Tour de France prologue start times
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The 2012 Tour de France is set to kick off from Liège, Belgium with Dutch rider Tom Veelers (Argos-Shimano) taking to the prologue start ramp first at 2:00 PM local time for the 6.4km race against the clock.
The 198-rider start list will include Garmin-Sharp's David Millar, who has had a stomach bug but who is confirmed for the start. He goes off at 2:59 PM.
There is no rain in the forecast for Liège, so the majority of the specialists are stacked at the end of the start sheet: defending Tour champion Cadel Evans is last at 5:17 PM, just behind 2004 prologue winner Fabian Cancellara. Giro winner Ryder Hesjedal is off at 5:11 PM, while Bradley Wiggins heads out five minutes earlier.
Although it has been a tradition in the past, Evans will not wear the yellow jersey of defending champion in the prologue.
Prologue Start Times
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Start Time (CET) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Argos-Shimano | 14:00:00 |
| 2 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | 14:01:00 |
| 3 | Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 14:02:00 |
| 4 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | 14:03:00 |
| 5 | Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | 14:04:00 |
| 6 | Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team | 14:05:00 |
| 7 | Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 14:06:00 |
| 8 | Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 14:07:00 |
| 9 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team | 14:08:00 |
| 10 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 14:09:00 |
| 11 | Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 14:10:00 |
| 12 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | 14:11:00 |
| 13 | Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 14:12:00 |
| 14 | Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 14:13:00 |
| 15 | Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 14:14:00 |
| 16 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Sharp | 14:15:00 |
| 17 | Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 14:16:00 |
| 18 | Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre - ISD | 14:17:00 |
| 19 | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 14:18:00 |
| 20 | Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar | 14:19:00 |
| 21 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan | 14:20:00 |
| 22 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | 14:21:00 |
| 23 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano | 14:22:00 |
| 24 | Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | 14:23:00 |
| 25 | Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 14:24:00 |
| 26 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | 14:25:00 |
| 27 | Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | 14:26:00 |
| 28 | Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team | 14:27:00 |
| 29 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 14:28:00 |
| 30 | Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 14:29:00 |
| 31 | Juan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team | 14:30:00 |
| 32 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 14:31:00 |
| 33 | Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team | 14:32:00 |
| 34 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | 14:33:00 |
| 35 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 14:34:00 |
| 36 | Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 14:35:00 |
| 37 | Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 14:36:00 |
| 38 | Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Sharp | 14:37:00 |
| 39 | Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 14:38:00 |
| 40 | Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 14:39:00 |
| 41 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 14:40:00 |
| 42 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar | 14:41:00 |
| 43 | Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan | 14:42:00 |
| 44 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team | 14:43:00 |
| 45 | Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos-Shimano | 14:44:00 |
| 46 | Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | 14:45:00 |
| 47 | Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 14:46:00 |
| 48 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team | 14:47:00 |
| 49 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | 14:48:00 |
| 50 | Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team | 14:49:00 |
| 51 | Maarten Wynants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team | 14:50:00 |
| 52 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 14:51:00 |
| 53 | Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team | 14:52:00 |
| 54 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 14:53:00 |
| 55 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 14:54:00 |
| 56 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) Sky Procycling | 14:55:00 |
| 57 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 14:56:00 |
| 58 | David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 14:57:00 |
| 59 | Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 14:58:00 |
| 60 | David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Sharp | 14:59:00 |
| 61 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale | 15:00:00 |
| 62 | Yuriy Krivtsov (Fra) Lampre - ISD | 15:01:00 |
| 63 | Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 15:02:00 |
| 64 | Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar | 15:03:00 |
| 65 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan | 15:04:00 |
| 66 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | 15:05:00 |
| 67 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos-Shimano | 15:06:00 |
| 68 | Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | 15:07:00 |
| 69 | Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 15:08:00 |
| 70 | Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 15:09:00 |
| 71 | Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | 15:10:00 |
| 72 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team | 15:11:00 |
| 73 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 15:12:00 |
| 74 | Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 15:13:00 |
| 75 | Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team | 15:14:00 |
| 76 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 15:15:00 |
| 77 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team | 15:16:00 |
| 78 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | 15:17:00 |
| 79 | Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 15:18:00 |
| 80 | Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 15:19:00 |
| 81 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 15:20:00 |
| 82 | Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin - Sharp | 15:21:00 |
| 83 | Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale | 15:22:00 |
| 84 | Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 15:23:00 |
| 85 | Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 15:24:00 |
| 86 | Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar | 15:25:00 |
| 87 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan | 15:26:00 |
| 88 | Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team | 15:27:00 |
| 89 | Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos-Shimano | 15:28:00 |
| 90 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | 15:29:00 |
| 91 | Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 15:30:00 |
| 92 | Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 15:31:00 |
| 93 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | 15:32:00 |
| 94 | José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team | 15:33:00 |
