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2012 Tour de France Stage 18 results
July 20 Blagnac — Brive-la-Gaillarde 222.5km
Mark Cavendish explodes out of defense to score 22nd Tour goal

Stage results
•   1. Mark CAVENDISH, Sky, in 4:54:12
•   2. Matthew Harley GOSS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 0
•   3. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0
•   4. Luis Leon SANCHEZ GIL, Rabobank, at 0
•   5. Nicolas ROCHE, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0
•   6. Tyler FARRAR, Garmin-Sharp, at 0
•   14. Andreas KLÖDEN, RadioShack-Nissan, at 0
•   19. Bradley WIGGINS, Sky, at :4
•   22. Christopher FROOME, Sky, at :4
•   27. Vincenzo NIBALI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at :4
•   28. Alexandr VINOKUROV, Astana, at :4
•   30. Christopher HORNER, RadioShack-Nissan, at :4
•   35. Cadel EVANS, BMC Racing, at :4
•   39. Christian VANDEVELDE, Garmin-Sharp, at :4
•   40. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, at :4
•   50. George HINCAPIE, BMC Racing, at :16
•   63. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, at :16
•   80. Ivan BASSO, Liquigas-Cannondale, at :41
•   95. David ZABRISKIE, Garmin-Sharp, at 2:07
•   100. Thomas VOECKLER, Europcar, at 2:11
•   102. Stuart O’GRADY, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:25
•   113. Jens VOIGT, RadioShack-Nissan, at 4:42
•   130. Levi LEIPHEIMER, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 7:50
•   142. David MILLAR, Garmin-Sharp, at 8:54
•   153. Sebastian LANGEVELD, Orica-GreenEdge, at 12:32

GC Standings:

•   1. Bradley WIGGINS, Sky, in 83:22:18
•   2. Christopher FROOME, Sky, at 2:05
•   3. Vincenzo NIBALI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 2:41
•   4. Jurgen VAN DEN BROECK, Lotto-Belisol, at 5:53
•   5. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, at 8:30
•   6. Cadel EVANS, BMC Racing, at 9:57
•   12. Andreas KLÖDEN, RadioShack-Nissan, at 14:05
•   13. Christopher HORNER, RadioShack-Nissan, at 14:22
•   15. Denis MENCHOV, Katusha, at 22:54
•   20. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, at 33:50
•   25. Ivan BASSO, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 54:29
•   26. Thomas VOECKLER, Europcar, at 55:08
•   31. Levi LEIPHEIMER, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 1:06:48
•   32. Alexandr VINOKUROV, Astana, at 1:08:24
•   39. George HINCAPIE, BMC Racing, at 1:25:41
•   43. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 1:33:12
•   55. Jens VOIGT, RadioShack-Nissan, at 1:46:52
•   96. Stuart O’GRADY, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:40:11
•   104. David MILLAR, Garmin-Sharp, at 2:48:33
•   106. David ZABRISKIE, Garmin-Sharp, at 2:49:26
•   142. Mark CAVENDISH, Sky, at 3:21:47
•   151. Tyler FARRAR, Garmin-Sharp, at 3:43:58
•   152. Jan GHYSELINCK, Cofidis, at 3:48:24
•   153. Jimmy ENGOULVENT, Saur-Sojasun, at 3:49:09

Next Stage: July 21 Bonneval — Chartres 53.5km

 Jerseys:

Yellow:      Bradley WIGGINS, Sky
Green:   
•   1. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale: 386 points
•   2. André GREIPEL, Lotto-Belisol: 264 points
•   3. Matthew Harley GOSS, Orica-GreenEdge: 238 points
 Polka Dot:
•   1. Thomas VOECKLER, Europcar: 134 points
•   2. Fredrik Carl Wilhelm KESSIAKOFF, Astana: 123 points
•   3. Chris Anker SÖRENSEN, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank: 77 points
 White:       
•   1. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, in 83:30:48
•   2. Thibaut PINOT, FDJ-BigMat, at 3:16
•   3. Steven KRUIJSWIJK, Rabobank, at 1:00:50

Teams:       
•   1. Radioshack-Nissan, in 250:23:05
•   2. Sky Procycling, at 14:05
•   3. Bmc Racing Team, at 36:25

 Lanterne Rouge:   Jimmy ENGOULVENT, Saur-Sojasun
Withdrawals:
Stage 16:
Grega BOLE, Lampre-ISD: DNF
Vladimir GUSEV, Katusha: DNF
Frank SCHLECK, RadioShack-Nissan: DNS

Stage 15:
Kenny Robert VAN HUMMEL, Vacansoleil-DCM: DNF
Vincent JEROME, Europcar: DNF
Brett LANCASTER, Orica-GreenEdge: DNF
Giovanni BERNAUDEAU, Europcar: DNF
Sylvain CHAVANEL, Omega Pharma-Quick Step: DNF

Stage 14:
Robert KISERLOVSKI, Astana: DNF
Stage 13:
Tony GALLOPIN, RadioShack-Nissan: DNF
Stage 12:
Tom VEELERS, Argos-Shimano: DNF
David MONCOUTIE, Cofidis: DNF
Robert GESINK, Rabobank: DNS

Stage 11:
Gustav LARSSON, Vacansoleil-DCM: DNF
Mark RENSHAW, Rabobank: DNF
Lieuwe WESTRA, Vacansoleil-DCM: DNF
Rob RUIJGH, Vacansoleil-DCM: DNF
Bauke MOLLEMA, Rabobank: DNF
Fabian CANCELLARA, RadioShack-Nissan: DNS

