ROADBOOK

June 30th > July 22nd 2012

99th edition

TOUR DE FRANCE
BELGIUM Monday
BOULOGNE-SUR-MER ABBEVILLE
Wednesday July 4th

TOURNAI
Tuesday July 3rd

July 2nd

VIS

PROVINCE DE LIGE
LIGE
Saturday June 30th

Grand Dpart

SERAING ORCHIES

Sunday July 1st

SAINT-QUENTIN ROUEN
Thursday July 5th

PARIS
Saturday July 21st

PERNAY
Sunday July 22nd Friday July 6th

METZ TOMBLAINE
Saturday July 7th

Champs-lyses
RAMBOUILLET CHARTRES

BONNEVAL

LA PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES BELFORT BESANON ARC-ET-SENANS

Monday July 9th

PORRENTRUY
Sunday July 8th

Switzerland
BELLEGARDE SUR-VALSERINE ALBERTVILLE LA TOUSSUIRE
Thursday July 12th July 12th

THE KEY Race Start Race Finish Start Town Finish Town Rest Town Stage Individual Time-trial
REST Tuesday July 17th Friday July 20th

REST Tuesday July 10th

MCON

Wednesday July 11th

BRIVE-LA-GAILLARDE ANNONAY DAVZIEUX

Friday July 13th

SAINT-JEAN DE-MAURIENNE

SAINT-PAUL TROIS-CHTEAUX BLAGNAC

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Monday July 16th

Saturday July 14th

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PAU

SAMATAN

FOIX

LIMOUX

LE CAP DAGDE

PEYRAGUDES BAGNRES Thursday July 19th DE-LUCHON

Sunday July 15th

Wednesday July 18th

TOUR DE FRANCE

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Contents
4
INTRODUCTION
The stages ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 The map and the stakes ............................................................................................................................... 5 The Tour summits ........................................................................................................................................... 6 The teams .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Help us to respect the environment ....................................................................................................... 8 The Tour of responsible driving ................................................................................................................. 9 The Tour thanks its sponsors ................................................................................................................. 11 The Ofcials .................................................................................................................................................... 13 The pictograms .............................................................................................................................................. 15 The stage map and prole ........................................................................................................................ 17 Road markings .............................................................................................................................................. 19

21 27

RACE START

Province of Lige: the Departure sites .............................................................................................. 21 The countdown ............................................................................................................................................... 23 The ofcial team presentation ................................................................................................................ 25

THE STAGES

233

The hospitals ..................................................................................................................................... 230 A World Event .................................................................................................................................... 233

CONTENTS 3

Prologue ......... Lige Lige (Individual time-trial) ................................................................... 27 1st stage......... Lige Seraing ......................................................................................................... 35 2nd stage ........ Vis Tournai ............................................................................................................ 45 3rd stage ........ Orchies Boulogne-sur-Mer ...................................................................... 55 4th stage......... Abbeville Rouen ................................................................................................... 65 5th stage......... Rouen Saint-Quentin ...................................................................................... 75 6th stage......... pernay Metz ....................................................................................................... 85 7th stage......... Tomblaine La Planche des Belles Filles ..................................... 95 8th stage......... Belfort Porrentruy ....................................................................................... 105 9th stage......... Arc-et-Senans Besanon (Individual time-trial) ........................... 115 Rest day ......... Mcon ............................................................................................................................. 121 10th stage...... Mcon Bellegarde-sur-Valserine .................................................... 123 11th stage .... Albertville La Toussuire - Les Sybelles ................................... 133 12th stage...... Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Annonay Davzieux ................. 143 13th stage...... Saint-Paul-Trois-Chteaux Le Cap dAgde ............................ 153 14th stage...... Limoux Foix ........................................................................................................... 163 15th stage...... Samatan Pau ...................................................................................................... 173 Rest day ......... Pau ..................................................................................................................................... 183 16th stage...... Pau Bagnres-de-Luchon ........................................................................ 185 17th stage...... Bagnres-de-Luchon Peyragudes .................................................. 197 18th stage...... Blagnac Brive-la-Gaillarde ..................................................................... 209 19th stage...... Bonneval Chartres (Individual time-trial) ........................................... 217 20th stage...... Rambouillet Paris Champs-lyses ............................................ 223

