2012 Danmark Rundt

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2012 Danmark Rundt
2012 UCI Europe Tour
Greipel at Post Danmark 2012, stage 2, Aarhus.JPG
André Greipel at Post Danmark Rundt 2012, stage 2, Aarhus
Race details
DatesAugust 22–26, 2012
Stages6
Distance856.5 km (532.2 mi)
Winning time20h 41' 47"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Lieuwe Westra  (NED) (Vacansoleil–DCM)
  SecondFlag of Lithuania.svg  Ramūnas Navardauskas  (LTU) (Garmin–Sharp)
  ThirdFlag of Italy.svg  Manuele Boaro  (ITA) (Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank)
Jersey green.svg PointsFlag of Norway.svg  Alexander Kristoff  (NOR) (Team Katusha)
Jersey polkadot.svg MountainsFlag of Denmark.svg  Nikola Aistrup  (DEN) (Forsikring–Himmerland)
Jersey white.svg YouthFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Wilco Kelderman  (NED) (Rabobank)
  Team Team Sky
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The 2012 Danmark Rundt was a men's road bicycle race held from 22 to 26 August 2012. It was the 22nd edition of the men's stage race, which was established in 1985. [1] The race was rated as a 2.HC event and formed part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour. [2]

Contents

The race was won by Dutch rider Lieuwe Westra of the Vacansoleil–DCM team, with Ramūnas Navardauskas of Garmin–Sharp second and Manuele Boaro of Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank third. [3]

The 2012 race was moved to the end of August from its usual start date at the beginning of the month because of a clash with the 2012 Olympic Games. Organisers believe that this led to less spectators viewing the race than in the past and plan for the 2013 edition to start following the 2013 Tour de France. [4]

Schedule

StageRouteDistanceDateWinner
1 Randers > Randers191 kmAugust 22Flag of Germany.svg  André Greipel  (GER)
2 Løgstør > Aarhus 211 kmAugust 23Flag of Germany.svg  André Greipel  (GER)
3 Silkeborg > Vejle 185 kmAugust 24Flag of Norway.svg  Lars Petter Nordhaug  (NOR)
4 Ringe > Odense 90 kmAugust 25Flag of Norway.svg  Alexander Kristoff  (NOR)
5 (ITT) Kerteminde > Kerteminde14.5 kmAugust 25Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lieuwe Westra  (NED)
6 Slagelse > Frederiksberg 165 kmAugust 26Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR)

Teams

17 teams were invited to the 2012 Danmark Rundt: 8 teams from the UCI ProTeams, 4 UCI Professional Continental Teams, 4 UCI Continental Teams along with a Danish national team under the Team Post Danmark name. [5]

UCI ProTeamsUCI Professional Continental TeamsUCI Continental TeamsNational Team

Stages

Stage 1

22 August 2012 – Randers to Randers, 191 km (119 mi)

The stage started and ended in Randers, taking in a tour of the Djursland peninsula and passing through the town of Grenaa. [6] A crash involving around half of the field occurred 3½km before the finish before being won by German rider André Greipel of the Lotto–Belisol team. [7] [8] Alexander Kristoff of Team Katusha finished second, with Theo Bos of Rabobank finishing third. [8]

Organisers decided to award every rider the same time following the mass crash as the riders involved were part of the peloton at the time. [8] This is usually only done if riders are within the 3 km mark at the end of the stage, a decision which attracted some criticism from Michael Rasmussen. [9]

Stage 2

Canvendish, Boonen and Greipel at Oddervej in Aarhus d. 23. August 2012 stage 2 Post Danmark Rundt 2012 - stage 2, Canvendish, Boonen and Greipel.JPG
Canvendish, Boonen and Greipel at Oddervej in Aarhus d. 23. August 2012 stage 2

23 August 2012 – Løgstør to Aarhus, 211 km (131 mi)

Stage two was the longest stage of the 2012 race, starting in Løgstør on the Limfjord and travelling generally south through Jutland. It passed through the town of Viborg before ending in Aarhus. It was described as a key stage with a possibly critical impact on the overall standings. [10] The stage was won by André Greipel following a bunch sprint at the finish. [11] Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator rider Michael Van Staeyen finished second with Steele Von Hoff of Garmin–Sharp third. [11]

Stage 3

24 August 2012 – Silkeborg to Vejle, 185 km (115 mi)

Stage three has been described as the toughest stage in the race and contained the most climbs. [12] The route initially ran north from Silkeborg through Kjellerup, before turning southwards through Silkeborg again before heading towards Vejle. [12] It finished after the traditional climb of Kiddesvej, a 350-metre climb with an average gradient of 12.5% and a maximum gradient of 21%. This climb has been included in the Danmark Rundt each year since 2004. [13]

