Tour de France 2012: Bradley Wiggins finishes second in prologue • Briton takes 10 second lead over rival Cadel Evans • Fabian Cancellara is Tour's early leader Bradley Wiggins's bid to become the first British winner of the Tour de France began with a second-placed finish as Fabian Cancellara won the opening prologue in Liège. Wiggins is seen as the main rival to the defending champion, BMC Racing's Cadel Evans, and clocked 7min 20.51sec on the 6.4km course ... Tour de France at a Glance BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France (AP) -- A brief look at Tuesday's third stage of the 99th Tour de France: 2012 Tour de France Results - Stage 3 Team Liquigas-Cannondale's Peter Sagan dominates stage 3 finish in 2012 Tour de France; Team RadioShack-Nissan's Fabian Cancellara maintains overall Tour de France lead. Video: Tour de France Stage 2 highlights Do you like this? Tweet It was Tour de France stage win number 21 for Mark Cavendish ( Sky ) on the 207.5km stage between Visé and Tournai . But it was a close one with arch-rival Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) just pipped in a photo finish for second place. Sagan powering at Tour de France The Tour de France is a like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get. 2012 Tour de France — Sagan Wins Another Stage; Cancellara Retains Lead Peter Sagan won the third stage of the Tour de France, which was marred by crashes. Fabian Cancellara still leads over all by seven seconds. Wiggins suffers blow at Tour de France Brad Wiggins' perfect Tour de France campaign has suffered a setback, with Kanstantin Sivtsov crashing out. Tour de France: Sagan nails second victory BOULOGNE SUR MER, France (Reuters) - Cycling prodigy Peter Sagan surged in the last turn of a hilly, crash-ridden third stage of the Tour de France to outclass the rest of the bunch and nail his second stage win on Tuesday. The 197 kms ride to Boulogne sur Mer was as hard fought as expected but, as in Liege two days earlier, the 22-year-old Slovak was again too strong for the opposition. Timing ... Sagan wins 3rd stage as Tour de France heads home Pumping his arms in victory, Peter Sagan of Slovakia won the crash-marred third stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday as cycling's showcase race returned to its home country. Tour de France 2012 TV Schedule: What to Watch for in Stage 4 Peter Sagan of Slovakia won an accident-filled Stage 3, crossing the finish line first after a 122-mile ride spanning from Orchis to Boulogne-sur-Mer. Stage 4 will air on NBC Sports Network on Wednesday, July 4 at 8 a.m. ET. Riders will travel from Abbeville to Rouen across over 132 miles of hilly terrain. With nearly 200 riders, there are plenty of stories unfolding already in the infant stages ...
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