2012_Vattenfall_Cyclassics

2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics

2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics

Cycling race

The 2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics was the 17th running of the Vattenfall Cyclassics single-day cycling race. It was held, in and around Hamburg, Germany, on 19 August over a distance of 245.9 kilometres (152.8 miles) and was the twenty-third race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.

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In a mass sprint finish, the race was won by FDJ–BigMat rider Arnaud Démare,[1] who became the first French rider to take victory in the event. Démare finished ahead of Lotto–Belisol's André Greipel,[2] and RadioShack–Nissan's Giacomo Nizzolo, who completed the podium.[3][4]

Teams

As the Vattenfall Cyclassics was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Two other squads – Argos–Shimano and Team NetApp – were given wildcard places into the race,[5] and as such, formed the event's 20-team peloton.

The 20 teams that competed in the race were:[6]

Results

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References

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    "Vattenfall victory for Demare". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
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    Knudstrup, Simon (16 April 2012). "Argos-Shimano og NetApp med i Vattenfall Cyclassics" [Argos-Shimano and NetApp in Vattenfall Cyclassics]. Feltet.dk (in Danish). Feltet. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
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    "Vattenfall Cyclassics 2012: Starterliste | Liste des Départ" (PDF). Vattenfall Cyclassics. Upsolut Event GmbH. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
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    "UCI WorldTour Ranking #21 - Vattenfall Cyclassics (GER/UWT)". Union Cycliste Internationale. Infostrada Sports. 19 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
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