The 2012 Clásica de San Sebastián was the 32nd edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 14 August 2012, over a distance of 234 km (145.4 mi), starting and finishing in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain. It was the twenty-first event of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.

The race was won for the second time in three years by Rabobank rider Luis León Sánchez after making a late-race attack on the descent from the Alto de Arkale.[1] Second place went to Orica–GreenEDGE's Simon Gerrans,[2] while Gianni Meersman rounded out the podium placings for Lotto–Belisol.[3][4]

Teams

As the Clásica de San Sebastián was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Two other squads – Andalucía and Caja Rural – 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:[5]

Results

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Cyclist Team Time UCI World Tour
Points
1  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Rabobank 5h 55' 34" 80
2  Simon Gerrans (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 7" 60
3  Gianni Meersman (BEL) Lotto–Belisol + 7" 50
4  Christophe Le Mével (FRA) Garmin–Sharp + 7" 40
5  Bauke Mollema (NED) Rabobank + 7" 30
6  Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) BMC Racing Team + 7" 22
7  Mads Christensen (DEN) Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank + 7" 14
8  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Team Katusha + 7" 10
9  Xavier Florencio (ESP) Team Katusha + 7" 6
10  Diego Ulissi (ITA) Lampre–ISD + 7" 2

References

  1. ^ Benson, Daniel (14 August 2012). "Luis Leon Sanchez claims second career San Sebastian victory". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Sanchez claims Clasica de San Sebastian". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Sanchez wins 2012 Clasica San Sebastian". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 14 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. ^ Atkins, Ben (14 August 2012). "Luis León Sánchez escapes to take his second Clásica San Sebastián". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian 2012 start list". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  6. ^ "UCI WorldTour Ranking #20 - Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian (ESP/UWT)". Union Cycliste Internationale. Infostrada Sports. 14 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 14 August 2012.