Stage
12 Race Report - as it happened:
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185.5k from
Bourg-en-Bresse to Saint-Étienne
Rolling; 4
low-grade climbs on the way. Fast, flat finish.
Weather: Sunny and hot, 89f. Very little wind.
178 riders took the
start today.
DNS: Andrew Talansky ; despite yesterday's valiant effort, the
American was not able to continue in the race.
A 4-man break leads
on the road: Rast (TFR), Clarke (OGE), Vachon (BSE). De La Cruz
(TNE).
They build about a
six-minute advantage over the first 40k.
Sebastian Langeveld (GRS) connects up with the
lead group, and we've got a 5-man breakaway group now. But their lead is coming
down...
*km 39.5: INT (Romaneche Thorins):
1. Vachon 2. Rast 3. Clarke 4. De
La Cruz 5. Langeveld 6. Kittel 7. Coquard 8. Renshaw 9. Feillu 10. Greipel 11.
Sagan 12. Sabatini 13. Viviani 14. Veelers 15.
Gene
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-130k: The break
has a 3:45 advantage over the peloton. It seems early for the peloton to be
chasing down the break, but the teams have their strategies. Sprinters' teams
who hope to contest the finish will want to keep the break on a reasonably
tight leash. Giant Shimano are driving the pace now.
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