The 2012 UCI Europe Tour was the eighth season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2012 season began on 29 January 2012 with the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise and ended on 21 October 2012 with the Chrono des Nations.

2012 UCI Europe Tour
Eighth edition of the UCI Europe Tour
Details
Dates29 January 2012 (2012-01-29) – 21 October 2012
LocationEurope
RacesAbout 300+
Champions
Individual champion John Degenkolb (GER) (Argos–Shimano)
Teams' championSaur–Sojasun
Nations' champion Italy
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The points leader, based on the cumulative results of previous races, wears the UCI Europe Tour cycling jersey. Giovanni Visconti of Italy was the defending champion of the 2010–11 UCI Europe Tour. John Degenkolb of Germany was crowned as the 2012 UCI Europe Tour.

Throughout the season, points are awarded to the top finishers of stages within stage races and the final general classification standings of each of the stages races and one-day events. The quality and complexity of a race also determines how many points are awarded to the top finishers, the higher the UCI rating of a race, the more points are awarded.

The UCI ratings from highest to lowest are as follows:

  • Multi-day events: 2.HC, 2.1 and 2.2
  • One-day events: 1.HC, 1.1 and 1.2

Events edit

Date Race name Location UCI Rating Winner Team
29 January Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise   France 1.1   Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) Cofidis
1–5 February Étoile de Bessèges   France 2.1   Jérôme Coppel (FRA) Saur–Sojasun
4 February Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi   Italy 1.1   Elia Viviani (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale
5 February Trofeo Palma   Spain 1.1   Andrew Fenn (GBR) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
6 February Trofeo Migjorn   Spain 1.1   Andrew Fenn (GBR) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
7 February Trofeo Deià   Spain 1.1   Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR) Team Sky
9–12 February Tour Méditerranéen   France 2.1   Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBR) Endura Racing
11–12 February Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria   Italy 2.1   Elia Viviani (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale
15–19 February Volta ao Algarve   Portugal 2.1   Richie Porte (AUS) Team Sky
18 February Trofeo Laigueglia   Italy 1.1   Moreno Moser (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale
18–19 February Tour du Haut Var   France 2.1   Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBR) Endura Racing
19–23 February Vuelta a Andalucía   Spain 2.1   Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team
25 February Ster van Zwolle   Netherlands 1.2   Robin Chaigneau (NED) Koga Cycling Team
25 February Beverbeek Classic   Belgium 1.2   Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
25 February Omloop Het Nieuwsblad   Belgium 1.HC   Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) Garmin–Barracuda
26 February Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne   Belgium 1.1   Mark Cavendish (GBR) Team Sky
26 February Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche   France 1.1   Rémi Pauriol (FRA) FDJ–BigMat
26 February GP di Lugano    Switzerland 1.1   Eros Capecchi (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale
26 February Clásica de Almería   Spain 1.HC   Michael Matthews (AUS) Rabobank
29 February Le Samyn   Belgium 1.1   Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ–BigMat
2–4 March Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen   Belgium 2.1   Julien Vermote (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
3 March Strade Bianche   Italy 1.1   Fabian Cancellara (SUI) RadioShack–Nissan
3 March De Vlaamse Pijl   Belgium 1.2   Frédéric Amorison (BEL) Landbouwkrediet–Euphony
3–4 March Vuelta a Murcia   Spain 2.1   Nairo Quintana (COL) Movistar Team
