Tour de France 2012 Stage 9: The Top 10 in 41.5km time trial

Yellow Jersey holder Bradley Wiggins of Sky Procycling kept his yellow jersey and managed to his increase his lead by topping the time trial in Stage 9 of the 2012 Tour de France.  Here are the top ten finishers of the 41.5 Km individual time trial:

Rank	Cyclist	Nation	Result
1	Bradley WIGGINS		51:24
2	Christopher FROOME		+35
3	Fabian CANCELLARA		+57
4	Tejay VAN GARDEREN		+1:06
5	Sylvain CHAVANEL		+1:24
6	Cadel EVANS		+1:43
7	Peter VELITS		+1:59
8	Vincenzo NIBALI		+2:07
9	Denis MENCHOV		+2:08
10	Andreas KLÖDEN		+2:09

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Tour de France 2012 Stage 5 Recap: André Greipel wins 2nd straight stage

Route:   Rouen to St-Quentin (195.5 km.)

Stage Honors:

1. André Greipel (GER/ LOTTO-BELISOL TEAM) 4:41:30
2. Matthew Harley Goss (AUS/ORICA GREENEDGE) same
3. Juan Jose Haedo (ARG/TEAM SAXO BANK- TINKOFF BANK) same

Top 5 in Individual Classification after 5 stages (Yellow Jersey)

1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) 24:45:32
2. Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY PROCYCLING) 00:00:07 behind
3. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/MEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP ) 00:00:07 behind
4. Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC RACING TEAM) 00:00:10 behind
5. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/SKY PROCYCLING) 0:00:11 behind

Green Jersey (Points Classification): Peter Sagan (SVK/LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE) 155 pts

Polka Dot Jersey (Top Climber): Michael Morkov (TEAM SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) 9 pts

White Jersey (Young Rider Classification): Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC RACING TEAM)

Top 3 teams after Stage 5

1. SKY PROCYCLING (GBR) 74:17:10
2. RADIOSHACK-NISSAN (LUX) 00:00:04 behind
3. BMC RACING TEAM (USA) 00:00:06 behind

Germany’s André Greipel won the sprint at the finish line at St. Quentin to capture his second straight stage of the 99th Tour de France. Australian Matthew Goss just ran out of steam in the final few meters to concede the stage to the German. There were no major changes in the classifications and the jersey wearers. Fabian Cancellara still wears the coveted yellow jersey.  Tomorrow’s stage will take the tour from Epernay to Metz.

Still no major changes in the classifications of the 99th Tour de France after Stage 5

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Tour de France 2012 Stage 4 Recap: André Greipel victorious at Rouen

Greipel sprints to second career victory (From http://www.letour.fr)

Route:   Abbeville to Rouen (214.5 km.)

Stage Honors:

1. André Greipel (GER/ LOTTO-BELISOL TEAM) 5:18:32
2. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA/LAMPRE-ISD) same
3. Tom Veelers (NED/TEAM ARGOS-SHIMANO) same

Top 5 in Individual Classification after 4 stages (Yellow Jersey)

1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) 20:04:02
2. Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY PROCYCLING) 00:00:07 behind
3. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/MEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP ) 00:00:07 behind
4. Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC RACING TEAM) 00:00:10 behind
5. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/SKY PROCYCLING) 0:00:11 behind

Green Jersey (Points Classification): Peter Sagan (SVK/LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE) 147 pts

Polka Dot Jersey (Top Climber): Michael Morkov (TEAM SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) 9 pts

White Jersey (Young Rider Classification): Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC RACING TEAM)

Top 3 teams after Stage 4

1. SKY PROCYCLING (GBR) 44:17:04
2. RADIOSHACK-NISSAN (LUX) 00:00:04 behind
3. BMC RACING TEAM (USA) 00:00:06 behind

Germany’s André Greipel won his second career stage win after topping stage 4 of this year’s Tour de France. He also won at Carmaux last year. Greipel outsprinted Alessandro Petacchi and Tom Veelers for the victory. Greipel’s win was also a great victory for the Lotto-Bellisol Team who are competing in their maiden Tour de France campaign.

There were no major changes in the classifications and the jersey wearers. Fabian Cancellara still wears the coveted yellow jersey.  Tomorrow’s stage will take the tour to Saint-Quentin.

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Tour De France 2012 Stage 3 Recap: Sagan takes the stage

Sagan celebrates another victory (From: http://www.letour.fr/)

The 99th Tour de France on its 3rd stage.  The 3rd stage is the first stage this year on French soil. Here are the winners of the previous stages.

Prologue: Fabian Cancellara (SUI/RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)

Stage 1: Peter Sagan (SVK/LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)

Stage 2: Mark Cavendish (GBR/SKY PROCYCLING)

Stage 3 Recap:

Route:   Orchies / Boulogne-sur-Mer (197 km.)

Stage Honors:

1. Peter Sagan (SVK/LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE) 4:42:58
2. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/SKY PROCYCLING) 0:00:01 behind
3. Peter Velits  (SVK/OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP ) 0:00:01 behind

Top 5 in Individual Classification after 3 stages (Yellow Jersey)

1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI/RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) 14:45:30
2. Bradley Wiggins (GBR/SKY PROCYCLING) 00:00:07 behind
3. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/MEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP ) 00:00:07 behind
4. Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC RACING TEAM) 00:00:10 behind
5. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/SKY PROCYCLING) 0:00:11 behind

Green Jersey (Points Classification): Peter Sagan (SVK/LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE) 116 pts

Polka Dot Jersey (Top Climber): Michael Morkov (TEAM SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) 9 pts

White Jersey (Young Rider Classification): Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC RACING TEAM)

Top 3 teams after Stage 3

1. SKY PROCYCLING (GBR) 44:17:04
2. RADIOSHACK-NISSAN (LUX) 00:00:04 behind
3. BMC RACING TEAM (USA) 00:00:06 behind

Peter Sagan once again proved his sprinting capabilities by winning stage 3.  It was his second win after winning Stage 1.  Fabian Cancellara kept his yellow jersey for the 3rd straight day by finishing 4th.  The next stage is a 214.5 km journey from Abbeville and Rouen.

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