Stage 12 of 2009 Tour de France is on
Cavendish will go for his third straight win on Thursday.
The 2009 Tour de France continues its eastward journey across central France with Stage 12 running between Tonnerre and Vittel.
And as far as Mark Cavendish is concerned, he wants to win this one too. You see, he’s been riding on some kind of momentum lately that got him winning the last two races of the Tour. Thanks to Cavendish, the standings remain the same with Rinaldo Nocentini holding on to the yellow jersey, Alberto Contador second and Lance Armstrong remaining third overall.
The win also let Mark Cavendish take the green jersey from Thor Hushovd. ‘’I was able to get the jump on Thor and win, so it was perfect,’’ Cavendish said. ‘’It was just beautiful the way the guys could adapt to the situation and deliver me to the sprint.’’
As big as this win was for Cavendish, don’t expect him to settle because we are entering to the crucial parts of the 2009 Tour de France where anything can happen, including Lance Armstrong catching up to the yellow jersey.
With stage 12 of the 2009 Tour de France running between Tonnerre and Vittel, the advantage now shifts to the breakaways as the race climbs six categorized climbs. None of the climbs on the menu are especially difficult. The constant up and down should enable the attackers to elude capture and contest the stage victory.
It’s a day of wine and water, as Tonnerre is famous for its white wine and Vittel for its mineral water. Tonnerre is a new start town for the Tour, which typically traces the outline of France, rather than cutting straight through the center of the Hexagon. Tonnerre sits astride a canal and retains many of its medieval buildings.
Vittel has hosted the Tour de France twice previously. The most recent stage finish came in 1990, when Jelle Nijdam won the stage, and Steve Bauer wore the yellow jersey. Vittel sits in the Lorraine region, near the Vosges mountains. The Romans enjoyed the thermal baths in Vittel, a practice that did not revive until the mid-nineteenth century.
The first 15 kilometers or so are mostly flat, but otherwise, there are few stretches of flat riding on this course. The first of six categorized climbs comes after 19 kilometers of racing.
Can Lance Armstrong win the 2009 Tour de France? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.
Lance Armstrong 3.50
Alberto Contador 1.73
Cadel Evans 21.00
Mark Cavendish 501.00
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