The 2012 Paris–Roubaix was the 110th running of the
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional road bicycle racing, bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling m ...
single-day cycling race, often known as the ''Hell of the North''. It was held on 8 April 2012 over a distance of and was the tenth race of the
2012 UCI World Tour
The 2012 UCI World Tour was the fourth edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The series started with the 2012 Tour Down Under, Tour Down Under's opening stage on 17 January, and consisted of 14 ...
season.
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Tom Boonen
Tom Boonen (; born 15 October 1980) is a Belgian former road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2002 and 2017 for the and teams and a professional racing driver who currently competes in Belcar, having previously competed i ...
won the race for a record-equalling fourth time, after riding alone for . With to go Boonen had made a breakaway with teammate
Niki Terpstra
Niki Terpstra (; born 18 May 1984) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Mike Terpstra. He is the third Dutch cyclist to have won both of the cobbled Monument spring classics, Paris– ...
, but the latter quickly proved unable to follow the Belgian. Boonen continued solo to win in Roubaix by over a minute and a half. The second place was settled in a sprint finish with 's
Sébastien Turgot
Sébastien Turgot (born 11 April 1984) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2016 for the and teams.
His biggest result came when he came in third in the 2008 Paris–Tours after leading i ...
just edging out
Alessandro Ballan
Alessandro Ballan (born 6 November 1979 in Castelfranco Veneto, Veneto) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for UCI World Tour team . He is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships, in 200 ...
of .
Teams
Riders from 25 teams took part in the 2012 Paris–Roubaix. These are:
Teams for Paris-Roubaix
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Results
See also
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2012 in road cycling
Olympic Games
World Championships
The 2012 UCI Road World Championships, World Road Championships was held in Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, Netherlands.
Grand Tours
UCI World Tour
2.HC Category Races
1.HC Category Races
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References
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