| 2012 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | January 28, 2012 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 17.72 km (11.01 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 43' 36" | |||||||||
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This event was held on Saturday 28 January 2012 as part of the 2012 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. Six laps had to be completed, totalling up to 17.72 kilometre.
| Rank | Cyclist | Time |
|---|---|---|
 |  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | 43' 36" |
 |  Wout van Aert (BEL) | + 8" |
 |  Quentin Jaurégui (FRA) | + 21" |
| 4 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) | s.t. |
| 5 | Daan Soete (BEL) | s.t. |
| 6 | Yorben Van Tichelt (BEL) | + 48" |
| 7 |  Silvio Herklotz (GER) | + 1'00" |
| 8 | Daan Hoeyberghs (BEL) | + 1'25" |
| 9 | Romain Seigle (FRA) | +1'32" |
| 10 | Victor Koretzky (FRA) | + 2'11" |
| 11 | Anthony Turgis (FRA) | + 2'23" |
| 12 |  Dominic Zumstein (SUI) | + 2'24" |
| 13 |  Gioele Bertolini (ITA) | + 2'40" |
| 14 |  Andrew Dillman (USA) | + 3'08" |
| 15 | Felix Drumm (GER) | + 3'11" |
| 16 | Tim Ariesen (NED) | + 3'12" |
| 17 | Logan Owen (USA) | + 3'15" |
| 18 | Martijn Budding (NED) | + 3'16" |
| 19 |  Toki Sawada (JPN) | s.t. |
| 20 | Marco König (GER) | + 3'30" |
| 21 | Andri Frischknecht (SUI) | + 4'05" |
| 22 | Stan Wijkel (NED) | + 4'07" |
| 23 | Dylan Kowalski (FRA) | s.t. |
| 24 |  Jan Brezna (CZE) | s.t. |
| 25 | Pjotr Van Beek (NED) | + 4'31" |
| 26 |  Michal Paluta (POL) | + 4'43" |
| 27 | Jan Vastl (CZE) | + 4'44" |
| 28 | Karel Pokorny (CZE) | + 4'45" |
| 29 |  Emil Linde (SWE) | + 4'57" |
| 30 | Dominic Grab (SUI) | + 5'06" |
| 31 | Koen Weijers (NED) | + 5'34" |
| 32 |  Jose Manuel Ribera (ESP) | + 5'37" |
| 33 | Kevin Suarez Fernandez (ESP) | + 5'43" |
| 34 | Curtis White (USA) | + 5'45" |
| 35 | Piotr Konwa (POL) | + 5'59" |
| 36 | Nadir Colledani (ITA) | s.t. |
| 37 | Dennis Wahlqvist (SWE) | s.t. |
| 38 | Steffen Müller (GER) | + 6'28" |
| 39 |  Joseph Moses (GBR) | + 6'35" |
| 40 |  Yohan Patry (CAN) | + 6'50" |
| 41 | Kota Yokoyama (JPN) | + 6'52" |
| 42 | Michimasa Nakai (JPN) | + 7'08" |
| 43 | Luca De Nicola (ITA) | + 7'10" |
| 44 | Johannes Siemermann (GER) | + 7'15" |
| 45 | Patryk Stosz (POL) | – 1 LAP |
| 46 |  Simon Vozar (SVK) | – 1 LAP |
| 47 | Riccardo Redaelli (ITA) | – 1 LAP |
| 48 | Tobin Ortenblad (USA) | – 1 LAP |
| 49 | Jaime Campo Pernia (ESP) | – 2 LAPS |
| 50 | Samuel Beaudoin (CAN) | – 2 LAPS |
| 51 | Ondrej Glajza (SVK) | – 2 LAPS |
| 52 |  Sven Fritsch (LUX) | – 2 LAPS |
| 53 | Mateusz Grabis (POL) | – 2 LAPS |
| 54 | Francesco Pedante (ITA) | – 2 LAPS |
| 55 | Richard Cypress Gorry (USA) | – 3 LAPS |
| 56 | Tobiasz Lis (POL) | – 3 LAPS |
| 57 |  Zygimantas Baikstys (LIT) | – 4 LAPS |
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