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2012 Giro d'Italia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2012 Giro d'Italia |
| image | Giro d'Italia 2012.png |
| image_size | 300px |
| series | [2012 UCI World Tour](2012-uci-world-tour) |
| race_no | 15 |
| season_no | 28 |
| date | 5–27 May 2012 |
| stages | 21 |
| distance | 3502.1 |
| unit | km |
| time | 91h 39' 02" |
| first | Ryder Hesjedal |
| first_nat | CAN |
| first_team | |
| first_color | pink |
| second | Joaquim Rodríguez |
| second_nat | ESP |
| second_team | |
| third | Thomas De Gendt |
| third_nat | BEL |
| third_team | |
| points | Joaquim Rodríguez |
| points_nat | ESP |
| points_team | |
| points_color | red |
| mountains | Matteo Rabottini |
| mountains_nat | ITA |
| mountains_team | |
| mountains_color | blue |
| youth | Rigoberto Urán |
| youth_nat | COL |
| youth_team | |
| youth_color | white |
| team | |
| teampoints | |
| previous | [2011](2011-giro-d-italia) |
| next | [2013](2013-giro-d-italia) |
The 2012 Giro d'Italia was the 95th edition of Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in the Danish city of Herning, and ended in Milan. The complete route of the 2012 Giro d'Italia was announced in mid October. For the first time since the 2007 edition no climbing time trial was included in the route. The colour of the jersey for the mountains classification was changed for this year's edition from green to blue. The move came at the behest of sponsor Banca Mediolanum, who renewed its support of the mountains classification for a further four years.
The race was won by Canada's Ryder Hesjedal of , becoming the first Canadian rider to win a Grand Tour event and the second non-European rider to win the Giro (the first being Andrew Hampsten in 1988); he also became only the second rider to take the leader's jersey from another rider on the final day, after Francesco Moser did so in 1984. Hesjedal won the general classification by 16 seconds over runner-up Joaquim Rodríguez of Spain, representing – the closest race-winning margin since Eddy Merckx beat Gianbattista Baronchelli by 12 seconds in the 1974 edition – who also won two stages and the points classification title, edging out sprinter Mark Cavendish by one point. Third place was taken by 's Thomas De Gendt of Belgium, after he put in strong performances on the final two stages of the race; he won the race's queen stage, finishing at the high-point of the itinerary, at the Stelvio Pass and also finished in the top five of the time trial. As such, he gained sufficient time to move up from ninth to third over those stages, becoming the first Belgian rider to take a Grand Tour podium since Johan Bruyneel finished third at the 1995 Vuelta a España.
In the race's other classifications, rider Rigoberto Urán of Colombia finished as the best rider aged 25 or under in the general classification, finishing in seventh place overall; the mountains competition was won by Italy's Matteo Rabottini of the team, scoring almost double the number of points that his nearest rival in the standings accrued. Rabottini was the only Italian to feature on the podium, as for the first time since 1995, no Italian riders finished in the top three overall, as 's Michele Scarponi – the defending champion – could only finish fourth overall.
Teams
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 2012 Giro d'Italia
All 18 UCI ProTeams were automatically invited and were obliged to attend. In addition four UCI Professional Continental were announced in January 2012. The full list of participating teams is:
Pre-race favourites
2011 winner Alberto Contador was banned for two years on 6 February for doping during 2010 Tour de France and therefore did not start in the Giro. Ivan Basso, winner of the Giro of 2006 and 2010, announced on 13 November 2011 that he was aiming for a third pink jersey.
Johan Bruyneel, manager of the new fusion team between Leopard-Trek and Team Radioshack, stated that it would be hard for three-time runner-up Andy Schleck and his brother Fränk Schleck to win the 2012 Tour de France because of the large number of kilometers against the clock. There was a chance that one of the brothers would target the Giro d'Italia instead. On 19 November 2011 Fränk initially announced that the Schleck brothers would not ride the Giro and will focus on the Tour despite the time trialing kilometers. Eventually on 29 April 2012 it was announced that Fränk Schleck would replace the injured Jakob Fuglsang as the team leader during the race.
On 17 April Michele Scarponi, winner of the 2011 edition after Contador's suspension, announced that he wanted to win the Giro on the road and not after a suspension of another rider. Scarponi teamed-up with Lampre–ISD teammate and 2004 Giro d'Italia winner Damiano Cunego. Cunego aimed for a high finish in the Giro and skipped the 2012 Tour de France due to the large amount of time trialing kilometers.
Other riders named as overall contenders were Ag2r–La Mondiale's John Gadret (third overall in the 2011 Giro d'Italia), 2011 Youth classification winner Roman Kreuziger of team Astana, Team Katusha's Joaquim Rodríguez (fourth overall in the 2011 Giro d'Italia) and the Venezuelan climber José Rujano of the Androni Giocattoli team.
