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]
Stages
Prologue
- 19 February 2012 — San Fernando 6 km (3.7 mi), Prologue (ITT)[5]
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Stage 1
- 20 February 2012 — Zahara de los Atunes to Benalmádena, 197.9 km (123.0 mi)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.
- 1 2 3 "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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Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
Rein Taaramäe (Estonia)
Jérôme Coppel (France)
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