Tour de France 2010/12. stage

00000 Result of the 12th stage 00000
		Joaquim Rodríguez (KAT)	4:58:26 h
2.		Alberto Contador (AST)	equal time
3.		Alexander Vinokurov (AST)	+ 0:04 min
4th		Jurgen Van Den Broeck (OLO)	+ 0:10 min
5.		Andy Schleck (TNK)	equal time
6th		Samuel Sánchez (EUS)	equal time
7th		Andreas Klöden (RSH)	equal time
8th.		Denis Menshov (TLJ)	equal time
9.		Robert Gesink (TLJ)	+ 0:15 min
10.		Roman Kreuziger (CAN)	equal time
		Alexander Vinokurov (AST)
Intermediate results after the 12th stage
		Andy Schleck (TNK)	58:42:01 h
2.		Alberto Contador (AST)	+ 0:31 min
3.		Samuel Sánchez (EUS)	+ 2:45 min
		Thor Hushovd (CTT)	167 pts.
2.		Alessandro Petacchi (LAM)	161 pts.
3.		Robbie McEwen (KAT)	138 pts.
		Anthony Charteau (DEN)	107 pts.
2.		Jérôme Pineau (EQS)	92 pts.
3.		Andy Schleck (TNK)	64 pts.
		Andy Schleck (TNK)	58:42:01 h
2.		Robert Gesink (TLJ)	+ 4:27 min
3.		Roman Kreuziger (CAN)	+ 5:16 min
		Team RadioShack	176: 11: 16 h
2.		Caisse d'Epargne	+ 0:21 min
3.		Astana	+ 15:43 min

The 12th stage of the Tour de France 2010 on July 16 led over 210.5 kilometers from Bourg-de-Péage to Mende . On this mountainous stage there were two sprint classifications and five mountain classifications, two in the 2nd category and three in the 3rd category. After Mark Renshaw had been excluded and Samuel Dumoulin had given up , 177 of the 198 registered participants started.

Race course

After driving almost seven kilometers through the neutral zone, the real start was reached at 12:05 p.m. Fabian Wegmann tried to pull away from the start, but was not left out of the field. The same thing happened to Lars Boom after five kilometers. Due to the high speed of the field, further breakaway attempts failed. The field was torn into two parts, the second part of which included Lance Armstrong and Andreas Klöden . In the first group there were still about 20 drivers, including Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck .

Ryder Hesjedal , Pierrick Fédrigo and Rui Costa were later able to pull away from the field. They were followed by two other drivers who were recaptured. There was a fall in the field in which Geraint Thomas and Jérôme Pineau , among others , were involved. Fédrigo was the first to cross the first mountain classification, while Rein Taaramäe took the last point in the field . After the mountain classification, the other two drivers were caught again after Hesjedal, when the RadioShack team worked the pace while Armstrong and Klöden were back at the front of the field. After 42 kilometers, a new group of three formed from Sylvain Chavanel , Benoît Vaugrenard and Damiano Cunego , which was put back a few kilometers later. Sandy Casar was also unable to break away before the second mountain classification. Then, shortly before the mountain classification, a group of 18 broke away from the field, with Anthony Charteau being the first to drive over the hilltop. Due to the high speed, over 49 kilometers were covered in the first hour of the race.

The breakaway group, which included Alexander Vinokurow and Andreas Klöden , was now able to pull away and was able to pull out a lead of over two minutes. In the first sprint classification, Petacchi's team mate Grega Bole was able to prevail against Thor Hushovd , who was also in the group . Sandy Casar won the third mountain classification before Charteau. The teams Saxo Bank and Lampre did the work in the field and temporarily reduced the lead of the breakaway group to less than two minutes. Charteau was the first to cross the fourth mountain classification and thus also fought back for Pineau's dotted jersey . He also attracted the sprint for Hushovd in the second sprint classification, which he was able to win before Bole. As a result, Hushovd fought back the green jersey, as there would be no sprint finish on this stage due to a steep mountain before the finish. Like Christophe Kern , Hushovd then dropped back into the field. At the front, Vinokurow increased the pace, a group of three formed with Wassil Kiryjenka and Ryder Hesjedal , followed by Andreas Klöden, who was able to join the group. This group was able to briefly increase their lead over the field to around four minutes, after which it shrank again as several teams picked up the pace. Meanwhile, Tyler Farrar left the tour. The now twelve-person chase group was put in a short time later.