The
TE DA GE TA S

stages
FI S NI H KM

T AR ST

Saturday June 30th Sunday July 1st Monday July 2nd Tuesday July 3rd Wednesday July 4th Thursday July 5th Friday July 6th Saturday July 7th Sunday July 8th Monday July 9th Tuesday July 10th Wednesday July 11th Thursday July 12th Friday July 13th Saturday July 14th Sunday July 15th Monday July 16th Tuesday July 17th Wednesday July 18th Thursday July 19th Friday July 20th
THE STAGES

Prologue 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th Rest day 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Rest day 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th

Lige Lige Vis Orchies Abbeville Rouen pernay Tomblaine Belfort Arc-et-Senans Mcon Mcon Albertville Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Saint-Paul-Trois-Chteaux Limoux Samatan Pau Pau Bagnres-de-Luchon Blagnac Bonneval Rambouillet

Lige (Individual time-trial) Seraing Tournai Boulogne-sur-Mer Rouen Saint-Quentin Metz La Planche des Belles Filles Porrentruy Besanon (Individual time-trial)

6.4 198 207.5 197 214.5 196.5 207.5 199 157.5 41.5

Bellegarde-sur-Valserine La Toussuire - Les Sybelles Annonay Davzieux Le Cap dAgde Foix Pau

194.5 148 226 217 191 158.5

Bagnres-de-Luchon Peyragudes Brive-la-Gaillarde Chartres (Individual time-trial) Paris Champs-lyses

197 143.5 222.5 53.5 120

Saturday July 21th Sunday July 22th

TOTAL : 3 497 km

The

map
BELGIUM Monday
TOURNAI
Tuesday July 3rd July 2nd

VIS

PROVINCE DE LIGE
LIGE
Saturday June 30th

Grand Dpart

BOULOGNE-SUR-MER ABBEVILLE
Wednesday July 4th

SERAING ORCHIES

Sunday July 1st

SAINT-QUENTIN ROUEN
Thursday July 5th

PARIS
Saturday July 21st

PERNAY
Sunday July 22nd Friday July 6th

METZ TOMBLAINE
Saturday July 7th

Champs-lyses
RAMBOUILLET CHARTRES

BONNEVAL

LA PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES BELFORT BESANON ARC-ET-SENANS

Monday July 9th

PORRENTRUY
Sunday July 8th

Switzerland
BELLEGARDE SUR-VALSERINE ALBERTVILLE LA TOUSSUIRE
Thursday July 12th July 12th

THE KEY Race Start Race Finish Start Town Finish Town Rest Town Stage Individual Time-trial
Friday July 20th

REST Tuesday July 10th

MCON

Wednesday July 11th

BRIVE-LA-GAILLARDE ANNONAY DAVZIEUX

Friday July 13th

SAINT-JEAN DE-MAURIENNE

SAINT-PAUL TROIS-CHTEAUX BLAGNAC

Saturday July 14th
2011 Graphi-Ogre - Copyright A.S.O.

REST Tuesday July 17th

Monday July 16th

PAU

SAMATAN

FOIX

LIMOUX

LE CAP DAGDE

PEYRAGUDES BAGNRES Thursday July 19th DE-LUCHON

Sunday July 15th

Wednesday July 18th

The

stakes

General time classication LCL

General points classication PMU

Best climber classication CARREFOUR

Best young rider classication SKODA

Team classication Most agressive rider yellow bib red bib DIGITAL BRANDT

Stage winner POWERBAR

THE MAP AND THE STAKES 5

ORCHIES

BOULOGNE-SUR-MER TOMBLAINE

The

Tour summits

They will be divided up geographically in the following way:

The 2012 Tour de France will have 25 mountain level two, level one or highest level mountain passes or summit nishes.

