The 2012 Clásica de San Sebastián was the 32nd edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 14 August 2012, over a distance of 234 km (145.4 mi), starting and finishing in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain. It was the twenty-first event of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.
| 2012 UCI World Tour, race 21 of 28 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 14 August 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 234 km (145.4 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 55' 34" | ||||||||||||
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The race was won for the second time in three years by Rabobank rider Luis León Sánchez after making a late-race attack on the descent from the Alto de Arkale.[1] Second place went to Orica–GreenEDGE's Simon Gerrans,[2] while Gianni Meersman rounded out the podium placings for Lotto–Belisol.[3][4]
Teams
editAs the Clásica de San Sebastián was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Two other squads – Andalucía and Caja Rural – were given wildcard places into the race, and as such, formed the event's 20-team peloton.
The 20 teams that competed in the race were:[5]
Results
edit| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI World Tour Points | |
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| 1 |  Luis León Sánchez (ESP)
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Rabobank | 5h 55' 34" | 80 |
| 2 |  Simon Gerrans (AUS)
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Orica–GreenEDGE | 7" | 60 |
| 3 |  Gianni Meersman (BEL)
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Lotto–Belisol | 7" | 50 |
| 4 |  Christophe Le Mével (FRA)
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Garmin–Sharp | 7" | 40 |
| 5 |  Bauke Mollema (NED)
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Rabobank | 7" | 30 |
| 6 |  Mauro Santambrogio (ITA)
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BMC Racing Team | 7" | 22 |
| 7 |  Mads Christensen (DEN)
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Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank | 7" | 14 |
| 8 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
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Team Katusha | 7" | 10 |
| 9 | Xavier Florencio (ESP)
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Team Katusha | 7" | 6 |
| 10 | Diego Ulissi (ITA)
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Lampre–ISD | 7" | 2 |
References
edit- ^ Benson, Daniel (14 August 2012). "Luis Leon Sanchez claims second career San Sebastian victory". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Sanchez claims Clasica de San Sebastian". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Sanchez wins 2012 Clasica San Sebastian". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 14 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ Atkins, Ben (14 August 2012). "Luis León Sánchez escapes to take his second Clásica San Sebastián". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian 2012 start list". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "UCI WorldTour Ranking #20 - Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian (ESP/UWT)". Union Cycliste Internationale. Infostrada Sports. 14 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
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