4 March Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers   France 1.2   Russell Downing (GBR) Endura Racing
4 March Trofeo Zsšdi   Italy 1.2   Patrick Facchini (ITA) Casati–MI Impianti
9 March Dwars door Drenthe   Netherlands 1.1   Theo Bos (NED) Rabobank
10 March Ronde van Drenthe   Netherlands 1.1   Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM
11 March Trofeo Franco Balestra   Italy 1.2   Patrick Facchini (ITA) Casati–MI Impianti
11 March Paris–Troyes   France 1.2   Jean-Marc Bideau (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller
11 March Rabobank Dorpenomloop Rucphen   Netherlands 1.2   Giorgio Brambilla (ITA) Leopard–Trek Continental Team
11 March Poreč Trophy   Croatia 1.2   Matej Mugerli (SLO) Adria Mobil
11 March Kattekoers   Belgium 1.2   Roy Jans (BEL) An Post–Sean Kelly
11 March Omloop van het Waasland   Belgium 1.2   Preben Van Hecke (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
14 March Nokere Koerse   Belgium 1.1   Francesco Chicchi (ITA) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
15–18 March Istrian Spring Trophy   Croatia 2.2   Markus Eibegger (AUT) RC Arbö–Wels–Gourmetfein
16 March Handzame Classic   Belgium 1.1   Francesco Chicchi (ITA) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
17 March Classic Loire Atlantique   France 1.1   Florian Vachon (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller
18 March Cholet-Pays de Loire   France 1.1   Arnaud Démare (FRA) FDJ–BigMat
18 March La Roue Tourangelle   France 1.2   Vyacheslav Kuznetsov (RUS) Itera–Katusha
18 March GP San Giuseppe   Italy 1.2   Ilya Gorodnichev (RUS) Hopplà-Vega-Truck Italia
19–25 March Tour de Normandie   France 2.2   Jérôme Cousin (FRA) Team Europcar
20–24 March Settimana Coppi & Bartali   Italy 2.1   Jan Bárta (CZE) Team NetApp
21 March Dwars door Vlaanderen   Belgium 1.1   Niki Terpstra (NED) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
22–25 March Volta ao Alentejo   Portugal 2.2   Alexey Kunshin (RUS) Lokosphinx
24–25 March Critérium International   France 2.HC   Cadel Evans (AUS) BMC Racing Team
27–29 March Three Days of De Panne   Belgium 2.HC   Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
30 March Route Adélie de Vitré   France 1.1   Roberto Ferrari (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
30 March–1 April Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux   Belgium 2.2   Bob Jungels (LUX) Leopard–Trek Continental Team
31 March Volta Limburg Classic   Netherlands 1.1   Pavel Brutt (RUS) Team Katusha
31 March GP Miguel Induráin   Spain 1.HC   Daniel Moreno (ESP) Team Katusha
1 April Flèche d'Emeraude   France 1.1   Roberto Ferrari (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
1 April GP de la Ville de Nogent-sur-Oise   France 1.2   Igor Boev (RUS) Itera–Katusha
1 April Trofeo Piva   Italy 1.2U   Jay McCarthy (AUS) Team Jayco–AIS
3–6 April Circuit de la Sarthe   France 2.1   Luke Durbridge (AUS) GreenEDGE
4 April Scheldeprijs   Belgium 1.HC   Marcel Kittel (GER) Argos–Shimano
4–8 April GP of Sochi   Russia 2.2   Ivan Stević (SRB) Salcano–Arnavutkoy
5 April GP Pino Cerami   Belgium 1.1   Gaëtan Bille (BEL) Lotto–Belisol
6–8 April Circuit des Ardennes   France 2.2   Marek Rutkiewicz (POL) CCC–Polkowice
7 April Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften   Belgium 1.Ncup   Kenneth Vanbilsen (BEL) Belgium (national team)
8 April Klasika Primavera   Spain 1.1   Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Movistar Team
9 April Rund um Köln   Germany 1.1   Jan Bárta (CZE) Team NetApp
9 April Dwars door het Hageland   Belgium 1.2   Timothy Stevens (BEL) Ovyta-Eijssen-Acrog
9 April Giro del Belvedere   Italy 1.2U   Daniele Dall'Oste (ITA) U.C. Trevigiani–Dynamon–Bottoli
10 April Paris–Camembert   France 1.1   Pierre-Luc Périchon (FRA) La Pomme Marseille
10 April GP Palio del Recioto   Italy 1.2U   Francesco Bongiorno (ITA) Hopplà-Vega-Truck Italia