1 in the Vosges 3 in the Jura 4 in the Swiss Jura 6 in the Alps 11 in the Pyrenees

1 035m BELFORT 784m Cte de Maison-Rouge 979m Cte de Saignelgier 928m Cte de Saulcy 834m Cte de la Caquerelle 789m Col de la Croix MCON

LA PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES

PORRENTRUY

10th STAGE 11th STAGE 12th STAGE 14th STAGE 16th STAGE 17th STAGE

762m Cte de Corlier

1 501m Col du Grand Colombier

BELLEGARDE SUR-VALSERINE

ALBERTVILLE 2 000m Col de la Madeleine 2 067m Col de la Croix de Fer 1 638m Col du Mollard 1 705m SAINT-JEAN-DE MAURIENNE 1 188m Col du Grand Cucheron 1 134m Col du Granier LA TOUSSUIRE

ANNONAY DAVZIEUX 601m Col du Portel LIMOUX

1 517m Port de Lers 1 375m Mur de Pgure FOIX PAU 1 709m Col d'Aubisque 2 115m Col du Tourmalet 1 489m Col d'Aspin 1 569m Col de Peyresourde BAGNRES-DE-LUCHON

BAGNRES-DE-LUCHON 1 349m Col de Ment 797m Col des Ares 1 755m Port de Bals 1 603m PEYRAGUDES

6 THE TOUR SUMMITS

3rd STAGE 7th STAGE 8th STAGE

The

teams

AG2R LA MONDIALE ALM

ASTANA PRO TEAM AST

BMC RACING TEAM BMC

COFIDIS LE CRDIT EN LIGNE COF

EUSKALTEL EUSKADI EUS

FDJ BIGMAT FDJ

GARMIN BARRACUDA GRM

KATUSHA TEAM KAT

LAMPRE ISD LAM

LIQUIGAS CANNONDALE LIQ

LOTTO BELISOL TEAM LTB

MOVISTAR TEAM MOV

OMEGA PHARMA QUICK STEP OPQ

ORICA GREENEDGE OGE

RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM RAB

RADIOSHACK NISSAN RNT

SAUR SOJASUN SAU

SKY PROCYCLING SKY

TEAM ARGOS SHIMANO ARG

TEAM EUROPCAR EUC

TEAM SAXO BANK SAX

VACANSOLEIL DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM VCD

THE TEAMS 7

to respect the environment

FOR OVER TEN YEARS THE TOUR DE FRANCE HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTING MEASURES TO REDUCE ITS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. After the communities, The Agency for the sustainable development (ARPE Midi-Pyrnes), The Connexions and the Assembly of French Departments (ADF), you too can play a major role in our campaign. Our priorities: the reduction of CO2 emissions; the management and recycling of waste.

Help us

I AM A RIDER:

I will use the bins positioned at the start and end of the feed zones in which to throw my rubbish during the race (water bottles and wrappers); outside of the feed zone I will put my rubbish in my pockets.

I RECYCLE

I AM PART OF THE RACE CONVOY:

HELP US TO RESPECT THE ENVIRONMENT

I will switch off my engine if I am stationary for more than one minute; I will try to carpool whenever possible; I will try to drive in a more environmentally friendly manner by adapting my speed (less pollution, less fuel consumption); I will use the recycling bins put at my disposal (in the village, the technical zone, the nish area). Whenever there are no bins, I will keep the rubbish to throw away later.
I AM PART OF THE ADVERTISING CARAVAN:

ALL NON-RECYCLABLE WASTE

CANS, BOTTLES, NEWSPAPERS

I will dispose of all packaging (cardboard boxes, plastic wrapping) in the skips situated in the advertising Caravan parking areas. Littering will not be tolerated; I will ask the public to keep hold of any free gifts from the advertising Caravan.

CUPS PROHIBITED

IT DOESNT TAKE MUCH TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT!

