Changes make more than 100 kilometers against the clock
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Cadel Evans (BMC) blazed to glory with a smoking fast performance in Grenoble(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Cadel Evans (BMC) rides to the overall victory in the Tour de France.(Image credit: AFP Photo)
The disappointment is visible on the face of Andy Schleck(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Andy Schleck never looked comfortable in the Grenoble time trial(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The organisers of the Tour de France have added even more distance to the time trials of the 2012 event, tacking another five kilometers to bring the total of the three individual tests to 101.5km.
Technical director Jean-Francois Pescheux said that after surveying the course for stage 9 from Arc-et-Senans to Besançon, originally a 38km test, and the 52km stage 19 from Bonneval to Chartres, it was necessary to alter the courses.
Stage 9 will now run 41.5km, while the final time trial will be 53.5km in length. The 6.1km prologue in Liège remains unchanged.
