2012 Tour de France Photos - Stage 2
Follow cyclingfans on Twitter and never miss a race. Cyclingfans.com: The #1 destination on the internet for live race coverage. |
- Note: High resolution versions of all photos can be viewed by clicking the "high resolution" link under each photo.

Race leader Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan) before the start in Vise
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com
More photos below

They call him "Spartacus"
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Robert Gesink (Rabobank)
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Bradley Wiggins (Sky Procycling) looks forward most to the time trials
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Spartacus
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Philippe Gilbert (BMC)
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Jani Brajkovic and Robert Kiserlovski of Astana
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Johan Van Summeren (Garmin-Sharp)
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Sanchez
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Big George Hincapie (BMC Racing)
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Hincapie
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Gilbert's son is riding his first Tour. "As long as Mommy doesn't come to take me away, give me a helmet and I'm good to go."
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

"Uh oh, here she comes."
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

"Maybe if I hide on the handlebars, they'll forget I'm here so I can ride the stage with daddy."
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

"Good, they're distracted. Distractions are good."
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Gilbert and wife Patricia
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

"Busted! It's not fair!"
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Mark Cavendish (Sky Procycling) knows this stage is for him.
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Cancellara
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Frank Schleck (RadioShack)
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Alexandre Vinokourov and Andriy Grivko of Astana
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale)
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEDGE) likes today's stage too
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) knows he's got serious competition for today's stage
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and Oscar Freire (Katusha)
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Michael Morkov (Saxo Bank) leads the mountains classification
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Cav, the World Champion
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

The peloton is ready on the start line
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

And off they go...
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

The publicity caravan: LCL (Le Credit Lyonnais) is yellow jersey sponsor
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

The LCL lion vehicle. Wait until the mountains...
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Banette French bread
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Aujourd'hui en France newspaper
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

The crowds turned out
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Lotto Belisol rides to set up Andre Greipel for the sprint finish
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Mark Cavendish (Sky), still the king, gets the win ahead of Greipel
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Goss was third
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) rides with a wrist fracture
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Another yellow jersey for race leader Cancellara
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Bernard Hinault gives Cancellara a hand
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Laura Shelton (formerly Laura Antoine) gives fellow American Tejay Van Garderen (BMC)
a hand with his Best Young Rider jersey.
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com

Van Garderen
- Click for high resolution -
photo Copyright © 2012 Fotoreporter Sirotti/cyclingfans.com


