Tour de France 2012

[petatodd]

Fabian 3rd in Swiss Road Champs.

 

Bummer. He now has to wear that skanky RSN kit. Unless he can perform on the prologue and get yellow...talk about incentive.

[SwissVan]

If you look very hard you'll see Chancellera riding in his skanky kit in the first pic, breakaway group early on still quite large

 

 

 

Martin Elmiger leading the chasing pack, a long way behind

 

Edited June 24, 2012 by SwissVan

[Cav']

Well done to Tom Boonen on winning the Belgian championships , He's in the best form of his career.

It's too bad he's not at the tour this year but will be the man to beat in London imo.

[TNT1]

Unless he can perform on the prologue

 

Like a tantrum? I'd pay to see someone do a Riis in a TT again...

[Tankman]

Interesting stats .... if its a repost ... sue me!

 

Multiple winners

• 7: Lance Armstrong (USA) – 1999-2005
  
• 5: Jacques Anquetil (Fra) – 1957, 1961-64
  
• 5: Eddy Merckx (Bel) – 1969-72, 1974
  
• 5: Bernard Hinault (Fra) – 1978-79, 1981-82, 1985
  
• 5: Miguel Indurain (Spa) – 1991-95
  

Victories by nation

• France: 36
  
• Belgium: 18
  
• Spain: 13
  
• USA: 10
  
• Italy: 9
  
• Luxembourg: 4
  
• Holland and Switzerland: 2
  
• Ireland, Denmark, Germany, Australia: 1
  

Smallest winning margins (since 1947)

• 8 seconds: 1989 - Greg LeMond (USA) beats Laurent Fignon (Fra)
  
• 23 seconds: 2007 – Alberto Contador (Spa) beats Cadel Evans (Aus)
  
• 38 seconds: 1968 – Jan Janssen (Hol) beats Herman Van Springel (Bel)
  

Largest winning margins (since 1947)

• 28m 17s: 1952 – Fausto Coppi (Ita) beats Constant Ockers (Bel)
  
• 26m 16s: 1948 – Gino Bartali (Ita) beats Alberic Schotte (Bel)
  
• 22m 00s: 1951 – Hugo Koblet (Sui) beats Raphael Geminiani (Fra)
  

Yellow jersey wearers by nation

• France: 82
  
• Belgium: 53
  
• Italy: 25
  
• Holland: 17
  
• Germany: 12
  
• Spain: 12
  
• Switzerland: 10
  
• Luxembourg: 7
  
• Denmark and USA: 5
  
• Great Britain and Australia: 4
  
• Ireland: 3
  
• Canada: 2
  
• Austria, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Estonia, Colombia, Norway and Ukraine: 1
  

Most days in the yellow jersey

• Eddy Merckx (Bel): 111
  
• Lance Armstrong (USA): 83
  
• Bernard Hinault (Fra): 79
  
• Miguel Indurain (Spa): 60
  
• Jacques Anquetil (Fra): 52
  

Most green jersey victories

• 6: Erik Zabel (Ger) – 1996-2001
  
• 4: Sean Kelly (Ire) – 1982-83, 1985, 1989
  
• 3: Jan Janssen (Hol) – 1964-65, 1967
  
• 3: Eddy Merckx (Bel) – 1969, 1971-72
  
• 3: Freddy Maertens (Bel) – 1976, 1978, 1981
  
• 3: Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (Uzb) – 1991, 1993-94
  
• 3: Robbie McEwen (Aus) – 2002, 2004, 2006
  

Green jersey winners by nation

• Belgium: 19
  
• France: 9
  
• Germany: 8
  
• Holland, Ireland and Australia: 4
  
• Uzbekistan: 3
  
• Italy, Switzerland and Norway: 2
  
• Spain, Great Britain: 1
  

Most polka-dot jersey victories

• 7: Richard Virenque (Fra) – 1994-97, 1999, 2003-04
  
• 6: Federico Bahamontes (Spa) – 1954, 1958-59, 1962-64
  
• 6: Lucien Van Impe (Bel) – 1971-72, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983
  

