{{for|the 2012 Ladies edition|2012 Ladies Tour of Qatar}} {{one source|date=February 2012}} {{Infobox cycling race report | name = 2012 Tour of Qatar | image = Carte du tracé du Tour du Qatar 2012.svg | image_caption = Route of the 2012 Tour of Qatar | date = 5–10 February 2012 | stages = 6 | distance = 727.3 | unit = km | time = 15h 42' 14" | first = Tom Boonen | first_nat = Belgium | first_team = {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} | first_color = gold | second = Tyler Farrar | second_nat = United States | second_team = {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} | third = Juan Antonio Flecha | third_nat = Spain | third_team = {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} | points = Tom Boonen | points_nat = Belgium | points_team = {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} | points_color = <!--silver--> | youth = Ramūnas Navardauskas | youth_nat = Lithuania | youth_team = {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} | youth_color = white | team = {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} | previous = 2011 | next = 2013 }}
The '''2012 Tour of Qatar''' was the eleventh edition of the Tour of Qatar cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI Asia Tour, and was held between 5 and 10 February 2012, in Qatar.
The race was won for the fourth time by Belgium's Tom Boonen,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/9074276/Tour-of-Qatar-2012-stage-six-Mark-Cavendish-crashes-in-final-sprint-as-Tom-Boonen-wins-general-classification.html|first=John|last=McLeary|date=10 February 2012|accessdate=10 February 2012|work=The Daily Telegraph|publisher=Telegraph Media Group|title=Mark Cavendish crashes in final sprint as Tom Boonen wins general classification}}</ref> of the {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} team, leading the race from start to finish and taking two stage victories along the way. Boonen's winning margin over runner-up Tyler Farrar ({{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}}) – the winners of the team time trial stage near the Losail International Circuit – was 28 seconds,<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/16984125|date=10 February 2012|access-date=10 February 2012|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|title=Mark Cavendish crashes as Tom Boonen wins Tour of Qatar}}</ref> and {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}}'s Juan Antonio Flecha completed the podium, five seconds behind Farrar and 33 seconds down on Boonen.<ref name="BBC"/> In the race's other classifications, Boonen also won the points classification,<ref name="CN">{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qatar-2012/stage-6/results|title=Démare opens professional account in Doha|date=10 February 2012|accessdate=10 February 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref> having held the lead of the standings from start to finish, Farrar's teammate Ramūnas Navardauskas won the white jersey for the youth classification, by placing eighth overall in the general classification,<ref name="CN"/> and {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012|nolink=yes}} finished at the head of the teams classification.<ref name="CN"/>
==Teams== Sixteen teams competed in the 2012 Tour of Qatar. These included eleven UCI ProTour teams, three UCI Professional Continental teams, and two Continental teams.
The teams that participated in the race were:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/16-teams-selected-for-qatar|title=16 teams selected for Qatar|date=20 January 2012|accessdate=10 February 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=22em}} *{{UCI team code|BMC|2012}} *{{UCI team code|BGT|2012}} *{{UCI team code|Champion System|2012}} *{{UCI team code|FAR|2012}} *{{UCI team code|FDJ|2012}} *{{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} *{{UCI team code|GEC|2012a}} *{{UCI team code|KAT|2012}} *{{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}} *{{UCI team code|LTB|2012}} *{{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} *{{UCI team code|SUN|2012a}} *{{UCI team code|RAB|2012}} *{{UCI team code|RNT|2012}} *RTS Racing Team *{{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} {{div col end}}
==Stages== ===Stage 1=== ;5 February 2012 – Barzan Towers to College of the North Atlantic, {{convert|141.5|km|1|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/531679/boonen-denies-blythe-in-qatar.html|first=Andy|last=McGrath|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Limited|date=5 February 2012|accessdate=10 February 2012|title=Boonen denies Blythe in Qatar}}</ref>
{| |'''Stage 1 Result''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Rider !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| {{nowrap|3h 11' 32"}} |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Adam Blythe|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Peter Sagan|SVK}} | {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Tyler Farrar|USA}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Daniel Oss|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Mark Renshaw|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|RAB|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Alexander Kristoff|NOR}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Davide Appollonio|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Jonas Vangenechten|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|LTB|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Robert Wagner|GER}} | {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |} || |'''General Classification after Stage 1''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Rider !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}} 20px20px | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| {{nowrap|3h 11' 22"}} |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Adam Blythe|GBR}} 20px | {{UCI team code|BMC|2012}} |align="right"| + 4" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Peter Sagan|SVK}} | {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 6" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Tyler Farrar|USA}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 7" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Adam Hansen|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|LTB|2012}} |align="right"| + 7" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Davide Appollonio|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| + 8" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Marco Haller|AUT}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2012}} |align="right"| + 8" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Mark Renshaw|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|RAB|2012}} |align="right"| + 9" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Nikolas Maes|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 9" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Daniel Oss|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 10" |} |}
===Stage 2=== ;6 February 2012 – Losail, {{convert|11.3|km|1|abbr=on}} team time trial (TTT)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://qatar-tribune.com/data/20120207/content.asp?section=sports1_1|first=Raajiv|last=Tripathi|location=Doha, Qatar|work=Qatar Tribune|publisher=Qatar Information and Marketing Company|date=7 February 2012|accessdate=10 February 2012|title=Garmin wins team time trial|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713004614/http://qatar-tribune.com/data/20120207/content.asp?section=sports1_1|archive-date=13 July 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
