2012 La Flèche Wallonne
| 2012 UCI World Tour, race 12 of 28 | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 18 April 2012 | ||
| Distance | 194 km (120.5 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 4h 45' 41" | ||
| Results | |||
| Winner |  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) |
(Team Katusha) | |
| Second |  Michael Albasini (SUI) |
(GreenEDGE) | |
| Third | .svg.png){kind=small} Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
(BMC Racing Team) | |
The 2012 La Flèche Wallonne was the 76th running of La Flèche Wallonne, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 18 April 2012 over a distance of 194 kilometres (120.5 miles) and was the twelfth race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.
The race was won by Team Katusha rider Joaquim Rodríguez – a former two-time runner-up in the race – after making a late-race attack on the Mur de Huy.[1] Second place went to GreenEDGE's Michael Albasini,[2] while defending race winner Philippe Gilbert rounded out the podium placings for BMC Racing Team.[3][4]
Teams
As La Flèche Wallonne was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Seven other squads were given wildcard places into the race,[5] and as such, formed the event's 25-team peloton.
The 25 teams that competed in the race were:[6]
Results
| Cyclist | Team | Time | World Tour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) |
Team Katusha | 4h 45' 41" | 80 |
| 2 | Michael Albasini (SUI) |
GreenEDGE | + 4" | 60 |
| 3 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
BMC Racing Team | + 4" | 50 |
| 4 | Jelle Vanendert (BEL) |
Lotto–Belisol | + 4" | 40 |
| 5 |  Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) |
Astana | + 7" | 30 |
| 6 |  Dan Martin (IRL) |
Garmin–Barracuda | + 9" | 22 |
| 7 |  Bauke Mollema (NED) |
Rabobank | + 9" | 14 |
| 8 |  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) |
Liquigas–Cannondale | + 9" | 10 |
| 9 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) |
Lampre–ISD | + 9" | 6 |
| 10 | Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL) |
Lotto–Belisol | + 11" | 2 |
References
- ↑ "Rodriguez wins La Flèche Wallonne". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "Rodriguez claims solo win in Fleche Wallone". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. Reuters. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "Rodríguez wins Flèche Wallonne". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ Atkins, Ben (18 April 2012). "Joaquim Rodríguez sprints away to take his first Flèche Wallonne". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "Wildcards revealed for La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "Selection of teams for the Fleche Wallonne". La Flèche Wallonne. Amaury Sport Organisation. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ↑ "Standing". La Flèche Wallonne. Amaury Sport Organisation. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
- ↑ "UCI WorldTour Ranking #11 – La Flèche Wallonne (BEL/UWT)". Union Cycliste Internationale. Infostrada Sports. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.