2012 Tour de France, Stage 19 Results

The dominant team of the 2012 Tour de France finished the second long time trial with three men in the top five. Any doubts about the ability of Bradley Wiggins were put to rest today when he dominated the 53km time trial from Bonneval to Chartres to win his second stage of the Tour de France and increase his lead in the general classification. He got to throw a victory salute, punching the air with his right hand as he crossed the line to beat the rider in second place overall, Chris Froome, by 1'16.

Wiggins' victory is sealed.

Top 10 Stage 19:
1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 1:04:13
2 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:01:16
3 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:01:50
4 Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 0:02:02
5 Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:02:25
6 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Argos - Shimano 0:02:28
7 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:02:34
8 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 0:02:46
9 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 0:02:50
10 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:03:05

Vincenzo Nibali had a very good time trial finishing 16th at   0:03:38 behind Wiggins which consolidated his hold on third palce and a podium finish tomorrow.

Today's finishing stage analysis by TdF's Jean-François Pescheux, "A little road stage, the shortest of the Tour (120 km). But it will no doubt be an apotheosis, with the traditional finish on the Champs-Élysées. Always the same, always magnificent since 1975. We already know more or less what will happen: a festive start in Rambouillet, two short hours before things really get going, and then a sudden, spectacular acceleration to mark the peloton’s arrival in the Parisian circuit. All of this before 1.5 billion TV viewers, nothing to sneeze at! For the rest, I do not think any brave riders will be able to slip under the radar of the sprinters' teams. On paper, Mark Cavendish can dream of a fourth straight win."

GC:
1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 84:26:31
2 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:03:21
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:06:19
4 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:10:15
5 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:11:04
6 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan 0:15:43
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:15:51
8 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 0:16:31
9 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team 0:16:38
10 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:17:17
11 Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan 0:17:54
12 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:19:33
13 Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan 0:19:55
14 Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 0:25:27
15 Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team 0:27:22
16 Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 0:28:30
17 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:31:46
18 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team 0:37:03
19 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team 0:38:16
20 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 0:42:26
21 Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 0:45:43
22 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:46:52
23 Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:54:52
24 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:58:37
25 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:59:44
26 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 1:04:41
27 Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 1:05:10
28 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:05:39
29 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 1:06:33
30 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team 1:09:19
31 Alexandr Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 1:14:33
32 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 1:16:29
33 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:16:52
34 Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 1:20:49
35 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Sharp 1:25:23
36 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 1:27:36
37 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team 1:28:32
38 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team 1:30:38
39 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1:31:44
40 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team 1:34:33
41 Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:37:41
42 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team 1:38:41
43 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:38:46
44 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:40:44
45 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team 1:41:00
46 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team 1:41:40
47 Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:42:12
48 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 1:42:39
49 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team 1:43:55
50 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 1:47:14
51 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team 1:47:31
52 Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan 1:50:41
53 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team 1:51:43
54 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 1:52:28
55 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:52:30
56 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling 1:52:43
57 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:55:30
58 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar 1:57:10
59 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 1:57:39
60 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Sharp 1:58:40
61 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 1:58:55
62 Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:59:53
63 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 2:03:55
64 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 2:05:08
65 Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:06:09
66 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 2:09:42
67 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:11:41
68 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 2:12:22
69 Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre - ISD 2:13:39
70 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 2:13:49
71 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:15:59
72 Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 2:17:30
73 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:17:31
74 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2:18:58
75 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 2:19:43
76 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan 2:21:40
77 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 2:22:07
78 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 2:23:14
79 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISD 2:23:58
80 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 2:24:35
81 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team 2:24:54
82 Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar 2:25:57
83 Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling 2:26:14
84 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar 2:29:13
85 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 2:33:14
86 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD 2:37:55
87 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2:38:01
88 Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 2:39:14
89 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:40:39
90 Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 2:40:47
91 Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 2:41:09
92 Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 2:45:39
93 Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 2:46:09
94 Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team 2:46:28
95 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 2:46:51
96 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team 2:47:30
97 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 2:49:43
98 Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:51:18
99 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 2:52:36
100 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Sharp 2:52:38
101 Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 2:53:17
102 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team 2:53:35
103 Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos - Shimano 2:54:22
104 David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Sharp 2:54:55
105 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:55:04
106 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
107 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 2:56:07
108 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team 2:56:27
109 Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team 2:56:30
110 Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 2:57:00
111 Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 2:57:29
112 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos - Shimano 2:57:40
113 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 2:57:58
114 Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:58:12
115 Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 3:03:06
116 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 3:03:43
117 Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 3:04:14
118 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 3:04:23
119 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team 3:05:58
120 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 3:07:04
121 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 3:07:54
122 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 3:09:06
123 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team 3:09:11
124 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 3:13:06
125 Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team 3:13:15
126 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 3:15:23
127 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 3:16:41
128 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:17:05
129 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 3:17:07
130 Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team 3:17:53
131 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 3:18:11
132 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team 3:19:38
133 Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 3:20:24
134 Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 3:21:34
135 Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos - Shimano 3:23:44
136 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:23:55
137 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 3:25:13
138 Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos - Shimano 3:25:55
139 Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar 3:27:07
140 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Argos - Shimano 3:27:14
141 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 3:27:37
142 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 3:28:08
143 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling 3:28:45
144 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 3:30:49
145 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling 3:36:55
146 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team 3:37:49
147 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin - Sharp 3:40:01
148 Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos - Shimano 3:40:08
149 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 3:42:31
150 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 3:49:24
151 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Sharp 3:54:54
152 Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 3:57:04
153 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:57:45

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