni Bernaudau (Europcar) @ 9min 19sec
Michael Albasini (GreenEdge) @ 9min 26sec
Mikael Cherel (Ag2r) @ 9min 38sec
Romain Sicard (Euskaltel) @ 9min 49sec
Julien Simon (Saur-Sojasun) @ 10min 39sec
Davide Malacarne (Europcar) @ 10min 47sec
Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) @ 11min 0sec
Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) @ 11min 6sec
Dominik Nerz (Liquigas) @ 11min 56sec
Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar) @ 13min 5sec
Bjorn Leukemans (Vacansoleil) @ 13min 6sec
Anthony Geslin (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 13min 36sec
Diego Ulissi (Lampre) @ 14min 32sec
Sylvester Szmyd (Liquigas) @ 14min 34sec
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 14min 38sec
Yannick Talabardon (Saur-Sojasun) @ 14min 45sec
Amaël Moinard (BMC) @ 14min 54sec
Sébastien Minard (Ag2r) @ 14min 55sec
Anders Lund (Saxo) @ 15min 58sec
Eduard Vorganov (Katusha) @ 16min 54sec
Janez Brajkovic (Astana) @ 17min 5sec
Gianpaolo Caruso (Katusha) @ 17min 11sec
Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) @ 18min 34sec
Markel Irizar (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 18min 36sec
David Lopez Garcia (Movistar) @ 18min 56sec
Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) @ 18min 57sec
Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 19min 2sec
Carlos Barredo (Rabobank) @ 19min 42sec
Pierrick Fedrigo (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 19min 46sec
Kevin Seeldrayers (Astana) @ 21min 2sec
Koen De Kort (Project 1t4i) @ 21min 7sec
Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil) @ 22min 13sec
Richie Porte (Sky) @ 22min 16sec
Jonathan Hivert (Saur-Sojasun) @ 22min 22sec
David Arroyo (Movistar) @ 22min 36sec
Simon Geschke (Project 1t4i) @ 22min 40sec
Gorka Izaguirre (Euskaltel) @ 22min 43sec
Paolo Longo Borghini (Liquigas) @ 25min 56sec
Leonardo Bertagnolli (Lampre) @ 26min 3sec
Simon Gerrans (GreenEdge) @ 26min 6sec
Kevin De Weert (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 26min 23sec
Simon Clarke (GreenEdge) @ 26min 49sec
Alexandre Geniez (Project 1t4i) @ 27min 8sec
Grega Bole (Lampre) @ 27min 14sec
Heinrich haussler (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 27min 20sec
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Sky) @ 27min 38sec
Wesley Sulzberger (GreenEdge) @ 28min 18sec
José Ivan Guttierez (Movistar) @ 28min 27sec
Stijn Vandenbergh (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 28mn 28sec
Imanol Erviti (Movistar) @ 30min 15sec
Vasil Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 30min 45sec
Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) @ 31min 9sec
Thomas Dekker (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 33min 53sec
Danilo Wyss (BMC) @ 34min 34sec
Jean-Christophe Peraud (Ag2r) @ 35min 18sec
Kris Boeckmans (Vacansoleil) @ 35min 26sec
Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 35min 49sec
Karsten Kroon (Saxo) @ 36min 56sec
Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) @ 37min 26sec
Cedric Pineau (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 38min 48sec
John Degenkolb (Project 1t4i) @ 39min 12sec
David Moncoutie (Cofidis) @ 40min 12sec
Anthony Ravard (Ag2r) @ 40min 52sec
Xavier Zandio (Sky) @ 41min 3sec
Tristan Valentin (Cofidis) @ 41min 35sec
Jens Keukeleire (GreenEdge) @ 41min 48sec
Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 41min 51sec
Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Cofidis) @ 41min 57sec
Gaëtan Bille (Lotto-Belisol) @ 42min 42sec
Gregory Henderson (Lotto-Belisol) @ 42min 53sec
Murilo Fischer (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 44min 11sec
Andreas Klier (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 44min 44sec
Ricardo Garcia (Euskaltel) @ 44min 49sec
Koldo Fernandez (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 45min 13sec
Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) @ 45min 21sec
Mark Renshaw (Rabobank) @ 45min 33sec
Sep Vanmarcke (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 46min 24sec
Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil) @ 47min 26sec
Daniele Righi (Lampre) @ 47min 32sec
Nikolas Maes (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 48min 19sec
Jonas Aaen Jorgensen (Saxo) @ 49min 1sec
Grischa Jan Miermann (Rabobank) @ 51min 2sec
Thor Hushovd (BMC) @ 51min 10sec
Vincent Jerome (Europcar) @ 51min 22sec
Elia Viviani (Liquigas) @ 53min 53sec
Matteo Bono (Lampre) 2 54min 0sec
Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 54min 59sec
Mickaël Buffaz (Cofidis) @ 55min 20sec
Sébastien Chavanel (Europcar) @ 56min 4sec
Jan Ghyselinck (Cofidis) @ 58min 55sec
Pierre Cazaux (Euskaltel) @ 1min 0min 36sec
Martijn Maaskant (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 1hr 1min 4sec
Michael Morkov (Saxo) @ 1hr 1min 59sec
Adrian Saez (Euskaltel) @ 1hr 3min 43sec
Patrick Gretsch (Project 1t4i) @ 1hr 5min 14sec
Danny Pate (Sky) @ 1hr 5min 27sec
Dennis Van Winden (Rabobank) @ 1hr 6min 21sec
Andrey Kashechkin (Astana) @ 1hr 6min 32sec
Damien Gaudin (Europcar) @ 1hr 8min 13sec
Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Liquigas) @ 1hr 8min 15sec
Edward king (Liquigas) @ 1hr 8min 39sec
Kasper Klostergaard-Larsen (Saxo) @ 1hr 11min 5sec
Jaroslaw Marycz (Saxo) @ 1hr 23min 13sec

