The 2012 Tour de Luxembourg cycling race was the 72nd running of the Tour de Luxembourg. It was part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour and classed as a 2.HC event. It was won by Jakob Fuglsang from Denmark, a member of the Luxembourg-based team, RadioShack–Nissan.

Schedule

Stage Route Distance Type Date Winner
P Luxembourg 2.7 km (1.7 mi) Individual time trial 30 May  Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA)
1 Luxembourg to Hesperange 181 km (112.5 mi) Flat stage 31 May  André Greipel (GER)
2 Schifflange to Leudelange 183.9 km (114.3 mi) Flat stage 1 June  André Greipel (GER)
3 Eschweiler to Differdange 205.4 km (127.6 mi) Intermediate stage 3 June  Wout Poels (NED)
4 Mersch to Luxembourg 153.5 km (95.4 mi) Flat stage 4 June  Jürgen Roelandts (BEL)

Teams

Stages

Key:
: Leader and eventual winner of General Classification, based on total time.
: Leader and eventual winner of points classification, based on points given for finishing position on each mass start stage.
: Leader and eventual winner of climbers' classification, based on points gained on passing hilltops.
: Leader and eventual winner of young riders' classification, based on total time, but restricted to riders under 25 at beginning of year.

Prologue

30 May 2012 – Luxembourg, 2.7 km (1.7 mi) individual time trial (ITT)[1]
Prologue Result and General Classification after Prologue
Rider Team Time
1  Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) Saur–Sojasun 3' 43"
2  Grégory Rast (SUI) RadioShack–Nissan + 3"
3  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 3"
4  Mathew Hayman (AUS) Team Sky + 5"
5  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) RadioShack–Nissan + 7"
6  Marcel Sieberg (GER) Lotto–Belisol + 7"
7  Tom Dumoulin (NED) Argos–Shimano + 7"
8  Jimmy Casper (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 7"
9  Damien Gaudin (FRA) Team Europcar + 7"
10  Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) Cofidis + 8"

Stage 1

31 May 2012 – Luxembourg to Hesperange, 181 km (112 mi)[2][3]
Stage 1 Result
Rider Team Time
1  André Greipel (GER) Lotto–Belisol 4h 53' 56"
2  Davide Appollonio (ITA) Team Sky s.t.
3  Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) Cofidis s.t.
4  Romain Feillu (FRA) Vacansoleil–DCM s.t.
5  Koen de Kort (NED) Argos–Shimano s.t.
6  Sascha Weber (GER) Differdange–Magic–SportFood.de s.t.
7  Roy Curvers (NED) Argos–Shimano s.t.
8  Vincent Baestaens (BEL) Landbouwkrediet–Euphony s.t.
9  Ben Swift (GBR) Team Sky s.t.
10  Yohann Gène (FRA) Team Europcar s.t.
General Classification after Stage 1
Rider Team Time
1  Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) Saur–Sojasun 4h 57' 39"
2  Grégory Rast (SUI) RadioShack–Nissan + 3"
3  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 3"
4  Mathew Hayman (AUS) Team Sky + 5"
5  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) RadioShack–Nissan + 7"
6  Marcel Sieberg (GER) Lotto–Belisol + 7"
7  Tom Dumoulin (NED) Argos–Shimano + 7"
8  Jimmy Casper (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 7"
9  Damien Gaudin (FRA) Team Europcar + 7"
10  Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) Cofidis + 8"