The of responsible driving

Always wear a seat belt: seat belts are mandatory for occupants in both the front and back seats of the vehicle. Switch on your lights: low-beam headlights are required at all times (even if your vehicle is equipped with daytime running lights).

Tour

Check your speed: 30 kph or 50 kph max in built-up areas, dependent on signage 50 kph max on stretches of road where there are large numbers of spectators 80 kph max outside built-up areas, even if there are few members of public.

A BLIG TORY O

PR
Mobile telephones: mobile phone use while driving is prohibited.

O HI BIT E D
Alcohol and drugs: - zero alcohol limit: 0,0g/litre of blood - alcohol and cannabis uptake tests to be carried out during the event.

SANCTIONS All cases of rule breaking (excessive speed, mobile telephone use, etc.) will be subject to sanctions ranging from a warning to temporary exclusion from the race, or more severe punishment in serious or repeat cases. A refusal to co-operate with the checks will result in the immediate removal of the vehicle from the race, and a summons to the Security Commission for the driver. The sanctions taken within the race are in no way a replacement for each drivers CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILTY in the case of an accident.

THE TOUR OF RESPONSIBLE DRIVING 9

U-turns: driving in the wrong direction on the course is strictly prohibited, even if only for a short distance.

La Province de Lige
lance le

TOUR

After the Euro 2000, the Simenon-Year 2003, the Grand Depart of the Tour de France 2004, the Giro dItalia 2006, a stage of the Spanish Vuelta 2009 and the Ardennes Classics LigeBastogne-Lige and Flche wallonne every year ... The Province of Lige launches the 2012 Tour !

www.departdutour2012.be

The

Tour de France
thanks its sponsors
CLUB OF THE TOUR

OFFICIAL TV BROADCASTER

OFFICIAL SPONSORS

OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR

ENVIRONMENTAL SPONSOR

OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS

OPTICIENS

OFFICIAL SUPPORTERS

TECHNICAL SPONSORS

INSTITUTIONAL SPONSORS

THE TOUR DE FRANCE THANKS ITS SPONSORS 11

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VITTEL. Ofcial supplier of Tour de France

The

ofcials
President: Jean-tienne Amaury General Manager: Yann Le Moenner Tour Director: Christian Prudhomme Assistant Tour Director: Pierre-Yves Thouault

TOUR MANAGEMENT

Event Director: Jean-Franois Pescheux +33 (0)6 07 52 49 36 Assistant Director: Laurent Bezault +33 (0)6 07 30 22 44 Thierry Gouvenou +33 (0)6 74 95 99 66 Franois Lemarchand +33 (0)6 89 87 67 92 Gilles Maignan +33 (0)6 79 30 90 06 Jean-Michel Monin +33 (0)6 07 04 63 90 Race Headquarters: Marie-Nolle Fron +33 (0)6 07 30 22 47 Speaker: Daniel Mangeas

EVENT TEAM

Jury President: Guy Dobbelaere (Bel) Jury Members: Roberto Coca Cuellar (Esp), Celeste Granziera (Ita), Alain Koszyczarz (Fra) Finishline Judge Commissioner: Rodolphe Cramete (Fra) Assistant Finishline Judge Commissioner: Sverine Jamain (Fra) Motorcycle Commissioners: Thierry Coquisart (Fra), Laurent Da Silva Pereira (Fra), Gilles Jalade (Fra), Norbert Jeanneau (Fra), Jacques Michel (Fra), Antonio Miret Diaz (Esp) Broom Wagon Commissaire: Grard Damiens (Fra) Timekeeping: Jean-Franois Maillet (Fra), Philippe Prati (Fra)

