2021 Tour de France

108th edition: June 26 - July 18, 2021

Stage 12, July 8, 2021

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Thursday, July 8: Stage 12, Saint Paul Trois Châteaux - Nîmes, 159.4 km

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Nils Politt wins stage twelve. Photo: ASO/Charly Lopez

Weather at the finish city of Nîmes at 2:00 PM, local time: 27C (80F), sunny, with the wind from the north at 18 km/hr (11 mph). There is just a 7% chance of rain during the afternoon.

Rated ascent:

• Km 83.7: Côte du Belvédère de Tharaux, 4.4 km @ 4.6%. Cat. 3

The race: The official start was delayed ten minutes because of a prevailing tailwind that would speed the riders down the road. Though at the start the riders had a side wind, forcing the peloton to break up into echelons.

There was a notable non-starter, Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe). Sagan crashed in stage three along with Caleb Ewan, injuring his knee. They thought his knee was healing, but after re-injuring his knee a couple of days ago, the pain grew to the point that he had to quit racing. That left a peloton of 155 riders.

Here's the race organizer's stage twelve summary:

Nils Politt emerged from a 13-man breakaway to solo to victory in Nîmes after three convincing attacks. Imanol Erviti and Harry Sweeny rounded out the podium of stage 12. Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow jersey.

13 riders in the lead
155 riders took the start of stage 12 at Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux at 13.49. One non-starter: Peter Sagan, due to a knee pain since stage 3.

After a flying start thanks to the tail wind, 13 riders went clear at km 15: André Greipel (Israel-Start Up-Nation), Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo), Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Imanol Erviti (Movistar), Nils Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ), Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-Nippo), Connor Swift (Arkea-Samsic), Harry Sweeny and Brent Van Moer (Lotto-Soudal), Luka Mezgec (BikeExchange), Sergio Henao (Qhubeka-Nexthash), Edvald Boasson Hagen (TotalEnergies). As soon as the breakaway was formed, the peloton slowed down and UAE Team Emirates eventually set the pace. The time difference was 10’ with 90km to go and almost 11’ at half way into the race.

Politt attacks three times
As a time gap of 12’45’’ was recorded with 50km to go, Politt attacked from the front group. Swift reacted. Mezgec caught up with them. After the regrouping, a quartet went away 40km before the end: Politt, Sweeny, Küng and Erviti. Küng was dropped 14km before the end while the remaining of the breakaway was 1’ adrift and the peloton 15’ further back. Politt soloed 12km away from the finishing line.

A well-deserved victory
Politt remained composed until he crossed the line on the boulevard Salvador Allende in Nîmes where a bunch sprint was anticipated. The 27 year old German rider took a well-deserved victory, not only because he was the most active rider of the day but also because he previously got only one pro win in his six-year tenure, a stage of the 2018 Deutschland Tour. A formidable classics rider, he finished second to Philippe Gilbert in the last edition of Paris-Roubaix up to date. He delivered Bora-Hansgrohe’s first victory at the 2021 Tour de France precisely the day Sagan abandoned the race for the first time in his career.

Complete results:

Stage 12 photos

159.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 47.300 km/hr

1	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	3hr 22min 12sec
2	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	@ 31sec
3	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
4	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 58''
5	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	2' 06''
6	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
7	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
8	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
9	JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
10	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
11	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
12	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	2' 09''
13	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	5' 22''
14	MARK CAVENDISH	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	15' 53''
15	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
16	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
17	CARLOS BARBERO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
18	JONAS RICKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
19	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
20	DAVIDE BALLERINI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
21	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
22	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
23	MIKE TEUNISSEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
24	KASPER ASGREEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
25	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
26	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
27	DANIEL OSS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
28	MICHAEL SCHÄR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
29	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
30	WILCO KELDERMAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
31	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
32	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
33	SILVAN DILLIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
34	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
35	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	s.t.
36	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
37	MICHAEL VALGREN HUNDAHL	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
38	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
39	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
40	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
41	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
42	WOUT VAN AERT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
43	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
44	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
45	MATEJ MOHORIC	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
46	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
47	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
48	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
49	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
50	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
51	FRANCK BONNAMOUR	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
52	RUBEN GUERREIRO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
53	DAVIDE FORMOLO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
54	VALENTIN MADOUAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
55	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
56	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
57	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
58	PEIO BILBAO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
59	ION IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
60	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
61	MARC HIRSCHI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
62	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
63	TOMS SKUJINS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
64	VICTOR DE LA PARTE	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
65	GREG VAN AVERMAET	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
66	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
67	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
68	MAXIME CHEVALIER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
69	PATRICK KONRAD	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
70	JAKOB FUGLSANG	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
71	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
72	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
73	SIMON CLARKE	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
74	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
75	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
76	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	s.t.
77	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
78	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
79	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
80	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
81	IVAN GARCIA CORTINA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
82	JORIS NIEUWENHUIS	TEAM DSM	s.t.
83	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
84	BAUKE MOLLEMA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
85	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
86	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
87	GEORG ZIMMERMANN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
88	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
89	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	s.t.
90	OMER GOLDSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
91	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
92	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
93	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
94	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
95	LUKAS PÖSTLBERGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
96	VINCENZO NIBALI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
97	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
98	CHRIS FROOME	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
99	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
100	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
101	RAFAL MAJKA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
102	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
103	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
104	IDE SCHELLING	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
105	XANDRO MEURISSE	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
106	GUILLAUME BOIVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
107	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
108	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
109	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	s.t.
110	MICHAEL WOODS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
111	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
112	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
113	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
114	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
115	SEAN BENNETT	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
116	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
117	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
118	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
119	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
120	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
121	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
122	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
123	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
124	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
125	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
126	DRIES DEVENYNS	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
127	PETR VAKOČ	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
128	JULIEN SIMON	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
129	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
130	DANIEL MARTIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
131	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
132	JÉRÉMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
133	PIERRE ROLLAND	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
134	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
135	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
136	RICHIE PORTE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
137	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
138	BENOIT COSNEFROY	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
139	SIMON YATES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
140	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
141	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	16' 26''
142	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
143	ALEX ARANBURU DEBA	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
144	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
145	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	s.t.
146	CHRISTOPHER JUUL JENSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
147	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
148	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
149	GERAINT THOMAS	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
150	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
151	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	17' 19''
152	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
153	ROGER KLUGE	LOTTO SOUDAL	17' 30''
154	MICHAEL GOGL	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
155	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	s.t.

