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Tour of Flanders 2012 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

The Tour of Flanders course has received a significant overhaul for 2012. Once the decisive climb and fan favorite, Mur de Grammont is no longer part of the course.

2012 Tour of Flanders Teams

Team Rosters and ~~Withdrawals~~
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News and Updates for Tour of Flanders 2012

Monday: 2012 Vuelta al País Vasco Live

2012 Tour of Flanders Post-Race Coverage

27 Big Photos from Tour of Flanders 2012 (more photos added) — sirotti/reuters

Boonen wins 2012 Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews

Tom Boonen is de beste in vernieuwde Ronde — sporza.be

Judith Arndt wins her second Women’s Ronde van Vlaanderen — velonation

Third Ronde Van Vlaanderen success for Belgium’s Boonen — velonation

Tour of Flanders analysis: never two without three — cyclesportmag

Cancellara crashes out of Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews

Cancellara's Crash Ends Hopes For Repeat Victory — radioshacknissantrek

Boonen equals Flanders record with third victory — cyclingnews

Heinrich Haussler: “The race didn’t go to plan for Garmin-Barracuda” — velonation

Filippo Pozzato: I wasted my talent for too long (pre-race interview) — cyclingnews

Matti Breschel: “I didn’t have the power” — velonation

Pozzato disappointed to lose, but pleased to ride strongly once again — velonation

Cancellara’s Classics season over due to shattered collarbone — velonation

Pozzato: ‘I’m first of the idiots’ at Flanders — velonews

Sagan shows his mettle at Flanders — cyclingnews

Boonen recovers Flanders throne — velonews

Cancellara crash — sporza

Langeveld collides with spectator (01:21 Flemish) — sporza

Ballan attack with 18 km (02:41 Flemish) — sporza

Last Km (04:39 Flemish) — sporza

27 Big Photos from Tour of Flanders 2102 (more photos added) — sirotti/reuters

Women's Tour of Flanders Highlights — sporza

Analysis: Cancellara injury changes everything for the classics — velonews

2012 Ronde van Vlaanderen Race Preview (Sunday April 1st 257 km)

Big Photos from 2011 — sirotti/reuters

Big Photos from 2010 — sirotti/reuters

Big Photos from 2009 — sirotti

Big Photos from 2008 (Many photos, best most complete coverage) — sirotti

April 1 update:
Pre-Race Interviews at the Start — sporza

March 31 update:
2012 official startlist (right) — steephill
18 Big Photos Friday's Koppenberg & Paterberg Recon — sirotti
Controversy Marks Tomorrow's Tour of Flanders — ctv.ca

March 30 update:
Omega Pharma-QuickStep with “110 options” for Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Opinion: New Flanders route is blasphemous — velonews
Cancellara dreams of solo [again] Flanders win — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Cancellara confident in RadioShack's support (includes video) — cyclingnews
New Flanders route reflects the changing face of cycling as a sport. — cyclesportmag/lionelbirnie
Wilcockson@peloton: In Search of the Perfect Ronde — pelotonmagazine
PEZ Previews: The Ronde Van Vlaanderen! — pezcyclingnews
Transformed Ronde van Vlaanderen prepares for new Oudenaarde finish — velonation
Tour of Flanders Preview — inrng
Boonen, Cancellara are five-star Flanders favorites — velonews
Flanders Factoids — bicycling/bourdereport

March 29 update:
Gallery: Boonen and friends preview Tour of Flanders course — cyclingnews
Hincapie can set Tour of Flanders record — cyclingnews
Pozzato: "Waag mijn kans op Oude Kwaremont" (English Translation) — sporza.be
Pez Does Flanders: The Hard Part — pezcyclingnews
Tour of Flanders 2012: The Preview — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Flanders new course: Meet the new boss — podiumcafe

March 28 update:
Gallery: Van Petegem on the Tour of Flanders course — cyclingnews
Chavanel builds for Tour of Flanders at De Panne — cyclingnews
Devolder hoping to make the race in Tour of Flanders — cyclingnews
Anonymous threats to throw nails on Tour of Flanders course — cyclingnews
Sagan laments marking Cancellara, looks ahead to Flanders — velonews
Oss expects war of attrition in Tour of Flanders finale — cyclingnews

March 22 update:
RadioShack Recons the new route — radioshacknissantrek

February 20 update:
2012 Course Details (many changes) — rvv.be
Debate continues over new Flanders route, organiser explains change — velonation

January 16 update:
Flanders Classics announces six wildcards for Ronde van Vlaanderen — velonation

September 18 update:
Belgium reacts to the new Ronde van Vlaanderen finish — velonation

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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

April 1 update: A work in progress for 2012 live video and text updates. Check back at race time for the latest live links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video or tv coverage as they become known. — Steve

Start time: Sunday April 1 10:00 CET (); Current Weather in Brugge, Belgium
Earliest live video: 12:00 CET ();
Approximate finish: 16:30 CET (); Current Weather in Oudenaarde, Belgium

April 1 update:
Pre-Race Interviews at the Start — sporza
Cancellara crash — sporza

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video (flemish) live video (unrestricted) live video (unrestricted) live video (unrestricted) live video (unrestricted) live video (unrestricted) live ticker (english) tv schedule	Sporza live video from 9:00-10:00 CET: (sign-in & start) and then back again at 12 CET for six hours of live race coverage and a post-race show
	live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) live ticker (english) live ticker (français) live ticker (deutsch) live ticker (español) tv schedule (british) tv schedule (int'l/cet)	12:45h CEST - 13:30h CEST and 15:15h CEST - 17:00h CEST
	live video (spanish) live video (unrestricted) tv schedule	Spanish; Teledeporte feed starts at 14:00 CEST
	live video (italian) live video (unrestricted) tv schedule	Italian; Giro delle Flandre live on RAI Sport 2 at +/- 12.20 CEST
	live video (french) tv schedule	Tour des Flandres starts at 15:20 CEST on French TV; check back for live streaming video; restricted to France
	live video (french) live video (unrestricted)	restricted; french commentary. Live at 12:20h CEST
	live video (dutch) tv schedule	NOS TV w/ Dutch ticker; video likely restricted to the Netherlands
	live video (english) tv schedule	SBS in Australia will have live coverage at 9:30pm AEST
	tv schedule(see comments)	United States; live at 8:30 a.m. ET
	live text updates	Cyclingnews English text updates
	live ticker	Belgium/Flemish ticker with updates from the start
	steephill text updates #rvv twitter group	short text updates from any and everyone
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