Tour de France 2012: Cycling Weekly's coverage index

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The 2012 Tour de France starts on Saturday June 30 in Liège, Belgium, and finishes three weeks later on the Champs Élysées in Paris on Sunday, July 22.

We will be covering the race in full, with daily stage reports, live text coverage, photo galleries from Cycling Weekly's Graham Watson and Andy Jones, rider interviews, post-stage analysis and much more.

All of our articles will be linked from this page, making it easy for you to keep track of everything that is happening in this year's Tour de France.

Keep checking back for the very latest updates.

Tour de France 2012: Stages, previews, reports and photos

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StageDateFromToLengthPreviewReportPhotos
PrologueSat, Jun 30LiègeLiège6.4km ITT>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 1Sun, Jul 1LiègeSeraing198km>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 2Mon, Jul 2ViséTournai207.5km>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 3Tues, Jul 3OrchiesBoulogne-sur-Mer197km>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 4Weds, Jul 4AbbevilleRouen214.5km>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 5Thurs, Jul 5RouenSaint-Quentin196.5km>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 6Fri, Jul 6ÉpernayMetz207.5km>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 7Sat, Jul 7TomblaineLa Planche des Belles Filles199km>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 8Sun, Jul 8BelfortPorrentruy157.5km>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 9Mon, Jul 9Arc-et-SenansBesançon41.5km ITT>>>>>>>>>>>>
RESTTues, Jul 10------
Stage 10Weds, Jul 11MâconBellegarde-sur-Valserine194.5km>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 11Thurs, Jul 12AlbertvilleLa Toussuire - Les Sybelles148km>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 12Fri, Jul 13Saint-Jean-de-MaurienneAnnonay Davézieux226km>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 13Sat, Jul 14Saint-Paul-Trois-ChâteauxLe Cap d'Agde217km>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 14Sun, Jul 15LimouxFoix191km>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 15Mon, Jul 16SamatanPau158.5km>>>>>>>>>>>>
RESTTues, Jul 17Pau--->>>>-
Stage 16Weds, Jul 18PauBagnères-de-Luchon197km>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 17Thurs, Jul 19Bagnères-de-LuchonPeyragudes143.5km>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 18Fri, Jul 20BlagnacBrive-la-Gaillarde222.5km>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 19Sat, Jul 21BonnevalChartres53.5km ITT>>>>>>>>>>>>
Stage 20Sun, Jul 22RambouilletParis Champs-Élysées120km>>>>>>>>>>>>

Tour de France 2012: Latest news

Cavendish caps Sky's successful Tour with incredible win in Paris

Cavendish recognises advantage in missed Tour chances ahead of Olympics

Orica-GreenEdge still learning in debut Tour

Hoy says a Wiggins win would be greatest ever British sporting achievement

Cavendish adds to impressive Tour de France for Sky

Schleck's Tour B sample also positive for banned substance

Sky's quick exit strategy from the Tour

Wiggins and Froome explain Tour stage 17 final climb debate

Liquigas hopes Tour success could help find sponsor

Froome: Nibali's attacks weren't going anywhere

Wiggins' Tour de France training

Voigt tries to carry on as RadioShack's future seems in doubt

Tour de France 2012: Teams, riders, start list

Tour 2012: Who will win?

