Tour de France 2004/12. stage

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Stand after the 12th stage
Stage winner Ivan Basso 5:03:58 h
Second Lance Armstrong +0: ​​00 min
Third Andreas Klöden +0: ​​20 min
Yellow jersey Thomas Voeckler 51:51:07 h
Second Lance Armstrong +5: 24 min
Third Sandy Casar +5: 50 min
Green jersey Robbie McEwen 210 P.
Second Erik Zabel 201 P.
Third Thor Hushovd 195 P.
Dotted jersey Richard virusesque 95 p.
Second Axel Merckx 57 P.
Third Christophe Moreau 43 P.
White jersey Thomas Voeckler 51:51:07 h
Second Sandy Casar +5: 50 min
Third Michele Scarponi +9: 25 min
Ivan Basso (front) and Lance Armstrong about 500 meters from the finish

The twelfth stage of the Tour de France 2004 was the first stage in the Pyrenees and led from Castelsarrasin over the Col d'Aspin up to the first mountain arrival in La Mongie on the Tourmalet . The two mountains were each category 1 and awaited the drivers from 155 kilometers of the 198 kilometers. There were also two intermediate sprints on the stage.

On the first kilometers there were attacks by Finot and Ljungqvist. Kirchen and Vansevenant followed. They were able to get a maximum advantage of 4:20 minutes. Various drivers tried to move up to the top group - including Jens Voigt and Thomas Voeckler - but they did not succeed.

The leading group was able to hold out except for the ascent of the Col d'Aspin. There she caught up with the field. On the ascent, Simeoni, Moreau and Virusque tried to escape, but this was immediately thwarted by the field. Shortly before the summit, Rasmussen attacked with Martínez. Martínez was swallowed up again from the field.

During the climb to the Tourmalet, Jan Ullrich and Tyler Hamilton could no longer keep up with their helpers and Armstrong. In contrast, Andreas Klöden , Carlos Sastre and Francisco Mancebo showed a good performance. Ivan Basso was able to pull away with Lance Armstrong and also won the stage.

Intermediate sprints

Intermediate sprint 1 in Beaumont-de-Lomagne (21.5 km)

First Wim Vansevenant , 6 p. And 6 s
Second Kim Kirchen, 4 P. and 4 s
Third Frédéric Finot, 2 p. And 2 p

Intermediate sprint 2 in Sarrancolin (153.5 km)

First Kim Kirchen , 6 P. and 6 s
Second Marcus Ljungqvist, 4 p. And 4 s
Third Wim Vansevenant, 2 p. And 2 s

Mountain prices

Mountain Prize 1

Col d'Aspin, category 1
First Michael Rasmussen , 15 points
Second Christophe Moreau, 13 points
Third Richardirusesque, 11 points
Fourth Georg Totschnig, 9 points
fifth Floyd Landis, 8 points
Sixth George Hincapie, 7 points
seventh José Luis Rubiera, 6 points
Eighth Lance Armstrong, 5 points

Mountain price 2

La Mongie, Category 1
First Ivan Basso , 30 points
Second Lance Armstrong, 26 points
Third Andreas Klöden, 22 points
Fourth Francisco Mancebo, 18 points
fifth Carlos Sastre, 16 points
Sixth Oscar Pereiro Sio, 14 points
seventh Denis Menchov, 12 points
Eighth Michele Scarponi, 10 points