The 2012 Milano–Torino was the 93rd edition of the

Milano–Torino Milano–Torino is a semi classic European single day cycling race, between the northern Italian cities of Milan and Turin over a distance of 199 kilometres. The event was first run in 1876 making it the oldest classic race in the world. The ev ...

single-day cycling race. It was held on 26 September 2012, over a distance of 193 km, starting near

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

in Novate Milanese and ending near

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...

on the '' Colle di Superga'' ("Superga Hill"). Team Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank rider

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(winner of

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) won the race, having attacked on the final climb to ''Basilica di Superga'', winning a "classic" for the first time in his professional career.

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of Lampre–ISD was second and

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completed the podium.

Teams

The start list included 18 teams, with 11

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teams, and more than 150 riders. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Results

Farrand, Stephen
"Contador wins Milano-Torino"
''Cycling News'', 26 september 2012. Retrieved on 8 october 2012.

References

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