Tour de France 2012 start list and withdrawals

Tour de France 2012 team list

Tour de France 2012: Stage reports

Stage 20: Wiggins wins 2012 Tour as Cavendish takes final stage

Stage 19: Wiggins wins time trial to claim Tour de France

Stage 18: Cavendish wins Tour stage 18 with irresistible sprint

Stage 17: Wiggins step closer to Paris as Valverde wins stage

Stage 16: Voeckler the Pyrenean king as he wins in Bagneres de Luchon

Stage 15: Fedrigo wins, day off for peloton

Stage 14: Sanchez solos to Foix victory to save Rabobank's Tour

Stage 13: Greipel survives climb and crosswinds to win third Tour stage

Stage 12: Millar wins Tour stage nine years from his last

Stage 11: Wiggins strengthens Tour lead as Evans slips back

Stage 10: Voeckler wins and saves his Tour

Stage nine: Wiggins destroys opposition in Besancon TT

Stage eight: Pinot solos to Tour win as Wiggins fights off attacks

Stage seven: Wiggins takes yellow as Froome wins stage

Stage six: Sagan wins third Tour stage

Stage five: Greipel wins again as Cavendish fades

Stage four: Greipel wins stage after Cavendish crashes

Stage three: Sagan runs away with it in Boulogne

Stage two: Cavendish takes 21st Tour stage victory

Stage one: Sagan wins at first attempt

Prologue: Cancellara wins, Wiggins second

Tour de France 2012: Comment, analysis, blogs

Analysis: What we learned at La Planche des Belles Filles

Analysis: How much time could Wiggins gain in Tour's time trials

CW's Tour de France podcasts

Blog: Tour presentation - chasing dreams and autographs

Comment: Cavendish the climber

Tour de France 2012: Photo galleries

Stage 20 by Graham Watson

Stage 19 by Graham Watson

Stage 18 by Graham Watson

Stage 17 by Graham Watson

Stage 16 by Graham Watson

Stage 15 by Graham Watson

Stage 14 by Graham Watson

Stage 13 by Graham Watson

Stage 12 by Graham Watson

Stage 11 by Graham Watson

Stage 10 by Graham Watson

Stage nine by Graham Watson

Stage eight by Graham Watson

Stage seven by Graham Watson

Stage six by Graham Watson

Stage five by Graham Watson

Stage four by Graham Watson

Stage three by Graham Watson

Stage two by Andy Jones

Stage two by Graham Watson

Stage one by Graham Watson

Prologue photo gallery by Andy Jones

Prologue photo gallery by Roo Rowler

Prologue photo gallery by Graham Watson

Tour de France 2012: Team presentation

Sky and Rabobank Tour de France recce

Tour de France 2012: Live text coverage

Stage 18 live coverage

Stage 17 live coverage

Stage 16 live coverage

Stage 12 live coverage

Stage 11 live coverage

Stage 10 live coverage

Stage nine live coverage

Stage six live coverage

Stage five live coverage

Stage four live coverage

Stage three live coverage

Cycling Weekly's live text coverage schedule

Tour de France 2012: TV schedule

ITV4 live schedule

British Eurosport live schedule

Tour de France 2012: Related links

Brits in the Tours: From Robinson to Cavendish

Brief history of the Tour de France

Tour de France 2011: Cycling Weekly's coverage index

1989: The Greatest Tour de France ever

Tour de France 2012: Older news items
Frank Schleck positive for banned substance at Tour

Rest day review (July 17)

Defending Tour champ Evans has work to do in Pyrenees

Sprinters' teams unwilling to work on stage 15

Evans suffers multiple punctures after Tour tack attack

Froome not winning this year's Tour is 'very great sacrifice'

Frank Schleck criticises 'boring' Tour de France

Wiggins: Cycling's new boss?

Wiggins still Sky's main man as Tour heads towards Pyrenees

Millar's Tour win comes after 'second chance'

Froome explains his attack on La Toussuire

Nibali fails to crack Sky but pleased with Tour mountains performance

Roche ready to achieve career-long Tour top ten ambition

Wiggins: 'I'm not some s**t rider that's come from nowhere

Nibali hits out at Wiggins after Tour frustration

Cavendish enjoying new Tour role

Wiggins taking nothing for granted in 'dream scenario'

Sky keeping Tour focus on Wiggins

Di Gregorio arrested by police at Tour de France

Daniel Martin courts King of the Mountains jersey

Wiggins' special yellow Tour de France skinsuit

Tony Martin abandons Tour de France

Wiggins proud of Tour time trial stage win

Wiggins lashes out after doping accusations

Evans and BMC out-gunned by Sky in the mountains

Wiggins looking to keep Tour lead until Paris

Froome on Tour stage win: I had the legs and went for it

Martin to lead Garmin in the mountains as Hesjedal withdraws

Dislocated shoulder hinders Greipel sprint

Hesjedal may be out of Tour after Garmin suffer in crash

Stage seven video preview

The Feed Zone: Tour news round-up (July 5)

Celebrating the Tour's lead-out men

Liquigas's yellow and green jersey aim at Tour

Brailsford: Sky on the front for Cav and Wiggins

Fourth Tour crash for Farrar

Greipel on a roll at the Tour

Cavendish and Eisel expected to continue after stage four crash

Injury report: Tour stage four

Garmin-Sharp adjust Tour de France plans after injury problems

Sky down to eight after Siutsou crash

Kittel recovering from illness

Explaining the three kilometre rule

Sky's embarrassment of riches

Rogers back on form and backing Wiggins in the Tour

Martin to continue in Tour despite fractured wrist

Liquigas coach tips Sagan for future Grand Tour win

Cancellara's win lifts morale in RadioShack team

Hincapie makes history with 17th Tour startGoss has eye on Tour's green jersey

Hincapie's lucky seventeen bike

Evans ready to fight for his Tour title

Tour de France 2012: Teams presented in Liege

Millar misses Tour presentation due to illness

Nibali plans mountain attack in Tour

Sky Tour de France recon: Photo special

Hesjedal ready to take on Tour

Tour 2012: Who will win?

Tour won't knock Cavendish down

Brailsford: You've got to prioritise

Sky releases official team song ahead of Tour

Henderson on Lotto's united front

Orica-GreenEdge in hunt for stage wins at Tour

Bruyneel to miss Tour de France

Giro winner Hesjedal heads Garmin's Tour squad

Team Sky Tour squad announced

Leipheimer to lead Omega Pharma in Tour

Strong BMC team for defending Tour champ Evans

Menchov gunning for Tour de France overall

Wiggins: No pressure, only excitement ahead of Tour

Kittel to make Tour debut

Gesink headlines Rabobank Tour line-up

Andy Schleck out of 2012 Tour

Hincapie to retire after record-breaking 17th Tour

Wiggins: This is the best shape I've been in for Tour

Andy Schleck receives 2010 Tour yellow jersey

Orica-GreenEdge to strengthen sprint train for Tour

Argos-Shimano, Cofidis, Saur-Sojasun and Europcar in Tour

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