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| 2012 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 16—20 May 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 897.5 km (557.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 21h 11' 40" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Glava Tour of Norway was the second edition of the Glava Tour of Norway cycle race. It forms part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour.
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| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Km | Winner | Winning team |
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| 1 | 16 May | Sandefjord | Tønsberg | 187,5 |  Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE) | Team Cykelcity |
| 2 | 17 May | Oslo | Drammen | 163 |  Raymond Kreder (NED) | Garmin–Barracuda |
| 3 | 18 May | Lillestrøm | Elverum | 180 |  Aidis Kruopis (LTU) | Orica–GreenEDGE |
| 4 | 19 May | Hamar | Lillehammer | 195 |  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky |
| 5 | 20 May | Gjøvik | Hønefoss | 172 |  Russell Downing (GBR) | Endura Racing |
| Stage | General Classification | Nordialog super sprint | Samsung King of the Mountains | Skoda young riders classification(U26) |
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| 1 | Jonas Ahlstrand | Jonas Ahlstrand | Reidar Bohlin Borgersen | Jonas Ahlstrand |
| 2 | Alessandro Petacchi | Alessandro Petacchi | Raymond Kreder | |
| 3 | Jonas Ahlstrand | Jonas Ahlstrand | ||
| 4 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | André Cardoso | Edvald Boasson Hagen |
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| Winner | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | André Cardoso | Edvald Boasson Hagen |
| Rider | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | 21h 11' 40" |
| 2 |  Simon Clarke (AUS) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 8" |
| 3 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR) | Team Sky | + 22" |
| 4 |  Sander Armée (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 30" |
| 5 |  Sergey Firsanov (RUS) | RusVelo | + 30" |
| 6 | Pieter Serry (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 30" |
| 7 |  Marco Marzano (ITA) | Lampre–ISD | + 30" |
| 8 | Simone Stortoni (ITA) | Lampre–ISD | + 1'05" |
| 9 | Kevyn Ista (BEL) | Accent.jobs–Willems Veranda's | + 1'49" |
| 10 | Pieter Jacobs (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 1'49" |
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