2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics
title: "2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["august-2012-sports-events-in-germany", "2012-uci-world-tour", "euroeyes-cyclassics"] topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Vattenfall_Cyclassics" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox cycling race report"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics |
| series | 2012 UCI World Tour |
| race_no | 23 |
| season_no | 28 |
| date | 19 August 2012 |
| stages | 1 |
| distance | 245.9 |
| unit | km |
| time | 6h 03' 19" |
| first | Arnaud Démare |
| first_nat | France |
| first_team | |
| second | André Greipel |
| second_nat | Germany |
| second_team | |
| third | Giacomo Nizzolo |
| third_nat | Italy |
| third_team | |
| previous | 2011 |
| next | 2013 |
| :: |
| name = 2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics | series = 2012 UCI World Tour | race_no = 23 | season_no = 28 | image = | image_caption = | image_size = | date = 19 August 2012 | stages = 1 | distance = 245.9 | unit = km | time = 6h 03' 19" | first = Arnaud Démare | first_nat = France | first_natvar = | first_team = | second = André Greipel | second_nat = Germany | second_natvar = | second_team = | third = Giacomo Nizzolo | third_nat = Italy | third_natvar = | third_team = | previous = 2011 | next = 2013
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 km and was the twenty-third race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.
In a mass sprint finish, the race was won by rider Arnaud Démare, who became the first French rider to take victory in the event. Démare finished ahead of 's André Greipel, and 's Giacomo Nizzolo, who completed the podium.
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 – and – 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:
Results
::data[format=table] | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI World Tour Points | |---|---|---|---| | 1 | Arnaud Démare | | 6h 03' 19" | | 2 | André Greipel | | s.t. | | 3 | Giacomo Nizzolo | | s.t. | | 4 | Tom Boonen | | s.t. | | 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | | s.t. | | 6 | Mark Renshaw | | s.t. | | 7 | Heinrich Haussler | | s.t. | | 8 | Manuel Belletti | | s.t. | | 9 | Tom Veelers | | s.t. | | 10 | Borut Božič | | s.t. | ::
References
References
- Westemeyer, Susan. (19 August 2012). "Demare wins Vattenfalls Cyclassics". Future Publishing Limited.
- (19 August 2012). "Demare upstages big names to win Vattenfall". [[TF1 Group]].
- (19 August 2012). "Arnaud Demare sprints to victory in 2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics". Competitor Group, Inc..
- (19 August 2012). "Vattenfall victory for Demare". [[BSkyB]].
- Knudstrup, Simon. (16 April 2012). "Argos-Shimano og NetApp med i Vattenfall Cyclassics". Feltet.
- (18 August 2012). "Vattenfall Cyclassics 2012: Starterliste | Liste des Départ". Upsolut Event GmbH.
- (19 August 2012). "UCI WorldTour Ranking #21 - Vattenfall Cyclassics (GER/UWT)". Infostrada Sports.
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::