Stage 2

1 June 2012 – Schifflange to Leudelange, 183.9 km (114.3 mi)[4][5]
Stage 2 Result
Rider Team Time
1  André Greipel (GER) Lotto–Belisol 4h 29' 20"
2  Ben Swift (GBR) Team Sky s.t.
3  Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) Lotto–Belisol s.t.
4  Romain Feillu (FRA) Vacansoleil–DCM s.t.
5  Jempy Drucker (LUX) Accent.jobs–Willems Veranda's s.t.
6  Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator s.t.
7  Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) Cofidis s.t.
8  Roy Curvers (NED) Argos–Shimano s.t.
9  Maxime Monfort (BEL) RadioShack–Nissan s.t.
10  Wout Poels (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM s.t.
General Classification after Stage 2
Rider Team Time
1  Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) Saur–Sojasun 9h 26' 59"
2  Grégory Rast (SUI) RadioShack–Nissan + 3"
3  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 3"
4  Mathew Hayman (AUS) Team Sky + 5"
5  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) RadioShack–Nissan + 7"
6  Marcel Sieberg (GER) Lotto–Belisol + 7"
7  Tom Dumoulin (NED) Argos–Shimano + 7"
8  Jimmy Casper (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 7"
9  Damien Gaudin (FRA) Team Europcar + 7"
10  Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) Cofidis + 8"

Stage 3

2 June 2012 – Eschweiler to Differdange, 205.4 km (127.6 mi)[6][7]
Stage 3 Result
Rider Team Time
1  Wout Poels (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM 5h 01' 11"
2  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) RadioShack–Nissan s.t.
3  Fränk Schleck (LUX) RadioShack–Nissan s.t.
4  Michael Barry (CAN) Team Sky + 24"
5  Salvatore Puccio (ITA) Team Sky + 24"
6  Vincent Jérôme (FRA) Team Europcar + 24"
7  Ben Gastauer (LUX) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 24"
8  Thomas Damuseau (FRA) Argos–Shimano + 24"
9  Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) Cofidis + 24"
10  Johnny Hoogerland (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 24"
General Classification after Stage 3
Rider Team Time
1  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) RadioShack–Nissan 14h 28' 17"
2  Wout Poels (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 2"
3  Fränk Schleck (LUX) RadioShack–Nissan + 5"
4  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 20"
5  Tom Dumoulin (NED) Argos–Shimano + 24"
6  Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) Cofidis + 25"
7  Sébastien Delfosse (BEL) Landbouwkrediet–Euphony + 28"
8  Maxime Monfort (BEL) RadioShack–Nissan + 29"
9  Bob Jungels (LUX) Team Luxembourg + 29"
10  Martin Elmiger (SUI) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 32"

Stage 4

3 June 2012 – Mersch to Luxembourg, 153.5 km (95.4 mi)[8][9]

Stage results were taken from the first passage through the finish line for safety reasons due to poor weather conditions.[10][11]

Stage 4 Result
Rider Team Time
1  Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) Lotto–Belisol 2h 39' 58"
2  Laurens De Vreese (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 25"
3  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) RadioShack–Nissan + 25"
4  Maxime Monfort (BEL) RadioShack–Nissan + 25"
5  Wout Poels (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 25"
6  Fränk Schleck (LUX) RadioShack–Nissan + 25"
7  Martin Elmiger (SUI) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 25"
8  Eliot Lietaer (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 25"
9  Tom Dumoulin (NED) Argos–Shimano + 25"
10  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 25"
Final General Classification
Rider Team Time
1  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) RadioShack–Nissan 17h 08' 40"
2  Wout Poels (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 2"
3  Fränk Schleck (LUX) RadioShack–Nissan + 5"
4  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 20"
5  Tom Dumoulin (NED) Argos–Shimano + 24"
6  Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) Cofidis + 25"
7  Sébastien Delfosse (BEL) Landbouwkrediet–Euphony + 28"
8  Maxime Monfort (BEL) RadioShack–Nissan + 29"
9  Bob Jungels (LUX) Team Luxembourg + 29"
10  Martin Elmiger (SUI) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 32"

Classification leadership

Stage Winner General classification
Yellow jersey 		Points classification
Blue jersey 		Mountains classification
Green jersey 		Young rider classification
White jersey 		Team classification
P Jimmy Engoulvent Jimmy Engoulvent not awarded not awarded Tom Dumoulin Saur–Sojasun
1 André Greipel André Greipel Albert Timmer
2 André Greipel
3 Wout Poels Jakob Fuglsang Wout Poels RadioShack–Nissan
4 Jürgen Roelandts
Final Jakob Fuglsang André Greipel Albert Timmer Wout Poels RadioShack–Nissan

References

General
Specific
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