# 2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2012_Vattenfall_Cyclassics > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2012_Vattenfall_Cyclassics.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Vattenfall_Cyclassics > Source revision: 1333646584 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox cycling race report | name = 2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics | series = [2012 UCI World Tour](/source/2012_UCI_World_Tour) | race_no = 23 | season_no = 28 | image = | image_caption = | image_size = | date = 19 August 2012 | stages = 1 | distance = 245.9 | unit = km | time = 6h 03' 19" | first = [Arnaud Démare](/source/Arnaud_D%C3%A9mare) | first_nat = France | first_natvar = | first_team = {{UCI team code|FDJ|2012}} | second = [André Greipel](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Greipel) | second_nat = Germany | second_natvar = | second_team = {{UCI team code|LTB|2012}} | third = [Giacomo Nizzolo](/source/Giacomo_Nizzolo) | third_nat = Italy | third_natvar = | third_team = {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}} | previous = [2011](/source/2011_Vattenfall_Cyclassics) | next = [2013](/source/2013_Vattenfall_Cyclassics) }} The '''2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics''' was the 17th running of the [Vattenfall Cyclassics](/source/Vattenfall_Cyclassics) single-day cycling race. It was held, in and around [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg), Germany, on 19 August over a distance of {{convert|245.9|km|1|abbr=off}} and was the twenty-third race of the [2012 UCI World Tour](/source/2012_UCI_World_Tour) season. In a mass sprint finish, the race was won by {{UCI team code|FDJ|2012}} rider [Arnaud Démare](/source/Arnaud_D%C3%A9mare),{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vattenfall-cyclassics-2012/results|first=Susan|last=Westemeyer|title=Demare wins Vattenfalls Cyclassics|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=19 August 2012|accessdate=19 August 2012}} who became the first French rider to take victory in the event. Démare finished ahead of {{UCI team code|LTB|2012}}'s [André Greipel](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Greipel),{{cite news|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/demare-upstages-big-names-win-vattenfall-143629163.html|title=Demare upstages big names to win Vattenfall|work=[Yahoo!](/source/Yahoo!) [Eurosport](/source/Eurosport)|publisher=[TF1 Group](/source/TF1_Group)|date=19 August 2012|accessdate=19 August 2012}} and {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}}'s [Giacomo Nizzolo](/source/Giacomo_Nizzolo), who completed the podium.{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/08/news/arnaud-demare-sprints-to-victory-in-2012-vattenfall-cyclassics_234885|title=Arnaud Demare sprints to victory in 2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|date=19 August 2012|accessdate=19 August 2012|archive-date=22 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822234331/http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/08/news/arnaud-demare-sprints-to-victory-in-2012-vattenfall-cyclassics_234885|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/8004324/Vattenfall-victory-for-Demare|title=Vattenfall victory for Demare|work=[Sky Sports](/source/Sky_Sports)|publisher=[BSkyB](/source/BSkyB)|date=19 August 2012|accessdate=19 August 2012}} ==Teams== As the Vattenfall Cyclassics was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 [UCI ProTeam](/source/UCI_ProTour)s were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Two other squads – {{UCI team code|ARG|2012b}} and {{UCI team code|APP|2012}} – were given wildcard places into the race,{{cite news|url=http://www.feltet.dk/nyheder/argos-shimano_og_netapp_med_i_vattenfall_cyclassics/|language=Danish|title=Argos-Shimano og NetApp med i Vattenfall Cyclassics|trans-title=Argos-Shimano and NetApp in Vattenfall Cyclassics|work=Feltet.dk|publisher=Feltet|date=16 April 2012|accessdate=19 August 2012|first=Simon|last=Knudstrup}} and as such, formed the event's 20-team peloton. The 20 teams that competed in the race were:{{cite web|url=http://www.vattenfall-cyclassics.de/images/stories/elite/2012/vc12_starterliste_elite.pdf|title=Vattenfall Cyclassics 2012: Starterliste | Liste des Départ|work=[Vattenfall Cyclassics](/source/Vattenfall_Cyclassics)|publisher=Upsolut