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.

Which is the most important classification in the Tour de France?

There were four main individual classifications contested in the 2009 Tour de France, as well as a team competition. The most important was the general classification, which was calculated by adding each rider’s finishing times on each stage. There were no time bonuses given at the end of stages for this edition of the Tour.

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.

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.

Where did Vincenzo Nibali finish in the 2013 Tour de France?

Nibali started his 2013 season in good form finishing 7th in the Tour of Oman and winning Tirreno–Adriatico. In the latter race, he took the leader’s jersey off Froome’s shoulders in stage 6, where he escaped with Peter Sagan and Joaquim Rodríguez on a short climb with a gradient of 30%.

How many stages are there in the Tour de France?

The Tour consisted of 21 stages, including an opening prologue, and covered a total distance of 3,496.9 km (2,173 mi). As well as the prologue, the first two stages took place in Belgium, and one stage finished in Switzerland.

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.