Tour de Romandie 2012 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 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 |
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| P | Tuesday, April 24 | 3.3 km | ||||||||||
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| 1 | Wednesday, April 25 | 185 km | ||||||||||
| Morges → La Chaux-de-Fonds | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Thursday, April 26 | 149 km | ||||||||||
| Montbéliard → Moutier | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Friday, April 27 | 158 km | ||||||||||
| La Neuveville → Charmey | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Saturday, April 28 | 184 km | ||||||||||
 Bulle → Sion | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Sunday, April 29 | 16.5 km | ||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 696 km | |||||||||||
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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/sirottiStage 5 Results 1 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) 28:56 2 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) + 0:01 3 PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:17 4 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR) + 0:23 5 KREUZIGER, Roman (ASTANA) + 0:40 6 SZMYD, Sylvester (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE) + 0:42 7 ROGERS, Michael (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:43 8 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ-BIG MAT) + 0:52 9 DE GENDT, Thomas (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 0:54 10 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA) + 0:55 11 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) + 1:01 12 LARSSON, Gustav (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 1:02 13 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (SAUR - SOJASUN) + 1:04 14 COPPEL, Jerome (SAUR - SOJASUN) + 1:07 15 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) + 1:08 16 WEENING, Pieter (GREENEDGE) + 1:11 17 CATALDO, Dario (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 1:15 18 TIRALONGO, Paolo (ASTANA) 19 MEDEREL, Maxime (SAUR - SOJASUN) + 1:17 20 MACHADO, Tiago (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) + 1:20 Final General Classification 1 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) 18:05:40 2 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) + 0:12 3 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR) + 0:36 4 PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:45 5 ROGERS, Michael (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:50 6 KREUZIGER, Roman (ASTANA) + 0:59 7 SZMYD, Sylvester (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE) + 1:03 8 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) + 1:13 9 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA) + 1:14 10 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (RABOBANK) + 1:15
Wiggins wins Tour de Romandie
— cyclingnewsFull Results — biciciclismoBradley Wiggins wins Tour de Romandie
— cyclingweekly.co.ukBradley Wiggins climbs to overall Romandie victory in Crans-Montana time trial
— velonationEvans disappointed with Romandie showing
— cyclingnews 11 Big Photos from Stage 5 (more to come) — reuters/sirottiStage 5 ITT On-Demand (42:23 English) — eurosport
Bradley Wiggins Stage 5 ITT Highlights and Interview (02:21 English) — nbcsports
Post-stage 5 winner's interview (01:20 English/French subtitles) — tourderomandie
Stage 5 On-Demand (1:05:19 English) — nbcsports
Stage 5 preview: Crans-Montana, 16.5 km (TT)
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. — SteveStage 5 Flythrough (01:00 No Audio) — tourofromandie
Stage 5 ITT Start Order and Times (CET, subtract 6 hours for ET) — biciciclismoStage 5 start time: Sunday 13:31 CET (11:31:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Crans-Montana, Switzerland
Earliest live video: 16:00 CET (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:43 CET (2:43:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Crans-Montana, Switzerland
Stage 4 results
Stage 4 Results 1 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (RABOBANK) 4:56:13 2 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE) 3 SAMOILAU, Branislau (MOVISTAR) 4 VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Gorka (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) 5 TIRALONGO, Paolo (ASTANA) 6 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUROPCAR) 7 KLÖDEN, Andreas (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) 8 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) 9 KREUZIGER, Roman (ASTANA) 10 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (SAUR - SOJASUN) General Classification after Stage 4 1 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (RABOBANK) 17:36:35 2 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:09 3 ROGERS, Michael (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:16 4 MOLLEMA, Bauke (RABOBANK) + 0:18 5 CLEMENT, Stef (RABOBANK) 6 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) + 0:20 7 KELDERMAN, Wilco (RABOBANK) 8 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) + 0:21 9 Alberto FARIA DA COSTA, Rui (MOVISTAR) + 0:22 10 MACHADO, Tiago (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)
Sanchez sprints to second straight victory at the Tour de Romandie
— cyclingnewsLuis León Sánchez sprints into the lead with second straight Romandie stage — velonationLuis León Sánchez repite victoria y es nuevo líder
— asSanchez wins again to snatch Romandie yellow