Polka-dot jersey winners by nation

• France: 18
  
• Spain: 15
  
• Italy: 13
  
• Belgium: 11
  
• Colombia: 4
  

Most white jersey victories

• 3: Andy Schleck (Lux) – 2008-2010
  
• 3: Jan Ullrich (Ger) – 1996-98
  
• 3: Marco Pantani (Ita) – 1994-95
  

White jersey winners by nation

• France, Holland, Italy and Spain: 5
  
• Germany: 4
  
• Luxembourg: 3
  
• Colombia, USA and Russia: 2
  
• Australia, Mexico and Ukraine: 1
  

Highest average speed of Tour winner

• 41.654kph: Lance Armstrong (USA) – 2005
  
• 40.940kph: Lance Armstrong (USA) – 2003
  
• 40.553kph: Lance Armstrong (USA) – 2004
  

Biggest winning margin in a stage (since 1947)

• 22m 50s: 1976 (Montgenevre-Manosque) - Jose Luis Viego (Spa)
  
• 21m 48s: 1957 (Pau-Bordeaux) – Pierino Baffi (Ita)
  
• 20m 31s: 1955 (Millau-Albi) – Daan De Groot (Hol)
  

Most stage victories

• 34: Eddy Merckx (Bel)25: Andre Leducq (Fra)
  
• 22: Andre Darrigade (Fra)
  
• 22: Lance Armstrong (USA)
  
• 20: Nicolas Frantz (Lux)
  
• 20: Mark Cavendish (GBr)
  

Most time trial victories

• 20: Bernard Hinault (Fra)
  
• 16: Eddy Merckx (Bel)
  
• 11: Jacques Anquetil (Fra)
  
• 11: Lance Armstrong (USA)
  

Most stage wins in one Tour

• 8: Charles Pelissier (Fra) – 1930
  
• 8: Eddy Merckx (Bel) – 1970, 1974
  
• 8: Freddy Maertens (Bel) – 1976
  

Oldest Tour winners (age at end of the race)

• 36: Firmin Lambot (Bel) – 1922
  
• 34: Henri Pelissier (Fra) – 1923
  
• 34: Gino Bartali (Ita) - 1948
  
• 34: Cadel Evans (Aus) – 2011
  

Youngest Tour winners (age at end of the race)

• 19: Henri Cornet (Fra) – 1904
  
• 21: Romain Maes (Bel) – 1935
  
• 22: Francois Faber (Lux) – 1909
  
• 22: Octave Lapize (Fra) – 1910
  
• 22: Philippe Thys (Bel) – 1913
  
• 22: Felice Gimondi (Ita) – 1965
  
• 22: Laurent Fignon (Fra) – 1983
  

Longest gap between victories

• 10 Years: Gino Bartali (Ita) – 1938 and 1948
  

Most Tour starts

• 16: Joop Zoetemelk (Hol)
  
• 16: George Hincapie (USA)
  

[Cav']

Multiple winners

7: Lance Armstrong (USA) – 1999-2005

5: Jacques Anquetil (Fra) – 1957, 1961-64

5: Eddy Merckx (Bel) – 1969-72, 1974

5: Bernard Hinault (Fra) – 1978-79, 1981-82, 1985

5: Miguel Indurain (Spa) – 1991-95

Victories by nation

France: 36

Belgium: 18

Spain: 13

USA: 10

Italy: 9

Luxembourg: 5

Holland and Switzerland: 2

Ireland, Denmark, Germany, Australia: 1

Smallest winning margins (since 1947)

8 seconds: 1989 - Greg LeMond (USA) beats Laurent Fignon (Fra)

23 seconds: 2007 – Alberto Contador (Spa) beats Cadel Evans (Aus)

32 seconds: 2006 – Oscar Pereiro (Spa) over Andreas Klöden (Ger) after Floyd Landis was disqualified.