Stage 10:
Matthew LLOYD, Lampre-ISD: DNS
Rémy DI GREGORIO, Cofidis: DNS
Tony MARTIN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step: DNS

Stage 8:
Samuel SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Euskaltel-Euskadi: DNF
Gorka VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Euskaltel-Euskadi: DNF
Johannes FRÖHLINGER, Argos-Shimano: DNS

Stage 7:
Amets TXURRUKA, Euskaltel-Euskadi: DNS
Ryder HESJEDAL, Garmin-Sharp: DNS
Robert HUNTER, Garmin-Sharp: DNS
Hubert DUPONT, Ag2r La Mondiale: DNS
Anthony DELAPLACE, Saur-Sojasun: DNF
Oscar FREIRE GOMEZ, Katusha: DNS
Maarten WYNANTS, Rabobank: DNS
Imanol ERVITI, Movistar: DNS
José Ivan GUTIERREZ PALACIOS, Movistar: DNS

Stage 6:
Mikel ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU, Euskaltel-Euskadi: DNF
Davide VIGANO, Lampre-ISD: DNF
Thomas DANIELSON, Garmin-Sharp: DNF
Wouter POELS, Vacansoleil-DCM: DNF

Stage 5:
Marcel KITTEL, Argos-Shimano: DNF
Stage 4:

Maarten TJALLINGII, Rabobank: DNS

Stage 3:
Jose Joaquin ROJAS GIL, Movistar: DNF
Kanstantsin SIVTSOV, Sky: DNF

Stage 18  Review:
Mark Cavendish explodes out of defense to score 22nd Tour goal
•   By VeloNews.com
•   Published 8 hours ago

BRIVE-LA-GAILLARDE, France (AFP) — British sprint king Mark Cavendish admitted on Friday that chasing the yellow jersey with Team Sky this year has left him feeling like a fish out of water in the Tour de France.
But any doubts about whether his top-end speed had faded due to his lack of sprint opportunities this year proved misplaced when he surged to an impressive 22nd career win in the race.
“It’s great to be part of the team, what they’re doing this year, but it obviously puts me in a difficult situation,” said Cavendish, who now has two stage wins on this edition after winning stage 2. ”I’m part of a team but I’m not doing what I can do as an individual rider.
“It’s like Wayne Rooney playing in defense. You can still win the match but you can’t do your part of that to the best of your ability.”
With the yellow jersey firmly on teammate Bradley Wiggins’ shoulders and unlikely to budge ahead of Sunday’s 20th and final stage to Paris, Cavendish had been itching for some more glory of his own.
But even his efforts during a tough Sky bid to secure the race’s big prize did not give him carte blanche. Before the start on Friday, he had to plead with sports director Sean Yates.
“It would have been easy for my guys to cruise into Paris now after the mountains but on the bus Sean Yates said this morning, ‘Just take it easy today if the break goes,’” explained Cavendish.
“But I said, ‘Can I have a sprint please? Just let me have a sprint!’ Then Bradley (Wiggins) piped up and said we’d do the sprint.”
Sky played its tactics to perfection, sending Edvald Boasson Hagen into the early breakaway as an option if the powerful Norwegian rider managed to go all the way and contend the finish.
But when it became apparent his group would be caught, Sky changed tack.
Now facing the impressive lead-out train of Lotto rival Andre Greipel, Cavendish knew they would have to get their timing right, especially as Lotto man Adam Hansen had jumped out of the breakaway in a late bid for victory.
Cavendish added: “We didn’t want to catch the break too early because Lotto had Hansen in the front and if we caught them with one kilometer to go then Lotto would have come with a whole train (of riders). So we had to catch them as close to the line as possible.”
After a brief surge, Hansen was overtaken by Nicolas Roche (Ag2r La Mondiale) and stage 14 winner Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank).
But Cavendish soon put paid to their hopes of dueling for the win.
Despite knowing the peloton was closing in, they could only gesture in disbelief as the Manx Missile flew solo past them meters before the finish.
As a treat for the top 20 riders in the general classification, Roche was appeased with a helicopter ride to Saturday’s stage in Chartes.
It was just his and Sanchez’s bad luck that Cavendish, who is expected to go for a fourth consecutive Champs-Élysées stage win this Sunday, was feeling hungry.
“When you’re used to winning five stages a year every year, it can make you hungry for sprints,” Cavendish said. ”Today we set it up and scored the goal. It’s probably a good thing that I could show how fast I was.”
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2012 Tour de France Stage 19 results
July 21 Bonneval — Chartres 53.5km

Bradley Wiggins crushes final time trial to lock up the overall in the 2012 Tour de France

Stage results
•   1. Bradley WIGGINS, Sky, in 1:04:13
•   2. Christopher FROOME, Sky, at 1:16
•   3. Luis Leon SANCHEZ GIL, Rabobank, at 1:50
•   4. Peter VELITS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 2:02
•   7. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, at 2:34
•   11. David ZABRISKIE, Garmin-Sharp, at 3:12
•   17. Christian VANDEVELDE, Garmin-Sharp, at 3:40
•   19. Jens VOIGT, RadioShack-Nissan, at 3:49
•   19. Andreas KLÖDEN, RadioShack-Nissan, at 3:49
•   28. Denis MENCHOV, Katusha, at 4:28
•   34. George HINCAPIE, BMC Racing, at 4:57
•   38. Ivan BASSO, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 5:15
•   43. Christopher HORNER, RadioShack-Nissan, at 5:33
•   45. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 5:34
•   52. Cadel EVANS, BMC Racing, at 5:54
•   60. Alexandr VINOKUROV, Astana, at 6:09
•   69. David MILLAR, Garmin-Sharp, at 6:22
•   82. Mark CAVENDISH, Sky, at 6:58
•   138. Stuart O’GRADY, Orica-GreenEdge, at 9:32
•   140. Thomas VOECKLER, Europcar, at 9:33
•   141. Levi LEIPHEIMER, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 9:41
•   151. Tyler FARRAR, Garmin-Sharp, at 10:56
•   153. Karsten KROON, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 11:10

