| 2012 in road cycling |
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| List of men's road bicycle races |
| List of women's road bicycle races |
| 2012 in road cycling |
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| List of men's road bicycle races |
| List of women's road bicycle races |
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
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 Men's Road race | July 28 |  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) |  Rigoberto Urán (COL) |  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
| Men's Time trial | August 1 |  Bradley Wiggins (GBR) |  Tony Martin (GER) | Chris Froome (GBR) |
The World Road Championships was held in Limburg, Netherlands.
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship Team Time Trial | September 16 |  Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |  BMC Racing Team |  Orica–GreenEDGE |
| World Championship Time Trial | September 19 | Tony Martin (GER) | Taylor Phinney (USA) |  Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) |
| World Championship Road Race | September 23 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia | May 5–27 |  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) |
 Tour de France | June 30 – July 22 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Chris Froome (GBR) | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) |
| Vuelta a España | August 18 – September 9 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) |
| Tour | Individual champion | Individual champion's team | Team champion | Nations champion |
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| World Tour | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | Team Sky | Spain |
| Africa Tour |  Tarik Chaoufi (MAR) | No team | MTN–Qhubeka | Morocco |
| America Tour |  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Team Nippo | Funvic–Pindamonhangaba | Colombia |
| Asia Tour |  Hossein Alizadeh (IRN) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | Terengganu Cycling Team |  Japan |
| Europe Tour | John Degenkolb (GER) | Argos–Shimano | Saur–Sojasun | Italy |
| Oceania Tour |  Paul Odlin (NZL) | Subway Cycling Team | Team Jayco–AIS | Australia |
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
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| Road race | November 13, 2011 |  Natnael Berhane (ERI) | Tesfay Abraha (ERI) |  Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) |
| Individual time trial | November 11, 2011 | Daniel Teklehaymanot (ERI) | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) |
| Team time trial | November 9, 2011 | Eritrea | South Africa | Morocco |
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
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| Road race | February |  Wong Kam Po (HKG) | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | Taiji Nishitani (JPN) |
| Individual time trial | February |  Evgeny Vakker (KGZ) | Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ) | Hossein Askari (IRI) |
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
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| Road race |  Jan Tratnik |  Andžs Flaksis |  Wouter Wippert | |
| Individual time trial |  Rasmus Quaade |  Bob Jungels |  Oleksandr Golovash |
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
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| Road race | Paul Odlin | Nick Aitken | Mark O'Brien | |
| Individual time trial | Sam Horgan | Paul Odlin | Michael Cupitt |
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