Tour Méditerranéen 2012 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 The narrow, twisty and scenic climb to the top of Mont Faron traditionally caps five days of racing at Tour Méditerranéen and it's the first mountaintop finish on the Europe Tour. More photos from previous years:  Big Photos from 2010 — sirotti Big Photos from 2011 — sirotti |
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| 1 | Thursday, February 9 | 135 km | ||||||||||
| Pertuis → Meyreuil | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Friday, February 10 | 136 km | ||||||||||
| Salon de Provence → Martigues | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Saturday, February 11 | 127 km | ||||||||||
| La Seyne Sur Mer → La Londe Les Maures | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Sunday, February 12 | 130 km | ||||||||||
 La Ciotat → Mt Faron | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 528 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Tour Méditerranéen 2012
Full Official Stage 4 Results & Final General Classification — tourmed
Tiernan-Locke wins Tour Méditerranéen
— cyclingnewsTiernan Locke wins final stage and overall of Tour of Mediterranean
— velonationStage 4 Brief Highlights (01:00 French) — france3
Stage 4 photos — cyclingnewsEndura manager Smith says team had full confidence in Tiernan Locke
— velonationStage 4 preview: La Ciotat → Mt Faron, 130 km (Mountain)
February 11 update: The traditional mountaintop finish on Mt Faron (5.5 km long, averages 9%, last 3 km are 10-12%) outside the city of Toulon (see photo above). The GC is so tight that the winner of this stage will likely win the overall just like David Moncoutie (Cofidis) did last year. He'll be one of the favorites but he doesn't like the cold weather and it has been much colder this year needless to say. Also, see the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). Steve
February 12 update: Due to 10 cm of fresh snow on Mt Faron, today's stage has been moved and shortened to 85 km. The finish will take place on Col de la Garde instead. (See profile below)
12 Big Photos from Stage 5 (Mt Faron) in 2011 — sirotti 9 Big Photos from Stage 5 (Mt Faron) in 2010 — sirottiStage 4 start time: Sunday 13:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for La Ciotat, France
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:06 CET (3:06:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Mt Faron, France
Stage 3 results: Michel Kreder (Garmin) wins again and takes the overall lead
Full Official Stage 3 Results & General Classification — tourmedStage 3 results and report — cyclingnews Stage 3 finish: Michel Kreder (Garmin) wins again — yfrogStage 3 Brief Highlights (01:00 French) — france3
Two in two days for Michel Kreder in shortened stage three
— velonationStage 3 preview: La Seyne Sur Mer → La Londe Les Maures, 127 km (hilly)
February 11 update: Another snowy morning in southern France (click the image to the left). Stage 3 has three catergorized climbs. See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). SteveStage 3 start time: Saturday 13:00 CET (12:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for La Seyne Sur Mer, France
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:00 CET (3:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for La Londe Les Maures, France
Stage 2 results: Sprint finish foiled for the second straight day in freezing conditions; Michel Kreder (Garmin) rolls off for the win
Full Official Stage 2 Results & General Classification — tourmedStage 2 results and report — cyclingnewsReport: Michel Kreder turns lead-out into win! — slipstreamsportsStage 2 Brief Highlights (01:10 French) — france3
Stage 2 photos — cyclingnewsStage 2 preview: Salon de Provence → Martigues, 136 km (rolling)
February 10 update: This is the easiest of the four stages so expect a sprint finish win by Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ-BigMat), the cold weather specialist at this sort of thing. Friday's high temperature will only hit freezing again with winds from the north at 15-20 km/h (windchill of -11°C.) See the stage profile, map and timetabe in the race summary table (right). SteveStage 2 start time: Friday 12:30 CET (11:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Salon de Provence, France
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:44 CET (2:44:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Martigues, France
Stage 1 results: Endura Racing's Jonathan Tiernan-Locke wins the shortened first stage in sub-freezing conditions after a successful late solo attack
Stage 1 results 1 Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (Endura Racing) 2 Yauheni Hutarovich (FDJ-BigMat) 3 Sébastien Chavanel (Team Europcar) 4 Raymond Kreder (Garmin) 5 Guillaume Boivin (Team SpiderTech powered by C10) General classification after stage 1 1 Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (Endura Racing)
Full Official Stage 1 Results — tourmedStage 1 result and report — cyclingnews Stage 1 start photos — joe alderson Stage 1 photos — cyclingnewsStage 1 Brief Highlights (01:10 French) — france3
Stage 1 preview: Pertuis → Meyreuil, 135 km (hilly)
February 9 update: See stage profile, map and timetabe in the race summary table (right). Due to forecasted snow and sub-freezing temperatures, this stage has been shortened. SteveStage 1 start time: Thursday 12:30 CET (11:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Pertuis, France
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:44 CET (2:44:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Meyreuil, France
2012 Tour Méditerranéen Race Preview
January 30 update: The route is now official. See the race summary table (right) and the race promo video below. — Steve
Race Promo (10:36 French) — tourmed
 
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Tour Méditerranéen back on UCI calendar
— cyclingnewsGarzelli turns attention to [TourMed and] Tirreno-Adriatico
— cyclingnewsLive Streaming Video and TV Coverage
Feburary 9 update: Live text updates on Twitter. Expect, brief highlights from france3 later in the day. — SteveLive #tourmed text updates on Twitter
2012 Tour Méditerranéen Route Map
