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2012 La Flèche Wallonne
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2012 La Flèche Wallonne |
| image | Fleche wallonne route 2011.png |
| series | 2012 UCI World Tour |
| race_no | 12 |
| season_no | 28 |
| date | 18 April 2012 |
| stages | 1 |
| distance | 194 |
| unit | km |
| time | 4h 45' 41" |
| first | Joaquim Rodríguez |
| first_nat | ESP |
| first_team | |
| second | Michael Albasini |
| second_nat | SUI |
| second_team | |
| third | Philippe Gilbert |
| third_nat | BEL |
| third_team | |
| previous | 2011 |
| next | 2013 |
The 2012 La Flèche Wallonne was the 76th running of La Flèche Wallonne, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 18 April 2012 over a distance of 194 km and was the twelfth race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.
The race was won by rider Joaquim Rodríguez – a former two-time runner-up in the race – after making a late-race attack on the Mur de Huy. Second place went to 's Michael Albasini, while defending race winner Philippe Gilbert rounded out the podium placings for .
Teams
As La Flèche Wallonne was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Seven other squads were given wildcard places into the race, and as such, formed the event's 25-team peloton.
The 25 teams that competed in the race were:
Results
| Cyclist | Team | Time | World Tour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | |||
| 1 | Joaquim Rodríguez | 4h 45' 41" | |
| 2 | Michael Albasini | + 4" | |
| 3 | Philippe Gilbert | + 4" | |
| 4 | Jelle Vanendert | + 4" | |
| 5 | Robert Kišerlovski | + 7" | |
| 6 | Dan Martin | + 9" | |
| 7 | Bauke Mollema | + 9" | |
| 8 | Vincenzo Nibali | + 9" | |
| 9 | Diego Ulissi | + 9" | |
| 10 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | + 11" |
References
References
- (18 April 2012). "Rodriguez wins La Flèche Wallonne". Future Publishing Limited.
- (18 April 2012). "Rodriguez claims solo win in Fleche Wallone". [[TF1 Group]].
- (18 April 2012). "Rodríguez wins Flèche Wallonne". Competitor Group, Inc..
- Atkins, Ben. (18 April 2012). "Joaquim Rodríguez sprints away to take his first Flèche Wallonne". VeloNation LLC.
- (29 February 2012). "Wildcards revealed for La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège". Future Publishing Limited.
- (29 February 2012). "Selection of teams for the Fleche Wallonne". [[Amaury Sport Organisation]].
- (18 April 2012). "Standing". [[Amaury Sport Organisation]].
- (18 April 2012). "UCI WorldTour Ranking #11 – La Flèche Wallonne (BEL/UWT)". Infostrada Sports.
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