The 2012 Tour de Picardie was the 66th edition of the
Tour de Picardie
The Tour de Picardie was a professional multi-stage cycle road race that was held between 1936 and 2016 in Picardy, France. In its last twelve editions, it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a se ...
cycling stage race. It started on 11 May in Clermont and ended on 13 May in Maignelay-Montigny and consisted of three stages.
The race was won by Argos-Shimano rider John Degenkolb, who claimed the leader's yellow jersey after winning the first and the third stage. His winning margin over runner-up Kenny van Hummel of Vacansoleil-DCM was 10 seconds, and Cofidis' Leonardo Duque completed the podium, 15 seconds down on Degenkolb.
In the race's other classifications, Argos-Shimano rider John Degenkolb won the points classification's green jersey. Cofidis rider Leonardo Duque King of the Mountains classification, with Team Europcar finishing at the head of the teams classification.
Stages
1
;11 May 2012 –
Clermont to
Braine, 166.5 km
Stage Result and General Classification after Stage
2
;12 May 2012 –
Tergnier
Tergnier () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Its location on the Canal de Saint-Quentin and the Creil–Jeumont railway ( Tergnier station) supported its development as an industrial centre in the se ...
to
Villers-Bocage, 178.5 km
Stage Result and General Classification after Stage
3
;13 May 2012 –
Fressenneville to
Maignelay-Montigny
Maignelay-Montigny () is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.
See also
* Communes of the Oise department
The following is a list of the 679 communes of the Oise department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following i ...
, 171 km
Stage Result and General Classification after Stage
Classification leadership
Winners
General classification
Points
Mountains
Team
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References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20120516153029/http://www.letour.fr/2012/TDO/LIVE/fr/100/classement/index.html
See also
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110623140759/http://www.letour.fr/fr/homepage_courseTDO.html
2012 in French sport, Tour de Picardie
Tour de Picardie
The Tour de Picardie was a professional multi-stage cycle road race that was held between 1936 and 2016 in Picardy, France. In its last twelve editions, it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a se ...
2012
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