{| |'''Stage 2 Result''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| {{nowrap|12' 38"}} |- | 2 | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 7" |- | 3 | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| + 9" |- | 4 | {{UCI team code|KAT|2012}} |align="right"| + 9" |- | 5 | {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 13" |- | 6 | {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}} |align="right"| + 14" |- | 7 | {{UCI team code|GEC|2012a}} |align="right"| + 16" |- | 8 | {{UCI team code|BMC|2012}} |align="right"| + 16" |- | 9 | {{UCI team code|RAB|2012}} |align="right"| + 17" |- | 10 | {{UCI team code|LTB|2012}} |align="right"| + 17" |} || |'''General Classification after Stage 2''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Rider !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}} 20px20px | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| {{nowrap|3h 24' 07"}} |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Tyler Farrar|USA}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Johan Vansummeren|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 3" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Ramūnas Navardauskas|LTU}} 20px | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 3" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Thomas Dekker|NED}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 3" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Robert Hunter|RSA}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 3" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Davide Appollonio|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| + 10" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Francesco Chicchi|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 10" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Gert Steegmans|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 10" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Guillaume Van Keirsbulck|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 10" |} |}
===Stage 3=== ;7 February 2012 – Dukhan to Al-Gharafa Stadium, {{convert|146.5|km|1|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite news|first=Mark|last=Robinson|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qatar-2012/stage-3/results|title=World Champion Mark Cavendish wins in Qatar|date=7 February 2012|accessdate=10 February 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref>
{| |'''Stage 3 Result''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Rider !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Mark Cavendish|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| {{nowrap|3h 23' 48"}} |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}} 20px | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Aidis Kruopis|LTU}} | {{UCI team code|GEC|2012a}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Mark Renshaw|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|RAB|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|John Degenkolb|GER}} | {{UCI team code|SUN|2012a}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Tyler Farrar|USA}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Rüdiger Selig|GER}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|David Boucher|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|FDJ|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Robert Wagner|GER}} | {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Aleksandr Kuschynski|BLR}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |} || |'''General Classification after Stage 3''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Rider !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}} 20px20px | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| {{nowrap|6h 47' 49"}} |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Tyler Farrar|USA}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 6" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Mark Cavendish|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| + 8" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Johan Vansummeren|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 12" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Thomas Dekker|NED}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 12" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Robert Hunter|RSA}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 12" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Mikhail Ignatiev|RUS}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2012}} |align="right"| + 17" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Bernhard Eisel|AUT}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| + 18" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Rüdiger Selig|GER}} 20px | {{UCI team code|KAT|2012}} |align="right"| + 18" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Adam Blythe|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2012}} |align="right"| + 19" |} |}
===Stage 4=== ;8 February 2012 – Al Thakhira to Madinat ash Shamal, {{convert|147.5|km|1|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/7496223/Boonen-in-charge-in-Qatar|title=Boonen in charge in Qatar|date=8 February 2012|accessdate=10 February 2012|work=Sky Sports|publisher=BSkyB}}</ref>
{| |'''Stage 4 Result''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Rider !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}} 20px | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| {{nowrap|3h 03' 14"}} |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Tom Veelers|NED}} | {{UCI team code|SUN|2012a}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Fabian Cancellara|SUI}} | {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Juan Antonio Flecha|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Gert Steegmans|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 4" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Nikolas Maes|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 11" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Yoann Offredo|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|FDJ|2012}} |align="right"| + 14" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Bernhard Eisel|AUT}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| + 14" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Tyler Farrar|USA}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 14" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Ian Stannard|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| + 36" |} || |'''General Classification after Stage 4''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Rider !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}} 20px20px | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| {{nowrap|9h 50' 50"}} |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Tyler Farrar|USA}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 31" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Juan Antonio Flecha|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| + 34" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Gert Steegmans|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 36" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Bernhard Eisel|AUT}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| + 45" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Tom Veelers|NED}} | {{UCI team code|SUN|2012a}} |align="right"| + 1' 00" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Fabian Cancellara|SUI}} | {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}} |align="right"| + 1' 06" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Ramūnas Navardauskas|LTU}} 20px | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 1' 09" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Aidis Kruopis|LTU}} | {{UCI team code|GEC|2012a}} |align="right"| + 1' 10" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Adam Blythe|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2012}} |align="right"| + 1' 14" |} |}
