Tour de France 2012


Chris Froome will definitely maybe lead Team Sky at this year's Tour de France confirms Sir Dave Brailsford (again)

There will be only one leader & management backs Froome on evidence to date but final line-up won't be confirmed till after Dauphine says Brailsford

Fränk Schleck receives one-year ban for failed Tour de France doping test

RadioShack rider tested positive for diuretic during last year's race; partially backdated ban means free to compete in mid-July

Odds slashed on Bradley Wiggins to be knighted following Tour de France win

Sir Chris Hoy adds his voice to calls for first British Tour winner's achievement to get official recognition

Allo Allo meets Allez Wiggo! Poetic recap of the 2012 Tour de France... in Franglais

One of the best things we've seen on Twitter over the past three weeks as Bradley Wiggins has headed towards Tour de France glory have been the short poems - 140 characters or less, naturally - tweeted by Le Tour en Franglais at the end of each stage. They've certainly brightened our evenings up, and we thought they deserved a wider audience, so with the creator's kind permission, here is the whole of the 2012 Tour de France in verse.

The road to victory: How Team Sky propelled Bradley Wiggins to Tour de France victory

We look at the key moments and stages that shaped the first British victory in cycling's biggest race

Tour de France Stage 20: Bradley Wiggins wins the Tour and leads out Mark Cavendish to fourth Champs-Elysees win

Historic day for British cycling as Wiggins wins maillot jaune and world champ Cav takes final stage again

Tour de France Stage 19: Towering time trial sees Bradley Wiggins poised to make history

Kid from Kilburn takes second stage against the clock and extends lead over Chris Froome by more than a minute

Tour de France Stage 18: Mark Cavendish proves form a week ahead of the Olympics

Second win of 2012 Tour for world champion, Wiggins plays part in leadout in rehearsal for London next weekend

Brad all over: ITV1 to screen last two stages of Tour de France as Wiggo hits the headlines

Wider audience for Saturday's iTT plus Sunday's Champs-Elysees finale with Cav going for 4th straight win

Tour de France Stage 17: Team Sky tighten grip on Tour one-two, Valverde takes stage

Liquigas-Cannondale work all day for Nibali, but it's Wiggins and Froome left standing on final climb

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