The Tour de France is an absolute summer classic. Join here at ProXCskiing.com to get Eurosport’s Roberto Vacchi’s comments before today’s Stage 12.

Tour de France stage 11, starting in Albertville, saw Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo – Visma) winning the 151.7km race to Col du Granon Serre Chevalier, ahead of Nairo Quintana (Team Arkéa Samsic) and Romain Bardet (Team DSM). 

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo – Visma) is the new Tour de France yellow jersey. Romain Bardet (Team DSM) is in second place overall, 2:16 back, followed by Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) in third place in the general classification, 2:22 behind the leader.   

Today, Stage 12 starts in Briançon, covers 165.1km on mountainous terrain and finishes at Alpe d’Huez. 

Stage 12 – Briançon to Alpe d’Huez 165.1km

Today’s stage starts in beautiful Briançon, goes all the way to Sainte-Jean-de-Maurienne, and then up again to Galibier. After, down to Valloire via Télégraphe towards the beginning of a very long climb to the mountain price on the Col de la Croix de Fer. 29 kilometers of uphill, a climb rode many times on the Tour. And then the end, a climb that many wondered when it would return. Alpe d’Huez with a vast crowd and a bit of a tricky riot. We have been waiting for this final for four long years,” says Vacchi.

The broadcast starts on Eurosport at 13:20. Neutralized start at 13:05. Expected arrival at 17:55.

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