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On the strength of his stage 1 "sprint finish" win and time-trialing, Bradley Wiggins became the first Brit to ever win the Tour de Romandie.

Big Photos from the 2012 Tour de Romandie — reuters/sirotti

Big Photos from the 2011 Tour de Romandie — sirotti/reuters

2012 Tour de Romandie Teams

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News and Updates for Tour de Romandie 2012

Stage 5 results and the final GC

11 Big Photos from Stage 5 (more to come) — reuters/sirotti

Wiggins wins Tour de Romandie — cyclingnews

Full Results — biciciclismo

Bradley Wiggins wins Tour de Romandie — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Bradley Wiggins climbs to overall Romandie victory in Crans-Montana time trial — velonation

Evans disappointed with Romandie showing — cyclingnews

11 Big Photos from Stage 5 (more to come) — reuters/sirotti
April 28 update: The ski resort Crans-Montana, a regular host for road race stages at the Tour de Suisse, will host the final day individual time-trial on Sunday. The 16.5 km course is rolling and u-shaped starting at Montana village and finishing at Crans-Montana. There's a "cat 1" climb at the halfway point which gains about 418m in 4.5 km for an average grade of 9.5%. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 5 ITT Start Order and Times (CET, subtract 6 hours for ET) — biciciclismo

Stage 4 results

Sanchez sprints to second straight victory at the Tour de Romandie — cyclingnews

Luis León Sánchez sprints into the lead with second straight Romandie stage — velonation

Luis León Sánchez repite victoria y es nuevo líder — as

Sanchez wins again to snatch Romandie yellow — cyclingweekly.co.uk

7 Big Photos from Stage 4 (more to come) — reuters/sirotti

Last Km of Stage 4 (01:15 German) — sf.tv

More Stage 4 Photos — tourderomandie.ch

Looking down into the valley at the stage 4 finish in Sion along the Rhône River and the mountains overlooking Sion which will figure prominently at the end of the stage. (photo: steephill.tv)

In 2010, the Sion finish on the final day was decisive in A. Valvarde's overall win before his suspension took effect
April 28 update: Saturday's Stage 4 with three categorized climbs near the finish (including two cat 1s) in addition to a cat 1 in the first half is unofficially the only mountain stage of this year's race. After the start in Bulle we'll head south, past the UCI headquarters in Aigle at the midpoint and on to Sion, a regular stop for this event, featuring a mountainous circuit before the descending finish back to Sion. No chance of rain for this stage which is fortunate because the roads at the end of the stage are treacherous; however it will be windy. A break should succeed and time gaps should open up before the final day TT decides the overall. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 3 results

11 Big Photos from Stage 3 (more photos added) — reuters/sirotti

Luis Leon Sanchez wins Romandie stage to Charmey — cyclingnews

Luis León Sánchez sprints himself close to the lead in Romandie stage three — velonation

Sanchez s'impose à la photo-finish — rts.ch

Luis León Sánchez se adjudica la tercera etapa — as

11 Big Photos from Stage 3 (more photos added) — reuters/sirotti

More Stage 3 Photos — tourderomandie.ch
April 27 update: Another lumpy, twisty stage that ends in a power sprint finish as we had south from La Neuveville to Charmey. The last 5 km average 2.8%. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 2 results

12 Big Photos from Stage 2 (more photos added) — reuters/sirotti

Hivert surprises with stage 2 win in Romandie — cyclingnews

Le printemps pour Hivert — lequipe.fr

Jonathan Hivert wins uphill sprint to take Tour de Romandie stage two — velonation

Hivert breaks Team Sky's winning run at Romandie — cyclingweekly.co.uk

12 Big Photos from Stage 2 (more photos added) — reuters/sirotti

More Stage 2 Photos — tourderomandie.ch

Last Km of Stage 2 (01:04 Italian) — rai

Brief Highlights from Stage 2 (00:35 German) — sf.tv
April 25 update: Stage 2 is your typically rolling/hilly Tour de Romandie stage with one circuit at the end before the long drag to the finish in Moutier and a slow motion sprint finish. The stage starts in Montbéliard, across the French border. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Stage 1 results

10 Big Photos from Stage 1 (more photo added) — reuters/sirotti

Wiggins takes sprint victory in La Chaux-de-Fonds — cyclingnews

Bradley Wiggins sprints into the lead in Tour de Romandie stage one — velonation

Wiggins makes it two out of two for Sky in Romandie — cyclingweekly.co.uk

10 Big Photos from Stage 1 (more photo added) — reuters/sirotti

More Stage 1 Photos — tourderomandie.ch

Last Km of Stage 1 (01:10 German) — sf.tv

Stage 1 Winner's Interview (01:10 English) — sf.tv
April 24 update: See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Prologue results

10 Big Photos from the Prologue (more photos added) — reuters/sirotti

Thomas quickest in Romandie prologue — cyclingnews

Geraint Thomas takes rain-spoiled Tour de Romandie prologue — velonation

Full Results — biciciclismo

10 Big Photos from the Prologue (more photos added) — reuters/sirotti

More Prologue Photos — tourderomandie.ch

Cadel Evans cautious in Romandie prologue — cyclingnews
April 23 update: This year's Tour of Romandie kicks off with a mostly flat, non-technical prologue only 3.3 km in length. 90% chance of rain is forecasted for Lausanne on Tuesday. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — Steve

Prologue Start Order and Times (CET, subtract 6 hours for Eastern Time) — biciciclismo

2012 Tour de Romandie Preview

April 23 update:

Official startlist with bib numbers now posted (right) — steephill

Tour de Romandie will show who’s ready for the grand tours — theroar.au

Evans returns for Tour de Romandie — wwos.ninemsn.au

Cavendish and Wiggins head Sky at Romandie — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Porte eyes Romandie audition for Tour de France — cyclingnews

Evans, Wiggins, Cavendish headline Tour de Romandie — velonews

Tour de France favourites clash at Tour de Romandie — cyclingnews

Big Photos from 2011 — sirotti/reuters

April 12 update:
Stage profiles, maps, timetables and flyover (preview) videos and provisional startlist are now posted. See the race summary table (right).

February 15 update: The host towns, distances and overall route map were announced in Dececember 2011:
Tour de Romandie presents 2012 route (from Dec/2011) — velonation

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About Romandie — en.wikipedia.org

En Direct: Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage

April 28 update: 2012 Tour de Romandie broadcasters with online links and tv schedules are now posted below. Unrestricted links are in bold. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video or tv coverage as they become known. Big Photos from Sirotti and Reuters right after the race. More to come... — Steve

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) live video (german) tv schedule (british)	Eurosport; English
sportextra	live video (sw german) tv schedule	Swiss German;
	live video (french) tv schedule	France and Europe satellites;
	live video (spanish) tv schedule	Spanish; daily live coverage. Restricted. Stage 1 starts at 16:10
	live video (rai sport2) live video (italian) live video (unrestricted) tv schedule	Italy on RAI Sport 2. Stage 1 live at 16:05
	live video (german) tv schedule	Switzerland's SF Zwei live coverage at 16:15 CET with german commentary
	highlights (restricted) tv schedule	Romande; French.
	tv schedule(see comments)	United States; NBC Sports has delayed coverage of Tour de Romandie: April 24-27 at 5 p.m. ET; April 28 at 10 p.m. ET; April 29 at 10 p.m. ET
	live text updates	English updates
tourderomandie.ch	live text updates (french) live text updates (english)	official live text updates
	live text updates ES live text updates EN	The Biciciclismo website has the latest Spanish race updates
	steephill text updates	short text updates from any and everyone
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