2012 E3 Harelbeke

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2012 E3 Harelbeke
2012 UCI World Tour, race 6 of 28
E3 Prijs Harelbeke-2012 poster.svg
Race details
Dates23 March 2012
Stages1
Distance203 km (126.1 mi)
Winning time4h 51' 59"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Boonen  (Belgium) (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step)
  SecondFlag of Spain.svg  Óscar Freire  (Spain) (Team Katusha)
  ThirdFlag of Austria.svg  Bernhard Eisel  (Austria) (Team Sky)
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The 2012 E3 Harelbeke was the 55th running of the E3 Harelbeke single-day cycling race. [1] It was held on 23 March over a distance of 203 kilometres (126.1 miles) and was the sixth race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season. E3 Harelbeke was held as a UCI World Tour event for the first time, [2] after previously being held as a 1.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour. [3] As well as its promotion to the World Tour, the race moved to a Friday running from a Saturday; the move was in order to give riders a day's break prior to the following World Tour event, Gent–Wevelgem. [4]

Contents

Stijn Devolder leads over the Muur E3-prijs de muur Stijn Devolder en Guillaume Van Keirsbulck 23-03-2012 14-36-54.png
Stijn Devolder leads over the Muur

In a mass sprint finish, the race was won by Omega Pharma–Quick-Step rider Tom Boonen, [5] who in the process, became the most successful rider in the history of the race; his fifth victory – after four previous victories in succession between 2004 and 2007 – in Harelbeke took him beyond the record tally of four victories that he had been sharing with fellow Belgian rider Rik Van Looy. [6] Boonen finished ahead of Team Katusha's Óscar Freire and Team Sky's Bernhard Eisel, who completed the podium. [7]

Teams

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Route of E3 Harelbeke 2012

As E3 Harelbeke was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Seven other squads were given wildcard places into the race, [8] and as such, formed the event's 25-team peloton.

The 25 teams that competed in the race were: [9]

Results

Trophy of 2012 E3 Harelbeke won by Tom Boonen (collection KOERS. Museum of Cycle Racing) Trofee E3 Harelbeke, Tom Boonen, 2012 - frontaal (TRM0734 - collectie KOERS. Museum van de Wielersport).jpg
Trophy of 2012 E3 Harelbeke won by Tom Boonen (collection KOERS. Museum of Cycle Racing)

[10]

CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Boonen  (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 4h 51' 59"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Óscar Freire  (ESP) Team Katusha s.t.
3Flag of Austria.svg  Bernhard Eisel  (AUT) Team Sky s.t.
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Leonardo Duque  (COL) Cofidis s.t.
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sep Vanmarcke  (BEL) Garmin–Barracuda s.t.
6Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER) Project 1t4i s.t.
7Flag of France.svg  Mathieu Ladagnous  (FRA) FDJ–BigMat s.t.
8Flag of France.svg  Alexandre Pichot  (FRA) Team Europcar s.t.
9Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Ballan  (ITA) BMC Racing Team s.t.
10Flag of France.svg  Sébastien Turgot  (FRA) Team Europcar s.t.

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