Tour de France, Stage 12 – LiveBlog

Friday, July 16, 2010

Bourg-de-Péage to Mende – 210.5 km

Tour de France Stage 12 Profile

10:03
The race started at 12:05 PM CUT | 6:05 AM EDT.

Samuel Dumoulin did not start today. The expulsion of Mark Renshaw for head butting at the finish yesterday, leaves 177 riders in the 2010 Tour de France.

At 7:30 Ryder Hesjedal, and 17 others make the 5th escape attempt of the stage – this one sustains. The escape ride out to a 2 minute lead but that is all the Peloton will abide. (no, no extended metaphor today.)

The breakaways split in two now 4 riders in the break and 12 chasing, who are 3:00 ahaed of the main group.

10:33

Right now the breakaway of 4 including Ryder Hesjedal, are 45 seconds in front.

Ryder Hesjedal is the only rider in the breakaway who is a threat in the General Classification. If the race ended now Hesjedal would be in 3rd place.

Tour de France Stage 12 10:33 AM EDT

The Finish

Ryder Hesjedal finished in the 8th group 58 seconds behind the stage winner and lost one place in the General Classification now 13th place overall.

Stage 12 Finish Order

Finish Order Stage 12 Tour de France

General Classification after Stage 12

General Classification after Stage 12, Tour de France

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