2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's Time Trial
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The Men's time trial of the
2012 UCI Road World Championships The 2012 UCI Road World Championships took place in the southern part of the Netherlands, Dutch province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, also known as South Limburg (Netherlands), South Limburg, between September 15 and 23. The event consiste ...
cycling event took place on 19 September 2012 in Limburg,
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. Tony Martin defended his title by one of the smallest margins in the history of the event. On his ride he caught up and overtook
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who started two minutes ahead.


Route

The riders completed a course that was starting from
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and finishing in Valkenburg. There were three named climbs including the famous
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that features in the
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.


Final classification


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2012 UCI Road World Championships - Men's time trial Men's time trial UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial