2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial

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2012 UCI Road World Championships
Race details
Dates16 September 2012
Stages1
Distance53.2 km (33.06 mi)
Winning time1h 03' 17.17"
Medalists
 Gold medal icon.svg Gold Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
 Silver medal icon.svg Silver Flag of the United States.svg BMC Racing Team
 Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Flag of Australia (converted).svg Orica–GreenEDGE
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The Men's team time trial of the 2012 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 16 September 2012 in the province of Limburg, Netherlands.

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It was the first such event for trade teams, [1] and the first team time trial to be held as a world championship since 1994. [2] The race was won by the Belgian squad Omega Pharma–Quick-Step by 3.23 seconds over the American BMC Racing Team, with Australian outfit Orica–GreenEDGE completing the podium, 47.06 seconds in arrears of Omega Pharma–Quick-Step. [3]

Final classification

RankTeamRidersTime
1 Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Boonen  (BEL)
Flag of France.svg  Sylvain Chavanel  (FRA)
Flag of Germany.svg  Tony Martin  (GER)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Niki Terpstra  (NED)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kristof Vandewalle  (BEL)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Velits  (SVK)
1h 03' 17.17"
2 BMC Racing Team Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Ballan  (ITA)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)
Flag of the United States.svg  Taylor Phinney  (USA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Pinotti  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Manuel Quinziato  (ITA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA)
+ 3.23"
3 Orica–GreenEDGE Flag of New Zealand.svg  Sam Bewley  (NZL)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Luke Durbridge  (AUS)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sebastian Langeveld  (NED)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cameron Meyer  (AUS)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jens Mouris  (NED)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Svein Tuft  (CAN)
+ 47.06"
4 Liquigas–Cannondale Flag of Poland.svg  Maciej Bodnar  (POL)
Flag of Italy.svg  Tiziano Dall'Antonia  (ITA)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Kristijan Koren  (SLO)
Flag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Nibali  (ITA)
Flag of Poland.svg  Maciej Paterski  (POL)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Sagan  (SVK)
+ 1' 04.73"
5 Rabobank Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lars Boom  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Stef Clement  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rick Flens  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Robert Gesink  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wilco Kelderman  (NED)
Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP)
+ 1' 08.13"
6 Movistar Team Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Andrey Amador  (CRC)
Flag of Spain.svg  Jonathan Castroviejo  (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg  Iván Gutiérrez  (ESP)
Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Karpets  (RUS)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Vasil Kiryienka  (BLR)
Flag of Spain.svg  Rubén Plaza  (ESP)
+ 1' 18.57"
7 Team Katusha Flag of Russia.svg  Maxim Belkov  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Gusev  (RUS)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Aleksandr Kuschynski  (BLR)
Flag of Russia.svg  Denis Menchov  (RUS)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Gatis Smukulis  (LAT)
Flag of Russia.svg  Eduard Vorganov  (RUS)
+ 1' 18.81"
8 RadioShack–Nissan Flag of France.svg  Tony Gallopin  (FRA)
Flag of Germany.svg  Andreas Klöden  (GER)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Yaroslav Popovych  (UKR)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jesse Sergent  (NZL)
Flag of Germany.svg  Jens Voigt  (GER)
Flag of Spain.svg  Haimar Zubeldia  (ESP)
+ 1' 21.22"
9 Team Sky Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Dowsett  (GBR)
Flag of Spain.svg  Juan Antonio Flecha  (ESP)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Henao  (COL)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ian Stannard  (GBR)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR)
+ 1' 32.33"
10 Garmin–Sharp Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jack Bauer  (NZL)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Thomas Dekker  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Martijn Maaskant  (NED)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Ramūnas Navardauskas  (LTU)
Flag of the United States.svg  Andrew Talansky  (USA)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Johan Vansummeren  (BEL)
+ 1' 35.13"
11 Astana Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Assan Bazayev  (KAZ)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexsandr Dyachenko  (KAZ)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Dmitriy Gruzdev  (KAZ)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Andriy Hryvko  (UKR)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Tanel Kangert  (EST)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Dimitry Muravyev  (KAZ)
+ 1' 44.97"
12 Vacansoleil–DCM Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Thomas De Gendt  (BEL)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Martijn Keizer  (NED)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gustav Larsson  (SWE)
Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Marcato  (ITA)
Flag of Poland.svg  Tomasz Marczyński  (POL)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Lieuwe Westra  (NED)
+ 1' 48.21"
13 Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank Flag of Italy.svg  Manuele Boaro  (ITA)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Michael Mørkøv  (DEN)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Luke Roberts  (AUS)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Nicki Sørensen  (DEN)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  David Tanner  (AUS)
Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Tosatto  (ITA)
+ 1' 48.35"
14 RusVelo Flag of Russia.svg  Artur Ershov  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Sergey Firsanov  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Valery Kaykov  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Dmitry Kozonchuk  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Artem Ovechkin  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Serov  (RUS)
+ 2' 14.08"
15 Ag2r–La Mondiale Flag of France.svg  Maxime Bouet  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Sylvain Georges  (FRA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Montaguti  (ITA)
Flag of France.svg  Jean-Christophe Péraud  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Christophe Riblon  (FRA)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Nicolas Roche  (IRL)
+ 2' 26.14"