38 seconds: 1968 – Jan Janssen (Hol) beats Herman Van Springel (Bel)

Largest winning margins (since 1947)

28m 17s: 1952 – Fausto Coppi (Ita) beats Constant Ockers (Bel)

26m 16s: 1948 – Gino Bartali (Ita) beats Alberic Schotte (Bel)

22m 00s: 1951 – Hugo Koblet (Sui) beats Raphael Geminiani (Fra)

Yellow jersey wearers by nation

France: 82

Belgium: 53

Italy: 25

Holland: 17

Germany: 12

Spain: 12

Switzerland: 10

Luxembourg: 7

Denmark: 6

USA: 5

Great Britain and Australia: 4

Ireland: 3

Canada: 2

Austria, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Estonia, Colombia, Norway and Ukraine: 1

Most days in the yellow jersey

Eddy Merckx (Bel): 111

Lance Armstrong (USA): 83

Bernard Hinault (Fra): 79

Miguel Indurain (Spa): 60

Jacques Anquetil (Fra): 52

Most green jersey victories

6: Erik Zabel (Ger) – 1996-2001

4: Sean Kelly (Ire) – 1982-83, 1985, 1989

3: Jan Janssen (Hol) – 1964-65, 1967

3: Eddy Merckx (Bel) – 1969, 1971-72

3: Freddy Maertens (Bel) – 1976, 1978, 1981

3: Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (Uzb) – 1991, 1993-94

3: Robbie McEwen (Aus) – 2002, 2004, 2006

Green jersey winners by nation

Belgium: 19

France: 9

Germany: 8

Holland, Ireland and Australia: 4

Uzbekistan: 3

Italy, Switzerland and Norway: 2

Spain, Great Britain: 1

Most polka-dot jersey victories

7: Richard Virenque (Fra) – 1994-97, 1999, 2003-04

6: Federico Bahamontes (Spa) – 1954, 1958-59, 1962-64

6: Lucien Van Impe (Bel) – 1971-72, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983

Polka-dot jersey winners by nation

France: 18

Spain: 15

Italy: 13

Belgium: 11

Colombia: 4

Most white jersey victories

3: Andy Schleck (Lux) – 2008-2010

3: Jan Ullrich (Ger) – 1996-98

3: Marco Pantani (Ita) – 1994-95

White jersey winners by nation

France, Holland, Italy and Spain: 5

Germany: 4

Luxembourg: 3

Colombia, USA and Russia: 2

Australia, Mexico and Ukraine: 1

Highest average speed of Tour winner

41.654kph: Lance Armstrong (USA) – 2005

40.940kph: Lance Armstrong (USA) – 2003

40.553kph: Lance Armstrong (USA) – 2004

Biggest winning margin in a stage (since 1947)

22m 50s: 1976 (Montgenevre-Manosque) - Jose Luis Viego (Spa)

21m 48s: 1957 (Pau-Bordeaux) – Pierino Baffi (Ita)

20m 31s: 1955 (Millau-Albi) – Daan De Groot (Hol)

Most stage victories

34: Eddy Merckx (Bel)

28: Bernard Hinault (Fra)

25: Andre Leducq (Fra)

22: Andre Darrigade (Fra)

22: Lance Armstrong (USA)

20: Nicolas Frantz (Lux)

20: Mark Cavendish (GBr)

Most time trial victories

20: Bernard Hinault (Fra)

16: Eddy Merckx (Bel)

11: Jacques Anquetil (Fra)

11: Lance Armstrong (USA)

Most stage wins in one Tour

8: Charles Pelissier (Fra) – 1930

8: Eddy Merckx (Bel) – 1970, 1974

8: Freddy Maertens (Bel) – 1976

Oldest Tour winners (age at end of the race)

36: Firmin Lambot (Bel) – 1922

34: Henri Pelissier (Fra) – 1923

34: Gino Bartali (Ita) - 1948

34: Cadel Evans (Aus) – 2011

Youngest Tour winners (age at end of the race)

19: Henri Cornet (Fra) – 1904

21: Romain Maes (Bel) – 1935

22: Francois Faber (Lux) – 1909

22: Octave Lapize (Fra) – 1910

22: Philippe Thys (Bel) – 1913

22: Felice Gimondi (Ita) – 1965

22: Laurent Fignon (Fra) – 1983

Longest gap between victories

10 Years: Gino Bartali (Ita) – 1938 and 1948

Most Tour starts

16: Joop Zoetemelk (Hol)

16: George Hincapie (USA)

Interesting stats .... if its a repost ... sue me!