Route and stages
The first three stages were announced on 5 October 2011, with the remaining stages announced on 16 October. On 18 April 2012 it was announced that the route for Stage 12 Seravezza to Sestri Levante had been altered because the coastal road through the Cinque Terre remains unusable following the severe landslides which struck the area on 25 October 2011. The new route is 155 km long.
The stages were divided into five categories of difficulty; category A, B for flat stages (from A for "stages presenting no particular difficulty"), category C for medium mountain stage, category D for mountain stages and category E for time trial stages. These categories were used to determine the time limit on the stage.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May | Herning (Denmark) | 8.7 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 20px | link=]] | Individual time trial | Taylor Phinney | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 May | Herning (Denmark) | 206 km | [[Image:Plainstage.svg | 22px]] | Flat stage | Mark Cavendish | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 May | Horsens (Denmark) | 190 km | [[Image:Plainstage.svg | 22px]] | Flat stage | Matthew Goss | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 May | *Rest day* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 May | Verona | 33.2 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 20px | link=]] | Team time trial | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 May | Modena to Fano | 209 km | [[Image:Plainstage.svg | 22px]] | Flat stage | Mark Cavendish | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 May | Urbino to Porto Sant'Elpidio | 210 km | [[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg | 22px]] | Medium mountain stage | Miguel Ángel Rubiano | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 May | Recanati to Rocca di Cambio | 205 km | [[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg | 22px]] | Medium mountain stage | Paolo Tiralongo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 May | Sulmona to Lago Laceno | 229 km | [[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg | 22px]] | Medium mountain stage | Domenico Pozzovivo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 May | San Giorgio del Sannio to Frosinone | 166 km | [[Image:Plainstage.svg | 22px]] | Flat stage | Francisco Ventoso | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 May | Civitavecchia to Assisi | 186 km | [[Image:Hillystage.svg | 22px]] | Hilly stage | Joaquim Rodríguez | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 May | Assisi to Montecatini Terme | 255 km | [[Image:Hillystage.svg | 22px]] | Hilly stage | Roberto Ferrari | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 May | Seravezza to Sestri Levante | 155 km | [[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg | 22px]] | Medium mountain stage | Lars Bak | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 May | Savona to Cervere | 121 km | [[Image:Plainstage.svg | 22px]] | Flat stage | Mark Cavendish | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 May | Cherasco to Cervinia | 206 km | [[Image:Mountainstage.svg | 22px]] | Mountain stage | Andrey Amador | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 May | Busto Arsizio to Lecco–Pian dei Resinelli | 169 km | [[Image:Mountainstage.svg | 22px]] | Mountain stage | Matteo Rabottini | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 May | *Rest day* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 May | Limone sul Garda to Pfalzen | 173 km | [[Image:Hillystage.svg | 22px]] | Hilly stage | Ion Izagirre | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 May | Pfalzen to Cortina d'Ampezzo | 186 km | [[Image:Mountainstage.svg | 22px]] | Mountain stage | Joaquim Rodríguez | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 May | San Vito di Cadore to Vedelago | 149 km | [[Image:Plainstage.svg | 22px]] | Flat stage | Andrea Guardini | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 May | Treviso to Alpe di Pampeago | 198 km | [[Image:Mountainstage.svg | 22px]] | Mountain stage | Roman Kreuziger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 May | Caldes-Val di Sole to Stelvio Pass | 219 km | [[Image:Mountainstage.svg | 22px]] | Mountain stage | Thomas De Gendt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 May | Milan | 28.2 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 20px | link=]] | Individual time trial | Marco Pinotti |
Classification leadership
In the 2012 Giro d'Italia, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages, the leader received a pink jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner was considered the winner of the Giro.
Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a red jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. Unlike in the better known points classification in the Tour de France, the type of stage had no effect on what points were on offer – each stage had the same points available on the same scale. The win earned 25 points, second place earned 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th. In addition, points could be won in intermediate sprints.
There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a blue jersey. The jersey had been green since the jersey was first awarded, but with a sponsorship change, the jersey color was changed to blue. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized as either first, second, third, or fourth-category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, awarded still more points than the other first-category climbs. The Cima Coppi for the 2012 Giro d'Italia was the Stelvio Pass. The first rider to cross the Stelvio was Thomas De Gendt.
The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1987 were eligible.
There were also two classifications for teams. In the Trofeo Fast Team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time; the Trofeo Super Team was a team points classification, with the top 20 placed riders on each stage earning points (20 for first place, 19 for second place and so on, down to a single point for 20th) for their team.