| 95 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team | 15:34:00 |
| 96 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ-Big Mat | 15:35:00 |
| 97 | Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team | 15:36:00 |
| 98 | Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 15:37:00 |
| 99 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team | 15:38:00 |
| 100 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling | 15:39:00 |
| 101 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 15:40:00 |
| 102 | Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 15:41:00 |
| 103 | Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 15:42:00 |
| 104 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Sharp | 15:43:00 |
| 105 | Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 15:44:00 |
| 106 | Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 15:45:00 |
| 107 | Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 15:46:00 |
| 108 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar | 15:47:00 |
| 109 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan | 15:48:00 |
| 110 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | 15:49:00 |
| 111 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Argos-Shimano | 15:50:00 |
| 112 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | 15:51:00 |
| 113 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 15:52:00 |
| 114 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Astana Pro Team | 15:53:00 |
| 115 | Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | 15:54:00 |
| 116 | Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team | 15:55:00 |
| 117 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 15:56:00 |
| 118 | Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 15:57:00 |
| 119 | Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team | 15:58:00 |
| 120 | Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 15:59:00 |
| 121 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 16:00:00 |
| 122 | Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling | 16:01:00 |
| 123 | Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 16:02:00 |
| 124 | Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 16:03:00 |
| 125 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 16:04:00 |
| 126 | Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Sharp | 16:05:00 |
| 127 | Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale | 16:06:00 |
| 128 | Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - ISD | 16:07:00 |
| 129 | Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 16:08:00 |
| 130 | Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar | 16:09:00 |
| 131 | Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan | 16:10:00 |
| 132 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 16:11:00 |
| 133 | Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos-Shimano | 16:12:00 |
| 134 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | 16:13:00 |
| 135 | Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 16:14:00 |
| 136 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | 16:15:00 |
| 137 | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | 16:16:00 |
| 138 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team | 16:17:00 |
| 139 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 16:18:00 |
| 140 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 16:19:00 |
| 141 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team | 16:20:00 |
| 142 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 16:21:00 |
| 143 | Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team | 16:22:00 |
| 144 | Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling | 16:23:00 |
| 145 | Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 16:24:00 |
| 146 | Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 16:25:00 |
| 147 | Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 16:26:00 |
| 148 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Sharp | 16:27:00 |
| 149 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 16:28:00 |
| 150 | Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD | 16:29:00 |
| 151 | Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 16:30:00 |
| 152 | Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar | 16:31:00 |
| 153 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan | 16:32:00 |
| 154 | George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team | 16:33:00 |
| 155 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos-Shimano | 16:34:00 |
| 156 | Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | 16:35:00 |
| 157 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 16:36:00 |
| 158 | Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 16:37:00 |
| 159 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | 16:38:00 |
| 160 | Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team | 16:39:00 |
| 161 | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 16:40:00 |
| 162 | Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 16:41:00 |
| 163 | Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Katusha Team | 16:42:00 |
| 164 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 16:43:00 |
| 165 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 16:44:00 |
| 166 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 16:45:00 |
| 167 | Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 16:46:00 |
| 168 | Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 16:47:00 |
| 169 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale | 16:48:00 |
| 170 | David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Sharp | 16:49:00 |
| 171 | Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale | 16:50:00 |
| 172 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 16:51:00 |
| 173 | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 16:52:00 |
| 174 | Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar | 16:53:00 |
| 175 | Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan | 16:54:00 |
| 176 | Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team | 16:55:00 |
| 177 | Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Argos-Shimano | 16:56:00 |
| 178 | Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team | 16:57:00 |
| 179 | Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep | 16:58:00 |
| 180 | Alexandr Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 16:59:00 |
| 181 | Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | 17:00:00 |
| 182 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team | 17:01:00 |
| 183 | Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 17:02:00 |
| 184 | Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat | 17:03:00 |
| 185 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team | 17:04:00 |
| 186 | Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 17:05:00 |
| 187 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team | 17:06:00 |
| 188 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling | 17:07:00 |
| 189 | Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 17:08:00 |
| 190 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne | 17:09:00 |
| 191 | Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale | 17:10:00 |
| 192 | Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Sharp | 17:11:00 |
| 193 | Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale | 17:12:00 |
| 194 | Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD | 17:13:00 |
| 195 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi | 17:14:00 |
| 196 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar | 17:15:00 |
| 197 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan | 17:16:00 |
| 198 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team | 17:17:00 |
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