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Bradley Wiggins vence o Tour de France 2012

Bradley Wiggins, the winner of the 2012 Tour de France
Bradley Wiggins conquista pela primeira vez o título do Tour de France, depois de vencer a décima-nona etapa, uma prova de contra-relógio. O ciclista da Team Sky completou os 53,5 km do trajeto com o tempo de 1h 04m 13s. Christopher Froome, seu companheiro de equipe e compatriota, chegou em segundo, 1m 16s depois, e o pódio foi completado por Luis Leon Sanchez, da equipe Rabobank, 1m 50s após.

Wiggins liderou a competição depois da etapa, 3m 21s na frente de Froome, situação que não se alterou, já que a última prova, entre Rambouillet e Champs-Élysées, pelas regras da competição, não conta para a classificação geral. Com o título de Bradley, a Inglaterra obtém seu primeiro tento na história do Tour de France.
"Não consigo explicar o que sinto neste momento. Nos últimos dez quilômetros, sabia que estava à frente, e ainda assim tinha energia. Recordo-me de todo o trabalho feito até chegar aqui, a decepção de 2010, quando fui vigésimo-quarto, a de 2011, quando quebrei a clavícula, e também do triunfo no Paris-Nice, e das perguntas que me fizeram sobre se não estaria logo em forma. Finalmente, conquistei o Tour", disse Wiggins.
Classificação geral após a 19ª etapa
1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 84:26:31  
2 Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:03:21  
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:06:19  
4 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:10:15  
5 Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0:11:04  
6 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan 0:15:43  
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:15:51  
8 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 0:16:31  
9 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team 0:16:38  
10 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:17:17  
11 Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan 0:17:54  
12 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:19:33  
13 Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan 0:19:55  
14 Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 0:25:27  
15 Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team 0:27:22  
16 Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 0:28:30  
17 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:31:46  
18 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team 0:37:03  
19 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Katusha Team 0:38:16  
20 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 0:42:26  
21 Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 0:45:43  
22 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:46:52  
23 Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling 0:54:52  
24 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:58:37  
25 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:59:44  
26 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 1:04:41  
27 Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 1:05:10  
28 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:05:39  
29 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 1:06:33  
30 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Movistar Team 1:09:19  
31 Alexandr Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 1:14:33  
32 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 1:16:29  
33 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:16:52  
34 Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 1:20:49  
35 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Sharp 1:25:23  
36 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 1:27:36  
37 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Katusha Team 1:28:32  
38 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team 1:30:38  
39 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1:31:44  
40 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team 1:34:33  
41 Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:37:41  
42 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team 1:38:41  
43 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:38:46  
44 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:40:44  
45 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team 1:41:00  
46 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team 1:41:40  
47 Dominik Nerz (Ger) Liquigas-Cannondale 1:42:12  
48 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 1:42:39  
49 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team 1:43:55  
50 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 1:47:14  
51 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team 1:47:31  
52 Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan 1:50:41  
53 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team 1:51:43  
54 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 1:52:28  
55 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:52:30  
56 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling 1:52:43  
57 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1:55:30  
58 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar 1:57:10  
59 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 1:57:39  
60 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Sharp 1:58:40  
61 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar 1:58:55  
62 Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:59:53  
63 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 2:03:55  
64 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 2:05:08  
65 Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:06:09  
66 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 2:09:42  
67 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2:11:41  
68 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 2:12:22  
69 Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre - ISD 2:13:39  
70 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 2:13:49  
71 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:15:59  
72 Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 2:17:30  
73 Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:17:31  
74 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2:18:58  
75 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 2:19:43  
76 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack-Nissan 2:21:40  
77 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 2:22:07  
78 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 2:23:14  
79 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISD 2:23:58  
80 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 2:24:35  
81 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team 2:24:54  
82 Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar 2:25:57  
83 Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling 2:26:14  
84 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar 2:29:13  
85 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 2:33:14  
86 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD 2:37:55  
87 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2:38:01  
88 Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 2:39:14  
89 Blel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:40:39  
90 Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 2:40:47  
91 Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 2:41:09  
92 Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 2:45:39  
93 Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 2:46:09  
94 Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team 2:46:28  
95 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 2:46:51  
96 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team 2:47:30  
97 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 2:49:43  
98 Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:51:18  
99 Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 2:52:36  
100 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Sharp 2:52:38  
101 Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 2:53:17  
102 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Movistar Team 2:53:35  
103 Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos - Shimano 2:54:22  
104 David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Sharp 2:54:55  
105 Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:55:04  
106 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team    
107 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 2:56:07  
108 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team 2:56:27  
109 Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team 2:56:30  
110 Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 2:57:00  
111 Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 2:57:29  
112 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Argos - Shimano 2:57:40  
113 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 2:57:58  
114 Federico Canuti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 2:58:12  
115 Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 3:03:06  
116 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 3:03:43  
117 Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 3:04:14  
118 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 3:04:23  
119 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team 3:05:58  
120 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 3:07:04  
121 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 3:07:54  
122 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 3:09:06  
123 André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team 3:09:11  
124 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-QuickStep 3:13:06  
125 Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol Team 3:13:15  
126 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 3:15:23  
127 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 3:16:41  
128 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:17:05  
129 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 3:17:07  
130 Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team 3:17:53  
131 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 3:18:11  
132 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team 3:19:38  
133 Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 3:20:24  
134 Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 3:21:34  
135 Roy Curvers (Ned) Argos - Shimano 3:23:44  
136 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:23:55  
137 Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 3:25:13  
138 Yann Huguet (Fra) Argos - Shimano 3:25:55  
139 Yohann Gene (Fra) Team Europcar 3:27:07  
140 Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Argos - Shimano 3:27:14  
141 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 3:27:37  
142 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank 3:28:08  
143 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling 3:28:45  
144 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 3:30:49  
145 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling 3:36:55  
146 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team 3:37:49  
147 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin - Sharp 3:40:01  
148 Albert Timmer (Ned) Argos - Shimano 3:40:08  
149 Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 3:42:31  
150 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 3:49:24  
151 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Sharp 3:54:54  
152 Jan Ghyselinck (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 3:57:04  
153 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3:57:45  

