Tour de France 2012
Stage 17
Bagnères-de-Luchon → Peyragudes
Race Report
Stage 17 of the 2012 Tour de France, held on July 18, 2012, covered 197.0 km from Bagnères-de-Luchon to Peyragudes. Alejandro Valverde won the stage via solo after a 21.0 km solo attack. Classified as a mountain stage with a flat finish after the final descent. The riders faced 5,291 meters of total elevation gain, making it the 3rd hardest stage of the edition. The stage was completed at an average speed of 35.3 km/h, which was 6.5 km/h slower than the edition average of 41.7 km/h.
Bagnères-de-Luchon → Peyragudes
Stage 16 | Pau - Bagnères-de-Luchon
Stage Winner
Alejandro Valverde
Yellow Jersey
Bradley Wiggins
Avg Speed
35.3 km/h
Elevation
5,291 m
Difficulty
293
Win Type
Solo
Won How
21 km solo
Solo Distance
21.0 km
Startlist Quality
1,703
Jersey Classifications
Yellow Jersey
Bradley Wiggins
Green Jersey
Peter Sagan
Polka-Dot Jersey
Thomas Voeckler
White Jersey
Tejay Van Garderen
Edition Difficulty Profile
Nearby Stages
Limoux → Foix
217 km
Luis Leon Sanchez
Samatan → Pau
191 km
Pierrick Fedrigo
Pau → Bagnères-de-Luchon
159 km
Thomas Voeckler
Blagnac → Brive-la-Gaillarde
144 km
Mark Cavendish
Bonneval → Chartres
223 km
Bradley Wiggins
Rambouillet → Paris Champs-Élysées
54 km
Mark Cavendish
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Stage 17 of the 2012 Tour de France?
Alejandro Valverde won Stage 17 of the 2012 Tour de France.
How long was Stage 17 of the 2012 Tour de France?
Stage 17 covered 197.0 km from Bagnères-de-Luchon to Peyragudes. The total elevation gain was 5,291 meters.
Who wore the yellow jersey after Stage 17 of the 2012 Tour de France?
Bradley Wiggins wore the yellow jersey (maillot jaune) after Stage 17 of the 2012 Tour de France.
What was the route of Stage 17 in the 2012 Tour de France?
Stage 17 ran from Bagnères-de-Luchon to Peyragudes, a distance of 197.0 km. It was classified as a mountains flat finish stage.
What was the average speed of Stage 17 in the 2012 Tour de France?
The average winning speed for Stage 17 was 35.3 km/h. The stage profile was classified as mountains flat finish.