GC after stage 12:

• GC leader: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
• Mountains classification leader: Nairo Quintana (Arkea-Samsic)
• Points classification leader: Mark Cavendish (Deceuninck-Quick Step)
• Best young rider: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
• Team classification leader: Bahrain Victorious

1,996.2 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.133 km/hr

1	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	47hr 22min 43sec
2	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	@ 5min 18sec
3	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	5' 32''
4	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	5' 33''
5	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	5' 58''
6	WILCO KELDERMAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	6' 16''
7	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	6' 30''
8	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	7' 11''
9	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	9' 29''
10	PEIO BILBAO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	10' 28''
11	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	15' 35''
12	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	24' 44''
13	WOUT VAN AERT	JUMBO-VISMA	25' 21''
14	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	25' 53''
15	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	30' 51''
16	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	32' 20''
17	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	37' 10''
18	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	38' 49''
19	BAUKE MOLLEMA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	39' 13''
20	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	43' 54''
21	JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	45' 46''
22	RUBEN GUERREIRO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	47' 37''
23	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	49' 17''
24	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	53' 35''
25	JAKOB FUGLSANG	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	54' 35''
26	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	54' 41''
27	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	54' 54''
28	MICHAEL WOODS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	57' 00''
29	PATRICK KONRAD	BORA-HANSGROHE	57' 12''
30	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	57' 38''
31	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	58' 10''
32	FRANCK BONNAMOUR	B&B HOTELS	1h 00' 55''
33	RICHIE PORTE	INEOS GRENADIERS	1h 02' 54''
34	ION IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1h 03' 44''
35	PIERRE ROLLAND	B&B HOTELS	1h 04' 40''
36	DAVIDE FORMOLO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1h 04' 52''
37	XANDRO MEURISSE	ALPECIN-FENIX	1h 04' 55''
38	VINCENZO NIBALI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1h 09' 03''
39	SIMON YATES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
40	RAFAL MAJKA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1h 11' 23''
41	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	1h 11' 35''
42	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1h 12' 25''
43	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	1h 15' 23''
44	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1h 17' 45''
45	KASPER ASGREEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1h 18' 02''
46	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM DSM	1h 18' 23''
47	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1h 19' 41''
48	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	1h 19' 46''
49	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	1h 20' 35''
50	GERAINT THOMAS	INEOS GRENADIERS	1h 20' 41''
51	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	1h 21' 10''
52	MATEJ MOHORIC	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1h 22' 53''
53	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1h 23' 44''
54	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1h 23' 50''
55	MICHAEL VALGREN HUNDAHL	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1h 23' 58''
56	VALENTIN MADOUAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1h 24' 57''
57	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1h 25' 32''
58	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	1h 25' 45''
59	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	TOTALENERGIES	1h 26' 15''
60	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1h 27' 11''
61	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	INEOS GRENADIERS	1h 28' 26''
62	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO SOUDAL	1h 29' 48''
63	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1h 30' 21''
64	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1h 30' 51''
65	DANIEL MARTIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1h 31' 20''
66	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1h 31' 56''
67	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	1h 32' 05''
68	VICTOR DE LA PARTE	TOTALENERGIES	1h 32' 37''
69	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1h 33' 25''
70	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	TEAM DSM	1h 35' 58''
71	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	1h 36' 12''
72	BENOIT COSNEFROY	AG2R-CITROEN	1h 36' 17''
73	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	1h 36' 23''
74	SILVAN DILLIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	1h 36' 40''
75	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1h 37' 52''
76	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	1h 38' 50''
77	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	1h 39' 14''
78	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1h 39' 17''
79	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1h 42' 15''
80	GREG VAN AVERMAET	AG2R-CITROEN	1h 42' 59''
81	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1h 43' 13''
