The 2012 Giro d'Italia Femminile, or Giro Donne, was the 23rd running of the

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, the most prestigious

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on the women's road cycling calendar. It was held over nine stages from 29 June to 7 July 2012, starting in

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and finishing in

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. The race was won by last year's winner

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, who also won 5 of the 9 stages as well as the yellow jersey (points).

Teams

Seventeen teams competed in the 2012 Giro d'Italia Femminile: the top ten

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s (listed on the left below), a Dutch national team, and six 'wildcard' Italian teams (listed on the right below): * Rabobank Women (Netherlands) * Specialized–lululemon (Germany) * AA Drink–leontien.nl (Netherlands) *

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(Australia) * Hitec Products–Mistral Home (Norway) * Diadora–Pasta Zara (Italy) * Be Pink (Italy) * Faren Honda (Italy) * RusVelo (Russia) * Lotto Belisol (Belgium) *Dutch national team *Giusfredi Verinlegno * MCipollini–Giambenini * Vaiano Tepso * Fassa Bortolo Servetto * S.C. Michela Fanini Rox * Forno d'Asolo Colavita

Stages

The 2012 race started with the longest stage, a 139.1 km flat stage from

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. The second stage was a 7.2 km

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around the streets of Rome.

Classification

There were five different jerseys awarded in the 2012 Giro Donne. These followed the same format as those in the men's

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, and as in the men's race, the leader of the general classification received a pink jersey. This classification was calculated by adding the combined finishing times of the riders from each stage, and the overall winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Giro. The other jerseys differ in colour from those of the men's Giro: *The points classification was awarded the ''maglia gialla'' or yellow jersey, a change from its mauve (''ciclamino'') colour in preceding years. Points are awarded for placements at stage finishes as well as at selected intermediate sprint points on the route, and the jersey is received by the rider with the most overall points to their name. *The mountains classification was awarded the green jersey (''maglia verde''). Points were allocated for the first few riders over selected mountain passes on the route, with more difficult passes paying more points, and the jersey is received by the rider with the most overall points to their name. *The white jersey (''maglia bianca'') for the best young rider was given to the highest-placed rider on the general classification aged 23 or under on 1 January 2012 (i.e. born in or after 1989). *The blue jersey (''maglia azzura'') was given to the highest-placed Italian rider on the general classification.

Classification progress

General classification progress

Top five with times behind the race leader:

Final standings

Source:

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young riders classification

References

External links

* (Italian and English) {{DEFAULTSORT:2012 Giro D'italia Femminile Giro d'Italia Women 2012 in Italian sport