11 April Brabantse Pijl   Belgium 1.HC   Thomas Voeckler (FRA) Team Europcar
11 April La Côte Picarde   France 1.Ncup   Vegard Breen (NOR) Norway (national team)
11–15 April Tour du Loir-et-Cher   France 2.2   Andrey Solomennikov (RUS) Itera–Katusha
12 April GP de Denain   France 1.1   Juan José Haedo (ARG) Team Saxo Bank
13–15 April Vuelta a Castilla y León   Spain 2.1   Javier Moreno (ESP) Movistar Team
14 April Tour du Finistère   France 1.1   Julien Simon (FRA) Saur–Sojasun
14 April Trofeo Edil C   Italy 1.2   Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) Hopplà-Vega-Truck Italia
14 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège Espoirs   Belgium 1.2U   Michael Valgren (DEN) Glud & Marstrand–LRØ
14 April ZLM Tour   Netherlands 1.Ncup   Maxime Daniel (FRA) France (national team)
15 April Tro-Bro Léon   France 1.1   Ryan Roth (CAN) SpiderTech–C10
15 April Giro dell'Appennino   Italy 1.1   Fabio Felline (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
15 April Zellik–Galmaarden   Belgium 1.2   Kevin Thome (BEL) Wallonie Bruxelles–Crédit Agricole
15 April Grand Prix of Donetsk   Ukraine 1.2   Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) Itera–Katusha
17–20 April Giro del Trentino   Italy 2.HC   Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) Colnago–CSF Bardiani
17–21 April Toscana-Terra di Ciclismo   Italy 2.Ncup   Fabio Aru (ITA) Italy (national team)
18–22 April GP of Adygeya   Russia 2.2   Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) Itera–Katusha
21 April Arno Wallaard Memorial   Netherlands 1.2   Dylan van Baarle (NED) Rabobank Continental Team
21 April Banja Luka-Beograd I   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.2   Marko Kump (SLO) Adria Mobil
22 April Vuelta a La Rioja   Spain 1.1   Evgeny Shalunov (RUS) Lokosphinx
22 April Ronde van Noord-Holland   Netherlands 1.2   Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) An Post–Sean Kelly
22 April Val d'Ille U Classic 35   France 1.2   Éric Berthou (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller
22 April Banja Luka-Beograd II   Serbia 1.2   Matej Mugerli (SLO) Adria Mobil
22–29 April Presidential Tour of Turkey   Turkey 2.HC   Alexsandr Dyachenko (KAZ)[N 1] Astana[N 1]
25 April Gran Premio della Liberazione   Italy 1.2U   Enrico Barbin (ITA) U.C. Trevigiani–Dynamon–Bottoli
25 April–1 May Tour de Bretagne   France 2.2   Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) MTN–Qhubeka
26–30 April Vuelta a Asturias   Spain 2.1   Beñat Intxausti (ESP) Movistar Team
28 April GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano   Italy 1.1   Filippo Pozzato (ITA) Farnese Vini–Selle Italia
29 April Giro della Toscana   Italy 1.1   Alessandro Ballan (ITA) BMC Racing Team
29 April GP Industrie del Marmo   Italy 1.2   Thomas Fiumana (ITA) Petroli Firenze
29 April Rutland–Melton Classic   United Kingdom 1.2   Alexandre Blain (FRA) Endura Racing
29 April Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines   France 1.2   Alex Meenhorst (NZL) Differdange–Magic–SportFood.de
29 April Himmerland Rundt   Denmark 1.2   André Steensen (DEN) Glud & Marstrand–LRØ
1 May Memoriał Andrzeja Trochanowskiego   Poland 1.2   Tomasz Smolen (POL) Bank BGŻ
1 May Trofeo Papà Cervi   Italy 1.2   Giorgio Bocchiola (ITA) Team Colpack
1 May Grote 1-MeiPrijs   Belgium 1.2   Christophe Prémont (BEL) Wallonie Bruxelles–Crédit Agricole
1 May Mayor Cup   Russia 1.2   Igor Boev (RUS) Itera–Katusha
1 May Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn–Frankfurt U23   Germany 1.2U   Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) Team Øster Hus-Ridley
1 May Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn–Frankfurt   Germany 1.HC   Moreno Moser (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale
2 May Memorial Oleg Dyachenko   Russia 1.2   Alexander Rybakov (RUS) Itera–Katusha
2–6 May Giro del Friuli-Venezia Giulia   Italy 2.2   Diego Rosa (ITA) Palazzago–Elledent–Rad Logistica