After a breakaway, which at one point reached eight minutes, most riders rejoined the peloton before the final climb of Kiddesvej led to a small group being able to complete the stage ahead of the main bunch. [14] [15] The stage winner was Lars Petter Nordhaug of Team Sky who took over the general classification lead from André Greipel. Wilco Kelderman of Rabobank came second with Ramūnas Navardauskas of Garmin–Sharp third. [15]

Stage 4

25 August 2012 – Ringe to Odense, 90 km (56 mi)

A short stage to allow for an individual time trial later in the same day, stage four saw the race move to Funen. Starting in Ringe, the route traveled south to Faaborg on the south coast, before passing north to Odense. [16] Much of the route was wet and, again, produced a sprint finish which was won by Alexander Kristoff of Team Katusha ahead of Andrew Fenn of Omega Pharma–Quick-Step and Theo Bos of Rabobank. [17] [18] Lars Petter Nordhaug retained the yellow jersey with just a one-second lead over Kristoff ahead of the evening individual time trial around Kerteminde. [17] [19]

Stage 5

25 August 2012 – Kerteminde to Kerteminde, 14.5 km (9.0 mi) individual time trial (ITT)

Stage five was a 14½km individual time trial around Kerteminde on Funen. The stage was identical to the time trial used in the 2002 and 2008 races. [20] It was won by Lieuwe Westra of the Vacansoleil–DCM team who took the yellow jersey, leading the race by ten seconds from Ramūnas Navardauskas. [21]

Stage 6

26 August 2012 – Slagelse to Frederiksberg, 165 km (103 mi)

Stage six started in Slagelse on Sjælland and passed through Sorø and Roskilde before arriving in Frederiksberg. Ten laps of 6 km each led to the traditional race finish on Frederiksberg Allé. [22] The stage was won by Team Sky rider Mark Cavendish in a bunch sprint, with Lieuwe Westra retaining the overall lead. [23] [24]

Classification leadership

StageWinner General classification
Jersey yellow.svg 		Points classification
Jersey green.svg 		Mountains classification
Jersey polkadot.svg 		Young rider classification
Jersey white.svg 		Team classification Most Aggressive classification
1 André Greipel André Greipel André Greipel Morten Høberg Luke Rowe Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator Jesper Mørkøv
2 André Greipel Jarosław Marycz
3 Lars Petter Nordhaug Lars Petter Nordhaug Nikola Aistrup Wilco Kelderman Team Europcar Sven Vandousselaere
4 Alexander Kristoff Alexander Kristoff Christian Jersild Jensen
5 Lieuwe Westra Lieuwe Westra Team Sky –
6 Mark Cavendish Sebastian Lander
Final Lieuwe Westra Alexander Kristoff Nikola Aistrup Wilco Kelderman Team Sky Sebastian Lander

Final standings

The general classification was won by Lieuwe Westra of Vacansoleil–DCM by ten seconds from Ramūnas Navardauskas of Garmin–Sharp with Manuele Boaro of Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank another four seconds back in third place. [3] [25] Team Katusha rider Alexander Kristoff won the points trophy by one point from Lotto–Belisol rider André Greipel. [3]

The mountain classification was won by Danish rider Nikola Aistrup of Team Concordia Forsikring–Himmerland with Dutch rider Wilco Kelderman of Team Rabobank winning the young riders award. Glud & Marstrand–LRØ rider Sebastian Lander won the fighters award. [3] The team race was won by Team Sky. [3]

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  2. ↑ 2012 Post Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark, Velowire. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Resultater, 6. étape Post Danmark Rundt 2012, Danmarks Cykle Union, 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
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  6. ↑ 1. etape Post Danmark Rundt 2012, Randers-Randers, 191 km Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  7. ↑ Greipel forbavsede sig selv med Randers-sejr, Jyllands Posten, 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
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  11. 1 2 Ny etapesejr til André Greipel, Danmarks Cykle Union, 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  12. 1 2 3. etape Post Danmark Rundt 2012, Silkeborg-Vejle, 185 km, Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
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  14. ↑ Nordhaug nappede kongeetape-sejr, Jyllands Posten, 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  15. 1 2 Norsk etapesejr og gul trøje i Vejle, Danmarks Cykle Union, 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
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  17. 1 2 Norske Alexander Kristoff vinder i Odense, Danmarks Cykle Union, 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
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