2012 in men's road cycling
| 2012 in road cycling |
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| List of women's road bicycle races |
Olympic Games[]
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Men's Road race
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July 28 |  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
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 Rigoberto Urán (COL)
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 Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
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| Men's Time trial
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August 1 |  Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
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 Tony Martin (GER)
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Chris Froome (GBR)
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World Championships[]
The World Road Championships was held in Limburg, Netherlands.
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship Team Time Trial | September 16 |  Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
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 BMC Racing Team
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 Orica–GreenEDGE
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| World Championship Time Trial | September 19 | Tony Martin (GER)
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Taylor Phinney (USA)
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 Vasil Kiryienka (BLR)
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| World Championship Road Race | September 23 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
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Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
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 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
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Grand Tours[]
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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May 5–27 |  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN)
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Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
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Thomas De Gendt (BEL)
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 Tour de France
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June 30 – July 22 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
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Chris Froome (GBR)
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Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
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| Vuelta a España
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August 18 – September 9 | Alberto Contador (ESP)
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Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
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Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
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UCI World Tour[]
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour Down Under[1]
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January 17–22 | Simon Gerrans (AUS)
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Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
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 Tiago Machado (POR)
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| Paris–Nice
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March 4–11 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
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 Lieuwe Westra (NED)
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Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
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| Tirreno–Adriatico
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March 7–13 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
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Chris Horner (USA)
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 Roman Kreuziger (CZE)
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| Milan–San Remo
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March 17 | Simon Gerrans (AUS)
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 Fabian Cancellara (SWI)
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Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
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| Volta a Catalunya
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March 19–25 | Michael Albasini (SUI)
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Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
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Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL)
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| E3 Harelbeke
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March 23 | Tom Boonen (BEL)
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Óscar Freire (ESP)
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 Bernhard Eisel (AUT)
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| Gent–Wevelgem
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March 25 | Tom Boonen (BEL)
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 Peter Sagan (SVK)
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 Matti Breschel (DEN)
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| Tour of Flanders
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April 1 | Tom Boonen (BEL)
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Filippo Pozzato (ITA)
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Alessandro Ballan (ITA)
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| Tour of the Basque Country
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April 2–7 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
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Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
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Bauke Mollema (NED)
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| Paris–Roubaix
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April 8 | Tom Boonen (BEL)
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Sébastien Turgot (FRA)
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Alessandro Ballan (ITA)
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| Amstel Gold Race
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April 15 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA)
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Jelle Vanendert (BEL)
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Peter Sagan (SVK)
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| La Flèche Wallonne
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April 18 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
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Michael Albasini (SUI)
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Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
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| Liège–Bastogne–Liège
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April 22 | Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ)
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Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
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Enrico Gasparotto (ITA)
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| Tour de Romandie
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April 24–29 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
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Andrew Talansky (USA)
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Rui Costa (POR)
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| Critérium du Dauphiné
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June 3–10 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
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Michael Rogers (AUS)
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Cadel Evans (AUS)
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| Tour de Suisse
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June 9–17 | Rui Costa (POR)
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 Fränk Schleck (LUX)
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Levi Leipheimer (USA)
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 Tour de Pologne