2–6 May Carpathia Couriers Path   Poland 2.2U   Maurits Lammertink (NED) Cycling Team Jo Piels
3 May GP of Moscow   Russia 1.2   Vitaliy Popkov (UKR) ISD–Lampre Continental
4 May GP Dobrich I   Bulgaria 1.2   Martin Grashev (BUL) CC Nessebar Shockblaze
4–5 May Ronde van Overijssel   Netherlands 1.2   Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) MTN–Qhubeka
4–6 May Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich   Poland 2.1   Marek Rutkiewicz (POL) CCC–Polkowice
4–8 May 4 Jours de Dunkerque   France 2.HC   Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) Saur–Sojasun
5–6 May Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid   Spain 2.1   Sergey Firsanov (RUS) RusVelo
5–9 May Five Rings of Moscow   Russia 2.2   Igor Boev (RUS) Itera–Katusha
6 May Circuit de Wallonie   Belgium 1.2   Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) MTN–Qhubeka
6 May Circuito del Porto   Italy 1.2   Paolo Simion (ITA) Zalf Désirée Fior
6 May GP Dobrich II   Bulgaria 1.2   Stefan Hristov (BUL) Bulgaria (national team)
6 May Omloop der Kempen   Netherlands 1.2   Niko Eeckhout (BEL) An Post–Sean Kelly
10–12 May Tour of Małopolska   Poland 2.2   Marek Rutkiewicz (POL) CCC–Polkowice
10–13 May Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour   France 2.2   Paul Poux (FRA) Saur–Sojasun
11–13 May Tour de Picardie   France 2.1   John Degenkolb (GER) Argos–Shimano
12 May Scandinavian Race   Sweden 1.2   Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE) Team CykelCity
13 May Rogaland GP   Norway 1.1   Antonio Piedra (ESP) Caja Rural
14–19 May Olympia's Tour   Netherlands 2.2   Dylan van Baarle (NED) Rabobank Continental Team
16–20 May Circuit de Lorraine   France 2.1   Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) FDJ–BigMat
16–20 May Tour of Norway   Norway 2.1   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Sky
16–20 May Flèche du Sud   Luxembourg 2.2   Bob Jungels (LUX) Leopard-Trek Continental Team
16–20 May International Tour of Hellas   Greece 2.2   Robert Vrečer (SLO) Team Vorarlberg
17 May Ronde van Limburg   Belgium 1.2   Kevin Claeys (BEL) Landbouwkrediet–Euphony
17–20 May Tour de Berlin   Germany 2.2U   Nikias Arndt (GER) LKT Team Brandenburg
17–20 May Ronde de l'Isard   France 2.2U   Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (FRA) Vendée U
19 May Jūrmala GP   Latvia 1.1   Rafael Andriato (BRA) Farnese Vini–Selle Italia
19 May Grand Prix Criquielion   Belgium 1.2   Tom David (NZL) T.Palm-Pôle Continental Wallon
20 May Neuseen Classics   Germany 1.1   André Schulze (GER) Team NetApp
20–27 May An Post Rás   Ireland 2.2   Nicolas Baldo (FRA) Atlas Personal–Jakroo
23–27 May Bayern Rundfahrt   Germany 2.HC   Michael Rogers (AUS) Team Sky
23–27 May Tour of Belgium   Belgium 2.HC   Tony Martin (GER) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
24–27 May Tour of Trakya   Turkey 2.2   Yuriy Metlushenko (UKR) Konya–Torku Şekerspor
25 May Tallinn–Tartu GP   Estonia 1.1   Saïd Haddou (FRA) Team Europcar
26 May GP de Plumelec-Morbihan   France 1.1   Julien Simon (FRA) Saur–Sojasun
26 May Tartu GP   Estonia 1.1   Rene Mandri (EST) Endura Racing
26–28 May Tour de Gironde   France 2.2   Nick van der Lijke (NED) Rabobank Continental Team
27 May Boucles de l'Aulne   France 1.1   Sébastien Hinault (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale
27 May Race Horizon Park   Ukraine 1.2   Vitaliy Popkov (UKR) ISD–Lampre Continental
27 May Paris–Roubaix Espoirs   France 1.2U   Bob Jungels (LUX) Leopard–Trek Continental Team
27 May Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano   Italy 1.2U   Enrico Barbin (ITA) U.C. Trevigiani–Dynamon–Bottoli
30 May–3 June Tour de Luxembourg   Luxembourg 2.HC   Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) RadioShack–Nissan
2 June Trofeo Melinda   Italy 1.1   Carlos Betancur (COL) Acqua & Sapone
2 June Trofeo Alcide Degasperi   Italy 1.2   Enrico Barbin (ITA) U.C. Trevigiani–Dynamon–Bottoli
