2012 Tour De France Route Revealed
The route for the 2012 Tour de France has been confirmed by organisers, with the race covering 3,479km and will feature nine flat stages, five mountain stages – including two finishing at altitude – two individual time-trials and a prologue, as well as two rest days.
The race will comprise a total of 25 climbs – one in the Vosges, three in the Jura, four in the Swiss Jura, six in the Alps and 11 in the Pyrenees.
The three-week Tour will begin with the prologue in Liege on 30th June 2012 and will end on 22nd July 2012, with many riders then set to take part in the Olympic road race on 28th July during the London 2012 Games.
World road champion Cavendish, who will ride for Team Sky next year, told BBC Sport: ‘It’s going to be a long July – three weeks of the Tour then I’ve got to keep it going for one more week for the Olympics.’
‘I’ll have to be as fresh as I can at the start of July and see what happens.’
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