— cyclingweekly.co.uk 7 Big Photos from Stage 4 (more to come) — reuters/sirottiLast 6 Km of Stage 4 (09:40 Swiss German) — sportextra
Last Km of Stage 4 (01:15 German) — sf.tvPost-stage 4 winner's interview (01:21 Spanish/French subtitles) — tourderomandie
More Stage 4 Photos — tourderomandie.chStage 4 On-Demand (44:26 English) — nbcsports
Stage 4 preview: Bulle → Sion, 184 km (Mountain)
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 4 Flythrough (01:00 No Audio) — tourofromandie
Stage 4 start time: Saturday 12:35 CET (10:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Bulle, Switzerland
Earliest live video: 16:15 CET (2:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:25 CET (3:25:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Sion, Switzerland
Stage 3 results
11 Big Photos from Stage 3 (more photos added) — reuters/sirottiStage 3 Results 1 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (RABOBANK) 3:58:29 2 MEERSMAN, Gianni (LOTTO BELISOL) 3 TIRALONGO, Paolo (ASTANA) 4 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) 5 MOLLEMA, Bauke (RABOBANK) 6 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE) 7 PATERSKI, Maciej (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE) 8 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA) 9 VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Gorka (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) 10 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice (SAUR - SOJASUN) General Classification after Stage 3 1 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) 12:40:31 2 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (RABOBANK) + 0:01 3 ROGERS, Michael (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:07 4 MOLLEMA, Bauke (RABOBANK) + 0:09 5 CLEMENT, Stef (RABOBANK) 6 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) + 0:11 7 KELDERMAN, Wilco (RABOBANK) 8 ZABRISKIE, David (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) + 0:12 9 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) 10 PLAZA MOLINA, Ruben (MOVISTAR)
Luis Leon Sanchez wins Romandie stage to Charmey
— cyclingnewsLuis León Sánchez sprints himself close to the lead in Romandie stage three
— velonationSanchez s'impose à la photo-finish
— rts.chLuis León Sánchez se adjudica la tercera etapa
— as 11 Big Photos from Stage 3 (more photos added) — reuters/sirottiLast 6 Km of Stage 3 (11:16 Swiss German) — sportextra
Last 1.5 km of Stage 3 - HD (07:11 French) — rts
Race leader's interview post-stage 3 (01:12 English) — tourderomandie
More Stage 3 Photos — tourderomandie.chLast Km of Stage 3 (01:20 English) — nbcsports
Luis Leon Sanchez post-stage 3 winner's interview (01:21 Spanish/French subtitles) — tourderomandie
Stage 3 On-Demand (43:55 English) — nbcsports
Stage 3 preview: La Neuveville → Charmey, 158 km (lumpy)
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. — SteveStage 3 Flythrough (01:00 No Audio) — tourofromandie
Stage 3 start time: Friday 13:30 CET (11:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for La Neuveville, Switzerland
Earliest live video: 16:15 CET (2:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:46 CET (3:46:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Charmey, Switzerland
Stage 2 results
12 Big Photos from Stage 2 (more photos added) — reuters/sirottiStage 2 Results 1 HIVERT, Jonathan (SAUR - SOJASUN) 3:48:11 2 Alberto FARIA DA COSTA, Rui (MOVISTAR) 3 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (RABOBANK) 4 MEERSMAN, Gianni (LOTTO BELISOL) 5 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) 6 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) 7 PIETROPOLLI, Daniele (LAMPRE - ISD) 8 VORGANOV, Eduard (KATUSHA) 9 DAVIS, Allan (GREENEDGE) 10 KREUZIGER, Roman (ASTANA) General Classification after Stage 2 1 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) 8:42:02 2 ROGERS, Michael (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:07 3 MOLLEMA, Bauke (RABOBANK) + 0:09 4 CLEMENT, Stef (RABOBANK) 5 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) + 0:11 6 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (RABOBANK) 7 KELDERMAN, Wilco (RABOBANK) 8 ZABRISKIE, David (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) + 0:12 9 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA) 10 PLAZA MOLINA, Ruben (MOVISTAR)
Hivert surprises with stage 2 win in Romandie
— cyclingnewsLe printemps pour Hivert — lequipe.frJonathan Hivert wins uphill sprint to take Tour de Romandie stage two
— velonationHivert breaks Team Sky's winning run at Romandie
— cyclingweekly.co.uk 12 Big Photos from Stage 2 (more photos added) — reuters/sirottiLast 8 Km of Stage 2 (13:46 Swiss German) — sportextra
More Stage 2 Photos — tourderomandie.ch Last Km of Stage 2 (01:04 Italian) — raiBrief Stage 2 Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last 13 Km of Stage 2 (22:28 English) — eurosport
Stage 1.5 km of Stage 2 (02:39 English) — nbcsports
Stage 2 Podium (01:46 English) — nbcsports
Stage 2 On-Demand (44:28 English) — nbcsports
Brief Highlights from Stage 2 (00:35 German) — sf.tvStage 2 preview: Montbéliard → Moutier, 149 km (lumpy)
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. — SteveStage 2 Flythrough (01:00 No Audio) — tourderomandie
Stage 2 start time: Thursday 13:40 CET (11:40:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Montbéliard, Switzerland
Earliest live video: 16:15 CET (2:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:23 CET (3:23:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Moutier, Switzerland
Stage 1 results