GC Standings:

•   1. Bradley WIGGINS, Sky, in 84:26:31
•   2. Christopher FROOME, Sky, at 3:21
•   3. Vincenzo NIBALI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 6:19
•   4. Jurgen VAN DEN BROECK, Lotto-Belisol, at 10:15
•   5. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, at 11:04
•   7. Cadel EVANS, BMC Racing, at 15:51
•   11. Andreas KLÖDEN, RadioShack-Nissan, at 17:54
•   13. Christopher HORNER, RadioShack-Nissan, at 19:55
•   15. Denis MENCHOV, Katusha, at 27:22
•   20. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, at 42:26
•   25. Ivan BASSO, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 59:44
•   26. Thomas VOECKLER, Europcar, at 1:04:41
•   31. Alexandr VINOKUROV, Astana, at 1:14:33
•   32. Levi LEIPHEIMER, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 1:16:29
•   38. George HINCAPIE, BMC Racing, at 1:30:38
•   43. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 1:38:46
•   52. Jens VOIGT, RadioShack-Nissan, at 1:50:41
•   60. Christian VANDEVELDE, Garmin-Sharp, at 1:58:40
•   97. Stuart O’GRADY, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:49:43
•   100. David ZABRISKIE, Garmin-Sharp, at 2:52:38
•   104. David MILLAR, Garmin-Sharp, at 2:54:55
•   143. Mark CAVENDISH, Sky, at 3:28:45
•   151. Tyler FARRAR, Garmin-Sharp, at 3:54:54
•   152. Jan GHYSELINCK, Cofidis, at 3:57:04
•   153. Jimmy ENGOULVENT, Saur-Sojasun, at 3:57:45

Next Stage: July 22 Rambouillet — Paris Champs-Elysees 120 km

 Jerseys:

Yellow:      Bradley WIGGINS, Sky
Green:   
•   1. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale: 386 points
•   2. André GREIPEL, Lotto-Belisol: 264 points
•   3. Matthew Harley GOSS, Orica-GreenEdge: 238 points
 Polka Dot:
•   1. Thomas VOECKLER, Europcar: 134 points
•   2. Fredrik Carl Wilhelm KESSIAKOFF, Astana: 123 points
•   3. Chris Anker SÖRENSEN, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank: 77 points
 White:       
•   1. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, in 84:37:35
•   2. Thibaut PINOT, FDJ-BigMat, at 6:13
•   3. Steven KRUIJSWIJK, Rabobank, at 1:05:48

Teams:       
•   1. Radioshack-Nissan, in 253:47:28
•   2. Sky Procycling, at 6:02
•   3. Bmc Racing Team, at 36:36

 Lanterne Rouge:   Jimmy ENGOULVENT, Saur-Sojasun
Withdrawals:
Stage 16:
Grega BOLE, Lampre-ISD: DNF
Vladimir GUSEV, Katusha: DNF
Frank SCHLECK, RadioShack-Nissan: DNS

Stage 15:
Kenny Robert VAN HUMMEL, Vacansoleil-DCM: DNF
Vincent JEROME, Europcar: DNF
Brett LANCASTER, Orica-GreenEdge: DNF
Giovanni BERNAUDEAU, Europcar: DNF
Sylvain CHAVANEL, Omega Pharma-Quick Step: DNF

Stage 14:
Robert KISERLOVSKI, Astana: DNF
Stage 13:
Tony GALLOPIN, RadioShack-Nissan: DNF
Stage 12:
Tom VEELERS, Argos-Shimano: DNF
David MONCOUTIE, Cofidis: DNF
Robert GESINK, Rabobank: DNS

Stage 11:
Gustav LARSSON, Vacansoleil-DCM: DNF
Mark RENSHAW, Rabobank: DNF
Lieuwe WESTRA, Vacansoleil-DCM: DNF
Rob RUIJGH, Vacansoleil-DCM: DNF
Bauke MOLLEMA, Rabobank: DNF
Fabian CANCELLARA, RadioShack-Nissan: DNS

Stage 10:
Matthew LLOYD, Lampre-ISD: DNS
Rémy DI GREGORIO, Cofidis: DNS
Tony MARTIN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step: DNS

Stage 8:
Samuel SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Euskaltel-Euskadi: DNF
Gorka VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Euskaltel-Euskadi: DNF
Johannes FRÖHLINGER, Argos-Shimano: DNS

Stage 7:
Amets TXURRUKA, Euskaltel-Euskadi: DNS
Ryder HESJEDAL, Garmin-Sharp: DNS
Robert HUNTER, Garmin-Sharp: DNS
Hubert DUPONT, Ag2r La Mondiale: DNS
Anthony DELAPLACE, Saur-Sojasun: DNF
Oscar FREIRE GOMEZ, Katusha: DNS
Maarten WYNANTS, Rabobank: DNS
Imanol ERVITI, Movistar: DNS
José Ivan GUTIERREZ PALACIOS, Movistar: DNS

