Races Road Cavendish claims first Tour de France stage win of 2012 By Susan Westemeyer published 2 July 2012 Yellow jersey remains with Cancellara Race Home Stages Prologue 6.4km | Liège (ITT) - Stage 1 198km | Liège - Seraing Stage 2 207.5km | Visé - Tournai Stage 3 197km | Orchies - Boulogne-sur-Mer Stage 4 214.5km | Abbeville - Rouen Stage 5 196.5km | Rouen - Saint-Quentin Stage 6 207.5km | Épernay - Metz Stage 7 199km | Tomblaine - La Planche des Belles Filles Stage 8 157.5km | Belfort - Porrentruy Stage 9 41.5km | Arc-et-Senans - Besançon (ITT) Rest Day 1 - Stage 10 194.5km | Mâcon - Bellegarde-sur-Valserine Stage 11 148km | Albertville - La Toussuire - Les Sybelles Stage 12 226km | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Annonay Davézieux Stage 13 217km | Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Le Cap d’Agde Stage 14 191km | Limoux - Foix Stage 15 158.5km | Samatan - Pau Rest Day 2 - Stage 16 197km | Pau - Bagnères-de-Luchon Stage 17 143.5km | Bagnères-de-Luchon - Peyragudes Stage 18 222.5km | Blagnac - Brive-la-Gaillarde Stage 19 53.5km | Bonneval - Chartres (ITT) Stage 20 120km | Rambouillet - Paris Champs-Élysées View all Stages Race history Preview Start list Image 1 of 91Green jersey Peter Sagan (Liquigas - Cannondale)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Peter Sagan (Liquigas - Cannondale) rides with a teammate(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mark Cavendish (Sky) wins the stage(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Rein Taaramae (Cofidis)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mark Cavendish (Sky) on the podium(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mark Cavendish (Sky) celebrates the stage win(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack - Nissan) pulls on the yellow jersey again(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil - DCM)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jonathan Vaughters (Garmin-Sharp) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)Bradley Wiggins (Sky) and Philippe Gilbert (BMC)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack - Nissan)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) wins his first stage in the 2012 Tour de France(Image credit: AFP)Vladimir Karpets (Movistar)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Matthew Lloyd (Lampre - ISD)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mark Cavendish (Sky)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Peter Sagan (Liqugas-Cannondale) in the green jersey after stage 2(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) in white(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Peter Sagan (Liquigas - Cannondale)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Cadel Evans (BMC)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack - Nissan)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack - Nissan) gets some help from his team car(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mark Cavendish (Sky) triumphs(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack - Nissan) with the Tour lion(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mark Cavendish (Sky) grits his teeth and sprints for it(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil-DCM)(Image credit: Sirotti)Tour de France veteran George Hincapie prepares for the start of stage 2(Image credit: Sirotti)German sprinter Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) would eventually finish second on stage 2(Image credit: Sirotti)Australia's Matthew Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) finished third on stage two at the 2012 Tour de France(Image credit: Sirotti)Philippe Gilbert (BMC) has enjoyed a good start to the 2012 Tour de France(Image credit: Sirotti)Robert Gesink (Rabobank) at the start of stage 2(Image credit: Sirotti)RadioShack-Nissan's Frank Schleck(Image credit: Sirotti)Cavendish overtakes Greipel to win stage 2 of the 2012 Tour de France(Image credit: Sirotti)Fans line the streets in Belgium at the start of stage 2 of the 2012 Tour de France(Image credit: Sirotti)Huge crowds were on hand for stage 2 of the 2012 Tour de France(Image credit: Sirotti)Defending champions Cadel Evans looks relaxed at the 2012 Tour de France(Image credit: Sirotti)Mechanics and PRs outside the Euskaltel motorhome(Image credit: Sirotti)Lampre-ISD's Davide Vigano at the start of stage 2(Image credit: Sirotti)Daniel Oss (Liquigas-Cannondale)(Image credit: Sirotti)Road world champion Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) would go on to steal all the headlines on stage 2(Image credit: Sirotti)Rabobank's Luis Leon Sanchez(Image credit: Sirotti)Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil-DCM)(Image credit: Sirotti)Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) signs in ahead of stage 2(Image credit: Sirotti)Johan Van Summeren (Garmin-Sharp)(Image credit: Sirotti)White jersey holder Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) ahead of stage 2(Image credit: Sirotti)Spanish duo Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and Oscar Freire (Katusha) at the 2012 Tour de France(Image credit: Sirotti)Everyone is prepared for the start of stage 2 at the 2012 Tour de France(Image credit: Sirotti)Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD)(Image credit: Sirotti)Spain's Samuel Sanchez in relaxed mood at the 2012 Tour de France(Image credit: Sirotti)Green jersey holder Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) heads to the start of stage 2(Image credit: Sirotti)Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme(Image credit: Sirotti)Lampre ISD's Alessandro Petacchi signs up for stage 2(Image credit: Sirotti)The pre-race parade in Belgium ahead of stage 2(Image credit: Sirotti)Tour de France mascots hit the streets in Belgium(Image credit: Sirotti)AG2R-LaMondiale's Nicolas Roche(Image credit: Sirotti)GC hopeful Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) at the 2012 Tour de France(Image credit: Sirotti)Mountains classification leader Michael Morkov (Saxo Bank) was part of a three-man break on stage 2(Image credit: Sirotti)Cavendish celebrates after winning a thrilling sprint at stage 2 of the 2012 Tour de France(Image credit: Sirotti)Cavendish lies in wait as the pack chases the breakaway(Image credit: Sirotti)Yellow jersey holder Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan)(Image credit: Sirotti)Mark Cavendish (Sky) before the start(Image credit: Bettini Photo)The Tour de France peloton awaits the start of stage 2(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) signs autographs(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Richie Porte (Sky) at the start(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan) and Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas - Cannondale)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Alexandre Vinokurov (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)David Millar (Garmin - Sharp)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Levi Leipheimer (Omega-Pharma Quickstep)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ivan Basso (Liquigas - Cannondale) - Frank Schleck (RadioShack - Nissan)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Oscar Freire (Katusha)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Sharp)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Bradley Wiggins (Sky) at the start(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan) poses with his bike(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan) at the start(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Fabian Cancellara in yellow during stage 2 of the 2012 Tour de France(Image credit: Sirotti)The BMC motorhome is a hive of activity(Image credit: Sirotti)Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) at the 2012 Tour de France(Image credit: Sirotti)Cavendish wins stage 2 of the 2012 Tour de France(Image credit: Sirotti)Stage 2 winner Mark Cavendish (Team Sky)(Image credit: AFP)Most combative rider Anthony Roux (FDJ-Big Mat)(Image credit: AFP)Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan) stayed in yellow(Image credit: AFP)Michael Morkov (Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff)(Image credit: AFP)Sprint classification leader Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale)(Image credit: AFP)Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack Nissan) on the podium(Image credit: AFP)Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack Nissan) in yellow(Image credit: AFP)Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) sprints to a stage 2 win(Image credit: AFP)Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) won an exciting stage 2 sprint(Image credit: AFP)Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) triumphs in his first Tour de France stage win outside of France(Image credit: AFP)Mark Cavendish (Sky) wins the stage(Image credit: AFP)Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) wins stage 2 in the Tour de France(Image credit: AFP)
