- Teams
- Stages Prologue Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4
- Classification leadership
- References
- External links
{{Infobox cycling race report | name = 2012 Vuelta a Andalucía | image = | image_caption = | date = 19–23 February | stages = 5 | distance = 649 | unit = km | time = 16h 08' 49" | speed = 40.193 | first = Alejandro Valverde | first_nat = Spain | first_team = {{ct|MOV|2012}} | first_color = red | second = Rein Taaramäe | second_nat = Estonia | second_team = {{ct|COF|2012}} | third = Jérôme Coppel | third_nat = France | third_team = {{ct|SAU|2012}} | sprints = Luis Ángel Maté | sprints_nat = Spain | sprints_team = {{ct|COF|2012}} | sprints_color = white | mountains = Luis Ángel Maté | mountains_nat = Spain | mountains_team = {{ct|COF|2012}} | mountains_color = black | points = Alejandro Valverde | points_nat = Spain | points_team = {{ct|MOV|2012}} | points_color = blue | team = {{ct|RNT|2012}} | previous = 2011 | next = 2013 }}The 2012 Vuelta a Andalucía was the 58th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía, a regional Spanish road bicycle race. It was rated as a 2.1 event and was the 13th race of the UCI Europe Tour.[1] The race was held over 19–23 February. The race was won by Spain's Alejandro Valverde,[2] of the {{ct|MOV|2012}}, after taking the overall lead with victory on the second stage, and held the lead to the end of the race. Valverde's winning margin over runner-up Rein Taaramäe ({{ct|COF|2012}}) was three seconds,[2] and {{ct|SAU|2012}}'s Jérôme Coppel completed the podium, five seconds behind Taaramäe and eight seconds down on Valverde.[2] In the race's other classifications, Valverde won the points and combination classifications, {{ct|COF|2012|nolink=yes}} rider Luis Ángel Maté won both the mountains and sprints classifications, and {{ct|RNT|2012}} finished at the head of the teams classification.[3] TeamsSixteen teams participated in the 2012 Vuelta a Andalucía, consisting of seven UCI ProTour teams, eight UCI Professional Continental teams, and one UCI Continental Team.[4] {{col-begin}}{{col-3}}- //UCI ProTour">UCI ProTour Teams
- {{ct|EUS|2012}}
- {{ct|KAT|2012}}
- {{ct|OLO|2012}}
- {{ct|MOV|2012}}
- {{ct|RAB|2012}}
- {{ct|RNT|2012}}
- {{ct|VAC|2012}}
{{col-3}}- //UCI Professional Continental">UCI Professional Continental Teams
- {{ct|VWA|2012}}
- {{ct|ACG|2012}}
- {{ct|CJR|2012}}
- {{ct|COF|2012}}
- {{ct|PRO|2012a}}
- {{ct|SAU|2012}}
- {{ct|SPI|2012}}
- {{ct|APP|2012}}
{{col-3}}- //UCI Continental">UCI Continental Teams
{{col-end}}StagesPrologue- 19 February 2012 —
- //San Fernando, Cádiz">San Fernando {{convert|6|km|1|abbr=on}}, Prologue (ITT)[5]
Prologue Results[6] and General Classification after Prologue[7]Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Patrick Gretsch|GER}} | PRO|2012a}} | {{Nowrap|6' 49"}} | 2 | Markel Irizar|ESP}} | RNT|2012}} | + 2" | 3 | Jérôme Coppel|FRA}} | SAU|2012}} | + 3" | 4 | Michael Matthews|AUS}} | RAB|2012}} | + 6" | 5 | Gaëtan Bille|BEL}} | OLO|2012}} | + 8" | 6 | Matthias Brändle|AUT}} | APP|2012}} | + 10" | 7 | Maxime Monfort|BEL}} | RNT|2012}} | + 10" | 8 | Wilco Kelderman|NED}} | RAB|2012}} | + 11" | 9 | Tom Dumoulin|NED}} | PRO|2012a}} | + 11" | 10 | Iván Gutiérrez|ESP}} | MOV|2012}} | + 12" |