After the group of four at the top first reached the ascent to the final mountain classification in Mende, the field followed just under a minute later. There Cunego tried to pull away, but couldn't. John Gadret was the next attacker, but he was caught again. In the top group, Hesjedal and then Klöden could no longer follow. Meanwhile, Armstrong fell out of the field. Vinokurov took the lead from Kiryenka. Joaquim Rodríguez attacked in the field , followed by Jurgen Van Den Broeck . Thereupon Alberto Contador attacked, whom Andy Schleck could no longer follow. Contador was able to overtake Winokurow together with Rodríguez after leaving Klöden and Kiryjenka behind. Contador was the first to cross the mountain classification. His companion Rodríguez won the final sprint and secured the day's victory. Andy Schleck lost ten seconds to his toughest competitor for the tour victory.

Sprint ratings

• 1st intermediate sprint in Mariac (kilometer 74.5) ( 530  m )

First	Grega Bole	6 pts.
Second	Thor Hushovd	4 pts.
Third	Kanstanzin Siuzou	2 pts.

• 2nd intermediate sprint in Langogne (158.5 km) ( 906  m )

First	Thor Hushovd	6 pts.
Second	Grega Bole	4 pts.
Third	Anthony Charteau	2 pts.

• Destination in Mende (210.5 km) ( 1050  m )

First	Joaquim Rodríguez	25 pts.
Second	Alberto Contador	22 pts.
Third	Alexander Vinokurov	20 pts.
Fourth	Jurgen Van Den Broeck	18 pts.
fifth	Andy Schleck	16 pts.
Sixth	Samuel Sánchez	15 pts.
seventh	Andreas Klöden	14 pts.
Eighth	Denis Menshov	13 pts.
Ninth	Robert Gesink	12 pts.
Tenth	Roman Kreuziger	11 pts.
11.	Levi Leipheimer	10 pts.
12.	Rubén Plaza	9 pts.
13.	Damiano Cunego	8 pts.
14th	Bradley Wiggins	7 pts.
15th	Cadel Evans	6 pts.
16.	Ivan Basso	5 pts.
17th	Christopher Horner	4 pts.
18th	Carlos Sastre	3 pts.
19th	Luis León Sánchez Gil	2 pts.
20th	Nicolas Roche	1 point

Mountain ratings

• Côte de Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain, category 3 (kilometers 31; 489  m ; 10.7 km at 3.1%)

First	Pierrick Fédrigo	4 pts.
Second	Ryder Hesjedal	3 pts.
Third	Rui Costa	2 pts.
Fourth	Purely Taaramäe	1 point

• Col de Nonières, category 3 (km 59; 671  m ; 5.7 km at 3.8%)

First	Anthony Charteau	4 pts.
Second	Christophe Kern	3 pts.
Third	Vasil Kiryenka	2 pts.
Fourth	Gorka Verdugo	1 point

• Suc de Montivernoux, category 2 (kilometer 96; 1315  m ; 13.7 km at 4.4%)

First	Sandy Casar	10 pts.
Second	Anthony Charteau	9 pts.
Third	Carlos Barredo	8 pts.
Fourth	Mario Aerts	7 pts.
fifth	Mathieu Perget	6 pts.
Sixth	Rafael Valls	5 pts.

• Côte de la Mouline, category 3 (kilometer 133; 1085  m ; 3.9 km at 5%)

First	Anthony Charteau	4 pts.
Second	Sandy Casar	3 pts.
Third	Carlos Barredo	2 pts.
Fourth	Alexander Vinokurov	1 point

• Côte de la Croix-Neuve (Montée Laurent Jalabert ), Category 2 (kilometers 208.5; 1047  m ; 3.1 km at 10.1%)

First	Alberto Contador	20 pts.
Second	Joaquim Rodríguez	18 pts.
Third	Alexander Vinokurov	16 pts.
Fourth	Andy Schleck	14 pts.
fifth	Jurgen Van Den Broeck	12 pts.
Sixth	Samuel Sánchez	10 pts.

tasks

• 053 - Tyler Farrar ( Garmin-Transitions ): Task during the stage
• 173 - Samuel Dumoulin ( Équipe Cofidis ): Not started for the stage

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