2012 Gent–Wevelgem
Cycling race
2012 UCI World Tour , race 7 of 28 | ||||||||||||
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Dates | 25 March | |||||||||||
Stages | 1 | |||||||||||
Distance | 234.6 km (145.8 mi) | |||||||||||
Winning time | 5h 32' 44" | |||||||||||
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The 2012 Gent–Wevelgem was the 74th running of the Gent–Wevelgem single-day cycling race. It was held on 25 March 2012 over a distance of 234.6 kilometres (145.8 miles) , [1] and was the seventh race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.
In a mass sprint finish, the race was won by Omega Pharma–Quick-Step rider Tom Boonen , [2] who in the process, became the fifth different rider to win the race three times. Boonen finished ahead of Liquigas–Cannondale 's Peter Sagan and Rabobank 's Matti Breschel , who completed the podium. [3]
Teams
As Gent–Wevelgem was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Seven other squads were given wildcard places into the race, [4] and as such, formed the event's 25-team peloton. Each team could enter up to eight riders, with the starting peloton being 195 riders. [5]
The 25 teams that competed in the race were: [5]
Results
Cyclist | Team | Time |
UCI World Tour
Points |
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1 |
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Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 5h 32' 44" | 80 |
2 |
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Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. | 60 |
3 |
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Rabobank | s.t. | 50 |
4 |
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Team Katusha | s.t. | 40 |
5 |
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Team Sky | s.t. | 30 |
6 |
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RadioShack–Nissan | s.t. | 22 |
7 |
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Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. | 14 |
8 |
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FDJ–BigMat | s.t. | 10 |
9 |
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Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | s.t. | – |
10 |
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Movistar Team | s.t. | 2 |
Women's race
A women's race was held for the first time in 2012, on the same day as the men's race but over a shorter course of 114 km (70.8 mi) . AA Drink–leontien.nl rider Lizzie Armitstead won after a solo breakaway of nearly 40 km (24.9 mi) . [7]
Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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1 |
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AA Drink–leontien.nl | 2h 49' 46" |
2 |
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Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team | + 51" |
3 |
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AA Drink–leontien.nl | + 51" |
4 |
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Hitec Products–Mistral Home Cycling Team | + 51" |
5 |
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AA Drink–leontien.nl | + 55" |
References
- ↑ "Uurrooster" [ Schedule ] (PDF) . Gent–Wevelgem (in Dutch). Koninklijke Veloclub Het Vliegend Wiel v.z.w. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2015 . Retrieved 25 March 2012 .
- ↑ Walker, Lee (25 March 2012). "Boonen wins Gent–Wevelgem" . Yahoo! Eurosport . TF1 Group . Retrieved 25 March 2012 .
- ↑ "Boonen wins Gent–Wevelgem" . Cycling News . 25 March 2012 . Retrieved 25 March 2012 .
- ↑ "Seven wildcards named for Gent–Wevelgem" . Cycling News . 18 January 2012 . Retrieved 25 March 2012 .
- 1 2 "Deelnemerslijst" [ List of Participants ] (PDF) . Gent–Wevelgem (in Dutch). Koninklijke Veloclub Het Vliegend Wiel v.z.w. 24 March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016 . Retrieved 25 March 2012 .
- ↑ "UCI WorldTour Ranking #6 – Gent – Wevelgem" . Union Cycliste Internationale . Infostrada Sports. 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012 . Retrieved 25 March 2012 .
- ↑ "Elizabeth Armitstead wint eerste Gent–Wevelgem voor vrouwen" [ Elizabeth Armitstead wins Gent–Wevelgem for women ] . Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 25 March 2012 . Retrieved 26 March 2012 .
External links
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