2–9 June Romanian Cycling Tour   Romania 2.2   Matija Kvasina (CRO) Tuşnad Cycling Team
3 June Riga GP   Latvia 1.2   Andžs Flaksis (LAT) Latvia (national team)
3 June Grand Prix Südkärnten   Austria 1.2   Marko Kump (SLO) Adria Mobil
3 June Coppa della Pace   Italy 1.2   Ruslan Tleubayev (KAZ) Continental Team Astana
3 June Memorial Van Coningsloo   Belgium 1.2   Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) An Post–Sean Kelly
5–9 June Tour de Slovaquie   Slovakia 2.2   Enrico Rossi (ITA) Meridiana–Kamen
7 June GP du canton d'Argovie    Switzerland 1.1   Sergey Lagutin (UZB) Vacansoleil–DCM
7–10 June Ronde de l'Oise   France 2.2   Jean-Luc Delpech (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller
8–17 June Giro Ciclistico d'Italia   Italy 2.2   Joe Dombrowski (USA) United States (national team)
9 June Ronde van Zeeland Seaports   Netherlands 1.1   Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) MTN–Qhubeka
9–15 June Thüringen Rundfahrt U23   Germany 2.2U   Rohan Dennis (AUS) Team Jayco–AIS
10 June ProRace Berlin   Germany 1.1   André Greipel (GER) Lotto–Belisol
12–17 June Tour de Serbie   Serbia 2.2   Stefan Schumacher (GER) Christina Watches–Onfone
13–17 June Ster ZLM Toer   Netherlands 2.1   Mark Cavendish (GBR) Team Sky
14–17 June Tour of Slovenia   Slovenia 2.1   Janez Brajkovič (SLO) Astana
14–17 June Route du Sud   France 2.1   Nairo Quintana (COL) Movistar Team
14–17 June Boucles de la Mayenne   France 2.2   Laurent Pichon (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller
14–17 June Tour des Pays de Savoie   France 2.2   Stéphane Rossetto (FRA) CC Nogent-sur-Oise
15–17 June Oberösterreichrundfahrt   Austria 2.2   Robert Vrečer (SLO) Team Vorarlberg
17 June Flèche Ardennaise   Belgium 1.2   Clément Lhotellerie (FRA) Colba-Superano Ham
20 June Halle–Ingooigem   Belgium 1.1   Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) FDJ–BigMat
27 June I.W.T. Jong Maar Moedig   Belgium 1.2   Tim Declercq (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
28 June–1 July Czech Cycling Tour   Czech Republic 2.2   František Padour (CZE) Whirlpool–Author
30 June Omloop Het Nieuwsblad U23   Belgium 1.2   Sander Helven (BEL) Ovyta-Eijssen-Acrog
1–8 July Österreich Rundfahrt   Austria 2.HC   Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) RadioShack–Nissan
4–8 July Course de la Solidarité Olympique   Poland 2.1   Mariusz Witecki (POL) Bank BGŻ
4–8 July Sibiu Cycling Tour   Romania 2.2   Víctor de la Parte (ESP) SP Tableware
8 July La Ronde Pévèloise   France 1.2   Benoît Daeninck (FRA) CC Nogent-sur-Oise
8 July Giro del Medio Brenta   Italy 1.2   Matteo Busato (ITA) Team Idea U23
11 July GP Stad Geel   Belgium 1.2   Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator
12–15 July GP Torres Vedras   Portugal 2.2   Ricardo Mestre (POR) Carmim–Prio
14 July GP Nobili Rubinetterie   Italy 1.1   Danilo Di Luca (ITA) Acqua & Sapone
16–22 July Giro della Valle d'Aosta   Italy 2.2   Fabio Aru (ITA) Palazzago-Elledent-Rad Logistica
21 July Miskolc GP   Hungary 1.2   Krisztián Lovassy (HUN) Tușnad Cycling Team
21–25 July Tour de Wallonie   Belgium 2.HC   Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) RadioShack–Nissan
22 July Budapest GP   Hungary 1.2   Marko Kump (SLO) Adria Mobil
22 July GP Ville de Pérenchies   France 1.2   Rico Rogers (NZL) Node 4–Giordana Racing
25 July Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia   Spain 1.1   Gorka Izagirre (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi
25–28 July Dookoła Mazowsza   Poland 2.2   Mateusz Taciak (POL) CCC–Polkowice
25–29 July Tour Alsace   France 2.2   Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBR) Endura Racing
28–30 July Kreiz Breizh Elites   France 2.2   André Steensen (DEN) Glud & Marstrand–LRØ
29 July Polynormande   France 1.1   Tony Hurel (FRA) Team Europcar
29 July Trofeo Matteotti   Italy 1.1   Pierpaolo De Negri (ITA) Farnese Vini–Selle Italia
31 July Circuito de Getxo   Spain 1.1   Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Movistar Team
1–2 August Paris–Corrèze   France 2.1   Egoitz García (ESP) Cofidis
1–5 August Vuelta a Burgos   Spain 2.HC   Daniel Moreno (ESP) Team Katusha
3–12 August Tour de Guadeloupe   France 2.2   Ludovic Turpin (FRA) USC Goyave
5 August Trofeo Bastianelli   Italy 1.2   Luigi Miletta (ITA) Gragnano S.C.
5 August Antwerpse Havenpijl   Belgium 1.2   Joeri Stallaert (BEL) Landbouwkrediet–Euphony
7–11 August Tour de l'Ain   France 2.1   Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin–Sharp
7–11 August Vuelta a León   Spain 2.2   José Belda (ESP) GSport-Valencia Terra i Mar
9–12 August Mi-Août Bretonne   France 2.2   David Veilleux (CAN) Team Europcar
9–12 August Tour of Szeklerland   Romania 2.2   Vitaliy Popkov (UKR) ISD–Lampre Continental
10 August European Road Championships (U23) – Time Trial   Netherlands CC   Rasmus Quaade (DEN) Denmark (national team)
11 August GP Città di Camaiore   Italy 1.1   Esteban Chaves (COL) Colombia–Coldeportes
11 August Memoriał Henryka Łasaka   Poland 1.2   Sylwester Janiszewski (POL) CCC–Polkowice
12 August European Road Championships (U23) – Road Race   Netherlands CC   Jan Tratnik (SLO) Slovenia (national team)
12 August Puchar Uzdrowisk Karpackich   Poland 1.2   Sylwester Janiszewski (POL) CCC–Polkowice
12 August GP di Poggiana   Italy 1.2U   Adam Phelan (AUS) Australia (national team)
14–17 August Tour du Limousin   France 2.HC   Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) Team Europcar
15–26 August Volta a Portugal   Portugal 2.1   David Blanco (ESP) Efapel–Glassdrive
16 August Coppa Bernocchi   Italy 1.1   Sacha Modolo (ITA) Colnago–CSF Bardiani
16 August GP Capodarco   Italy 1.2   Gianfranco Zilioli (ITA) Team Colpack
17 August Coppa Ugo Agostoni   Italy 1.1   Emanuele Sella (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
17 August Dutch Food Valley Classic   Netherlands 1.1   Theo Bos (NED) Rabobank
18 August Puchar Ministra Obrony Narodowej   Poland 1.2   Damian Walczak (POL) BDC-Marcpol Team
18 August Tre Valli Varesine   Italy 1.HC   David Veilleux (CAN) Team Europcar
18 August Grand Prix Kralovehradeckeho kraje   Czech Republic 1.2   Martin Hačecký (CZE) ASC Dukla Praha
19 August Châteauroux Classic   France 1.1   Rafael Andriato (BRA) Farnese Vini–Selle Italia
21 August GP Stad Zottegem   Belgium 1.1   Matthias Brändle (AUT) Team NetApp
21 August GP des Marbriers   France 1.2   Sergei Pomoshnikov (RUS) Itera–Katusha
21–24 August Tour du Poitou-Charentes   France 2.1   Luke Durbridge (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE
21–25 August Baltic Chain Tour   Lithuania/  Latvia/  Estonia 2.2   Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) Lithuania (national team)
22 August Druivenkoers Overijse   Belgium 1.1   Björn Leukemans (BEL) Vacansoleil–DCM
22–26 August Danmark Rundt   Denmark 2.HC   Lieuwe Westra (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM
23 August GP Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese   Italy 1.1   Diego Ulissi (ITA) Lampre–ISD
25 August Giro del Veneto   Italy 1.1   Oscar Gatto (ITA) Farnese Vini–Selle Italia
26 August Schaal Sels   Belgium 1.1   Niko Eeckhout (BEL) An Post–Sean Kelly
26 August Ronde van Midden-Nederland   Netherlands 1.2   Ivar Slik (NED) Rabobank Continental Team
26 August Ljubljana-Zagreb   Slovenia 1.2   Marko Kump (SLO) Adria Mobil
26 August–1 September Tour de l'Avenir   France 2.Ncup   Warren Barguil (FRA) France (national team)
31 August–1 September World Ports Classic   Belgium/  Netherlands 2.1   Tom Boonen (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
2 September GP Jef Scherens   Belgium 1.1   Steven Caethoven (BEL) Accent.jobs–Willems Veranda's
2 September Tour du Doubs   France 1.1   Jérôme Coppel (FRA) Saur–Sojasun
2 September Memorial Davide Fardelli   Italy 1.2   Rohan Dennis (AUS) Team Jayco–AIS
2 September Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren   Netherlands 1.2   Daniel Hoelgaard (NOR) Team Øster Hus–Ridley