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Security/Advertising Caravan: Florian Vuillaume +33 (0)6 81 24 11 84 Stage Departure: Yannick Goasduff +33 (0)6 07 30 22 50 Departure events: Aurlien Janssens +33 (0)6 42 77 00 78 Stage Arrival: Jean-Louis Pags +33 (0)6 80 65 22 11 Stphane Boury +33 (0)6 75 02 76 77 Stage Arrival Events: Fanny Jacquot + 33 (0)6 07 25 48 74 Course: Nicolas Herv +33 (0)6 88 53 93 65 Republican Guard: Capitaine Pierre-Charles Grosse +33 (0)6 80 61 29 16 National Police: Commissaire Evrard Rothe +33 (0)6 78 86 98 24 Police Liaison Ofcer: Patrice Ganzin +33 (0)6 63 37 27 42

TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Laurent Lachaux +33 (0)6 80 55 79 81 Partnerships: Florence Maire +33 (0)6 86 08 22 76 Hlne Goudal +33 (0)6 33 10 46 34 Jean-Baptiste Jous +33 (0)6 85 82 73 72 Benjamin Lemaile +33 (0)6 75 39 29 19 Solen Marie +33 (0)6 70 55 47 63 Damien Tempreau +33 (0)6 43 62 89 88 Advertising Caravan: Olivier Furon +33 (0)6 30 16 52 02 Tour shops: Frdric Viargues +33 (0)6 80 54 13 31 Charles Mabille +33 (0)6 84 93 27 71

MARKETING AND SALES

HOSPITALITY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

Caroline Caron +33 (0)6 31 84 45 46 Barbara Boltoukhine +33 (0)6 83 65 25 21 Valrie Silberstein +33 (0)6 75 69 63 25 Guests: Marion Hbr +33 (0)6 32 64 91 54 Village: Cdric Marsault +33 (0)6 08 47 53 23 Relais-tape: Cdric Lamotte +33 (0)6 70 07 60 31 Julien Goupil +33 (0)6 82 57 61 94 Philippe Sudres +33 (0)6 07 30 15 25 Coordination and TV Production: Matthieu Perez +33 (0)6 75 24 64 19 Mathilde Colloch +33 (0)7 86 92 36 44 Florent Delevacque +33 (0)7 86 92 36 00 PR and Press Ofce: Chris Rodrigo +33 (0)6 07 22 62 33 Thomas Cariou +33 (0)6 07 02 42 17 Fabrice Tiano +33 (0)6 33 86 28 64 Soumaya Benghabrit +33 (0)6 77 50 47 25 Colleague Relations and Occupational medicine: Corinne Darcy +33 (0)6 75 31 61 17 Ali Tifaou (Randstad) +33 (0)6 88 92 77 71 Contracts and Pay: Patricia Bigot +33 (0)1 41 33 46 31 Ali Tifaou (Randstad) +33 (0)6 88 92 77 71

PUBLIC RELATIONS - TOWNS RELATIONS

Cyrille Tricart +33 (0)6 85 66 63 97 Fabienne Dalla Serra +33 (0)6 08 92 9175 Agns Gougeat +33 (0)6 07 52 16 96 Bernard Hinault Bernard Thvenet Gilbert Duclos Lassalle

MEDIA

General Coordination: Jean-Luc Duplantier +33 (0)6 71 94 13 34 Antony Danguillaume +33 (0)6 75 02 76 75 Stage start logistics and Tour Village: Michel Girard +33 (0)6 80 43 08 08 Promotion and Finish line logistics: Vincent Poinsot +33 (0)6 37 20 85 32 Promotion for stage route: Julie Gauthier +33 (0)6 33 86 92 10 Accommodation and helicopters: Pascale Thomas +33 (0)6 07 52 49 07 General coordination: Christian Fabre +33 (0)6 07 52 48 80 Franck Mnghini +33 (0)6 07 52 48 37 Service stations: Patrice Winterberger +33 (0)6 07 52 48 84 Radio liaison: Bruno Lebon +33 (0)6 08 82 24 23 Florence Pommerie +33 (0)6 80 43 06 06 Race medical Coordinator: Olivier Aubry Doctors: Alain Chansou, Thierry Coron, Valrie Langlois, Stphane Launay, Pascal Mardini, Ludovic Martino, Olivier Paul, Pascal Rivat, Maurice Vergos, Gilbert Versier

LOGISTICS

VEHICLE FLEET

HUMAN RESOURCES

MEDICAL SERVICE

THE OFFICIALS 13

After chasing the peloton for two hours and vomiting from exhaustion my team still keeps me going.

