2012 Clásica de San Sebastián

The 2012 Clásica de San Sebastián was the 32nd edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 14 August 2012, over a distance of 234 km (145.4 mi), starting and finishing in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain. It was the twenty-first event of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.

2012 Clásica de San Sebastián

2012 UCI World Tour, race 21 of 28
Race details
Dates	14 August 2012
Stages	1
Distance	234 km (145.4 mi)
Winning time	5h 55' 34"
Results
Winner  Luis León Sánchez (Spain) (Rabobank)   Second  Simon Gerrans (Australia) (Orica–GreenEDGE)   Third  Gianni Meersman (Belgium) (Lotto–Belisol)

The race was won for the second time in three years by Rabobank rider Luis León Sánchez after making a late-race attack on the descent from the Alto de Arkale.[1] Second place went to Orica–GreenEDGE's Simon Gerrans,[2] while Gianni Meersman rounded out the podium placings for Lotto–Belisol.[3][4]

Teams

As the Clásica de San Sebastián was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Two other squads – Andalucía and Caja Rural – were given wildcard places into the race, and as such, formed the event's 20-team peloton.

The 20 teams that competed in the race were:[5]

Ag2r–La Mondiale Andalucía Astana BMC Racing Team Caja Rural Euskaltel–Euskadi FDJ–BigMat Garmin–Sharp Team Katusha Lampre–ISD

Liquigas–Cannondale Lotto–Belisol Movistar Team Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Orica–GreenEDGE Rabobank RadioShack–Nissan Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank Team Sky Vacansoleil–DCM

Results

[6]

	Cyclist	Team	Time	UCI World Tour Points
1	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Rabobank	5h 55' 34"	80
2	Simon Gerrans (AUS)	Orica–GreenEDGE	+ 7"	60
3	Gianni Meersman (BEL)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 7"	50
4	Christophe Le Mével (FRA)	Garmin–Sharp	+ 7"	40
5	Bauke Mollema (NED)	Rabobank	+ 7"	30
6	Mauro Santambrogio (ITA)	BMC Racing Team	+ 7"	22
7	Mads Christensen (DEN)	Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank	+ 7"	14
8	Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)	Team Katusha	+ 7"	10
9	Xavier Florencio (ESP)	Team Katusha	+ 7"	6
10	Diego Ulissi (ITA)	Lampre–ISD	+ 7"	2

References

1. Benson, Daniel (14 August 2012). "Luis Leon Sanchez claims second career San Sebastian victory". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
2. "Sanchez claims Clasica de San Sebastian". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
3. "Sanchez wins 2012 Clasica San Sebastian". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 14 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
4. Atkins, Ben (14 August 2012). "Luis León Sánchez escapes to take his second Clásica San Sebastián". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
5. "Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian 2012 start list". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
6. "UCI WorldTour Ranking #20 - Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian (ESP/UWT)". Union Cycliste Internationale. Infostrada Sports. 14 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 14 August 2012.