Points Competition:

Bradley Wiggins (Sky): 92 points
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 89
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil): 85
Luis-Leon Sanchez (Rabobank): 52
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC): 50

Climbers' Competition:

Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil): 64 points
Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Cofidis): 28
Rein Taaramae (Cofidis): 20
David Le Lay (Saur-Sojasun): 20
Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar): 19

Young Rider:

Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) 28hr 14min 10sec
Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 2min 46sec
Romain Sicard (Euskaltel) @ 7min 55sec
Davide Malacarne (Europcar) @ 8min 53sec
Dominik Nerz (Liquigas) @ 10min 2sec

Team GC:

Vacansoleil: 84hr 39min 30sec
Sky @ 4min 45sec
Movistar @ 7min 28sec
Katusha @ 8min 43sec
Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 9min 22sec

Jens Voigt

Damiano Cunego

Frank Schleck

Fran Schleck

Jersey winners

The jersey winners, from left: Frederik Veuchelen, Tejay Van Gardeen, Bradley Wiggins and Lieuwe Westra

Stage 8 profile

Saturday, March 10: Stage 7, Sisteron - Nice, 219.5 km

Levi Leipheimer crashed several times on the descent of the Col de Vence and finished over 16 minutes behind winner Thomas De Gendt.

Stage 7 finish

Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil) 5hr 11min 48sec
Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) @ 6min 18sec
John Degenkolb (Project 1t4i) @ 9min 24sec
Greg Henderson (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
Thor Hushovd (BMC) s.t.
José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) s.t.
Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Simon Clarke (GreenEdge) s.t.
Xavier Florencio (Katusha) s.t.
Grega Bole (Lampre) s.t.
Jonathan Hivert (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
Gaëtan Bille (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) s.t.
Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) s.t.
Sep Vanmarcke (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
Alexandre Pichot (Europcar) s.t.
Paolo Longo Borghini (Liquigas) s.t.
Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) s.t.
Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) s.t.
Julien Simon (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar) s.t.
Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Cofidis) s.t.
Mikel Cherel (Ag2r) s.t.
Jérémy Roy (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Euskaltel) s.t.
Anders Lund (Saxo) s.t.
Carlos Barredo (Rabobank) s.t.
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) s.t.
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
Bradley Wiggins (Sky) s.t.
Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 16min 50sec

