The 99th Tour de France cycling race began on July 1, as 22 teams of nine riders raced first through parts of Belgium, then on to France in stage three. Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara held the overall lead until stage six, when Team Sky rider Bradley Wiggins overtook Cancellara, gaining the leader's yellow jersey, which he still wears as of today. The Tour continues until July 22, heading into the Alps for grueling mountain stages in the second half of the race. The entire tour will cover a distance of 3,497 km (2,173 mi). Gathered here are images from the first half of the 2011 Tour de France. Part 2 will be posted after the finish.
Tour de France 2012 official Route
The pack of riders cycles in the second stage of the 99th Tour de France cycling race between Vise and Tournai, on July 2, 2012.(Reuters/Stephane Mahe)
Team SKY rider Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain trains in the mountains of Mallorca in preparation for the 2012 Tour de France, on June 19, 2012 in Alcudia, Spain. (Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
Tour de France: stage 1
The wheel of a bicycle of France's Europcar cycling team prior to the start of a training session around Liege, Belgium, on June 29, 2012, the eve of the start of the 2012 Tour de France. (Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images)
Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara competes in the 6.4 km individual time-trial and prologue of the 2012 Tour de France around Liege, on June 30, 2012. (Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images)
The pack passes Ouffet under a menacing sky during the first stage of the Tour de France over 198 kilometers (123 miles) finishing in Seraing, Belgium, on July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Riders cast shadows on the road during the first stage of the Tour de France, on July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway, rear left in white jersey, try to catch Peter Sagan of Slovakia, right, as he sprints towards the finish line to win the first stage of the Tour de France in Seraing, Belgium, on July 1, 2012.(AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
The pack climbs towards the Citadel in Namur during the second stage of the Tour de France, on July 2, 2012.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Mark Cavendish of Britain, rear right with yellow helmet, pushes his bicycle over the finish line just ahead of Andre Greipel of Germany, front, and Matthew Harley Gross of Australia, rear left, to win the 207.5 km (129 mi) second stage of the Tour de France in Tournai, Belgium, on July 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Tour de France: stage 3
Tour de France 2012 -- Insight into stage 7
Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, rides in the pack during the third stage of the Tour de France, on his way to Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, on July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
The pack rides through countryside on the third stage of the Tour de France, on July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Michael Morkov of Denmark wears the best climber's polka-dot jersey on the podium of the third stage of the Tour de France in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, on July 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
The peloton passes through wheat fields during stage four of the 2012 Tour de France from Abbeville to Rouen, on July 4, 2012.(Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Tour de France: stage 6
After a large crash 20 kilometers from the stage six finish line, riders try and get back on their bicycles near Metz, France, on July 6, 2012.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Injured Thomas Danielson of the US sits in the grass after a crash in the pack at some 20 kilometers from he finish line during the sixth stage of the Tour de France near Metz, on Friday July 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Doctors tend to Davide Vigano of Italy after a crash in the pack at some 20 kilometers from the finish line of the sixth stage near Metz, France, on July 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Christopher Froome (right) of Great Britain riding for Sky Procycling takes a look back at Cadel Evans of Australia riding for BMC Racing as Froome sprinted to the finish line to win stage seven of the 2012 Tour de France in La Planche des Belles Filles, on July 7, 2012. Evans finished second. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Bradley Wiggins of Britain, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, Ryder Hesjedal of Canada, wearing the best young rider's white jersey, and Christopher Froome of Britain, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey, ride in the pack during the start of the 8th stage of the Tour de France in Belfort, France, on July 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Team Sky rider Christopher Froome of Britain in the best climber's polka dot jersey awaits the start of the eight stage of the 99th Tour de France, on July 8, 2012. (Reuters/Bogdan Cristel)
The legs of Astana Pro Team rider Fredrik Kessiakoff of Sweden, seen on the podium flanked by presenters, after the eighth stage of the Tour de France in Porrentruy, , Switzerland, on July 8, 2012. (Reuters/Bogdan Cristel)
Laurens Ten Dam of The Netherlands and the Rabobank Cycling Team in action during stage nine of the 2012 Tour de France, on July 9, 2012 in Besancon, France. (Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
Bradley Wiggins, stage winner and overall leader, celebrates on the podium at the end of the individual time-trial ninth stage of the 2012 Tour de France, on July 9, 2012. (Pascal Pavani/AFP/Getty Images)
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