04 March 2012

2012 Paris-Nice

Paris-Nice riders are racing south towards the Mediterranean
Paris-Nice, March 4-11, 2012. 8 stages, 1,155.5 kilometres. (race website). Racing season is in full-swing, Paris-Nice has begun.
Paris-Nice Route map:
Parcours of the 2012 Paris-Nice
2012 Paris-Nice Stages: (clicking the red arrow, for each stage, will open up a world of information to you)
Stage Type Date Start and Finish Distance Details
1 Individual time-trial Sunday 4 March Dampierre-en-Yvelines - Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse 9.4 km
2 En ligne Monday 5 March Mantes-la-Jolie - Orléans 185.5 km
3 En ligne Tuesday 6 March Vierzon - Le Lac de Vassivière 194 km
4 En ligne Wednesday 7 March Brive-la-Gaillarde - Rodez 178 km
5 En ligne Thursday 8 March Onet-le-Château - Mende 178.5 km
6 En ligne Friday 9 March Suze-la-Rousse - Sisteron 178.5 km
7 En ligne Saturday 10 March Sisteron - Nice 219.5 km
8 Individual time-trial Sunday 11 March Nice - Col d'Èze 9.6 km

2012 Paris-Nice route maps and profiles (from Steephill.TV)
Stage 1 map  profile 
Stage 2 map  profile
Stage 3 map  profile
Stage 4 map  profile
Stage 5 map  profile
Stage 6 map  profile
Stage 7 map  profile
Stage 8 map  profile

Competing teams:
Team                                                                    DS                                                       team website
AG2R La Mondiale ALM France Vincent LAVENU www.cyclisme.ag2rlamondiale.fr
Astana Pro Team AST Kazakhstan Giuseppe MARTINELLI www.astana.lu
BMC Racing Team BMC United States John LELANGUE www.bmc-racing.com
Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne COF France Didier ROUS www.equipe-cofidis.com
Euskaltel-Euskadi EUS Spain Gorka GERRIKAGOITIA ARRIEN fundacioneuskadi.com
FDJ-BigMat FDJ France Marc MADIOT www.equipecyclistefdj.fr
Garmin-Barracuda GRM United States Alan PEIPER www.slipstreamsports.com/
GreenEdge Cycling Team GEC Australia Matthew WHITE www.greenedgecycling.com
Katusha Team KAT Russia Valerio PIVA www.katushateam.com
Lampre - ISD LAM Italy Roberto DAMIANI www.teamlampreisd.com
Liquigas-Cannondale LIQ Italy Dario MARIUZZO www.teamliquigas.com
Lotto Belisol Team LTB Belgium Marc SERGEANT www.lottobelisol.be
Movistar Team MOV Spain José Luis LAGUIA MARTINEZ www.movistarteam.com
Omega Pharma-Quick Step OPQ Belgium Davide BRAMATI www.omegapharma-quickstep.com
Project 1t4i PRO Netherlands Rudi KEMNA www.1t4i.com
Rabobank Cycling Team RAB Netherlands Frans MAASSEN www.rabosport.nl
RadioShack-Nissan RNT United States Luca GUERCILENA/td> www.leopard.lu
Saur-Sojasun SAU France Stéphane HEULOT www.saur-sojasun.com
Sky Pro Cycling SKY Great Britain Sean YATES www.teamsky.com
Team Europcar EUC France Jean-René BERNAUDEAU www.teameuropcar.com
Team Saxo Bank SAX Denmark Bjarne RIIS www.slipstreamsports.com
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team VCD Netherlands Hilaire VAN DER SCHUEREN www.vacansoleildcm.com

Paris-Nice Standings after stage 1 - Individual Time Trial (results March 4th):
1. LARSSON Gustav 105 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 11' 19"
2. WIGGINS Bradley 21 SKY PROCYCLING 11' 20" + 00' 01"
3. LEIPHEIMER Levi 6 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 11' 23" + 00' 04"
4. VAN GARDEREN Tejay 167 BMC RACING TEAM 11' 28" + 00' 09"
5. DE GENDT Thomas 103 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 11' 31" + 00' 12"
6. CHAVANEL Sylvain 3 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 11' 31" + 00' 12"
7. TAARAMAE Rein 51 COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE 11' 32" + 00' 13"
8. IRIZAR Markel 13 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 11' 32" + 00' 13"
9. PAURIOL Rémi 146 FDJ-BIGMAT 11' 34" + 00' 15"
10. COPPEL Jérôme 201 SAUR-SOJASUN 11' 34" + 00' 15"
11. BOONEN Tom 2 OMEGA PHARMA-QUICK STEP 11' 34" + 00' 15"
12. VOIGT Jens 18 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 11' 36" + 00' 17"
13. GRETSCH Patrick 217 PROJECT 1T4I 11' 36" + 00' 17"
14. HUSHOVD Thor 161 BMC RACING TEAM 11' 36" + 00' 17"
15. MONFORT Maxime 15 RADIOSHACK-NISSAN 11' 36" + 00' 17"
16. PORTE Richie 24 SKY PROCYCLING 11' 36" + 00' 17"
17. GUTIERREZ José Ivan 34 MOVISTAR TEAM 11' 37" + 00' 18"
18. PHINNEY Taylor 166 BMC RACING TEAM 11' 38" + 00' 19"
19. WESTRA Lieuwe 108 VACANSOLEIL-DCM 11' 39" + 00' 20"
20. BARREDO Carlos 92 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 11' 40" + 00' 21"

2011 Final Overall Podium:
1   Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad 34:03:37 (now with Omega Pharma-Quickstep)
2   Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team RadioShack 0:00:36 (now with RadioShack Nissan)
3   Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:00:41 (still with Sky)

Watch it or read it live online:
Steephill.TV - Paris-Nice (with a list of team rosters in the right column)
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