GC after Stage 7:

Bradley Wiggins (Sky) 27hr 53min 4sec
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) @ 6sec
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 18sec
Simon Spilak (Katusha) @ 37sec
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) @ 39sec
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 46sec
Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 1min 6sec
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1min 16sec
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) @ 1min 21sec
Angel Vicioso (Katusha) @ 2min 24sec
José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) @ 2min 46sec
Luis-Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) @ 3min 27sec
Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 3min 34sec
Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) s.t.
Jérôme Coppel (Saur-Sojasun) @ 3min 37sec
Damiano Cunego (Lampre) @ 3min 42sec
Daniel Navarro (Saxo) @ 4min 20sec
Jérémy Roy (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 4min 24sec
Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) s.t.
Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) @ 4min 27sec
Evgeni Petrov (Astana) @ 4min 36sec
Brent Bookwalter (BMC) @ 4min 45sec
Daniele Pietropolli (Lampre) @ 4min 47sec
Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) @ 4min 51sec
Frank Schleck (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 5min 5sec
Jens Voigt (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 5min 6sec
Andréas Klöden (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 5min 13sec
Gianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol) @ 5min 14sec
Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) @ 5min 25sec
Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil) @ 6min 7sec
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 7min 36sec

Points Competition:

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 74 points
Bradley Wiggins (Sky): 67
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil): 63
Luis-Leon Sanchez (Rabobank): 52
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 50

Climbers' Competition:

Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil): 64 points
Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil): 42
Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Cofidis): 28
David Le Lay (Saur-Sojasun): 20
Rein Taaramae (Cofidis): 20

Young Rider:

Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) 27hr 53min 43sec
Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 2min 55sec
Davide Malacarne (Europcar) @ 6min 48sec
Romain Sicard (Euskaltel) @ 7min 7sec
Dominik Nerz (Liquigas) @ 8min 59sec

Team GC:

Vacansoleil: 83hr 38min 2sec
Sky @ 5min 47sec
Movistar @ 7min 19sec
Katusha @ 7min 49sec
Omega Pharma-Quick Step @ 8min 5sec

Stage 7 profile

Friday, March 9: Stage 6, Suze la Rousse - Sisteron, 178 km

Stage 6 finish

Luis-Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) 4hr 7min 58sec
Jens Voigt (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 14sec
Elia Viviani Liquigas) s.t.
Grega Bole (Lampre) s.t.
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) s.t.
Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) s.t.
Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Koen De Kort (Project 1t4i) s.t.
Jacopo Guarnieri (Astana) s.t.
Julien Simon (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
Gorka Izaguirre (Euskaltel) s.t.
Thor Hushovd (BMC) s.t.
Anthony Ravard (Ag2r) s.t.
Sébastien Chavanel (Europcar) s.t.
Jonas Aaen Jorgensen (Saxo) s.t.
José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) s.t.
Wesley Sulzberger (GreenEdge) s.t.
Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
Dominic Nerz (Lqiuigas) s.t.
Jérôme Coppel (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Cofidis) s.t.
Romain Sicard (Euskaltel) s.t.
Mark Renshaw (Rabobank) s.t.
Carlos Barredo (Rabobank) s.t.
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) s.t.
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.

GC after Stage 6:

Bradley Wiggins (Sky) 22hr 31min 52sec
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) @ 6sec
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 10sec
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 18sec
Simon Spilak (Katusha) @ 37sec
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) @ 39sec
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 46sec
Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 1min 6sec
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1min 16sec
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) @ 1min 21sec
Angel Vicioso (Katusha) @ 2min 24sec
José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) @ 2min 46sec
Luis-Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) @ 3min 27sec
Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 3min 34sec
Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) @ 3min 34sec
Jérôme Coppel (Saur-Sojasun) @ 3min 37sec
Damiano Cunego (Lampre) @ 3min 42sec
Davide Malacarne (Europcar) @ 4min 9sec
Daniel Navarro (Saxo) @ 4min 20sec
Jérémy Roy (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 4min 24sec
Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) s.t.
Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) @ 4min 27sec
Evgeni Petrov (Astana) @ 4min 36sec
Brent Bookwalter (BMC) @ 4min 45sec
Daniele Pietropolli (Lampre) @ 4min 47sec
Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) @ 4min 51sec
Denis Menchov (Katusha) @ 4min 58sec
Frank Schleck (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 5min 5sec
Jens Voigt (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 5min 6sec
Andréas Klöden (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 5min 13sec

