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Route du Sud 2012 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

Route du Sud is a low key stage race in French Pyrenees just before the Tour de France

2012 Route du Sud Teams

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News and Updates for Route du Sud 2012

Stage 4 post-race coverage

photos w/ permission of Route du Sud - Maxime Lafage
Full/Official Stage 4 Results and the Final GC — routedusud

Quintana secures Route du Sud victory — cyclingnews

Stage 4 Photos — routedusud - maxime lafage
June 17 update: A hilly, 140 km loop around Saint Gaudens with a small hill at the finish. The GC should be settled after the big gaps created from the mountainous stage 3 outcome. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 post-race coverage

photo w/ permission of Route du Sud - Maxime Lafage

Stage 3 results
1. Nairo Quintana (Movistar)         6h07'46"
2. Hubert Dupont (AG2R La Mondiale)   + 1'11"
3. Anthony Charteau (Europcar)        + 3'49"
4. Kenny Elissonde (FDJ-BigMat)       + 5'55"
5. Mathieu Perget (AG2R La Mondiale)  + 6'33"
6. Yannick Talabardon (Saur Sojasun)  + 7'08"
7. Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Movistar)  + 7'20"

General Classification after Stage 3
1  Nairo Quintana (Movistar)           15h08'45"	 
2  Hubert Dupont (AG2R La Mondiale)        + 53"	 
3  Anthony Charteau (Europcar)	         + 3'55"

Full/Official Stage 3 Results — routedusud

Quintana conquers Pyrenees at Route du Sud — cyclingnews

Stage 3 Photos — routedusud - maxime lafage
June 14 update: The Queen Stage. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 post-race coveage

photo w/ permission of Route du Sud - Maxime Lafage

Stage 2 results
1  Arnaud Démare (FDJ-BigMat)
2  Steven Caethoven (Accent jobs-Veranda Willems)
3  Manuel Belletti (AG2R La Mondiale)
4  Yohann Gene (Europcar)
5  Stéphane Poulhiès (Saur-Sojasun)
6  Mickael Delage (FDJ-BigMat)
7  Kristof Goddaert (AGR La Mondiale)
8  Baptiste Planckaert (Landbouwkreidiet)
9  Jimmy Casper (AG2R La Mondiale)
10 Sergey Shilov (Lokosphinx)

Full/Official Stage 2 Results — routedusud

Demare dashes to stage win in Saint Michel — cyclingnews

Stage 2 Photos — routedsud - maxime lafage
June 15 update: No preview. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 post-race coverage

Stage 1 results
1  Stéphane Poulhiès (Saur Sojasun)
2  Arnaud Démare (FDJ - Big Mat)
3  Manuel Belletti (AG2R La Mondiale)
4  Mickael Delage (FDJ - Big Mat)
5  Steven Tronet (Auber 93)
6  Yohann Gene (Europcar)
7  Jimmy Casper (AG2R La Mondiale)
8  Enrique Sanz (Movistar)
9  Baptiste Planckaert (Landbouwkrediet)
10 Fabien Bacquet (Auber 93)

Full Stage 1 results — biciciclismo

Route du Sud. Le Français Stéphane Poulhiès s'impose à Albi — ouest-france.fr

Poulhies prevails on opening stage at Route du Sud — cyclingnews

Stage 1 Photos — routedsud - maxime lafage
June 14 update: A rolling/hilly, slight downhill run from Lacaune les Bains to Albi where there will be a slight uphill finish. Arnaud Demare (FDJ) will be one of the favorites for the expected power sprint finish. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable.

2012 Race Preview

June 14 update:

Official Startlist

June 5 update: Route du Sud, now in its 36th edition, is a short (4 day) 2.1 stage race in the spectacular French Pyrénées. Some use this race as a warm-up for the Tour de France, but the field is mostly made up of domestic and pro continental riders who will be watching the Tour de France on TV like most riders.

Many famous riders have won this race early in their career including David Moncoutie, Thomas Voeckler, Sandy Casar, Michael Rogers, Levi Leipheimer, Jonathan Vaughter and Laurent Jalabert.

For 2012, the race will have four road stages over four days with stage 3 being the lone high mountain stage featuring Col du Tourmalet.

See the stage map and profiles right and scroll down for the list of teams. — Steve

Official Site — routedusud.fr
Race History and Past Winners (en français) — en.wikipedia.org
About French Pyrénées — en.wikipedia.org

En Direct: Live Text Updates and TV Coverage and TV Coverage

June 14 update: There is no live video for Route du Sud but there will be live text updates and video highlights. — Steve

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	delayed video (french) tv schedule	France3 will have daily highlights
	live text updates (FR) live text updates (EN)	text updates in French w/ translations starting with stage 2
	steephill text updates	short text updates from any and everyone
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