10 Big Photos from Stage 1 (more photo added) — reuters/sirottiStage 1 Results 1 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) 4:50:23 2 WESTRA, Lieuwe (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) 3 TIRALONGO, Paolo (ASTANA) 4 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC RACING) + 0:0 5 PATERSKI, Maciej (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE) 6 KIRYIENKA, Vasili (MOVISTAR) 7 PAUWELS, Serge (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) 8 PIETROPOLLI, Daniele (LAMPRE - ISD) 9 HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) 10 WEENING, Pieter (GREENEDGE) 11 MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Egoi (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) 12 VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Gorka (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) 13 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) 14 MORABITO, Steve (BMC RACING) 15 ROHREGGER, Thomas (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) General Classification after Stage 1 1 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) 4:53:51 2 ROGERS, Michael (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:07 3 MOLLEMA, Bauke (RABOBANK) + 0:09 4 CLEMENT, Stef (RABOBANK) 5 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) + 0:11
Wiggins takes sprint victory in La Chaux-de-Fonds
— cyclingnewsBradley Wiggins sprints into the lead in Tour de Romandie stage one — velonationWiggins 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.tvStage 1 winner post-race press conference (02:13 French) — tourofromandie
Stage 1 finish, podium and winner's interview (01:59 English) — nbcsports
Stage 1 On-Demand (44:29 English) — nbcsports
Stage 1 preview: Morges → La Chaux-de-Fonds, 185 km (lumpy)
April 24 update:
See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile, map and timetable. — SteveStage 1 Flythrough (01:16 No Audio) — tourofromandie
Stage 1 start time: Wednesday 12:35 CET (10:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Morges, Switzerland
Earliest live video: 16:05 CET (2:05:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:37 CET (3:37:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Prologue results
10 Big Photos from the Prologue (more photos added) — reuters/sirottiPrologue Results 1 THOMAS, Geraint (SKY PROCYCLING) 3:29 2 NIZZOLO, Giacomo (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) + 0:05 3 CAVENDISH, Mark (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:06 4 ROGERS, Michael (SKY PROCYCLING) 5 VANDEVELDE, Christian (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) 6 VERMOTE, Julien (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 0:08 7 MOLLEMA, Bauke (RABOBANK) 8 CLEMENT, Stef (RABOBANK) 9 BOARO, Manuele (SAXO BANK) + 0:09 10 RASMUSSEN, Alex (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) 11 WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) 12 MATTHEWS, Michael (RABOBANK) + 0:10 13 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) 14 VELITS, Martin (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) 15 KELDERMAN, Wilco (RABOBANK) 16 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) 17 NAVARDAUSKAS, Ramunas (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) + 0:11 18 WYNANTS, Maarten (RABOBANK) 19 DURBRIDGE, Luke (GREENEDGE) 20 LARSSON, Gustav (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)
Thomas quickest in Romandie prologue
— cyclingnewsGeraint Thomas takes rain-spoiled Tour de Romandie prologue — velonationFull Results — biciciclismo 10 Big Photos from the Prologue (more photos added) — reuters/sirotti More Prologue Photos — tourderomandie.chCadel Evans Struggles (02:00 English) — nbcsports
G. Thomas discusses his Prologue win (02:13 English) — nbcsports
Cadel Evans cautious in Romandie prologue — cyclingnewsPrologue Rebroadcast (44:57 English) — nbcsports
Prologue preview: Lausanne, 3.3 km (TT)
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. — StevePrologue Start Order and Times (CET, subtract 6 hours for Eastern Time) — biciciclismoPrologue course drivethrough (01:34 Music) — SHIMANORaceTV
Prologue start time: Tuesday 14:40 CET (12:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lausanne, Switzerland
Earliest live video: 16:15 CET (2:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:32 CET (3:32:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lausanne, Switzerland
2012 Tour de Romandie Preview
April 23 update:Official startlist with bib numbers now posted (right) — steephillTour de Romandie will show who’s ready for the grand tours — theroar.auEvans returns for Tour de Romandie
— wwos.ninemsn.auCavendish and Wiggins head Sky at Romandie
— cyclingweekly.co.ukPorte eyes Romandie audition for Tour de France
— cyclingnewsEvans, Wiggins, Cavendish headline Tour de Romandie
— velonewsTour 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
2012 Route Flyover (01:52 music) — tourderomandie
Tour de Romandie Trailer 2011-2012 (03:05 music) — tourderomandie
 
Also follow steephill on Twitter for the latest race info and video updates. |
About Romandie — en.wikipedia.orgEn 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
Stage 5 start time: Sunday 13:31 CET (11:31:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Crans-Montana, Switzerland
Earliest live video: 16:00 CET (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:43 CET (2:43:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Crans-Montana, Switzerland
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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 | |
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2012 Tour de Romandie Route Map