Points Competition:

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 74 points
Bradley Wiggins (Sky): 67
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil): 63
Luis-Leon Sanchez (Rabobank): 52
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 50

Climbers' Competition:

Frederik Veuchelin (Vacansoleil): 55 points
Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Cofidis): 20
David Le Lay (Saur-Sojasun): 20
Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar): 19
Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol): 15

Young Rider:

Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) 22hr 32min 31sec
Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 2min 55sec
Davide Malacarne (Europcar) @ 3min 30sec
Dominik Nerz (Liquigas) @ 5min 41sec
Romain Sicard (Euskaltel) @ 7min 7sec

Team GC:

Omega Pharma-Quick Step: 67hr 39min 13sec
Sky @ 1min 0sec
Movistar @ 2min 32sec
Katusha @ 3min 2sec
BMC @ 3min 32sec

Sanchez and Voigt

The winning break: Luis-Leon Sanchez and Jens Voigt

Panorama

Bradley Wiggins

Another day in yellow for Bradley Wiggins

Stage 6 profile

Thursday, March 8: Stage 5, Onet le Château - Mende, 178.5 km

Stage 5 finish

Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) 4hr 52min 46sec
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 6sec
Bradley Wiggins (Sky) s.t.
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Simon Spilak (Katusha) s.t.
Damiano Cunego (Lampre) @ 16sec
Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
Sylvester Szmyd (Liquigas) @ 24sec
Rigoberto Uran (Sky) s.t.
Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) @ 30sec
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) s.t.
Richie Porte (sky) @ 42sec
Alexnadre Geniez (Project 1t4i) s.t.
Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) s.t.
Javier Moreno (Movistar) @ 48sec
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) s.t.
Frank Schleck (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
Jean-Christophe Peraud (Ag2r) s.t.
Jonathan Hivert (Saur-Sojasun) @ 53sec
Jérôme Coppel (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
Denis Menchov (Katusha) s.t.
Luis-Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) s.t.
Igor Anton (Euskaltel) s.t.
Mikael Cherel (Ag2r) s.t.
Davide Malacarne (Euopcar) s.t.
Pierrick Fedrigo (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 1min 0sec
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1min 4sec
Andréas Klöden (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.

GC after Stage 5:

Braldey Wiggins (Sky) 18hr 23min 40sec
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) @ 6sec
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 10sec
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 18sec
Simon Spilak (Katusha) @ 37sec
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) @ 39sec
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 46sec
Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 1min 6sec
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 1min 16sec
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) @ 1min 21sec
Angel Vicioso (Katusha) @ 2min 24sec
José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) @ 2min 46sec
Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 3min 34sec
Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) s.t.
Jérôme Coppel (Saur-Sojasun) @ 3min 37sec
Damiano Cunego (Lampre) @ 3min 42sec
Luis-Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) @ 3min 51sec
Davide Malacarne (Europcar) @ 4min 9sec
Daniel Navarro (Saxo) @ 4min 20sec
Jérémy Roy (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 4min 24sec
Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) s.t.
Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) @ 4min 27sec
Evgeni Petrov (Astana) @ 4min 36sec
Brent Bookwalter (BMC) @ 4min 45sec
Daniele Pietropolli (Lampre) @ 4min 47sec
Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) @ 4min 51sec
Denis Menchov (Katusha) @ 4min 58sec
Rémi Pauriol (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 5min 3sec
Frank Schleck (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 5min 5sec
Andréas Klöden (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 5min 13sec

Points Competition:

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 74 points
Bradley Wiggins (Sky): 67
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil): 63
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 50
Gianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol): 45

Climbers' Competition:

Frederik Veuchelen (Vacansoleil): 36 points
Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Cofidis): 20
David Le Lay (Saur-Sojasun): 20
Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar): 19
Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol): 15

Young Rider:

Tejay Van Garderen (BMC): 18hr 24min 19sec
Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 2min 55sec
Davide Malacarne (Europcar) @ 3min 30sec
Dominik Nerz (Liquigas) @ 5min 41sec
Romain Sicard (Euskaltel) @ 7min 7sec

Team GC

Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 55hr 14min 37sec
Sky @ 1min 0sec
Movistar @ 2min 32sec
Katusha @ 3min 2sec
BMC @ 3min 32sec

Bradley Wiggins

Leader Bradley Wiggins in yellow

The pack climbs

The pack climbs a hill

Frank Schleck

Tejay Van Garderen

Stage 5 profile

Wednesday, March 7: Stage 4, Brive la Gaillarde - Rodez, 178 km

Stage 4 finish

Gianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol) 4hr 21min 1sec

Grega Bole (Lampre) s.t.
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Xavier Florencio (Katusha) s.t.
Jonathan Hivert (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
Simon Geschke (Project 1t4i) s.t.
Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) s.t.
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) s.t.
Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) s.t.
Bradley Wiggins (Sky) s.t.
Bjorn Leukemans (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Luis-Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) s.t.
Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Barricuda) s.t.
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) s.t.
Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
Simon Spilak (Katusha) s.t.
Rigoberto Uran (Sky) s.t.
Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis) s.t.
Alexandre Pichot (Europcar) s.t.
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) s.t.
Angel Vicioso (Katusha) s.t.
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick step) s.t.
Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) s.t.
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) s.t.
Jérôme Coppel (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
Daniel Navarro (Saxo) s.t.
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) s.t.
Evgeni Petrov (Astana) s.t.

GC after stage 4:

Bradley Wiggins (Sky) 13hr 30min 52sec
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 6sec
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) @ 11sec
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 14sec
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 18sec
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 20sec
José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) @ 29sec
Simon Spilak (Katusha) @ 33sec
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) @ 36sec
Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) @ 44sec
Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 52sec
Angel Vicioso (Katusha) @ 54sec
Gustav Larsson (Vacansoleil) @ 2min 31sec
Gianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol) @ 2min 40sec
Rémi Pauriol (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 2min 46sec
Jérôme Coppel (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) @ 2min 54sec
Jérémy Roy (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) @ 3min 0sec
Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) @ 3min 1sec
Evgeni Petrov (Astana) @ 3min 6sec
Daniel Navarro (Saxo) @ 3min 7sec
Julien Simon (Saur-Sojasun) @ 3min 8sec
Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) @ 3min 9sec
Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 3min 12sec
Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) s.t.
Brent Bookwalter (BMC) @ 3min 15sec
Anthony Geslin (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 3min 16sec
Davide Malacarne (Europcar) @ 3min 18sec

Points Competition:

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 52 points
Bradley Wiggins (sky): 47
Gianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol): 45
Francesco Gavazzi (Astana): 40
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil): 38

Climbers' Competition:

Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Cofidis): 18 points
Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol): 14
Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil): 10
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 5
Jean-Christophe Peraud (Ag2r): 5

Young Rider:

Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) 13hr 31min 3sec
Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 3min 1sec
Davide Malacarne (Europcar) @ 3min 7sec
Dominik Nerz (Liquigas) @ 3min 40sec
Gaëtan Bille (Lotto-Belisol) @ 3min 46sec

Team GC:

Omega Pharma-Quick Step: 40hr 33min 13sec
Sky @ 2min 54sec
BMC @ 3min 4sec
Movistar @ 3min 31sec
Katusha @ 3min 37sec

Thomas De Gendt

Thomas de Gendt on the attack

break attempt

Break with Leigh Howard, John-Christophe Peraud, Bart de Clercq, Pierrick Fedrigo and Angel Mate

