Tour of Flanders 2012
| Tour of Flanders 2012 | |
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| Host country |
 Belgium
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| Competition period | April 1, 2012 |
| overall length | 254.4 kilometers |
| ← 2011 | 2013 → |
The 96th classic bike tour of Flanders took place on April 1st, 2012. The one-day race was part of the UCI WorldTour 2012 and within this the eighth race. The distance of the race was 254.4 kilometers.
route
Compared to the previous year , the route for the 2012 edition had been changed significantly. The goal of the race was no longer in Meerbeke near Brussels , but in Oudenaarde . The legendary Geraardsbergen wall was also not part of the program . Instead, the participants had to pass the Oude Kwaremont and the Paterberg three times.
Race course
The race was won by Belgian Tom Boonen , who had previously also won the UCI WorldTour races E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem and at that time was leading the individual classification of the UCI WorldTour . Boonen had previously pulled away on the last climb together with Filippo Pozzato and Alessandro Ballan and beat them in the sprint.