Event GmbH|date=18 August 2012|accessdate=19 August 2012}}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{div col|colwidth=22em}} *{{UCI team code|ALM|2012}} *{{UCI team code|ARG|2012b}} *{{UCI team code|AST|2012}} *{{UCI team code|BMC|2012}} *{{UCI team code|EUS|2012}} *{{UCI team code|FDJ|2012}} *{{UCI team code|GRS|2012b}} *{{UCI team code|KAT|2012}} *{{UCI team code|LAM|2012}} *{{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}} *{{UCI team code|LTB|2012}} *{{UCI team code|MOV|2012}} *{{UCI team code|APP|2012}} *{{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} *{{UCI team code|OGE|2012b}} *{{UCI team code|RAB|2012}} *{{UCI team code|RNT|2012}} *{{UCI team code|SAX|2012b}} *{{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} *{{UCI team code|VCD|2012}} {{div col end}} ==Results== {{cite web|url=http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/redirect/uci.asp?page=result&SportID=102&CompetitionID=20674&CompetitionCodeInv=1&EditionID=709964&SeasonID=482&EventPhaseID=709965&EventID=10635&ContainerEventID=10635&GenderID=1&ClassID=1&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=670284&DerivedEventPhaseID=-1&detail=1&ranking=0|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103203004/http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/redirect/uci.asp?page=result&SportID=102&CompetitionID=20674&CompetitionCodeInv=1&EditionID=709964&SeasonID=482&EventPhaseID=709965&EventID=10635&ContainerEventID=10635&GenderID=1&ClassID=1&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=670284&DerivedEventPhaseID=-1&detail=1&ranking=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|title=UCI WorldTour Ranking #21 - Vattenfall Cyclassics (GER/UWT)|date=19 August 2012|accessdate=19 August 2012|work=[Union Cycliste Internationale](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale)|publisher=Infostrada Sports}} {| class="wikitable" ! !Cyclist !Team !Time ![UCI World Tour](/source/2012_UCI_World_Tour)
Points |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|[Arnaud Démare](/source/Arnaud_D%C3%A9mare)|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|FDJ|2012}} |align="right"| 6h 03' 19" |align="center"| 80 |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|[André Greipel](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Greipel)|GER}} | {{UCI team code|LTB|2012}} |align="right"| s.t. |align="center"| 60 |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|[Giacomo Nizzolo](/source/Giacomo_Nizzolo)|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}} |align="right"| s.t. |align="center"| 50 |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|[Tom Boonen](/source/Tom_Boonen)|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} |align="right"| s.t. |align="center"| 40 |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|[Edvald Boasson Hagen](/source/Edvald_Boasson_Hagen)|NOR}} | {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} |align="right"| s.t. |align="center"| 30 |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|[Mark Renshaw](/source/Mark_Renshaw)|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|RAB|2012}} |align="right"| s.t. |align="center"| 22 |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|[Heinrich Haussler](/source/Heinrich_Haussler)|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|GRS|2012b}} |align="right"| s.t. |align="center"| 14 |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|[Manuel Belletti](/source/Manuel_Belletti)|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|ALM|2012}} |align="right"| s.t. |align="center"| 10 |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|[Tom Veelers](/source/Tom_Veelers)|NED}} | {{UCI team code|ARG|2012b}} |align="right"| s.t. |align="center"| – |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|[Borut Božič](/source/Borut_Bo%C5%BEi%C4%8D)|SLO}} | {{UCI team code|AST|2012}} |align="right"| s.t. |align="center"| 2 |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.vattenfall-cyclassics.de/index.php/en}} {{2012 UCI World Tour}} {{Vattenfall Cyclassics}} Vattenfall Cyclassics Vattenfall Cyclassics 2012 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Vattenfall_Cyclassics) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Vattenfall_Cyclassics?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.