Combined fuel consumption and CO2 emissions for the Octavia Combi model: 4.17.7 l/100 km, 107180 g/km

With all its clever details, advanced technology and plenty of space, KODA brings dependable support even in the toughest race in the world.

www.skoda-auto.com

The

pictograms
Guests car park Press Room and Telecommunications Ofce

Mandatory Passing Point

Access to mandatory passing point

Off-course car park

Riders Quarter

Access to the off-course itinerary

Advertising Caravan car park

Ofcials car park

Guests Reception

Technical Caravan car park

Press car park

Tour de France Village

Signature Podium

Technical Zone

Front car park Ofcials/Press

Dangerous Section

Ofcial Service Station

Rear Vehicle car park

General Diversion

Teams Hotel

Team car park

Staff HQ

FINISH LINE RESTRICTION The end of the nish line is a restricted zone. The riders safety is paramount. Their supervision and that of the media takes priority. If you nd yourself in this zone for any reason, you must leave the area when the siren sounds announcing the last ten kilometres. Tour controllers and authorized ASO personnel will be responsible for verifying the validity of your presence and will withdraw your accreditation if necessary.

THE PICTOGRAMS 15

renseignements et inscription sur www.c - letour.fr

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The

stage map and prole

START

FINISH

Race route
Off-race route

FINISH

START

Start

Level 1 pass

Split time

Feed zone

Level 2 pass or climb

Last kilometre

Intermediate sprint

Level 3 pass or climb

Finish Line

Highest level pass

Level 4 climb

THE STAGE MAP AND PROFILE 17

Visit the Province of Lige

www.liegetourisme.be

PhotoAIP

PhotoFTPL

The

road markings

NARROW SECTION:
race in one lane

ROUNDABOUT:
race in right hand

ROUNDABOUT:
race in left hand, bend on the right hand side

NARROW SECTION:
200 m > race in one lane

ROUNDABOUT:
race in both lane(s)

ROUNDABOUT:
race in right hand, bend on the left hand side

NARROW SECTION:
100 m > race in one lane

ROUNDABOUT:
bend on the left hand side

ROUNDABOUT:
race in both lane(s) bend on the right hand side

race in left hand

bend on the right hand side

race in both lane(s) bend on the left hand side

SPEED BUMP

SUCCESSIVE SPEED BUMPS

TIGHT BEND:
to the right or left

THE ROAD MARKINGS 19

ROUNDABOUT:

ROUNDABOUT:

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Province of Lige
A3

and Departure Sites

A13 N20
35

N3

Haut-des-Tawes Golf Club de Lige-Bernalmont

N655

Ans
Ste-Walburge

Fond-des-Tawes

Thier-Lige

Herstal
N671
Coronmeuse

LIGE Palais Provincial

Place Saint-Lambert
32

Haut-Douy Molinvaux Centre Hospitalier de la Citadelle

Team Presentation 32 Thursday, June 28th

N682

N3

N671

N20

A25
7

Official Start Ceremony (1st stage)N637 Sunday,N637 1st July

se Meu

Droixhe

E25

N3

Palais des Princes-Evques

Montegne

LIGE
Service Station rue des Prmontrs 2

33

N617a

Lige
N3 N610 N90 N3
Longdoz

LIGE
Bressoux

Foire Internationale (FIL) AVANT TOUR ADVERTISING CARAVAN

N642

33

A602
35

N671

Bruyres Parc des Oblats

LIGE

Parc dAvroy

St-Nicolas
St-Gilles Laveu

35

Prologue start and finish Saturday, June 30th Mabotte stage start 1st Sunday, July 1st
Tilleur