82	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	1h 43' 30''
83	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1h 43' 40''
84	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	1h 44' 34''
85	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	1h 44' 58''
86	TOMS SKUJINS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1h 45' 03''
87	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	1h 45' 16''
88	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO SOUDAL	1h 45' 37''
89	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	1h 45' 47''
90	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	1h 46' 45''
91	ALEX ARANBURU DEBA	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1h 46' 53''
92	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	1h 46' 54''
93	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1h 47' 02''
94	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1h 47' 15''
95	MICHAEL SCHÄR	AG2R-CITROEN	1h 48' 00''
96	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1h 48' 32''
97	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTALENERGIES	1h 48' 33''
98	JONAS RICKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	1h 49' 07''
99	IVAN GARCIA CORTINA	MOVISTAR	1h 50' 54''
100	GUILLAUME BOIVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1h 52' 09''
101	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	1h 54' 05''
102	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	1h 54' 08''
103	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1h 54' 27''
104	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1h 56' 15''
105	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1h 56' 23''
106	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	1h 56' 56''
107	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	1h 57' 18''
108	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	1h 57' 57''
109	MAXIME CHEVALIER	B&B HOTELS	1h 58' 02''
110	MIKE TEUNISSEN	JUMBO-VISMA	1h 59' 01''
111	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	2h 01' 31''
112	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2h 02' 08''
113	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	2h 02' 15''
114	PETR VAKOČ	ALPECIN-FENIX	2h 03' 46''
115	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2h 04' 03''
116	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	2h 04' 21''
117	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	2h 04' 25''
118	DAVIDE BALLERINI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2h 06' 23''
119	MICHAEL GOGL	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	2h 06' 55''
120	DRIES DEVENYNS	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2h 07' 05''
121	JORIS NIEUWENHUIS	TEAM DSM	2h 07' 30''
122	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	2h 07' 44''
123	GEORG ZIMMERMANN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	2h 08' 48''
124	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2h 09' 37''
125	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2h 09' 38''
126	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	2h 09' 46''
127	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	2h 09' 52''
128	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	2h 10' 46''
129	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	2h 11' 17''
130	LUKAS PÖSTLBERGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	2h 12' 06''
131	SIMON CLARKE	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	2h 12' 20''
132	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	2h 14' 38''
133	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	2h 14' 45''
134	CARLOS BARBERO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	2h 14' 51''
135	CHRISTOPHER JUUL JENSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	2h 16' 41''
136	DANIEL OSS	BORA-HANSGROHE	2h 17' 58''
137	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	2h 18' 16''
138	IDE SCHELLING	BORA-HANSGROHE	2h 18' 57''
139	SEAN BENNETT	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	2h 20' 54''
140	JULIEN SIMON	TOTALENERGIES	2h 21' 19''
141	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	2h 21' 32''
142	CHRIS FROOME	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	2h 21' 40''
143	MARC HIRSCHI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2h 22' 22''
144	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	2h 22' 23''
145	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	2h 22' 32''
146	OMER GOLDSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	2h 23' 11''
147	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2h 24' 52''
148	MARK CAVENDISH	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2h 25' 59''
149	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	2h 26' 23''
150	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	2h 28' 34''
151	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2h 29' 34''
152	JÉRÉMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	2h 35' 22''
153	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2h 36' 44''
154	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	2h 40' 09''
155	ROGER KLUGE	LOTTO SOUDAL	2h 44' 54''

Stage 12 map & profile:

Stage 12 map

Stage 12 profile

Stage 12 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Simon Yates before the stage start

Chris Froome

Julian Alaphilippe doesn't have to look far to find fans.

Mark Cavendish has a firm grip on the green points jersey.

Nils Politt closes in on the finish line knowing he's won a stage in the Tour de France.

Nils Politt looks well-pleased with how the day turned out for him.

Harrison Sweeny (Lotto Soudal) & Imanol Erviti (Movistar) finished a half-minute after Politt.

Stefan Küng was fourth.

Mark Cavendish lead in the main pack, about 16 minutes after Politt finished.

Tadej Pogacar finished safely in the field, 21st.

Stage winner Nils Politt

Tadej Pogacar has ridden a nearly faultess race so far.

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