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Stage 1- 20 February 2012 —
- //Zahara de los Atunes">Zahara de los Atunes to Benalmádena, {{convert|197.9|km|1|abbr=on}}
Stage 1 Result[8]Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Javier Ramirez|ESP}} | ACG|2012}} | {{Nowrap|5h 02' 10"}} | 2 | Luis Ángel Maté|ESP}} | COF|2012}} | s.t. | 3 | Will Routley|CAN}} | SPI|2012}} | + 3" | 4 | Óscar Freire|ESP}} | KAT|2012}} | + 3" | 5 | Juan José Lobato|ESP}} | ACG|2012}} | + 3" | 6 | Manuel Antonio Cardoso|POR}} | CJR|2012}} | + 3" | 7 | Michael Matthews|AUS}} | RAB|2012}} | + 3" | 8 | Daniele Bennati|ITA}} | RNT|2012}} | + 3" | 9 | Pim Ligthart|NED}} | VCD|2012}} | + 3" | 10 | Simon Geschke|GER}} | PRO|2012a}} | + 3" |
| | General Classification after Stage 1Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Patrick Gretsch|GER}} | PRO|2012a}} | {{Nowrap|5h 09' 02"}} | 2 | Markel Irizar|ESP}} | RNT|2012}} | + 2" | 3 | Jérôme Coppel|FRA}} | SAU|2012}} | + 3" | 4 | Michael Matthews|AUS}} | RAB|2012}} | + 6" | 5 | Gaëtan Bille|BEL}} | OLO|2012}} | + 8" | 6 | Matthias Brändle|AUT}} | APP|2012}} | + 10" | 7 | Maxime Monfort|BEL}} | RNT|2012}} | + 10" | 8 | Wilco Kelderman|NED}} | RAB|2012}} | + 11" | 9 | Tom Dumoulin|NED}} | PRO|2012a}} | + 11" | 10 | Iván Gutiérrez|ESP}} | MOV|2012}} | + 12" |
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Stage 2- 21 February 2012 —
- //Málaga">Málaga to Lucena, {{convert|144.7|km|1|abbr=on}}
Stage 2 Result[9]Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | MOV|2012}} | {{Nowrap|4h 02' 37"}} | 2 | Denis Menchov|RUS}} | KAT|2012}} | + 10" | 3 | Rein Taaramäe|EST}} | COF|2012}} | + 10" | 4 | Fränk Schleck|LUX}} | RNT|2012}} | + 10" | 5 | Sergey Lagutin|UZB}} | VCD|2012}} | + 13" | 6 | Igor Antón|ESP}} | EUS|2012}} | + 15" | 7 | Matteo Carrara|ITA}} | VCD|2012}} | + 21" | 8 | Adrián Palomares|ESP}} | ACG|2012}} | + 21" | 9 | Samuel Sánchez|ESP}} | EUS|2012}} | + 23" | 10 | Jérôme Coppel|FRA}} | SAU|2012}} | + 24" |
| | General Classification after Stage 2Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | MOV|2012}} | {{Nowrap|9h 11' 58"}} | 2 | Rein Taaramäe|EST}} | COF|2012}} | + 3" | 3 | Jérôme Coppel|FRA}} | SAU|2012}} | + 8" | 4 | Denis Menchov|RUS}} | KAT|2012}} | + 14" | 5 | Sergey Lagutin|UZB}} | VCD|2012}} | + 15" | 6 | Tom Dumoulin|NED}} | PRO|2012a}} | + 18" | 7 | Samuel Sánchez|ESP}} | EUS|2012}} | + 21" | 8 | Fränk Schleck|LUX}} | RNT|2012}} | + 22" | 9 | Matthias Brändle|AUT}} | APP|2012}} | + 23" | 10 | Haimar Zubeldia|ESP}} | RNT|2012}} | + 26" |
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Stage 3- 22 February 2012 —
- //Montemayor">Montemayor to Las Gabias, {{convert|157.1|km|1|abbr=on}}
Stage 3 Result[10]Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Óscar Freire|ESP}} | KAT|2012}} | {{Nowrap|3h 41' 55"}} | 2 | Daniel Schorn|AUT}} | APP|2012}} | s.t. | 3 | Michael Matthews|AUS}} | RAB|2012}} | s.t. | 4 | Marco Marcato|ITA}} | VCD|2012}} | s.t. | 5 | Simon Geschke|GER}} | PRO|2012a}} | s.t. | 6 | Pim Ligthart|NED}} | VCD|2012}} | s.t. | 7 | Stéphane Poulhies|FRA}} | SAU|2012}} | s.t. | 8 | Daniele Bennati|ITA}} | RNT|2012}} | s.t. | 9 | Rein Taaramäe|EST}} | COF|2012}} | s.t. | 10 | Sergey Lagutin|UZB}} | VCD|2012}} | s.t. |
