2012 Tour de France
July, 2012
Prologue, Saturday, June 30
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Prologue, Saturday, June 30: Liège 6.4 km Individual Time Trial
The Race: Sylvain Chavanel produced an outstanding ride that held up until Bradley Wiggins beat him by .42 seconds. Then Fabian Cancellara rolled off. At the half-way point he was a second ahead of Wiggins but in the final kilometers, he roared away, grabbing six seconds in the short distance remaining, an incredible ride.
World time trial champion Tony Martin suffered a flat tire and what looked like a slow bike change while Peter Sagan overcooked the 180-degree turn and had to unclip his pedal to keep from going down.
Results:
- Fabian Cancellara (Radio Shack-Nissan) 7min 13sec. 53.2 km/hr
- Bradley Wiggins (Sky) @ 7sec
- Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t. (almost a half-second slower)
- Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) @ 10sec
- Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) @ 11sec
- Brett Lancaster (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
- Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano) @ 12sec
- Denis Menchov (Katusha) @ 13sec
- Philippe Gilbert (BMC) s.t.
- Andriy Grivko (Astana) @ 15sec
- Christopher Froome (Sky) @ 16sec
- Peter Velits (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 17sec
- Cadel Evans (BMC) s.t.
- Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 18sec
- Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- David Millar (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- Stephen Cummings (BMC) s.t.
- Jens Voigt (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 19sec
- Andréas Klöden (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Nick Nuyens (Saxo) @ 20sec
- Michael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
- George Hincapie (BMC) s.t.
- Gregory Henderson (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
- Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) @ 21sec
- Ruben Plaza (Movistar) s.t.
- Christian Knees (Sky) s.t.
- Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) s.t.
- Matthieu Ladagnous (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
- Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp s.t.
- Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 22sec
- Janez Brajkovic (Astana) s.t.
- Kristijan Korne (Liquigas) s.t.
- Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
- Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- Richie Porte (Sky) s.t.
- Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) s.t.
- Jérémy Roy (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
- Sebastian Langeveld (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
- Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) @ 23sec
- Mark Cavendish (Sky) s.t.
- Jean-Christophe Peraud (Ag2r) s.t.
- André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
- Stuart O'Grady (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
- Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
- Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Vladimir Gusev (Katusha) @ 24sec
- Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
- Gustav Larsson (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Haimar Zubeldia (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 28sec
- Ivan Basso (Liquigas) @ 29sec
- Christopher Horner (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 34sec
- Frank Schleck (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 38sec
General Classification:
- Fabian Cancellara (Radio Shack-Nissan) 7min 13sec. 53.2 km/hr
- Bradley Wiggins (Sky) @ 7sec
- Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t. (almost a half-second slower)
- Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) @ 10sec
- Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) @ 11sec
- Brett Lancaster (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
- Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano) @ 12sec
- Denis Menchov (Katusha) @ 13sec
- Philippe Gilbert (BMC) s.t.
- Andriy Grivko (Astana) @ 15sec
- Christopher Froome (Sky) @ 16sec
- Peter Velits (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 17sec
- Cadel Evans (BMC) s.t.
- Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 18sec
- Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- David Millar (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- Stephen Cummings (BMC) s.t.
- Jens Voigt (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 19sec
- Andréas Klöden (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Nick Nuyens (Saxo) @ 20sec
- Michael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
- George Hincapie (BMC) s.t.
- Gregory Henderson (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
- Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) @ 21sec
- Ruben Plaza (Movistar) s.t.
- Christian Knees (Sky) s.t.
- Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) s.t.
- Matthieu Ladagnous (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
- Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp s.t.
- Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 22sec
- Janez Brajkovic (Astana) s.t.
- Kristijan Korne (Liquigas) s.t.
- Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
- Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- Richie Porte (Sky) s.t.
- Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) s.t.
- Jérémy Roy (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
- Sebastian Langeveld (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
- Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) @ 23sec
- Mark Cavendish (Sky) s.t.
- Jean-Christophe Peraud (Ag2r) s.t.
- André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
- Stuart O'Grady (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
- Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
- Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Vladimir Gusev (Katusha) @ 24sec
- Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
- Gustav Larsson (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Haimar Zubeldia (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 28sec
- Ivan Basso (Liquigas) @ 29sec
- Christopher Horner (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 34sec
- Frank Schleck (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 38sec
Climber: no points awarded
Points:
- Fabian Cancellara (Radio Shack-Nissan): 20 points
- Bradley Wiggins (Sky): 17
- Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 15
- Tejay Van Garderen (BMC): 13
- Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky): 11
- Brett Lancanster (Orica-GreenEdge): 10
Young Rider:
- Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) 7min 23sec
- Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) @ 1sec
- Patrick Gretsch (Argos-Shimano) @ 2sec
- Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) @ 11sec
- Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) @ 12sec
Team Classification:
- Sky: 22min 13sec
- Radio Shack-Nissan @ 4sec
- BMC @ 6sec
- Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 13sec
- Orica-GreenEdge @ 19sec
Prologue map
Prologue Profile
Wiggins came close
Vincenzo Nibali
Michele Scarponi
Samuel Sanchez
Thomas Voeckler
Cadel Evans
David Millar
Sylvain Chavanel
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Brett Lancaster
André Greipel
Philippe Gilbert
Ivan Basso
David Zabriskie
Peter Sagen
Frank Schleck
Tejay Van Garderen
Tony Martin's chances were ruined by a flat tire
Alexandre Vinokourov
Alejandro Valverde
Robert Gesink
Denis Menchov
2012 Giro d'Italia champion Ryder Hesjedal
Fabian Cancellara is 2012's first yellow jersey