Chartreuse

N90
36

N3
Trou Souris

LigeGuillemins Fragne

N30

N617
Ou rth e

N665
Grivegne

Malvaux Thiers

N617

Meuse
N617 N90
Slessin

Cointe
37

GardeDieu

PetitBourgogne

N633

E25
N680

A602
Angleur

N30
38

Chne

Standard de Lige

N617
N680 N90

N633

E25
39

N30

A26

Vesdre

N601

N61

Seraing
Chatqueue

Haut-Pr

N30
39

N63
Ougre Bois de St-Jean

40

N680
40

N609
Embourg

N633
Sart-Tilman

N683
Bois de SERAINGla Marchandise d'Arras

E25
N680
Universit de Lige

N30

LIGE

Colonster Country Hall

Bois de

Avenue de Centenaire Arrival of the 1st Sunday, July 1st stage

N663

Tour Headquarters and Press Centre From Wednesday, June 27th until Sunday, July 1st
N63
Royal Golf Club du Sart Tilman Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sur le Mont

A26

N30 N633
41

Bois d'Oblustaine

N661

N663

Tilff

N663
Bois de la Vecquee

N30 N689
42

N689 N683 N63

Bois de Famelette

Bois de Normont

N633
42

500 m

PROVINCE OF LIGE AND DEPARTURE SITES 21

N683

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dans Lige Aller-Retour sur Vivacit

FM

The
13.30 14.00-20.00 14.00-21.00

countdown

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27th

Inauguration and opening of the Village Avant Tour at the Foire Internationale de Lige (FIL), quai de Wallonie Opening hours of the reception point at Country Hall, Sports and Events Complex, Bois Saint-Jean Opening hours of the press centre at Country Hall, Sports and Events Complex, Bois Saint-Jean

THURSDAY, JUNE 28th

09.00- 20.00 09.00- 22.00 17.30 18.30 Opening hours of the reception point Opening hours of the press centre General team brieng (directeurs sportifs and riders) in the reception rooms of the Palais Provincial. Held in private Presentation of teams taking part in the Tour de France 2012 in front of the Palais Provincial, place Saint-Lambert

FRIDAY, JUNE 29th

9.00-20.00 9.00-22.00 10.30 11.30 13.30 14.00 14.30 16.30 17.00 18.00 Opening hours of the reception point Opening hours of the press centre Meeting for the directeurs sportifs / Tour de France / Jury Commissioners at the Country Hall Meeting for the directeurs sportifs and France Televisions at Country Hall Start and Finish zone event meeting (partners and general commission) at FIL Road safety meeting for drivers authorized to drive on the Tour de France route at the Country Hall Meeting for the advertising Caravan managers at the FIL Tour de France Advertising Caravan meeting at the FIL Meeting for the race organisers drivers and motorcyclists with the Jury Commissioners at Country Hall Meeting for media motorbikes (riders, photographers, cameramen, radio,...) in the presence of the Jury Commissioners at the Country Hall
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SATURDAY, JUNE 30th

9.00-23.00 12.00 12.30 14.00 Opening hours of the reception point and the press centre Advertising Caravan crosses the Prologue start line Inauguration and opening of Tour de France Village Departure of the rst competitor in the Prologue

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la route est entre de bonnes mains

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ofcial teams
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The Palais Provincial

On Thursday, June 28th from 18.30 the ofcial presentation of the 198 riders representing 22 teams participating in the 2012 Tour de France will take place.
Following the general brieng to be held at 17.30 in the reception rooms of the Palais Provincial, Place Saint-Lambert, the teams will take to the stage in front of the Palace to be presented in turn to the public. Having left the podium, the teams, accompanied by the advertising Caravan will lead off on a circuit around the place Saint-Lambert.
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In 1919, the year of the creation of the yellow jersey, Firmin Lambot (seen here on the left) was the rst to triumph in Paris, wearing the famous jersey. He is one of ten Belgian winners of the Tour de France.