The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.
| Stage | Winner | General classification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Jersey pink.svg | 25px | link= | alt=]] | Points classification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[Image:Jersey red.svg | 25px | link= | alt=]] | Mountains classification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[Image:Jersey blue.svg | 25px | link= | alt=]] | Young rider classification | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[Image:Jersey white.svg | 25px | link= | alt=]] | Trofeo Fast Team | Trofeo Super Team | [1](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-1) | [2](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-2) | [3](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-3) | [4](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-4) | [5](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-5) | [6](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-6) | [7](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-7) | [8](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-8) | [9](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-9) | [10](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-10) | [11](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-11) | [12](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-12) | [13](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-13) | [14](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-14) | [15](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-15) | [16](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-16) | [17](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-17) | [18](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-18) | [19](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-19) | [20](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-20) | [21](2012-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-21) | **Final** | Ryder Hesjedal | Joaquim Rodríguez | Matteo Rabottini | Rigoberto Urán | ||
| Taylor Phinney | Taylor Phinney | Taylor Phinney | *not awarded* | Taylor Phinney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Cavendish | Mark Cavendish | Alfredo Balloni | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Goss | Matthew Goss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ramūnas Navardauskas | Ramūnas Navardauskas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Cavendish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miguel Ángel Rubiano | Adriano Malori | Miguel Ángel Rubiano | Adriano Malori | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paolo Tiralongo | Ryder Hesjedal | Peter Stetina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domenico Pozzovivo | Damiano Caruso | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francisco Ventoso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joaquim Rodríguez | Joaquim Rodríguez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roberto Ferrari | Mark Cavendish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lars Bak | Michał Gołaś | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Cavendish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrey Amador | Ryder Hesjedal | Rigoberto Urán | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matteo Rabottini | Joaquim Rodríguez | Matteo Rabottini | Sergio Henao | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jon Izagirre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joaquim Rodríguez | Rigoberto Urán | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrea Guardini | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Kreuziger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas De Gendt | Joaquim Rodríguez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marco Pinotti | Ryder Hesjedal |
Final standings
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Jersey pink.svg | 20px | alt=A pink jersey]] |
| [[Image:Jersey red.svg | 20px | alt=A red jersey]] |
General classification
| Rider | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryder Hesjedal [[File:Jersey pink.svg | 20px | Pink jersey]] | |
| 2 | Joaquim Rodríguez [[Image:Jersey red.svg | 20px]] | ||
| 3 | Thomas De Gendt | |||
| 4 | Michele Scarponi | |||
| 5 | Ivan Basso | |||
| 6 | Damiano Cunego | |||
| 7 | Rigoberto Urán [[File:Jersey white.svg | 20px | White jersey]] | |
| 8 | Domenico Pozzovivo | |||
| 9 | Sergio Henao | |||
| 10 | Mikel Nieve |
Points classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquim Rodríguez [[Image:Jersey red.svg | 20px]] | |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish | ||
| 3 | Ryder Hesjedal [[Image:Jersey pink.svg | 20px]] | |
| 4 | Michele Scarponi | ||
| 5 | Domenico Pozzovivo | ||
| 6 | Thomas De Gendt | ||
| 7 | Ivan Basso | ||
| 8 | Alexander Kristoff | ||
| 9 | Geraint Thomas | ||
| 10 | Andrey Amador |
Mountains classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matteo Rabottini [[Image:Jersey blue.svg | 20px]] | |
| 2 | Stefano Pirazzi | ||
| 3 | Andrey Amador | ||
| 4 | Michał Gołaś | ||
| 5 | Domenico Pozzovivo | ||
| 6 | Jan Bárta | ||
| 7 | Miguel Ángel Rubiano | ||
| 8 | Ryder Hesjedal [[Image:Jersey pink.svg | 20px]] | |
| 9 | Joaquim Rodríguez [[Image:Jersey red.svg | 20px]] | |
| 10 | Thomas De Gendt |
Young riders classification
| Rider | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rigoberto Urán [[File:Jersey white.svg | 20px | White jersey]] | |
| 2 | Sergio Henao | |||
| 3 | Gianluca Brambilla | |||
| 4 | Diego Ulissi | |||
| 5 | Damiano Caruso | |||
| 6 | Tanel Kangert | |||
| 7 | Peter Stetina | |||
| 8 | Tom-Jelte Slagter | |||
| 9 | Stefano Pirazzi | |||
| 10 | Jon Izagirre |
Trofeo Fast Team classification
| Team | Time |
|---|---|
| 1 | ITA |
| 2 | ESP |
| 3 | GBR |
| 4 | KAZ |
| 5 | USA |
| 6 | ITA |
| 7 | ESP |
| 8 | IRL |
| 9 | FRA |
| 10 | RUS |
Trofeo Super Team classification
| Team | Points |
|---|---|
| 1 | USA |
| 2 | GBR |
| 3 | RUS |
| 4 | IRL |
| 5 | BEL |
| 6 | ESP |
| 7 | LUX |
| 8 | ITA |
| 9 | AUS |
| 10 | FRA |
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Citations
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