Stage 6:
Mikel ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU, Euskaltel-Euskadi: DNF
Davide VIGANO, Lampre-ISD: DNF
Thomas DANIELSON, Garmin-Sharp: DNF
Wouter POELS, Vacansoleil-DCM: DNF

Stage 5:
Marcel KITTEL, Argos-Shimano: DNF
Stage 4:

Maarten TJALLINGII, Rabobank: DNS

Stage 3:
Jose Joaquin ROJAS GIL, Movistar: DNF
Kanstantsin SIVTSOV, Sky: DNF

Stage 19  Review:
Bradley Wiggins crushes final time trial to lock up the overall in the 2012 Tour de France
•   By Agence France Presse
•   Published Jul. 21, 2012
•   Updated 2 hours ago

CHARTRES, France (AFP) — Bradley Wiggins virtually secured Great Britain’s first Tour de France victory on Saturday after winning the final individual time trial.
“I wanted to go out and finish with a bang. You couldn’t write a better script, really,” said the Sky captain, who clocked a winning time of one hour, four minutes and 13 seconds for the 53.5km course.
In the first time trial, a 41.5km race against the clock on stage 9, Wiggins won the stage and took nearly two minutes from defending champion Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team). He went into Sunday’s 53.5km race against the clock with a lead of 2:05 over Sky teammate Chris Froome.
And after a smooth, controlled ride over a course lined with hundreds of British flags emblazoned with good-luck messages, the 32-year-old Englishman increased his advantage over the Kenya-born Briton.
Froome, who finished second on the first time trial at 35 seconds behind Wiggins, finished second once more on Saturday, this time 1:16 down on his team captain.
“I’m very happy. Our objective was to come here and win the Tour with Bradley, and that’s what we have done,” said Froome, who outshone Wiggins on several of the race’s tough climbs.
“For me to come second is a big bonus.”
Wiggins will go into Sunday’s final stage to Paris — which usually does not see a battle for the yellow jersey — with an overall lead of 3:21 on Froome, who in turn has a lead of more than three minutes on third-placed Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale), who finished 16th at 3:38 and now sits 6:19 back on the overall.
Barring catastrophe, the Londoner will become Britain’s first Tour champion.
“I don’t know what to say. Only one more day to go, and I’ve won the yellow jersey,” said an emotional Wiggins.
“I’ve a lot of emotions and a lot of relief it’s finished. It’s a dream come true, but I’ve been working to win this for the past five years. The job is done, almost.”
Sky team manager Dave Brailsford added: “We made it our objective to win this race within five years with a clean, British rider, and that’s what we’ve done.
“It might be a surprise to everyone else, but it’s not a surprise to us.”
Defending champion Evans, meanwhile, had another day to forget.
He started the day in sixth place overall, nearly 10 minutes behind Wiggins, and finished 52nd at 5:54 to drop to seventh overall, 15:51 behind the leader.
Having been upstaged by teammate Tejay Van Garderen in the mountains, Evans saw the young American overtake him on the stage despite starting three minutes earlier.
Van Garderen is set to finish fifth overall at 11:04 behind Wiggins and has virtually secured the white jersey for the race’s best-placed rider age 25 and under.
Evans, admitting he has had an “off year,” added: “I came in with really high expectations and as the race went on my chances lessened and lessened, and I had to adjust to that.
“By the time today came I was just hoping to hold my place on GC. But I started the day empty, I started a few days here now empty, and I was riding within my limits in that regard.
Compared to last year, when he erased his two previous runner-up finishes with a maiden win for Australia, Evans could not feel any more different.
“I couldn’t think of a more enormous contrast. Last year was a lifetime dream come true,” he said. “There’s no comparison at all.”

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2012 Tour de France Stage 20 results
July 22 Rambouillet — Paris Champs-Elysees 120 km

Mark Cavendish takes 4th straight win in Paris as Bradley Wiggins claims final victory

Stage results
•   1. Mark CAVENDISH, Sky, in 3:08:07
•   2. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0
•   3. Matthew Harley GOSS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 0
•   4. Juan José HAEDO, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 0
•   5. Kris BOECKMANS, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 0
•   11. Tyler FARRAR, Garmin-Sharp, at 0
•   27. Cadel EVANS, BMC Racing, at :7
•   31. Christian VANDEVELDE, Garmin-Sharp, at :7
•   33. Vincenzo NIBALI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at :9
•   37. Christopher HORNER, RadioShack-Nissan, at :9
•   46. George HINCAPIE, BMC Racing, at :9
•   47. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, at :9
•   54. Bradley WIGGINS, Sky, at :9
•   55. Michael ROGERS, Sky, at :9
•   58. Christopher FROOME, Sky, at :9
•   60. Thomas VOECKLER, Europcar, at :9
•   63. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, at :9
•   65. Andreas KLÖDEN, RadioShack-Nissan, at :9
•   69. Denis MENCHOV, Katusha, at :9
•   98. Levi LEIPHEIMER, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :9
•   99. Jens VOIGT, RadioShack-Nissan, at :9
•   103. Ivan BASSO, Liquigas-Cannondale, at :9
•   117. David MILLAR, Garmin-Sharp, at :38
•   140. David ZABRISKIE, Garmin-Sharp, at :57
•   141. Stuart O’GRADY, Orica-GreenEdge, at :57
•   151. Christophe KERN, Europcar, at 3:13
•   152. Mikael CHEREL, Ag2r La Mondiale, at :9
•   153. Danilo HONDO, Lampre-ISD, at :9

