Where did the 2012 Tour de France start?
cycling race. The 2012 Tour de France was the 99th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling’s Grand Tours. It started in the Belgian city of Liège on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 22 July.
What did Bradley Wiggins win in the 2012 Tour de France?
Wiggins had shown his form in the lead-up to the Tour by winning the general classifications in three stage races in the 2012 season: the Paris–Nice, the Tour de Romandie and the Dauphiné. As a time trialist, Wiggins was thought to be the rider most suited to the race’s course.
Who are the teams in the Tour de France?
1 BMC Racing Team ( riders) 2 RadioShack–Nissan ( riders) 3 Euskaltel–Euskadi ( riders) 4 Lampre–ISD ( riders) 5 Liquigas–Cannondale ( riders) 6 Garmin–Sharp ( riders) 7 Ag2r–La Mondiale ( riders) 8 Team Sky ( riders) 9 Lotto–Belisol ( riders) 10 Vacansoleil–DCM ( riders)
Who was the first British rider to win the Tour de France?
In the final stage, Cavendish won his fourth consecutive Champs-Élysées stage, to record his third stage win of the race. Wiggins finished the race to become the first British rider to win the Tour de France.
How many teams are in the Tour de France?
The 2012 edition of the Tour de France consisted of 22 teams. The race was the 18th of the 29 events in the UCI World Tour, and all of its eighteen UCI ProTeams were entitled, and obliged, to enter the race.
Who are the riders in the Tour de France?
Of these, 35 were riding the Tour de France for the first time. The total number of riders that finished the race was 153. The riders came from 31 countries; France, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Germany and Australia all had 12 or more riders in the race.
Who is the yellow jersey winner in the Tour de France?
Team Ineos-Grenadiers (formerly Team Sky) has had a rider win the yellow jersey in seven of the last nine Tours. Geraint Thomas won in 2018 and Chris Froome won four out of the five previous editions before that, after Bradley Wiggins had set the ball rolling in 2012.
Who is the overall winner of the Tour de France?
Each rider’s time is recorded on every stage and the GC ranks the entire field. The leader of the general classification after the final stage in Paris is the overall winner of the Tour de France.
Who was the first journalist to win the Tour de France?
Colin is a freelance sports journalist who first started reporting on cycling during the 2013 Tour de France on a month-long internship with RoadCyclingUK. The cycling bug bit so hard he was still there when Geraint Thomas rode to victory five years later.