2012 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 2012 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 98th running of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 22 April 2012 over a distance of 257.5 kilometres (160.0 miles), starting in Liège and finishing in Ans, via Bastogne in the Ardennes region of Belgium. It was the thirteenth race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.
| 2012 UCI World Tour, race 13 of 28 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 22 April 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 257.5 km (160.0 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 43' 52" | ||||||||||||
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The race was won by Astana rider Maxim Iglinsky after catching Liquigas–Cannondale's Vincenzo Nibali in the closing stages of the race after Nibali had attempted to win the race with a 20 km (12.4 mi) attack.[1] Iglinsky caught him with around 1 km (0.6 mi) to go, and eventually won by 21 seconds over Nibali,[2] while Amstel Gold Race winner Enrico Gasparotto rounded out the podium placings for Astana.[3] Defending race-winner Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) could only finish sixteenth in the race, almost 90 seconds down on Iglinsky.[4]
Participating teams edit
As Liège–Bastogne–Liège was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obliged to send a squad. Seven other squads were given wildcard places into the race,[5] and as such, formed the event's 25-team peloton.
The teams that were invited – wildcard teams denoted by * – were:[6]
Results edit
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI World Tour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) | Astana | 6h 43' 52" | 100 |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 21" | 80 |
| 3 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Astana | + 36" | 70 |
| 4 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 36" | – |
| 5 | Dan Martin (IRE) | Garmin–Barracuda | + 36" | 50 |
| 6 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Rabobank | + 36" | 40 |
| 7 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 36" | 30 |
| 8 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Lampre–ISD | + 36" | 20 |
| 9 | Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | Garmin–Barracuda | + 36" | 10 |
| 10 | Jelle Vanendert (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | + 36" | 4 |
References edit
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- ^ McGann, Colin (22 April 2012). "Iglinskiy wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ . VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Agence France-Presse. 22 April 2012. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ Moore, Kyle (22 April 2012). "Maxim Iglinskiy pulls off Liège-Bastogne-Liège stunner". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "Wildcards revealed for La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ . Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ . Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Amaury Sport Organisation. 22 April 2012. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ . Union Cycliste Internationale. Infostrada Sports. 22 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2012.