GC Standings:

•   1. Bradley WIGGINS, Sky, in 87:34:47
•   2. Christopher FROOME, Sky, at 3:21
•   3. Vincenzo NIBALI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 6:19
•   4. Jurgen VAN DEN BROECK, Lotto-Belisol, at 10:15
•   5. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, at 11:04
•   6. Haimar ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, RadioShack-Nissan, at 15:41
•   7. Cadel EVANS, BMC Racing, at 15:49
•   8. Pierre ROLLAND, Europcar, at 16:31
•   9. Janez BRAJKOVIC, Astana, at 16:38
•   10. Thibaut PINOT, FDJ-BigMat, at 17:17
•   11. Andreas KLÖDEN, RadioShack-Nissan, at 17:54
•   12. Nicolas ROCHE, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 19:33
•   13. Christopher HORNER, RadioShack-Nissan, at 19:55
•   14. Chris Anker SÖRENSEN, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 25:27
•   15. Denis MENCHOV, Katusha, at 27:22
•   16. Maxime MONFORT, RadioShack-Nissan, at 28:30
•   17. Egoi MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 31:46
•   18. Rui Alberto FARIA DA COSTA, Movistar, at 37:03
•   19. Eduard VORGANOV, Katusha, at 38:16
•   20. Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE, Movistar, at 42:26
•   21. Jerome COPPEL, Saur-Sojasun, at 45:43
•   22. Sandy CASAR, FDJ-BigMat, at 46:52
•   23. Michael ROGERS, Sky, at 54:52
•   24. Michele SCARPONI, Lampre-ISD, at 58:37
•   25. Ivan BASSO, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 59:44
•   26. Thomas VOECKLER, Europcar, at 1:04:41
•   27. Peter VELITS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 1:05:10
•   28. Laurens TEN DAM, Rabobank, at 1:05:39
•   29. Jelle VANENDERT, Lotto-Belisol, at 1:08:26
•   30. Juan Jose COBO ACEBO, Movistar, at 1:09:19
•   31. Alexandr VINOKUROV, Astana, at 1:15:21
•   32. Levi LEIPHEIMER, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 1:16:29
•   33. Steven KRUIJSWIJK, Rabobank, at 1:16:52
•   34. Richie PORTE, Sky, at 1:20:49
•   35. Daniel MARTIN, Garmin-Sharp, at 1:25:23
•   36. Rein TAARAMAE, Cofidis, at 1:27:52
•   37. Giampaolo CARUSO, Katusha, at 1:28:32
•   38. George HINCAPIE, BMC Racing, at 1:30:38
•   39. Gorka IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 1:32:19
•   40. Fredrik Carl Wilhelm KESSIAKOFF, Astana, at 1:34:33
•   41. Rafael VALLS FERRI, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 1:37:57
•   42. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 1:38:37
•   43. Andriy GRIVKO, Astana, at 1:38:41
•   44. Jean-Christophe PERAUD, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 1:40:44
•   45. Amaël MOINARD, BMC Racing, at 1:41:00
•   46. Philippe GILBERT, BMC Racing, at 1:41:35
•   47. Dominik NERZ, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 1:42:12
•   48. Pierrick FEDRIGO, FDJ-BigMat, at 1:42:39
•   49. Michael SCHÄR, BMC Racing, at 1:43:53
•   50. Sergio Miguel MOREIRA PAULINHO, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 1:47:14
•   51. Yury TROFIMOV, Katusha, at 1:47:31
•   52. Jens VOIGT, RadioShack-Nissan, at 1:50:41
•   53. Vladimir KARPETS, Movistar, at 1:51:43
•   54. Fabrice JEANDESBOZ, Saur-Sojasun, at 1:52:28
•   55. Maxime BOUET, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 1:52:30
•   56. Edvald BOASSON HAGEN, Sky, at 1:52:34
•   57. Johnny HOOGERLAND, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 1:55:30
•   58. Marcus BURGHARDT, BMC Racing, at 1:57:39
•   59. Davide MALACARNE, Europcar, at 1:57:45
•   60. Christian VANDEVELDE, Garmin-Sharp, at 1:58:38
•   61. Cyril GAUTIER, Europcar, at 1:58:55
•   62. Mikael CHEREL, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 1:59:53
•   63. Dmitriy FOFONOV, Astana, at 2:03:55
•   64. Luis Leon SANCHEZ GIL, Rabobank, at 2:05:43
•   65. Sébastien MINARD, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 2:06:32
•   66. Jérémy ROY, FDJ-BigMat, at 2:10:17
•   67. Marco MARCATO, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 2:11:36
•   68. Dries DEVENYNS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 2:12:22
•   69. Simone STORTONI, Lampre-ISD, at 2:13:39
•   70. Kevin DE WEERT, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 2:13:49
•   71. Sylvester SZMYD, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 2:16:15
•   72. Pieter WEENING, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:17:30
•   73. Christophe RIBLON, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 2:17:31
•   74. Jorge AZANZA SOTO, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 2:18:58
•   75. Guillaume LEVARLET, Saur-Sojasun, at 2:19:43
