According to Cyclingnews, the ASO mistakenly published the 2012 Tour de France route on their website earlier this week. The route is usually kept under strict wraps until the official unveiling which is taking place this year on 18 October.
If the information is correct, the 2012 Tour de France route is as follows:
P Prologue Sat 30 June Ličge > Ličge 6.1 km
1 Road stage Sun 1 July Ličge > Seraing 198 km
2 Road stage Mon 2 July Visé > Tournai 207 km
3 Road stage Tues 3 July Orchies > Boulogne-sur-Mer 197 km
4 Road stage Weds 4 July Abbeville > Rouen 214 km
5 Road stage Thurs 5 July Rouen > Saint-Quentin 197 km
6 Road stage Fri 6 July Épernay > Metz 210 km
7 Road stage Sat 7 July Tomblaine > La Planche des Belles Filles 199 km
8 Road stage Sun 8 July Belfort > Porrentruy 154 km
9 Time trial Mon 9 July Arc-et-Senans > Besançon 38 km
10 Road stage Weds 11 July Mâcon > Bellegarde-sur-Valserine 194 km
11 Mountains Thurs 12 July Albertville > La Toussuire – Les Sybelles 140 km
12 Mountains Fri 13 July Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne > Annonay 220 km
13 Road stage Sat 14 July Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > Le Cap d’Agde 215 km
14 Road stage Sun 15 July Limoux > Foix 192 km
15 Road stage Mon 16 July Samatan > Pau 160 km
16 Mountains Weds 18 July Pau > Bagnčres-de-Luchon 197 km
17 Mountains Thurs 19 July Bagnčres-de-Luchon > Peyragudes 144 km
18 Road stage Fri 20 July Blagnac > Brive-la-Gaillarde 215 km
19 Time trial Sat 21 July Bonneval > Chartres 52 km
20 Road stage Sun 22 July Rambouillet > Paris Champs-Élysées 130 km
Read the full Cyclingnews story
While we’re taking the leaked 2012 Tour de France details with a big grain of salt, we asked a top-10 Tour de France finisher for his take on the slipped information. Click here.
You will be able to watch the official unveiling of the route LIVE right here on Tuesday 18 October. Keep an eye on the website for the details.
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