 

Multiple winners

• 7: Lance Armstrong (USA) – 1999-2005
  
• 5: Jacques Anquetil (Fra) – 1957, 1961-64
  
• 5: Eddy Merckx (Bel) – 1969-72, 1974
  
• 5: Bernard Hinault (Fra) – 1978-79, 1981-82, 1985
  
• 5: Miguel Indurain (Spa) – 1991-95
  

Victories by nation

• France: 36
  
• Belgium: 18
  
• Spain: 13
  
• USA: 10
  
• Italy: 9
  
• Luxembourg: 4
  
• Holland and Switzerland: 2
  
• Ireland, Denmark, Germany, Australia: 1
  

Smallest winning margins (since 1947)

• 8 seconds: 1989 - Greg LeMond (USA) beats Laurent Fignon (Fra)
  
• 23 seconds: 2007 – Alberto Contador (Spa) beats Cadel Evans (Aus)
  
• 38 seconds: 1968 – Jan Janssen (Hol) beats Herman Van Springel (Bel)
  

Largest winning margins (since 1947)

• 28m 17s: 1952 – Fausto Coppi (Ita) beats Constant Ockers (Bel)
  
• 26m 16s: 1948 – Gino Bartali (Ita) beats Alberic Schotte (Bel)
  
• 22m 00s: 1951 – Hugo Koblet (Sui) beats Raphael Geminiani (Fra)
  

Yellow jersey wearers by nation

• France: 82
  
• Belgium: 53
  
• Italy: 25
  
• Holland: 17
  
• Germany: 12
  
• Spain: 12
  
• Switzerland: 10
  
• Luxembourg: 7
  
• Denmark and USA: 5
  
• Great Britain and Australia: 4
  
• Ireland: 3
  
• Canada: 2
  
• Austria, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Estonia, Colombia, Norway and Ukraine: 1
  

Most days in the yellow jersey

• Eddy Merckx (Bel): 111
  
• Lance Armstrong (USA): 83
  
• Bernard Hinault (Fra): 79
  
• Miguel Indurain (Spa): 60
  
• Jacques Anquetil (Fra): 52
  

Most green jersey victories

• 6: Erik Zabel (Ger) – 1996-2001
  
• 4: Sean Kelly (Ire) – 1982-83, 1985, 1989
  
• 3: Jan Janssen (Hol) – 1964-65, 1967
  
• 3: Eddy Merckx (Bel) – 1969, 1971-72
  
• 3: Freddy Maertens (Bel) – 1976, 1978, 1981
  
• 3: Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (Uzb) – 1991, 1993-94
  
• 3: Robbie McEwen (Aus) – 2002, 2004, 2006
  

Green jersey winners by nation

• Belgium: 19
  
• France: 9
  
• Germany: 8
  
• Holland, Ireland and Australia: 4
  
• Uzbekistan: 3
  
• Italy, Switzerland and Norway: 2
  
• Spain, Great Britain: 1
  

Most polka-dot jersey victories

• 7: Richard Virenque (Fra) – 1994-97, 1999, 2003-04
  
• 6: Federico Bahamontes (Spa) – 1954, 1958-59, 1962-64
  
• 6: Lucien Van Impe (Bel) – 1971-72, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983
  

Polka-dot jersey winners by nation

• France: 18
  
• Spain: 15
  
• Italy: 13
  
• Belgium: 11
  
• Colombia: 4
  

Most white jersey victories

• 3: Andy Schleck (Lux) – 2008-2010
  
• 3: Jan Ullrich (Ger) – 1996-98
  
• 3: Marco Pantani (Ita) – 1994-95
  

White jersey winners by nation

• France, Holland, Italy and Spain: 5
  
• Germany: 4
  
• Luxembourg: 3
  
• Colombia, USA and Russia: 2
  
• Australia, Mexico and Ukraine: 1
  

Highest average speed of Tour winner

• 41.654kph: Lance Armstrong (USA) – 2005
  
• 40.940kph: Lance Armstrong (USA) – 2003
  
• 40.553kph: Lance Armstrong (USA) – 2004
  

Biggest winning margin in a stage (since 1947)