•   76. Yaroslav POPOVYCH, RadioShack-Nissan, at 2:21:56
•   77. Vasil KIRYIENKA, Movistar, at 2:22:02
•   78. Andrey KASHECHKIN, Astana, at 2:23:09
•   79. Simon GERRANS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:24:35
•   80. Marco MARZANO, Lampre-ISD, at 2:24:46
•   81. Adam HANSEN, Lotto-Belisol, at 2:25:29
•   82. Christian KNEES, Sky, at 2:26:43
•   83. Christophe KERN, Europcar, at 2:29:01
•   84. Yukiya ARASHIRO, Europcar, at 2:29:13
•   85. Matthieu LADAGNOUS, FDJ-BigMat, at 2:33:14
•   86. Danilo HONDO, Lampre-ISD, at 2:37:55
•   87. Ruben PEREZ MORENO, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 2:37:56
•   88. Martin VELITS, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 2:40:47
•   89. Biel KADRI, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 2:41:14
•   90. Romain ZINGLE, Cofidis, at 2:41:44
•   91. Brice FEILLU, Saur-Sojasun, at 2:41:50
•   92. Julien SIMON, Saur-Sojasun, at 2:46:04
•   93. Michael MORKOV, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 2:46:14
•   94. Arthur VICHOT, FDJ-BigMat, at 2:46:51
•   95. Stephen CUMMINGS, BMC Racing, at 2:47:03
•   96. Lars Ytting BAK, Lotto-Belisol, at 2:48:05
•   97. Stuart O’GRADY, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:50:31
•   98. Kristijan KOREN, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 2:51:34
•   99. Nicki SÖRENSEN, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 2:53:11
•   100. David ZABRISKIE, Garmin-Sharp, at 2:53:26
•   101. Ruben PLAZA MOLINA, Movistar, at 2:53:35
•   102. Francis DE GREEF, Lotto-Belisol, at 2:53:52
•   103. Koen DE KORT, Argos-Shimano, at 2:54:13
•   104. Jurgen ROELANDTS, Lotto-Belisol, at 2:55:04
•   105. Daniel OSS, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 2:55:24
•   106. David MILLAR, Garmin-Sharp, at 2:55:24
•   107. Samuel DUMOULIN, Cofidis, at 2:56:02
•   108. Luca PAOLINI, Katusha, at 2:56:21
•   109. Manuel QUINZIATO, BMC Racing, at 2:56:27
•   110. Michael ALBASINI, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:57:20
•   111. Daryl IMPEY, Orica-GreenEdge, at 2:57:29
•   112. Jérôme PINEAU, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 2:57:58
•   113. Matthieu SPRICK, Argos-Shimano, at 2:58:15
•   114. Federico CANUTI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 2:58:41
•   115. Kris BOECKMANS, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 3:02:57
•   116. Maxim IGLINSKY, Astana, at 3:03:38
•   117. Baden COOKE, Orica-GreenEdge, at 3:04:30
•   118. Alessandro VANOTTI, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 3:04:39
•   119. Juan HORRACH RIPPOLL, Katusha, at 3:06:27
•   120. Matthew Harley GOSS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 3:06:55
•   121. Nick NUYENS, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 3:08:29
•   122. Sébastien HINAULT, Ag2r La Mondiale, at 3:08:57
•   123. André GREIPEL, Lotto-Belisol, at 3:09:02
•   124. Greg HENDERSON, Lotto-Belisol, at 3:13:06
•   125. Bert GRABSCH, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 3:13:06
•   126. Anthony ROUX, FDJ-BigMat, at 3:16:38
•   127. Anders LUND, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 3:17:07
•   128. Nicolas EDET, Cofidis, at 3:17:16
•   129. Borut BOZIC, Astana, at 3:17:44
•   130. Luis Angel MATE MARDONES, Cofidis, at 3:18:11
•   131. Jean Marc MARINO, Saur-Sojasun, at 3:18:20
•   132. Marcel SIEBERG, Lotto-Belisol, at 3:19:36
•   133. Cédric PINEAU, FDJ-BigMat, at 3:20:24
•   134. Pablo URTASUN PEREZ, Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 3:21:34
•   135. Roy CURVERS, Argos-Shimano, at 3:23:44
•   136. Cyril LEMOINE, Saur-Sojasun, at 3:23:55
•   137. Jonathan CANTWELL, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 3:25:08
•   138. Yann HUGUET, Argos-Shimano, at 3:26:43
•   139. Yohann GENE, Europcar, at 3:26:58
•   140. Juan José HAEDO, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 3:27:28
•   141. Patrick GRETSCH, Argos-Shimano, at 3:27:49
•   142. Mark CAVENDISH, Sky, at 3:28:36
•   143. Karsten KROON, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, at 3:28:56
•   144. Bram TANKINK, Rabobank, at 3:31:24
•   145. Aliaksandr KUCHYNSKI, Katusha, at 3:38:24
•   146. Bernhard EISEL, Sky, at 3:38:48
•   147. Johan VAN SUMMEREN, Garmin-Sharp, at 3:40:01
•   148. Albert TIMMER, Argos-Shimano, at 3:40:37
•   149. Julien FOUCHARD, Cofidis, at 3:42:31
•   150. Sebastian LANGEVELD, Orica-GreenEdge, at 3:50:12
•   151. Tyler FARRAR, Garmin-Sharp, at 3:54:45
•   152. Jan GHYSELINCK, Cofidis, at 3:57:04
•   153. Jimmy ENGOULVENT, Saur-Sojasun, at 3:57:36

