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2012 Tour de France

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Let an agent describe the 2012 Tour de France and its route, results and classifications from official sources, describe notable stages and incidents, place it in Tour history, and support fans and researchers.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent describe the 2012 Tour de France and its route, results and classifications from official sources, describe notable stages and incidents, place it in Tour history, and support fans and researchers.

The ninety-ninth edition of the Tour de France, held from 30 June to 22 July 2012 over twenty stages and a prologue starting in Liege, Belgium, and finishing in Paris, won by Bradley Wiggins of Team Sky as the first British winner, with Chris Froome second and Vincenzo Nibali third, Peter Sagan winning the points classification, Thomas Voeckler the mountains classification and Tejay van Garderen the young rider classification, and Mark Cavendish winning the final stage on the Champs-Elysees.

What it is for: The ninety-ninth Tour de France.

It can be describe route and results; describe notable stages; place in history; support fans.

Distinguishing features

First British winner

Team Sky dominance

Belgian start

Tacks incident on a mountain stage

What it looks like

Not physical; a stage race.

How it is recognised

Tour de France of 2012, won by Bradley Wiggins

Started in Liege, finished in Paris

Other editions are separate entries

Related models

is a kind of - category

cycling race

is related to - another major cycling event of the era

UCI Road World Championships

is related to - another race of the cycling calendar

Tour of Flanders

is related to - stage finishes deciding results

finish

In practice

Families and kinds

stages and results

general classification

points, mountains and young rider classifications

team classification

notable incidents and stages

Standards and regulation

International cycling union regulations

Anti-doping rules and results ratification

Race organiser rules

Failure modes and hazards

Errors in stage details

Unattributed doping allegations

Confusing editions

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What the 2012 Tour was.

Cycling.

Route

Route and stages.

Route

Route.

  1. What was the route of the 2012 Tour, from the Liege prologue to Paris, and which stages were decisive? provenance
  2. Is the 2012 edition meant, or another year? boundary

Results

Results.

Results

Results.

  1. Who won the general, points, mountains, young rider and team classifications, according to official sources? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific rider? action
Stories Notable stages and incidents.

Reference.

Stages

Notable stages.

Stages

Stages.

  1. Which stages were notable, including time trial wins and mountain stages? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific stage? action

Incidents

Incidents.

Incidents

Incidents.

  1. What incidents such as the tacks on the road affected the race, according to reports? provenance
  2. Is the presentation attributed? boundary
Context Context and significance.

Attribution.

Significance

Significance.

Significance

Significance.

  1. Why was the 2012 Tour significant for British cycling and Team Sky, according to commentators? provenance
  2. Which entry fits British cycling? action

Debates

Debates.

Debates

Debates.

  1. What debates about team tactics and the era of cycling surround the race, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn History and following.

Education.

History

Place in Tour history.

History

History.

  1. How does the 2012 edition fit into the history of the Tour de France? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Resources

Resources.

Resources

Resources.

  1. Where are official results, stage reports and archives available? provenance
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each stage be a separate entry?
  • How should official results be linked?
  • How should later rulings on results be tracked?