The 2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics was the 17th running of the Vattenfall Cyclassics single-day cycling race. It was held, in and around Hamburg, Germany, on 19 August over a distance of 245.9 kilometres (152.8 miles) and was the twenty-third race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.
In a mass sprint finish, the race was won by FDJ–BigMat rider Arnaud Démare,[1] who became the first French rider to take victory in the event. Démare finished ahead of Lotto–Belisol's André Greipel,[2] and RadioShack–Nissan's Giacomo Nizzolo, who completed the podium.[3][4]
Teams
As the Vattenfall Cyclassics was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Two other squads – Argos–Shimano and Team NetApp – were given wildcard places into the race,[5] and as such, formed the event's 20-team peloton.
The 20 teams that competed in the race were:[6]
Results
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI World Tour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arnaud Démare (FRA)
|
FDJ–BigMat | 6h 03' 19" | 80 |
| 2 |  André Greipel (GER)
|
Lotto–Belisol | s.t. | 60 |
| 3 |  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)
|
RadioShack–Nissan | s.t. | 50 |
| 4 |  Tom Boonen (BEL)
|
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | s.t. | 40 |
| 5 |  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
|
Team Sky | s.t. | 30 |
| 6 |  Mark Renshaw (AUS)
|
Rabobank | s.t. | 22 |
| 7 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS)
|
Garmin–Sharp | s.t. | 14 |
| 8 | Manuel Belletti (ITA)
|
Ag2r–La Mondiale | s.t. | 10 |
| 9 |  Tom Veelers (NED)
|
Argos–Shimano | s.t. | – |
| 10 |  Borut Božič (SLO)
|
Astana | s.t. | 2 |
References
- ^ Westemeyer, Susan (19 August 2012). "Demare wins Vattenfalls Cyclassics". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Demare upstages big names to win Vattenfall". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Arnaud Demare sprints to victory in 2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 19 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Vattenfall victory for Demare". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ Knudstrup, Simon (16 April 2012). "Argos-Shimano og NetApp med i Vattenfall Cyclassics" [Argos-Shimano and NetApp in Vattenfall Cyclassics]. Feltet.dk (in Danish). Feltet. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Vattenfall Cyclassics 2012: Starterliste | Liste des Départ" (PDF). Vattenfall Cyclassics. Upsolut Event GmbH. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "UCI WorldTour Ranking #21 - Vattenfall Cyclassics (GER/UWT)". Union Cycliste Internationale. Infostrada Sports. 19 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2012.