Tour de France 2012

[Bram Hengeveld]

The 2012 Tour de France is scheduled to be the 99th Tour de France. It is scheduled to start in the Belgian city of Liège and end on the Champs-Elysées in Paris. Besides Belgium the Tour also visits Switzerland.

Who are your favorites for this years edition of Le Tour?

 

[Marcel vd Aa]

Well, with 100+ kilometres of time trial in this edition of the tour it will be Bradley Wiggins that has the top favourite role. But my personal favourite is Peter Sagan, which in my eyes is one of the most talented cyclists out there.

 

[Xosé Estrada]

I'm going with my mum (crazy about cycling) to see stages 17 and 18.

17 is Tourmalet!

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Awesome, I have seen the tour many years ago live on the Alpe D'Huez and ever since I would like to rent a mobile home during the summer and follow the circus through all stages of the Tour.

Most likely will never happen, but lets keep on dreaming

 

[Dennis Phelan]

Are the stages split up more than last year and the years before? It just looks like more travelling between a lot of them.

 

[Ross Balfour]

Yess another year of the tour, cannot wait. Surely an Andy Schleck win this time?

 

[Morten Wernersen]

and now there is roumers that Andy doesent get to do the tour, he hasent shown great form lately either

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Yes they just said it here on the radio he will not compete in this years TdF due to a spine injury. Sad news losing one of the favorites.

 

[Xosé Estrada]

I repeated a post because I was posting from phone and didn't see already said that

 

[Dave Stephenson]

Team sky made their team public yesterday. Not much support for Cavendish this time. they're all out for yellow this year.

 

[Sérgio Marques]

I'm not a big fan of cycling, but I was like to watch the Tour, specially the mountain stages with their wonderful landscapes.

 

[Morten Wernersen]

So the Tour starts today, who is gonna win the prologe?

Cavendish looks to be ready
from his twitter

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

I am putting my money on David Zabriskie

 

[Ross Balfour]

No Contador or Schleck this year... takes away 75% of the excitement for me already

 

[Morten Wernersen]

Mørkøv takes the polkadot jersey
It was his goal before the stage today, and it's his first Tour I think

 

[Morten Wernersen]

So 2nd. stage, time for the sprinters, will Sagan take another one, or will Cavendish take his first win, or maby Macel Kittel, Gripel or Boason Hagen?
I'm hoping a bit for Sagan but I think Cavendish will take it

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

I was SO ready for TdF. Then I joined a couple of mates that went on a training camp in Italy (they are quite talented cyclists). And well, I lost a bit of motivation to watch.
I did believe that the cyclingsport was getting a bit cleaner... I couldn't have been more wrong.

 

[Morten Wernersen]

so, 7th stage the first up hill finish, who is gonna win it?
also here is the list of riders that is out of the race after the chrashes yesterdays stage 6, 12! riders in all what a massacrer


Wout Poels, Vacansoleil-DCM
Maarten Wynants, Rabobank
Imanol Erviti, Movistar
Iván Gutiérrez, Movistar
Oscar Freire, Katusha
Davide Vigano, Lampre-ISD
Hubert Dupont, AG2R - La Mondiale
Mikel Astarloza, Euskaltel-Euskadi
Amets Txurruka, Euskaltel-Euskadi
Tom Danielson, Garmin-Sharp
Ryder Hesjedal, Garmin-Sharp
Robert Hunter, Garmin-Sharp

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

And today, Remy di Gregorio has been arrested after the policed took a visit to Cofidis.

To be honest, I was expecting a Sky or Liquigas (Yes Sagan - I'm looking at you) news story today!