3–7 September Giro di Padania   Italy 2.1   Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale
5 September Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen   Belgium 1.1   Theo Bos (NED) Rabobank
6–9 September Okolo Jiznich Cech   Czech Republic 2.2   Jiří Hochmann (CZE) ASC Dukla Praha
8 September Paris–Brussels   Belgium 1.HC   Tom Boonen (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
9 September Chrono Champenois   France 1.2   Rohan Dennis (AUS) Australia (national team)
9 September GP de Fourmies   France 1.HC   Lars Bak (DEN) Lotto–Belisol
9–15 September Tour of Bulgaria   Bulgaria 2.2   Maxat Ayazbayev (KAZ) Continental Team Astana
9–16 September Tour of Britain   United Kingdom 2.1   Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBR) Endura Racing
12 September GP de Wallonie   Belgium 1.1   Julien Simon (FRA) Saur–Sojasun
14 September Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen   Belgium 1.1   Ronan van Zandbeek (NED) Argos–Shimano
14 September GP de la Somme   France 1.1   Evaldas Šiškevičius (LTU) La Pomme Marseille
15 September GP Impanis-Van Petegem   Belgium 1.1   André Greipel (GER) Lotto–Belisol
15 September Memorial Marco Pantani   Italy 1.1   Fabio Felline (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
16 September GP d'Isbergues   France 1.1   John Degenkolb (GER) Argos–Shimano
16 September GP Industria & Commercio di Prato   Italy 1.1   Emanuele Sella (ITA) Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela
16 September Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin   Italy 1.2   Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) Simaf Carrier
16 September Tour Bohemia   Czech Republic 1.2   Maroš Kováč (SVK) Dukla Trenčín–Trek
19 September Omloop van het Houtland   Belgium 1.1   Marcel Kittel (GER) Argos–Shimano
21 September Tour of Vojvodina I   Serbia 1.2   Kristjan Fajt (SLO) Adria Mobil
22 September Tour of Vojvodina II   Serbia 1.2   Clemens Fankhauser (AUT) Tirol Cycling Team
22 September Kustpijl Knokke-Heist   Belgium 1.2   Kevin Claeys (BEL) Landbouwkrediet–Euphony
22–23 September Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon   France 2.2   Davide Rebellin (ITA) Meridiana–Kamen
23 September Gooikse Pijl   Belgium 1.2   Ken Hanson (USA) Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies
25 September Ruota d'Oro   Italy 1.2   Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) U.C. Trevigiani–Dynamon–Bottoli
26 September Milano–Torino   Italy 1.HC   Alberto Contador (ESP) Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank
27 September Gran Piemonte   Italy 1.HC   Rigoberto Urán (COL) Team Sky
27–30 September Circuit Franco-Belge   Belgium 2.1   Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) Lotto–Belisol
30 September Duo Normand   France 1.1   Luke Durbridge (AUS)
  Svein Tuft (CAN)
Orica–GreenEDGE
2 October Binche–Tournai–Binche   Belgium 1.1   Adam Blythe (GBR) BMC Racing Team
3 October Münsterland Giro   Germany 1.1   Marcel Kittel (GER) Argos–Shimano
4 October Coppa Sabatini   Italy 1.1   Fabio Duarte (COL) Colombia–Coldeportes
4 October Paris–Bourges   France 1.1   Florian Vachon (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller
6 October Piccolo Giro di Lombardia   Italy 1.2   Jan Polanc (SLO) Radenska
6 October Giro dell'Emilia   Italy 1.HC   Nairo Quintana (COL) Movistar Team
7 October GP Beghelli   Italy 1.1   Nicki Sørensen (DEN) Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank
7 October Paris–Tours Espoirs   France 1.2U   Taruia Krainer (FRA) Vendée U
7 October Paris–Tours   France 1.HC   Marco Marcato (ITA) Vacansoleil–DCM
9 October Nationale Sluitingsprijs   Belgium 1.1   Wim Stroetinga (NED) Koga Cycling Team
14 October Tour de Vendée   France 1.HC   Wesley Kreder (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM
21 October Chrono des Nations   France 1.1   Tony Martin (GER) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step

