2012 Vuelta a Andalucía
The 2012 Vuelta a Andalucía was the 58th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía, a regional Spanish road bicycle race. It was rated as a 2.1 event and was the 13th race of the UCI Europe Tour.[1] The race was held over 19–23 February.
The race was won by Spain's Alejandro Valverde,[2] of the Movistar Team, after taking the overall lead with victory on the second stage, and held the lead to the end of the race. Valverde's winning margin over runner-up Rein Taaramäe (Cofidis) was three seconds,[2] and Saur-Sojasun's Jérôme Coppel completed the podium, five seconds behind Taaramäe and eight seconds down on Valverde.[2] In the race's other classifications, Valverde won the points and combination classifications, Cofidis rider Luis Ángel Maté won both the mountains and sprints classifications, and RadioShack-Nissan finished at the head of the teams classification.[3]
Teams
Sixteen teams participated in the 2012 Vuelta a Andalucía, consisting of seven UCI ProTour teams, eight UCI Professional Continental teams, and one UCI Continental Team.[4]
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- UCI Professional Continental Teams
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- UCI Continental Teams
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Stages
Prologue
- 19 February 2012 — San Fernando 6 km (3.7 mi), Prologue (ITT)[5]
Prologue Results[6] and General Classification after Prologue[7]
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Stage 1
- 20 February 2012 — Zahara de los Atunes to Benalmádena, 197.9 km (123.0 mi)
Stage 1 Result[8]
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
- 21 February 2012 — Málaga to Lucena, 144.7 km (89.9 mi)
Stage 2 Result[9]
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
- 22 February 2012 — Montemayor to Las Gabias, 157.1 km (97.6 mi)
Stage 3 Result[10]
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
- 23 February 2012 — Jaén to La Guardia de Jaén, 135.7 km (84.3 mi)
Stage 4 Result[11]
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Final General Classification
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Classification leadership
References
- ↑ "2012 UCI Europe Tour Calendar". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Moreno wins finale as Valverde wraps up Ruta del Sol". Yahoo! Eurosport (TF1 Group). 23 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ↑ "Third Team win for 2012 season". RadioShack-Nissan (Leopard S.A.). 23 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ↑ "Official starters as of February 16, 2012". Cycling News. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ "Gretsch wins Andalucia prologue". Cycling News. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ Moore, Kyle (19 February 2012). "Patrick Gretsch fastest in the prologue in Vuelta a Andulucía". Velonation. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ "Clasificaciones Generales" (in Spanish). Deporte Internacional, S.A. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ "Javier Ramírez wins stage of Andalucia into Benalmádena". Cycling News. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ↑ "Valverde victorious atop Alto del Santuario". Cycling News. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
- ↑ "Freire prevails in Las Gabias". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 22 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ↑ Hymas, Peter (23 February 2012). "Valverde wins Vuelta a Andalucia". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). Retrieved 23 February 2012.
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