| 2012 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 14–17 June 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 670.5 km (416.6 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 16h 11' 55" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Ster ZLM Toer cycling race was the 17th running of the Ster ZLM Toer. It was part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour and classed as a 2.1 event. The race was won by Mark Cavendish of Team Sky, marking his first general classification win. [1]
| Stage | Route | Distance | Type | Date | Winner | |
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| 1 | Eindhoven to Sittard-Geleen | 151 km (93.8 mi) |  | Flat stage | 14 June |  Marcel Kittel (GER) |
| 2 | Nuth(Schimmert) to Nuth(Schimmert) | 167 km (103.8 mi) | | Flat stage | 15 June | André Greipel (GER) |
| 3 | Hotel Verviers to Lake Gileppe | 189 km (117.4 mi) | | Flat stage | 16 June |  Lars Boom (NED) |
| 4 | Schijndel to Boxtel | 163.5 km (101.6 mi) | | Flat stage | 17 June | Marcel Kittel (GER) |
Key:
: Leader and eventual winner of General Classification.
: Leader and eventual winner of points classification.
: Leader and eventual winner of intermediate sprints classification.
: Leader and eventual winner of mountains' classification.
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| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Sprints classification | Team classification |
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| 1 | Marcel Kittel | Marcel Kittel | Marcel Kittel | Sven Vandousselaere | Rens te Stroet | Landbouwkrediet–Euphony |
| 2 | André Greipel | Mark Cavendish | Mark Cavendish | Bart van Haaren | Lotto–Belisol | |
| 3 | Lars Boom | Nelson Oliveira | ||||
| 4 | Marcel Kittel | Marcel Kittel | Dries Hollanders | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | ||
| Final | Mark Cavendish | Marcel Kittel | Nelson Oliveira | Dries Hollanders | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | |
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Sky | 16h 11' 55" |
| 2 | Lars Boom (NED) | Rabobank | + 8" |
| 3 |  Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | + 14" |
| 4 |  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) | Team Sky | + 14" |
| 5 |  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 18" |
| 6 |  Nikolai Trussov (RUS) | RusVelo | + 18" |
| 7 | Koen de Kort (NED) | Argos–Shimano | + 18" |
| 8 | Maxime Vantomme (BEL) | Team Katusha | + 18" |
| 9 | Sven Vandousselaere (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 18" |
| 10 |  Lars Bak (DEN) | Lotto–Belisol | + 18" |
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Argos–Shimano | 35 |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Sky | 34 |
| 3 |  Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Rabobank | 34 |
| 4 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | 20 |
| 5 | Kenny van Hummel (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | 19 |
| 6 | Lars Boom (NED) | Rabobank | 16 |
| 7 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | RadioShack–Nissan | 15 |
| 8 | Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | 13 |
| 9 | Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) | Team Sky | 11 |
| 10 |  Greg Henderson (NZL) | Lotto–Belisol | 8 |
| Rider | Team | Points | |
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| 1 |  Nelson Oliveira (POR) | RadioShack–Nissan | 12 |
| 2 | Bart van Haaren (NED) | Koga Cycling Team | 12 |
| 3 | Ben Hermans (BEL) | RadioShack–Nissan | 10 |
| 4 | Jan Bakelants (BEL) | RadioShack–Nissan | 10 |
| 5 | Dion Bakelants (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | 10 |
| 6 |  Jarosław Marycz (POL) | Team Saxo Bank | 10 |
| 7 |  Marco Haller (AUT) | Team Katusha | 8 |
| 8 | Nathan Haas (AUS) | Garmin–Barracuda | 8 |
| 9 | Sven Vandousselaere (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | 3 |
| 10 | Jim van den Berg (NED) | Koga Cycling Team | 3 |
| Rider | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Dries Hollanders (BEL) | Metec Continental Cycling Team | 6 |
| 2 | Rens te Stroet (NED) | Cycling Team Jo Piels | 6 |
| 3 | Jarosław Marycz (POL) | Team Saxo Bank | 4 |
| 4 | Sven Vandousselaere (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | 4 |
| 5 | Pim Ligthart (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | 3 |
| 6 | Nathan Haas (AUS) | Garmin–Barracuda | 3 |
| 7 | Dion Bakelants (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | 3 |
| 8 | Iljo Keisse (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 3 |
| 9 | Jim van den Berg (NED) | Koga Cycling Team | 3 |
| 10 | Nikolas Maes (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 2 |
| Pos. | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | 48h 36' 38" |
| 2 | Lotto–Belisol | + 3" |
| 3 | Team Katusha | + 26" |
| 4 | Team Sky | + 39" |
| 5 | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 42" |
| 6 | RadioShack–Nissan | + 1' 27" |
| 7 | Rabobank | + 1' 44" |
| 8 | RusVelo | + 2' 06" |
| 9 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | + 5' 12" |
| 10 | Cycling Team De Rijke | + 5' 16" |
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