2012 Danmark Rundt

June 2026 2012 Danmark Rundt Greipel at Post Danmark 2012, stage 2, Aarhus.JPG André Greipel at Post Danmark Rundt 2012, stage 2, Aarhus 350px 22–26 August 2012 2012 UCI Europe Tour 6 856.5 km 20h 41' 47" Lieuwe Westra NED VCD 2012 yellow Ramūnas Navardauskas LTU GRS 2012b Manuele Boaro ITA SAX 2012b Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2012 green Nikola Aistrup DEN VPC 2012 polkadot Wilco Kelderman NED RAB 2012 white SKY 2012 2011 2013 The 2012 Danmark Rundt was a men's road bicycle race held from 22 to 26 August 2012. It was the 22nd edition of the men's stage race, which was established in 1985.http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/index.php?p=menu/side.php&menu=27 Post Danmark Rundt ruten 2012 Danmarks Cykle Union 22 August 2012 The race was rated as a 2.HC event and formed part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour.2012 Post Danmark Rundt – Tour of Denmark, Velowire. Retrieved 25 August 2012. The race was won by Dutch rider Lieuwe Westra of the Vacansoleil–DCM team, with Ramūnas Navardauskas of Garmin–Sharp second and Manuele Boaro of Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank third.Resultater, 6. étape Post Danmark Rundt 2012, Danmarks Cykle Union, 26 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012. The 2012 race was moved to the end of August from its usual start date at the beginning of the month because of a clash with the 2012 Olympic Games. Organisers believe that this led to less spectators viewing the race than in the past and plan for the 2013 edition to start following the 2013 Tour de France.Post DK Rundt rykker tilbage til Touren, Jyllands Posten, 27 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012. Schedule StageRouteDistanceDateWinner 1Randers > Randers191 km 22 AugustAndré Greipel GER 2Løgstør > Aarhus211 km 23 AugustAndré Greipel GER 3Silkeborg > Vejle185 km 24 AugustLars Petter Nordhaug NOR 4Ringe > Odense90 km 25 AugustAlexander Kristoff NOR 5 (ITT)Kerteminde > Kerteminde14.5 km 25 AugustLieuwe Westra NED 6Slagelse > Frederiksberg165 km 26 AugustMark Cavendish GBR Teams 17 teams were invited to the 2012 Danmark Rundt: 8 teams from the UCI ProTeams, 4 UCI Professional Continental Teams, 4 UCI Continental Teams along with a Danish national team under the Team Post Danmark name.http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/index.php?p=menu/side.php&menu=5 Feltet til Post Danmark Rundt 2012 Danmarks Cykle Union 22 August 2012 UCI ProTeams DEN SAX 2012b NLD RAB 2012 NLD VCD 2012 USA GRM 2012b GBR SKY 2012 RUS KAT 2012 BEL LTB 2012 BEL OPQ 2012 UCI Professional Continental Teams RUS RVL 2012 ITA COG 2012 BEL TSV 2012 FRA EUC 2012 UCI Continental Teams DEN GLU 2012 DEN VPC 2012 DEN CWO 2012 DEN Blue Water Cycling National Team DEN Team Post Danmark Stages Stage 1 22 August 2012 – Randers to Randers, 191 km on The stage started and ended in Randers, taking in a tour of the Djursland peninsula and passing through the town of Grenaa.1. etape Post Danmark Rundt 2012, Randers-Randers, 191 km Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 23 August 2012. A crash involving around half of the field occurred 3½km before the finish before being won by German rider André Greipel of the Lotto–Belisol team.Greipel forbavsede sig selv med Randers-sejr, Jyllands Posten, 22 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.Greipel vandt i Randers efter massestyrt, Jyllands Posten, 22 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012. Alexander Kristoff of Team Katusha finished second, with Theo Bos of Rabobank finishing third. Organisers decided to award every rider the same time following the mass crash as the riders involved were part of the peloton at the time. This is usually only done if riders are within the 3 km mark at the end of the stage, a decision which attracted some criticism from Michael Rasmussen.Michael Rasmussen: En skandalebeslutning, Jyllands Posten, 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012. Stage 2 thumb|300px|Canvendish, Boonen and Greipel at Oddervej in Aarhus d. 23. August 2012 stage 2 23 August 2012 – Løgstør to Aarhus, 211 km on Stage two was the longest stage of the 2012 race, starting in Løgstør on the Limfjord and travelling generally south through Jutland. It passed through the town of Viborg before ending in Aarhus. It was described as a key stage with a possibly critical impact on the overall standings.2. etape Post Danmark Rundt 2012, Løgstør-Aarhus, 211 km, Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 23 August 2012. The stage was won by André Greipel following a bunch sprint at the finish.Ny etapesejr til André Greipel, Danmarks Cykle Union, 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012. Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator rider Michael Van Staeyen finished second with Steele Von Hoff of Garmin–Sharp third. Stage 3 24 August 2012 – Silkeborg to Vejle, 185 km on Stage three has been described as the toughest stage in the race and contained the most climbs.3. etape Post Danmark Rundt 2012, Silkeborg-Vejle, 185 km, Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 23 August 2012. The route initially ran north from Silkeborg through Kjellerup, before turning southwards through Silkeborg again before heading towards Vejle. It finished after the traditional climb of Kiddesvej, a 350-metre climb with an average gradient of 12.5% and a maximum gradient of 21%. This climb has been included in the Danmark Rundt each year since 2004.Kiddesvej i Post Danmark Rundt, Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 23 August 2012. After a breakaway, which at one point reached eight minutes, most riders rejoined the peloton before the final climb of Kiddesvej led to a small group being able to complete the stage ahead of the main bunch.Nordhaug nappede kongeetape-sejr, Jyllands Posten, 24 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.Norsk etapesejr og gul trøje i Vejle, Danmarks Cykle Union, 24 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012. The stage winner was Lars Petter Nordhaug of Team Sky who took over the general classification lead from André Greipel. Wilco Kelderman of Rabobank came second with Ramūnas Navardauskas of Garmin–Sharp third. Stage 4 25 August 2012 – Ringe to Odense, 90 km on A short stage to allow for an individual time trial later in the same day, stage four saw the race move to Funen. Starting in Ringe, the route traveled south to Faaborg on the south coast, before passing north to Odense.4. etape Post Danmark Rundt 2012, Ringe-Odense, 90 km, Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 23 August 2012. Much of the route was wet and, again, produced a sprint finish which was won by Alexander Kristoff of Team Katusha ahead of Andrew Fenn of Omega Pharma–Quick-Step and Theo Bos of Rabobank.Norske Alexander Kristoff vinder i Odense, Danmarks Cykle Union, 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.Norsk jubel i Post DK: Det er fantastisk, Jyllands Posten, 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012. Lars Petter Nordhaug retained the yellow jersey with just a one-second lead over Kristoff ahead of the evening individual time trial around Kerteminde.Resultater fra 4. etape af Post Danmark Rundt 2012, Danmarks Cykle Union, 25 August 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012. Stage 5 25 August 2012 – Kerteminde to Kerteminde, 14.5 km on individual time trial (ITT) Stage five was a 14½km individual time trial around Kerteminde on Funen. The stage was identical to the time trial used in the 2002 and 2008 races.5. etape Post Danmark Rundt 2012, Kerteminde (enkeltstart), 14,5 km, Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 23 August 2012. It was won by Lieuwe Westra of the Vacansoleil–DCM team who took the yellow jersey, leading the race by ten seconds from Ramūnas Navardauskas.Resultater, 5. étape Post Danmark Rundt 2012, Danmarks Cykle Union, 25 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012. Stage 6 26 August 2012 – Slagelse to Frederiksberg, 165 km on Stage six started in Slagelse on Sjælland and passed through Sorø and Roskilde before arriving in Frederiksberg. Ten laps of 6 km each led to the traditional race finish on Frederiksberg Allé.6. etape Post Danmark Rundt 2012, Slagelse-Frederiksberg, 165 km, Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 23 August 2012. The stage was won by Team Sky rider Mark Cavendish in a bunch sprint, with Lieuwe Westra retaining the overall lead.Cavendish vandt på Frederiksberg Allé, Jyllands Posten, 26 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.Mark Cavendish wins final stage of Tour of Denmark, BBC Sport, 26 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012. Classification leadership Stage Winner General classification25px Points classification25px Mountains classification25px|link=Mountains classification in the Tour de France|alt=Polkadot jersey Young rider classification25px Team classification Most Aggressive classification1André Greipel André Greipel André Greipel Morten Høberg Luke Rowe TSV 2012 Jesper Mørkøv2 André Greipel Jarosław Marycz3 Lars Petter Nordhaug Lars Petter Nordhaug Nikola Aistrup Wilco Kelderman EUC 2012 Sven Vandousselaere4Alexander Kristoff Alexander Kristoff Christian Jersild Jensen5Lieuwe Westra Lieuwe Westra SKY 2012 –6Mark Cavendish Sebastian Lander Final Lieuwe Westra Alexander Kristoff Nikola Aistrup Wilco Kelderman SKY 2012 Sebastian Lander Final standings The general classification was won by Lieuwe Westra of Vacansoleil–DCM by ten seconds from Ramūnas Navardauskas of Garmin–Sharp with Manuele Boaro of Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank another four seconds back in third place.Cavendish wins final stage at Tour of Denmark, Cycling News, 26 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012. Team Katusha rider Alexander Kristoff won the points trophy by one point from Lotto–Belisol rider André Greipel. The mountain classification was won by Danish rider Nikola Aistrup of Team Concordia Forsikring–Himmerland with Dutch rider Wilco Kelderman of Team Rabobank winning the young riders award. Glud & Marstrand–LRØ rider Sebastian Lander won the fighters award. The team race was won by Team Sky. References 2 External links Official site (Danish) Category:Danmark Rundt Danmark Rundt Category:2012 in Danish sport