The 2012 Tour de France route announcement
The contenders
LtoR, Belgium's champion Philippe Gilbert, Tour de France 2011 winner, Australia's Cadel Evans, France's champion Thomas Voeckler, 2012 Road World Champion Britain's Mark Cavendish, France's Pierre Rolland, Spain's Samuel Sanchez and Tour de France three-time winner, Spain's Alberto Contador attend the official presentation of 2012 Tour de France cycling race's route on October 18, 2011 in Paris.