2012 Gent–Wevelgem
| 2012 UCI World Tour, race 7 of 28 | |||
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 25 March | ||
| Distance | 234.6 km (145.8 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 5h 32' 44" | ||
| Results | |||
| Winner | .svg.png){kind=small} Tom Boonen (Belgium) |
(Omega Pharma–Quick-Step) | |
| Second |  Peter Sagan (Slovakia) |
(Liquigas–Cannondale) | |
| Third |  Matti Breschel (Denmark) |
(Rabobank) | |
The 2012 Gent–Wevelgem was the 74th running of the Gent–Wevelgem single-day cycling race. It was held on 25 March 2012 over a distance of 234.6 kilometres (145.8 miles),[1] and was the seventh race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.
In a mass sprint finish, the race was won by Omega Pharma–Quick-Step rider Tom Boonen,[2] who in the process, became the fifth different rider to win the race three times. Boonen finished ahead of Liquigas–Cannondale's Peter Sagan and Rabobank's Matti Breschel, who completed the podium.[3]
Teams
As Gent–Wevelgem 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,[4] and as such, formed the event's 25-team peloton. Each team could enter up to eight riders, with the starting peloton being 195 riders.[5]
The 25 teams that competed in the race were:[5]
Results
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI World Tour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Boonen (BEL) |
Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 5h 32' 44" | 80 |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (SVK) |
Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. | 60 |
| 3 | Matti Breschel (DEN) |
Rabobank | s.t. | 50 |
| 4 |  Óscar Freire (ESP) |
Team Katusha | s.t. | 40 |
| 5 |  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |
Team Sky | s.t. | 30 |
| 6 |  Daniele Bennati (ITA) |
RadioShack–Nissan | s.t. | 22 |
| 7 | Marco Marcato (ITA) |
Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. | 14 |
| 8 |  Steve Chainel (FRA) |
FDJ–BigMat | s.t. | 10 |
| 9 | Filippo Pozzato (ITA) |
Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | s.t. | – |
| 10 | Giovanni Visconti (ITA) |
Movistar Team | s.t. | 2 |
Women's race
A women's race was held for the first time in 2012, on the same day as the men's race but over a shorter course of 114 km (70.8 mi). AA Drink–leontien.nl rider Lizzie Armitstead won after a solo breakaway of nearly 40 km (24.9 mi).[7]
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lizzie Armitstead (UK) |
AA Drink–leontien.nl | 2h 49' 46" |
| 2 |  Iris Slappendel (NED) |
Stichting Rabo Women Cycling Team | + 51" |
| 3 | Jessie Daams (BEL) |
AA Drink–leontien.nl | + 51" |
| 4 | Lise Nøstvold (NOR) |
Hitec Products–Mistral Home Cycling Team | + 51" |
| 5 | Kirsten Wild (NED) |
AA Drink–leontien.nl | + 55" |
References
- ↑ "Uurrooster" [Schedule] (PDF). Gent–Wevelgem (in Dutch). Koninklijke Veloclub Het Vliegend Wiel v.z.w. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ↑ Walker, Lee (25 March 2012). "Boonen wins Gent-Wevelgem". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ↑ "Boonen wins Gent-Wevelgem". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ↑ "Seven wildcards named for Gent-Wevelgem". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- 1 2 "Deelnemerslijst" [List of Participants] (PDF). Gent–Wevelgem (in Dutch). Koninklijke Veloclub Het Vliegend Wiel v.z.w. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ↑ "UCI WorldTour Ranking #6 - Gent - Wevelgem". Union Cycliste Internationale. Infostrada Sports. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ↑ "Elizabeth Armitstead wint eerste Gent-Wevelgem voor vrouwen" [Elizabeth Armitstead wins Gent-Wevelgem for women]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 25 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.