• 22m 50s: 1976 (Montgenevre-Manosque) - Jose Luis Viego (Spa)
  
• 21m 48s: 1957 (Pau-Bordeaux) – Pierino Baffi (Ita)
  
• 20m 31s: 1955 (Millau-Albi) – Daan De Groot (Hol)
  

Most stage victories

• 34: Eddy Merckx (Bel)25: Andre Leducq (Fra)
  
• 22: Andre Darrigade (Fra)
  
• 22: Lance Armstrong (USA)
  
• 20: Nicolas Frantz (Lux)
  
• 20: Mark Cavendish (GBr)
  

Most time trial victories

• 20: Bernard Hinault (Fra)
  
• 16: Eddy Merckx (Bel)
  
• 11: Jacques Anquetil (Fra)
  
• 11: Lance Armstrong (USA)
  

Most stage wins in one Tour

• 8: Charles Pelissier (Fra) – 1930
  
• 8: Eddy Merckx (Bel) – 1970, 1974
  
• 8: Freddy Maertens (Bel) – 1976
  

Oldest Tour winners (age at end of the race)

• 36: Firmin Lambot (Bel) – 1922
  
• 34: Henri Pelissier (Fra) – 1923
  
• 34: Gino Bartali (Ita) - 1948
  
• 34: Cadel Evans (Aus) – 2011
  

Youngest Tour winners (age at end of the race)

• 19: Henri Cornet (Fra) – 1904
  
• 21: Romain Maes (Bel) – 1935
  
• 22: Francois Faber (Lux) – 1909
  
• 22: Octave Lapize (Fra) – 1910
  
• 22: Philippe Thys (Bel) – 1913
  
• 22: Felice Gimondi (Ita) – 1965
  
• 22: Laurent Fignon (Fra) – 1983
  

Longest gap between victories

• 10 Years: Gino Bartali (Ita) – 1938 and 1948
  

Most Tour starts

• 16: Joop Zoetemelk (Hol)
  
• 16: George Hincapie (USA)
  

Wakker slaap Henk

[Tankman]

Wakker slaap Henk

 

Waar is jou prokurower se brief? I said sue me! Was nie lus om deur 21 bladsye se crap te lees nie!

 

Ek sal prentjies kyk ... maar nie lees nie!

[Cav']

Waar is jou prokurower se brief? I said sue me! Was nie lus om deur 21 bladsye se crap te lees nie!

 

Ek sal prentjies kyk ... maar nie lees nie!

[gummibear]

Bummer. He now has to wear that skanky RSN kit. Unless he can perform on the prologue and get yellow...talk about incentive.

 

He won the TT Champs

[gummibear]

If you look very hard you'll see Chancellera riding in his skanky kit in the first pic, breakaway group early on still quite large

 

 

 

Martin Elmiger leading the chasing pack, a long way behind

 

 

Nice photos

['Dale]

After a statistically significant poll, Cadel and Wiggo are the two red hot favourites.

In a distant 3rd is Schleck.

 

Days away from the opening!

[Cav']

After a statistically significant poll, Cadel and Wiggo are the two red hot favourites.

In a distant 3rd is Schleck.

 

Days away from the opening!

No Nibali ??

[andydude]

Wakker slaap Henk

 

Ha ha wakker slaap Cav! Was dit nodig om sy hele stuk te quote?

 

Nog net 5 slapies!!

['Dale]

Well done to Tom Boonen on winning the Belgian championships , He's in the best form of his career.

It's too bad he's not at the tour this year but will be the man to beat in London imo.

 

Yeah, he's had an amazing 2012.

Well done, Tommeke.

['Dale]

No Nibali ??

 

I voted for the Italian. He is lean on votes in the poll.

He has the X factor and can surprize the GC ladder.

[dracs]

I see Daryl Impey has tweeted he will be in the tour - so we will have 2 saffers in the field (plus froomie so call it 2 and a half)