| | General Classification after Stage 3Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | MOV|2012}} | {{Nowrap|12h 53' 53"}} | 2 | Rein Taaramäe|EST}} | COF|2012}} | + 3" | 3 | Jérôme Coppel|FRA}} | SAU|2012}} | + 8" | 4 | Denis Menchov|RUS}} | KAT|2012}} | + 14" | 5 | Sergey Lagutin|UZB}} | VCD|2012}} | + 15" | 6 | Tom Dumoulin|NED}} | PRO|2012a}} | + 18" | 7 | Fränk Schleck|LUX}} | RNT|2012}} | + 22" | 8 | Matthias Brändle|AUT}} | APP|2012}} | + 23" | 9 | Haimar Zubeldia|ESP}} | RNT|2012}} | + 26" | 10 | Mikel Astarloza|ESP}} | EUS|2012}} | + 27" |
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Stage 4- 23 February 2012 —
- //Jaén, Spain">Jaén to La Guardia de Jaén, {{convert|135.7|km|1|abbr=on}}
Stage 4 Result[11]Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Daniel Moreno|ESP}} | KAT|2012}} | {{Nowrap|3h 14' 54"}} | 2 | Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | MOV|2012}} | + 2" | 3 | Samuel Sánchez|ESP}} | EUS|2012}} | + 2" | 4 | Sergey Lagutin|UZB}} | VCD|2012}} | + 2" | 5 | Jelle Vanendert|BEL}} | LTB|2012}} | + 2" | 6 | Robert Gesink|NED}} | RAB|2012}} | + 2" | 7 | Denis Menchov|RUS}} | KAT|2012}} | + 2" | 8 | Bauke Mollema|NED}} | RAB|2012}} | + 2" | 9 | Igor Antón|ESP}} | EUS|2012}} | + 2" | 10 | Rein Taaramäe|EST}} | COF|2012}} | + 2" |
| | Final General ClassificationRider | Team | Time |
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1 | Alejandro Valverde|ESP}} | MOV|2012}} | {{Nowrap|16h 08' 49"}} | 2 | Rein Taaramäe|EST}} | COF|2012}} | + 3" | 3 | Jérôme Coppel|FRA}} | SAU|2012}} | + 8" | 4 | Denis Menchov|RUS}} | KAT|2012}} | + 14" | 5 | Sergey Lagutin|UZB}} | VCD|2012}} | + 15" | 6 | Tom Dumoulin|NED}} | PRO|2012a}} | + 18" | 7 | Fränk Schleck|LUX}} | RNT|2012}} | + 22" | 8 | Haimar Zubeldia|ESP}} | RNT|2012}} | + 26" | 9 | Maxime Monfort|BEL}} | RNT|2012}} | + 27" | 10 | Wilco Kelderman|NED}} | RAB|2012}} | + 28" |
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Classification leadershipStage | Winner | General Classification
| Mountains Classification
| Sprints Classification
| Points Classification
| Combination Classification | Best Andalusian Rider Classification | Best Spanish Rider Classification | Teams Classification |
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P | Patrick Gretsch | Patrick Gretsch | not awarded | not awarded | Patrick Gretsch | Patrick Gretsch | Pablo Lechuga | Markel Irizar | RNT|2012}} | 1 | Javier Ramirez | Luis Ángel Maté | Luis Ángel Maté | Luis Ángel Maté | Javier Moreno | ACG|2012}} | 2 | Alejandro Valverde | Alejandro Valverde | Mickaël Buffaz | Alejandro Valverde | Alejandro Valverde | Alejandro Valverde | {{ct|RNT|2012}} | 3 | Óscar Freire | Óscar Freire | 4 | Daniel Moreno | Luis Ángel Maté | Alejandro Valverde | Final | Alejandro Valverde | Luis Ángel Maté | Luis Ángel Maté | Alejandro Valverde | Alejandro Valverde | Javier Moreno | Alejandro Valverde | RNT|2012 |
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External links- {{Official website|http://www.vueltaandalucia.es/}}
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