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July 10–16 | Moreno Moser (ITA)
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Michal Kwiatkowski (POL)
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Sergio Henao (COL)
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| Eneco Tour
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August 6–12 | Lars Boom (NED)
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Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
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Niki Terpstra (NED)
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| Clásica de San Sebastián
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August 14 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP)
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Simon Gerrans (AUS)
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Gianni Meersman (BEL)
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| Vattenfall Cyclassics
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August 19 | Arnaud Démare (FRA)
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André Greipel (GER)
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Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)
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| GP Ouest-France
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August 26 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
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Rui Costa (POR)
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Heinrich Haussler (AUS)
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| GP de Québec
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September 7 | Simon Gerrans (AUS)
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Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
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Rui Costa (POR)
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| GP de Montréal
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September 9 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR)
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Moreno Moser (ITA)
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 Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS)
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| Giro di Lombardia
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September 29 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
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Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
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Rigoberto Urán (COL)
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 Tour of Beijing
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October 9–13 | Tony Martin (GER)
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Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)
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Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
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2.HC Category Races[]
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tour of Qatar[2]
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February 5–10 | Tom Boonen (BEL)
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Tyler Farrar (USA)
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Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)
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 Tour of Oman
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February 14–19 | Peter Velits (SVK)
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Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
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Tony Gallopin (FRA)
|
 Tour de Langkawi[3]
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February 24 – March 4 | José Serpa (COL)
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 José Rujano (VEN)
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Victor Niño (COL)
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| Critérium International
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March 24–25 | Cadel Evans (AUS)
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Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA)
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Michael Rogers (AUS)
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| Three Days of De Panne
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March 27–29 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
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Lieuwe Westra (NED)
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Maciej Bodnar (POL)
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| Giro del Trentino
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April 17–20 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA)
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Damiano Cunego (ITA)
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Sylwester Szmyd (POL)
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 Presidential Tour of Turkey
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April 22–29 |  Ivailo Gabrovski (BUL)
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Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ)
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Danail Petrov (BUL)
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| Four Days of Dunkirk
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May 4–8 | Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA)
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Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)
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John Degenkolb (GER)
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| Tour of California
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May 13–20 | Robert Gesink (NED)
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David Zabriskie (USA)
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Tom Danielson (USA)
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| Tour of Belgium
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May 23–27 | Tony Martin (GER)
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Lieuwe Westra (NED)
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Carlos Barredo (ESP)
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| Bayern-Rundfahrt
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May 23–27 | Michael Rogers (AUS)
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Jérôme Coppel (FRA)
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Vladimir Gusev (RUS)
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| Tour de Luxembourg
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May 30 – June 3 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
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Wout Poels (NED)
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Fränk Schleck (LUX)
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| Österreich Rundfahrt
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July 1–8 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
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Steve Morabito (SUI)
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 Robert Vrečer (SLO)
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| Tour of Qinghai Lake
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July 13–22 |  Hossein Alizadeh (IRN)
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Cameron Wurf (AUS)
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Giovanny Báez (COL)
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| Tour de Wallonie
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July 21–25 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)
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Gianni Meersman (BEL)
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Pim Ligthart (NED)
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| Vuelta a Burgos
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August 1–5 | Daniel Moreno (ESP)
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Sergio Henao (COL)
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Esteban Chaves (COL)
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| Tour du Limousin
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August 14–17 |  Yukiya Arashiro (JPN)
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Jérémy Roy (FRA)
