2012 Tour de Picardie

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2012 Tour de Picardie
2012 UCI Europe Tour, race 15 of 27
Tour de Picardie 2012 Route.png
The route of the 2012 Tour de Picardie
Race details
Dates11–13 May
Stages3
Distance516 km (320.6 mi)
Winning time12h 09' 59"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (Germany) (Argos–Shimano)
  SecondFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Kenny van Hummel  (Netherlands) (Vacansoleil–DCM)
  ThirdFlag of Colombia.svg  Leonardo Duque  (Colombia) (Cofidis)

Jersey green.svg PointsFlag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (Germany) (Argos–Shimano)
Jersey polkadot.svg MountainsFlag of Colombia.svg  Leonardo Duque  (Colombia) (Cofidis)
  Team Team Europcar
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The 2012 Tour de Picardie was the 66th edition of the Tour de Picardie cycling stage race. It started on 11 May in Clermont and ended on 13 May in Maignelay-Montigny and consisted of three stages.

Contents

The race was won by Argos-Shimano rider John Degenkolb, who claimed the leader's yellow jersey after winning the first and the third stage. His winning margin over runner-up Kenny van Hummel of Vacansoleil-DCM was 10 seconds, and Cofidis' Leonardo Duque completed the podium, 15 seconds down on Degenkolb.

In the race's other classifications, Argos-Shimano rider John Degenkolb won the points classification's green jersey. Cofidis rider Leonardo Duque King of the Mountains classification, with Team Europcar finishing at the head of the teams classification.

Stages

1

11 May 2012 – Clermont to Braine, 166.5 km

Stage Result and General Classification after Stage

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey green.svg Argos–Shimano 3h 49' 11"
2Flag of Japan.svg  Takashi Miyazawa  (JPN) Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank st"
3Flag of France.svg  Sébastien Chavanel  (FRA) Team Europcar st"
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey green.svg Argos–Shimano 3h 49' 01"
2Flag of Japan.svg  Takashi Miyazawa  (JPN) Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank + 4"
3Flag of France.svg  Sébastien Chavanel  (FRA) Team Europcar + 6"

2

12 May 2012 – Tergnier to Villers-Bocage, 178.5 km

Stage Result and General Classification after Stage

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kenny van Hummel  (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM 4h 15' 47"
2Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Poulhies  (FRA) Saur–Sojasun st"
3Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey green.svg Argos–Shimano st"
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey green.svg Argos–Shimano 8h 04' 44"
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kenny van Hummel  (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 4"
3Flag of Japan.svg  Takashi Miyazawa  (JPN) Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank + 8"

3

13 May 2012 – Fressenneville to Maignelay-Montigny, 171 km

Stage Result and General Classification after Stage

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey green.svg Argos–Shimano 4h 05' 01"
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  Greg Henderson  (NZL) Lotto–Belisol st"
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kenny van Hummel  (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM st"
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey green.svg Argos–Shimano 12h 09' 35"
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kenny van Hummel  (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 10"
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Leonardo Duque  (COL) Jersey polkadot.svg Cofidis + 15"

Classification leadership

StageWinner General classification
Jersey yellow.svg
Points classification
Jersey green.svg
King of the Mountains
Jersey polkadot.svg
Team classification in the Tour de France
Jersey yellow number.svg
1 John Degenkolb John Degenkolb John Degenkolb Jonathan Hivert Team Europcar
2 Kenny van Hummel
3 John Degenkolb Leonardo Duque
Final John Degenkolb John Degenkolb Leonardo Duque Team Europcar

Winners

General classification

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey green.svg Argos–Shimano 12h 09' 35"
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kenny van Hummel  (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 10"
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Leonardo Duque  (COL) Jersey polkadot.svg Cofidis + 15"

Points

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey green.svg Argos–Shimano 70 points
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kenny van Hummel  (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM 52 points
3Flag of France.svg  Benoit Drujon  (FRA) Auber 93 48 points

Mountains

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Leonardo Duque  (COL) Jersey polkadot.svg Cofidis 12 points
2Flag of France.svg  Jonathan Hivert  (FRA) Saur–Sojasun 8 points
3Flag of Spain.svg  Jesus Herrada Lopez  (ESP) Movistar Team 7 points

Team

Pos.TeamTime
1 Team Europcar Jersey yellow number.svg 36h 29' 57"
2 Auber 93 st″
3 Landbouwkrediet–Euphony st″

References

See also