Beltbag: o airbag de cinto de segurança da Mercedes-Benz

Beltbag Improved protection for rear-seat passengers Beltbag will soon be standard equipment in one of the luxury vehicles of Mercedes-Benz. In the event of a front impact, the inflatable seat belt strap can reduce the risk of injury to rear-seat passengers by reducing the load on the thorax. The multi-layered seat belt strap has tear seams and can be inflated up to around three times its width by means of a gas generator. As the measuring technology of test dummies does not allow for advan-tages such as the reduced load on vehicle occupants to be dem-onstrated, the Mercedes safety experts also worked intensively with virtual models of humans during the development phase.
A Mercedes-Benz pode ter sido pioneira em muitos equipamentos para carros, e na criação do próprio automóvel, no entanto, ela não foi a primeira a criar o airbag de cinto de segurança. Os créditos vão para o Ford Explorer e o Lexus LFA. Mas de uma coisa a Mercedes-Benz pode se orgulhar: ela criou o primeiro airbag de cinto de segurança... que só dispara em impactos frontais.

Chamado Beltbag, ele pode estar na próxima versão do Classe S, na metade de 2013, para logo após equipar vários outros modelos da marca. Como no sistema da Ford, o Beltbag só está disponível para os passageiros dos bancos traseiros, e infla o cinto de modo que ele fique com o triplo do seu tamanho normal, para que a área de contato com o corpo do passageiro seja melhor distribuída, diminuindo assim a chance de ferimentos causados pelo item de segurança.

Uma diferença para o sistema pioneiro da Ford é que o Beltbag só é acionado em colisões frontais, enquanto que o sistema do Explorer dispara em impactos na frente e nas laterais do veículo.

Stuttgart. The Beltbag, one of the highlights from the ESF 2009 Experimental Safety Vehicle, is due to go into production in a luxury-class model from Mercedes-Benz. The inflatable seat-belt strap is able to reduce the risk of injury to passengers in the rear in a head-on collision by lessening the strain placed on the ribcage.

Should the crash sensors detect a severe frontal impact, the airbag control unit will trigger deployment and inflation of the Beltbag. A gas generator then inflates the multi-layered belt strap with Velcro seams to nearly three times its normal width. The resulting larger surface area is able to better distribute the force acting on the seat occupant, thereby reducing the risk of injury.
The Beltbag can be used in exactly the same way as a conventional seat belt. The belt strap's design is different from that of the standard belt though, and received top marks in practical trials for being extremely comfortable to wear and for its extra-soft belt strap edge.

"Mercedes-Benz is pursuing its safety initiative in the rear of vehicles with the Beltbag," comments Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rodolfo Schöneburg, Head of Passive Safety and Vehicle Functions at Mercedes-Benz Cars. "After all, the excellent standard of safety offered by Mercedes-Benz doesn't just apply to all model series, but to all seats, too."

Just like the active seat-belt buckle recently presented by Mercedes-Benz that is likewise earmarked for inclusion in a luxury model, the Beltbag was developed with a particular view toward new markets. There, the occupancy rate in the rear is as much as 30 percent, making it much higher than in Europe. By introducing the Beltbag, Mercedes-Benz is further expanding the safety system for passengers in the rear – in contrast to many other manufacturers, seat belts in the second row of Mercedes-Benz models already come equipped with belt tensioners and belt force limiters. It is not planned to introduce the Beltbag for the front occupants, as airbags are already included in the front on all models as a supplementary restraint system.

Because dummy measurement technology is not capable of quantifying the benefits resulting from a wider belt strap, such as the lower force exerted on occupants, the safety experts at Mercedes have also been working intensely with virtual human models, as such computer-generated models make it possible to obtain detailed findings on the biomechanical strain during a collision.

Um cutaway de F1 de verdade


Nos últimos dois anos, os mecânicos da Sauber usaram seu próprio tempo livre para "cortar um F1 ao meio". Matt Norris mostra as entranhas de um carro de Fórmula 1, indicando onde cada um dos componentes está localizado dentro do chassis. Sergio Pérez ainda mostra como o piloto "se encaixa" no carro e mostra a posição resultante.

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