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Fabien Schmidt (FRA)
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| USA Pro Cycling Challenge
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August 20–26 | Christian Vande Velde (USA)
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Tejay van Garderen (USA)
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Levi Leipheimer (USA)
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| Damark Rundt
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August 22–26 | Lieuwe Westra (NED)
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 Ramunas Navardauskas (LTU)
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Manuele Boaro (ITA)
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| Tour of Hainan
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October 20–28 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ)
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Valentin Iglinskiy (KAZ)
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 Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE)
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1.HC Category Races[]
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
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February 25 | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)
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Tom Boonen (BEL)
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Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)
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| Clásica de Almería
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February 26 | Michael Matthews (AUS)
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Borut Božič (SLO)
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Roger Kluge (GER)
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| GP Miguel Indurain
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March 31 | Daniel Moreno (ESP)
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Mikel Landa (ESP)
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Ángel Madrazo (ESP)
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| Scheldeprijs
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April 4 | Marcel Kittel (GER)
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Tyler Farrar (USA)
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Theo Bos (NED)
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| Brabantse Pijl
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April 11 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA)
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Óscar Freire (ESP)
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Pieter Serry (BEL)
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| Rund um den Finanzplatz
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May 1 | Moreno Moser (ITA)
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Dominik Nerz (GER)
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Sergey Firsanov (RUS)
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| TD Bank International Cycling Championship
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June 2 | Alexander Serebryakov (RUS)
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Aldo Ino Ilešič (SLO)
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Fred Rodriguez (USA)
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| Tre Valli Varesine
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August 18 | David Veilleux (CAN)
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Andrea Palini (ITA)
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Danilo Di Luca (ITA)
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| Paris–Bruxelles
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September 8 | Tom Boonen (BEL)
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Mark Renshaw (AUS)
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Óscar Freire (ESP)
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| Grand Prix de Fourmies
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September 9 | Lars Bak (DEN)
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Alexander Kristoff (NOR)
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Marcel Kittel (GER)
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| Milano–Torino
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September 26 | Alberto Contador (ESP)
|
Diego Ulissi (ITA)
|
Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE)
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| Giro del Piemonte
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September 27 | Rigoberto Urán (COL)
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Luca Paolini (ITA)
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Gorka Verdugo (ESP)
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| Giro dell'Emilia
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October 6 | Nairo Quintana (COL)
|
Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE)
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Franco Pellizotti (ITA)
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| Paris–Tours
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October 7 | Marco Marcato (ITA)
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Laurens De Vreese (BEL)
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Niki Terpstra (NED)
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| Tour de Vendée
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October 14 | Wesley Kreder (NED)
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Sébastien Hinault (FRA)
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Jonathan Hivert (FRA)
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| Japan Cup
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October 21 | Ivan Basso (ITA)
|
 Dan Martin (IRL)
|
Rafał Majka (POL)
|
UCI tours[]
| Tour | Individual champion | Individual champion's team | Team champion | Nations champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
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Team Katusha | Team Sky | Spain
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| Africa Tour |  Tarik Chaoufi (MAR)
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No team | MTN–Qhubeka | Morocco
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| America Tour |  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)
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Team Nippo | Funvic–Pindamonhangaba | Colombia
|
| Asia Tour | Hossein Alizadeh (IRN)
|
Tabriz Petrochemical Team | Terengganu Cycling Team | Japan
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| Europe Tour | John Degenkolb (GER)
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Argos–Shimano | Saur–Sojasun | Italy
|
| Oceania Tour |  Paul Odlin (NZL)
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Subway Cycling Team | Team Jayco-AIS | Australia
|
Continental Championships[]
African Cycling Championships[]
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road race | November 13, 2011 |  Natnael Berhane (ERI)
|
Tesfay Abraha (ERI)
|
 Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA)
|
| Individual time trial | November 11, 2011 | Daniel Teklehaymanot (ERI)
|
Louis Meintjes (RSA)
|
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA)
|
| Team time trial | November 9, 2011 | Eritrea |
South Africa |
Morocco |
Asian Cycling Championships[]
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road race | February |  Wong Kam Po (HKG)
|
Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI)
|
Taiji Nishitani (JPN)
|
| Individual time trial | February |  Evgeny Vakker (KGZ)
|
Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ)
|
Hossein Askari (IRI)
|
U23 European Championships[]
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road race | Jan Tratnik
|
 Andžs Flaksis
|
Wouter Wippert
| |
| Individual time trial | Rasmus Quaade
|
Bob Jungels
|
 Oleksandr Golovash
|
Oceania Cycling Championships[]
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road race | Paul Odlin
|
|
Mark O'Brien
| |
| Individual time trial |
|
Paul Odlin
|
|
National Championships[]
References[]
- ^ "Tour Down Under 2012 Overall Standings". Archived from the original on 2012-01-18. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Tour of Qatar 2012 Overall Standings". Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Tour de Langkawi 2012 Overall Standings".
See also[]
Categories:
- 2012 in road cycling
- Men's road cycling by year