2012 Volta ao Algarve

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2012 Volta ao Algarve
Race details
Dates15–19 February 2012
Stages5
Distance745.2 km (463.0 mi)
Winning time19h 02' 43"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Richie Porte  (AUS) (Team Sky)
  SecondFlag of Germany.svg  Tony Martin  (GER) (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step)
  ThirdFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bradley Wiggins  (GBR) (Team Sky)
Jersey white.svg PointsFlag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) (Team Sky)
Jersey green.svg MountainsFlag of Portugal (official).svg  Sérgio Sousa  (POR) (Efapel–Glassdrive)
Jersey blue.svg SprintsFlag of Spain.svg  Raúl Alarcón  (ESP) (Efapel–Glassdrive)
  Team Team Sky
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The 2012 Volta ao Algarve was the 38th edition of the Volta ao Algarve cycling stage race. It was held from 15 to 19 February 2012, and was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. [1]

Contents

The race was won by Australia's Richie Porte, [2] of Team Sky, after taking the overall lead with victory on the third stage, and held the lead to the end of the race. Porte's winning margin over runner-up Tony Martin (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step) – the defending race winner – was 37 seconds, [2] and Porte's team-mate Bradley Wiggins completed the podium, seven seconds behind Martin and 44 seconds down on Porte. [2] In the race's other classifications, Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen won the points classification, Efapel–Glassdrive pairing Sérgio Sousa and Raúl Alarcón won the mountains and sprints classifications respectively, and Team Sky finished at the head of the teams classification. [2]

Teams and cyclists

20 teams competed in the 2012 Volta ao Algarve. Among them were 11 UCI ProTour teams, four UCI Professional Continental teams, and five Continental teams.

The teams competing were: [3]

Stages

Stage 1

15 February 2012 — Dunas Douradas to Albufeira, 151.0 km (93.8 mi) [4]
Stage 1 Result [5]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gianni Meersman  (BEL) Lotto–Belisol 4h 02' 17"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL) BMC Racing Team s.t.
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Matti Breschel  (DEN) Rabobank s.t.
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Björn Leukemans  (BEL) Vacansoleil–DCM s.t.
5Flag of Ireland.svg  Nicolas Roche  (IRL) Ag2r–La Mondiale s.t.
6Flag of France.svg  Anthony Ravard  (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale s.t.
7Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Rui Costa  (POR) Movistar Team s.t.
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Michael Van Staeyen  (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator s.t.
9Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Team Sky s.t.
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jan Bakelants  (BEL) RadioShack–Nissan s.t.
General Classification after Stage 1 [6]
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gianni Meersman  (BEL) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey white.svg Lotto–Belisol 4h 02' 07"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 4"
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Matti Breschel  (DEN) Rabobank + 6"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Björn Leukemans  (BEL) Vacansoleil–DCM + 10"
5Flag of Ireland.svg  Nicolas Roche  (IRL) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 10"
6Flag of France.svg  Anthony Ravard  (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 10"
7Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Rui Costa  (POR) Movistar Team + 10"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Michael Van Staeyen  (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 10"
9Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Team Sky + 10"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jan Bakelants  (BEL) RadioShack–Nissan + 10"

