La prima tappa del Tour de Wallonie 2012 (Tournai-Lessines, 159,7 km) è andata a Nacer Bouhanni. Il campione di Francia della FDJ-Big Mat si è aggiudicato il successo allo sprint, diventando così il primo leader della generale.
Secondo posto per l’olandese Pim Ligthart (Vacansoleil-DCM), terzo Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Nissan). Buona anche la prova di Francesco Chicchi (Omega Pharma-Quick Step), giunto quarto.
Ordine d’arrivo:
1 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 3:45:24
2 Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
3 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan
4 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
5 Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
6 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
7 Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
8 Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s
9 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
10 Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team
11 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Team Europcar
12 Julien Stassen (Bel) Idemasport – Biowanze
13 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator
14 Egidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
15 Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
16 Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin – Sharp
17 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
18 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
19 Christophe Premont (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles – Credit Agricole
20 Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale
21 Sven Vanthourenhout (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
22 Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator
23 Kevin Ista (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s
24 Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan
25 Boris Vallee (Bel) Idemasport – Biowanze
26 Quentin Bertholet (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles – Credit Agricole
27 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
28 Andreas Klier (Ger) Garmin – Sharp
29 Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team
30 Daniele Bennati (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan
31 Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin – Sharp
32 Philippe Legrand (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles – Credit Agricole
33 Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
34 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s
35 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
36 Jelle Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator
37 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling
38 David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
39 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling
40 Bert De Waele (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
41 Pieter Serry (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator
42 Sander Armee (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator
43 Olivier Chevalier (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles – Credit Agricole
44 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
45 Steven Caethoven (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s
46 Reinier Honig (Ned) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
47 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
48 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin – Sharp
49 Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale
50 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
51 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
52 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
53 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
54 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
55 Thomas Degand (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s
56 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
57 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
58 Sébastien Delfosse (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
59 Davy Commeyne (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
60 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
61 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Team Europcar
62 Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
63 Antoine Demoitie (Bel) Idemasport – Biowanze
64 Boris Dron (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles – Credit Agricole
65 Laurent Evrard (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles – Credit Agricole
66 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator
67 Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha Team
68 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
69 Tom Dernies (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles – Credit Agricole
70 Sébastien Turgot (Fra) Team Europcar
71 Frédéric Amorison (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Euphony
72 Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Team Europcar
73 Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha Team
74 Quentin Van Heuverswijn (Bel) Idemasport – Biowanze
75 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin – Sharp
76 Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
77 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator
78 Loic Pestiaux (Bel) Idemasport – Biowanze
79 Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling
80 Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team
81 Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling
82 Francesco Reda (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
83 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
84 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
85 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan
86 Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
87 Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
88 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Garmin – Sharp
89 Nikita Novikov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
90 Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team
91 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling
92 Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s
93 Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
94 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
95 Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar
96 Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Sky Procycling
97 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s
98 Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Col) Acqua & Sapone
99 Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
100 Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team
101 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
102 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
103 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
104 Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar
105 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Katusha Team
106 Maxime Anciaux (Bel) Idemasport – Biowanze
107 Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha Team
108 Nelson Oliveira (Por) RadioShack-Nissan
109 Tristan Valentin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
110 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
111 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
112 Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team
113 Matteo Pelucchi (Ita) Team Europcar
114 Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team
115 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
116 Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
117 Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
118 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne
119 Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin – Sharp
120 Serge De Wortelaer (Bel) Idemasport – Biowanze
121 Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team
122 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
123 Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
124 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
125 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:26
DNS Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling
Domani la seconda frazione (Binche-Mettet, 205,5 km). Questo il profilo altimetrico: