Tour de France standings, results: Biniam Girmay sprints to Stage 12 victory
2024-12-28 06:45:25 Contact
Biniam Girmay put on a powerful final kick to win Stage 12 of the Tour de France on Thursday for his third stage victory in this year's race.
Girmay, of Eritrea, outlasted Wout van Aert of Belgium and Arnaud Demare of France to finish in 4 hours, 17 minutes, 15 seconds. However, Demare was later demoted to 67th place for pushing van Aert during the 204-kilometer stage in southwestern France.
Overall, there were no changes atop the leaderboard as two-time Tour champion Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia retained the yellow jersey.
Here's a full look at the 2024 Tour de France standings after 12 days of competition:
Tour de France Stage 12 results
| Position | Rider | Times | Gap |
| 1 | Biniam Girmay (Intermarché - Wanty) | 04h 17' 15'' | - |
| 2 | Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) | 04h 17' 15'' | - |
| 3 | Pascal Ackermann (Israel-Premier Tech) | 04h 17' 15'' | - |
| 4 | Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninick) | 04h 17' 15'' | - |
| 5 | Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny) | 04h 17' 15'' | - |
| 6 | Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) | 04h 17' 15'' | - |
| 7 | Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain Victorious) | 04h 17' 15'' | - |
| 8 | Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) | 04h 17' 15'' | - |
| 9 | Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco Alula) | 04h 17' 15'' | - |
| 10 | Ryan Gibbons (LIDL-Trek) | 04h 17' 15'' | - |
TOUR DE FRANCE: Recap, results and standings after Stage 11
Tour de France general classification standings after Stage 12
| Position | Rider | Times | Gap |
| 1 | Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) | 49h 17' 49'' | - |
| 2 | Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) | 49h 18' 55'' | + 00h 01' 06'' |
| 3 | Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) | 49h 19' 03'' | + 00h 01' 14'' |
| 4 | Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) | 49h 22' 09'' | + 00h 04' 20'' |
| 5 | Carlos Rodriguez (INEOS Grenadiers) | 49h 22' 29'' | + 00h 04' 40'' |
| 6 | Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) | 49h 22' 31'' | + 00h 04' 42'' |
| 7 | Mikel Landa (Soudal Quick-Step) | 49h 23' 27'' | + 00h 05' 38'' |
| 8 | Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) | 49h 24' 48'' | + 00h 06' 59'' |
| 9 | Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) | 49h 24' 58'' | + 00h 07' 09'' |
| 10 | Giulio Ciccione (LIDL-Trek) | 49h 25' 25'' | + 00h 07' 36'' |
Tour de France jersey standings after Stage 12
- Yellow (general classification): Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
- Green (points classification): Biniam Girmay (Intermarché - Wanty)
- Polka dot (mountains classification): Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
- White (young rider classification): Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep)
- Yellow numbers (teams classification): UAE Team Emirates
- Golden numbers (combativity award): Quentin Pacher (Groupama-FDJ)