Gianni Meersman

Stage winner Gianni Meersman

stage 4 profile

Stage 4 profile

Tuesday, March 6: Stage 3, Vierzon - Le Lac de Vassivière, 194 km

Stage 3 finish

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) 4hr 36min 19sec
Simon Gerrans (GreenEdge) s.t.
Gianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
Luis-Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) s.t.
Xavier Florencio (Katusha) s.t.
Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) s.t.
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
Jonathan Hivert (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) s.t.
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Jeremie Galland (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
Julien Simon (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
Guillaume Levarlet (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) s.t.
Blel Kadri (Ag2r) s.t.
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick step) s.t.
Eduard Vorganov (Katusha) s.t.
Damiano Cunego (Lampre) s.t.
Rigoberto Uran (Sky) s.t.
Bradley Wiggins (Sky) s.t.
Simon Spilak (Katusha) s.t.
Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) s.t.
Mikael Cherel (Ag2r) s.t.
Robert kiserlovski (Astana) s.t.
Angel Vicioso (Katusha) s.t.
Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar) s.t.
Simon Geschke (Project 1t4i) s.t.
Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) s.t.
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Anthony Geslin (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

Bradley Wiggins (Sky) 9hr 9min 51sec
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick step) @ 6sec
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) @ 11sec
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 14sec
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 18sec
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 20sec
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) @ 22sec
José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) @ 29sec
Simon Spilak (Katusha) @ 33sec
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) @ 36sec
Francesco Gavazzi (Astana)@ 44sec
Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 52sec
Angel Vicioso (Katusha) @ 54sec
Gustav Larsson (Vacansoleil) @ 2min 31sec
Rémi Pauriol (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 2min 46sec
Jérôme Coppel (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
Jens Voigt (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 2min 48sec
Simon Gerrans (GreenEdge) s.t.
Gianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol) @ 2min 50sec
Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) @ 2min 54sec
Jérémy (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
Anthony Ravard (Ag2r) @ 2min 56sec
Blel Kadri (Ag2r) @ 2min 57sec
Luis-Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) @ 3min 0sec
Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) @ 3min 1sec
Sandy Casar (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 3min 5sec
Evgeni Petrov (Astana) @ 3min 6sec
Daniel Navarro (Saxo) @ 3min 7sec
Julien Simon (Saur-Sojasun) @ 3min 8sec
Christian Knees (Sky) @ 2min 9sec

Points Competition:

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 39 points
Bradley Wiggins (Sky): 36
Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 35
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan): 35
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC): 34

Climbers' Competition:

Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil): 6 points
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 4
Roy Curvers (Project 1t4i): 4
Olivier Kaisen (Lotto-Belisol): 4
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 2

Young Rider:

Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) 9hr 10min 2sec
Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 3min 1sec
Davide Malacarne (Europcar) @ 3min 7sec
Gaëtan Bille (Lotto-Belisol) @ 3min 46sec
Romain Sicard (Euskaltel) @ 4min 37sec

Team GC:

Omega Pharma-Quick Step: 27hr 30min 10sec
Sky @ 2min 54sec
BMC @ 3min 4sec
Movistar @ 3min 31sec
Katusha @ 3min 37sec

Stage 3 break

Jimmy Engoulvent, Michael Morkov and Roy Curvers try to make themselves scarce

Stage 3 panorama

Panorama

Bradley Wiggins

Stage 3 profile

Monday, March 5: Stage 2, Mantes la Jolie - Orléans, 185.5 km

Stage 2 finish

Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) 4hr 22min 15sec
José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) s.t.
John Degenkolb (Project 1t4i) s.t.
Sep Vanmarcke (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) s.t.
Angel Vicioso (Katusha) s.t.
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
Taylor Phinney (BC) s.t.
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) s.t.
Geraint Thomas (Sky) s.t.
Bradley Wiggins (Sky) s.t.
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) s.t.
Anthony Ravard (Ag2r) s.t.
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick step) s.t.
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) s.t.
Simon Spilak (Katusha) s.t.
Nikolas Maes (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) s.t.
Andreas Klier (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 9sec
Michael Morkov (Saxo) @ 2min 29sec
Stijn Vandenberghe (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Guillaume Levarlet (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
Vladimir Isaichev (Katusha) s.t.
Denis Menchov (Katusha) s.t.
Anthony Geslin (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) s.t.
Julien Simon (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
Mikael Cherel (Ag2r) s.t.
Ivan Basso (Liquigas) @ 10min 58sec
Andy Schleck (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