16 Euskaltel–Euskadi Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Astarloza  (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg  Gorka Izagirre  (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg  Jon Izagirre  (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg  Miguel Minguez  (ESP)
Flag of France.svg  Romain Sicard  (FRA)
Flag of Spain.svg  Gorka Verdugo  (ESP)
+ 2' 30.86"
17 Lotto–Belisol Flag of Denmark.svg  Lars Bak  (DEN)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gaëtan Bille  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Bart De Clercq  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jens Debusschere  (BEL)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Adam Hansen  (AUS)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jürgen Roelandts  (BEL)
+ 2' 32.98"
18 Argos–Shimano Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Bert De Backer  (BEL)
Flag of Germany.svg  Patrick Gretsch  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  Roger Kluge  (GER)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ramon Sinkeldam  (NED)
Flag of France.svg  Matthieu Sprick  (FRA)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Albert Timmer  (NED)
+ 3' 01.65"
19 Itera–Katusha Flag of Russia.svg  Pavel Kochetkov  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Dmitriy Kosyakov  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Maxim Pokidov  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Rybakov  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Andrei Solomennikov  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Ilnur Zakarin  (RUS)
+ 3' 09.53"
20 Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies Flag of the United States.svg  Jesse Anthony  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Creed  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Friedman  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Reid Mumford  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Zirbel  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Scott Zwizanski  (USA)
+ 3' 13.40"
21 Cofidis Flag of France.svg  Julien Fouchard  (FRA)
Flag of Spain.svg  Egoitz García  (ESP)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jan Ghyselinck  (BEL)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Rein Taaramäe  (EST)
Flag of France.svg  Tristan Valentin  (FRA)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Romain Zingle  (BEL)
+ 3' 17.71"
22 FDJ–BigMat Flag of France.svg  David Boucher  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Sandy Casar  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Mathieu Ladagnous  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Anthony Roux  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Jérémy Roy  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Geoffrey Soupe  (FRA)
+ 3' 23.22"
23 MTN–Qhubeka Flag of South Africa.svg  Jacques Janse van Rensburg  (RSA)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Reinardt Janse van Rensburg  (RSA)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Bradley Potgieter  (RSA)
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Meron Russom  (ERI)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Dennis Van Niekerk  (RSA)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Jaco Venter  (RSA)
+ 3' 38.22"
24 Acqua & Sapone Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Ciavatta  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Massimo Codol  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Di Paolo  (ITA)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Vladimir Miholjević  (CRO)
Flag of Italy.svg  Danilo Napolitano  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Reda  (ITA)
+ 3' 54.36"
25 Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sander Armée  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Laurens De Vreese  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pieter Jacobs  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Stijn Neirynck  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gijs Van Hoecke  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pieter Vanspeybrouck  (BEL)
+ 3' 56.35"
26 CCC–Polkowice Flag of Poland.svg  Piotr Gawronski  (POL)
Flag of Poland.svg  Tomasz Kiendyś  (POL)
Flag of Poland.svg  Bartłomiej Matysiak  (POL)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Nikolay Mihaylov  (BUL)
Flag of Poland.svg  Marek Rutkiewicz  (POL)
Flag of Poland.svg  Mateusz Taciak  (POL)
+ 3' 58.23"
27 Adria Mobil Flag of Croatia.svg  Kristijan Đurasek  (CRO)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Kristjan Fajt  (SLO)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Matej Gnežda  (SLO)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Marko Kump  (SLO)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Matej Mugerli  (SLO)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Radoslav Rogina  (CRO)
+ 4' 10.35"
28 Lampre–ISD Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Bono  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Cimolai  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Adriano Malori  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Petacchi  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Pietropolli  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Viganò  (ITA)
+ 4' 18.76"
29 Caja Rural Flag of Spain.svg  Javier Aramendia  (ESP)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Hernani Broco  (POR)
Flag of Poland.svg  Karol Domagalski  (POL)
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Fabricio Ferrari  (URU)
Flag of Spain.svg  Antonio Piedra  (ESP)
Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Ryabkin  (RUS)
+ 4' 32.35"
30 Rabobank Continental Team Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jasper Bovenhuis  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Moreno Hofland  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Daan Olivier  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny van Poppel  (NED)
Flag of Germany.svg  Rick Zabel  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  Ruben Zepuntke  (GER)
+ 4' 37.01"
31 Team Type 1–Sanofi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Rubens Bertogliati  (SUI)
Flag of France.svg  László Bodrogi  (FRA)
Flag of Spain.svg  Javier Mejías  (ESP)
Flag of Austria.svg  Georg Preidler  (AUT)
Flag of the United States.svg  Joey Rosskopf  (USA)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Martijn Verschoor  (NED)
+ 5' 23.76"
32 Saur–Sojasun Flag of France.svg  Cyril Bessy  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Jimmy Engoulvent  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Brice Feillu  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Cyril Lemoine  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Laurent Mangel  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Paul Poux  (FRA)
+ 5' 24.54"

References

  1. Atkins, Ben (16 September 2012). "Omega Pharma-Quick Step takes inaugural men's trade team time trial World title". VeloNation. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  2. "Return of the Team Time Trial". Limburg 2012. Colofon. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  3. "Results / Résultats: Team Time Trial Men / Contre-la-montre par équipe hommes" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 16 September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-04. Retrieved 16 September 2012.