2012 UCI Women's Road World Cup

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2012 UCI Women's Road World Cup
Fifteenth edition of the UCI Women's Road World Cup
Details
Dates10 March – 25 August
LocationEurope and China
Races8
Champions
Individual champion Marianne Vos (Rabobank Women Cycling Team)
Teams' champion Rabobank Women Cycling Team
  2011
2013  

The 2012 UCI Women's Road World Cup was the 15th edition of the UCI Women's Road World Cup. The calendar was to retain the same races as the 2011 edition, with the only change being the rescheduling of the Ronde van Drenthe to be the first race, until the GP Ciudad de Valladolid was cancelled for financial reasons. [1] Annemiek van Vleuten was the defending champion.

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Marianne Vos secured her fourth World Cup when she finished in third place at the Open de Suède Vårgårda, which gave her a sufficient points lead to ensure her victory regardless of the placings in the following week's final race, the Grand Prix de Plouay, [2] which she also won.

Races

Source: [3]

DateRaceCountryWinnerSecondThird
#1 10 March Ronde van Drenthe Flag of the Netherlands.svg NetherlandsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kirsten Wild  (NED)Flag of Sweden.svg  Emma Johansson  (SWE)
#2 25 March Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio Flag of Italy.svg ItalyFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)Flag of Italy.svg  Tatiana Guderzo  (ITA)Flag of Germany.svg  Trixi Worrack  (GER)
#3 1 April Tour of Flanders Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumFlag of Germany.svg  Judith Arndt  (GER)Flag of the United States.svg  Kristin Armstrong  (USA)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Joëlle Numainville  (CAN)
#4 18 April La Flèche Wallonne Féminine Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumFlag of the United States.svg  Evelyn Stevens  (USA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Linda Villumsen  (NZL)
#5 13 August Tour of Chongming Island World Cup Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg ChinaFlag of the United States.svg  Shelley Olds  (USA)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Melissa Hoskins  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Monia Baccaille  (ITA)
#6 17 August Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Specialized–lululemon
Flag of Germany.svg  Charlotte Becker  (GER)
Flag of the United States.svg  Amber Neben  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Evelyn Stevens  (USA)
Flag of Germany.svg  Ina Teutenberg  (GER)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ellen van Dijk  (NED)
Flag of Germany.svg  Trixi Worrack  (GER)
Orica–AIS
Flag of Germany.svg  Judith Arndt  (GER)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Shara Gillow  (AUS)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Loes Gunnewijk  (NED)
Flag of Germany.svg  Claudia Häusler  (GER)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Alexis Rhodes  (AUS)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Linda Villumsen  (NZL)
Rabobank
Flag of Russia.svg  Tatiana Antoshina  (RUS)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Thalita de Jong  (NED)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Liesbet De Vocht  (BEL)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Roxane Knetemann  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Iris Slappendel  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)
#7 19 August Open de Suède Vårgårda Flag of Sweden.svg SwedenFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Iris Slappendel  (NED)Flag of Germany.svg  Hanka Kupfernagel  (GER)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)
#8 25 August GP de Plouay Flag of France.svg FranceFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Tiffany Cromwell  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Elisa Longo Borghini  (ITA)

Final points standings

Individuals

Source: [4]

PositionRiderTeamPoints
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED) Rabobank 335
2Flag of Germany.svg  Judith Arndt  (GER) Orica–AIS 187
3Flag of the United States.svg  Evelyn Stevens  (USA) Specialized–lululemon 152
4Flag of Germany.svg  Trixi Worrack  (GER) Specialized–lululemon 142
5Flag of the United States.svg  Shelley Olds  (USA) AA Drink–leontien.nl 125
6Flag of Sweden.svg  Emma Johansson  (SWE) Hitec Products–Mistral Home 110
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Iris Slappendel  (NED) Rabobank 109
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Kirsten Wild  (NED) AA Drink–leontien.nl 108
9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Tiffany Cromwell  (AUS) Orica–AIS 89
10Flag of New Zealand.svg  Linda Villumsen  (NZL) Orica–AIS 76

Teams

PlaceUCI
Code
Team NamePoints
1RBW Rabobank 606
2GEW Orica–AIS 502
3SLU Specialized–lululemon 470
4LNL AA Drink–leontien.nl 387
5HPU Hitec Products–Mistral Home 203

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