Stage 2

16 February 2012 — Faro to Lagoa, 187.5 km (116.5 mi) [7]
Stage 2 Result [8]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Team Sky 4h 57' 23"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kris Boeckmans  (BEL) Vacansoleil–DCM s.t.
3Flag of Germany.svg  Gerald Ciolek  (GER) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step s.t.
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Matti Breschel  (DEN) Rabobank s.t.
5Flag of France.svg  Anthony Ravard  (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale s.t.
6Flag of France.svg  Lloyd Mondory  (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale s.t.
7Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Lasca  (ITA) Caja Rural s.t.
8Flag of Spain.svg  Koldo Fernández  (ESP) Garmin–Barracuda s.t.
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Nikolas Maes  (BEL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step s.t.
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Pieter Vanspeybrouck  (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator s.t.
General Classification after Stage 2 [9]
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Jersey yellow.svg Team Sky 8h 59' 30"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gianni Meersman  (BEL) Lotto–Belisol + 0"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kris Boeckmans  (BEL) Vacansoleil–DCM + 4"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 4"
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Matti Breschel  (DEN) Jersey white.svg Rabobank + 6"
6Flag of France.svg  Anthony Ravard  (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 10"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Björn Leukemans  (BEL) Vacansoleil–DCM + 10"
8Flag of Germany.svg  Fabian Wegmann  (GER) Garmin–Barracuda + 10"
9Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Rui Costa  (POR) Movistar Team + 10"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jan Bakelants  (BEL) RadioShack–Nissan + 10"

Stage 3

17 February 2012 — Castro Marim to Alto do Malhão, 194.6 km (120.9 mi) [10]
Stage 3 Result [11]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Richie Porte  (AUS) Team Sky 4h 55' 11"
2Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Tiago Machado  (POR) RadioShack–Nissan + 8"
3Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Rui Costa  (POR) Movistar Team + 8"
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johnny Hoogerland  (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 24"
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Poels  (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 24"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jurgen Van den Broeck  (BEL) Lotto–Belisol + 24"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Andrew Talansky  (USA) Garmin–Barracuda + 31"
8Flag of Portugal (official).svg  José Mendes  (POR) LA–Antarte + 35"
9Flag of Germany.svg  Tony Martin  (GER) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 40"
10Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bradley Wiggins  (GBR) Team Sky + 40"
General Classification after Stage 3 [12]
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Richie Porte  (AUS) Jersey yellow.svg Team Sky 13h 54' 41"
2Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Tiago Machado  (POR) RadioShack–Nissan + 12"
3Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Rui Costa  (POR) Movistar Team + 14"
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johnny Hoogerland  (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 34"
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Poels  (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 34"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jurgen Van den Broeck  (BEL) Lotto–Belisol + 34"
7Flag of Portugal (official).svg  José Mendes  (POR) LA–Antarte + 45"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Andrew Talansky  (USA) Garmin–Barracuda + 48"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gianni Meersman  (BEL) Lotto–Belisol + 49"
10Flag of Germany.svg  Tony Martin  (GER) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 50"

Stage 4

18 February 2012 — Vilamoura to Tavira, 186.3 km (115.8 mi)
Stage 4 Result [13]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Germany.svg  Gerald Ciolek  (GER) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step 4h 35' 01"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Trentin  (ITA) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step s.t.
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Heinrich Haussler  (AUS) Garmin–Barracuda s.t.
4Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Team Sky s.t.
5Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Lasca  (ITA) Caja Rural s.t.
6Flag of Spain.svg  Koldo Fernández  (ESP) Garmin–Barracuda s.t.
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kris Boeckmans  (BEL) Vacansoleil–DCM s.t.
8Flag of France.svg  Anthony Ravard  (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale s.t.
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gianni Meersman  (BEL) Lotto–Belisol s.t.
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Michael Van Staeyen  (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator s.t.
General Classification after Stage 4 [14]
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Richie Porte  (AUS) Jersey yellow.svg Team Sky 18h 29' 42"
2Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Rui Costa  (POR) Movistar Team + 12"
3Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Tiago Machado  (POR) RadioShack–Nissan + 12"
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johnny Hoogerland  (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 34"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jurgen Van den Broeck  (BEL) Lotto–Belisol + 34"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Poels  (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 34"
7Flag of Portugal (official).svg  José Mendes  (POR) LA–Antarte + 45"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Andrew Talansky  (USA) Garmin–Barracuda + 48"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gianni Meersman  (BEL) Lotto–Belisol + 49"
10Flag of Germany.svg  Tony Martin  (GER) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 50"

