The 2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics was the 17th running of the
Vattenfall Cyclassics single-day cycling race. It was held, in and around
Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
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, Germany, on 19 August over a distance of and was the twenty-third race of the
2012 UCI World Tour season.
In a mass sprint finish, the race was won by rider
Arnaud Démare, who became the first French rider to take victory in the event. Démare finished ahead of 's
André Greipel
André Greipel (born 16 July 1982) is a German former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2021. Since his retirement, Greipel now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team .
Born in Rostock, Eas ...
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Giacomo Nizzolo
Giacomo Nizzolo (born 30 January 1989) is an Italian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam .
Career Leopard Trek (2011–18)
Nizzolo took his first win at UCI World Tour level in August 2012, on stage 5 of the Eneco Tour. He launc ...
, who completed the podium.
Teams
As the Vattenfall Cyclassics was a UCI World Tour event, all 18
UCI ProTeam UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling
UCI may also refer to:
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s were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Two other squads – and – were given wildcard places into the race, and as such, formed the event's 20-team peloton.
The 20 teams that competed in the race were:
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Results
References
External links
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