Next Stage: Next year

 Jerseys:

Yellow:      Bradley WIGGINS, Sky
Green:   
•   1. Peter SAGAN, Liquigas-Cannondale: 421 points
•   2. André GREIPEL, Lotto-Belisol: 280 points
•   3. Matthew Harley GOSS, Orica-GreenEdge: 268 points
 Polka Dot:
•   1. Thomas VOECKLER, Europcar: 135 points
•   2. Fredrik Carl Wilhelm KESSIAKOFF, Astana: 123 points
•   3. Chris Anker SÖRENSEN, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank: 77 points
 White:       
•   1. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, in 87:45:51
•   2. Thibaut PINOT, FDJ-BigMat, at 6:13
•   3. Steven KRUIJSWIJK, Rabobank, at 1:05:48

Teams:       
•   1. Radioshack-Nissan, in 263:12:14
•   2. Sky Procycling, at 5:46
•   3. Bmc Racing Team, at 36:29

 Lanterne Rouge:   Jimmy ENGOULVENT, Saur-Sojasun
Withdrawals:
Stage 16:
Grega BOLE, Lampre-ISD: DNF
Vladimir GUSEV, Katusha: DNF
Frank SCHLECK, RadioShack-Nissan: DNS

Stage 15:
Kenny Robert VAN HUMMEL, Vacansoleil-DCM: DNF
Vincent JEROME, Europcar: DNF
Brett LANCASTER, Orica-GreenEdge: DNF
Giovanni BERNAUDEAU, Europcar: DNF
Sylvain CHAVANEL, Omega Pharma-Quick Step: DNF

Stage 14:
Robert KISERLOVSKI, Astana: DNF
Stage 13:
Tony GALLOPIN, RadioShack-Nissan: DNF
Stage 12:
Tom VEELERS, Argos-Shimano: DNF
David MONCOUTIE, Cofidis: DNF
Robert GESINK, Rabobank: DNS

Stage 11:
Gustav LARSSON, Vacansoleil-DCM: DNF
Mark RENSHAW, Rabobank: DNF
Lieuwe WESTRA, Vacansoleil-DCM: DNF
Rob RUIJGH, Vacansoleil-DCM: DNF
Bauke MOLLEMA, Rabobank: DNF
Fabian CANCELLARA, RadioShack-Nissan: DNS

Stage 10:
Matthew LLOYD, Lampre-ISD: DNS
Rémy DI GREGORIO, Cofidis: DNS
Tony MARTIN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step: DNS

Stage 8:
Samuel SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Euskaltel-Euskadi: DNF
Gorka VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Euskaltel-Euskadi: DNF
Johannes FRÖHLINGER, Argos-Shimano: DNS

Stage 7:
Amets TXURRUKA, Euskaltel-Euskadi: DNS
Ryder HESJEDAL, Garmin-Sharp: DNS
Robert HUNTER, Garmin-Sharp: DNS
Hubert DUPONT, Ag2r La Mondiale: DNS
Anthony DELAPLACE, Saur-Sojasun: DNF
Oscar FREIRE GOMEZ, Katusha: DNS
Maarten WYNANTS, Rabobank: DNS
Imanol ERVITI, Movistar: DNS
José Ivan GUTIERREZ PALACIOS, Movistar: DNS

Stage 6:
Mikel ASTARLOZA CHAURREAU, Euskaltel-Euskadi: DNF
Davide VIGANO, Lampre-ISD: DNF
Thomas DANIELSON, Garmin-Sharp: DNF
Wouter POELS, Vacansoleil-DCM: DNF

Stage 5:
Marcel KITTEL, Argos-Shimano: DNF
Stage 4:

Maarten TJALLINGII, Rabobank: DNS

Stage 3:
Jose Joaquin ROJAS GIL, Movistar: DNF
Kanstantsin SIVTSOV, Sky: DNF

Stage 20  Review:
Mark Cavendish takes 4th straight win in Paris as Bradley Wiggins claims final victory
•   By Agence France Presse
•   Published Jul. 22, 2012
•   Updated 4 hours ago

PARIS (AFP) — Bradley Wiggins was crowned Britain’s first Tour de France champion on Sunday after helping Sky teammate Mark Cavendish to secure a fourth consecutive stage win on the world-famous Champs-Élysées in Paris.
Wiggins, who virtually sealed victory when he won his second time trial of the three-week epic on Saturday, finished the 3,479km race with a lead of three minutes and 21 seconds over British teammate Chris Froome after the 20th and last stage.
It was Isle of Man sprinter Cavendish’s fourth consecutive stage win on the Champs-Élysées, taking his tally of stage wins in this year’s race to three and to 23 overall.
“I’m more than happy,” said world champion Cavendish as he held his baby at the finish line. “The Champs-Élysées is the most beautiful avenue in the world, and I’ve won here again.”
Three years after Wiggins equaled Robert Millar’s 1984 best British finish of fourth overall, in 2009, the Londoner finally achieved his childhood dream of winning the world’s most prestigious bike race.
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) finished third overall at 6:19.
“It’s magnificent,” said Wiggins. “For us to finish like this as a team, helping Mark to victory and allowing him to defend his record here… it’s incredible.”
Team Sky achieved the rare feat of finishing one-two on the podium, the first since 1996, when Bjarne Riis finished ahead of Telekom teammate Jan Ullrich.
It is also the first time compatriots have taken the first two places since France’s Laurent Fignon finished ahead of five-time winner Bernard Hinault in the 1984 edition.
Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) won the polka-dot jersey for the race’s best climber, with Peter Sagan (Liquigas) easily securing the green jersey for the points competition.
Sagan came close to claiming his fourth stage win, crossing the line just short of Cavendish after a late start. But the Slovakian was more than happy with his Tour debut.
“I came here to win a stage, so to come away with three plus the green jersey is just unbelivable,” said Sagan, who finished with a 141-point margin over Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol).
Tejay Van Garderen made up for BMC team leader Cadel Evans’ disastrous title defense by winning the race’s white jersey for the best-placed rider aged 25 and under.
Evans, who made history by becoming Australia’s first champion in 2011, eventually finished nearly 16 minutes behind Wiggins.
And RadioShack-Nissan won the team competition, despite finishing three men down.
“Winning the team classification is always special, especially with only six riders left in the race,” said Chris Horner.