===Stage 5=== ;9 February 2012 – Camel Race Track to Al Khor Corniche, {{convert|160|km|1|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite news|first=Mark|last=Robinson|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qatar-2012/stage-5/results|title=Cavendish roars to victory at Al Khor Corniche|date=9 February 2012|accessdate=10 February 2012|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref>
{| |'''Stage 5 Result''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Rider !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Mark Cavendish|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| {{nowrap|3h 30' 40"}} |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Daniel Oss|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Peter Sagan|SVK}} | {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|John Degenkolb|GER}} | {{UCI team code|SUN|2012a}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Rüdiger Selig|GER}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Allan Davis|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|GEC|2012a}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Arnaud Démare|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|FDJ|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Andrea Guardini|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|FAR|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Denis Galimzyanov|RUS}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Greg Henderson|NZL}} | {{UCI team code|LTB|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |} || |'''General Classification after Stage 5''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Rider !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}} 20px20px | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| {{nowrap|13h 21' 30"}} |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Tyler Farrar|USA}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 31" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Juan Antonio Flecha|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| + 34" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Gert Steegmans|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 36" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Bernhard Eisel|AUT}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| + 45" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Tom Veelers|NED}} | {{UCI team code|SUN|2012a}} |align="right"| + 1' 00" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Mark Cavendish|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| + 1' 05" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Fabian Cancellara|SUI}} | {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}} |align="right"| + 1' 06" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Ramūnas Navardauskas|LTU}} 20px | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 1' 09" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Aidis Kruopis|LTU}} | {{UCI team code|GEC|2012a}} |align="right"| + 1' 10" |} |}
===Stage 6=== ;10 February 2012 – Sealine Beach Resort to Doha Corniche, {{convert|120.5|km|1|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.letour.fr/2012/TQA/LIVE/us/600/etape_par_etape.html|title=Sealine Beach Resort to Doha Corniche|accessdate=10 February 2012|work=Tour of Qatar|publisher=Amaury Sport Organisation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209082717/http://www.letour.fr/2012/TQA/LIVE/us/600/etape_par_etape.html|archive-date=9 February 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
{| |'''Stage 6 Result''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Rider !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Arnaud Démare|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|FDJ|2012}} |align="right"| {{nowrap|2h 20' 44"}} |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Denis Galimzyanov|RUS}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Mark Renshaw|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|RAB|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Roger Kluge|GER}} | {{UCI team code|SUN|2012a}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Alexander Kristoff|NOR}} | {{UCI team code|KAT|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Tyler Farrar|USA}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Daniel Oss|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Allan Davis|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|GEC|2012a}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Aaron Kemps|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|Champion System|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Jens Debusschere|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|LTB|2012}} |align="right"| + 0" |} || |'''Final General Classification''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! !Rider !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}} 20px20px | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| {{nowrap|15h 42' 14"}} |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Tyler Farrar|USA}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 28" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Juan Antonio Flecha|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| + 33" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Gert Steegmans|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| + 34" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Tom Veelers|NED}} | {{UCI team code|SUN|2012a}} |align="right"| + 1' 00" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Mark Cavendish|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| + 1' 05" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Fabian Cancellara|SUI}} | {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}} |align="right"| + 1' 06" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Ramūnas Navardauskas|LTU}} 20px | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |align="right"| + 1' 09" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Aidis Kruopis|LTU}} | {{UCI team code|GEC|2012a}} |align="right"| + 1' 10" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Adam Blythe|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|BMC|2012}} |align="right"| + 1' 14" |} |}
==Classification leadership==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:smaller;" |- style="background-color: #efefef;" ! width="1%" | Stage ! width="14%" | Winner ! style="background:#EFEFEF;" width="15%"|General Classification<br />25px|link=|alt= ! style="background:#EFEFEF;" width="15%"|Points Classification<br />25px|link=|alt= ! style="background:#EFEFEF" width="15%"|Young Rider Classification<br />25px|link=|alt= ! style="background:#EFEFEF;" width="15%"|Teams Classification |- | 1 | Tom Boonen | style="background:yellow;" rowspan=6| Tom Boonen | style="background:lightgrey;" rowspan=6| Tom Boonen | style="background:offwhite;"| Adam Blythe | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |- | 2 | {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} | style="background:offwhite;"| Ramūnas Navardauskas |rowspan=2| {{UCI team code|GRM|2012a}} |- | 3 | Mark Cavendish | style="background:offwhite;"| Rüdiger Selig |- | 4 | Tom Boonen | style="background:offwhite;" rowspan=3| Ramūnas Navardauskas | rowspan=3| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |- | 5 | Mark Cavendish |- | 6 | Arnaud Démare |- ! colspan=2| '''Final''' ! style="background:gold;"| Tom Boonen ! style="background:silver;"| Tom Boonen ! style="background:offwhite;"| Ramūnas Navardauskas ! style="background:#EFEFEF;"| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{official website|http://www.letour.fr/us/homepage_courseTQA.html}}
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