Stage 5

19 February 2012 — Lagoa to Portimão, 25.8 km (16.0 mi), individual time trial (ITT)
Stage 5 Result [15]
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bradley Wiggins  (GBR) Team Sky 32' 48"
2Flag of Germany.svg  Tony Martin  (GER) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 0"
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Richie Porte  (AUS) Jersey yellow.svg Team Sky + 13"
4Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 14"
5Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jesse Sergent  (NZL) RadioShack–Nissan + 14"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jurgen Van den Broeck  (BEL) Lotto–Belisol + 29"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Andrew Talansky  (USA) Garmin–Barracuda + 39"
8Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 53"
9Flag of Norway.svg  Edvald Boasson Hagen  (NOR) Jersey white.svg Team Sky + 56"
10Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP) Rabobank + 56"
Final General Classification [16]
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Richie Porte  (AUS) Jersey yellow.svg Team Sky 19h 02' 43"
2Flag of Germany.svg  Tony Martin  (GER) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step + 37"
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Bradley Wiggins  (GBR) Team Sky + 44"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jurgen Van den Broeck  (BEL) Lotto–Belisol + 50"
5Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Rui Costa  (POR) Movistar Team + 58"
6Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Tiago Machado  (POR) RadioShack–Nissan + 1' 02"
7Flag of the United States.svg  Tejay van Garderen  (USA) BMC Racing Team + 1' 13"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Andrew Talansky  (USA) Garmin–Barracuda + 1' 14"
9Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johnny Hoogerland  (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 1' 33"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gianni Meersman  (BEL) Lotto–Belisol + 1' 39"

Classification leadership

StageWinnerGeneral Classification
Jersey yellow.svg		Mountains Classification
Jersey green.svg		Sprints Classification
Jersey blue.svg		Points Classification
Jersey white.svg		Teams Classification
1 Gianni Meersman Gianni Meersman Karsten Kroon Karsten Kroon Gianni Meersman Ag2r–La Mondiale
2 Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Raúl Alarcón Matti Breschel Vacansoleil–DCM
3 Richie Porte Richie Porte Sérgio Sousa Movistar Team
4 Gerald Ciolek Edvald Boasson Hagen
5 Bradley Wiggins Team Sky
Final Richie Porte Sérgio Sousa Raúl Alarcón Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Sky

References

  1. ↑ "2012 UCI Europe Tour Calendar". UCI Continental Circuits . Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Benson, Daniel (19 February 2012). "Wiggins rounds off Sky's dominance in Algarve". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  3. ↑ Hood, Andrew (15 February 2012). "Volta ao Algarve draws big names". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Meersman wins opening stage at Volta ao Algarve". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Classificação individual na Etapa 1" [Stage 1 individual ranking]. Classificações (in Portuguese). Fullsport. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Geral Individual 1" [General individual ranking 1]. Classificações (in Portuguese). Fullsport. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  7. ↑ Hymas, Peter (16 February 2012). "Boasson Hagen takes sprint victory in Lagoa". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "Classificação individual na Etapa 2" [Stage 2 individual ranking]. Classificações (in Portuguese). Fullsport. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "Geral Individual 2" [General individual ranking 2]. Classificações (in Portuguese). Fullsport. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  10. ↑ Hymas, Peter (17 February 2012). "Porte prevails on Alto do Malhão mountain finish". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Classificação individual na Etapa 3" [Stage 3 individual ranking]. Classificações (in Portuguese). Fullsport. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  12. ↑ "Geral Individual 3" [General individual ranking 3]. Classificações (in Portuguese). Fullsport. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  13. ↑ "Classificação individual na Etapa 4" [Stage 4 individual ranking]. Classificações (in Portuguese). Fullsport. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  14. ↑ "Geral Individual 4" [General individual ranking 4]. Classificações (in Portuguese). Fullsport. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  15. ↑ "Classificação individual na Etapa 5" [Stage 5 individual ranking]. Classificações (in Portuguese). Fullsport. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  16. ↑ "Geral Individual 5" [General individual ranking 5]. Classificações (in Portuguese). Fullsport. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
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