Bradley Wiggins (Sky) 4hr 33min 32sec
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Radio Shack) 2 6sec
Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 7sec
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) @ 11sec
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 14sec
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 18sec
Taylor Phinney (BMC) @ 21sec
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) @ 22sec
Geraint Thomas (Sky) @ 28sec
José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) @ 29sec
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 30sec
John Degenkolb (Project 1t4i) s.t.
Simon Spilak (Katusha) @ 33sec
Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) @ 36sec
Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) @ 44sec
Sep Vanmarcke (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 52sec
Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 52sec
Nikolas Maes (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 53sec
Angel Vicioso (Katusha) @ 54sec
Andreas Klier (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 1min 6sec
Anthony Ravard (Ag2r) @ 1min 10sec
Gustav Larsson (Vacansoleil) @ 2min 31sec
Rémi Pauriol (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 2min 46sec
Jérôme Coppel (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
Jens Voigt (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 2min 48sec
Patrick Gretsch (Project 1t4i) s.t.
José Ivan Gutierrez (Movistar) @ 2min 49sec
Gaëtan Bille (Lotto-Belisol) @ 2min 53sec
Brent Bookwalter (BMC) @ 2min 54sec
Gianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.

Points Competition:

Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 35 points
Bradley Wiggins (Sky): 35
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC): 27
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick step): 26
Gustav Larsson (Vacansoleil): 25

Climbers' Competition:

Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil): 6 points
Olivier Kaisen (Lotto-Belisol): 4
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick step): 2
Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol): 2

Young Rider:

Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) 4hr 33min 43sec
Taylor Phinney (BMC) @ 10sec
John Degenkolb (Project 1t4i) @ 19sec
Sep Vanmarcke (Garmin Barracuda) @ 41sec
Patrick Gretsch (Project 1t4i) @ 2mn 37sec

Team GC:

Omega Pharma-Quick Step: 13hr 41min 13sec
Sky @ 2min 42sec
BMC @ 2min 43sec
Movistar @ 3min 19sec
Katusha @ 3min 37sec

Gustav LArsson

Gustav Larsson in his leader's jersey. He missed the split in the peloton that propelled Winggins into the lead.

Panorama

Panorana

Bradley Wiggins

New leader Bradley Wiggins

Stage 2 profile

Sunday, March 4: Stage 1, Dampierre en Yvelines - Saint Rémy lès Chevreuse 9.4 km individual time trial

Larsson

Gustav Larsson (Vacansoleil) 11min 19sec
Bradley Wiggins (Sky) @ 1sec
Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 4sec
Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) @ 9sec
Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil) @ 12sec
Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) @ 13sec
Markel Irizar (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
Rémi Pauriol (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 15sec
Jérôme Coppel (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Jens Voigt (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 17sec
Patrick Gretsch (Project 1t41) s.t.
Thor Hushovd (BMC) s.t.
Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
Richie Porte (sky) s.t.
José Ivan Gutierrez (Movistar) @ 18sec
Taylor Phinney (BMC) @ 19sec
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) @ 20sec
Carlos Barredo (Rabobank) @ 21sec
Gaëtan Bille (Lotto-Belisol) @ 22sec
Brent Bookwalter (BMC) @ 23sec
Gianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) s.t.
Jérémy Roy (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
Simon Gerrans (GreenEdge) s.t.
Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) @ 24sec
Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 25sec
Kevin De Weert (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) @ 26sec

GC after Stage 1: Same as stage results.

Stage 1 profile

2012 Paris - Nice (World Tour), France

Results: March 4 - March 11

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