Final standings edit

There is a competition for the rider, team and country with the most points gained from winning or achieving a high place in the above races.

Individual classification edit

Rank Name Points
1   John Degenkolb (GER) 597
2   Marcel Kittel (GER) 511
3   Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBR) 478.2
4   Marko Kump (SLO) 465
5   Danilo Di Luca (ITA) 410.2
6   Julien Simon (FRA) 399
7   Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) 394
8   Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) 387.8
9   Carlos Betancur (COL) 369
10   Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) 349

Team classification edit

Rank Team Points
1 Saur–Sojasun 1667
2 Argos–Shimano 1615
3 Acqua & Sapone 1495
4 Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela 1482
5 Itera–Katusha 1254
6 Endura Racing 1161.2
7 Cofidis 1149
8 Team Europcar 1105
9 Team NetApp 1102.55
10 Adria Mobil 1044

Nation classification edit

Rank Nation Points
1   Italy 3054
2   France 2734
3   Germany 2650.83
4   Slovenia 2013
5   Russia 1840.5
6   Belgium 1639
7   Netherlands 1383.34
8   Poland 1194.6
9   Spain 1026.2
10   Great Britain 922.65

Nation under-23 classification edit

Rank Nation under-23 Points
1   Italy 1355
2   Netherlands 1213.21
3   France 883
4   Belgium 842
5   Russia 615
6   Germany 406.5
7   Slovenia 397
8   Latvia 359
9   Denmark 346
10   Luxembourg 293

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ a b Bulgaria's Ivailo Gabrovski initially won the race, but tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO) during the event.[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ivailo Gabrovski provisionally suspended". UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  2. ^ Stokes, Shane (14 September 2012). "Tour of Turkey winner Gabrovski faces disqualification with B sample also positive for EPO". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 16 September 2012.

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