Tour de France 2012: Cancellara in giallo

Il Tour de France 2012 non ha smentito i pronostici: il favorito di questo prologo (6,4km nel cuore di Liegi) era Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack Nissan Trek) e lo svizzero puntualmente si ritrova in giallo. Il suo rivale più accreditato, Bradley Wiggins (Sky Pro Cycling), è stato distanziato di ben 7″.

Buonissima prova di Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma Quick Step), terzo a 7″ e soprattutto di Denis Menchov (Team Katusha) che ha chiuso a 13″ da Cancellara. Il russo è apparso in buona forma e promette battaglia per la classifica generale.

Non sono mancati i colpi di scena: Tony Martin ha avuto problemi meccanici e ha perso secondi preziosissimi, mentre Peter Sagan ha rischiato la caduta in una rotonda affrontata forse con troppa foga. Lo slovacco della Liquigas-Cannondale potrà comunque cercare di riscattarsi già a partire da domani nella prima tappa da Liegi a Seraing (198km). L’arrivo sembra adatto alle sue caratteristiche.

Ordine d’arrivo del prologo e classifica generale:

1    Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan    0:07:13
2    Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling    0:00:07
3    Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
4    Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team    0:00:10
5    Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling    0:00:11
6    Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
7    Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Argos – Shimano    0:00:12
8    Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team    0:00:13
9    Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team
10    Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team    0:00:15
11    Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling    0:00:16
12    Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickStep    0:00:17
13    Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
14    Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale    0:00:18
15    Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin – Sharp
16    David Millar (GBr) Garmin – Sharp
17    Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team
18    Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan    0:00:19
19    Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
20    Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank    0:00:20
21    Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
22    George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team
23    Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team
24    Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
25    Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos – Shimano    0:00:21
26    Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team
27    Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling
28    Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
29    Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
30    Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin – Sharp
31    Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan    0:00:22
32    Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
33    Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale
34    Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
35    Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin – Sharp
36    Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling
37    Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
38    Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
39    Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
40    Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi    0:00:23
41    Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling
42    Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
43    André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team
44    Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
45    Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
46    Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
47    Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team    0:00:24
48    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
49    Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
50    Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan
51    Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
52    Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
53    Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale
54    Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
55    Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin – Sharp
56    Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale    0:00:25
57    Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team
58    Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
59    Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team
60    Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
61    Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling
62    Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
63    Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) Sky Procycling
64    Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
65    Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team    0:00:26
66    Alexandr Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
67    José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team
68    Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
69    David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin – Sharp
70    Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
71    Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team
72    Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos – Shimano    0:00:27
73    Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
74    Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team
75    Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    0:00:28
76    Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
77    Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
78    Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre – ISD
79    Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team
80    Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
81    Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team
82    Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team
83    Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan    0:00:29
84    Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
85    Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
86    Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
87    Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
88    Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
89    Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team
90    Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
91    Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin – Sharp    0:00:30
92    Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
93    Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
94    Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
95    Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team
96    Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    0:00:31
97    Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
98    Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team
99    Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
100    Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin – Sharp
101    Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling    0:00:32
102    Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
103    Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
104    Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team    0:00:33
105    Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team
106    Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin – Sharp
107    Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
108    Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
109    Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar
110    Tom Veelers (Ned) Argos – Shimano    0:00:34
111    Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos – Shimano
112    Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
113    Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
114    Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
115    Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
116    Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team    0:00:35
117    Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
118    Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
119    Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team
120    Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team    0:00:36
121    Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan
122    Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar
123    Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
124    Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre – ISD
125    Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
126    Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
127    Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team    0:00:37
128    Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale
129    Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre – ISD
130    Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep
131    Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos – Shimano
132    Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
133    Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team    0:00:38
134    Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar
135    Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team
136    Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
137    Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
138    Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
139    David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    0:00:39
140    Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
141    Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
142    Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
143    Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Argos – Shimano    0:00:40
144    Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
145    Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
146    Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
147    Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
148    Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur – Sojasun    0:00:41
149    Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
150    Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
151    Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team    0:00:42
152    Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Astana Pro Team
153    Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team
154    Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team
155    Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
156    Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale    0:00:43
157    Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
158    Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
159    Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team    0:00:44
160    Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
161    Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team
162    Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
163    Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar
164    Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
165    Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos – Shimano    0:00:45
166    Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
167    Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
168    Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar
169    Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
170    Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre – ISD
171    Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    0:00:46
172    Julien Simon (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
173    Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar
174    Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar
175    Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    0:00:47
176    Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
177    Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
178    Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne    0:00:48
179    Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team    0:00:49
180    Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ-Big Mat
181    Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat    0:00:50
182    Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) Lampre – ISD
183    Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
184    Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur – Sojasun    0:00:51
185    Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre – ISD    0:00:52
186    Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
187    Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre – ISD
188    Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team    0:00:55
189    Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar    0:00:57
190    Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
191    Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi    0:01:01
192    Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur – Sojasun
193    Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre – ISD    0:01:02
194    Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
195    Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank    0:01:03
196    Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre – ISD    0:01:05
197    Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale    0:01:06
198    Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos – Shimano