Lombardy Tour 2012
| Lombardy Tour 2012 | |
| Racing series | UCI WorldTour - Category 1.UWT |
| Host country |
 Italy
|
| Competition period | 29th September 2012 |
| Stages | 1 |
| overall length | 251 km |
| winner | |
| Overall rating | 1. Joaquin Rodriguez (KAT) 6:36:21 "h 2. Samuel Sánchez (EUS) +9" 3. Rigoberto Urán (SKY) same time 
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| ← 2011 | 2013 → |
The 110th Tour of Lombardy 2016 was an Italian one-day road bike race in Lombardy . It took place on September 29, 2012 and started in Bergamo and ended in Lecco after a distance of 251 km. It was the penultimate race of the 2012 UCI WorldTour . The very steep climb Muro di Sormano returned to the route after a 50-year absence and was before the climb to Madonna del Ghisallo . Joaquim Rodríguez won the race after a solo push, which he initiated about ten kilometers from the finish on the last climb of the day. He was the first Spaniard to win this classic . He relegated Olympic champions Samuel Sánchez and Rigoberto Urán to places two and three.
In the “Race of the Falling Leaves”, as we often call the Tour of Lombardy , favorite Alberto Contador , who had recently won the Tour of Spain , was in good shape for a long time. In the closing stages, however, the Spaniard was unable to counter the attack by his compatriot Joaquim Rodríguez . World champion Philippe Gilbert from Belgium ended the race early after falling around 20 kilometers from the finish.
Participating teams
The 18 UCI WorldTeams were automatically entitled to start . In addition, seven UCI Professional Continental teams were invited.
| Surname | code | nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Ag2r | ALM |
 France
|
| Astana Pro Team | AST |
 Kazakhstan
|
| BMC Racing Team | BMC |
 United States
|
| Movistar | MOV |
Spain
|
| Euskaltel-Euskadi | EUS |
Spain
|
| Garmin-Sharp | GRS |
United States
|
| Lampre ISD | LAM |
Italy
|
| Liquigas-Cannondale | CAN |
Italy
|
| RadioShack Nissan | RLT |
 Luxembourg
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| Rabobank Cycling Team | BEL |
 Netherlands
|
| Omega Pharma-Quick Step | OPQ |
 Belgium
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| Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | SBS |
 Denmark
|
| Sky ProCycling | SKY |
 United Kingdom
|
| Vacansoleil DCM | VCD |
Netherlands
|
| FDJ-Big Mat | FDJ |
France
|
| Lotto Belisol team | LTB |
Belgium
|
| Orica GreenEdge | OGE |
 Australia
|
| Katusha team | CAT |
 Russia
|
These 7 teams were given a wildcard:
| Name (UCI Code) | nationality |
|---|---|
| Acqua & Sapone (ASA) |
Italy
|
| Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela (ANS) |
Italy
|
| Colnago-CSF Inox (BCF) |
Italy
|
| Colombia-Coldeportes (COL) |
Colombia
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| Farnese Vini-Selle Italia (THR) |
Italy
|
| Utensilnord Named (UNA) |
 Hungary
|
| Team Argos-Shimano (ARG) |
Netherlands
|
Result
| space | driver | nation | team | time | WorldTour Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joaquim Rodríguez | ESP |
Katusha team | 6:36:26 h |
100 |
| 2. | Samuel Sánchez |
ESP
|
Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 9 " | 80 |
| 3. | Rigoberto Urán |
COL
|
Sky ProCycling | same time | 70 |
| 4th | Mauro Santambrogio |
ITA
|
BMC Racing Team | same time | 60 |
| 5. | Sergio Henao |
COL
|
Sky ProCycling | same time | 50 |
| 6th | Ryder Hesjedal |
 CAN
|
Garmin-Sharp | same time | 40 |
| 7th | Bauke Mollema |
NED
|
Rabobank Cycling Team | same time | 30th |
| 8th. | Oliver Zaugg |
 CHE
|
Sky ProCycling | same time | 20th |
| 9. | Alberto Contador |
ESP
|
Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank | same time | 10 |
| 10. | Fredrik Kessiakoff |
 SWE
|
Astana Pro Team | same time | 4th |
Web links
- Tour of Lombardy 2012 in the ProCyclingStats.com database