[cyclist]

George Hincapie leads the peloton to Paris in his last of 17 Tours de France
By Matthew Beaudin
Published 6 hours ago

PARIS, France (VN) — Big George Hincapie led the peloton into Paris Sunday, a nod to the American’s completion of his 16th and final Tour de France.
 
Of course, the bunch had to make him do it. Hincapie never was much a “me” guy, was he?
 
This marks his 17th Tour de France — the most ever, by any rider. He’s completed 16 of those, and ridden on nine Tour-winning teams along the way.
 
“I usually like to lay low, and I wasn’t expecting that. But a lot of the guys on Sky were my ex-teammates, and they all kind of forced me to. So, it was nice. It was a nice gesture. I was honored to do that,” Hincapie said on the Champs-Élysées.
 
The completion of the Tour draws the curtains on a massive part of Hincapie’s storied career. He’s still not sure what to make of it.
 
“It’s one of those things that happens that you can’t quite believe it. I’m still in bike-racer mode. I think once this is over and I’m able to reflect back on my career, I think I’ll really be able to appreciate them. For sure, all the fans along the way and the whole tour, my whole career, have helped me pursue this. It’s been a fun run.”
 
Hincapie rode his first Tour de France in 1996. It was the only one he didn’t finish.
 
The big American was part of nine Tour de France wins: seven with Lance Armstrong; one with Alberto Contador; and the final with Cadel Evans, in 2011.
 
What’s his most memorable moment in France?
 
“For me, meeting my wife here in 2003 in Paris. I met her there and spent the next three weeks chasing her. Now, we’re married and we have two beautiful kids. That’s my fondest memory of the Tour de France.”
 
He couldn’t have dreamt the run he’s had.
 
“I could have never imagined doing 17 Tour de Frances,” he said. “It’s something I’m proud of. I’ve spent so much time in the sport. I’ve given everything to the sport. I’ve always wanted to promote the sport and done what I thought is best for the sport.”
 
It wasn’t the victory lap that BMC Racing had hoped for, but Hincapie seemed to enjoy it all the same.
 
“I just tried to soak it all in,” he said. “I tried to appreciate all the fans on the side of the road. A lot of emotions were going through me during that time trial.”
 
Hincapie’s final Tour included a tough day and even a crash, and the American’s name came out as a witness in the case against longtime teammate Armstrong. But even under those circumstances, he came out of the bus and was the only rider named to truly address the situation.
 
“I’ve always tried to do the right thing for the sport. Right now I’m here to do my job and I’m going to try and focus on that,” he said at the time.
 
Hincapie is one of the most decorated American professionals in the country’s road cycling history, and a three-time national champion. In his 19th year as a pro, he is the top American classics rider of his generation, winning Gent-Wevelgem in 2001 and Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne in 2005. In 2005, he was second at Paris-Roubaix and won two stages at the Critérium du Dauphiné and the Tour. He’s ridden in five Olympic Games.
 
He’s also been part of three squads to win team time trials at the Tour and won a mountain stage at Pla d’Adet in 2005. He’s even worn the yellow jersey.
 
What is truly remarkable about Hincapie is his selflessness. He was — he still is, even today — a powerful rider in his own regard, but willing to pass a bottle or swap a bike or do anything, really, to help his team.
 
“I chose to focus on what I’m good at. And that’s my gift, is to be a good team leader, and I’m happy with that,” Hincapie told VeloNews.
 
Evans says Hincapie “is irreplaceable.”
 
“He is one of a kind and I always admired him even before I knew him as a guy who puts so much into his own career, into his own results in the classics and he always came [for] his team [at] the Tour,” Evans said. “There are the riders who have the capability to do that physically but they don’t have the mentality, the motivation to do it.”
 
Hincapie is legendary for his discipline, and for the way he’s conducted himself in a career spanning teams and decades and types of racing, from the classics to the Alps.
 
“But he always had it and did it year after year. George always rode a shorter season which I think helped his longevity … but he always seemed so professional,” Evans said. “He is the first rider to go to bed at night, the first guy still at his age now and that’s amazing. Having him as a teammate is like having an extra set of eyes.”
 
Former teammate Frankie Andreu said at the finish in Paris that Hincapie’s impending retirement will leave a void in the sport.
 
“It was kind of emotional for me, because he’s been around for so long and is such a huge part of the sport. I saw him when he was young, growing up racing and never imagined he’d accomplish as much as he did,” Andreu said.
 
“George is an icon and has a ton of fans and followers and has been someone that I’m sure many aspiring and younger cyclists have looked up to. He’s meant a lot to a lot of people for a very long time. And, again, him leaving he sport — you talk about leaving a hole in the system? There’s a pretty big hole with him gone.”
 
Hincapie’s legacy on the road lives on, of course. He’s ridden with Tejay van Garderen on the BMC squad, and the American finished fifth this year in Paris. Things are looking up for the stars and stripes.
 
“George is a huge idol of mine,” van Garderen said. “And I got a chance to room with him throughout these three weeks. He’s just such a great guy, and he’s going to be missed in the peloton.”
 
Indeed, he will.